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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
Hand #153 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 325,000 with , and Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind with .
The flop comes , Phillis checks, Colman bets 550,000, and Phillis check-raises to 2,500,000.
Colman moves all in, and Phillis calls with his for a king-high straight. Colman turns over his for a set of jacks, and he needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the , the river card is the , 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 , and Dan Colman calls with .
The flop comes , 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 , 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 , and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with .
Both players check to the river on a board of . 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 , Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 850,000 with , and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #145 – Omar Zazay raises from the button to 350,000 with , Dan Colman reraises from the big blind to 1,100,000 with , 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 , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #147 – Omar Zazay raises from the small blind to 375,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #148 – Brian Phillis completes the small blind to 150,000 with , and Dan Colman checks his option in the big blind with .
The flop comes , Phillis bets 150,000, and Colman calls.
The turn card is the , 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 , and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with .
The flop comes , Colman bets 200,000, and Zazay calls.
The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , 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 , and Brian Phillis checks his option in the big blind with unknown cards.
The flop comes , 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 , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .
The flop comes , Phillis checks, Colman bets, and Phillis calls.
The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , Phillis checks, Colman bets 875,000, and Phillis calls with his 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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Hand #142 – Omar Zazay raises from the button with , and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with .
The flop comes , 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 for top two pair, and Zazay turns over his for … ace high with only runner-runner outs.
The turn is the , the river is the , 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 , Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 800,000 with , and Colman calls.
Both players check to the river on a board of . 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 -X, taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #138 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with , Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 1,000,000 with , and Colman folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #139 – Omar Zazay raises from the button to 350,000 with , Brian Phillis reraises from the small blind to 1,050,000 with , and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #140 – Dan Colman limps the small blind with , and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with .
Both players check to the turn on a board of , Colman bets 275,000, Zazay raises to 725,000, and Colman calls.
The river card is the , Colman checks, Zazay bets 1,125,000, and Colman tanks for about a minute before he folds. Zazay takes the pot.
Championship: Cards Back in the Air
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante
The final three players are back in their seats after dinner and ready to continue playing for the $1 million first prize. Shuffle up and deal!
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 , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .
The flop comes , Phillis checks, Colman bets 525,000, and Phillis calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , 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 , and Brian Phillis calls from the small blind with .
The flop comes , 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 , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #132 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 350,000 with , Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 950,000 with , and Colman calls.
The flop comes , Phillis bets 725,000, and Colman calls.
The turn card is the , 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 , and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with .
The flop comes , 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 , and Omar Zazay checks his option with .
Both players check to the turn on a board of , Colman bets 275,000, and Zazay calls.
The river card is the , 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.
Championship: Level 30 Begins
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante
After the brief color-up, Level 30 begins with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a 25,000 ante.