$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,692
Average Stack: 6,725,000 (27 big blinds)

Bernard Muhrie lost most of his stack when he doubled up James Salmon and was left under 1 million. He open-shoved that stack with and Chris Scionti made the easy call in the big blind with .

Muhrie dodged the flop but Scionti hit the turn to take the lead. He couldn’t find a two-out river and was the next gone, eliminated in 8th place for $16,960.

Bernard Muhire – Eliminated in 8th place ($16,960)
Chris Scionti – 3,100,000 (12 bb)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 6,000,000 (24 big blinds)

There was little action over the first orbit at the final table though Dani Dayan did pick up a few chips in three-bet pot against Vitor Coelho. Those chips didn’t last long when she went to battle against Jon Borenstein.

She opened to 550,000 and Borenstein came along to the flop from the big blind. Borenstein check/called a million chip bet from Dayan and she moved all-in after the turn.

Borenstein quickly called and flipped over the flopped set to leave Dayan drawing dead with . It was a disappointing quick exit for Dayan as she picked up $12,114 for her efforts.

Dani Dayan – Eliminated in 9th place ($12,114)
Jon Borenstein – 17,600,000 (70 bb)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 6,000,000 (24 big blinds)

Players are in their seats and cards are in the air for some extra day poker in Event 1.

Seat 1: Jon Borenstein – 11,675,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Bernard Muhire – 2,850,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Brent Philbin – 3,400,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Lou Stadler – 2,775,000 (11 bb)
Seat 5: James Salmon – 2,675,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 13,500,000 (54 bb)
Seat 7: Dani Dayan – 6,800,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Marcus Stein – 7,600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Chris Scionti – 2,450,000 (10 bb)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 6,000,000 (24 big blinds)

Event 1 played out in six starting flights over three days followed by 14 more hours in the ballroom for Day 2. Event with all that time, it is still going to take an extra day to find our Event 1 champion. Nine players coming back gunning for the title and $140,000 top prize, they will return today at 2pm to determine our opening tournament winner.

Vitor Coelho has the bonus day lead but Jon Borenstein is not far behind. James Salmon is lurking as one of the shorter stacks and trying to defend his Event 1 title from last year’s Showdown series.

All nine players have a chance to win and we’ll be here until we have someone posing with a trophy.

Seat 1: Jon Borenstein – 11,675,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Bernard Muhire – 2,850,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Brent Philbin – 3,400,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Lou Stadler – 2,775,000 (11 bb)
Seat 5: James Salmon – 2,675,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 13,500,000 (54 bb)
Seat 7: Dani Dayan – 6,800,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Marcus Stein – 7,600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Chris Scionti – 2,450,000 (10 bb)

Chip counts:

Vitor Coelho – 13,500,000 (54 bb)
Jon Borenstein – 11,675,000 (47 bb)
Marcus Stein – 7,600,000 (30 bb)
Dani Dayan – 6,800,000 (27 bb)
Brent Philbin – 3,400,000 (14 bb)
Bernard Muhire – 2,850,000 (11 bb)
Lou Stadler – 2,775,000 (11 bb)
James Salmon – 2,675,000 (11 bb)
Chris Scionti – 2,450,000 (10 bb)

Remaining Payouts:

1st: $140,476
2nd: $91,097
3rd: $59,657
4th: $50,717
5th: $42,076
6th: $33,515
7th: $25,036
8th: $16,960
9th: $12,114

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 5,982,222

The first event of the series was scheduled to finish in two days, but after another 18 levels of no limit hold’em, nine players still remained and Vitor Coelho leads the pack.

Coelho won a massive pot to eliminate Luke Brereton in 11th place to take the chip lead with 10 left and didn’t relinquish it before the final card was dealt. The Tampa native finished the day with 13,500,000.

Jon Borenstein is the only other player with an eight-figure chip count, finishing the day 11,675,000.

Cards get back in the air for Day 3 on Monday at 2 p.m. Everybody is guaranteed $12,114, but first place is worth $140,476. A complete look at the payouts can be found here.

Here is a look at the chip counts for the third and final day:

Seat 1: Jon Borenstein – 11,675,000
Seat 2: Bernard Muhire – 2,850,000
Seat 3: Brent Philbin – 3,400,000
Seat 4: Lou Stadler – 2,775,000
Seat 5: James Salmon – 2,675,000
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 13,500,000
Seat 7: Dani Dayan – 6,800,000
Seat 8: Marcus Stein – 7,600,000
Seat 9: Chris Scionti – 2,450,000

SHRPO.com will have complete coverage of the final table on Monday afternoon.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 5,982,222

James Salmon moves all in for 1,575,000 from middle position and Vitor Coelho calls.

Salmon shows and is in great shape against Coelho’s . The board runs out and Salmon doubles up with a set after having Coelho drawing dead on the turn.

James Salmon – 3,550,000
Vitor Coelho – 14,500,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,692
Average Stack: 5,982,222

Mark Tarich moves all in from under-the-gun for 1,100,000 and Vitor Coelho makes it 2,000,000 from middle position. Dani Dayan goes into the tank for a few minutes and then folds. Everybody else follows suit, leaving Tarich heads-up with Coelho.

Coelho is in the lead with his against Tarich’s .

“I need a queen,” said Tarich before any community cards are dealt.

The board runs out and Tarich is eliminated. Coelho drags the pot and extends his chip lead.

Dayan laments her fold, claiming she folded ace-king and would have won the hand.

Tarich takes home $8,076 and the final nine players are all guaranteed at least $12,114.

Vitor Coelho – 16,000,000
Mark Tarich – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 2,692
Average Stack: 5,384,000

With the elimination of Luke Brereton in 11th place, the players have combined to the unofficial final table of 10. Vitor Coelho leads the pack with 14,650,000. Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Jon Borenstein – 12,500,000
Seat 2: Bernard Muhire – 3,700,000
Seat 3: Mark Tarich – 1,050,000
Seat 4: Brent Philbin – 3,600,000
Seat 5: Lou Stadler – 3,650,000
Seat 6: James Salmon – 1,700,000
Seat 7: Vitor Coelho – 14,650,000
Seat 8: Dani Dayan – 6,350,000
Seat 9: Marcus Stein – 3,725,000
Seat 10: Chris Scionti – 2,850,000

The next player out earns $8,076, but they all are eyeing the top spot and the $140,476 first place money.

There are a few minutes left at this level before the blinds increase to 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 2,692
Average Stack: 5,384,000

On a flop of , Luke Brereton and Vitor Coelho get all of Brereton’s chips in the middle. Brereton is all in for about 4,500,000 and shows .

There is well over 10 million in the middle and Coelho is in trouble with his , good for top pair top kicker.

The turn is the , changing nothing, but the river is the and Coelho lets out a celebratory yell and jumps in the air.

Brereton is eliminated in 11th place for $8,076 and Coelho takes the chip lead. There is a slight pause in the action as they re-draw for seats at the unofficial final table of 10.

Vitor Coelho – 14,500,000
Luke Brereton – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,894,545

On a flop of , Vitor Coelho checks from middle position and Bernard Muhire bets 525,000 from the cutoff. Coelho quickly calls and the turn is the .

Coelho checks again and Muhire bets 850,000. Coelho calls again and the river is the .

Both players check and Coelho shows . Muhire mucks his hand and Coelho drags the pot.

Vitor Coelho – 6,700,000
Bernard Muhire – 3,700,000