Championship: Adam Levy Eliminated in 7th Place ($126,305)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #80: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 175,000 from under the gun, Michael Aron three-bet to 475,000 from the button, and Adam Levy four-bet shoved from the small blind for roughly 2,650,000. Mermelstein folded, and Aron called.

Aron: KdKh
Levy: QdQh

The board came down KcJd7d6dJh, giving Aron kings full of jacks to eliminate Levy in sixth place, while also seizing the chip lead.

Michael Aron – 5,830,000 (73 bb)
Adam Levy – Eliminated in 7th Place  ($126,305)

Championship: Hands #76-79

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #76: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 175,000 preflop on the button, and Matt Berkey called on the small blind. Yi Chi Li also called on the big blind, and the flop was dealt Qs10s5s. All three players check, and the turn fell Qd. Mermelstein bet 175,000, Berkey check-called, and Li check-folded. Both remaining players checked the 2h on the river, and Berkey flipped over Jh10h. Mermelstein folded his cards.

Hand #77: Michael Aron raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun, and Dylan Drazen called on the big blind. The flop was dealt QhQs10h, Aron bet 100,000, and Drazen check-called. Both players checked the 6h on the turn, and the 3h on the river. Drazen flipped over 9h9d, and Aron folded.

Hand #78: Yi Chi Li raised to 160,000 preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen reraised to 600,000 on the small blind. Li folded his cards.

Hand #79: Martin Kozlov raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun, and Matt Berkey called on the hijack. Yi Chi Li reraised to 550,000 on the cutoff, Kozlov folded, and Berkey called. The flop was dealt 9s8h2s, Li bet 350,000, and Berkey check-called. The turn fell 9h, and both players checked. The river delivered the 10s, Berkey moved all in, and Li folded.

Championship: Hands #72-75

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #72: Matt Berkey raised to 175,000 from the hijack, Yi Chi Li three-bet to 460,000 from the cutoff, Michael Aron four-bet jammed from the small blind for about 2,100,000, Berkey folded, and Li folded.

Hand #73: Adam Levy limped from the small blind, Martin Kozlov popped it to 280,000 from the big blind, and Levy folded.

The flop fell 10d5h2c, Levy checked, Kozlov bet 210,000, and Levy folded.

Hand #74: Martin Kozlov limped from the small blind, Aaron Mermelstein checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down Js9d3h. Kozlov bet 150,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #75:  Michael Aron raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Matt Berkey defended his big blind.

They checked to the river of a JcJd8d5s9s board where Berkey bet 275,000. Aron called.

Berkey showed Qs7c, while Aron tabled 4s4c for jacks and fours to win the pot.

Michael Aron – 3,400,000 (44 bb)
Matt Berkey – 2,400,000 (30 bb)

Championship: Hands #69-71

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #69: Adam Levy raised to 170,000 preflop on the hijack, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the button. The flop was dealt 5d4d2d, Levy bet 200,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #70: Martin Kozlov raised to 165,000 preflop on the hijack, and Matt Berkey reraised to 475,000 on the button. Kozlov tanked before reraising all in, and Berkey folded.

Hand #71: Martin Kozlov raised to 165,000 preflop from late position, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Qs2h2d, Martin bet 80,000, and Aron folded.

Championship: Martin Kozlov Doubles Through Aaron Mermelstein

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #68: Martin Kozlov raised all in for 1,640,000 from the button  and Aaron Mermelstein called from the small blind.

Kozlov: AsQs
Mermelstein: AdJc

The board came down 10c8h6d5d2h, no help to Mermelstein, locking up the double for Kozlov.

Martin Kozlov – 3,430,000 (43 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 5,070,000 (63 bb)

Championship: Chip Counts at Break

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Upcoming Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Seat 1: Dylan Drazen – 4,260,000 (53 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 2,180,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Levy – 2,760,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Kozlov – 1,650,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Mermelstein – 6,720,000 (84 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Berkey – 3,610,000 (45 bb)
Seat 8: Yi Chi Li – 5,460,000 (68 bb)

Championship: Hands #61-67

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #61: Martin Kozlov raised to 125,000 preflop on the button, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised to 375,000 on the small blind. Matt Berkey called on the big blind, and Kozlov folded. The flop was dealt KsJh10h, and Mermelstein bet 550,000. Berkey tanked before calling, and the turn fell 5d. Mermelstein bet 900,000, Berkey raised all in, and Mermelstein called to cover him. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Mermelstein: AsQs
Berkey: AcQh

River: 9c

Mermelstein and Berkey chopped up the pot, and play continued seven-handed.

Hand #62: Dylan Drazen raised to 150,000 preflop under the gun, and everyone else folded.

Hand #63: Matt Berkey limped preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen checked on the big blind. The flop was dealt 6s2c2d, and Drazen bet 60,000. Berkey called before the turn fell 8s, and Drazen bet 100,000. Berkey raised to 450,000, and Drazen called before the river delivered the 7c. Berkey bet 600,000, and Drazen folded.

Hand #64: Matt Berkey raised to 125,000 preflop on the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Hand #65: Matt Berkey raised to 125,000 preflop on the hijack, and Adam Levy called on the big blind. The flop was dealt JcJs4s, and Berkey bets 175,000. Levy check-called, and the turn fell 2d. Berkey bet 325,000, and Levy check-called again. The river delivered the 8c, and both players checked. Levy revealed QcQd, and Berkey folded.

Hand #66: Yi Chi Li raised to 130,000 preflop on the hijack, and Adam Levy called on the small blind. The flop was dealt 9h9c2d, Li bet 100,000, and Levy check-folded.

Hand #67: Yi Chi Le raised to 130,000 preflop under the gun, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the big blind. The flop was dealt KhJs5s, Li bet 100,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Championship: Hands #57-60

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #57: Matt Berkey raised to 150,000 from the hijack, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

Both proceeded to check down a board of 6s6c2c5h4s. Aron showed Qd7d, while Berkey tabled KcKh for kings and sixes to win the pot.

Hand #58: Dylan Drazen raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Adam Levy called from the big blind.

The flop came down Qh7d2c and Levy check-folded to a bet of 80,000 from Drazen.

Hand #59: Aaron Mermelstein opened to 130,000 from under the gun, Matt Berkey three-bet to 325,000 from the next seat over, Martin Kozlov four-bet jammed from the big blind for roughly 1,420,000, and both Mermelstein and Berkey folded.

Hand #60: Adam Levy raised to 135,000 from the button, Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind, and Levy folded.

Championship: Luke Brereton Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,408)

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Luke Brereton

Hand #56: Yi Chi Li raised to 150,000 preflop on the button, and Luke Brereton reraised all in for 1.18 million on the big blind. Li called to cover him, and the two players flipped over their cards.

Li: AdJh
Brereton: 6d6h

Board: KdJs2dQh8d

Brereton was eliminated in eighth place, good for $100,408, and Li stacked up 5.15 million after collecting the pot.

Yi Chi Li – 5,150,000 (85 bb)
Luke Brereton – Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,408)

Championship: Hands #54-55

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 887

Hand #54: Martin Kozlov raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Yi Chi Li called from the big blind.

The flop came down JsJh5h and Li checked to Kozlov who bet 70,000. Li check-raised to 250,000, Kozlov called, and the Ks turn fell. Li bet 480,000, and Kozlov folded.

Hand #55: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 130,000 from the cutoff, Matt Berkey called from the button, and Dylan Drazen called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 7h8dAs2d board where Mermelstein bet 160,000. Only Drazen called to see the 5s river, and he led out for 225,000. Mermelstein folded.