20K (SHR) - 8 HANDED ($20,000)

With the guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 breached to $640,000 we have 16 out of 32 entries still in the running and late registration is closed. Play will conclude at the end of level 12 today.

Bad news for Gierse right away with the window showing a queen on 8♥ J♦ Q♠ 9♥ A♣ and yesterday's SHR Main Event 3rd place finisher for $320,000 is out.

Catching the action on the turn 5♣ J♣ 9♠ 5♠ and 34,500 up for grabs, cutoff Marius Gierse's 29,000 gets check-called by Gavin in the hijack before Gierse picks it up with another 80,000 bet on the A♥ river.

Button Taylor Black lays out 5,500 and big blind Marius Gierse defends to the flop 2♥ 2♣ 3♦ where he check-raises 8,000 and Black fills up his 3,000 c-bet for the turn 4♥ to drop. Gierse continues for 10,000, Black calls and scoops the pot on the Q♦ river with an 11,000 bet after Gierse slowed down to a check.

Looking at three limps in front of him, Marius Gierse pumps it to 11,000and only initial limper Dominik Nitsche pays up to see the 8♠ A♣ A♦ flop. Gierse double barrels 6,000 and 18,000 on the turn Q♣ with T♦ 9♦ where he gets Nitsche off of his pocket fives.