$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 490

Dominique Mosley raised from the hijack and the player in the small blind called. Zhen Cai was in the big blind and moved all in. Mosley called all in for about 115,000 and the small blind folded.

Mosley showed and was in great shape against Cai’s .

The flop came , however, which left Mosley drawing next to dead. The turn was the and the river was the . Cai rivered quads and Mosley was eliminated on the bubble.

The remaining 62 players are all in the money and guaranteed a payday of at least $4,255.

Zhen Cai –  300,000
Dominique Mosley – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 490

Alex Keating raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Aditya Prasetyo called on his direct left. Ray Qartomy three-bet to 31,000 from the cutoff and only Prasetyo called.

The flop was and Prasetyo checked. Qartomy bet 31,000 and Prasetyo called. The turn was the and Prasetyo checked again. Qartomy bet about 80,000 and Prasetyo folded.

The entire table began claiming that it was “obvious” that Qartomy was bluffing with Keating being one of the louder voices. Qartomy tossed his cards face down to Keating to look at.

“For me?” asked Keating. Qartomy nodded it was.

Keating looked at Qartomy’s cards and then exposed the .

Ray Qartomy – 450,000
Aditya Prasetyo – 240,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 490

Kenneth Frey was in early position and got into a preflop battle with Greg Himmelbrand, who ended up all in from late position for about 70,000. Frey called.

Frey showed and was in great shape against Himmelbrand’s .

The board ran out and Frey won the pot to eliminate Himmelbrand. Following Himmelbrand’s elimination, a table was broken and the field was left with its final 63 players.

The tournament is now playing hand-for-hand. After one more elimination, the final 62 players will be in the money. Frey moves into the chip and is the first player above the 500,000-chip mark.

Kenneth Frey – 550,000
Greg Himmelbrand – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 91 of 490

Landen Lucas raised to 6,500 from the hijack and Philipe Pizzari Pinto three-bet to 17,000 out of the small blind. Lucas four-bet to 45,000 and Pinto called.

The flop was and Pinto checked. Lucas bet 55,000 and Pinto thought for quite some time before double-checking his cards and calling.

The turn was the and Pinto checked. Lucas didn’t waste much time before moving all in for effectively Pinto’s remaining 145,000. Pinto quickly folded and Lucas dragged the pot.

Lucas, who started the day with 139,000, has moved to the top of the chip counts in just one level.

Landen Lucas – 475,000
Philipe Pizzari Pinto – 145,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 103 of 490

Day 2 is Monday at noon.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 103 of 490

Event 35 drew a great group of players with 490 entries pushing the prize pool over the $1,000,000 mark and 103 survived to return today for Day 2 at noon.

Ray Qartomy leads the return but only one yellow chip better than second-place Louis Chandler. 2021 WPT Poker Showdown $5K winner Shannon Shorr sits in third, WPT Tampa runner-up Gabriel Abusada is in fourth, and WPT Poker Showdown Championship third-place finisher is in fifth.

That’s the talent in only the top five spots.

The first order of business after the restart will be making it into the money. The last 62 players will earn some cash with $4,255 for a min-cash and $229,555 up top.

Levels increase to 60 minutes and they are scheduled to continue playing this evening until they reach nine players. The final table will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play down to a champion.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the fun.

Top 10 returning stacks:

1. Ray Qartomy – 306,000 (102 bb)
2. Louis Chandler – 305,000 (102 bb)
3. Shannon Shorr – 276,000 (92 bb)
4. Gabriel Abusada – 268,500 (90 bb)
5. Viet Vo – 260,000 (87 bb)
6. George Alberto – 243,500 (81 bb)
7. Gregory Nerenberg – 243,000 (81 bb)
8. Aditya Prasetyo – 234,000 (78 bb)
9. David Toscano – 230,500 (77 bb)
10. Philipe Pizzari Pinto – 228,000 (76 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 38 Day 1 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
• Event 38 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $5,250 SHRPO Championship

• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 35 Day 2 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 35 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 35 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 35 Payouts

12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 40 Day 1A – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• All levels will last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 6% of field remains
• Event 40 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 41 Day 1 – $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• All levels will last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when after Level 12
• Event 41 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: Event 118 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 119 – $1,050 Event 43 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win a seat into $10,000/$500K GTD Event 43
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 103 of 490

Day 2 is Monday at noon.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 14:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 103 of 490

After 14 levels of play, the 490-entry field in the $2,650 no-limit hold’em, the second of the ‘Big 4’ events to kick off, is down to its final 103 players with Ray Qartomy edging out Louis Chandler for the chip lead.

Both Qartomy and Chandler had strong finishes to the day and were the only two players above the 300,000-chip mark. Qartomy bagged up 306,000 while Chandler will start Monday with 305,000.

Chandler won a big pot to eliminate Harrison Gimbel with two pair and temporarily moved into the chip lead. Qartomy won a couple pots to edge out the chip lead.

Here is a look at the top five chip counts:

Ray Qartomy – 306,000
Louis Chandler – 305,000
Shannon Shorr – 276,000
Gabriel Abusada – 268,500
Viet Vo – 260,000

Other notable big stacks that survived the day include Darren Elias (220,000), Luke Brereton (178,500), Alex Foxen (155,000), David Shmuel (128,500), Tony Sinishtaj (126,000), Anthony Zinno (118,000) and Ilyas Muradi (112,500).

Registration closed at the start of level 10 and cemented the field at 490 and generated a prize pool of $1.18 million, which easily surpassed the $1 million guarantee.

The top 62 players will finish in the money with a min-cash worth $4,255 and the eventual winner earning $229,555.

Day 2 will commence at noon on Monday with blinds starting at 1,500-3,000 with a 3,000 big blind antes. Levels will be increased to 60 minutes and the field will play down to a final table, which will conclude on Tuesday.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 490

With 10 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff paused it and announced that every table will play three more hands before bagging up chips for the day.