$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50

Luke Brereton moved all in preflop UTG+1 for 164,000, and Adam Levy called to cover him on the cutoff. The two players then tabled their cards.

Brereton:
Levy:

Board:

Brereton doubled up to survive with 362,000 thanks to a turned set of sixes, and Levy was down to 875,000 after paying out the double.

Luke Brereton – 362,000 (30 bb)
Adam Levy – 875,000 (72 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48

Kurt Jewell got his last 170,000 all in preflop and found himself in a race situation against Dejuante Alexander.

Jewell:
Alexander:

Jewell was looking to hold to double, but that proved easier said than done as the flop gave Alexander two pair. Neither the turn nor river were the three Jewell needed, and he headed toward the payout desk.

Dejuante Alexander – 600,000
Kurt Jewell – Eliminated in 49th Place ($15,014)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51

After a player in early position raised and Salomon Sutton just called, Adam Levy came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of .

Two checks saw Sutton bet 140,000, Levy check-raised all in, and the original raiser folded. Sutton called off the 150,000 or so he had behind only to discover he was crushed.

Levy:
Sutton:

Sutton needed to catch runner-runner to stay alive, but the turn took away any shot at that happening. The river sent Sutton to the rail while Levy hit the seven-figure mark.

Adam Levy – 1,000,000 (83 bb)
Salomon Sutton – Eliminated in 52nd Place ($15,014)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52

We saw some talented players hit the rail over the last stretch of play but there are still plenty of big names remaining.

Among those eliminated were Asher Conniff (pictured), Kevin Saul, Paul Volpe, Kevin Saul, Tony March, Allen Bari, Dermit Blain, Kathy Lehne, and 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table member Shawn Nguyen.

53rd: Paul Volpe – $15,014
54th: Asher Conniff – $15,014
55th: Shawn Nguyen – $13,551
56th: Javier Sarache – $13,551
57th: Kevin Saul – $13,551
58th: Adam Koppel – $13,551
59th: Douglas Booth – $13,551
60th: Tony March – $13,551
61st: David Inselberg – $13,551
62nd: Allen Bari – $13,551
63rd: Adam Krach – $13,551
64th: Dermot Blain – $12,433
65th: Benjamin Ector – $12,433
66th: Jean “Prince” Gaspard – $12,433
67th: Joseph Ross – $12,433
68th: Kathy Lehne – $12,433
69th: Gabriel Andrade – $12,433
70th: Justin Warner – $12,433

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52

Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they’ll play two more levels before bagging and tagging on Day 2.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52

Paul Volpe raised to 25,000 preflop from late position, and Ari Engel reraised to 71,000 on the hijack. Volpe reraised all in for 370,000, and Engel called to cover him. The two players then revealed their cards.

Engel:
Volpe:

Board:

Volpe was eliminated in 53rd place, good for $15,014, and Engel stacked up 1.13 million after the hand.

Ari Engel – 1,130,000 (113 bb)
Paul Volpe – Eliminated in 53rd Place ($15,014)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54

Action folded around to Daniel Blum in the small blind and he shoved all in for 157,000, which the player in the big blind called.

Blum:
Big Blind:

“Alright, I’ll take a chop,” the player in the big blind said. It looked like it was headed that way when the flop came down .

However, that is when the dealer burned and turned the turn to guarantee Blum the double, which he got after the was run out on the river.

Daniel Blum – 315,000 (31.5 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 56

The flop read when David Inselberg bet an unknown amount from the big blind, and Scott Clements raised all in on the cutoff. Inselberg called all in, so the two players tabled their cards.

Clements:
Inselberg:

Turn and River:

Inselberg was eliminated in 61st place, good for $13,551, and Clements stacked up 630,000 after collecting the pot.

Scott Clements – 630,000 (63 bb)
David Inselberg – Eliminated in 61st Place ($13,551)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 59

After a player in middle position raised to 21,000 and Anthony March three-bet to 75,000, David “Doc” Sands four-bet to 160,000 from the cutoff. The original raiser folded and March thought long and hard before moving all in for what looked to be 415,000.

He immediately regretted it when Sands snap-called and tabled the best hand in poker.

Sands:
March:

March needed a miracle to cracks Sands aces, but he didn’t get one as the board ran out .

David Sands – 975,000 (97.5 bb)
Anthony March  – Eliminated in 60th Place ($13,551)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61

Jason Brin moved all in preflop for 50,000 on the cutoff, and Kevin Saul called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then revealed their cards.

Brin:
Saul:

Board:

Brin doubled up to survive with 124,000, and Saul is down to 291,000 after paying out the double.

Jason Brin – 124,000 (12 bb)
Kevin Saul – 291,000 (29 bb)