Championship: Back From Break

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 889

The tables have traded again between the live stream and Table 74 in the championship event. Here are the updated chip counts as action continues with a 30-minute delay on the live stream.

Live Steam Table
Seat 1.  Eric Kolodny  –  1,375,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  1,825,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Stephen Song  –  6,150,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Zaki  –  6,050,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Shaun Davis  –  8,225,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Jake Cody – 7,975,000 (79 bb)
Seat 8.

Table 74
Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Tray Johns  –  3,100,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Joseph Curcio  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Xiaoyao Ma  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeremy Wien  –  3,700,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.

1st:  $648,850 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th:  $57,000

Championship: Justin Swilling Eliminated in 12th Place by Joseph Curcio

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 889

Justin Swilling

Justin Swilling got all in for 375,000 preflop from the cutoff with AdKc in the hole, and Joseph Curcio had him covered holding 9c8c on the button.

The board ran out 8h6s5s10d3c, and Swilling was out in 12th for $57,000. Curcio was up to 2,075,000 after the hand.

Joseph Curcio – 2,075,000 (27 bb)
Justin Swilling – Eliminated in 12th Place ($57,000)

Championship: Nick Palma Eliminated in 13th Place by Shaun Davis

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 889

Nick Palma

Shaun Davis made it 200,000 to go preflop from the small blind, and Nick Palma bumped it up to 625,000 on the big blind. Davis then put Palma on a decision for his tournament life and he called all in. The two players then tabled their cards.

Davis: As3d
Palma: AdQd

Board: 8d5s2d2c3c

The cards did not run out Palma’s way, and he was eliminated in 13th place for a payout worth $49,500. Davis stacked up 5.8 million after collecting the pot.

Shaun Davis – 5,800,000 (77 bb)
Nick Palma – Eliminated in 13th Place ($49,500)

Nick Palma

Championship: A.J. Kelsall Eliminated in 14th Place by Stephen Song

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 889

A.J. Kelsall

Stephen Song opened under the gun, A.J. Kelsall popped it up to 450,000 on the cutoff, and then all the chips got into the middle when Song escalated things from there. The two players then tabled their cards.

Song: KcKh
Kelsall: QdQc

Board: AcJh7c3d5c

The cooler sent Kelsall to the rail in 14th place with $49,500 in his pocket, and the pot shot Song up to 6,750,000.

Stephen Song – 6,750,000 (90 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – Eliminated in 14th Place ($49,500)

A.J. Kelsall

Championship: Jeremy Becker Eliminated in 15th Place by Chris Hunichen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 889

Jeremy Becker

Chris Hunichen raised to 225,000 preflop from the small blind, and Jeremy Becker moved all in for 1.15 million on the big blind. Hunichen called so they flipped over their cards.

Hunichen: AcKs
Becker: Ah2c

Board: Qs10s3d10d7d

Becker exited the field in 15th place for a payout worth $49,500, and Hunichen stacked up 2,675,000 after collecting the pot.

Chris Hunichen – 2,675,000 (35 bb)
Jeremy Becker – Eliminated in 15th Place ($49,500)

Jeremy Becker

Championship: Chip Counts at Dinner Break; Jake Cody Continues to Lead

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 889

Play resumes at about 7:50 p.m. and updates will be on a half-hour delay to coincide with the live stream.

Live Steam Table
Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen  –  1,400,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeremy Becker  –  1,225,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Tray Johns  –  1,925,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  Joseph Curcio  –  1,150,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Justin Swilling  –  800,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Xiaoyao Ma  –  3,300,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeremy Wien  –  2,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8.  Jake Cody  –  10,625,000  (142 bb)

Table 75
Seat 1.  Eric Kolodny  –  2,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  1,275,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Stephen Song  –  5,300,000  (71 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Zaki  –  5,525,000  (74 bb)
Seat 5.  Shaun Davis  –  2,550,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6.  A.J. Kelsall  –  2,750,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7.  Nick Palma  –  1,550,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.

1st:  $648,850 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th-12th:  $57,000
13th-15th:  $49,500

Championship: Kevin Paustenbach Eliminated in 16th Place by Justin Zaki

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 889

Kevin Paustenbach

After a long period of play with no eliminations Justin Zaki raised to 120,000 under the gun, and Kevin Paustenbach moved all in for 670,000 from the cutoff. Zaki decided to call so the two players flipped over their cards.

Zaki: Ah10d
Paustenbach: KsQs

Board: As10s10h3sKh

Paustenbach was eliminated in 16th place for a payday worth $43,000 just before the dinner break, and Zaki increased his stack to 5,685,000 after the hand.

Justin Zaki – 5,685,000 (94 bb)
Kevin Paustenbach – Eliminated in 16th Place ($43,000)

Championship: Final Two Tables Seating Chart

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 889

Table 74
Seat 1: Chris Hunichen
Seat 2: Jeremy Becker
Seat 3: Tray Johns
Seat 4: Joseph Curcio
Seat 5: Justin Swilling
Seat 6: Xiaoyao Ma
Seat 7: Jeremy Wien
Seat 8: Jake Cody

Table 75
Seat 1: Eric Kolodny
Seat 2: Andjelko Andrejevic
Seat 3: Stephen Song
Seat 4: Justin Zaki
Seat 5:  Shaun Davis
Seat 6: A.J. Kelsall
Seat 7: Nick Palma
Seat 8: Kevin Paustenbach

Championship: Brian Altman Eliminated in 17th Place by Xiaoyao Ma

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 889

Brian Altman

Brian Altman was all in preflop for about 400,000 from the hijack with Ks10s in the hole, and Xiaoyao Ma had him covered from the big blind holding AsQh.

The final board read Qs9h2s6h10c, and that was it for Altman after his deep run in the tournament to 17th place for a cash of $43,000. Ma was up to 1.53 million after the hand.

Xiaoyao Ma  – 1,530,000 (25 bb)
Brian Altman – Eliminated in 17th Place ($43,000)

Championship: Anton Smirnov Eliminated in 18th Place by Andjelko Andrejevic

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 889

Anton Smirnov

Andjelko Andrejevic opened from the cutoff, and Anton Smirnov made it 190,000 to go on the small blind (leaving one 5,000 chip behind). Andrejevic called, and then the two players checked down a board dealt 10s7d5hQd10d.

Andrejevic then bet 5,000, and Smirnov put his last chip into the middle to call. Smirnov held KcJs, but Andrejevic revealed 8c7c to win the hand and stack up 1.83 million. Smirnov finished in 18th place for a cash worth $43,000.

Andjelko Andrejevic – 1,830,000 (30 bb)
Anton Smirnov – Eliminated in 18th Place ($43,000)