Championship: Dapo Ajayi Eliminated in 47th Place by Adam Zeltser

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 1,180

Dapo Ajayi moved all in from UTG+1 for 75,000, and Adam Zeltser called from the small blind with 10c4c. Ajayi turned over Jh9d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AhQh8c3dJc, and Ajayi won the pot with a pair of jacks to double up in chips.

Dapo Ajayi  –  190,000  (10 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  1,410,000  (71 bb)

The next hand, Ajayi got it all in under the gun for 190,000 with As6d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Zeltser’s QdQc.

The board came Jd8c7d9s3d, and the pocket queens held up for Zeltser to win the pot and eliminate Ajayi in 47th place.

Adam Zeltser  –  1,650,000  (83 bb)
Dapo Ajayi  –  Eliminated in 47th Place  ($18,145)

With 46 players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 1,025,000 (51 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $18,145 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level (about 12:20 am).