SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 847

With 10 minutes remaining in Day 2, the tournament staff has stopped the clock and announced that the field will play six more hands before stopping for the night.

There are currently 41 players remaining, and the chipleader appears to still be Zo Karim with about 1.8 million.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 43 of 847

With about half a level left in the night, here’s a look at the unofficial leaderboard. With 43 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 591,000 (37 big blinds).

Recent chipleader Justin Swilling has dropped a bit, down to about 830,000 (52 big blinds). It’s still a healthy stack, but not enough to contend for the chip lead.

1.  Zo Karim  –  1,610,000  (101 bb)
2.  Patrick Eskandar  –  1,550,000  (97 bb)
3.  Seth Davies  –  995,000  (62 bb)
4.  Corey Hochman  –  970,000  (61 bb)
5.  Andre Crooks  –  960,000  (60 bb)
6.  Matt Affleck  –  925,000  (58 bb)
7.  Theo Lawson  –  900,000  (56 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 43 of 847

Lexy Gavin moved all in for 68,000 in middle position, and Seth Davies called to put her at risk.

Gavin:
Davies:

The board ran out , and Gavin doubled up with kings up.

Lexy Gavin – 176,000 (11 bb)
Seth Davies – 1,065,000 (67 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 43 of 847

With the final board showing and a big pot in the middle, Patrick Eskandar checked from middle position, and Ankush Mandavia moved all in from the cutoff for 502,000.

Eskandar asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called, and Mandavia said “Good call” as he showed for queen high (missed straight draw). Eskander turned over to win the pot with two pair, aces and tens, eliminating Mandavia in 44th place.

Patrick Eskandar  –  1,550,000  (97 bb)
Ankush Mandavia  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($22,500)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 847

Matthew Humphrey opened to 35,000 in middle position, and Bob Mather three-bet to 70,000 in the cutoff. Humphrey moved all in with the bigger stack, and Mather called all in for 285,000, putting himself at risk.

Humphrey:
Mather:

The board ran out , and Mather’s aces held to earn him the double-up. When the stacks were counted down, Humphrey was left with just 41,000 chips, and he was eliminated by Seth Davies one hand later.

Bob Mather – 606,000 (38 bb)
Matthew Humphrey – Eliminated in 47th place ($20,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 847

Patrick Eskandar raised UTG+1, and Seth Davies called from the big blind. The flop came , Davies checked, Eskandar bet 55,000, and Davies called. The turn card was the , Davies checked, Eskandar bet 115,000, and Davies called.

The river card was the , Davies checked, and Eskandar checked behind, saying, “I’m worried you’ve got something like three-four.” Eskandar showed for an overpair, and Davies mucked. Eskandar won the pot.

Patrick Eskandar  –  860,000  (54 bb)
Seth Davies  –  975,000  (61 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 847

Kurt Lichtman found himself in good position to double up his shorter stack. He was all-in for a little more than 200,000 with and Ankush Mandavia had him covered but behind with .

The bad news came right on the flop and Lichtman was displeased. The turn and river were no help to send him out in 48th place.

Ankush Mandavia – 560,000 (47 bb)
Kurt Lichtman – Eliminated in 48th place ($20,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 847

Tom Gity moved all in under the gun for 149,000, and Alexis Sterner called from the hijack with . Gity turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Gity rivered a full house, fours full of fives, to double up in chips.

Tom Gity  –  332,000  (28 bb)
Alexis Sterner  –  470,000  (39 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 847

With the final board showing and about 370,000 already in the pot, Alexis Sterner moved all in from the small blind for about 260,000.

Andre Crooks tanked in middle position for a long time before he folded, and Sterner won the pot.

Alexis Sterner  –  630,000  (53 bb)
Andre Crooks  –  400,000  (33 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51 of 847

Shaun Deeb’s once-mighty stack had been whittled down to about 60,000 when he got the last of it in preflop against Brett Bader.

Deeb:
Bader:

The board ran out , and Bader flopped a set of deuces to win the pot. Deeb was eliminated.

Brett Bader – 498,000 (42 bb)
Shaun Deeb – Eliminated in 51st place ($20,000)