$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914

The final nine players are back in action for the final table of the $5,250 SHRPO Championship. They are still in Level 27, with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and a big-blind ante of 80,000. Levels will be 90 minutes until there are two players left, and then heads-up levels will be 60 minutes.

Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914

We are closing out the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with the Big 4 and the headline final table in the room will be the $3 Million Guarantee Championship.

There are nine players remaining with Brandon Eisen leading the way after sending Noah Schwartz out with a tough beat. Former November Niners Joseph Cheong and Jeremy Ausmus will be there with Ryan D’Angelo, Jared Griener, Marcos Exterkotter, Adam Adler, Stoyan Obreshkov, and former SHRP champ Ido Ashkenazi rounding out the lineup.

They are all guaranteed at least $77,132 and the 2018 SHRPO Champ will take home $771,444.

Cards fly at 1pm with the live-stream starting 30 minutes later.

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,265,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  4,370,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,745,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,810,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  6,540,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  4,090,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,470,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  3,975,000  (50 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,330,000  (92 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  $102,843
9th:  $77,132

Championship Results – 10th through 115th

The $5,250 SHRPO Championship is once again headlining the Big 4 final tables on Tuesday, with a total prizepool worth more than $4.4 million, and $771,444 waiting for the 2018 SHRPO Champion.

The final nine players have combined live tournament earnings worth more than $25 million, though almost half of it comes from just one player — Joseph Cheong. Cheong is also one of two players at this table who were part of the WSOP November Nine; Cheong finished third in 2010, and Jeremy Ausmus finished fifth in 2012.

They’ll be back in action at 1:00 pm EDT, where the action will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay and recorded for later broadcast as part of Poker Night in America.

Seat 1:  Joseph Cheong
Chip Count – 1,265,000

Joseph Cheong is likely the most famous player at the table, with more than $12.5 million in live tournament earnings, plus another $3.2 million online where he is known as “subiime.” Perhaps best known for finishing third in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, Cheong has 13 tournament victories on his resume, including a victory here four months ago when he won the $1,100 NLHE Turbo event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

Seat 2:  Marcos Exterkotter
Chip Count –  4,370,000

Marcos Exterkotter is a businessman from Brazil, but he has done fairly well in the poker world with more than $192,000 in tournament earnings, which include four WSOP cashes, two WPT cashes, and a fourth-place finish at an LAPT final table. In 2016, he made it to Day 6 of the WSOP Main Event, finishing 75th to earn $80,721.

Seat 3:  Adam Adler
Chip Count – 3,745,000

Adam Adler is a 34-year-old local player from Miami, Florida, with more than $700,000 in live tournament earnings. Adler has two six-figure cashes at the World Series of Poker, with his biggest coming this past summer when he finished second in Event #2, the $10,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty.

Seat 4:  Ryan D’Angelo
Chip Count – 3,810,000

Ryan D’Angelo is a professional poker player with more than $3.1 million in live tournament earnings, and plenty more online where he’s known as “g0lfa.” D’Angelo’s poker resume is a long one, with seven WSOP final tables, three online WCOOP bracelets, two WPT Final Tables, a WSOP bracelet, and a fourth-place finish at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) main event that earned him $700,000. D’Angelo is also passionate about health and nutrition, focused on a plant-based diet.

Seat 5:  Stoyan Obreshkov
Chip Count – 6,540,000

Born and raised in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Stoyan Obreshkov has more than $600,000 in live tournament earnings, with his biggest cash coming in the 2017 WSOP Monster Stack, where he finished 11th to earn $75,915. Obreshkov also finished 21st in the 2017 WSOP Europe Main Event.

Seat 6:  Jeremy Ausmus
Chip Count – 4,090,000

Jeremy Ausmus is no stranger to poker fans after he finished fifth in the 2012 WSOP Main Event as part of the November Nine on ESPN. But the $2.15 million he earned there is less than half of his career earnings of $5.28 million — Ausmus has 10 six-figure-or-better scores on his resume, including a WSOP bracelet in 2013.

Seat 7: Ido Ashkenazi
Chip Count –   1,470,000

Born in Israel and currently living in Florida, Ido Ashkenazi is a former locksmith with more than $565,000 in career live tournament earnings. His best cash came right here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at SHRPO in 2016, when he finished second in Event #10 ($570 NLHE) to earn $158,304. He won a similar event here at SHRPO in 2015, a $570 NLHE Double Black Chip Bounty.

