$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 92 of 914

Jason Mercier raised to 20,000 from the hijack and the short-stacked Brandon Ageloff just called from the big blind. When the flop came down , Ageloff moved all in for his last 35,000 and Mercier called.

Mercier:
Ageloff:

Ageloff held two overs and a gutshot, but he was relegated to the latter when the turn gave Mercier a set. The river was no help to Ageloff and he headed to the payout desk to collect $9,708 for his 93rd-place finish.

Jason Mercier – 620,000 (62 bb)
Brandon Ageloff – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 94 of 914

D.J. Alexander raised all in for about 145,000 from early position and Jeff Madsen isolated from the hijack.

Alexander:
Madsen:

The board came down , no help to Alexander, scoring the elimination for Madsen.

Jeff Madsen – 365,000 (37 bb)
D.J. Alexander – Eliminated in 95th Place ($9,708)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with an 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 100 of 914

Dominique Moseley moved all in from the cutoff for 93,000 and Nick Palma reshoved from the button for 123,000. Moseley tabled and needed to improve against Palma’s .

The board came and Moseley spiked a king on the flop to stay alive.

Dominique Moseley – 210,000 (21 bb)
Nick Palma – 35,000 (4 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 104 of 914

Joseph Cheong raised to 18,000 from early position, Jared Griener called from the button, Tanner Millen reraised all in for about 35,000 from the big blind and Cheong isolated the pot.

Cheong:
Millen:

The board came down , not enough help to Millen, locking up the pot for Cheong.

Joseph Cheong – 1,450,000 (181 bb)
Jared Griener – 230,000 (29 bb)
Tanner Millen – Eliminated in 104th Place ($8,733)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 106 of 914

Glenn Becker raised all in for 64,000 from the cutoff and Jeff Madsen gave him action from the button with , racing with Becker’s .

The board came down , safe for Becker to double up.

Glenn Becker – 148,000 (19 bb)
Jeff Madsen – 230,000 (29 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 914

Tanner Millen raised to 20,000 from the hijack and Joseph Cheong flatted the button. Hoan Nguyen then moved all in for 198,000 from the small blind and Millen called.

Cheong proceeded to jam for 770,000 and Millen called that too to create a seven-figure pot.

Cheong:
Millen:
Nguyen:

All three players held quality hands but it was Nguyen who hit the flop to take the lead with two pair. Still, there was a sizeable side pot at stake and Cheong was still out in front in that confrontation.

The turn left Millen looking for a queen on the river to score the double elimination, but it was not meant to be as the bricked.

Nguyen tripled up while Cheong claimed the side pot.

Joseph Cheong – 1,150,000 (144 bb)
Hoan Nguyen – 600,000 (75 bb)
Tanner Millen – 50,000 (6 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 112 of 914

On a flop of Taylor Black moved all in from the big blind with and got called by Jeremy Ausmus’s .

The turn and river made it official as Black was eliminated.

Jeremy Ausmus – 265,000 (33 bb)
Taylor Black – Eliminated 

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 914

Jake Schwartz raised all in from under the gun for 96,000 and Adam Levy isolated with a shove of his own from the hijack.

Schwartz:
Levy:

The board came down , no help to Schwartz, locking up the pot for Levy.

Adam Levy – 425,000 (53 bb)
Jake Schwartz – Eliminated in 109th Place ($7,758)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 115 of 914

Kenny Nguyen opened for 32,000 from middle position leaving himself just over 50K behind. When action reached Mark Dube in the big blind, he spiked in a big three-bet and Nguyen quickly called off.

Nguyen:
Dube:

It was a classic flip and Nguyen held through both the flop and turn. All he had to do was survive one more card, but that proved easier said than done as the spiked on the river to give Dube the winner.

“Good game table,” Nguyen said as he departed. “I’ll be your bubble boy.”

Mark Dube – 700,000 (88 bb)
Kenny Nguyen – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 116 of 914

Ronit Chamani raised all in for 65,000 from middle position and Matthew Bretzfield went into the tank in the hijack. After about 2-3 minutes of mulling it over, Bretzfield folded his hand not quite face up, but enough for his side of the table to see it. Floor staff ruled his hand had to be shown face up to the entire table, and it was shown to be (Bretzfield subsequently was given a one-orbit penalty).

Loni Harwood was next to act in the cutoff and after a little while, she reraised all in for about 103,000. The rest of the table folded.

Chamani:
Harwood:

The board came down , giving Chamani a pair of aces to double through Harwood.

Ronit Chamani – 150,000 (19 bb)
Loni Harwood – 38,000 (5 bb)