SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 847
Roman Valerstein was all in under the gun for 660,000 with 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
of Brett Bader in middle position.
The board came 
, and Valerstein flopped a set of jacks to win the pot and double up in chips.
Roman Valerstein – 1,405,000 (47 bb)
Brett Bader – 180,000 (6 bb)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 847
Ting Ho moved all in from UTG+1 for about 550,000, and Paul Dlugozima called all in from the button with 
. Ho turned over 
, and Dlugozima needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Ho paired her king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Dlugozima from the tournament.
Ting Ho – 900,000 (30 bb)
Paul Dlugozima – Eliminated in 24th Place ($30,000)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 847
With the final board showing 
on the river, Justin Swilling moved all in, and Matt Affleck called all in for about 375,000 with 
.
But Swilling turned over 
to win the pot with a queen-high straight, eliminating Affleck in 25th place.
Justin Swilling – 2,025,000 (68 bb)
Matt Affleck – Eliminated in 25th Place ($27,500)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 847
Seth Davies raised under the gun to 75,000, Brett Bader moved all in from middle position for 220,000, and Davies called with 
. Bader turned over 
, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Bader won the pot with his jack kicker to double up in chips.
Brett Bader – 525,000 (18 bb)
Seth Davies – 1,225,000 (41 bb)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 847
With no small blind this hand, Jason Koon raised under the gun to 70,000, Patrick Eskandar reraised from the button to 225,000, and Jason Koon moved all in with a little more than 2 million in chips.
Eskandar called all in for nearly 1.8 million with , and Koon turned over . Eskandar needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Koon paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Eskandar in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Jason Koon – 3,900,000 (130 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – Eliminated in 26th Place ($27,500)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 847
Zach Mullennix was all in and at risk against Jason Koon for 495,000. Koon was ahead with 
against and stayed that was as the board ran 
to send Mullennix out in 27th place.
Jason Koon – 2,650,000 (88 bb)
Zach Mullennix – Eliminated in 27th place ($27,500)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 847
In the opening minutes of Level 23, Bob Mather was eliminated in 28th place. The remaining 27 players are now redrawing for random seats at the final three tables.
All blind levels for the rest of the day will be 90 minutes long (and 30 minutes has been added to this level), and action will continue today until the field is down to the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s final table.
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 847
The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a 5,000 ante. With 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 910,000 (30 big blinds).
Table 7
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Ting Ho – 555,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Lexy Gavin – 846,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Brett Bader – 320,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Ryan Fair – 675,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Swilling – 1,225,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Tom Marchese – 1,420,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Thomas Houghteling – 685,000 (23 bb)
Table 8
Seat 1: Jason Koon – 1,493,000 (50 bb)
Seat 2: Esther Taylor-Brady – 1,065,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Tim Burt – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Dlugozima – 385,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Empty
Seat 6: Corey Hochman – 1,215,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: David Wolff – 625,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Patrick Eskandar – 1,785,000 (60 bb)
Table 15
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Bob Mather – 230,000 (8 bb)
Seat 3: Seth Davies – 1,405,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Zach Mullennix – 555,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Joe Serock – 1,155,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Roman Valerstein – 655,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Affleck – 580,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Angel Guillen – 390,000 (13 bb)
Table 16
Seat 1: Said Mossallam – 870,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Theo Lawson – 880,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Sam Ho – 1,375,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Zo Karim – 1,435,000 (48 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Chris Klodnicki – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Thomas Midena – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: Paul Balzano – 955,000 (32 bb)
Here is the remaining prizepool at stake:
1st: $1,000,000
2nd: $575,000
3rd: $310,000
4th: $220,000
5th: $180,000
6th: $150,000
7th: $125,000
8th: $100,000
9th: $75,000
10th-12th: $50,000
13th-15th: $40,000
16th-18th: $35,000
19th-21st: $32,500
22nd-24th: $30,000
25th-27th: $27,500
28th: $25,000
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 847
Brian Wachs three-bet shoved for 200,000 after a Sam Ho open and picked up a quick call.
“Do you have AQ?” Wachs asked Ho.
It was worse, Ho had to dominate Wachs’ 
. The board ran 
to send Wachs out, push Ho up to 1.3 million, and leave the field one elimination from the three-table redraw.
Sam Ho – 1,300,000 (54 bb)
Brian Wachs – Eliminated in 29th place ($25,000)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 847
Michael Cohen was just eliminated in 30th place. Here’s a list of the players who have been eliminated so far today:
30th: Michael Cohen – $25,000
31st: Michael Newman – $25,000
32nd: Andre Crooks – $25,000
33rd: Santana Noronha – $25,000
34th: David Peters – $25,000
35th: Tom Gity – $25,000
36th: David Belikov – $25,000
37th: Mark Johnson – $22,500
38th: Rich Alsup – $22,500