$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31

The tournament clock has been paused, and the field was just informed that they will six more hands before the end of Day 2. Stay tuned for chip counts, and a recap of the day.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33

Nipun Java raised all in preflop for 170,000 UTG+1, and Daniel Blum reraised all in over the top of him for 500,000 from the cutoff. Kuether pondered a call on the big blind, but he decided to fold so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Blum:
Java:

Board:

Java was eliminated in 34th place, good for $19,531, and Blum stacked up just over 700,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Blum – 710,000 (44 bb)
Nipun Java – Eliminated in 34th Place ($19,531)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32

Dylan Drazen raised from the cutoff and Shaun Deeb responded with a reraise to 130,000 from the big blind. Not to be outdone, Drazen four-bet all in for 538,000 and Deeb called.

Deeb:
Drazen:

Drazen had the goods and it earned him a double after the board ran out . Deeb was left with 313,000 after the hand, but he fell in unknown action minutes later.

Dylan  Drazen – 1,100,000 (69 bb)
Shaun Deeb – Eliminated in 33rd Place ($19,531)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37

John Dubois raised to 36,000 from the hijack and action folded to Carlos Chang, who simply moved all in from the big blind. Dubois, who had a stack of 364,000, couldn’t call off quick enough.

Dubois:
Chang:

The flop gave Dubois top set, and that meant Chang needed to catch running straight cards to eliminate his opponent. The turn took away any chance of that happening, and Dubois was pushed the pot after the was run out on the river.

John Dubois – 725,000 (45 bb)
Carlos Chang  – 520,000 (32.5 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39

Martin Kozlov raised to 32,000 under the gun and Matt Waxman just called from middle position. The player on the button then three-bet to 90,000, and after the blinds folded, Kozlov moved all in for 428,000.

Waxman took his time before moving all in for 448,000, and that chased the three-bettor from the hand.

Waxman:
Kozlov:

Waxman was primed to score the knockout after the flop, but then disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the to give Kozlov a boat.

The river was no help to Waxman and he saw all but 20,000 of his chips pushed across the table. Waxman would go broke the very next hand.

Martin Kozlov – 950,000 (59 bb)
Matt Waxman – Eliminated in 40th Place ($16,950)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40

Scott Clements raised from the cutoff only to have Ari Engel three-bet all in from the small blind for right around 240,000 . Clements called  and it was off to the races.

Clements:
Engel:

Engel was ahead, and maintained the lead on the flop. However, it was short lived as Clements hit his open-ended straight draw when the appeared on the turn.

The river was salt in the wound for Engel, who had no recourse but to head to the payout desk.

Scott Clements – 1,700,000 (106 bb)
Ari Engel – Eliminated in 41st Place ($16,950)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42

The Championship is into the final level of the evening with 42 remaining and Aaron Mermelstein leading the way. More big names hit the rail including Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Chance Kornuth.

43rd: Danny Shiff – $16,950
44th: Chance Kornuth – $16,950
45th: Ashton Griffin – $16,950
46th: Nichan Khorchidian – $15,014
47th: Michael Krasien – $15,014
48th: Sean Shah – $15,014
49th: Kurt Jewell – $15,014
50th: Jason Brin – $15,014
51st: Jonathan Jaffe – $15,014
52nd: Salomon Sutton – $15,014

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 44

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 27,000 under the gun and Ashton Griffin raised it to 70,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Mermelstein and he called to see the flop, which came down .

Both players checked and the appeared on the turn. Mermelstein checked for a second time and Griffin bet 115,000. Mermelstein then sprung to life with a check-raise to 265,000, Griffin called, and the completed the board on the river.

Mermelstein paused for a few beats and then slid out 400,000, which had Griffin covered. Griffin wasted little time in calling off for 290,000 with the , and he was both shocked and disappointed to see Mermelstein roll over the for the rivered straight.

Aaron Mermelstein – 1,800,000 (150 bb)
Ashton Griffin – Eliminated in 45th Place ($16,950)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 26,000 preflop UTG+1, and Gautam Lillaney reraised all in for 139,000 from the hijack. Mermelstein called, and the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Lillaney:
Mermelstein:

Board:

Lillaney doubled up to survive with 316,000, and Mermelstein was still cruising with 1.11 million after paying out the double.

Gautam Lillaney – 316,000 (26  bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 1,110,000 (92 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 46

Michael Krasien was all in preflop with pocket kings UTG+1, and Ashton Griffin had him covered holding . The board was dealt , and Griffin made a straight on the river to win the hand. Krasien was eliminated in 47th place, good for $15,014 in prize money.

Ahston Griffin – 640,000 (53 bb)
Michael Krasien – Eliminated in 47th Place ($15,014)