Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Hand #68  –  Dan Colman completes the small blind to 100,000 with , and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with .

The flop comes , Colman checks, Zazay bets 200,000, and Colman calls. The turn is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Colman bets 225,000, and Zazay calls with for a pair of fours. But Colman turns over his to win the pot with a pair of sixes.

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Hand #69  –  Joseph Couden raises from the cutoff with , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , Phillis checks, Couden bets 220,000, and Phillis check-raises all in for 1,470,000. Couden folds, and Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #70  –  Randy Pfeifer raises under the gun with , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Phillis bets an unknown amount, and Pfeifer folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #71  –  Joseph Couden raises under the gun to 205,000 with , and Brian Phillis calls from the button with .

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Couden bets 360,000, and Phillis folds. Couden takes the pot.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  1,715,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  6,805,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  2,725,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  6,925,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  6,820,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  2,235,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Hand #63  –  There is no small blind this hand. Dan raises from the cutoff to 225,000 with , Omar Zazay calls from the button with , and Brian Phillis calls from the small blind with .

The flop comes , Phillis checks, and Colman bets 350,000. Zazay and Phillis both fold, and Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #64  –  Dan Colman raises from the hijack to 225,000 with [Qh,][and][Randy][Pfeifer][calls][from][the][big][blind][with][the][.

The flop comes , Pfeifer checks, Colman bets 275,000, and Pfeifer check-raises to 650,000. Colman calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , Pfeifer bets 925,000, and Colman calls.

The river card is the , and both players check. Both players say “King high,” and they show their cards — Colman wins the pot with his queen kicker.

After the hand, Pfeifer says, “Did you read my soul, or what?”

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Hand #65  –  Dan Colman raises UTG+1 to 200,000 with , and Larry Moccia calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , Moccia checks, Colman bets an unknown amount, and Moccia folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #66  –  Omar Zazay raises from the hijack to an unknown amount with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #67  –  Randy Pfeifer min-raises from the cutoff to 200,000 with , and Dan Colman calls from the big blind with .

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Colman bets 350,000, and Pfeifer calls.

The river card is the , Colman moves all in with his king high (which happens to be the best hand), and Pfeifer quickly folds. Colman takes the pot.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  1,925,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  6,965,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  2,785,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  6,370,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  7,455,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  1,725.000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Hand #62  –  Dan Colman min-raises from the button to 200,000 with , Vlad Mezheritsky moves all in from the big blind for 760,000 with , and Colman calls.

The board comes — Mezheritsky turns a double-gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Colman wins the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Mezheritsky in seventh place.

Vlad Mezheritsky  –  Eliminated in 7th Place ($125,000)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Hand #59  –  Dan Colman min-raises under the gun to 200,000 with , and Randy Pfeifer calls from the button with .

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Colman bets 375,000, and Pfeifer folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #60  –  Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.

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Hand #61  –  Brian Phillis raises UTG+1 to 225,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Hand #57  –  Omar Zazay raises from the cutoff to 200,000 with , and Randy Pfeifer calls from the big blind with .

Both players check to the river on a board of . Zazay shows his to win the pot with his ace.

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Hand #58  –  Dan Colman min-raises UTG+1 to 200,000 with , and Larry Moccia calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , Moccia bets 250,000, and Colman folds. Moccia takes the pot.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  4,660,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  7,400,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  3,220,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  1,520,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  7,725,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  820,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  1,880,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Level 27 comes to an end, and Level 28 begins with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 15,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #53  –  Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 185,000 with , Dan Colman moves all in from the big blind for 1,705,000 with , and Pfeifer folds. Colman takes the pot.

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Hand #54  –  Unknown action, but it appears to be a walk for Omar Zazay in the big blind.

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Hand #55  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with , and Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 450,000 with , and Colman folds. Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #56  –  Vlad Mezheritsky moves all in from the small blind for 645,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #52  –  Omar Zazay raises UTG+1 to 175,000 with , Vlad Mezheritsky reraises from the hijack to 425,000 with , and Zazay tanks for a long time before he reraises to 900,000

Mezheritsky thinks for about 30 seconds before he moves all in with his pocket kings for 4,180,000, and Zazay thinks for a while before he calls all in for 3,410,000 with his pocket queens.

The board comes , and Zazay flops a set of queens and rivers a full house to win the pot and double up in chips — knocking Mezheritsky down below 10 big blinds in the process.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,170,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  7,120,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  3,335,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  1,715,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  7,010,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  770,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  2,105,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #49  –  Randy Pfeifer raises under the gun to 175,000 with , Larry Moccia reraises UTG+1 to 425,000 with , and Pfeifer folds. Moccia takes the pot.

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Hand #50  –  Vlad Mezheritsky raises from the button to 185,000 with , and Brian Phillis calls from the small blind with .

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Phillis bets 275,000, and Mezheritsky calls.

The river card is the , and both players check. Phillis shows for queen high, and Mezheritsky turns over his to win the pot with a pair of aces.

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Hand #51  –  Dan Colman min-raises UTG+1 to 160,000 with , Brian Phillis calls from the button with , and Larry Moccia reraises from the big blind to 560,000 with .

Colman and Phillis both fold, and Moccia takes the pot.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #42  –  Dan Colman raises from the cutoff to 180,000 with -X, Omar Zazay reraises from the button to , and Brian Phillis moves all in from the big blind for 1,850,000 with .

Colman and Zazay both fold, and Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #43  –  Brian Phillis enters the pot from the small blind with , and Randy Pfeifer is in it from the big blind wtih .

The flop comes , Phillis bets 80,000, and Pfeifer folds. Phillis takes the pot.

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Hand #44  –  Joseph Couden raises under the gun to 170,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #45  –  Omar Zazay raises UTG+1 to 180,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #46  –  Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 180,000 with , and Larry Moccia calls from the button with .

The flop comes , Pfeifer bets 205,000, and Moccia folds his gutshot straight draw. Pfeifer takes the pot.

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Hand #47  –  Brian Phillis raises UTG+1 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #48  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #48  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,505,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  6,405,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  3,455,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  1,915,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  3,450,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  3,650,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  2,845,000