$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,180

Jeff Trudeau raised from the hijack to 250,000, Mark Dube reraised from the big blind to 750,000, and Trudeau moved all in for about 3,100,000.

Dube quickly called with , and Trudeau turned over . Trudeau needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Trudeau flopped an ace-high flush draw, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Dube to win the pot and eliminate Trudeau in seventh place.

Mark Dube  –  9,425,000  (75 bb)
Jeff Trudeau  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($163,390)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 7,875,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $197,850 each.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,180

Mark Dube raised to 275,000 from under the gun, Ian O’Hara three-bet to 750,000 from the button and Dube called.

The flop was and Dube check-called 900,000 from O’Hara.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Dube checked and O’Hara checked behind.

Dube showed for a set of fives, O’Hara mucked and Dube collected the pot.

Mark Dube – 6,200,000 (50 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 12,000,000 (96 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,180

Harrison Brown raised all in for 1,575,000 from UTG+1 and Ian O’Hara isolated with a  shove of his own from the cutoff.

Brown:
O’Hara:

The board ran out , giving O’Hara kings full of tens to eliminate Brown in eighth place.

Ian O’Hara – 13,950,000 (112 bb)
Harrison Brown – Eliminated in 8th Place ($130,455)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,180

Mark Dube raised from middle position to 275,000, AP Louis Garza called from the hijack, and Dimitri Vorbe called from the button.

The flop came , Dube checked, and Garza bet 375,000. Vorbe called, and Dube thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked. The river card was the , and they checked again.

Dube showed to win the pot with a pair of kings, and Garza and Vorbe both mucked.

Mark Dube  –  4,275,000  (34 bb)
Dimitri Vorbe  –  10,350,000  (83 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  9,000,000  (72 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 5,900,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $130,455 each.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,180

Ian O’Hara raised to 300,000 from UTG+1, Mark Dube three-bet all in for 1,350,000 from the cutoff and O’Hara thought for a few moments before he called.

O’Hara:
Dube:

The board came down , safe for Dube to double up.

Mark Dube – 3,025,000 (24 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 12,050,000 (96 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,180

Dimitri Vorbe raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Ian O’Hara called from middle position.

The flop was , Vorbe continued for 350,000 and O’Hara called.

The turn was the , Vorbe bet 725,000 and O’Hara called.

The river was the , Vorbe bet about 950,000 and O’Hara called.

Vorbe showed , but O’Hara took it down with .

Ian O’Hara – 13,400,000 (107 bb)
Dimitri Vorbe – 10,000,000 (80 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza raised UTG+1 to 225,000, Harrison Brown reraised from middle position to 525,000, and Garza asked Brown how much he had behind. Brown counted out his chips and accurately said, “About three-point-six” (3.6 million).

Garza tanked for a long time before he four-bet it to 1,150,000, and Brown went into the tank himself for a while before he called.

The flop came , Garza thought for a while before he checked, and then Brown tanked for a long time before he bet 825,000.

Garza tanked for a long time himself before he check-raised all in, covering Brown’s stack.

Brown smiled and took a drink from his bottle of water, and then his face turned serious as he studied the board. After thinking for a while, Brown folded, and Garza took the pot worth 4.2 million.

This hand had to be the longest hand of the tournament that never even reached the turn.

AP Louis Garza  –  7,900,000  (79 bb)
Harrison Brown  –  2,225,000  (22 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 5,900,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $130,455 each.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,180

In the first hand, Michael Wang raised UTG+1 to 200,000, chipleader Dimitri Vorbe reraised from middle position to 625,000, and Wang moved all in for about 2,000,000.

Vorbe quickly called with . Wang turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Vorbe to win the pot and eliminate Wang in ninth place.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  12,150,000  (122 bb)
Michael Wang  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($100,215)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 5,900,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $130,455 each.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,180

Two starting flights and two play-down days have the SHRPO Championship on the verge of crowning a winner. The $5,250 buy-in tournament drew 1,180 entries but only nine could book a seat at the final table that gets underway at 1 pm.

Dimitri Vorbe knocked out 2013 SHRPO Champ Blair Hinkle to return today with the chip lead. Ian O’Hara is a close second and all nine are capable of taking home the new SHRPO Championship trophy.

All nine are guaranteed to cash for at least $100,215 but all eyes are on the huge $929,365 top prize.

Action gets back underway this afternoon and you can follow all of the updates right here.

Seat 1.  Michael Wang  –  2,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Harrison Brown  –  4,625,000  (46 bb)
Seat 3.  Dimitri Vorbe  –  9,825,000  (98 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeff Trudeau  –  3,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Ian O’Hara  –  9,200,000  (92 bb)
Seat 6.  Darren Rabinowitz  –  6,625,000  (66 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Affleck  –  4,100,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Mark Dube  –  1,600,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  AP Louis Garza  –  5,900,000  (59 bb)

1st:  $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $674,285
3rd:  $437,350
4th:  $324,035
5th:  $244,775
6th:  $197,850
7th:  $163,390
8th:  $130,455
9th:  $100,215

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (2:25pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 43 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:10pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

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

• Championship Seats and Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

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

• High Roller Seats and Chip Counts
• High Roller Payouts

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

• Event 35 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 35 Payouts

3PM: Final Table – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 38 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 38 Payouts

4PM: Final Table – $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 41 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 41 Payouts

5PM: Event 40 Day 1B – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• All levels will last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 6% of field remains
• Event 40 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: Event 120 – $1,030 Event 43 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet