Event 12 Day 2: Robert Nieto – 7th Place ($4,621)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Our players in Event 12 are falling fast at this time it was Robert Nieto’s turn to go.

Nieto was in for his last 400,000 chips and was called by Ryan Leng. Nieto showed Ah2d but Leng was sitting on ThTs.   Nieto could not catch up on the 6cJs4d6s5d board and said goodbye to the final table.

Robert Nieto finishes in 7th place winning $4,621.

Robert Nieto - 7th Place ($4,621)
Robert Nieto – 7th Place ($4,621)

Event 12 Day 2: Phil Novick – 8th Place ($3,377)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

It didn’t take long for another player to go down as Phil Novick has been knocked out on a tough river.

Debbie Migliore raised to 300,000 and Novick put in his last 580,000 chips.  Migliore made the call and was in the lead with AdQd against Novick’s AhTc.  Novick hit the 4sThKd flop but Migliore got running diamonds to hit a flush and take Novick out.

Phil Novick finishes in 8th place taking home $3,377.

Phil Novick - 8th Place ($3,377)
Phil Novick – 8th Place ($3,377)

Event 12 Day 2: Valeria Ligeiro – 9th Place ($2,399)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

One of the two ladies on our final table is now gone.

Valeria Ligeiro went all-in for her last 400,000 chips and was instantly called by Hagai Stein. Ligerio flipped up AhJs but Hagai was ready with QsQc.  Liegeiro got no help as the board ran out 8c8sJh5cKd ending her evening.

Valeria Ligeiro finishes in 9th place winning $2,399.

Valeria Ligeiro - 9th Place ($2,399)
Valeria Ligeiro – 9th Place ($2,399)

 

Event 12 Day 2: David Baker – 10th Place ($1,724)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

The short stack has fallen on the final table.

After a raise to 150,000 chips by Eric Rivkin, David Baker in the big blind put his remaining 180,000 chips on the line.  Rivkin showed Qd6d and Baker turned up 7s5s.

The board ran out 3h8s6sAdJc finishing off Baker and sending him to the rail.

David Baker finishes in 10th place winning $1,724.

David Baker - 10th Place ($1,724)
David Baker – 10th Place ($1,724)

Event 12 Day 2: Final Table

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

We’ve reached the final table of Event 12. Here are the seating assignments and chip counts for our remaining ten players:

Seat 1: Robert Nieto – 1,275,000
Seat 2: Valeria Ligeiro – 630,000
Seat 3: Eric Rivkin – 880,000
Seat 4: Phil Novick – 830,000
Seat 5: Ryan Leng – 3,675,000
Seat 6: Steven Fostoff – 1,740,000
Seat 7: David Baker – 275,000
Seat 8: Hagai Stein – 2,720,000
Seat 9: Francis Margaglione – 3,850,000
Seat 10: Debbie Migliore – 2,165,000

RRPO EV12 Day 2 Final Table

Event 12 Day 2: Baker’s Dozen

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

We’re not done yet.

We are down to 13 players in Event 12 as the final remaining tournament of the series is coming to a close.

Here are a list of the remaining players playing for the $43,575 top prize:

Table 1
Seat 1: Hagai Stein
Seat 2: Valeria Ligeiro
Seat 3: Debbie Migliore
Seat 4: Ryan Leng
Seat 5: Tuan Nguyen
Seat 8: Pasquale Braco
Seat 9: David Baker

Table 2:
Seat 2: Eric Rivkin
Seat 3: Francis Margaglione
Seat 4: Phil Novick
Seat 6: Robert Nieto
Seat 7: Elias Nassif
Seat 8: Steven Fostoff

RRPO EV12 Day 2 Table Shot

Event 12 Day 1F: Play Ends, Roy Paulena Leads Flight

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

The final Day 1 flight of Event 12 is now concluded and Roy Paulena finished the night as the Day 1F chip leader.

Paulena bagged 268,700 chips to edge out Steven Fostoff at 264,900.  Evan Teitelbaum finished third with 231,200 chips followed by Freddy Alesi at 221,000 and Phil Novick at 216,300.

Alex Begfors will carry the overall chip lead into Day 2 with 378,700 and Robert Neito is in second place at 367,100 to kick the tournament off tomorrow.

The flight saw 357 entries taking the tournament to a final total of 1,481 easily surpassing the $100,000 guarantee.  36 players advanced sending a total of 162 players to Day 2.

Play will resume in the Poker Room Wednesday at 1 PM where our returning players will play for the Event 12 title to wrap up this year’s Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n Roll Poker Open”.

Congratulations to everyone who advance to Day 2!

Roy Paulena
Roy Paulena
Steven Fostoff
Steven Fostoff
Evan Teitelbaum
Evan Teitelbaum

Event 12 Day 1F: Looking Around

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

With 54 players left out of the 357 entries in Day 1F, we’re just a little over one level away from the final Day 1 flight being completed.

Among the chip leaders at this point are Phil Novick with 228,600, Evan Teitelbaum with 181,000 chips and Freddy Alesi at 177,400.  It figures to be an exciting finish as our players get ready to play their last 30 mintues of the night looking to reach Day 2 tomorrow.

Phil Novick
Phil Novick
Evan Teitelbaum
Evan Teitelbaum
Freddy Alesi
Freddy Alesi

Event 12 Day 1D & 1E: Wrap-Ups

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

While all the excitement of the Main Event and Event 14 going on, Event 12 was also in full force today.

Today’s fourth flight of the tournament, Day 1D, wrapped up early this evening with Leslie Hyde taking the flight with 249,800 chips. Jose Gallego finished second with 185,600 followed by Lisa Woodburn in third with 178,100, Scott Hart bagging 149,600 in fourth and Yves Fequiere rounding out the top five with 148,900.

The flight added another 214 entries taking the total through four flights to 808.  25 players advanced putting the number of players into Day 2 up to 88.

Day 1E saw another outstanding turnout and Andrew Del Rio finished on top with 318,500 chips.  Uzebu Oyenmwen was the runner-up with 268,600 and Abhay Chakole was third with 232,600. Michael Wetcher bagged 201,800 for fourth and Andrew Sknar was fifth with 201,700.

316 more entries were recorded blowing away the $100,000 guarantee and taking the total entries for the tournament up to 1,124.  Another 38 players moved on to Day 2 taking the total to 126 players returning tomorrow.

Play in Day 1F is closing out and we’ll have the final totals and updates as the flight wraps up later tonight.

Event 12 Day 1C: Play Ends, Robert Nieto Leads Flight

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Day 1C was Robert Nieto’s playground.

Nieto bagged 367,100 chips to run away with the flight and put up the second biggest stack of the tournament so far.  Dalis Gomez was a distant second at 197,700 followed by Tim Myers at 195,000 in third.   Sonny Quach was fourth at 177,200 and Tim Frazin finished fifth with 156,700.

24 players advanced out of the 219 entries in the flight.  So far 63 players have advanced to Day 2 out 594 entries in this $100,000 guaranteed event.  Players who advanced will be back in action in the Poker Room at 1 PM on Wednesday.

Three more flights will be played tomorrow with start times at 11 AM, 3 PM and 7 PM.

Congratulations to all of our players who advanced to Day 2!

Robert Nieto
Robert Nieto
Dalis Gomez
Dalis Gomez
Tim Myers
Tim Myers