SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Heading to Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players: 843
Players are on their final 15-minute break of the night. Registration closes when cards get back in the air and the complete payouts will be posted shortly after they’re finalized.
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players: 841
Jason Les raised to 2,200 from middle position and Lexy Gavin three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Les called and they were heads-up to a flop of 
.
Les checked and Gavin bet 5,200. Les called and the turn was the 5s. Both players checked and the 
came on the river.
Les bet 15,000 and Gavin quickly called. Les showed 
and Gavin won the pot with 
, good for top two pair. She stacked her newly acquired chips and is at the top of the chip counts with just under 200,000.
Lexy Gavin – 197,000
Jason Les – 24,000
The WPT Tournament of Champions, which played out this April as part of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown series, airs this Sunday at 8pm ET on Fox Sports Florida. Florida’s own Michael Mizraci headlines the action as the final six battle it out for $381,000 and a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette.
The event re-airs the following two Sundays — August 21st and 28th — also on Fox Sports Florida.
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players: 841
In a three-way pot, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Mike Laake checked a 
flop from the small blind. Another player shoved for under 10,000 while John-Christian Templeton folded in late position. It was back on Laake and he called putting the player at risk.
Laake: 
for top pair
Opponent: 
for an open-ended straight draw
The board completed with the 
and 
improving Laake to trips. With that, the team pro earned the pot and busted his lone opponent.
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On the very next hand, this year’s SHRP Showdown Championship winner Justin Young opened to 2,000 and Laake three-bet to 5,500 from the button. Young defended and the pair saw a flop of 
. Young checked and Laake C-bet for 4,700. Young folded and Laake earned his second consecutive pot.
Laake now sits on a stack of over 100,000.
Mike Laake – 114,000
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 842
Just got lucky to bust @dude904 in the #SHRPO 5250 Main Event. He shoved his last 5 bigs with A4 and couldnt beat my K9. Great guy though.
— Devon Shalmi (@DMAN0824) August 14, 2016
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 840
On a flop of , Dan O’Brien bet 3,000 from early position and Freddy Deeb raised to 7,000.
O’Brien called and the turn was the 
. O’Brien checked and Deeb bet 7,000 again. O’Brien took a few moments and called.
The river was the 
and O’Brien checked for a third time. Deeb bet 25,000, which was enough to put O’Brien all in for about 19,000. O’Brien spent several minutes in the tank before folding.
Freddy Deeb – 79,000
Dan O’Brien – 19,000
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 836
Jack Duong got all in on the button for his last 14,700 and got action from Ely Levy from early position.
Duong showed 
and was flipping with Levy’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Duong won the flip to double up as the level neared a completion.
Jack Duong – 31,500
Ely Levy – 26,500
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 836
Brian Phillis raised from middle position and Michael Newman defended his big blind.
They were heads-up to a flop of 
and Newman checked. Phillis bet 1,500 and Newman called. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the and Newman led out for 4,000. Phillis took a few minutes before calling. Newman showed 
, good for two pair, and Phillis, who finished second in this event last year, mucked his hand.
Newman, who won one of the preliminary events this series, dragged the pot and is one of the few players over the 100,000 chip mark.
Michael Newman – 115,000
Brian Phillis – 24,000
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 829
Chicago’s Eddie Ochana has enjoyed no shortage of success on the tournament felt. Ochana owns nearly $2,000,000 in earnings, much of which came following back-to-back 2nd- and 1st-place finishes in his hometown Chicago Poker Classic Main Event.
The Midwesterner’s journey down South was off to a decent start, but recently took a turn for the worst when he got the last of his short stack in holding 
versus the 
of an unknown opponent. A 
runout left him busto and he headed toward the rail early in Level 7.
Ochana is a return guest to the Seminole Hard Rock and it’s likely he’ll be back in action during the other Big 4 events.
Eddie Ochana – Eliminated
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 833
A player limped in under the gun and Jonathan Duhamel moved all in from middle position for about 7,000. Action folded back around to the player under the gun, who thought for several minutes before eventually calling.
It was a flip for Duhamel’s tournament life with his 
up against his opponent’s 
.
The flop was 
and Duhamel was left drawing to runners after his opponent flopped top set. The turn was the , giving Duhamel some outs, but the came on the river to eliminate Duhamel and his opponent collected the pot.
Jonathan Duhamel – Eliminated