$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

James Mendoza raised from middle position, and Ryan Riess called from the big blind.

The flop came , Riess checked, Mendoza moved all in, and Riess called all in for 135,000 with for a pair of queens.

Mendoza turned over , and Riess needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Riess won the pot with two pair, queens and nines, to double up in chips.

Ryan Riess  –  500,000  (13 bb)
James Mendoza  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)

With 27 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

After the elimination of Chris O’Hara in 28th place, the remaining players redraw for seats at the final three tables. Everyone is also reset to exactly six non-transferable Time Chips.

Here is the new lineup with approximate chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastien Guinand  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Elias  –  1,210,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Joel Harwood  –  640,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Backhouse  –  700,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Asher Neaman  –  1,140,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,610,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8.  Christian Harder  –  460,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Farid Jattin  –  5,120,000  (128 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,780,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Koray Aldemir  –  2,225,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Liberto  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Margaglione  –  2,240,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  2,430,000  (61 bb)
Seat 6.  Kitty Kuo  –  2,620,000  (66 bb)
Seat 7.  David Pham  –  1,750,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8.  Shannon Shorr  –  3,000,000  (75 bb)
Seat 9.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,460,000  (37 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Mike Leah  –  830,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Alexander Stewart  –  1,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  James Mendoza  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 4.  David Coleman  –  565,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Chiappetta  –  510,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Asher Conniff  –  1,385,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,180,000  (55 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Jozoff  –  1,160,000  (29 bb)
Seat 9.  Ryan Riess  –  260,000  (7 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925
6th:  $180,130
7th:  $148,885
8th:  $118,115
9th-10th:  $87,960
11th-12th:  $68,500
13th-15th:  $53,710
16th-18th:  $43,800
19th-21st:  $36,120
22nd-24th:  $29,840
25th-27th:  $25,790

With 27 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

Farid Jattin raised to 85,000 from the cutoff, Chris O’Hara three-bet to 300,000 from the button, and Jattin called.

The flop was , Jattin checked, O’Hara bet 300,000, Jattin check-raised to a covering amount, and O’Hara called all in for another 250,000-ish with for a pair of jacks, trailing Jattin’s for a pair of queens.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Jattin to eliminate O’Hara in 28th place.

Farid Jattin  –  5,120,000  (128 bb)
Chris O’Hara  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,070

With 28 players left, and a pay jump and a redraw coming after one more elimination, action has slowed down quite a bit. There is a lot of tanking and stalling, with players burning their Time Chips since they know they’ll be reset to six as soon as they reach the final three tables.

With the board showing on the river and about 340,000 already in the pot, Sheddy Siddiqui bet 675,000 from the big blind, leaving himself about 100,000 behind.

Asher Conniff used six of his seven Time Chips to tank for more than three minutes before he folded, and Siddiqui took the pot.

Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,115,000  (28 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  1,475,000  (37 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,625 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,070

Ardit Kurshumi open-shipped for 340,000 from middle position and Asher Conniff called on the button. The blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Conniff:
Kurshumi:

Kurshumi needed to improve to stay in the Championship and had two live cards until Conniff paired his ace on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to send Kurshumi out in 30th place.

Asher Conniff – 1,830,000 (46 bb)
Ardit Kurshumi – Eliminated in 29th Place ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,070

Action folded around to Taylor Wilson on the button and he open-shoved for 500,000 on the nose. Asher Neaman folded his small blind but Alexander Stewart had a monster waiting in the big.

Wilson:
Stewart:

Wilson was in trouble against the aces and never found a sweat on the board to exit in 30th place.

Alexander Stewart – 1,310,000 (33 bb)
Taylor Wilson – Eliminated in 30th Place ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 1,070

Marc Duquette moved all in from the cutoff for 450,000, and Shannon Shorr used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and Shorr won the pot with a pair of nines and his ace kicker to eliminate Duquette in 31st place.

Shannon Shorr  –  2,905,000  (73 bb)
Marc Duquette  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($22,625)

With 30 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,425,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,625 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,070

On the first hand back from break, Lou Ojeda open-shoved for 245,000 from under the gun and it folded to Chris O’Hara in the big blind.

“We get so sweat it together,” O’Hara said to Ojeda. They both checked the cards; O’Hara shrugged and called.

O’Hara:
Ojeda:

O’Hara was ahead with the eights and Ojeda needed help to stay in the Championship. The flop came to give trip fives to Ojeda but O’Hara flopped the boat. The board finished and and Ojeda was eliminated in 32nd place.

Chris O’Hara – 1,255,000 (31 bb)
Lou Ojeda – Eliminated in 32nd Place ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,070

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

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,730,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Asher Conniff  –  1,230,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Mike Jozoff  –  895,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Liberto  –  1,245,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Francis Margaglione  –  1,945,000  (49 bb)
Seat 7.  Ardit Kurshumi  –  440,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Leah  –  660,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Chris Backhouse  –  575,000  (14 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  1,815,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,315,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,385,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5. Ryan Riess  –  400,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Jim Collopy  –  2,270,000  (57 bb)
Seat 7.  Marc Duquette  –  550,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Natasha Mercier  –  2,210,000  (55 bb)

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  Koray Aldemir  –  2,540,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2.  Farid Jattin  –  3,905,000  (98 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris O’Hara  –  990,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Lou Ojeda  –  245,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Sebastien Guinand  –  645,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Mike Chiappetta  –  1,090,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7.  Joel Harwood  –  660,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  Christian Harder  –  655,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  David Coleman  –  1,060,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Taylor Wilson  –  700,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Asher Neaman  –  1,320,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Alexander Stewart  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6.  David Pham  –  1,255,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  James Mendoza  –  2,080,000  (52 bb)
Seat 8.  Kitty Kuo  –  1,975,000  (49 bb)
Seat 9.  Darren Elias  –  1,420,000  (36 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925
6th:  $180,130
7th:  $148,885
8th:  $118,115
9th-10th:  $87,960
11th-12th:  $68,500
13th-15th:  $53,710
16th-18th:  $43,800
19th-21st:  $36,120
22nd-24th:  $29,840
25th-27th:  $25,790
28th-32nd:  $22,625

And here are the players who have been eliminated so far today:

32nd:  Lou Ojeda  –  $22,625
33rd:  Brian Arbuagh  –  $22,625
34th:  Gary Bolden  –  $22,625
35th:  Joshua Adcock  –  $22,625
36th:  James Romero  –  $22,625

37th:  Cesar Fuentes  –  $19,515
38th:  Justin Bond  –  $19,515
39th:  Julian Millard Feral  –  $19,515
40th:  Michael Berk  –  $19,515
41st:  Landon Tice  –  $19,515
42nd:  Peter Mugar  –  $19,515
43rd:  David Jackson  –  $19,515
44th:  Ari Dinov  –  $19,515

With 32 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,340,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,625 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,070

Mike Chiappetta moved all in from the cutoff for 515,000, and Christian Harder moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,060,000 with .

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

The board came , and Chiappetta paired his king on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,090,000  (36 bb)
Christian Harder  –  545,000  (18 bb)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,340,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,625 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.