Championship: Dinner Break Until 7:28 pm

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza
Chipleader AP Louis Garza

Level 30 came to an end, and the final three players took a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:28 pm EDT.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Dimitri Vorbe  –  14,450,000  (58 bb)
Seat 2.  Ian O’Hara  –  5,400,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  AP Louis Garza  –  27,325,000  (109 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $674,285
3rd:  $437,350

Championship: Mark Dube – 4th Place ($324,035)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,180

Mark Dube

Ian O’Hara opened to 400,000 and Mark Dube moved all in from the small blind for 3,900,000. AP Louis Garza folded his big blind and O’Hara called.

Dube: AdJd
O’Hara: AcQd

Dube had kicker issues and he could not find a miracle as the board ran out Kh5s4s9dTh to go out of the Championship in fourth place for $324,035.

Ian O’Hara – 11,900,000 (60 bb)
Mark Dube – Eliminated in 4th Place ($324,035)

Championship: AP Louis Garza Takes a 6.3 Million Pot Against Mark Dube

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza
AP Louis Garza

Mark Dube raised from UTG/cutoff to 400,000, and AP Louis Garza called from the button.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 6d3s3c7s, Dube bet 500,000, and Garza tanked for a while before raising to 1,300,000. Dube tanked for a long time before three-betting it to 2,500,000, and Garza tanked for a long time before he called.

The river card was the 5s, Dube checked, Garza bet 1,500,000, and Dube tanked for a while before he folded.

Garza showed one card — the Kd — as he took the pot worth 6.3 million.

AP Louis Garza  –  24,800,000  (124 bb)
Mark Dube  –  3,075,000  (15 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 11.8 million (59 big blinds). The remaining four players are guaranteed at least $324,035 each.

Championship: AP Louis Garza Wins a 6.45 Million Pot Against Ian O’Hara

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza
AP Louis Garza

AP Louis Garza raised from UTG/cutoff to 425,000, and Ian O’Hara called from the small blind.

The flop came Jc8d5s, O’Hara checked, Garza bet 400,000, and O’Hara called.

The turn card was the 4s, and both players checked.

The river card paired the board with the 4c, O’Hara bet 750,000, and Garza thought for a while before raising to 2,200,000. O’Hara tanked for a while before he called.

Garza showed 7d4d for trip fours on the river, and O’Hara mucked. Garza won the pot worth 6.45 million.

AP Louis Garza  –  20,900,000  (105 bb)
Ian O’Hara  –  8,400,000  (42 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 11.8 million (59 big blinds). The remaining four players are guaranteed at least $324,035 each.

Championship: Mark Dube Doubles Thru AP Louis Garza

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

Mark Dube

Mark Dube raised all in for 3,075,000 from under the gun and AP Louis Garza called from the button.

Dube: Qc10d
Garza: AdJc

The board ran out 8c5d2d7sQh, giving Dube a pair of queens on the river to double up.

Mark Dube – 6,650,000 (33 bb)
AP Louis Garza – 18,200,000 (91 bb)

Championship: Chip Counts at Break

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza – 21,625,000 (108 bb)
Dimitri Vorbe – 12,225,000 (61 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 10,350,000 (52 bb)
Mark Dube – 3,575,000 (18 bb)

1st: $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $674,285
3rd: $437,350
4th: $324,035

5th: Matt Affleck  –  $244,775
6th: Darren Rabinowitz  –  $197,850
7th: Jeff Trudeau  –  $163,390
8th: Harrison Brown  –  $130,455
9th: Michael Wang  –  $100,215

Championship: AP Louis Garza Doubles Thru Mark Dube to Take the Chip Lead

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

Mark Dube (left) versus AP Louis Garza (right)

Ian O’Hara raised to 325,000 from the button, Mark Dube three-bet to 875,000 from the small blind, AP Louis Garza called from the big blind and O’Hara folded.

The flop was 8cAc10c, Dube bet 650,000 and Garza called.

The turn was the 9d, Dube bet 1,250,000 and Garza called.

The river was the 4s, Dube bet 3,500,000, Garza raised all in for 7 million and Dube called after about a minute.

Garza tabled KcQc for the nut flush, besting Dube’s As10d for top two pair to double up into the chip lead.

AP Louis Garza – 20,025,000 (134 bb)
Mark Dube – 6,200,000 (41 bb)

Championship: Matt Affleck – 5th Place ($244,775)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,180

Matt Affleck

Matt Affleck raised to 900,000 (with 150,000 behind) from under the gun and Mark Dube called from the cutoff.

Before the flop came out, Affleck put in his remaining 150,000 and Dube called.

Affleck: 7h7s
Dube: Ah8s

The board came down KdAs5s6c9d, giving Dube a pair of aces to eliminate Affleck in fifth place.

Mark Dube – 13,900,000 (93 bb)
Matt Affleck – Eliminated in 5th Place ($244,775)

Championship: Chip Counts at Break

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza – 12,700,000 (85 bb)
Mark Dube – 11,100,000 (74 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 10,625,000 (71 bb)
Dimitri Vorbe – 10,525,000 (70 bb)
Matt Affleck – 2,275,000 (15 bb)

1st: $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $674,285
3rd: $437,350
4th: $324,035
5th: $244,775

Championship: Darren Rabinowitz – 6th Place ($197,850)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,180

Darren Rabinowitz

Mark Dube raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Darren Rabinowitz called from the big blind.

The flop was Qs7s5h, Rabinowitz checked and Dube continued for 250,000. Rabinowitz check-raised all in for about 2,300,000 and Dube called.

Dube: AhAs
Rabinowitz: Qd6d

Dube was ahead with aces and held through the 10s turn and 3s river to eliminate Rabinowitz in sixth place.

Mark Dube – 13,000,000 (104 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – Eliminated in 6th Place ($197,850)