$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  439

Vanessa Kade raised under the gun, Steve Blackmon called from the button, and Ruben Perez reraised from the big blind to 6,000. Kade moved all in for 14,000, and Blackmon, who didn’t see Kade’s all-in bet, called 6,000.

At that point, Blackmon was given the option of forfeiting the 6,000, or calling the full 14,000. He thought for a while before he called, and then Perez five-bet all in over the top for 33,400.

Blackmon waited for an exact count and thought for a while before he called the 33,400, and all three players turned over their cards. Here they are in descending order of chip stacks:

Steve Blackmon:  
Ruben Perez:  
Vanessa Kade:  

The board came , and Perez flopped a set to Kade’s gutshot straight draw, but Kade improved no further. Perez won the pot with his of jacks to double thru Blackmon and eliminate Kade.

Ruben Perez  –  81,600  (163 bb)
Steve Blackmon  –  53,000  (106 bb)
Vanessa Kade  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 439 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 947. Registration remains open with a single re-entry 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 $4.59 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  435

A player in middle position raised to open the pot, and Dominique Mosley reraised all in fr 7,500 from the big blind. Middle position called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.

Mosley:
Middle Position:

Board:

Mosley doubled up to survive with 16,300 after collecting the pot.

Dominique Mosley – 16,300 (32 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  410

Vinny Pahuja raised to 1,200 preflop UTG+1, and the big blind called before the flop fell .  Pahuja bet another 1,200, and the big blind check-called before the turn was dealt .

Both players checked to the on the river, and then they checked again. The big blind showed , but Pahuja had to win the hand. Pahuja stacked up 41,000 after collecting the pot.

Vinny Pahuja – 41,000 (82 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  381

The hijack reraised to 3,100 preflop, and Evan Teitelbaum reraised all in for 29,500 after originally raising from middle position. The hijack called so the two players tabled their cards.

Teietelbaum:
Hijack:

Board:

Teitelbaum doubled up to survive with 60,000, and the hijack was left with a single 100 chip after the hand. He was eliminated  a short time later.

Evan Teitelbaum – 60,000 (150 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  356

There is a few thousand in the pot, and the flop read when Steve Blackmon bet 1,500 from middle position. Vanessa Kade raised to 4,000 on the button, and the small blind check-called. Blackmon called as well before the turn fell .

Kade bet 6,000, and the small blind check-raised all in for 10,300. Blackmon tanked before check-calling, and Kade called to cover the small blind as well. The river brought the and the two remaining live players checked.

The small blind showed , and it was not enough to hold up against either the held by Kade, nor the that won the hand for Blackmon. He stacked up 85,000 after collecting the pot, and Kade was at 17,800.

Steve Blackmon – 85,000 (212 bb)
Vanessa Kade – 17,800 (44 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  333

Flight B players returned from break and the entry count pushed the prize pool to another level. We have 333 entries today and they are now playing for a prize pool of over $4,000,000 and it will keep going up until registration closes at 9:15 pm.

A few more familiar faces include Chance Kornuth, Taylor von Kriegenbergh, Blake Bohn, Vanessa Kade, Fred Goldberg, and Michael Wang.

von Kriegenbergh holds a special place in our record books. We have crowned 42 major Championship/Main Event winners over the years but there can be only one to collect the first trophy. von Kriegenbergh holds that distinction among all of our former champs, winning the WPT Poker Showdown in 2011, our very first major.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  283

Tony Cousineau raised to 700 preflop from the button, the small blind called, and Farid Jattin reraised to 8,800 (leaving just 300 behind). Cousineau called, and the small blind folded before the flop was dealt .

Jattin got his last 300 into the middle, and Cousineau called before he flipped over . Jattin held , and that was enough to score the double up after the turn and river came . Jattin held 19,700 after the hand, and Cousineau was at 23,000.

Farid Jattin – 19,700 (65 bb)
Tony Cousineau – 23,000 (76 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  268

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 700 preflop under the gun, Steve Buckner called on the hijack, the button called, and the big blind called as well.

The flop was dealt , and all four players checked before the turn fell . Buckner bet 1,700, and the button folded. The big blind check-folded, and Mermelstein check-called.

The river delivered the , Buckner bet 4,000, and Mermelstein check-folded. Buckner stacked up 38,500 after collecting the pot, and Mermelstein was at 28,100.

Steve Buckner – 38,500 (128 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  – 28,100 ( 93bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  227

Familiar faces in the field early on Day 1B include Steve Buckner, Tony Cousineau, Mike Beasley, Eric Afriat, Darren Elias, Bob Mather, Cedrric Trevino, Billy Pilossoph, Luke Brereton, Vanessa Kade, Taylor von Kriegenbergh, Timothy Miles, Ryan Van Sanford, and Spencer Champlin.

Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 around 9:15 pm this evening.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  190

There was a little over 1,000 in the pot with the flop reading when Eric Afriat bet 2,000 from the button. Two players check-folded before the cutoff check-called.

Both remaining players checked the on the turn, and the on the river. Afriat flipped over , and that was enough to top the of his opponent. Afriat held 43,000 after the hand.

Eric Afriat – 43,000 (215 bb)