$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 887

Glenn Becker raised to 65,000 from early position, Aaron Mermelstein called from the button, and DeJuante Alexander called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Mermelstein checked to Becker who shoved for 530,000. Mermelstein folded, and Alexander confirmed the count before he tanked for the next three minutes, before he ultimately folded.

Glenn Becker – 780,000 (26 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 4,600,000 (153 bb)
DeJuante Alexander – 970,000 (32 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 887

After a series of raises preflop, Alexander Turyansky was all in for just under 600,000, and Aaron Mermelstein called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.

Mermelstein:
Turyansky:

Board:

Turyansky was eliminated in 17th place, good for $40,094, and Mermelstein stacked up 4.7 million after collecting the pot.

Aaron Mermelstein – 4,700,000 (156 bb)
Alexander Turyansky – Eliminated in 17th Place ($40,094)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Upcoming Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 887

Table 72
Seat 1: Yi Chi Li – 2,615,000 (87 bb)
Seat 2: Martin Kozlov – 665,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Dylan Drazen – 1,605,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Nick Palma – 1,535,000 (51 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Oddie Dardon – 2,320,000 (78 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Berkey – 2,910,000 (97 bb)
Seat 8: Luke Brereton – 1,555,000 (52 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Blum – 1,245,000 (42 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: DeJuante Alexander – 1,340,000 (45 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Aron – 1,010,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Glenn Becker – 890,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Joe Kuether – 955,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: Alexander Turyansky – 635,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Adam Levy – 2,350,000 (79 bb)
Seat 7: Gautam Lillaney – 400,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Aaron Mermelstein – 3,975,000 (133 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Nieto – 650,000 (22 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Upcoming Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 887

The remaining players are on their first break of the day. We’ll have full chip counts posted in the next 15 minutes.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 887

Nick Palma raised to 52,000 from the cutoff, Danny Schechter three-bet shoved from the button for roughly 465,000, and Palma called.

Palma:
Schechter:

The board came down , safe for Palma to eliminate Schechter in 18th place.

Nick Palma – 1,520,000 (63 bb)
Danny Schechter – Eliminated in 18th Place ($40,094)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 887

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 55,000 from the button and DeJuante Alexander defended his big blind.

The flop came down and Alexander check-called 50,000 from Mermelstein. The turn was the , both players checked, the river completed the board, and Alexander bet 90,000. Mermelstein called after a few moments.

Alexander tabled for sixes and fives, Mermelstein mucked, and Alexander won the pot.

DeJuante Alexander – 1,350,000 (56 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 3,540,000 (147 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 887

Table 72
Seat 1: Yi Chi Li – 2,690,000 (112 bb)
Seat 2: Martin Kozlov – 1,180,000 (49 bb)
Seat 3: Dylan Drazen – 1,165,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4: Nick Palma – 1,080,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Danny Schechter – 600,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Oddie Dardon – 1,600,000 (67 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Berkey – 3,080,000 (128 bb)
Seat 8: Luke Brereton – 1,850,000 (77 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Blum – 1,030,000 (43 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: DeJuante Alexander – 930,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Aron – 1,100,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Glenn Becker – 1,020,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: Joe Kuether – 1,150,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Alexander Turyansky – 590,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Adam Levy – 2,280,000 (95 bb)
Seat 7: Gautam Lillaney – 610,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8: Aaron Mermelstein – 3,650,000 (152 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Nieto – 735,000 (31 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 887

Otto Palacios raised all in from the cutoff for about 390,000 and Daniel Blum called from the big blind.

Palcios:
Blum:

The board came down , no help to Palacios, ending his tournament in 19th place.

Daniel Blum – 1,030,000 (43 bb)
Otto Palacios – Eliminated in 19th Place ($33,211)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 887

Andrew Kelsall moved all in preflop for 280,000 on the cutoff, and Joe Kuether called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then tabled their cards.

Kuether:
Kelsall:

Board:

Kelsall was eliminated in 20th place, good for $33,211, and Kuether stacked up 930,000 after the hand.

Joe Kuether – 930,000 (38 bb)
Andrew Kelsall – Eliminated in 20th Place ($33,211)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 887

David Sands was all in preflop for 385,000 on the button, and DeJuante Alexander had him covered from the cutoff. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Alexander:
Sands:

Board:

Sands was eliminated in 21st place, good for $33,211, and Alexander stacked up 965,000 after the hand.

DeJuante Alexander – 965,000 (40 bb)
David Sands – Eliminated in 21st Place ($33,211)