$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 186
Sean Stevens open-shoved for 152,000 in the cutoff, and Chad J. Brown called from the big blind to put him at risk.
Stevens: 
Brown: 
The board ran out 
, and Brown won the pot with a pair of kings. Stevens was eliminated in sixth place.
Chad J. Brown – 525,000 (66 bb)
Sean Stevens – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 52 of 64
The Heads-Up event is moving right along and we’ve had several players advance while a couple matches are still tied 0-0 on their first game.
It wasn’t a good first round for Team SHRP with both Sheddy Siddiqui and Michael Laake dropping out early. Ari Engel, Sam Panzica, Jonathan Little, and WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen are among those who booked their Round 2 seats.
David Somers thought he was well on his way with a 1-0 lead over Alejandro Duque and dominating in the second game with aces versus big slick. He’ll have a little more work to do when big slick river a Broadway straight to even up the match.
Left side of the bracket
Paul Balzano versus Joseph Couden – Balzano wins
Aaron Mermelstein versus Bret Beebe – Mermelstein wins
Daniel Wirgau versus Pavel Dyanchenko – Tied 1-1
Staffan Lind versus Chino Rheem – Lind wins
George Lusby versus Pratyush Buddiga – Lusby leads 1-0
Alberto Rodriguez versus Jack Duong – Rodriguez wins
Nick Yunis versus Jake Schwartz – Schwartz leads 1-0
Sheddy Siddiqui versus Will Givens – Givens wins
Mark Dube versus Joseph Marzilli – Marzilli wins
Alex Foxen versus Chad J. Brown – Foxen leads 1-0
Kane Kalas versus Jordan Robinson – Kalas wins
Scott Heiligman versus Jon Brody – Heiligman leads 1-0
Darren Rabinowitz versus Michael Aron – Tied 1-1
Corey Dodd versus Ronald Sullivan – Tied 0-0
Alexander Gambino versus Sean Munjai – Tied 1-1
Justin Fawcett versus Gary Bolden – Bolden leads 1-0
Right side of the bracket
Michael Abitbol versus Timothy Tenpas – Tenpas wins
Ankush Mandavia versus Keith Block – Mandavia leads 1-0
Ian O’Hara versus Nick Palma – Tied 1-1Sam Panzica versus Tom Middleton – Panzica wins
Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Brian Hastings – Aghai leads 1-0
Shannon Shorr versus Michael McNeil – Tied 1-1
Hugo Zanotti versus Lyle Vincent – Zanotti winsMichael Laake versus Jonathan Little – Little wins
David Somers versus Alejandro Duque – Tied 1-1
Timothy Fisher versus Jerry Wong – Tied 0-0
Samuel Phillips versus Amir Babakhani – Tied 1-1
Ari Engel versus Raul Doutreleau – Engel wins
Joe McKeehen versus Paul Dlugozima – McKeehen wins
Jordan Redavid versus Marcus Stein – Redavid leads 1-0
Brian Reinert versus John Dollinger – Dollinger leads 1-0
Adam Geyer versus Pavel Veksler – Geyer wins
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 186
Matthew Sloan opened with a raise in middle position, and Tanner Millen three-bet shoved for about 95,000 in the small blind. Sloan called to put him at risk.
Sloan: 
Millen: 
The board ran out 
, and Sloan won the pot with an ace-high flush. Millen was eliminated in seventh place.
Matthew Sloan – 390,000 (78 bb)
Tanner Millen – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 4: 150/300
Players Remaining: 61 of 64
The prize pool for the Heads-Up event was determined early this morning when the field capped at 64 players. They created a prize pool worth $96,000 with the final eight players earning a piece. Making the fourth round guarantees them $4,800 and the semi-final players lock up $9,600.
The runner-up will take home $19,200 with the winner grabbing $38,400 and the SHRPO trophy.
1st: $38,400
2nd: $19,200
3rd: $9,600
4th: $9,600
5th: $4,800
6th: $4,800
7th: $4,800
8th: $4,800
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 186
Seth Davies opened the button with a raise, and Hussain Sajwani defended his big blind.
The flop was 
. Sajwani checked, Davies continued for 9,000, and Sajwani called. The turn was the , and Sajwani check-called another 42,000. The river was the , and Sajwani checked again. Davies bet 117,000, sending Sajwani deep into the tank. He spent close to ten minutes deliberating before calling.
Davies showed 
, winning the pot with a pair of kings.
Seth Davies – 675,000 (135 bb)
Hussain Sajwani – 158,000 (32 bb)
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 3: 100/200
Players Remaining: 63 of 64
Chad J. Brown is a two-tabling machine at the moment. He’s among the leaders in the $1,100 Six-Max event that recently hit its seven-handed final table, but Brown is also entered in the SHRPO Heads-Up and slowly getting blinded off against Alex Foxen.
Tournament staff moved their match closer to the Six-Max area to make it easier on Brown and he jumped in to play some hands while they redrew final table seats.
The field is one player shorter now. Richard Geyer won his first game on the first hand with a coin flip, big slick versus pocket tens. He quickly dispatched Pavel Veksler to book his seat in Round 2.
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 186
The final seven players have combined around the last table left in play. Here’s the lineup:
Seat 1: Harrison Gimbel – 360,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Matthew Sloan – 295,000 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Sean Stevens – 285,000 (57 bb)
Seat 4: Seth Davies – 630,000 (126 bb)
Seat 5: Tanner Millen – 90,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Hussain Sajwani – 300,000 (60 bb)
Seat 7: Chad J. Brown – 315,000 (63 bb)
Here are the remaining payouts up for grabs this evening:
1st: $41,604 + trophy
2nd: $28,146
3rd: $18,403
4th: $14,704
5th: $11,042
6th: $8,498
7th: $6,351
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 186
Renick Patterson got the last of his short stack into the pot preflop on a three-bet shove against Seth Davies.
Patterson: 
Davies: 
The board ran out 
, and Davies’ sevens held to earn him the knockout pot. Patterson was eliminated in eighth place, and the final seven players are now drawing for new seats at the final table.
Seth Davies – 630,000 (126 bb)
Renick Patterson – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 50/100
Total Players: 64
It will take a little time to get through the best-of-three matches, some people haven’t even taken their seats yet to get slowly blinded off, but Chino Rheem now has an early uphill battle after losing his first game.
Rheem was getting short stacked and commented he was happy it was a best-of-three match. He put in all his chips shortly after with 
and Staffan Lind called with the dominating 
.
Rheem had a brief glimpse at a double up after the 
flop but Lind turned it around on the turn. The river 
was no help to the three-time WPT winner and he needs to win two straight to advance.
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 186
Seth Davies opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Luke Brereton three-bet shoved for 51,000 on the button. Davies called to put him at risk.
Davies:
Brereton:
The board ran out 
, and Davies’ ace kicker was good enough to win him the pot. Brereton was eliminated in ninth place.
Seth Davies – 390,000 (98 bb)
Luke Brereton – Eliminated