$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,070

After the elimination of Mike Jozoff in 19th place, the remaining players redraw for seats at the final two tables. Here is the lineup, along with approximate chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,305,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  3,945,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3.  Francis Margaglione  –  3,175,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4.  Farid Jattin  –  7,880,000  (131 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Leah  –  1,400,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  David Pham  –  3,120,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  Asher Conniff  –  2,730,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8.  Asher Neaman  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Joel Harwood  –  1,760,000  (29 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  3,200,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2.  Kitty Kuo  –  1,985,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Koray Aldemir  –  1,650,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.  Jim Collopy  –  1,600,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Darren Elias  –  540,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.  James Mendoza  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Riess  –  1,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 8.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,165,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,435,000  (24 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

And here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

19th:  Mike Jozoff  –  $36,120
20th:  Justin Liberto  –  $36,120
21st:  Alexander Stewart  –  $36,120

22nd:  Chris Backhouse  –  $29,840
23rd:  Sebastien Guinand  –  $29,840
24th:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $29,840

25th:  Mike Chiappetta  –  $25,790
26th:  Christian Harder  –  $25,790
27th:  David Coleman  –  $25,790

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 2,380,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,800 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, around 8:20 pm, and 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 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,070

Mike Jozoff raised to about 700,000 (leaving about 115,000 behind) from early position, Asher Conniff used a time extension before he reraised all in from the big blind with a covering stack, and Jozoff used a few time extensions before he called all in.

Jozoff: 
Conniff: 

The board ran out , giving Conniff aces and tens to eliminate Jozoff in 19th place.

Asher Conniff  –  2,730,000  (46 bb)
Mike Jozoff  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($36,120)

A two-table redraw is taking place.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,070

Justin Liberto raised to 560,000 from the button (leaving 10,000 behind), Francis Margaglione reraised all in from the small blind, and Liberto called all in with . Margaglione was ahead with .

The board ran out , no help to Liberto, ending his tournament in 20th place.

Francis Margaglione  –  3,200,000  (53 bb)
Justin Liberto  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($36,120)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,070

Chipleader Farid Jattin raised from the cutoff to 115,000, and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind.

The flop came , Aldemir checked, Jattin bet 150,000, and Aldemir called.

The turn card was the , Aldemir checked, Jattin bet 400,000, and Koray used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called.

The river card double-paired the board with the , and both players checked. Aldemir showed to win the pot with a higher two pair than the board, kings and fives, and Jattin mucked.

Koray Aldemir  –  2,830,000  (57 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  6,650,000  (133 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 2,140,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,120 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, around 8:20 pm, and 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,070

Darren Elias raised all in for 270,000 from the hijack, and Koray Aldemir called on the button.

Elias: 
Aldemir: 

The board ran out , giving Elias a pair of tens to double up.

Darren Elias  –  665,000  (13 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  2,165,000  (43 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr raised from early position, Alexander Stewart three-bet all in for about 350,000 from the big blind, and Shorr called.

Shorr: 
Stewart: 

The board ran out , giving Shorr a pair of aces to eliminate Stewart in 21st place.

Shannon Shorr  –  3,930,000  (70 bb)
Alexander Stewart  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($36,120)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 2,140,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,120 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, around 8:20 pm, and 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,070

Chris Backhouse raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Joel Harwood three-bet all in for about 1,020,000 from the big blind, and Backhouse called all in for roughly 900,000.

Backhouse: 
Harwood: 

The board ran out , giving Harwood an ace-high straight on the river to eliminate Backhouse in 22nd place.

Joel Harwood  –  1,995,000  (40 bb)
Chris Backhouse  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($29,840)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,070

Chipleader Farid Jattin raised from the button to 125,000, Sheddy Siddiqui moved all in from the small blind for 790,000, and Sebastien Guinand thought for a while before he moved all in over the top from the big blind for roughly 1,450,000.

Jattin took a look at Guinand’s stack before he called, covering both players. These were their cards in descending order of chip stacks:

Jattin:  
Guinand:  
Siddiqui:  

The board came — Guinand paired his ace on the flop, Siddiqui turned a set of fours, and Jattin rivered a set of jacks. It was a roller-coaster of emotion, but Jattin won the entire pot with his set of jacks to eliminate both players from the tournament.

Farid Jattin  –  7,600,000  (152 bb)
Sebastien Guinand  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($29,840)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($29,840)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,945,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,840 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, around 8:20 pm, and 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,070

Because of the increase in levels to 90 minutes once they reached the final three tables, the players took a 15-minute break with 30 minutes remaining in Level 24. So when they return, the blinds will still be 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  765,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastien Guinand  –  1,510,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Elias  –  270,000  (5 bb)
Seat 4.  Joel Harwood  –  1,090,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Backhouse  –  705,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Asher Neaman  –  2,430,000  (49 bb)
Seat 7.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,320,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Farid Jattin  –  5,805,000  (116 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,380,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Koray Aldemir  –  2,185,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Liberto  –  2,325,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Margaglione  –  2,255,000  (45 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  1,600,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Kitty Kuo  –  1,720,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  David Pham  –  2,065,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Nadya Magnus  –  895,000  (18 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Mike Leah  –  1,225,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Alexander Stewart  –  345,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  James Mendoza  –  1,330,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Shannon Shorr  –  3,470,000  (69 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Asher Conniff  –  1,665,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  3,295,000  (66 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Jozoff  –  1,540,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9. Ryan Riess  –  860,000  (17 bb)

And 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

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,785,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,840 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26, around 8:20 pm, and 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,070

Darren Elias raised all in for 585,000 from the button, and Chris Backhouse called all in for 315,000 in the big blind with , leading Elias’ .

The board came , safe for Backhouse to double up.

Chris Backhouse  –  705,000  (14 bb)
Darren Elias  –  270,000  (5 bb)