$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  587

Tom Thomas was all in with in the hole from the small blind, and the hijack had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Thomas doubled up to survive with 22,600 after collecting the pot.

Tom Thomas – 22,600 (18 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  555

UTG+1 raised to 2,200 preflop, and a player in late position reraised to 11,600. Kevin Eyster then moved all in for 44,400. UTG+1 tanked before getting out of the way, and then the player in late position called. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Eyster:
Late Position:

Board:

Eyster doubled up to survive with 94,000 after collecting the pot.

Kevin Eyster – 94,000 (94 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  554

Fred Goldberg got it all in from middle position with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Vadim Shlez, who was under the gun.

The board came , and Goldberg paired his queen on the turn, but improved no further. Shlez won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Goldberg.

Vadim Shlez  –  220,000  (220 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 554 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,062. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.15 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  552

Mike Dentale got all in preflop on a short stack with in the hole from the cutoff, and Frank DeGeorge had him covered holding from middle position.

The board was dealt , and Dentale was eliminated on the hand. DeGeorge held 42,000 after collecting the pot.

Frank DeGeorge – 42,000 (42 bb)
Mike Dentale – Eliminated

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  548

A player moved all in from the hijack for 12,700, Mike Chiappetta called from the cutoff, and Nick Palma reraised from the button to 30,000.

Charles DiFalco moves all in over the top from the big blind for 60,600. Chiappetta thinks for a while before he folds, and Palma quickly calls.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Nick Palma:  
Charles DiFalco:  
Hijack:  

Chiappetta said that he had folded ace-king.

The board came , and the aces held up for DiFalco to win the entire pot, doubling thru Palma and eliminating the player in the hijack.

As the pot is being settled, reigning WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jørstad takes one of the empty seats at the table, watching the remnants of a three-way all-in situation.

Charles DiFalco  –  148,100  (148 bb)
Nick Palma  –  85,000  (85 bb)

The tournament clock shows 548 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,056. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.12 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  529

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up three players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Vadim Shlez  –  195,100  (195 bb)
2.  Elia Ahmadian  –  191,100  (191 bb)
3.  David Jackson  –  185,800  (186 bb)

The tournament clock shows 529 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,037. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.02 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  529

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 and a 1,000 ante.

Enough players entered during the dinner break to cross the $5 million mark for the prizepool. How much higher will it get?

The tournament clock shows 529 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,037. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.02 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  517

The players have started their 90-minute dinner break, and play will resume at 7:00 pm. Registration will remain open tonight until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm. Chip leaders will be updated when play resumes after the break.

Day 1B will conclude at 11:15 pm, and players can head straight over from bagging to the Player Appreciation Party at L Bar. Be sure to bring your registration slip for entrance to the party.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  516

David Jackson raised under the gun to 1,800, Shawn Cunix reraised from the cutoff to 4,300, and Jackson called.

The flop came , Jackson checked, Cunix bet 4,100, and Jackson called.

The turn card was the , Jackson checked, Cunix bet 9,300, and Jackson called.

The river card was the , Jackson bet 3,600, Cunix raised to 11,000, and Jackson quickly called. Cunix showed for a pair of aces with a ten kicker, but Jackson turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces and a queen kicker.

David Jackson  –  192,000  (240 bb)
Shawn Cunix  –  52,500  (66 bb)

The tournament clock shows 516 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,024. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool has already smashed the $3 million guarantee, and it’s currently worth more than $4.96 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  514

There is a few thousand in the pot with AJ Kelsall involved from the button against his opponent on the big blind.

The two players then check down the board dealt before Kelsall revealed . The big blind folded his cards so Kelsall stacked up 30,000 after collecting the pot.

AJ Kelsall – 30,000 (37 bb)