$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,110

Andrew Ostapchenko moved all in from the small blind for about 640,000, and Andrew Moreno called from the big blind with .

Ostapchenko turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Moreno paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Ostapchenko in 28th place.

Andrew Moreno  –  2,930,000  (73 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($23,255)

With 27 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,640,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,485 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,110

With the board showing on the turn, Tim Capretta got it all in from the big blind for 945,000 against Oleksandr Gnatenko in the hijack.

Gnatenko showed for two pair, queens and fours, but Capretta turned over for a higher two pair, kings and fours.

The river card was the , and Capretta won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  3,000,000  (75 bb)
Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  1,380,000  (35 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,110

On the feature table shortly after the break, reigning WSOP bracelet winner Espen Jørstad was eliminated from the SHRPO Championship in 29th place.

Espen Jørstad – Eliminated in 29th Place ($23,255)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,110

The players have returned from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least two million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  2,965,000  (74 bb)
2.  Justin Liberto  –  2,915,000  (73 bb)
3.  James Mackey  –  2,450,000  (61 bb)
4.  Taylor Wilson  –  2,345,000  (59 bb)
5.  Mitchell Halverson  –  2,325,000  (58 bb)
6.  Chris Brewer  –  2,275,000  (57 bb)
7.  Andrew Moreno  –  2,155,000  (54 bb)
8.  Mike Laufer  –  2,145,000  (54 bb)
9.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,100,000  (53 bb)
10.  Sergio Aido  –  2,040,000  (51 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,110

With the board showing on the turn, Mike Liang checked from the big blind, Andrew Moreno bet 235,000 from the button, and Liang called.

The river card was the , Liang checked, and Moreno bet 1,400,000 (leaving himself only about 100K behind). With a little more than 1.6 million in his own stack, Liang tanked for a long time before he folded, and Moreno took the pot.

Andrew Moreno  –  2,155,000  (72 bb)
Mike Liang – 1,635,000  (55 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,110

Action folded to Oleksandr Gnatenko in the small blind, he dropped in a big stack to raise, and Cherish Andrews called at risk for 260,000 in the big.

Andrews:
Gnatenko:

Andrews was drawing live to double but Gnatenko improved to aces up on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to send Andrews out.

Another deep run for Andrews in our big events, this finish going along with a 25th place finish in the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Championship in January and 19th place in this tournament last August.

Oleksandr Gnatenko – 2,795,000 (93 bb)

30th: Cherish Andrews – $23,255
31st: Matt Wantman – $23,255
32nd: Sebastien Grax – $23,255
33rd: Frank Lagodich – $23,255
34th: Stanley Lee – $23,255

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 1,110

Taylor Wilson opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Tony Sinishtaj three-bet to 215,000 from the small blind.  Martin Zamani folded his big blind and Wilson clicked it up to 420,000. Sinishtaj thought for a minute, moved all in for about 1,070,000 and Wilson quickly called.

Wilson:
Sinishtaj:

Sinishtaj ran into a monster and our 2017 WPT Poker Showdown champ could not find a save on the board to exit in 35th place.

Taylor Wilson – 2,700,000 (90 bb)

35th: Tony Sinishtaj – $23,255
36th: Dimitry Agrachov – $23,255

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,110

Martin Zamani opened the action from early position and Jim Collopy three-bet to 320,000 from the cutoff leaving only a single 5K chip behind.

Zamani called, the flop came , and both players checked. The turn was , Zamani checked, Collopy tossed in his 5K chips, and Zamani called.

Zamani:
Collopy:

Collopy stood up when he saw his pair was behind but sat right back down when he spiked the on the river to double up.

Jim Collopy – 790,000 (32 bb)
Martin Zamani – 900,000 (36 bb)

While that hand was going down, we lost  Kharlin Sued off the feature table and Mohamed Nabil to drop the field to the last four tables. Nine more eliminations and the field goes to 90-minute levels.

37th: Mohamed Nabil – $20,025
38th: Kharlin Sued – $20,025
39th: Anes Kovacevic – $20,025
40th: Boris Kravets – $20,025
41st: Stewart Newman – $20,025
42nd: Melad Marji – $20,025
43rd: Ethan “Rampage Poker” Yau – $20,025

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 1,110

Not long after cards went back in the air, a handful of players were sent to the payout desk in a hurry. Tournament staff broke a table and we are down to five left in the Championship.

44th: Mitchell Garshofsky – $20,025
45th: Wagner Wysotchanski – $20,025
46th: Richard Simpkins – $17,875
47th: Alex Foxen – $17,875

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 1,110

After a short delay to set up the live-stream feature table, cards are back in the air for Day 3 of the SHRPO Championship. Here’s the lineup across the hall and the live-stream links.

YouTube stream
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Seat 1: Stanley Lee – 1,965,000 (79 bb)
Seat 2: Espen Jørstad – 450,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Roberto Alberro – 975,000 (39 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Nic Agnew – 1,400,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: James Mackey – 830,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Joe McKeehen – 1,260,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Melad Marji – 595,000 (24 bb)
Seat 9: Justin Liberto – 1,055,000 (42 bb)