$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Clemen Deng raised under the gun to 325,000, Paul Snead called from the cutoff, Brandon Kessous called from the button, Jack Thu called from the small blind, and Billy Pilossoph called from the big blind.

All five players see a flop of , and it checked to Snead, who bet 600,000. Kessous raised to 1,500,000, the other three players folded, and Snead called.

The turn card was the , Snead checked, Kessous bet 1,000,000, and Snead called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Snead showed to win the pot with a set of nines, and Kessous mucked his (pair of sevens).

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  8,050,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  17,800,000  (119 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  9,725,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised under the gun to 325,000, Jack Thu called from the cutoff, and Billy Pilossoph moved all in from the button for 1,425,000.

Kessous folded, and Thu called with . Pilossoph turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

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

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  8,000,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  13,550,000  (90 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  12,925,000  (86 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  5,225,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  3,550,000  (24 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised from the small blind to 375,000, and Jack Thu called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Kessous checked, Thu bet 325,000, and Kessous check-raised to 1,150,000. Thu called.

The river card was the , Kessous bet 1,800,000, and Thu used several Time Chips to tank for a long time before he folded, and Kessous took the pot.

Brandon Kessous:    (ace high)
Jack Thu:    (flush)

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  6,875,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  14,375,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  13,250,000  (88 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  6,950,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  1,800,000  (12 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Action folded to Tyler Montoya in the cutoff and he moved all in for 1,275,000. Clemen Deng called on the button and the blinds folded.

Deng:
Montoya:

Montoya ran into a monster and could not find a save on the board to exit in sixth place.

Clemen Deng – 8,850,000 (59 bb)
Tyler Montoya – Eliminated in 6th Place ($133,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised to 350,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Loni Hui reraised all in for 1.4 million on the small blind. Kessous called and the two players flipped over their cards.

Kessous:
Hui:

Board:

Hui was eliminated in seventh place for a payout worth $103,000, and Kessous was up to 12,050,000 after collecting the pot.

Brandon Kessous – 12,050,000 (80 bb)
Loni Hui – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($103,000)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

Loni Hui raised all in preflop for 1,050,000 UTG+1, and Brandon Kessous called to cover her on the big blind. The two players then flipped overt their cards.

Hui:
Kessous:

Board:

The board ran out a chopped pot so Hui held 1.15 million while Kessous retained his chip lead with 14.25 million.

Barndon Kessous – 14,250,000 (114 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,150,000 (9 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised to 325,000 preflop under the gun, and Loni Hui called on the hijack. Tyler Montoya also called on the button.

The first three cards were dealt , and Kessous bet 350,000, Hui called, and Montoya folded.

The turn fell , Hui bet 1.1 million, and Kessous called. The river then delivered the , Hui bet 1.8 million, and Kessous thought for a moment before calling.

Hui showed down , but Kessous revealed to win the hand (if you go back and watch the live stream you can see after the fact that Montoya had folded pocket eights earlier in the hand as well). Kessous was over 10.6 million, and Hui was down to just under 1.4 million after the hand.

Brandon Kessous – 10,675,000 (85 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,375,000 (11 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

SHRPO Championship Live-Stream

Paul Snead raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Sterling Savill moved all in from the hijack for 1,975,000, and Snead thought for a while before he called with .

Savill turned over , and needed them to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Snead flopped a set of sevens to Savill’s gutshot straight draw, and the set held up for Snead to win the pot and eliminate Savill in eighth place.

Paul Snead  –  10,200,000  (82 bb)
Sterling Savill  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($80,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 6,175,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

SHRPO Championship Live-Stream

Now that the 30-minute delay has passed, the SHRPO Live Stream is underway for the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. To avoid spoilers, our updates here will be following the same 30-minute delay.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000
6th:  $133,000
7th:  $103,000
8th:  $80,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (43 big blinds).

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

The final eight players are back at the table and ready to play down to a winner in front of the SHRPO Live Stream, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

However, since our coverage will be following the same 30-minute delay as the live stream, updates won’t begin appearing here for another half hour. So stay tuned.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000
6th:  $133,000
7th:  $103,000
8th:  $80,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (43 big blinds).