$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 329

Niall Farrell opened with a raise in middle position, and Farid Jattin three-bet to 6,600 two seats over. Farrell four-bet to 14,500, Jattin called, and off they went.

The flop was . Farrell checked, Jattin bet 10,500, and Farrell called. The turn was the . When Farrell checked again, Jattin moved all in for 16,700 effective, and Farrell quickly called all in, putting himself at risk for that amount.

Farrell: (top two pair)
Jattin: (flush draw)

Farrell faded a spade on the river, and he doubled up with aces up.

Niall Farrell – 85,500
Farid Jattin – 140,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 327

First in from the button, three-time WPT Champion Anthony Zinno moved all in for his last 12,500 chips. Ben Heath called in the small blind, and Eracles Panayiotou called in the big to create action on the side.

The flop was . Heath checked, and Panayiotou bet 7,500. Heath check-raised to 18,500, and Panayiotou called the remainder to see the turn. It was the , and Heath moved all in for about 33,000. Panayiotou agonized over the decision for a couple minutes, then folded, claiming ace-king.

With Zinno heads-up and at risk, the cards were turned up.

Zinno: (straight draw)
Heath: (set of sevens)

Zinno was drawing dead to four outs, and the river was not one of them. He was eliminated, sending the rest of his chips to Heath.

Ben Heath – 108,000
Eracles Panayiotou – 44,000
Anthony Zinno – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 325

The field grew a bit during the dinner break, and that’s a mixed bag for a few of the players.

Phil Hui and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh would probably prefer not to be playing this event at all. They were both part of the Day 2 restart in the $3,500 WPT Showdown, but they were both eliminated while this Finale field was on its dinner break. Hui fell in 21st place, Von Kriegenbergh right behind him in 20th, and they’re both new entries into this event.

Jake Schwartz was also just eliminated on the other side of the room, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him join this field, as well.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 320

Level 6 concluded, and the field was sent on their 90-minute dinner break. Play resumes just after 10 p.m.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 320

With a couple minutes left before the dinner break, the floor staff just walked from table to table passing out $10 dinner vouchers. It’s pretty much everyone’s favorite time of the day.

Always gambling, a couple tables decided to put all of their vouchers into the next pot they played, with the winner collecting some serious dinnertime value. Table 34 is one of those that decided to play the game, but one player had no interest in the side action.

Matt Glantz stood up from his chair to tell Jake Bazeley about it, since Bazeley was sitting at the adjacent table. “The one person who didn’t put his card in is a Main Event Champion,” Glantz said, pointing back at Joe McKeehen. “He’s a disgrace to the game.”

McKeehen just smirked, and he’ll have the last laugh while he’s enjoying his free dinner courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock Poker.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 319

A year ago, Chino Rheem made WPT history in this event, becoming just the fourth player to capture three titles during the Tour’s 15-year run. Darren Elias has since matched that feat, but nobody has yet gotten to four.

Rheem would like to change that, and he’s just jumped into the Finale field in defense of his title. Predictably active early, his 40,000-chip starting stack has already been trimmed down to about 16,000, but that’s still plenty of chips with which to make his opponents’ lives miserable.

Chino Rheem – 16,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 319

Matt Haugen and SHRP Team member Chance Kornuth just played what was probably the day’s largest pot so far.

Joining on the turn, the board showed , and there was already more than 40,000 in the middle. Haugen was all in for his last 51,300, though the action that led to that point is unclear.

What is clear is that Kornuth had a big decision, and he spent several minutes contemplating a call that would cost him almost his full stack. Eventually, he did call to put Haugen at risk.

Kornuth: (set of tens)
Haugen: (king-high straight)

The river was a blank, and Haugen doubled up.

Matt Haugen – 145,000
Chance Kornuth – 15,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 5: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 318

Shannon Shorr raised to 1,300 from under the gun and Jeff Gross called from early position. Andy Philachack three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Shorr, who quickly folded.

Gross thought for a few moments and then called. The flop was and Gross checked. Philachack bet 8,000 and Gross called.

The turn was the and Gross checked again. Philachack moved all in for about 20,000 and Gross tanked for a couple minutes before folding. Philachack mucked his hand and won the pot.

Andy Philachack – 48,500
Jeff Gross – 33,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 318

Uri Kadosh opened to 1,500 under the gun, Faraz Jaka called next to act, and Muhammad Abdel-Rahim defended his big blind.

The flop was . It checked to Jaka, who bet 2,500, and Abdel-Rahim check-raised with a big, uncounted stack of chips. Kadosh folded, but Jaka quickly called all in for 13,650 total to put himself at risk.

Jaka: (set of eights)
Abdel-Rahim: (straight draw)

The turn was a great card for Jaka, giving him an unbeatable full house and securing his double-up one card early. The river was the .

Faraz Jaka – 32,700

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 5: 250/500 with a 75 Ante
Players: 315

Tony Ruberto opened to 1,500 in middle position, Alex Haber called in the cutoff, and Andjelko Andrejevic three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Ruberto and Haber called the remainder to see a three-way flop.

It came , and it checked to Andrejevic, who continued for 9,000. Ruberto folded, but Haber check-raised all in for 36,250 total. Andrejevic instantly called, having Haber slightly covered to put him at risk.

Haber: (top two pair)
Andrejevic: (combo draw)

The turn gave Andrejevic even more outs, as an ace or an eight would win him the pot. He couldn’t get there, though; the river was the , and Haber doubled up.

Alex Haber – 91,700
Andjelko Andrejevic – 1,950