$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  367

Roger Teska raised UTG+1 to 1,000, Steve Karp reraised from the small blind to 4,300, and Teska called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Karp checked, Teska bet 4,000, and Karp called.

The river card paired the board with the , Karp checked, Teska bet 10,000, and Karp thought for a while before he called. Teska showed to win the pot with two pair, queens and jacks, and Karp mucked.

Roger Teska  –  166,000  (415 bb)
Steve Karp  –  21,000  (53 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 367 entries, which means the total field is up to 910, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.41 million, crushing the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  363

There was 3,000 in the pot, and the board read when the button bet 3,200. Alan Schein check-called under the gun before the river delivered the .

Both players checked, and Schein flipped over . His opponent folded so Schein stacked up 147,000 after collecting the pot.

Alan Schein – 147,000 (294 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  360

There was a few thousand in the pot, and the board read when the small blind bet 4,500. Sam Cunix called from the big blind before the river delivered the .

Both players checked, Cunix turned over , and the small blind folded. Cunix stacked up 43,000 after collecting the pot.

Sam Cunix – 43,000 (107 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  313

After a flop of , Matt Glantz bet 2,500 from the small blind, and the cutoff called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Glantz bet 4,000, and the cutoff quickly called. Glantz showed to win the pot with a pair of aces, and his opponent mucked.

Matt Glantz  –  51,000  (128 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 313 entries, which means the total field is up to 856, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.15 million, crushing the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  289

The players have returned from break to begin Level 3, with increased blinds of 200-400 with a 400 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 100K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Farber  –  127,000  (318 bb)
2.  Ari Dinov  –  124,800  (312 bb)
3.  Hector Pacheco  –  104,700  (262 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 289 entries, which means the total field is up to 832, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.03 million. Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 276

The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 274

The board read when Dana Caruso bet 1,200 from the big blind. UTG+1 called, and Alan Schein check-raised to 6,200 from the small blind.

Caruso called, and UTG+1 folded before the river delivered the . Schein bet 11,000, Caruso raised all in for 15,100, and Schein thought for a minute before folding.

Caruso flipped over as he collected the pot uncontested to stack up 46,300, and Schein was at 95,500 after the hand.

Dana Caruso – 46,300 (154 bb)
Alan Schein – 95,500 (318 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 245

The flop read when  Alan Schein bet 1,200 from the cutoff, and both Wagner Wysotchanski (small blind) and the big blind called. The turn fell , the big blind bet 1,700, Schein called, and Wysotchanski check-folded.

The river delivered the , the big blind bet 4,500, and Schein called before flipping over for the nut flush. The big blind folded his cards, and Schein stacked up 152,000 after the hand for the early chip lead on Day 1B.

Alan Schein – 152,000 (506 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  134

The Grand Ballroom is filled with some tough players mixing with our locals and it’s a great environment.

Early friendly faces include Chance Kornuth, Filipp Khavin, Anthony Zinno, Hector Pacheco, Ryan Brown, Michael Newman, Glen Cressman, and Michael Wang.

Zinno has only been in town for a few days but already owns two trophies from the series. Brown is coming off a win in the Tampa Poker Classic Championship and a deep run in the WSOP Main Event.