$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 865

Sterling Savill raised under the gun to 110,000, and Kevin Andriamahefa called from the big blind.

The flop came , Andriamahefa checked, Savill bet 65,000, and Andriamahefa check-raised to 175,000. Savill called.

The turn card was the , Andriamahefa bet 350,000 (most of his stack), and Savill tanked for a while before he moved all in. Andriamahefa called all in for 395,000 with for a nine-high flush.

Savill turned over for a pair of kings with a jack-high flush draw, and Andriamahefa needed to avoid a heart on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Andriamahefa won the pot with his flush to double up in chips.

Kevin Andriamahefa  –  1,435,000  (29 bb)
Sterling Savill  –  1,960,000  (39 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,545,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 865

Brandon Kessous opened to 125,000 from the button and Martin Zamani three-bet to 420,000 from the small blind. Dylan Smith moved all in for 830,000 from the big blind to get a fold from Kessous and called from Zamani:

Smith:
Zamani:

Smith was ahead for his double and faded the flop. Zamani took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop and made overkill trip aces on the river to send Smith out in 18th place.

Martin Zamani – 3,905,000 (78 bb)
Dylan Smith – Eliminated in 18th Place ($42,500)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,545,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 865

Spencer Champlin raised to 100,000 from the button and Jesse Lonis called in the big blind.

The flop was , Lonis checked, Champlin bet 75,000, and Lonis called.

The turn was the , Lonis checked, and Champlin checked.

The river was the , Lonis bet 160,000, and Champlin used three time extensions before he called.

Lonis tabled for trip kings, Champlin mucked, and Lonis won the pot.

Jesse Lonis  –  1,670,000  (33 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  380,000 (8 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,400,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 865

Kevin Schulz raised to 100,000 from UTG+1, Garret Reisz reraised all in for 1,410,000 from the small blind, and Schulz called with , leading Reisz’s .

The board ran out , no help to Reisz, ending his tournament in 19th place.

Kevin Schulz  –  3,860,000  (77 bb)
Garret Reisz  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($42,500)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,400,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 865

Brandon Kessous opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Martin Carnero in the big blind. He moved all in for 405,000 and Kessous called.

Kessous:
Carnero:

Carnero was dominated by the bigger ace and found no help on the board to go out in 20th place.

Brandon Kessous – 4,270,000 (85 bb)
Martin Carnero – Eliminated in 20th Place ($36,500)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,275,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 865

Garret Reisz moved all in under the gun for 710,000, and Jeremy Becker called from the button with .

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

The board came , and Reisz flopped a set of jacks and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Garret Reisz  –  1,545,000  (31 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  1,070,000  (21 bb)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,275,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 865

This was the last hand of the previous level, but we’re posting it out of order so people will be more likely to see it.

One hand after Charles Gomez doubled thru Martin Carnero by cracking his pocket kings, Carnero was under the gun, and the blinds alone would eat up half of his stack. And with 20 players remaining, there was a $6,000 pay jump looming for everyone who survived the next bustout.

Carnero had about ten Time Chips, and he used all of them to tank for more than five minutes before he raised to 175,000, leaving himself just 5K behind.

During that time, the rest of the table talked about really stretching out this hand, and even joked about the entire table burning all of their Time Chips preflop.

The next two players to act used their full 20 seconds before they folded, and then Ed Holyoke used about three Time Chips in the cutoff to tank for about two minutes before he folded.

During this time, there was an all-in-and-a-call at Table 7, but both players had king-jack, and it ended up with a chopped pot.

Brandon Kessous used three Time Chips to tank for about two minutes in the cutoff before he called from the button, and Martin Zamani used a Time Chip to tank for about a minute before he folded the small blind. Tyler Smith used a Time Chip to tank for about a minute before he folded the big blind.

So Carnero and Kessous were heading to the flop, and Carnero had just 5K left in his stack.

The flop came , and both players used their full 30 seconds before they checked.

The turn card double-paired the board with the , and again both players used their full 30 seconds before they checked.

At this point, more than 12 minutes after the hand started, Carnero said, “After all this time, I don’t know what I have. I never looked.” The other players laughed.

The river card was the , Carnero used the full 30 seconds before he checked, and Kessous used a Time Chip to tank for more than a minute — guaranteeing that this would be the last hand before the break — before he also checked.

Kessous showed for the two pair on the board with an ace kicker. Carnero, who hadn’t looked at his cards yet, needed an ace, a ten, an eight, or a six to stay alive.

Carnero flipped over — !

In a hand that was essentially a preflop all in but lasted about 15 minutes, Martin Carnero surprised himself by effectively doubling up with a full house, eights full of sixes.

And that’s how Level 23 ended.

Martin Carnero  –  455,000  (11 bb)
Brandon Kessous  –  3,790,000  (95 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,165,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 865

Cards are back in the air after another break with 20 remaining and Clemen Deng holding a huge lead. We moved Table 16 to the Gorilla Poker live-stream table, check the link (and subscribe, it’s free!).

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Table 7
Seat 1: Billy Pilossoph – 1,440,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Garret Reisz – 585,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Andriamahefa – 1,100,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Kevin Schulz – 2,145,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6: Jeremy Becker – 1,885,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Loni Hui – 3,030,000 (61 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Tyler Montoya – 1,805,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3: Sterling Savill – 2,895,000 (58 bb)
Seat 4: Zhen Cai – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Spencer Champlin – 850,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Clemen Deng – 10,310,000 (206 bb)
Seat 7: Jesse Lonis – 1,110,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Naing Thu – 2,990,000 (60 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: Charles Gomez – 1,300,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Paul Snead – 2,230,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Ed Holyoke – 2,325,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Kessous – 3,790,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Zamani – 1,210,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Dylan Smith – 565,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Martin Carnero – 455,000 (9 bb)

Remaining payouts:

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
9th-10th:  $63,000
11th-12th:  $56,000
13th-15th:  $49,000
16th-19th:  $42,500
20th:  $36,500

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 865

Martin Carnero raised UTG+1 to 80,000, and Charles Gomez reraised from the hijack to 590,000, leaving himself just 10K behind. Carnero moved all in for 780,000, and Gomez used his last four Time Chips to tank for more than two minutes before he called all in for 600,000 with .

Carnero turned over , and Gomez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Gomez flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Charles Gomez  –  1,300,000  (33 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  180,000  (5 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,165,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,500 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 865

Loni Hui was all in preflop for 1.57 million with pocket kings, and they were up against the pocket aces of Kevin Schulz.

The board hit the table , and Hui doubled up to survive with a stack worth 3.24 million. Schulz was at 2.28 million after the dust settled.

Loni Hui – 3,240,000 (81 bb)
Kevin Schulz – 2,280,000 (57 bb)