Championship: Brian Arbaugh Eliminated in 33rd Place by Farid Jattin

$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

Brian Arbuagh

All the cards were out on the table when Brian Arbaugh was all in from the button with pocket kings, and Farid Jattin had him covered holding pocket aces. The final board read 10d5d3h8d6h, and Arbaugh was eliminated in 33rd place, good for $22,625. Jattin stacked up 4.03 million after collecting the pot.

Farid Jattin – 4,030,000 (134 bb)
Brian Arbaugh – Eliminated in 33rd Place ($22,625)

Championship: Alexander Stewart Doubles Thru Kitty Kuo

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,070

Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart

Alexander Stewart was all in from the hijack for 315,000 with AsAd, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the 9s9c of Kitty Kuo in the small blind.

The board came Ks5s5dJd6c, and the aces held up for Stewart to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alexander Stewart  –  690,000  (23 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  1,900,000  (63 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,295,000 (43 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.

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 34th-44th Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,070

Gary Bolden

Here is a list of everyone eliminated so far today, along with their payouts:

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 33 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,295,000 (43 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.

James Romero

Championship: Joshua Adcock Eliminated in 35th Place by Nadya Magnus

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 1,070

Joshua Adcock
Joshua Adcock

Josh Adcock raised under the gun, Nadya Magnus reraised from the cutoff, and Adcock moved all in for roughly 650,000.

Magnus called with a slightly larger stack and showed KsKc. Adcock turned over AcKh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10s7c5sKd2s, and Magnus clinched the pot on the turn with a set of kings to eliminate Adcock in 35th place.

Nadya Magnus  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Joshua Adcock  –  Eliminated in 35th Place  ($22,625)

With 34 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,260,000 (42 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.

Championship: Omer Rotman Doubles Thru Joshua Adcock

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,070

Omer Rotman
Omer Rotman

With the board showing KcQd3cJd on the turn, Omer Rotman was all in from the button for 920,000 with Ac10s for an ace-high straight, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the KdQs (two pair) of Joshua Adcock in the hijack.

The river card was the 2h, and Rotman won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Omer Rotman  –  2,000,000  (67 bb)
Joshua Adcock  –  735,000  (25 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,155,000 (39 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.

Championship: Christian Harder Doubles Thru Mike Chiappetta

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,070

Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Christian Harder was all in from UTG+1 for 265,000 with Ad10s, and needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJd of Mike Chiappetta in the big blind.

The board came AsAc8h10c3d, and Harder flopped trip aces and turned a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Christian Harder  –  575,000  (19 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  600,000  (20 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,155,000 (39 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.

Championship: Ardit Kurshumi Doubles Thru Chris Backhouse

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,070

Ardit Kurshumi
Ardit Kurshumi

Ardit Kurshumi moved all in from UTG+1 for 220,000, and Chris Backhouse called from middle position with JsJc. Kurshumi turned over AcQd, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad8d3s6c6d, and Kurshumi paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ardit Kurshumi  –  515,000  (17 bb)
Chris Backhouse  –  880,000  (29 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,155,000 (39 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.

Championship: Cesar Fuentes Eliminated in 37th Place by Asher Neaman

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 1,070

Cesar Fuentes

Cesar Fuentes got all in for a little less than 500,000 preflop UTG+1, and Asher Neaman called to cover him after originally opening the action under the gun. The two players then tabled their cards.

Neaman: AdKh
Fuentes: JhJd

Board: 8h7d]6h6sAh

Fuentes was eliminated in 37th place, good for $19,515, and Neaman stacked up 1.07 million after the hand thanks to the ace on the river.

Asher Neaman – 1,070,000 (42 bb)
Cesar Fuentes – Eliminated in 37th Place ($19,515)

Championship: Mike Jozoff Doubles Thru Asher Conniff

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 1,070

Mike Jozoff
Mike Jozoff

Asher Conniff raised from the hijack to 50,000, and Mike Jozoff reraised from the cutoff to 230,000, leaving himself a single 5K chip behind. Conniff moved all in, and Jozoff used all five of his Time Chips to tank for nearly three minutes before he called all in for a total of 235,000 with Ac3c.

Conniff turned over KhJc, and Jozoff needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AhQc5s9d4d, and Jozoff paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike Jozoff  –  535,000  (21 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  950,000  (38 bb)

With 37 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,155,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,515 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.

Championship: Justin Bond Eliminated in 38th Place by Natasha Mercier

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 1,070

Justin Bond
Justin Bond

Philipe Pizzari Pinto raised under the gun to 55,000, and Justin Bond reraised form the hijack to 325,000, leaving himself just 30K behind. Natasha Mercier called from the button, and Pinto folded.

The flop came QdJs3s, and Bond used two of his Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he min-bet 25,000. Mercier moved all in, and Bond thought for a while before he called all in for 30,000 with AsQh for a pair of queens.

But Mercier turned over KsKh, and Bond needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 2h, the river card was the 6c, and Mercier won the pot with her pocket kings to eliminate Bond in 38th place.

Natasha Mercier  –  2,060,000  (82 bb)
Justin Bond  –  Eliminated in 38th Place  ($19,515)

With 37 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,155,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,515 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.