$2,650: Blair Hinkle Down to 20 Big Blinds

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Blair Hinkle

Alex Foxen raised to 175,000 on the button and Blair Hinkle called out of the big blind.

The flop was Ks6c2d and Hinkle checked. Foxen bet 125,000 and Hinkle check-raised to 275,000.

Foxen called and the turn was the Kd. Hinkle checked and Foxen bet 425,000. Hinkle called.

The river was the Td and both players checked. Hinkle showed Jh6s, but Foxen won the pot with Tc2s.

Foxen won the pot and Hinkle was down to about 20 big blinds.

Alex Foxen – 8,700,000 (109 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 1,600,000 (20 bb)

$10K: Final Table is Set

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

The final table

The eliminations of James Calderaro and Stanley Lee, who finished 12th and 11th respectively, has brought about the final table of 10 players. Here’s how it stacks up:

Seat 1: Jun Ji – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick – 95,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Almedin Imsirovic – 200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Robinson – 110,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 365,000 (91 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 140,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Kovoor – 221,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Shannon Shorr – 70,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Riess – 275,000 (69 bb)
Seat 10: Barry Hutter – 220,000 (55 bb)

Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Treading Water with His Short Stack

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus

Hand #132  –  Brandon Eisen raised to an unknown amount, and Jeremy Ausmus quickly folded.

Hand #133  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, and Brandon Eisen checked his option. The flop came Kh8c2c, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 200,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the Js, and both players checked.

The river card was the 10s, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 500,000, and Eisen tanked for a while before he called. Ausmus showed Jc3h to win the pot with a pair of jacks, and Eisen mucked.

Hand #134  –  Brandon Eisen limped for 200,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option. The flop came Ad3h2c, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 200,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the 7d, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 600,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #135  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Ausmus quickly folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #136  –  Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Hand #137  –  Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for about 2.8 million, and Brandon Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,225,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,375,000  (167 bb)

$10K: Aaron Mermelstein Bubbles in 13th Place

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 12 of 91

Aaron Mermelstein (left)

After Jeff Trudeau and James Romero exited in 15th and 14th place respectively, the money bubble was in effect. It didn’t last long.

Aaron Mermelstein got his stack of 98,000 all in on a Qc3c2h flop against Barry Hutter, who barely had him covered.

Hutter: 3d2d
Mermelstein: KsKc

Hutter got lucky to pull ahead of kings and he filled up on the 2c turn. The 10c river was no help to Mermelstein and he left empty-handed in 13th place while the remaining 12 players locked up a minimum payday of $21,857.

Barry Hutter – 220,000
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated
Jeff Trudeau – Eliminated
James Romero – Eliminated

Championship: Final Hands of Level 30

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #127  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Kh9d9c8c, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 450,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #128  –  Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Hand #129  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen folded.

Hand #130  –  Brandon Eisen completed the small blind to 150,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 7h4s4d, Ausmus bet 175,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the 8c, Ausmus bet 400,000, and Eisen called.

The river card was the Kh, Ausmus thought for a while before he bet 1,500,000, and Eisen quickly folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #131  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Ac9h5d, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 200,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the 8c, and both players checked.

The river card was the 3d, and they checked again. Eisen showed Kd9d to win the pot with a pair of nines, and Ausmus mucked.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,325,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,275,000  (222 bb)

That was the last hand of Level 30, and the blinds increase to 100,000/200,000 with a big-blind ante of 200,000.

$10K: Ray Qartomy Eliminates Sergi Reixach

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 15 of 91

Sergi Reixach got his last 40,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Ray Qartomy.

Qartomy: AdJc
Reixach: 3d3c

Reixach was looking to hold to stay alive but that didn’t happen as the JsQhKd flop paired Qartomy. Neither the 6h turn nor 9c river helped Reixach and he wished the table luck before exiting the tournament area.

Ray Qartomy – 345,000 (86 bb)
Sergi Reixach – Eliminated

Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Falls Below 20 Big Blinds

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus

Hand #126  –  Brandon Eisen completed the small blind to 150,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of QcQs8s4d9c. Ausmus bet 300,000, Eisen moved all in, and Ausmus tanked for a long time before he folded. Eisen took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  2,650,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,950,000  (226 bb)

High Roller: Jake Schindler Defeats Shaun Deeb for High Roller Title

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 22: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante

Jake Schindler and Maria Ho with the winner’s interview

Shaun Deeb opened to 250,000 from his button and Schindler called to see the Ts7d6d flop. They both checked, Schindler bet 400,000 after the 2d turn and Deeb moved all in. Schindler folded and Deeb’s stack moved north.

On the next hand, Schindler opened to 250,000 from the button, Deep raised to 750,000 and Schindler put him all in for his last 2,700,000. Deeb called and they were racing for a lot of money.

Deeb: TcTd
Schindler: KcQs

Deeb needed to hold to double but Schindler took the lead on the AdAhQh flop. The Jh turn gave Deeb some added straight outs but he blanked the 3h river. Schindler took the hand, all the chips, and the title as Deeb earned second place money.

1st: Jake Schindler – $800,758
2nd: Shaun Deeb – $534,989

Shaun Deeb

Championship: Brandon Eisen Opens Up a 222bb-to-22bb Lead

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Brandon Eisen

Hand #119  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 375,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Kd9c7h, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 300,000, and Eisen called.

The turn card was the Jh, and both players check. The river card was the 2s, Eisen bet 500,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #120  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 375,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. Both players checked to the river on a board of Js8d6d5d7c. Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 700,000, and Ausmus thought for a while before he called. Eisen showed 9c8s to win the pot with a nine-high straight, and Ausmus mucked.

Hand #121  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 375,000, and Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8d6d5h4h, Eisen bet 450,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #122  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 375,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 8h7s7h10c9h. Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 700,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #123  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Kh6d2d, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet an unknown amount, and Eisen quickly folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #124  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 375,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. Both players checked to the river on a board of Qc9s4d8cKd, Ausmus bet 500,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #125  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came 10h7c5s, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 300,000, and Eisen called.

The turn card was the 7h, Eisen bet 400,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,250,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,350,000  (222 bb)