$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 3: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Jean Gaspard opened to 3,200 in early position, Haim Toorgeman called a few seats over, and Jerry Wong called in the cutoff. From the big blind, Michael Aron three-bet to 13,200, and only Gaspard called.

The flop was . Aron continued for 14,500, and Gaspard called. The turn was the , and Aron bet another 24,500. Gaspard called again, and the river was the . Aron moved all in for 51,500, and Gaspard pondered for several minutes before calling to put his opponent at risk.

Aron showed , and Gaspard flashed his inferior as he mucked. Aron won the pot with a pair of kings, doubling up into the chip lead and taking most of Gaspard’s once-mighty stack in the process.

Michael Aron – 216,200 (180 bb)
Jean Gaspard – 11,700 (10 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 2: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Jean Gaspard opened to 2,500 under the gun, and Jerry Wong three-bet to 8,000 in middle position. Gaspard four-bet shoved with his big stack, and Wong called all in for 79,900 to put himself at risk.

Gaspard:
Wong:

The table reacted in unison as the flop came to give Gaspard two pair. Nick Palma was unconvinced, though. “It’s your year,” he said to Wong. “I can see it coming.”

Sure enough, the peeled off on the turn, giving Wong a big lead with a set of queens. The river was the blank to secure his double up. He moved into the chip lead with that pot, erasing most of Gaspard’s early work in the process.

Jerry Wong – 162,300 (162 bb)
Jean Gaspard – 115,000 (115 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 2: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Michael McNeil limped in from early position, and Mark Smith raised to 3,500 a few seats over. Jerry Wong called on the button, and McNeil called the remainder to create three-way action.

The flop was . McNeil checked, Smith continued for 7,000, Wong called, and McNeil folded. The turn was the , and Smith bet 15,000. Wong called, and the river was the . Smith moved all in for just over 50,000, and Wong surrendered his cards into the muck.

Mark Smith – 110,000 (110 bb)
Jerry Wong – 80,000 (80 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Jack Duong opened to 2,000 in middle position, and Michael McNeil called in the cutoff. On the button, Jean Gaspard three-bet to 7,700, and both opponents called.

The flop was . It checked to Gaspard, who continued for 12,900, and only Duong called. Heads up now, the turn was the . Duong checked again, Gaspard bet 21,500, and Duong called. The river was the , and both players checked.

Duong showed for a pair of tens, and Gaspard tabled to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Jean Gaspard – 198,000 (248 bb)
Jack Duong – 65,000 (81 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

There was just about 25,000 in the pot as the river card completed a board. Heads up and out of position, Jean Gaspard bet 17,500, and Mark Smith called.

Gaspard showed , and Smith tapped the felt in acknowledgement as he mucked. Gaspard won the pot with a Broadway straight, opening up a small lead on the rest of the table.

Jean Gaspard – 130,000 (163 bb)
Mark Smith – 82,000 (103 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Chips were unbagged, everyone is here, and cards are flying at the SHRPO Shootout final table.

Everyone is already in the money, now they need to determine a champion.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

The SHRPO Shootout drew 70 players and 10 of them won their opening table to make today’s final table. They each brought forward 105,000 stacks, plenty of chips to make moves with the blinds resetting back to 400/800 with a 100 ante.

There are plenty of worthy players returning including Nick Palm, Jean “Prince” Gaspard, and current November Niner Jerry Wong.

They’ll kick things back off at the top of the hour and play down to the next SHRPO champ.

Seat 1: Brad Patton – 105,000
Seat 2: Jack Duong – 105,000
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 105,000
Seat 4: Michael McNeil – 105,000
Seat 5: Jean Gaspard – 105,000
Seat 6: Nick Palma – 105,000
Seat 7: Mark Smith – 105,000
Seat 8: Haim Tourgeman – 105,000
Seat 9: Lawrence Paden – 105,000
Seat 10: Jerry Wong – 105,000

Shootout Payouts:

1st: $23,765
2nd: $13,580
3rd: $8,148
4th: $5,907
5th: $4,549
6th: $3,497
7th: $2,716
8th: $2,173
9th: $1,901
10th: $1,664

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 70

Day 1 of the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout has wrapped up. All 10 tables played down to a winner and the final 10 players will return on Wednesday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner.

The final 10 players are all in the money and are guaranteed at cash of at least $1,664 but the top spot is worth $23,765. Levels will be 40 minutes long and will start at 400/800 blinds with a 100 ante.

Here is a look at the final table seating arrangement:

Seat 1: Brad Patton – 105,000
Seat 2: Jack Duong – 105,000
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 105,000
Seat 4: Michael McNeil – 105,000
Seat 5: Jean Gaspard – 105,000
Seat 6: Nick Palma – 105,000
Seat 7: Mark Smith – 105,000
Seat 8: Haim Tourgeman – 105,000
Seat 9: Lawrence Paden – 105,000
Seat 10: Jerry Wong – 105,000

Here is a look at the payouts:

1st: $23,765
2nd: $13,580
3rd: $8,148
4th: $5,907
5th: $4,549
6th: $3,497
7th: $2,716
8th: $2,173
9th: $1,901
10th: $1,664

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players 70

On the turn with the board reading , Albert Hart bet 5,000 from the big blind and Lawrence Paden called on the button.

The river was the and Hart checked. Paden bet enough to put Hart all in and Hart called all in for about 13,000.

Paden showed , good for trip tens, and wins the pot against Hart’s .

Paden wins the pot, wins his table, and has secured the last seat at tomorrow’s final table.

Lawrence Paden – 105,000
Albert Hart – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players 70

With nine tables already down to a winner, Lawrence Paden and Albert Hart are the last heads-up match remaining. Currently, Paden holds about a three-to-one chip lead.

The winner of this heads-up match will be in seat 9 at tomorrow’s final table.

Here is a look at the layout of tomorrow’s final table:

Seat 1: Brad Patton – 105,000
Seat 2: Jack Duong – 105,000
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 105,000
Seat 4: Michael McNeil – 105,000
Seat 5: Jean Gaspard – 105,000
Seat 6: Nick Palma – 105,000
Seat 7: Mark Smith – 105,000
Seat 8: Haim Tourgeman – 105,000
Seat 9: Albert Hart/Lawrence Paden – 105,000
Seat 10: Jerry Wong – 105,000