$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 3,107
Neil Blumenfield
Two big hands spelled doom for former November Niner while Martin Culotta extended his lead.
The first hand saw Blumenfield open to 575,000 from the hijack to get calls from Culotta in the small blind and Ben Sriqui in the big. All three checked the flop and the blinds checked the turn.
Blumenfield bet 700,000 and picked up two more calls before the river. They checked it down and Culotta tabled aces up to get mucks from his opponents.
On the next hand, Blumenfield opened to 550,000 and Ruslan Dykshteyn raised to 1,575,000 from the hijack. The rest of the table released and Blumenfield moved all-in for ~3,000,000 to get a quick call from Dykshteyn with the bigger stack.
Dykshteyn: Blumenfield:
Blumenfield needed to catch a live card to stay in the game but never found a sweat as the dealer spread to send him to the rail in ninth place.
Martin Culotta – 16,500,000 (66 bb) Ruslan Dykshteyn – 8,750,000 (35 bb) Neil Blumenfield – Eliminated in 8th place ($13,049)
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 3,107
Joseph DiChiaro
Action folded to Joseph DiChiaro on the button and he moved all-in for ~2,000,000. Steven Bennett released his small blind and chip leader Martin Culotta quickly called from the big.
Culotta: DiChiaro:
DiChiaro had two live cards to stay alive but blanked as the dealer spread the board to send him out in tenth place.
Martin Culotta – 13,800,000 (55 bb) Joseph DiChiaro – Eliminated in 10th place ($8,389)
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 3,107
Brett Brulaleri
Action folded to Brett Brulaleri in the small blind, he raised it up, and Lawrence Whyte moved all-in from the big blind. Brulaleri had ~1.1 million behind and called the shove at risk.
Whyte: Brulaleri:
Brulaleri needed to hit his ace or some miracle straight but the all low board sent him out in 11th and set up the final table ten.
Lawrence Whyte – 7,500,000 (38 bb) Brett Brulaleri – Eliminated in 11th place ($8,389)
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 3,107
Evan Toepel
Ben Sriqui opened to 400,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Evan Toepel in the big blind. He came into the day with only five big blinds and had one already in the middle. Toepel put the rest in and Sriqui quickly called.
Sriqui: Toepel:
The board ran and Toepel was a quick exit from Day 3.
Ben Sriqui – 8,800,000 (44 bb) Evan Toepel – Eliminated in 13th place ($6,059)
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 3,107
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi headlines a big Day 3
Event 1 drew a massive crowd and it will take an extra day of poker to determine its champion. The six starting flights combined to put more than 3,000 entries in the game but only 13 players remain to play it down on a Monday afternoon.
The prize pool topped $900,000 and the last 300 players made some money for their efforts. But the lion’s share of the money is up top and we still have more than $550,000 to award today including the $160,136 first place prize.
Martin Culotta leads the way at the restart but all eyes will be on Florida poker legend Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. The three-time WSOP/two-time WPT winner has earned more than $15 million in his career including the $570 Six-Max title during last year’s series followed up by a third place finish in the WPT Tournament of Champions.
Mizrachi also made the 2010 WSOP November Nine final table and today he’s joined by fellow November Niner Neil Blumenfield. WSOP Circuit winner Ruslan Dykshteyn is also in the mix looking to add a third SHRP title to his résumé, the last coming this past summer when he captured the $1,100 Big 4 title during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
Those are only a few of the talented players returning today and everyone has a chance to hoist the big glass guitar pick trophy. They’ll put cards back in the air at 2pm and we’ll be here the entire time followed the action.
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 2: 50/100 Flight A Entries: 130
Eric Piderit
Event 1 is off to a great start with 130 entries in the game before the first hour is complete. This tournament always draws a great crowd of players looking for a big return on investment.
Eric Piderit is among the early crowd and looking to improve on a nice performance last night. The SHRP regular made it most of the way through the Event 3 Turbo to finish in eight place for a nice payday.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update
Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:
Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room
The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.
Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) End of Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 3,107
With the field reaching the 3:00 a.m. hard stop for the day, the final 13 players will be returning on Monday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Martin Culotta leads the field with 9,425,000 after a late rush of cards put him in the lead when the bags came out. It won’t be an easy final day for Culotta, however. Also coming back is two-time WSOP bracelet winner and two-time WPT champion Michael Mizrachi, former November Niner Neil Blumenfield and Ruslan Dykshteyn, a South Florida pro who won two events during last August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, including the Big 4’s $1,100 no-limit hold’em rebuy event.
When cards get back in the air, blinds will be increased to 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante and everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $6,059.
Here is a look at the seat chart for the final day of play:
flop and the blinds checked the 
turn.
river. They checked it down and Culotta tabled aces up 
to get mucks from his opponents.
to send him to the rail in ninth place.
board to send him out in tenth place.
board sent him out in 11th and set up the final table ten.
and Toepel was a quick exit from Day 3.
