$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  396

A player in middle position raised to 4,000, Paul Volpe three-bet to 12,500 from the big blind, the middle-position player four-bet all in for effectively 71,000 and Volpe called all in with , leading his opponent’s .

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

Paul Volpe – 144,000 (96 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  396

Registration has closed for Day 1A of the $5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry) and a total of 396 entries registered.

There are roughly 175 players remaining and leading at the last break of the day is Tony Sinishtaj with 355,500.

Play will end following the completion of Level 10 at about 11 p.m.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  393

2003 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker took his seat late in Level 8 and is off to a good start.

Action folded to Moneymaker in the small blind and he limped in. The player in the big blind raised to 3,500 and Moneymaker called.

The flop was and Moneymaker check-called 2,600 from his opponent.

Both players proceeded to check the turn and river.

Moneymaker tabled , his opponent mucked and Moneymaker collected the pot.

Chris Moneymaker – 44,500 (45 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  391

Following a flop of with about 8,000 in the pot, Tony Sinishtaj bet 4,000 from under the gun. His opponent raised to 19,000 and Sinishtaj called

The turn was the , Sinishtaj checked, his opponent shoved for 36,500 and Sinishtaj mulled it over for a bit before he called with , leading his opponent’s .

The river was the , safe for Sinishtaj to eliminate his opponent.

Tony Sinishtaj – 335,000 (335 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  389

After a flop of , Wally Maddah got it all in from the cutoff against Jacqueline Scott, who was under the gun.

Jacqueline Scott:  (set of threes)
Wally Maddah:    (set of tens)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Maddah turned unnecessary quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Wally Maddah  –  56,300  (56 bb)
Jacqueline Scott  –  35,000  (35 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  388

James Baune moved all in from middle position for 14,400, and the player in the big blind called with . Baune said his hand was called “the parking lot” as turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Baune paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

James Baune  –  30,000  (30 bb)

There’s an amazing story behind Baune’s entry into the poker world, as he was in a life-threatening car accident in June, 2016, and it was six months before he was even able to stand again.

That’s when he found poker.

With minimal movement in his hands but a stylus to help him navigate, Baune started using an iPad to play online poker. (Not for real money, but just for something to do to keep his mind occupied.) After more than two years of recovery, Baune played his first live poker tournament in July 2018, final tabling his first event at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa to finish fourth for $1,200. In the past nine months, Baune has scored six cashes here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, including three final tables.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  384

Picking up the action on the turn of a board with about 9,000 in the pot, Anthony Zinno checked from the big blind and Matt Berkey bet 6,000 from early position. Zinno called.

The river was the , Zinno led for 16,000 and Berkey called.

Zinno showed for a king-high straight, Berkey showed a defeated for a pair of kings and Zinno collected the pot.

Anthony Zinno – 165,000 (206 bb)
Matt Berkey – 64,000 (80 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  384

Sheddy Siddiqui raised to 2,000 from under the gun, Maria Ho called from the hijack and Ory Hen called from the small blind.

The flop was and Hen checked to Siddiqui who continued for 2,800. Ho raised all in for 12,100, Hen folded and Siddiqui called with , leading Ho’s .

The turn and river completed the board, giving Ho a king-high straight to double through Siddiqui.

Maria Ho – 31,800 (40 bb)
Ory Hen – 75,000 (94 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 29,500 (37 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  379

Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel raised under the gun to 1,800, a player in middle position moved all in for about 8,500, and Seidel called with .

His opponent turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Seidel flopped a set of sevens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Erik Seidel  –  48,000  (60 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  377

After a flop of , the player in the big blind was all in for 17,500 with for two pair, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jeff Bohanek on the button.

The turn card was the , and the river card paired the board with the , counterfeiting the big blind’s two pair. Bohanek won the pot with a higher two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate his opponent.

Jeff Bohanek  –  43,000  (54 bb)