SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 833

On a flop of , Christian Harder checked from the big blind and Thomas Midena bet 2,000 on the button.

Harder check-raised to 4,500 and Midena went into the tank for several minutes before raising to about 20,000. Harder called and was all in for 16,300.

Harder showed , good for bottom two pair, and was in the lead against Midena’s .

The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Harder and give him the double up.

Christian Harder – 36,600
Thomas Midena – 20,000

Seminole Hard Rock is rolling out the red carpet for their most loyal players at tonight’s SHRPO Player Party. The festivities kick off at 10pm at L Bar and feature free food catered by Kuro as well as two complimentary cocktails per guest. All Championship players are welcome to attend.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 829

Players are back from their 75-minute dinner break and cards are back in the air.

Blinds are now 400/800 with a 100 ante and four players registered on the dinner break to bring the total field size to 829 players. There is still just over two hours left for late registration.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Heading to Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 825

Level 6 has expired and players are on a 75-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 7:45pm to blinds of 400/800 with a 100 ante. The clock currently shows an unofficial 558 entrants remaining. Late registration is available until 10pm.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 824

The majority of players seem to be enjoying themselves this evening, but the group at Table 15 are having a particularly good time. Habitual prop bettor Shaun Deeb struck up a game of Lodden Thinks with Justin Young and Aaron Katz.

In addition to the usual prompts about sexual partners and number of televisions in the building, some of the more interesting questions posed so far include:

• If James Mackey was being paid $10,000 per minute to sit in the mid-summer Florida sunshine with no sunscreen, food, or drink, how long would he last?
• What is the hourly rate Justin Young would require to wear a ball gag while he was at the table for an entire World Series of Poker?
• If Mike had to kill one person per day, how many days would he last before he got caught?
• How many people have been murdered by the current population of this casino?

Young is the big winner so far. He’s currently +7 points, Deeb is -3, and Katz is in the hole -4 as they prepare to break for dinner.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 821

DJ MacKinnon opened the cutoff to 1,500, and he was called by an opponent in the blinds.

The flop was . The blind checked, MacKinnon continued for 2,200, and his opponent check-raised to 5,450. MacKinnon called. The turn was the . It checked to MacKinnon again, he bet 4,000, and his opponent called. The river was the , and MacKinnon moved all in for 20,325. His opponent tank-called to put him at risk.

MacKinnon showed , winning the pot and doubling up with a king-high flush.

DJ MacKinnon – 63,750

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 5: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Players: 808

In the big blind, Bryn Kenney was involved in a three-way pot on the turn of a board. He led the betting for 6,500 into a pot of about 10,000. Haim Nagar and Richard Freire both called.

The river was the . Kenney had 16,150 chips, and he bet 15,000 of them. Both opponents called to see a showdown.

Kenney tabled for trip nines, but Nagar showed , winning the pot and tripling up with queens full.

Kenney was left with just 1,150 chips, though he did quadruple up on the next hand.

Haim Nagar – 80,000
Bryn Kenney – 4,800

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 5: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Players: 808

A player in early position limped in, Aditya Prasetyo raised to 1,500 a couple seats over, the small blind called, and the limper called the remainder to create three-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Prasetyo, who bet 2,300, and only the small blind called. Heads up now, the turn was the . The small blind checked, Prasetyo bet 4,500, and the small blind called. The river was the . The small blind checked for a third time, and Prasetyo set him all in for about 9,500 effective. The small blind mucked with some visible frustration, and Prasetyo won the pot.

A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Prasetyo has become a dangerous player over the past few years, and he’s posted some significant results in this building. Earlier this year, he finished as the runner-up to Chino Rheem in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Finale, earning nearly a half-million dollars. He’s off to a good start in this Championship, as well, now sitting with more than twice his starting stack.

Aditya Prasetyo – 72,000

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 5: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 800

Championship players are back in their seat after a brief respite from the grind. We found the five biggest stacks in the room and the each sit with over 100,000.

Pablo Fernandez leads them all, coming back to 140,900 out front with Harold Klein sitting in second. There’s still plenty of time to catch them and a lead now is not indicator of future Championship success.

Pablo Fernandez – 140,900 (470 bb)
Harold Klein – 116,425 (388 bb)
Brandon Hall – 111,100 (370 bb)
Alex Smith – 104,775 (349 bb)
Jonathan Kamhazi – 100,800 (336 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
End of Level 4: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Players: 795

The first four levels are complete, and the field is on their second 15-minute break of the day. When they return, they’ll play two more levels before taking a 75-minute dinner break.

The board shows 795 entries so far, with late registration available until 10:00 p.m.