$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 420

Shane Santacroce raised to 400,000 from the button and Brett Apter called in the big blind.

The flop was , Apter checked, and Santacroce checked.

The turn was the , Apter checked, Santacroce bet 500,000, Apter check-raised all in for 900,000, and Santacroce called with for a pair of kings, leading Apter’s for a pair of eights with a straight draw.

The river was the , safe for Santacroce to win Event 18 outright for $74,600. Apter finished runner-up for $53,000.

A recap of Event 18 will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 425,000 from the button and Shane Santacroce called in the big blind.

The flop was , Santacroce led for 350,000, and Apter called.

The turn was the , Santacroce bet 600,000, and Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce bet 900,000, and Apter folded.

Santacroce let Apter pick one to see, the , and Santacroce collected the pot.

Shane Santacroce  –  11,225,000  (56 bb)
Brett Apter  –  1,375,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 425,000 from the button, Shane Santacroce three-bet to 800,000 from the big blind, and Apter called.

They checked to the turn of a board where Santacroce bet 400,000. Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce checked, Apter bet 800,000, and Santacroce thought for a bit before he called.

Apter showed for a pair of fours, but Santacroce tabled for a pair of tens to win the pot.

Shane Santacroce  –  9,900,000  (50 bb)
Brett Apter  –  2,700,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 400,000 from the button, Shane Santacroce three-bet to 900,000 from the big blind, and Apter called.

They checked to the turn of a board where Santacroce bet 400,000. Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce checked, Apter bet 1,200,000, and Santacroce folded.

Brett Apter  –  3,400,000  (17 bb)
Shane Santacroce  –  9,200,000  (46 bb)

A few hands later, Apter limped in for 200,000 on the button, and Santacroce checked his option.

The flop was , Santacroce bet 300,000, and Apter called.

The turn was the , Santacroce bet 700,000, and Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce bet 600,000, and Apter called.

Santacroce showed for eights and sixes, but Apter showed [d] for nines and eights to win the pot.

Brett Apter  –  5,600,000  (28 bb)
Shane Santacroce  –  7,000,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 400,000 from the button and Shane Santacroce called in the big blind.

The flop was , Santacroce led for 400,000, and Apter called.

The turn was the , Santacroce bet 950,000, and Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce bet 1,000,000, and Apter called.

Santacroce showed for eights and sevens, Apter showed the for a pair of aces as he mucked, and Santacroce collected the pot.

Shane Santacroce  –  11,150,000  (56 bb)
Brett Apter  –  1,450,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 325,000 from the button and Shane Santacroce called in the big blind.

The flop was , Santacroce led for 325,000, and Apter called.

The turn was the , Santacroce bet 675,000, and Apter called.

The river was the , Santacroce bet 850,000, and Apter called.

Santacroce showed for kings and fours, Apter mucked, and Santacroce won the pot.

Shane Santacroce  –  7,600,000  (51 bb)
Brett Apter  –  5,000,000  (33 bb)

A few hands later, Apter opened 325,000 from the button, Santacroce three-bet to 650,000 in the big blind, and Apter called.

The flop was , Santacroce checked, Apter bet 400,000, and Santacroce called.

The turn was the , Santacroce checked, Apter bet 800,000, Santacroce check-raised all in with the bigger stack, and Apter folded.

Shane Santacroce  –  9,475,000  (63 bb)
Brett Apter  –  3,125,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 300,000 from the button, Shane Santacroce three-bet to 775,000 from the small blind, Jon Turner four-bet all in for about 2,100,000 out of the big blind, Apter folded, and Santacroce called.

Santacroce: 
Turner: 

The board came , no help to Turner, ending his tournament in third place.

Shane Santacroce  –  6,575,000  (44 bb)
Brett Apter  –  6,025,000  (40 bb)
Jon Turner  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($39,000)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 420

With three players remaining from the field of 420 entries, the average stack is about 4,200,000 (28 big blinds). Shane Santacrose had been down to four big blinds, but was able to chip up and then find a double to survive.

Seat 1.  Jon Turner  –  2,675,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Brett Apter  –  7,850,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3.  Shane Santacroce  –  2,075,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $74,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $53,000
3rd:  $39,000

4th:  Johnny Bromberg  –  $29,000
5th:  Chad Freedman  –  $22,000
6th:  William Pettus  –  $16,800
7th:  Viktor Kovachev  –  $12,900
8th:  Edgar Solorzano   –  $10,000
9th:  Alexis Kivu  –  $7,900

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $406,560  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 420

Brett Apter raised to 200,000 from the button, Johnny Bromberg reraised all in for 1,725,000 in the big blind, and Apter called all in for 1,450,000 with , leading Bromberg’s .

The board ran out , safe for Apter to double up.

Brett Apter  –  3,050,000  (31 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  275,000  (3 bb)

The next hand, Shane Santacroce raised to 250,000 from the button and Bromberg called in the small blind.

The flop was , Bromberg bet his remaining 25,000, and Santacroce called with for trip nines, leading Bromberg’s for a straight draw.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Bromberg, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Shane Santacroce  –  2,900,000  (29 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($29,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 420 entries, the average stack is about 4,200,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $39,000.