$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

In the first hand of the final table, Philipe Pizzari Pinto min-raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Kitty Kuo moved all in from middle position for 1,550,000, and Pinto called with .

Kuo turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Kuo to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kitty Kuo  –  3,425,000  (27 bb)
Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,750,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

The final nine players have taken their seats, and everything is set and ready to go. It’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Blind levels will be 90 minutes long until heads-up play begins, and then they will drop to 60 minutes.

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,750,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

The final nine players are about to return and play down to a winner today, with a top prize of $859,775. Action begins at 12:00 noon EDT, and while there will be no live stream, we will have updates here at SHRPO.com as part of our SHRPO Big 4 coverage.

Here is the lineup with their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,550,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Kitty Kuo  –  1,550,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Shannon Shorr  –  12,425,000  (99 bb)
Seat 4.  Nadya Magnus  –  3,325,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Leah  –  1,550,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Koray Aldemir  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7.  Farid Jattin  –  8,575,000  (69 bb)
Seat 8.  Omer Rotman  –  5,525,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Jim Collopy  –  4,025,000  (32 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 4,750,000 (38 big blinds). Action will begin at the start of Level 28, with blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante. Levels will be 90 minutes until heads-up play, when they drop to 60 minutes each.

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:  $87,960

Stay tuned, as the action is set to begin soon!

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

The final nine players have bagged and tagged their chips for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 12:00 noon EDT as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

Here is the lineup with their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,550,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Kitty Kuo  –  1,550,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Shannon Shorr  –  12,425,000  (99 bb)
Seat 4.  Nadya Magnus  –  3,325,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Leah  –  1,550,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Koray Aldemir  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7.  Farid Jattin  –  8,575,000  (69 bb)
Seat 8.  Omer Rotman  –  5,525,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Jim Collopy  –  4,025,000  (32 bb)

It’s worth noting that Jim Collopy finished as the runner-up in this event last year, earning $614,775, and chipleader Shannon Shorr won a SHRPO Big 4 event two years ago, earning $186,261.

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 4,750,000 (38 big blinds). Action will begin at the start of Level 28, with blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante. Levels will be 90 minutes until heads-up play, when they drop to 60 minutes each.

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:  $87,960

Return to SHRPO.com tomorrow at 12:00 noon EDT for our final table coverage.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

In the last hand before the break, Koray Aldemir raised under the gun to 200,000, Ryan Riess moved all in from the button for 950,000, and Philipe Pizzari Pinto moved all in over the top from the big blind for 1,250,000. Aldemir quickly folded.

Riess turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Pinto’s .

The board came , and Pinto flopped a set of kings and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Riess in 10th place.

Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,550,000  (26 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($87,960)

The final nine players are now bagging and tagging their chips for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 12:00 noon EDT as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,070

Philipe Pizzari Pinto raised button to 200,000, and Jim Collopy called from the big blind.

The flop came , Collopy checked, Pinto bet 200,000, and Collopy used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Collopy checked, Pinto bet 350,000, and Collopy used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he called. Pinto showed , but Collopy turned over to win the pot with a pair of eights.

Jim Collopy  –  3,775,000  (38 bb)
Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,825,000  (18 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr raised to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Asher Neaman called in the big blind.

The flop was , Neaman checked, Shorr bet 300,000, and Neaman called.

The turn was the , Neaman shoved for 3,400,000, and Shorr called with for fours full of nines. Neaman showed for trip nines.

The river was the , no help to Neaman, ending his tournament in 11th place.

Shannon Shorr  –  11,250,000  (113 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($68,500)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr raised to 200,000 from under the gun, Asher Neaman called in the small blind, Omer Rotman three-bet shoved for 2,550,000 from the big blind, Shorr four-bet shoved with a covering stack, and Neaman folded.

Shorr: 
Rotman: 

The board ran out , giving Rotman tens full of deuces to double through Shorr again.

Omer Rotman  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  7,825,000  (78 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,900,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $68,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,070

Joel Harwood raised under the gun to 250,000, Shannon Shorr reraised from the hijack to 675,000, and Harwood called.

The flop came , Harwood moved all in for about 900,000, and Shorr called with for a set of jacks. Harwood turned over for a pair of queens, and he needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river was the , and Shorr won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Harwood in 12th place.

Shannon Shorr  –  10,700,000  (107 bb)
Joel Harwood  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($68,500)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,900,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $68,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.