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Championship: Hands #119-128

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #119  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 260,000 with Ac10c, and Omar Zazay calls from the big blind with 9d8h.

Both players check to the river on a board of 10h6c3dJh6h. Zazay bets 525,000, and Phillis calls with his Ac10c to win the pot with two pair, tens and sixes.

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Hand #120  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 280,000 with Kc8c, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #121  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #122  –  Dan Colman completes the small blind to 120000 with 6d4s, and Omar Zazay checks his option with 8s2d.

The flop comes Ah8h2c, Colman bets 150,000, and Zazay calls.

The turn card is the 3d, and both players check.

The river card is the 6c, Colman bets 225,000, and Zazay quickly calls with his 8s2d to win the pot with two pair, eights and deuces.

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Hand #123  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 280,000 with 5s5h, Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 750,000 with Ad8s, and Colman thinks for a while before he moves all in.

Zazay quickly folds, and Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #124  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #125  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 275,000 with unknown cards, Dan Colman calls from the small blind with 7s7c, and Omar Zazay calls from the big blind with KdJh.

All three players check to the turn on a board of 8d2d2s6h, and Colman bets 425,000. Zazay and Phillis both fold, and Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #126  –  Everyone folds to Brian Phillis, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #127  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 250,000 with AsQd, and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with 6s6h.

Both players check to the turn on a board of 8c5s5h10h, Colman bets 300,000, and Zazay folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #128  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 275,000 with AhQh, Omar Zazay rerises from the big blind to 725,000 with Ac5h, and Phillis tanks for a while before he reraises to 1,800,000.

Zazay quickly folds, and Phillis takes the pot.

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Level 29 comes to an end, and there is a brief two-minute break to color up chips before Level 30 begins.

Championship: Hands #115-118

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #115  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #116  –  Dan Colman limps from the small blind for 120,000 with Ac8s, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with 6h5s.

Both players check to the turn on a board of Kh10c9s10s, Colman checks, Zazay bets, and Colman calls.

The river card is the 2d, Colman checks, Zazay bets 425,000, and Colman tanks for a while before he folds. Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #117  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 280,000 with KdQd, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #118  –  Brian Phillis completes the small blind to 120,000 with Kh5c, Dan Colman raises from the big blind to 300,000 with Kd10h, and Phillis calls.

Both players check to the river on a board of Ad9c7d2h5h. Both players show their cards, and Phillis wins the pot with his rivered pair of fives.

Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  6,520,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  13,810,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  6,250,000

Championship Hand #114: Pocket Aces for Omar Zazay

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Omar Zazay
Omar Zazay

Hand #114  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 280,000 with unknown cards, Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 685,000 with AhAd, and Brian Phillis reraises from the big blind to 1,200,000 with Ac9c.

Colman folds, and Zazay tanks for more than a minute before he five-bets it to 1,950,000. Phillis tanks for more than a minute before he folds, and Zazay takes the pot with his pocket aces.

Championship Hand #113: Larry Moccia Out in 4th Place

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Larry Moccia
Larry Moccia

Hand #113  –  Larry Moccia raises from the button to 250,000 with Jd9h, and Omar Zazay calls from the big blind with Ks2s.

Both players check to the turn on a board of KcQd5h4c, Zazay bets 300,000, and Moccia calls.

The river card is the 9s, Zazay checks, and Moccia quickly moves all in for 2,625,000. Zazay goes into the tank asking whether or not Moccia has a hand, and if he caught something. Zazay says, “I’ve got a little something.”

Zazay tanks for more than two minutes before he calls. Moccia shows his Jd9h for a pair of nines, but Zazay turns over his Ks2s to win the pot with a pair of kings. Zazay is eliminated in fourth place.

Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  Eliminated in 4th Place ($220,000)
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  7,185,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  12,025,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  7,370,000

Championship: Hand #111-112

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #111  –  Brian Phillis completes the small blind to 120,000 with 10d7s, and Larry Moccia checks his option in the big blind with 6c2c.

