$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

With 116 players remaining and 115 getting paid, the Championship went into hand-for-hand mode on the money bubble. The clock was paused with two minutes coming off for every hand played.

$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

The play has been tight two off the money, but something was bound to give and it just did.

It happened when Jeff Fielder opened for 17,000 from middle position and Matt Stout three-bet all in for 109,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Fielder gave it some thought before making the call.

Stout:
Fielder:

Stout was in big trouble and failed to get lucky as the board ran out a dry .

The field is now down to 116 players meaning just one more will leave empty-handed before the top 115 are in the money.

Jeff Fielder – 500,000 (63 bb)
Matt Stout – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 914

A player moved all in from the hijack for 64,000 and Adam Adler raised to 125,000 from the button. The rest of the table folded and it was off to the races.

Adler turned over and was up against his opponent’s .

The board ran out and Adler spiked an ace on the river to eliminate his opponent close to the money bubble.

Adam Adler – 690,000 (86 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 914

The players have returned from dinner break. Only 115 of the remaining 120 players will cash.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 914

The remaining 120 players are in the midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 7:30 pm.

Here are the biggest stacks at dinner break:

Nick Maimone – 1,108,000
Stoyan Obreshkov – 848,000
John Dolan – 826,000
Tanner Millen – 798,000
Marcos Exterkotter – 768,000
Ido Ashkenazi – 702,000
Noah Schwartz – 695,000
Joseph Cheong – 676,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 914

Adam Adler opened to 15,000 from middle position and Adam Zeltser shoved for 100,000 from the small blind. Adler called with .

Zeltser said “good game” and stood up as he tabled .

The board came and Zeltser rivered a straight to avoid elimination.

Adam Zeltser – 215,000 (36 bb)
Adam Adler – 600,000 (100 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 121 of 914

Jake Schindler raised to 30,000 from the button, Shannon Shorr three-bet to effectively 87,000 from the big blind and Schindler tanked for about two minutes before he called all in.

Schindler:
Shorr:

The board came down , giving Shorr queens up to eliminate Schindler.

Shannon Shorr – 390,000 (65 bb)
Jake Schindler – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 123 of 914

As the field draws close to the money bubble, Jake Bazeley bet 15,000 from the small blind on a flop of . He got two callers.

All three players checked the on the turn. The river was the , Bazeley bet 25,000 and the big blind called.

Bazeley tabled for top pair and his opponent mucked.

Jake Bazeley – 460,000 (77 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 123 of 914

Jared Griener raised to 14,000 from the hijack and Joseph Cheong called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Cheong check-called 15,000 from Griener.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Cheong bet 30,000 and Griener folded after a few moments.

Joseph Cheong – 700,000 (117 bb)
Jared Griener – 430,000 (72 bb)