$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em
Blinds: 4k/8k/1k ante
Ron Blankenship moved all-in under the gun for just 42,000 and Derrick Simon came over the top for 120,000. Andrew Frier had them both covered an also called from the small blind with 
. Simon tabled two red Nines 
and Blankenship was still unsure since he shoved in the dark. He finally showed 
.
Frier hit the 
flop and stayed ahead for the double knockout on the 
turn and 
river. Blankenship received $456 for 9th and $633 for Simon in 8th.
$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em
Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante
Mike Filipelli was bringing up numbers for a 10-handed chop but no one else was buying it. Once the action was underway, he moved all-in with 
after action folded to him. Andrew Frier considered his action before just calling the bet. Everyone else folded and Frier tabled 
.
It was over quick as Frier hit the 
flop leaving Filipelli looking for a miracle. The 
locked up the hand to send Filipelli out in 10th place for $354.
The official final table is underway:
| Seat 1 | Paul Stanechewski |
| Seat 2 | Andrew Frier |
| Seat 3 | Homer Molina |
| Seat 4 | Ron Blankenship |
| Seat 5 | Keith Wagner |
| Seat 6 | Lawrence Cone |
| Seat 7 | Norman Guigui |
| Seat 8 | Derrick Simon |
| Seat 9 | Arthur Rodriguez |
$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em
Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante
The short-stacked table finally had its moment. Albert Palma doubled up Ron Blankenship leaving him with just a single 1k chip. He hit a flush with his first all-in but pushed his 6k in under the gun with 
and was called by Phillip Tyson and Homer Molina in the blinds.
Tyson shoved all in on the 
flop with two pair 
against Molina top pair 
and Palma was stuck with . The 
improved Wallace and the river gave him the double elimination of Palma and Tyson.
The clock was paused to form the unofficial final table.
$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em
Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante
Most of the small stacks were on the other table with Joshua Smith stuck at the table with the big chips. He was all-in on the flop with two pair holding 
against top pair 
. The river Jack was unkind Derrick Simon the bigger two pair to eliminate Smith in 13th place for $354.
$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em
Blinds 3k/6K/1k ante
Event 6 of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is about to restart after stopping play at 3am with 13 player remaining. Andrew Frier comes back with the chiplead and looking for his second consecutive final table after finishing 4th in Event 5.
All players are in the money and the next step is making the final table before crowning our next champion.
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 35 | 1 | Homer Molina | 56,500 |
| 35 | 2 | Albert Palma | 51,500 |
| 35 | 3 | Mike Filipelli | 30,500 |
| 35 | 4 | Andrew Frier | 212,000 |
| 35 | 5 | Ron Blankenship | 31,500 |
| 35 | 6 | Phillip Tyson | 54,000 |
| 37 | 1 | Norman Guigui | 202,500 |
| 37 | 2 | Arthur Rodriguez | 158,000 |
| 37 | 3 | Lawrence Cone | 142,500 |
| 37 | 4 | Derrick Simon | 120,000 |
| 37 | 5 | Keith Wagner | 35,000 |
| 37 | 6 | Paul Stanechewski | 110,000 |
| 37 | 7 | Joshua Smith | 57,500 |
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Blinds: 75/150
The field is slowing filling in as they finish the second Level of the day and the deep structure is giving players plenty of room to maneuver. The clock shows 78 entrants in the tournament so far including Juliet Yarina and local pro Zach Kessler.
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Blinds: 25/50
It will be a busy day in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock today with two big new tournaments and one finishing up from yesterday. Event 7 of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is the next to get underway and it will have a big prizepool as the $560 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has a $50,000 and four days of satellites to feed the field.
This tournament will be open to late registration or re-entry through Level 6 and the break giving players more than three hours to get in the action.
Players are taking their seats as the staff making the pre-tournament announcements and cards in the air with 25/50 blinds, 30 minutes levels, and 20,000 chip stacks.
$200 + $40 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo
No Limit Hold’em Turbo tournaments are built for those who like action in their poker game. The fast structure dictates faster play and a wider range of starting hands. Event 5 drew 89 entrants to the high octane game with a pace that was quick and constant.
It took less than seven hours of play, including a few short breaks, to go from the start to a winner. Several players took advantage of the three hours of re-entry time to build up the field size and $20,000 was up for grabs. Even with the number of entrants, the action was so fact that the tournament was never running on more than six tables at once and was down to five as registration closed.
The Turbo structure produced huge, multi-way pots with hands to be more likely gambling than to be ahead. Aces were crack, gutshots hit, but plenty of enjoyment from the players who enjoyed the structure.
The tournament was down to the final two tables in under four and a half hours and players could start thinking about making it into the money. The average chipstack hovered around 10 big blinds for the latter parts of the tournament making the pre-flop all-in move the most popular.
The final table began with Peter Striano holding a slight chiplead before he took out the first two at the final table. Striano knocked out Luke Doolittle in 9th place when his out raced and followed up by taking out Ariel Rosello in 8th when his held up against 
.
Nigel Murray was a one-time chipleader with two tables remaining but ran into some bad luck and big hands. He quadrupled up in one hand and then lost a battle of the blinds with Andrew Friel to get sent out of the tournament in 7th place. The final big hand of the tournament had Oneil McCalla, 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 19 winner, moving all-in from the small blind with the best hand only to be out-flopped by Bill Erwin to be eliminated in 6th place.
The final five remaining players made a quick deal after McCalla’s knockout to evenly chop up the remaining prizepool money among themselvs. Striano was the leader but also the driving force for the deal with him picking up the official victory thanks to his significant chiplead at the time.
The 43 year old amateur plays in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock occasionally, most recently when he chopped the Big Slick tournament on November 10th for $19,249. The win in Event 5 adds another $3,360 to his bankroll along with the trophy and Leaderboard Challenge points.
When asked what he would do with the money, he simply said “Give it to my wife.”
Event 5 Results:
| Name | Payout | |
| 1st | Peter Striano | $3,360 |
| 2nd | Casey Cohen | $3,360 |
| 3rd | Eric Piderit | $3,360 |
| 4th | Andrew Frier | $3,360 |
| 5th | Bill Erwin | $3,360 |
| 6th | Oniel McCallo | $1,100 |
| 7th | Nigel Murray | $900 |
| 8th | Ariel Rosello | $700 |
| 9th | Luke Doolittle | $500 |
$200 + $40 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo
With such massive blinds and short stacks, the five remaining players made a deal with chipleader Peter Striano offering to chop the remaining prizepool equally for each. He would get the win, the trophy, and the Leaderboard points and the table quickly agreed to the deal giving each player $3,360.
| Name | Payout | |
| 1st | Peter Striano | $3,360 |
| 2nd | Casey Cohen | $3,360 |
| 3rd | Eric Piderit | $3,360 |
| 4th | Andrew Frier | $3,360 |
| 5th | Bill Erwin | $3,360 |
| 6th | Oniel McCallo | $1,100 |
| 7th | Nigel Murray | $900 |
| 8th | Ariel Rosello | $700 |
| 9th | Luke Doolittle | $500 |
$200 + $40 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo
Blinds: 10k/20k/3k ante
In another battle of the blinds, Oniel McCalla shipped all in from the small blind with 
and Bill Erwin called in the big blind with 
. McCalla was in line for a much needed double, or at least chop, until the 
flop. McCalla was unable to pull a miracle on the turn or river and was the next one out in 6th place for $1,100.