Seat 8:  Jared Griener
Chip Count –  3,975,000

Jared Griener may look like he’s part of the “young gun” generation of poker players who started in college, but he’s a former sales manager who’s only been playing professionally for the past three years. In that time, he’s already accumulated more than $1.3 million in career earnings, and his biggest cash came in the 2017 WPT L.A. Poker Classic, where he finished third for $431,340. Griener also has two more top-eight finishes at WPT events, along with a WSOP final table.

Seat 9:  Brandon Eisen
Chip Count – 7,330,000

Born in Hawaii and currently living in Las Vegas as a professional poker player, Brandon Eisen had more than $740,000 in career live tournament, earnings, including three six-figure cashes. His best result was finishing third in the $1,111 WSOP Little One for One Drop in 2014, earning $283,895, and this is his fifth cash and second final table of this SHRPO series.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 25 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Tournament will be held in Salon East (outside Event Center)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 26 – $300 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 15
• Tournament will be held in Salon East (outside Event Center)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

1PM: Final Table – $5,250 SHRPO Championship

• Championship Final Table Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

1PM: Final Table – $2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 20 Final Table Counts and Seats
• Event 20 Payouts

1PM: Final Table – $25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Final Table Counts and Seats
• High Roller Payouts

1PM: Final Table – $1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 21 Final Table Counts and Seats
• Event 21 Payouts

3PM: Event 24 Day 2 – $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 24 Day 2 Counts and Seats
• Event 24 Payouts

5PM: Event 23 Day 2 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 23 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 23 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 23 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: Event 68 – $1,030 Event 25 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000/$500,000 GTD Event 25
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 67 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 69 – $1,030 Event 25 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000/$500,000 GTD Event 25
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 69 Structure Sheet

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914

After the elimination of Matt Bretzfield in 10th place, the final nine players verified their chip stacks and filled out their bio sheets for tomorrow afternoon’s televised and live-streamed final table.

Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,265,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  4,370,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,745,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,810,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  6,540,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  4,090,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,470,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  3,975,000  (50 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,330,000  (92 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  $102,843
9th:  $77,132

Championship Results – 10th through 115th

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914

Hand #9  –  Ryan D’Angelo raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Matt Bretzfield moved all in from the small blind for about 700,000, and D’Angelo called with .

Bretzfield turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and D’Angelo won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, with his queen kicker to eliminate Bretzfield in 10th place.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,810,000  (48 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($62,415)

The final 10 players are now verifying their chip stacks and filling out their bio sheets for tomorrow’s televised and live-streamed final table. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914

Hand #7  –  Ryan D’Angelo completed the small blind to 80,000, Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the big blind to 300,000, and D’Angelo called. The flop came , D’Angelo checked, Obreshkov bet 225,000, and D’Angelo folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #8  –  Jared Griener raised from middle position to 200,000, and Brandon Eisen called from late position. The flop came , Griener bet 225,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Griener bet 400,000, and Eisen folded. Griener took the pot.

Jared Griener  –  3,850,000  (48 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914

Hand #1  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button to 185,000, Ido Ashkenazi moved all in from the small blind for 1,135,000, and Ausmus folded. Ashkenazi took the pot.

Hand #2  –  Joseph Cheong moved all in under the gun for 1,065,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #3  –  Adam Adler raised from middle position to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #4  –  Joseph Cheong moved all in from the small blind, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #5  –  Jared Griener raised from late position to 200,000, Brandon Eisen reraised from the cutoff to 600,000, and Griener folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #6  –  Marcos Exterkotter raised from the button to 175,000, Adam Adler moved all in from the small blind, and Exterkotter folded. Adler took the pot.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914

After the painful ace-queen-vs.-ace-queen elimination of Noah Schwartz in 11th place, the final 10 players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their approximate chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,065,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  4,700,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,380,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,400,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  6,300,000  (79 bb)
Seat 6.  Matt Bretzfield  –  800,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  4,450,000  (56 bb)
Seat 8.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,135,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9.  Jared Griener  –  3,600,000  (45 bb)
Seat 10.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,550,000  (94 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  $102,843
9th:  $77,132
10th:  $62,415

Play will continue tonight for as long as it takes to bust one more player, and the final nine will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play their televised and live-streamed final table as part of Big 4.