Event 43: Leonard August – 5th Place ($47,680)

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 411

Leonard August

Michael Wang raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, Leonard August three-bet all in for 185,000 in the small blind, and Wang called.

Wang:  AhKd
August:  AsJs

The board ran out KsTc9d3cAc, no help to August, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Michael Wang  –  3,300,000  (66 bb)
Leonard August  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($47,680)

Event 43: Chance Kornuth Doubles Thru Leonard August

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 411

Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth raised from the cutoff, and Leonard August called in the big blind.

The flop was JsTd3d, and August check-called a continuation bet from Kornuth.

The turn was the 7h, and both players checked.

The river was the 8d, August checked, Kornuth bet 475,000, August check-raised all in for about 1,250,000, and Kornuth called all in for 1,065,000 with Kd4d for a king-high flush, besting August’s Qh9h for a queen-high straight

Chance Kornuth  –  2,630,000  (53 bb)
Leonard August  –  185,000  (4 bb)

Event 43: Michael Wang Leads the Final Five Players

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 411

Michael Wang

Seat 1:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,305,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Wang  –  2,905,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3:  Nitis Udornpim  –  1,690,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4:  Leonard August  –  1,640,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Dan Sepiol  –  2,735,000  (55 bb)

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335
3rd:  $92,790
4th:  $62,000
5th:  $47,680

Event 43: Bin Weng – 6th Place ($39,525)

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 411

Bin Weng

Michael Wang raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Bin Weng three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind, Michael Wang tanked for about three minutes before he four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Bin Weng called all in for about 950,000.

Michael Wang:  AsQh
Bin Weng:  9d9c

The board ran out Ac6c4s7sJs, giving Michael Wang a pair of aces to eliminate Bin Weng in sixth place.

Michael Wang  –  2,800,000  (70 bb)
Bin Weng  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($39,525)

With five players remaining from a field of 411 entries, the average stack is about 2,055,000 (51 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $47,680.

Event 43: Final Six Players

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 411

Leonard August

Seat 1:  Bin Weng  –  950,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3:  Michael Wang  –  1,980,000  (50 bb)
Seat 4:  Nitis Udornpim  –  1,300,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Leonard August  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6:  Dan Sepiol  –  1,880,000  (47 bb)

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335
3rd:  $92,790
4th:  $62,000
5th:  $47,680
6th:  $39,525

Event 43: Michael Rocco – 7th Place ($33,180)

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 411

Michael Rocco

A series of raises between Michael Rocco under the gun and Michael Wang in the big blind culminated with Wang reraising all in for 700,000 and Rocco calling.

Rocco:  KcKh
Wang:  QsQd

The board ran out Qc7s3h8cJc, giving Wang a set of queens to double through Rocco.

Michael Wang  –  1,460,000  (37 bb)
Michael Rocco  –  50,000  (1 bb)

The next hand, Rocco was in the big blind and forced all in for 10,000. Action folded to Wang in the small blind.

Wang:  Kd6s
Rocco:  7h4s

The board ran out 6d6h4h9c5s, giving Wang trip sixes to eliminate Rocco in seventh place.

Michael Wang  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)
Michael Rocco  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($33,180)

With six players remaining from a field of 411 entries, the average stack is about 1,715,000 (43 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $39,535.

Event 43: Hamed Zia – 8th Place ($26,885)

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 411

Hamed Zia

Hamed Zia was all in with KsJs for 180,000, and Michael Rocco had him covered holding Ah2h.

The final board read 5d4h3d9dKh, and Zia was eliminated in eighth place, good for $26,885. Rocco stacked up 675,000 after collecting the pot.

Michael Rocco – 675,000 (16 bb)
Hamed Zia – Eliminated in Eighth Place ($26,885)

Event 43: Shuffle Up and Deal

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 411

Cards are in the air for the final day of Event 43 at the Seminole Hard Rock. This final table is part of the Big 4 lineup to close out the SHRPO tournament series. Blinds kick off at 15,000-30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000 for the first level of play. Stay tuned as another champion will be crowned later today in South Florida.

Shuffle up and deal!

Event 43: Final Table Begins at 1:00 PM

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 411

Bin Weng

Cards will get into the air at 1:00 pm for the final day of Event 43 as part of the Big 4 lineup here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

The final table was reached on the final hand of Level 24 last night, w.hich means blinds will kick off at 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante for the beginning of Level 25 at the start of play today. Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts.

Seat 1:  Bin Weng  –  2,540,000  (85 bb)
Seat 2:  Hamed Zia  –  545,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Brian Altman  –  470,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  Chance Kornuth  –  2,015,000  (67 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Wang  –  600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael Rocco  –  785,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7:  Nitis Udorpim –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8:  Leonard August  –  1,205,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9:  Dan Sepiol  –  965,000  (32 bb)

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs when cards get back into the air.

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335
3rd:  $92,790
4th:  $62,000
5th:  $47,680
6th:  $39,525
7th:  $33,180
8th:  $26,885
9th:  $20,600

Stay tuned for live updates from the final table starting a short time from now.