$2,650: Tom Nguyen Hits an Ace

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422

Tom Nguyen

Tom Nguyen raised out of the small blind and Matt O’Donnell defended his big blind.

The flop was JdTd4s and Nguyen checked. O’Donnell bet about 85,000 and Nguyen called.

They both checked the Ac turn card and the Ts came on the river. Nguyen bet 80,000 and O’Donnell called.

Nguyen showed AdQh and O’Donnell mucked his hand.

Tom Nguyen – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Matt O’Donnell – 625,000 (21 bb)

Championship: Stoyan Obreshkov 3-Bet Shoves Against Jared Griener

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 914

Hand #9  –  Jared Griener raised UTG+1 to 200,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the big blind. The flop came Jh7h5h, Ausmus checked, Griener bet 225,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the Ah, Ausmus checked, Griener bet 450,000, and Ausmus thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 10d, and both players checked. Ausmus showed 9h7d to win the pot with a nine-high flush, and Griener mucked.

Hand #10  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 175,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #11  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Ido Ashkenazi moved all in for 1,110,000, and Obreshkov folded. Ashkenazi took the pot.

Hand #12  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the hijack to 200,000, Jared Griener reraised from the small blind to 640,000, and Obreshkov tanked for a while before he moved all in. Griener thought for a little while before he folded, and Obreshkov took the pot.

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,065,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  4,380,000  (55 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,060,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  10,520,000  (132 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  6,940,000  (87 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,470,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  2,000,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,160,000  (90 bb)

$10K: Kristen Bicknell with the Check-Raise

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 300/500/500
Entries: 66

Kristen Bicknell

Paul Domb opened for 1,300 from early position and Kristen Bicknell defended her big blind to see a Qs4dQh flop.

Bicknell checked and Domb continued for 1,900. Bicknell paused for a few beats before waking up with a check-raise to 4,800 and that did the trick as Domb released his hand.

Kristen Bicknell – 33,000 (83 bb)
Paul Domb – 35,000 (88 bb)

$1,100: James Salmon Doubles Through Joey Couden

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 640

Joey Couden (left) versus James Salmon (right)

It folded around to Joey Couden in the small blind who put James Salmon all in. Salmon called all in for 955,000 with AsJd and appeared to be in great shape against Counden’s Js10s.

The flop came Qc10h6c and Couden spiked a ten to take the lead.

Salmon called for a “King ball!” and got it right when the Kc hit the turn. The river brought the 8c and Salmon wound up with a straight to score a double.

James Salmon – 2,000,000 (27 bb)
Joey Couden – 2,450,000 (33 bb)

High Roller: Jake Schindler Versus Paul Hofer

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 19: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 123

Jake Schindler

Jake Schindler opened to 110,000 and Paul Hofer called in the in big blind to the Kc6h5h flop. Hofer checked, Schindler bet 125,000 and Hofer called.

Both players checked the 2s turn and 8c river. Hofer tabled Qd6d but Schindler had him outkicked with Ad6s to take the pot.

Jake Schindler – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Paul Hofer – 900,000 (18 bb)

$2,650: Matthew Kuba Doubles Thru Matt O’Donnell

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422

Matthew Kuba

Matthew Kuba was all in preflop for 360,000 on the big blind, and Matt O’Donnell has him covered from the hijack. The two players then tabled their cards.

Kuba: Qd8d
O’Donnell: AcQh

Board: Jd9c8sJh5s

Kuba doubled up to survive with 785,000, and O’Donnell was down to 855,000 after paying out the double.

Matthew Kuba – 785,000 (31 bb)
Matt O’Donnell – 855,000 (34 bb)

Championship: Marcos Exterkotter — 9th Place ($77,132)

$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 #5  –  Ryan D’Angelo raised UTG+1 to 200,000, Stoyan Obreshkov reraised from middle position to 575,000, and D’Angelo folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #6  –  Marcos Exterkotter raised from the small blind to 350,000, and Adam Adler called from the big blind. The flop came Ks7c6d, Exterkotter bet 325,000, and Adler called. The turn card was the 9h, Exterkotter checked, Adler bet 450,000, and Exterkotter folded. Adler took the pot.

Hand #7  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised UTG+1 to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Marcos Exterkotter

Hand #8  –  Marcos Exterkotter raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Stoyan Obreshkov called from the big blind. The flop came 6s6d2h, Obreshkov checked, Exterkotter bet 175,000, and Obreshkov check-raised to 550,000. Exterkotter called.

The turn card was the 4d, Obreshkov bet 800,000, and Exterkotter called.

The river card was the 7s, Obreshkov bet 3,100,000 (enough to put Exterkotter all in), and Exterkotter quickly called all in for about 2.2 million with JhJc. But Obreshkov turned over 5d3h to win the pot with a seven-high straight, eliminating Exterkotter in ninth place.

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,065,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($77,132)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  4,380,000  (55 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,060,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  9,760,000  (122 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  6,065,000  (76 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,270,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  3,675,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,320,000  (92 bb)

$10K: Sam Soverel Doubles Through Cliff Josephy

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400/400
Entries: 58

Cliff Josephy

Stephen Chidwick opened for 1,000 under the gun and Cliff Josephy called from middle position. The player in the hijack came along before Sam Soverel three-bet jammed for 13,500 from the small blind.

Chidwick folded, Josephy moved all in over the top, and the hijack got out of the way.

Josephy: AhKd
Soverel: 6h6s

It was a flip and Soverel was just looking to hold to stay alive. That’s exactly what he did as the board ran out a safe 2h5dQd10h8h.

Sam Soverel – 30,000 (75 bb)
Cliff Josephy – 14,000 (35 bb)

$1,100: Paul Balzano Takes from Chip Leader Joey Couden

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 640

Paul Balzano

Joey Couden opened to 145,000 from the cutoff and Paul Balzano defended his big blind.

The flop came Jd9d6s, Balzano checked and Couden bet 130,000. Balzano called.

Both players checked the 7h on the turn. The river brought the 10s, Balzano bet 225,000 and Couden let it go.

Paul Balzano – 2,300,000 (38 bb)
Joey Couden – 3,000,000 (50 bb)

$10K: Quads Over Quads

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400/400
Entries: 58

Gui Socarras opened for 1,000 and the player to his direct left moved all in for 3,900. Action folded back to Socarras and he called.

Socarras: QsQc
Opponent: JdJh

Socarras had the better pocket pair and flopped his opponent dead when the QdJcQh gave him quads. Just to rub salt in the wound, the dealer burned and turned the Js to give the other player losing quad jacks.

The meaningless 9h was run out on the river and Socarras was pushed the pot.

Gui Socarras – 50,000 (125 bb)