The flop comes 10h9d4d, Phillis bets 155,000, and Moccia folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #112  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 275,000 with Ah2c, and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with Kc2d.

The flop comes AcKs4c, Colman checks, Phillis bets 250,000, and Colman calls.

The turn card is the 7c, and both players check.

The river card is the 8h, and they check again. Phillis shows his Ah2c to win the pot.

Championship: Hands #105-110

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #105  –  Everyone folds to Omar Zazay, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #106  –  Larry Moccia raises under the gun to 360000 with 3s3d, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with 6s5s.

Both players check to the river on a board of KdJh6h10d2h, Phillis bets 275,000, and Moccia folds Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #107  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 250,000 with Qc6c, Brian Phillis reraises from the small blind to 725,000 with AcKc, and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #108  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 275,000 with 10s8s, and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with Ks4c.

The flop comes 9s7c3h, Colman checks, Phillis bet 350,000, and Colman folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #109  –  Dan Colman completes the small blind to 120,000 with 10d7d, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with 10c6d.

The flop comes AsKd2c, Colman bets 125,000, and Zazay folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #110  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 240,000 with 9d4d, Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 725,000 with QsJs, and Colman calls.

Both players check to the river on a board of AdKcJd5hQc. Zazay shows his QsJs to win the pot with two pair, and Colman mucks.

Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  3,145,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  7,830,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  8,830,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  7,465,000

Championship: Hands #101-104

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #101  –  Dan Colman completes the small blind to 120,000 with 4d3h, and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with Jd4s.

Both players check to the river on a board of [x10h]9s2d9c6h, Colman bets, and Zazay folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #102  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 300,000 with 9h5d, Omar Zazay calls from the small blind with Ac9s, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with Ks10h.

The flop comes 8d4h2d, and it checks to Colman, who bets 450,000. Zazay and Phillis both fold, and Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #103  –  Dan Colman raises under the gun to 250,000 with Qc10c, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #104  –  Omar Zazay raises under the gun to 250,000 with JsJc, and Brian Phillis calls from the button with Ac3c.

The flop comes 10h10d4c, Zazay bets 325,000, and Phillis folds. Zazay takes the pot.

Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  4,080,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  8,810,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  8,315,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  6,065,000

Championship Hands #99-100: Randy Pfeifer Out in 5th Place

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #99  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 260,000 with Jd-X, and Larry Moccia calls from the big blind with 4h3h.

The flop comes 9d8d8h, Moccia checks, Phillis bets, and Moccia folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer

Hand #100  –  Omar Zazay raises under the gun to 265,000 with AcKd, Randy Pfeifer moves all in from the button for 2,080,000 with AdQd, and Zazay calls. Pfeifer needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes 9c4d2h6hJd, and Zazay wins the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Pfeifer in fifth place.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($180,000)
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  4,340,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  7,870,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  8,305,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  6,755,000

Championship: Hands #93-98

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Hand #93  –  Dan Colman raises from the cutoff to 240,000 with 5d5c, taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #94  –  Omar Zazay raises from the cutoff to 250,000 with Qs9c, Brian Phillis reraises from the button to 550,000 with 3s3h, and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #95  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #96  –  Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 250,000 with Kd9d, Dan Colman reraises from the small blind to 530,000 with Jh8h, and Pfeifer calls.

The flop comes AsKs2h, Colman bets 325,000, and Pfeifer calls. The turn card is the 6h, Colman bets 750,000, and Pfeifer tanks for a while before he folds, telling Colman he had a king. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #97  –  Larry Moccia raises from the cutoff to 240,000 with AhJc, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with Qd10s.

The flop comes 10h6s3c, Phillis checks, Moccia bets 325,000, and Phillis check-raises to 725,000. Moccia tanks for nearly a minute before he folds, and Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #98  –  Brian Phillis competes the small bind to 120,000 with KhQc, and Randy Pfeifer checks his option in the big blind with QhJd.

The flop comes 8d6h2s, Phillis bets 200,000, and Pfeifer folds. Phillis takes the pot.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  2,180,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  4,700,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  8,030,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  5,985,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  6,375,000