Championship Day 1A: Jonathan Tamayo Doubles Thru Matthew Lambrecht

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  403

Jonathan Tamayo
Jonathan Tamayo

Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo was all in from middle position for 25,300 with AsQs, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the AhJh of Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind.

The board came 10c5d2s6s7c, and Tamayo won the pot with his queen to double up in chips.

Jonathan Tamayo  –  52,400  (44 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  85,000  (71 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry per starting flight until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $1.95 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee.