$5,300 Championship NLH $10 Million Guaranteed (Re-Entry)
End of Level 23: Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Day 2 saw the return of 478 players, all hoping to earn a piece of the $10 Million prize pool. Only 300 of the would and they reached the magic number about three hours into the day when Joe Weissman got his Queens cracked by a flush. Weissman became the bubble-boy and it was time to get paid.
Among those cashing out early were Stuart Paterson, Paul Volpe, and Amanda Musumeci. Later in the day we saw the departure of Seminole Hard Rock Poker POY leader Angel Vu in 133rd place. The points she earned should keep her on top of the leaderboard for now.
When the player count dropped down to double digits, we saw the exits of some more big names. Matt Salsberg, Marvin Rettenmaier, Brian Hastings, and Vinny Pahuja all reported to the rail before the end of the night.
When the bags came out, only 62 players remained. November Niner John Dolan is the chip leader with over 3 million chips (150 big blinds). Two more November Niner’s made the cut as well. Russell Thomas bagged 570k (28.5 big blinds) while John Racener bagged 231k (11.5 big blinds). Perhaps the most notable player remaining in this field, however, is Blair Hinkle, last year’s winner. He bagged 312k (16 big blinds) and still has a shot at defending his title.
When they return at 12 noon Monday, blinds will be 10k/20k/3k ante and levels will be 90 minutes long. Here are the remaining payouts:
1: $1,446,710
2: $1,047,638
3: $748,313
4: $548,763
5: $424,044
6: $324,269
7: $249,438
8: $199,550
9: $149,663
10-12: $99,775
13-15: $77,326
16-18: $59,865
19-27: $49,888
28-36: $39,910
37-45: $34,921
46-54: $29,933
55-62: $24,944
Stick with us at SHRPO.com as we get closer and closer to those million-dollar payouts!
, Brad Myers checks from the small blind, prompting a bet of 20K from his neighbor in seat 2. Myers calls. 
on the turn. Myers checks again. Seat 2 bets out 52K and Meyers calls. The river is the 
. Myers shoves and Seat 2 tanks for a bit before calling. Myers turns over 
and doubles to about 500K after his opponent mucks his cards face down. 
the player on the button bets 45K, and Blair Hinkle makes the call. The river brings the 
and Hinkle checks again. The player on the button bets out about 80K, Hinkle releases his hand. 
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giving both a flush, but Curt’s was higher. He chipped up to about 460k (38 big blinds) while his opponent hit the rail.