Championship: Tyler Rueger Eliminated in 82nd Place by Philip Shing

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 1,180

Philip Shing
Philip Shing

Tyler Rueger was all in from the cutoff for about 375,000 with JsJc, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the QsQd of Philip Shing in middle position.

The board came 5s5h3c7s8d, and the pocket queens held up for Shing to win the pot and eliminate Rueger in 82nd place.

Philip Shing  –  975,000  (81 bb)
Tyler Rueger  –  Eliminated in 82nd Place  ($13,175)

With 81 players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 583,000 (49 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $14,200 each.

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