Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is hosting a Players Party tonight from 10 pm until 1 am at L Bar, which is directly across from the check-in desk in the lobby.

For access, players just need to bring their tournament receipt from the $5,300 Championship.

Players will get free drinks, and there are also free hors d’oeuvres from the acclaimed Japanese restaurant Kuro.

Even if you play all day and are lucky enough to bag chips at 11:15 pm, you’ll still have plenty of time to make it to the party before it ends at 1:00 am.

Come join the fun!

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  171 of 527

All the cards were out on the table when the board read , and Aram Zobian was all in with in the hole. Sam Snead had him covered holding , and his straight was good to win the hand. Zobian was eliminated from the tournament, and Snead stacked up 369,000 after stacking up the pot.

Sam Snead – 369,000 ( 184 bb)
Aram Zobian – Eliminated

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  180 of 527

With about 42,000 in the pot and the board reading , Kitty Kuo went all in from the big blind for 48,500 and her opponent in the hijack tanked for a while before he called.

Kuo showed for an ace-high flush, besting her opponent’s holdings to double up.

Kitty Kuo  –  139,000  (70 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  180 of 527

Jake Cody was all in from UTG+1 for 47,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the hijack’s .

The board came , and Cody paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jake Cody  –  99,000  (66 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a Day 1B field of 527, the average chip stack is around 117,000 (78 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  189 of 527

Aram Zobian raised to 3,500 from middle position, the player on his left called, the player on the button called, and Harrison Gimbel three-bet to 23,000 from the small blind. Only Zobian called.

The flop was , Gimbel continued for 15,000, and Zobian called.

The turn was the , Gimbel shoved for about 65,000, and Zobian folded.

Harrison Gimbel  –  145,000  (97 bb)
Aram Zobian  –  129,000  (86 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  189 of 527

The button was all in with pocket tens in the hole, and Zach Donovan had him covered holding pocket sixes on the small blind.

The final board read , and the button was eliminated on the hand. Donovan stacked up 200,000 after collecting the pot.

Zachary Donovan – 200,000 (133 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  207 of 527

Picking up the action of a flop of with about 19,000 in the pot, Bin Weng bet 7,500 from the small blind and Eric Panayiotou called in the hijack.

The turn was the , Weng checked, Panayiotou bet 15,500, and Weng called.

The river was the , and both checked.

Weng showed for nines and treys, Panayiotou mucked, and Weng collected the pot.

Bin Weng  –  208,000  (139 bb)
Eric Panayiotou  –  235,000  (157 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  198 of 527

Joey Weissman got it all in from the button for roughly 17,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Aram Zobian in the small blind.

The board came , and Zobian paired his eight on the flop and his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Weissman from the tournament.

Aram Zobian  –  140,000  (93 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  Eliminated

With about 198 players remaining from a Day 1B field of 527, the average chip stack is around 106,500 (71 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is hosting a Players Party tonight from 10 pm until 1 am at L Bar, which is directly across from the check-in desk in the lobby.

For access, players just need to bring their tournament receipt from the $5,300 Championship.

Players will get free drinks, and there are also free hors d’oeuvres from the acclaimed Japanese restaurant Kuro.

Even if you play all day and are lucky enough to bag chips at 11:15 pm, you’ll still have plenty of time to make it to the party before it ends at 1:00 am.

Come join the fun!

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  527

The players returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a 1,500 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial Day 1B field of 527, which means the prizepool would be worth more than $5.1 million. The official payouts should be posted later tonight.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 250K, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Frank Lagodich  –  312,000  (208 bb)
2.  Paul Balzano  –  293,000  (195 bb)
3.  Christian Harder  –  272,000  (181 bb)
4.  Devin Ullman  –  250,000  (167 bb)
5.  Colby Covington  –  244,500  (163 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.