SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 847

Hand #59  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 175,000, Jason Koon reraised from the button to 300,000, and Paul Balzano tanked for a while before he cold-four-bet from the small blind to 875,000.

Valerstein folded, and Koon thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in. Balzano called all in for 3,345,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Koon’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Koon to win the pot and eliminate Balzano in seventh place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  3,765,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,565,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  1,885,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  10,260,000  (128 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($125,000)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  1,190,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  3,740,000  (47 bb)