$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 152

Almedin Imsirovic raised from the hijack and Sanket Desai moved all in for 40,000 on the button. Imsirovic called.

Imsirovic showed and needed help against Desai’s . The flop was , putting Desai further in the lead. The turn was the , giving Imsirovic a few more outs.

The came on the river to give Imsirovic a pair of kings and the best hand. Desai was eliminated in seventh place, taking home $1,710 for his deep run. Imsirovic wins the pot and has about a third of the chips in play.

Almedin Imsirovic – 515,000 (64 bb)
Sanket Desai – Eliminated

$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 152

With the elimination of Luiz De Farias Guimares in 8th place, the $360 no-limit hold’em six-max has combined to one table and are at the unofficial final table of seven players. Bob Tanner was a massive chip leader for most of the last few levels, but Perry Shia has taken the lead after Tanner lost a bunch of chips to Almedin Imsirovic

With one more elimination, the final six players will be credited with making a final table.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final seven players:

Seat 1: Sam Sayegh – 46,000
Seat 2: Almedin Imsirovic – 362,000
Seat 3: Perry Shiao – 379,000
Seat 4: Sanket Desai – 76,000
Seat 5: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 122,000
Seat 6: Bob Tanner – 275,000
Seat 7: Sebastian Gallego – 260,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $11,181
2nd: $7,570
3rd: $4,948
4th: $3,954
5th: $2,969
6th: $2,285
7th: $1,710

$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 152

The player on the button raised to 13,000 and Bob Tanner called out of the big blind. They were heads-up to a flop of and Tanner checked.

The button bet 11,000 and Tanner called. Both players checked the turn card and the came on the river.

Tanner bet 30,000 and the button quickly folds. Tanner mucked his hand and has held steady as the chip leader.

Bob Tanner – 430,000 (71 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 152

There was well over 100,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of and Hector Contreras moved all in for about 55,000 from under the gun.

Perry Shiao snap-called on the button and won the pot with his against Contreras’ .

Contreras took home $1,135 for his efforts and Shiao is the only player remotely close to Bob Tanner’s chip lead.

Perry Shiao – 285,000 (57 bb)
Hector Contreras – Eliminated

$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 152

Bob Tanner raised on the button and Nick Yunis moved all in from the small blind for about 68,000. Tanner called and the cards were tabled.

It was a race for Yunis’ tournament life with his against Tanner’s .

The flop was and Tanner takes the lead with middle pair. The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Tanner and eliminate Yunis in 13th place.

Yunis hit the rail in 13th place for $793, while Tanner takes a massive chip lead over the field.

Bob Tanner – 455,000 (114 bb)
Nick Yunis Eliminated

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 152

With the bubble having already lasted for 90 minutes already at this point, Sam Sayegh limped in from under the gun and the player on the button limped as well. The small blind completes his option and Maria Torres checked her option in the big blind.

The flop was and the small blind checked. Torres checks as well and Sayegh moved all in for 9,500. The button folded, the small blind called and Torres folded as well, leaving herself with just 1,000 in chips, good for two antes.

Sayegh showed and was in the lead against the small blind’s . Only a nine would save the small blind and squeak Torres into the money, but the on the turn and the on the river was enough to keep Sayegh in the lead and secure his double up.

Torres was eliminated on the very next hand to burst the bubble and give the final 18 players a payday of at least $593.

Sam Sayegh – 31,000
Maria Torres – Eliminated

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 152

Bryce McVay moved all in on the button for 15,700 and Tony Ruberto snap-called out of the small blind. McVay’s head sunk in despair at the speed of Ruberto’s call and showed .

“You’re in better shape than you think,” said Ruberto, tabling .

The board ran out and McVay doubled up with a pair of aces. There are still 19 players and hand-for-hand has been taking place for almost the entire level.

With one more elimination, the final 18 players will be in the money.

Bryce McVay – 33,400
Tony Ruberto – 71,000

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 152

John Cofhlin is in the big blind and got all in against the cutoff for about 16,500. Cofhlin showed and was in the lead against the cutoff’s .

The flop was and Cofhlin kept the lead with top pair, but the cutoff was open-ended. The turn was the and the river was the to give Cofhlin the pot and a double up as the bubble is just a few eliminations away.

John Cofhlin – 39,500

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 152

The field was sent on a 30-minute dinner break following the completion of Level 12, and they’ve just returned to action. The board shows 30 of the original 152 players remaining, and they’ll continue tonight until a winner is determined.

Almedin Imsirovic is the leader right now, beginning this new level with 150,000 chips in front of him. He’s one of two players with a six-figure stack at the moment, trailed by Robert Tanner and his 120,000 chips. A few others are approaching the century mark, as well.

Here are some more counts from around the final five tables:

Luis Guilmares – 86,500
Michael Goldfarb – 74,100
Sebastian Gallego – 74,100
Perry Shiao – 70,300
Nick Yunis – 64,600
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 59,600
Andrew Mills – 49,000

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 152

Registration closed on Event 7 and the Six-Max Freeze-Out easily surpassed its $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament drew 152 players to create a prize pool worth $45,600 with the last 18 players taking home a piece.

A min-cash is worth $593 but everone is shooting for the $11,181 top prize that also comes with a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI, the glass guitar pick trophy, and a seat in the $10,000 WPT Finale/$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship freeroll.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 7
$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 152
Prize Pool: $45,600
March 22, 2017

1st: $11,181 + Freeroll seat
2nd: $7,570
3rd: $4,948
4th: $3,954
5th: $2,969
6th: $2,285
7th – 9th: $1,710
10th – 12th: $1,135
13th – 15th: $793
16th – 18th: $593