Event 1: James Carroll Eliminated by Ryan Slowik

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 3,004

James Carroll was all in for about 100,000 from the button against Ryan Slowik in the small blind.

Carroll: Ah4d
Slowik: AsJc

The board ran out 2h9cAd8h8s, not enough help to Carroll, ending the 2019 Showdown champion’s run in 70th place.

Ryan Slowik – 610,000 (20 bb)
James Carroll – Eliminated in 70th Place ($2,334)

Event 1: Chip Leaders at Dinner Break

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 3,004

The field is in the midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at 9:03 p.m.

Three players are above the 3 million mark at the dinner break.

Fernando Rodriguez – 4,200,000 (140 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – 3,500,000 (117 bb)
Brandon Lombardo – 3,050,000 (102 bb)

Event 1: Radovan Strikovic Eliminated by Fernando Rodriguez

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 83 of 3,004

Fernando Rodriguez

Corel Theuma raised to 60,000 from middle position, Fernando Rodriguez three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack and Radovan Strikovic four-bet all in for about 495,000.

Theuma folded and Rodriguez called with AcKd, racing with Strikovic’s QdQh.

The board ran out Kh2c4sJc2d, pairing Rodriguez’s king to eliminate Strikovic and increase Rodriguez’s chip lead.

Fernando Rodriguez – 3,800,000 (152 bb)
Radovan Strikovic – Eliminated in 84th Place ($2,098)

Event 1: Results 201st Through 291st

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 88 of 3,004

Jason “Klassux” Klass

Eliminations are slowing and that means we can catch up on some paperwork. Below the link you can find the results from 201st through 290th that include Edgardo Rosario, William Beasley, Daniel Couzens, Michael Tait, Nick Rawls, Ryan Luker, and profession Rocket League player Jason “Klassux” Klass.

Continue reading Event 1: Results 201st Through 291st

Event 1: Anthony Askey Eliminated by Fernando Rodriguez

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 89 of 3,004

A series of raises between Anthony Askey in the cutoff and Fernando Rodriguez on the button resulted in Askey all in for about 750,000.

Askey: 7c7s
Rodriguez: AcAd

The flop came 6h5s4h, giving Askey an open-ended straight draw.

However, neither the 6s turn nor the Js river were of any help to Askey, locking up the sizable pot for Rodriguez to send his stack above the 2.5 million mark.

Fernando Rodriguez – 2,700,000 (135 bb)
Anthony Askey – Eliminated in 90th Place ($1,987)

Event 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas Finds a River Double

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 104 of 3,004

Matthew Zarcadoolas

Following the turn of a 3c9s2h9d board with about 100,000 in the middle, Matthew Zarcadoolas was all in from the big blind for 230,000 against his under-the-gun opponent.

Zarcadoolas was behind with Qs2s nines and deuces, needing help against his opponent’s 7d7h for nines and sevens.

The river was the Qc, however, giving Zarcadoolas queens and nines to double through his opponent.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 560,000 (28 bb)

Event 1: Full House for Ian O’Hara

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 109 of 3,004

Ian O’Hara

Ian O’Hara raised to 35,000 from the hijack, the player on the button three-bet to 80,000 and O’Hara called.

The flop was Jh3cJc and O’Hara check-called 30,000 from his opponent.

The turn was the 6s and O’Hara check-called 50,000 from his opponent.

The river was the 7c and both players checked.

O’Hara showed 6h6d for sixes full of jacks, besting his opponent’s holdings to win the pot.

Ian O’Hara – 1,160,000 (77 bb)

Event 1: Benjamin Underwood Eliminated by Scott Baumstein

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 3,004

Scott Baumstein

Scott Baumstein (pictured) raised from the button, Benjamin Underwood three-bet all in from the small blind for about 230,000 and Baumstein called.

Baumstein: QdQc
Underwood: AhKd

The board ran out 4c10d6d3sJs, no help to Underwood, locking up the pot for Baumstein.

Scott Baumstein – 680,000 (45 bb)
Benjamin Underwood – Eliminated in 118th Place ($1,678)

Event 1: New Leader Wagner Wysotchanski

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 3,004

Wagner Wysotchanski

Another break has come and gone and we have a new leader. England’s Wagner Wysotchanski jumped to the top of the counts and leads the way with 1,480,000. Second place belongs to Fernando Rodriguez, Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event third place finisher, with 1,400,000.

Other big stacks include James Carroll (1,340,000), Nick Pupillo (1,260,000), Jeff Petronack (1,155,000), and Jason Johnson (1,065,000).

Blinds are now 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack is 500,000 (33 bb).

Fernando Rodriguez

Event 1: Results 291st Through 310th

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 140 of 3,004

Thomas Gari

Taking a look at the next round of results, we found a few more notables adding the list of cashes. Poker Room favorite Thomas Gari, our oldest player in the field at a spritely 93 years old and 2015 LHPO trophy winner, found another cash with a 295th place finish.

Other former SHRP champions in the next list include Matthew Yorra, Neal Corcoran, and five-time SHRP winner Gabriel Ramos.

291st: Nicholas Sacchetta – $1,057
292nd: Ethan Blauner – $1,057
293rd: Chad Summers – $1,057
294th: Nicholas Cox – $1,057
295th: Thomas Gari – $1,057
296th: Daniel Kusnerak – $1,057
299th: Emory Oese-Siegel – $1,057
301st: Larry Sullivan – $1,057
302nd: Neal Corcoran – $1,057
303rd: Matthew Yorra – $1,057
305th: Blake Whittington – $1,043
306th: Aaron Valencia – $1,043
308th: Gabriel Ramos – $1,043
309th: Haile Kuo – $1,043
310th: David Nowling – $1,043