$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,110

After a flop of , Mitchell Halverson checked the big blind, Sergio Aido bet 115,000 from the hijack, and Halverson called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Halverson bet 200,000, and Aido moved all in. Halverson went into the tank for a very long time with about 455,000 left in his stack.

Aware of how much time he was taking, Halverson eventually apologized to the table, saying he’d need another minute.

About a minute later, Halverson folded, and Aido took the pot.

Sergio Aido  –  4,325,000  (72 bb)
Mitchell Halverson  –  455,000  (8 bb)

Meanwhile, at the featured table, Martin Zamani was eliminated in 16th place.

16th:  Martin Zamani  –  $44,685

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,955,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $54,920 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,110

Oleksandr Gnatenko moved all in from the button for 685,000, Sergio Aido called from the small blind, and Andrew Moreno thought for a while before he called from the big blind.

Aido and Moreno both checked all the way down on a board of , and all three players turned over their cards.

Sergio Aido:    (pair of fives)
Andrew Moreno:    (pair of jacks, ace kicker)
Oleksandr Gnatenko:    (pair of jacks, nine kicker)

Moreno won the pot with a pair of jacks and his ace kicker to eliminate Gnatenko in 17th place.

Andrew Moreno  –  5,275,000  (88 bb)
Sergio Aido  –  3,815,000  (64 bb)
Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($44,685)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,770,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Raul Hernandez raised under the gun to 575,000, leaving himself just 5K behind, but Tim Capretta (button) didn’t notice the raise. Capretta tried to raise to 125,000, but when he put out those chips, the larger raise was pointed out.

Capretta was given two choices — he could either call the full amount of the raise in front of him (575,000) or fold and forfeit the 125,000 he already pushed forward. Capretta thought for a little while before he folded and forfeited the 125,000.

Jim Collopy quickly moved all in from the small blind, and Hernandez called all in for his last 5,000 with . Collopy turned over , and Hernandez needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Collopy flopped a double-gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Hernandez won the pot with a pair of threes to double up in chips.

Raul Hernandez  –  1,405,000  (23 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  3,450,000  (58 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Raul Hernandez raised UTG+1 to 150,000, Tim Capretta moved all in from the small blind for 560,000, and Jim Collopy reraised big from the big blind.

Hernandez quickly folded, and Capretta showed . But Collopy turned over , and Capretta needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Capretta spiked a six on the river to win the pot with a set of sixes and double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  1,330,000  (22 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  4,030,000  (67 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Tim Capretta raised from middle position to 120,000, Jim Collopy reraised from middle position to 375,000, and Capretta called.

The flop came , Capretta checked, Collopy bet 375,000, and Capretta tanked for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Capretta checked, and Collopy pushed out all of his stack except for a single 5K chip for a bet of 1,495,000.

Capretta went into the tank, and after a while asked for an exact count of the bet. He then tanked for a long time after that before he called.

It wasn’t all in yet, and the river card was the . Capretta checked, Collopy moved all in for 5,000, and Capretta called with .

But Collopy turned over for an unnecessary set of kings on the river, winning the pot to double up in chips.

Jim Collopy  –  4,650,000  (78 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  755,000  (13 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

With the final board showing on the river and more than 1.3 million already in the pot, Andrew Moreno moved all in from the big blind for 2,440,000.

Tim Capretta (UTG) went into the tank for a very long time, eventually asking for an exact count of Moreno’s stack before returning to the tank to think.

Eventually, Capretta folded, and Moreno showed one card — the — as he took the pot.

Andrew Moreno  –  3,790,000  (76 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)

Meanwhile, at the Live-Stream table, Joe McKeehen, who had the shortest chip stack at the break, was eliminated in 18th place.

18th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $44,685

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,110

After the elimination of Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in 20th place and Greg Anda in 19th, the final 18 players had a redraw for random seats at the final two tables, and one of them would become the Live-Stream final table for Poker Night in America.

The Live-Stream can be found by clicking here. Our access to that table is limited, so our updates here will focus on Table 8.

Here is the updated seat draw, along with official chip counts:

TABLE  8
Seat 1.  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  1,180,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Sergio Aido  –  2,775,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Moreno  –  2,905,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Capretta  –  3,840,000  (77 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  2,445,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitchell Halverson  –  1,035,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Raul Hernandez  –  1,115,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Ugis Steinman  –  1,735,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Mike Liang  –  4,090,000  (82 bb)

LIVE-STREAM  TABLE
Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  1,480,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Joe McKeehen  –  295,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  James Mackey  –  5,240,000  (105 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Gianquitti  –  530,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Matt Affleck  –  1,585,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Mike Kilker  –  2,420,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Justin Liberto  –  6,035,000  (121 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Brewer  –  4,030,000  (81 bb)
Seat 9.  M.J. Mimy  –  640,000  (13 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $614,775
3rd:  $412,375
4th:  $305,955
5th:  $231,060
6th:  $186,200
7th:  $154,185
8th:  $122,260
9th-10th:  $90,650
11th-12th:  $69,900
13th-15th:  $54,920
16th-18th:  $44,685

And here are the most recent eliminations:

19th:  Greg Anda  –  $36,555
20th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $36,555

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,465,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,110

With the board showing on the turn, Mike Laufer moved all in, and chipleader Justin Liberto called.

Laufer showed for a pair of tens, but Liberto turned over for a jack-high flush. Laufer was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , rubbing a little salt in Laufer’s wounds by giving him two pair. Liberto won the pot with his flush to eliminate Laufer in 21st place, and increase his chip lead.

Justin Liberto  –  6,245,000  (125 bb)
Mike Laufer  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($36,555)

Shortly before Laufer’s elimination, Andrew Heckman was sent to the rail in 22nd place.

21st:  Mike Laufer  –  $36,555
22nd:  Andrew Heckman  –  $30,150

With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,215,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,555 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,110

With the final board showing on the river, M.J. Mimy checked, Justin Liberto bet 265,000, and Mimy min-check-raised to 530,000.

Liberto thought for a while before he called, and Mimy showed for a pair of nines. But Liberto turned over for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Justin Liberto  –  4,600,000  (92 bb)
M.J. Mimy  –  800,000  (16 bb)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,015,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $30,150 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,110

Luke Graham moved all in from the hijack for 400,000, and Mike Kilker called from the button with .

Graham turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — both players paired the ace on the flop, Graham turned two pair to take the lead, but Kilker rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Graham in 23rd place.

Mike Kilker  –  2,570,000  (51 bb)
Luke Graham  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($30,150)

Once again, a player was moved to balance the tables. Andrew Heckman was moved from the Live-Stream Table to Table 16, seat 9. Here are the most recent eliminations:

23rd:  Luke Graham  –  $30,150
24th:  Taylor Wilson  –  $30,150

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,015,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $30,150 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.