2018 SHRPO Live Updates

$2,650: Final Table is Set with Defending Champ Alex Foxen in the Lead

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$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422

Alex Foxen

Day 2 saw 66 players return to make their run to the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Big 4 $2,650 No Limit Hold’em event, and after more than 10 hours of play the final nine have emerged. Alex Foxen held the chip lead when the dust settled after almost two hours of play on the final table bubble, and he will take 2,915,000 into the start of play at Tuesday’s final table that will take place on The Big 4 television set. Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts:

Seat 1: Matt O’Donnell – 1,190,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: Blair Hinkle – 1,095,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Rick Alvarado – 735,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Hall – 555,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Kuba – 380,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 765,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Foxen – 2,915,000 (117 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Esposito – 960,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Tom Nguyen – 1,970,000 (79 bb)

Foxen won this event one year ago, so he will be looking to continue his strong title defense run at the final table. He will face some tough competition with Blair Hinkle and Jake Schwartz also making the final nine.

The money bubble burst earlier today when 53 players remained after Jessica Dawley busted on the money bubble in a hand against Foxen. The familiar faces that then went on to score a cash included Paul Volpe (13th), Matt Affleck (16th), Benjamin Zamani (18th), Ian O’Hara (25th), Aaron Mermelstein (27th), Mike Dentale (28th), Blake Bohn (34th), Stephen Ma (35th), Kristen Bicknell (36th), Christian Harder (37th), Victor Figueroa (47th), John Gordon (49th), Anna Antimony (50th), Chad Eveslage (50th), and TK Miles (53rd).

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $208,452
2nd: $146,042
3rd: $93,892
4th: $62,936
5th: $48,404
6th: $40,115
7th: $33,668
8th: $27,242
9th: $20,846

Tune back in tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET to follow the live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Live Updates team at the final day of this event in Hollywood, Florida.