$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 227

Justin Zaki moved all in from the small blind for about 510,000, and Mike Vanier called from the big blind with .

Zaki turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Vanier paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Zaki in seventh place.

Mike Vanier  –  1,500,000  (30 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($15,700)

With six players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 755,000 (15 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,400 each.

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Level 25 came to an end, and the players took a 10-minute break. When action resumes, the blinds will increase to 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Luke Brereton  –  280,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2.  Stanley Lee  –  505,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Zaki  –  490,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Mike Vanier  –  880,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Raj Vohra  –  835,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Ky Nguyen  –  665,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Giuseppe Calio  –  885,000  (18 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $105,570 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $72,225
3rd:  $46,500
4th:  $29,300
5th:  $21,900
6th:  $18,400
7th:  $15,700

8th:  Nick Palma  –  $13,200
9th:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  $10,700

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (12 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Mike Vanier moved all in from the hijack for 390,000, and Ky Nguyen moved all in over the top from the button for about 1.1 million with .

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

The board came , and Vanier paired his nine on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike Vanier  –  880,000  (22 bb)
Ky Nguyen  –  715,000  (18 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (16 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Justin Zaki moved all in from the hijack for 195,000, and Raj Vohra thought for a while before he called from the button with .

Zaki turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Zaki won the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.

Justin Zaki  –  490,000  (12 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  285,000  (7 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (16 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Raj Vohra raised from UTG+1 to 100,000, Nick Palma moved all in from the cutoff for 220,000, and Vohra called with .

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

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Vohra to win the pot and eliminate Palma in eighth place.

Raj Vohra  –  785,000  (20 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($13,200)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (16 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Raj Vohra raised from the hijack to 65,000, Ky Nguyen reraised from the cutoff to 150,000, and Vohra reraised to 350,000.

Nguyen used three of his Time Chips to tank for nearly two minutes before he five-bet all in for about 800,000, and Vohra quickly folded. Nguyen took the pot.

Ky Nguyen  –  1,225,000  (41 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  440,000  (15 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (19 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Giuseppe Calio min-raised from middle position to 50,000, and Luke Brereton moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000. Mike Vanier tanked for a while before he called from the big blind, and Calio folded.

Brereton turned over , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Vanier’s .

The board came , and Brereton flopped a set of nines to win the pot and double up in chips.

Luke Brereton  –  585,000  (23 bb)
Mike Vanier  –  480,000  (19 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Mitch Garshofsky moved all in from the button for 130,000, and Ky Nguyen called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and Garshofsky paired his ten on the turn, only to see Nguyen pair his jack on the river. Nguyen won the pot with his pair of jacks to eliminate Garshofsky in ninth place.

Ky Nguyen  –  470,000  (19 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($10,700)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

The final nine players have returned to play down to a winner this afternoon. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Nick Palma  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Luke Brereton  –  245,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Stanley Lee  –  575,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Zaki  –  320,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Vanier  –  795,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  220,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Raj Vohra  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Ky Nguyen  –  325,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  Giuseppe Calio  –  965,000  (39 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $105,570 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $72,225
3rd:  $46,500
4th:  $29,300
5th:  $21,900
6th:  $18,400
7th:  $15,700
8th:  $13,200
9th:  $10,700

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 505,000 (20 big blinds).

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

The SHRPO Championship is underway but we still have some other business to take of, including the final table of the $2,200 Deep Stack. Nine players return at 1 pm to play the final table for the title with Giuseppe Calio leading.

But it’s a tough lineup and still anyone’s game.

Seat 1:  Nick Palma  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2:  Luke Brereton  –  245,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:  Stanley Lee  –  575,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Justin Zaki  –  320,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Mike Vanier  –  795,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  220,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7:  Raj Vohra  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Ky Nguyen  –  325,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9:  Giuseppe Calio  –  965,000  (39 bb)

1st: $105,570 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $72,225
3rd: $46,500
4th: $29,300
5th: $21,900
6th: $18,400
7th: $15,700
8th: $13,200
9th:  $10,700