Championship: More Chip Counts

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

Shannon Shorr  –  1,760,000  (117 bb)
Joel Harwood  –  1,020,000  (68 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  830,000  (53 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  750,000  (50 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  725,000  (48 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  520,000  (35 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio  –  420,000  (28 bb)
James Calderaro  –  390,000  (26 bb)
Landon Tice  –  370,000  (25 bb)
Aaron Flores  –  230,000  (15 bb)
Tyler Cornell  –  105,000  (7 bb)

Championship: A Few Chip Counts From the Field

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 1,070

Natasha Mercier
Natasha Mercier

Natasha Mercier  –  1,040,000  (69 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  940,000  (63 bb)
Matt Bond  –  870,000  (58 bb)
Cesar Fuentes  –  850,000  (57 bb)
Mike Leah  –  780,000  (52 bb)
Gary Bolden  –  740,000  (49 bb)
David Coleman  –  700,000  (47 bb)
David Pham  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Darren Elias  –  560,000  (37 bb)
James Romero  –  560,000  (37 bb)
David Jackson  –  470,000  (31 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  355,000  (24 bb)
Mike Jozoff  –  350,000  (23 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  260,000  (17 bb)
Peter Mugar  –  260,000  (17 bb)

Championship: Jon Borenstein Eliminated in 69th Place by Kitty Kuo

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  68 of 1,070

Jon Borenstein
Jon Borenstein

Jon Borenstein was just eliminated holding Kc3c against Kitty Kuo’s KhKd.

Kitty Kuo  –  925,000  (62 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  Eliminated in 69th Place  ($14,685)

With 68 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,685 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

Championship: 73rd – 90th Place Finishers

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 1,070

73rd:  Tung Nguyen  –  $13,600
74th:  Daniel Clifford  –  $13,600
75th:  Jason Daly  –  $13,600
76th:  Denys Shafikov  –  $13,600
77th:  Paul Koster  –  $13,600
78th:  Ryan Jones  –  $13,600
79th:  Gregory Anda  –  $13,600
80th:  David Nowling  –  $13,600
81st:  Haim Or Krief  –  $13,600

82nd:  Rogen Chhabra  –  $12,560
83rd:  Juan Endara  –  $12,560
84th:  Yet To Collect  –  $12,560
85th:  Jake Cody  –  $12,560
86th:  Daniel Smijkovic  –  $12,560
87th:  Caio De Lucca Sorbal  –  $12,560
88th:  Marcello Del Grosso  –  $12,560
89th:  Yi Chi Li  –  $12,560
90th:  Thomas Boivin  –  $12,560

Championship: Francis Margaglione Leads the Field at the Break with 1,945,000

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  73 of 1,070

Francis Margaglione
Francis Margaglione

The players have returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least one million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Francis Margaglione  –  1,945,000  (130 bb)
2.  Justin Liberto  –  1,400,000  (93 bb)
3.  Omer Rotman  –  1,285,000  (86 bb)
4.  Farid Jattin  –  1,255,000  (84 bb)
5.  Mike Chiappetta  –  1,230,000  (82 bb)
6.  Koray Aldemir  –  1,210,000  (81 bb)
7.  Christian Harder  –  1,130,000  (75 bb)
8.  Marc Duquette  –  1,075,000  (72 bb)
9.  Joshua Adcock  –  1,045,000  (70 bb)
10.  Philippe Pizzari Pinto  –  990,000  (66 bb)

With 73 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,600 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

Event 43: Mitchell Halverson Leads the Field After Dinner with 178,000

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  411

Mitchell Halverson
Mitchell Halverson

The players have returned from dinner to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 411 entries, which should barely clear the $1 million guarantee. The prizepool should be released soon.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up three players with at least 140K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Mitchell Halverson  –  178,600  (179 bb)
2.  Jacob Kauffman  –  145,500  (146 bb)
3.  Joe McKeehen  –  143,200  (143 bb)

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 14, around 1:40 am.

Championship: Devon Shalmi Eliminated in 76th Place by Yunkyu Song

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 1,070

Yunkyu Song
Yunkyu Song

Devon Shalmi was all in preflop for 184,000 with As10c, and Yunkyu Song had him covered holding pocket tens.

The board was dealt 9c6h3c8h2h, and Shalmi was eliminated in 76th place, good for $13,600. Song stacked up 850,000 after collecting the pot.

Yunkyu Song – 850,000 (70 bb)
Devon Shalmi – Eliminated in 76th Place ($13,600)

Championship: Paul Koster Eliminated in 77th Place by Kitty Kuo

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  76 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

Following the turn of a QcJc5d6h board, Kitty Kuo checked in the small blind and Paul Koster bet his remaining 55,000 from the big blind. Peter Mugar folded in the cutoff and Kuo called.

Kuo:  QdJd
Koster:  9s6s

The river was the 7h, safe for Kuo to score the elimination.

Kitty Kuo  –  750,000  (63 bb)
Paul Koster  –  Eliminated in 77th Place  ($13,600)

Championship: Rogen Chhabra Eliminated in 82nd Place by Matt Glantz

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 1,070

Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz

With the board showing Ac5h2d10d on the turn, Rogen Chhabra was all in from the big blind for 121,000 with 7d5d for a pair of fives with a diamond flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Kh10c (pair of tens) of Matt Glantz in middle position.

The river card was the 8h, and Glantz wins the pot with his pair of tens to eliminate Chhabra in 82nd place.

Matt Glantz  –  425,000  (35 bb)
Rogen Chhabra  –  Eliminated in 82nd Place  ($12,560)

With 81 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 528,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,600 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

Championship: Sebastian Guinand Eliminated in 87th Place by Farid Jattin

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  86 of 1,070

Farid Jattin

Sebastian Guinand was all in with AcQc in the hole from the big blind, but he ran right into the pocket kings held by Farid Jattin on the hijack. The final board read Jd9h2d5s3d, and Guinand was eliminated in 87th place, good for $12,560. Jattin stacked up 1.28 million after collecting the pot.

Farid Jattin – 1,280,000 (106 bb)