Championship: Hands #123-129

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #123: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button, Yi Chi Li called from the small blind, Dylan Drazen three-bet from the big blind, and both Berkey and Li folded.

Hand #124: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #125: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from under the gun, Michael Aron called from the small blind, and Martin Kozlov called from the big blind.

The flop fell Ac7d7h and action checked to Berkey who took down the pot with a bet of 325,000.

Hand #126: Dylan Drazen raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a Jh8d6d9h board where Berkey bet 300,000. Drazen folded.

Hand #127: Matt Berkey limped from the small blind, and Yi Chi Li checked his option.

The flop came down Qs5s5d and Berkey bet 175,000. Li called, the turn was the Qd, and Berkey bet 350,000. Li called, the river was the 4c, and both players checked.

Li won the pot with Kc8s.

Hand #128: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button and received no action.

Hand #129: Dylan Drazen raised to 350,000 from the small blind, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

The flop fell AsQd2s, and Drazen continued for 400,000. Aron called, the Qs turn fell, and Drazen checked. Aron bet 600,000, Drazen check-raised to 1,500,000, and Aron tanked for about four minutes before he folded.

Championship: Hands #115-122

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #115: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 under the gun, and Martin Kozlov called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 8s3s2s, and Berkey bet 275,000. Kozlov raised to 900,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #116: Michael Aron raised to 200,000 preflop on the button, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 7s3d2h, and both players checked. The turn fell 5s, Berkey bet 500,000, and Aron folded his cards.

Hand #117: Martin Kozlov raised to 210,000 preflop on the button, and Yi Chi Li called on the big blind. The flop was dealt As4s4d, Kozlov bet 100,000, and Li folded.

Hand #118: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen reraised all in from the big blind. Berkey tanked for a moment, and folded pocket deuces face-up on the table.

Hand #119: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 on the cutoff, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt AsJc3d, Berkey bet 275,000, and Aron folded.

Hand #120: Matt Berkey limped under the gun, Yi Chi Li raised to 225,000, and Martin reraised to 900,000. Berkey and Li both folded.

Hand #121: Dylan Drazen raised to 225,000 preflop on the cutoff, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Qc9d2c, Drazen bet 225,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #122: Dylan Drazen raised to 250,000 preflop under the gun, and everyone folded.

Championship: Hands #111-114

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #111: Michael Aron raised to 200,000 from the button, Martin Kozlov three-bet to 800,000, and Aron folded.

Hand #112: Dylan Drazen opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Matt Berkey called from the small blind, and Yi Chi Li called from the big blind.

The flop came down 5d2c2s and action checked to Drazen who continued for 325,000. Only Berkey called, and both players proceeded to check the Jh turn and 8s river.

Berkey showed Ac9c, Drazen showed Ah9d, and they chopped the pot.

Hand #113: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button, Yi Chi Li three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind, and Berkey folded.

Hand #114:  Martin Kozlov opened to 210,000, Yi Chi Li called from the button, Dylan Drazen called from the small blind, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

The flop came down 6s5c3d and action checked to Li who bet 475,000. Only Kozlov called, the Qs turn fell, Kozlov checked, and Li bet 1,300,000. Kozlov folded.

Championship: Hands #106-110

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #106: Matt Berkey received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #107: Matt Berkey limped from the small blind, Yi Chi Li raised all in from the big blind for about 2,600,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #108: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button, and Dylan Drazen called from the big blind.

The flop came down 7s7d2s and Drazen checked to Berkey who continued for 300,000. Drazen folded.

Hand #109: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

They checked down a board of Kh10s9c2dQs and Aron won the pot with Qh5s.

Hand #110: Yi Chi Li raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Michael Aron three-bet to 725,000 from the small blind, Li four-bet shoved for roughly, 2,900,000, and Aron folded.

Championship: Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated in Sixth Place ($152,547)

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Aaron Mermelstein

Hand #105: Matt Berkey limped preflop under the gun, and Yi Chi Li also limped UTG+1. Dylan Drazen raised to 500,000 on the cutoff, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised all in for 2,355,000 on the big blind. Berkey tanked for a moment before reraising all in. Li and Drazen both folded, so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Berkey: AdAh
Mermelstein: JdJs

Board: 10d8d3s10hKs

Mermelstein was eliminated in sixth place, good for $152,547, and Berkey stacked up 8 million for the chip lead after collecting the pot.

Matt Berkey – 8,000,000 (80 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($152,547)

Championship: Hands #101-104

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #101: Martin Kozlov raised to  210,000 from the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Ks4d2h, and Kozlov bet 265,000. Li folded his cards.

Hand #102: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 200,000 preflop on the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Mermelstein folded his cards.

Hand #103: Yi Chi Li raised to 225,000 on the button, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Ks9c5d, and Li bet 200,000. Aron raised to 650,000, and Li called before the turn fell Js. Aron bet 900,000, and Li tanked before folding.

Hand #104: Michael Aron completed on the small blind, and Martin Kozlov raised to 350,000 on the big blind. Aron folded his cards.

Championship: Hands #95-100

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #95: Matt Berkey limped from the small blind, and Yi Chi Li checked his option.

The flop came down 10s7s2s, Berkey bet 150,000, and Li called. The turn was the 8h, and Berkey check-called 225,000 from Li. The 5d river completed the board, and both players checked.

Berkey showed 9h7h, Li showed 9c7d, and they chopped the pot.

Hand #96: Martin Kozlov raised to 210,000 from the hijack and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #97: Dylan Drazen limped from the small blind, and Michael Aron checked his option.

They checked to the turn of a 5c5h4hQs board where Aron bet 130,000. Drazen check-folded.

Hand #98: Michael Aron limped from the small blind, and Martin Kozlov checked his option.

The flop was Qc7s6c, Aron bet 130,000, and Kozlov folded.

Hand #99: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from under the gun and received no action.

Hand #100: Martin Kozlov raised to 210,000 from the button, and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.

The flop came down 7s2d2c, and Berkey led for 300,000. Kozlov called, the turn was the 7d, Berkey bet 800,000, and Kozlov folded.

Championship: Chip Counts at Break

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Upcoming Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Seat 1: Dylan Drazen – 4,715,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 6,215,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Kozlov – 4,135,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Mermelstein – 2,870,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Berkey – 4,935,000 (49 bb)
Seat 8: Yi Chi Li – 3,775,00 (38 bb)

Championship: Hands #93-94

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #93: Dylan Drazen raised to 175,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 8s6s5h, and Drazen bet 225,000. Mermelstein called before the Kh fell on the turn, and Drazen bet 425,000. Mermelstein called again, and the river delivered the 2h. Drazen fired out 1.1 million, and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #94: In the last hand before the break, Yi Chi Li raised to 180,000 preflop under the gun, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 9s9d9c, and Li bet 150,000. Berkey folded, and then the players headed to their 20-minute break.