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Championship Hand #153: Dan Colman Out in 3rd Place

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Dan Colman
Dan Colman

Hand #153  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 325,000 with JhJc, and Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind with Qs9s.

The flop comes KdJd10s, Phillis checks, Colman bets 550,000, and Phillis check-raises to 2,500,000.

Colman moves all in, and Phillis calls with his Qs9s for a king-high straight. Colman turns over his JhJc for a set of jacks, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the Ah, the river card is the 2h, and Phillis wins the pot with an ace-high straight to eliminate Colman in third place.

Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($310,000)
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  7,750,000  (52 bb)
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  19,450,000  (130 bb)

Championship: Hands #151-152

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Hand #151  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button with Js10h, and Dan Colman calls with 9s7s.

The flop comes AhKh4s, Colman checks, Zazay bets 325,000, and Colman folds. Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #152  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 350,000 with 6c4c, taking the blinds and antes.

Championship: Hands #143-150

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Hand #143  –  Dan Colman limps from the small blind for 150,000 with 10h9c, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with Js3c.

Both players check to the river on a board of Kh6h6d4cKd. They show their cards, and Zazay wins the pot with his jack.

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Hand #144  –  Omar Zazay raises from the small blind to 350,000 with As3d, Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 850,000 with 10h10d, and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #145  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 350,000 with Ac8h, Dan Colman reraises from the big blind to 1,100,000 with 7c5d, and Zazay tanks for a while before he reraises to 1,900,000.

Colman thinks for a bit before he folds, and Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #146  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 350,000 with 8c5s, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #147  –  Omar Zazay raises from the small blind to 375,000 with QsQc, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #148  –  Brian Phillis completes the small blind to 150,000 with Ks4c, and Dan Colman checks his option in the big blind with 9d6d.

The flop comes 10c7d4s, Phillis bets 150,000, and Colman calls.

The turn card is the Ac, Phillis checks, Colman bets 1,000,000, and Phillis folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #149  –  Dan Colman limps from the small blind for 150,000 with Kd7d, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with 7h6c.

The flop comes Ks9s5d, Colman bets 200,000, and Zazay calls.

The turn card is the 9c, and both players check.

The river card is the 2h, Colman bets 375,000, and Zazay folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #150  –  Omar Zazay limps from the small blind for 150,000 with Qs4c, and Brian Phillis checks his option in the big blind with unknown cards.

The flop comes 8h6s3c, Zazay checks, Phillis bets 150,000, and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.

Championship Hands #141-142: Dan Colman Doubles Thru Omar Zazay

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Hand #141  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with 8d4d, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with Kd6c.

The flop comes 10h6h6d, Phillis checks, Colman bets, and Phillis calls.

The turn card is the Ad, and both players check.

The river card is the 10d, Phillis checks, Colman bets 875,000, and Phillis calls with his Kd6c to win the pot with a full house, sixes full of tens.

Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  4,850,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  11,925,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  10,425,000

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Dan Colman
Dan Colman

Hand #142  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button with As5c, and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with Qc8h.

The flop comes Qd8s6s, Colman bets 500,000, and Zazay thinks for a bit before he moves all in for 11,550,000.

Colman snap-calls all in for 4,475,000 with his Qc8h for top two pair, and Zazay turns over his As5c for … ace high with only runner-runner outs.

The turn is the 10d, the river is the Ks, and Colman wins the pot with his two pair to double up in chips.

Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  9,800,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  7,075,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  10,325,000

Championship: Hands #135-140

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Hand #135  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with AdJc, Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 800,000 with KhKc, and Colman calls.

Both players check to the river on a board of Jd10c9c8h3h. Zazay says, “Two kings,” and shows his hand to win the pot.

Colman says, “Not the best board for kings,” then admits, “I had ace-jack.”

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Hand #136  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #137  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 350,000 with 8h-X, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #138  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with As3c, Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 1,000,000 with 9d9c, and Colman folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #139  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 350,000 with Kd3s, Brian Phillis reraises from the small blind to 1,050,000 with As9d, and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #140  –  Dan Colman limps the small blind with 8s5s, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with 9s4d.

Both players check to the turn on a board of 7h4s2s9c, Colman bets 275,000, Zazay raises to 725,000, and Colman calls.

The river card is the 5c, Colman checks, Zazay bets 1,125,000, and Colman tanks for about a minute before he folds. Zazay takes the pot.

Championship: Dinner Break Chip Counts

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

The final three players in the SHRPO Championship are on their 30-minute dinner break. Live updates will resume here shortly after 9:30 pm ET.

Here are the official chip counts from the table:

Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  8,750,000  (58 bb)
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  10,775,000  (72 bb)
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  7,675,000  (51 bb)

Championship: Hands #129-134

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Hand #129  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 325,000 with Jh6h, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with 10d8d.

The flop comes 9s7h3d, Phillis checks, Colman bets 525,000, and Phillis calls. The turn card is the Kc, and both players check.

The river card is the 6c, Phillis checks, Colman bets an unknown amount, and Phillis quickly check-raises to 1,300,000. Colman quickly folds, and Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #130  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 375,000 with Kd10c, and Brian Phillis calls from the small blind with QcJd.

The flop comes 5h5d3c, Phillis checks, Zazay bet 250,000, and Phillis folds. Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #131  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 350,000 with 10h10c, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #132  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with Jh10h, Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 950,000 with 4h4c, and Colman calls.

The flop comes KdJc10c, Phillis bets 725,000, and Colman calls.

The turn card is the 8h, Phillis checks, Colman bets 1,325,000, and Phillis folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #133  –  Brian Phillis raises from the small blind to 400,000 with Kh3h, and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with 6s5c.

The flop comes KsKd3d, Phillis bets 400,000, and Colman folds. Phillis takes the pot without showing his full house, kings full of threes.

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Hand #134  –  Dan Colman limps from the small blind with 9h5h, and Omar Zazay checks his option with 6h4s.

Both players check to the turn on a board of Jh10s2h4c, Colman bets 275,000, and Zazay calls.

The river card is the 8s, Colman bets 475,000, and Zazay tanks for a while before he folds his pair of sixes. Colman takes the pot.

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After Hand #134, the players take a 30-minute dinner break. Live updates will resume here shortly after 9:30 pm ET.