Event 32: Justin Saliba – 8th Place ($16,470)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 300

Justin Saliba – 8th Place

Justin Saliba raised to about 300,000 (with 125,000 behind) from the hijack, Sebastien Grax reraised all in for 405,000 from the button and Saliba called.

Saliba: 10s10c
Grax: 7h7c

The board ran out 9h8s5h6d3c, giving Grax a nine-high straight to double through Saliba.

Down to 20,000, Saliba busted a few hands later.

Sebastien Grax – 885,000 (30 bb)
Justin Saliba – Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,470)

Event 32: Blair Hinkle – 9th Place ($13,100)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 300

Frank Funaro raised to 60,000 from middle position, Aaron Massey three-bet all in for 595,000 from the small blind, Blair Hinkle called all in for 250,000 from the big blind and Funaro called with a covering stack.

Funaro: AhKh
Massey: 8s8c
Hinkle: AcQc

The board came down 2s5s2d7h9h, safe for Massey to double through Funaro while also eliminating Hinkle in ninth place.

Aaron Massey – 1,470,000 (49 bb)
Frank Funaro – 300,000 (10 bb)
Blair Hinkle – Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,100)

Event 32: Bin Weng Dents Blair Hinkle

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 300

Bin Weng

With the board reading 8s6h8c2c and roughly 260,000 in the pot, Blair Hinkle checked from under the gun and Bin Weng bet 185,000 from the hijack. Hinkle called after a few moments.

The river was the 10c, Hinkle checked, Weng bet 380,000 and Hinkle thought for a little while before he called.

Weng tabled Ac3c for an ace-high flush, Hinkle mucked and Weng collected the pot.

Bin Weng – 1,750,000 (70 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 280,000 (11 bb)

Blair Hinkle

Event 32: Final Table Lineup

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 300

2021 SHRPO Event 32 Final Table

Seat 1:  Frank Funaro  –  910,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Bin Weng  –  1,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3:  Matt Waxman  –  310,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Sean Davidson  –  460,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Justin Saliba  –  480,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Massey  –  645,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Blair Hinkle  –  975,000 (39 bb)
Seat 8:  Sebastien Grax  –  480,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9:  Anton Kutsenko  –  640,000 (25 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st: $130,380 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $90,685
3rd: $58,460
4th: $37,320
5th: $28,800
6th: $23,850
7th: $20,040
8th: $16,470
9th: $13,100

Recent Eliminations
10th:  Chance Kornuth  –  $13,100

11th:  Ankush Mandavia  –  $11,100
12th:  Brock Wilson  –  $11,100

13th:  Harrison Gimbel  –  $9,450
14th:  Masato Yokosawa  –  $9,450
15th:  Edward Drozd  –  $9,450

Event 32: 16th – 27th Place Finishers

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 300

16th: Elimelech Hagler – $7,860
17th: T.K. Miles – $7,860
18th: Darren Elias – $7,860

19th: Ben Miner – $6,420
20th: Justin Zaki – $6,420
21st: Jeff Trudeau – $6,420

22nd: Elliot Kampen – $5,350
23rd: Dan Colpoys – $5,350
24th: Joe Serock – $5,350

25th: Ilyas Muradi – $4,565
26th: Spencer Champlin – $4,565
27th: Andrew Ostapchenko – $4,565

Event 32: 28th – 38th Place Finishers

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 300

28th: Jorge Gomez – $4,060
29th: Anthony Spinella – $4,060
30th: Joshua Garber – $4,060
31st: Jason Obinger – $4,060
32nd: Victor Choupeaux – $4,060
33rd: James Halverson – $4,060
34th: Victor Shih – $4,060
35th: Jeremy Ausmus – $4,060
36th: Vikenty Shegal – $4,060
37th: Nadya Magnus – $4,060
38th: Miguel Capriles – $4,060

Event 32: Ben Ector Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Frank Funaro

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 300

Frank Funaro (left) eliminates Ben Ector(middle) on the Money Bubble

Frank Funaro raised to effectively 22,000 from the small blind and Ben Ector called all in from the big blind.

Funaro: 7d5h
Ector: Ac10d

The flop came 7c7hQs, giving Funaro trip sevens to surge ahead. He locked it up on the 5d turn with a full house, rendering the Qh river moot.

Frank Funaro – 265,000 (33 bb)
Ben Ector – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 38 players are now in the money, and with the average stack at about 20 big blinds after the long bubble, the payout desk should be very busy shortly.

Event 32: Darren Elias Doubles Thru Blair Hinkle

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 300

Darren Elias (top left) vs. Blair Hinkle (right)

Darren Elias raised all in for 27,000 from the button and Blair Hinkle called from the big blind.

Elias: Js10h
Hinkle: 6d3d

The board came down Qh9d6sJc2d, giving Elias a pair of jacks to double through Hinkle.

Darren Elias – 66,000 (8 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 360,000 (45 bb)

Event 32: Chance Kornuth Doubles Thru Jeff Trudeau

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 300

Jeff Trudeau (bottom right) vs. Chance Kornuth (top)

Jeff Trudeau raised all in from the hijack for about 250,000, covering all the remaining stack at his table, and action folded to Chance Kornuth in the big blind who thought for a few moments before he called all in for about 120,000.

Trudeau: 9s6d
Kornuth: AhQd

The board ran out 10d10h5s4s5d, safe for Kornuth to double up.

Chance Kornuth – 252,000 (32 bb)
Jeff Trudeau – 130,000 (16 bb)

Chance Kornuth

Event 32: Jim Gilbert Eliminated by Ben Miner; Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 300

Jim Gilbert raised all in for 60,000 from the hijack and Ben Miner called from the button.

Gilbert: Ks10c
Miner: AsKh

The board ran out Kc5h2d3dAd, no help to Gilbert, locking up the pot for Miner.

Ben Miner – 210,000 (26 bb)
Jim Gilbert – Eliminated

With 39 players remaining, hand-for-hand play will begin now.