$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 292 of 889

Day 1B has come to an end with 146 players remaining from the field of 458 entries. Derek Gregory is the chip leader with 548,000.

Here is the top of the leaderboard from Day 1B:

1.  Derek Gregory  –  548,500  (219 bb)
2.  Nathan Pitts  –  443,500  (177 bb)
3.  Brian Altman  –  420,500  (168 bb)
4.  Paul James Hizer  –  407,000  (163 bb)
5.  Jared Reinstein  –  384,000  (154 bb)
6.  Trung Pham  –  376,000  (150 bb)
7.  Gary Gelman  –  364,000  (146 bb)
8.  Dean Hutchison  –  361,500  (145 bb)
9.  Steve Yagudaev  –  345,000  (138 bb)
10.  Roald Aschim  –  345,000  (138 bb)

Full chip counts, the payouts, and Day 2 table and seat draw will be posted by 2 a.m.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  157 of 458

On the river of a board with about 45,000 in the pot, Derek Gregory bet 55,000 from the big big blind and the player on the button called.

Gregory showed for queens and sevens, his opponent mucked, and Gregory won the pot.

Derek Gregory  –  560,000  (280 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  159 of 458

The player under the gun raised to 4,500, Natasha Mercier reraised all in for about 57,000 on the button, the player in the big blind called all in for about 24,000, and UTG folded.

Mercier showed , leading her opponent’s .

The board came , giving Mercier kings and nines to score the elimination.

Natasha Mercier  –  87,000  (44 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  162 of 458

The tournament clock has been paused, and the field was just informed that they will play five more hands before the end of Flight B for the championship. Stay tuned for chip counts from the bag and tag that will be posted in a bit.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  162 of 458

The player in the cutoff raised, Randall Emmett called in the small blind, and Ryan Hogan called in the big blind.

They  checked to the turn of a board where Emmett checked. Hogan bet, the player in the cutoff raised all in for roughly 90,000, Emmett reraised all in for about 120,000, and Hogan folded.

Emmett showed for a six-high straight, leading his opponent’s for a pair of fives with a flush draw.

The river was the , safe for Emmett to score the elimination.

Randall Emmett  –  235,000  (118 bb)

With about 162 players remaining from the Day 1B field of 458 entries, the average stack is about 141,000 (71 big blinds). Day 1B will conclude following Level 10 at about 11:25 p.m.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  162 of 458

There was 40,000 in the pot, with a flop reading when UFC star Colby Covington was all in holding on the big blind for 87,000, and he was ahead of the held by his opponent from the small blind.

The turn and river decked the table with to seal the deal, and Covington stacked up 214,000 after collecting the pot.

Colby Covington – 214,000 (107 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  189 of 458

Filipp Khavin raised from under the gun, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 8,500 in the hijack, and Wagner Wysotchanski called in the big blind. Khavin four-bet all in for about 37,500, Shorr folded, and Wysotchanski called with , trailing Khavin’s .

The flop came , giving Wysotchanski kings and tens to pull ahead.

The turn was the , giving Khavin an ace-high straight to pull back ahead.

The river was the , giving Wysotchanski tens full of kings to eliminate Khavin.

Wagner Wysotchanski  –  173,000  (115 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  99,000  (66 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated

With about 189 players remaining from the Day 1B field of 458 entries, the average stack is about 121,000 (81 big blinds). Day 1B will conclude following Level 10 at about 11:25 p.m.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  198 of 458

Brian Altman raised from the hijack and Mike Leah called in the big blind.

The flop was , Leah checked, Altman bet 3,500, Leah check-raised to 11,500, and Altman called.

The turn was the , Leah bet 25,000, and Altman called.

The river was the , Leah bet about 80,000, Altman raised all in, and Leah called all in for another 2,000.

Altman tabled for fours full of treys, Leah showed a defeated for trip treys, and Altman scored the elimination.

Brian Altman  –  380,000  (253 bb)
Mike Leah  –  Eliminated

With about 198 players remaining from the Day 1B field of 458 entries, the average stack is about 116,000 (77 big blinds). Day 1B will conclude following Level 10 at about 11:25 p.m.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  190 of 458

David Jackson was all in with in the hole from the big blind for 27,500 on a flop reading with 20,000 already in the pot, and the small blind had him covered holding .

The turn and river rolled out , and that put Jackson up to 75,000 after collecting the pot just before the table he was at broke and he went to a new seat in the field.

David Jackson – 75,000 (37 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  207 of 458

Daniel Swartz was all in short with in the hole from the button, and his opponent had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Swartz doubled up to survive holding 60,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Swartz – 60,000 (40 bb)