$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 3:  150/300/25 Ante

The charity event for this series is underway in the smaller ballroom across the hall from the main tournament room, and there were 17 players who ponied up the $10,000 buy-in.

This event is hosted by the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC (MBJCC) on the Simkins Family Campus, and a portion of the prizepool will be donated to charity.

Michael Mizrachi is the most notable player in the field, and after a couple of early eliminations, here is the lineup for the remaining 15 players:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Joshua Wander
Seat 2.  Marc Lehmann
Seat 3.  Michael Simkins
Seat 4.  Shmuel Zalmanov
Seat 5.  Paul Domb
Seat 6.  Jonah Miller
Seat 7.  Sean Posner
Seat 8.  Andrew Liporace

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Benjamin Garrett
Seat 2.  Mark Fisher
Seat 3.  Andrew Mirmelli
Seat 4.  Neal Berman
Seat 5.  Jarret Posner
Seat 6.  Alan Richardson
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Michael Mizrachi

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 16:  2,000/4,000/500 Ante

Level 15 comes to an end, and Level 16 begins with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 500 ante. With about 110 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 209,000 (52 big blinds).

The final 72 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $7,108. We expect the Money Bubble to burst before the end of the day.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (about 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:15 am).

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 15:  1,500/3,000/500 Ante

With the board showing on the turn, Jeff Pringle checked the big blind, John Racener bet under the gun, and Pringle check-raised. Racener called.

The river card was the , and Pringle moved all in for 91,500. Racener tanked for a long time, studying the board and Pringle (as you can see in the photo above), while Pringle avoided eye contact by looking in the other direction.

Racener eventually called, and Pringle turned over to win the pot with a spade flush. Racener mucked.

John Racener  –  20,000  (7 bb)

Racener was eliminated a short while later, while Pringle is up over 300K.

Jeff Pringle  –  335,000  (112 bb)
John Racener  –  Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 15:  1,500/3,000/500 Ante

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a 500 ante. With about 140 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 164,000 (55 big blinds).

The final 72 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $7,108. We expect the Money Bubble to burst before the end of the day.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:15 am).

During the break, we scanned the field for players with at least 300,000 in chips, and here is the unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Staffan Lind  –  568,500  (190 bb)
2.  Shawn Nguyen  –  558,500  (186 bb)
3.  John Dollinger  –  439,500  (147 bb)
4.  Jonathan Lagace-Bastien  –  360,000  (120 bb)
5.  Joseph Drory  –  355,500  (119 bb)
6.  Nipun Java  –  324,000  (108 bb)
7.  David Bradshaw  –  309,000  (103 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 14:  1,200/2,400/400 Ante

After a flop of , the player in the cutoff bets 15,000, and Mukul Pahuja moves all in from the button for about 70,000.

The cutoff tanks for a long time before he folds, showing one card — the . Pahuja takes the pot.

Mukul Pahiuja  –  95,000  (40 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 14:  1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Matt Affleck was all in preflop with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and the pocket tens held up to win the pot and eliminate Affleck from the tournament.

Matt Affleck  –  Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 14:  1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Stuart Paterson was all in from the hijack for about 35,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Adam “Roothlus” Levy in the big blind.

The board came , and Levy won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Paterson from the tournament.

Adam “Roothlus” Levy  –  110,000  (46 bb)
Stuart Paterson  –  Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 14:  1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Matt Affleck was all in from the hijack for nearly 20,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the cutoff’s .

The board came — Affleck flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Matt Affleck  –  42,500  (18 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 14:  1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Level 13 comes to an end, and Level 14 begins with increased blinds of 1,200-2,400 and a 400 ante. With about 170 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 135,000 (56 big blinds).

The final 72 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $7,108. We expect the Money Bubble to burst before the end of the day.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:15 am).

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 13:  1,000/2,000/300 Ante

With the board showing on the turn, Bruce Kramer bet 15,000 from middle position, and Dan Shak moved all in from the cutoff for about 58,000.

Kramer tanked for a while before he folded, saying, “If you have the ace, I’m dead.” Shak showed for trip aces as he took the pot.

Dan Shak  –  140,000  (70 bb)
Bruce Kramer  –  68,000  (34 bb)