$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 68

Sam Ho completed from the small blind, and Amir Babakhani raised to 650 in the big blind. Ho re-raised to 1,500, and Babakhani called the remainder to proceed.

The flop was . Ho continued for 1,300, and Babakhani called. The turn was the , and Ho moved all in for about 1,500. Babakhani quickly called to put him at risk.

Ho: (aces up)
Babakhani: (sixes full)

Ho was drawing dead to the last ace in the deck for a chop, but the river was a miss, sealing his elimination. Babakhani won the pot with a full house.

Amir Babakhani – 24,000
Sam Ho – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 2: 50/100
Players: 61

There was already 3,450 in the pot as Even Teitelbaum and Daniel Buzgon took a flop. Teitelbaum was out of position, and he led for 1,700. Buzgon moved all in for 10,625, and Teitelbaum slipped deep into the tank. The clock was eventually called, and Teitelbaum spent another 45 seconds deliberating before calling to put Buzgon at risk.

Teitelbaum: (pair of tens)
Buzgon: (flush draw)

The turn was a blank for Buzgon, but the river filled his flush to earn him a double-up.

Daniel Buzgon – 24,700
Evan Teitelbaum – 6,500

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 13: $300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 190
Prize Pool: $48,450
August 8, 2016

Marc Levy is the champion of Event 13 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Levy defeated a field of 190 entries in the $300 Seniors Event, winning the trophy and the top prize of $14,048 for his outright victory.

The champ is a 50-year-old semi-professional player from Boynton Beach, Florida. “I used to play professionally, but then I started a business,” Levy said after the win. His new medical marketing operation has relegated poker to a part-time hobby once again, but it’s something he still takes quite seriously. Levy has played five events so far during this series and cashed in each of them, earning nearly $25,000 in the process. This was his third final table appearance, and this one culminated in victory.

Levy was the chipleader when the money bubble burst with 18 players remaining, and he was third in chips when they combined around the ten-handed final table. For a while, though, it looked like Italy’s Luca Famea was going to storm to victory. Famea had more than half the chips in play with seven players left, but Levy waited patiently for a favorable spot. And he eventually found one.

The pivotal hand played out with six players remaining. Levy limped under the gun with pocket threes, and Famea put in a small raise with aces. Levy called, and promptly flopped a set on a king-three-deuce flop. The chips got all in on the turn, and Levy’s double-up gave him a big lead that he would not relinquish for the rest of the night.

“Once I got the chips, I felt really comfortable about beating everyone,” Levy said. About an hour later, he was sitting alone at the table with all the chips, posing for winner’s photos with his new trophy.

Final Table Results
1st: Marc Levy – $14,048 + trophy
2nd: Jeff Frerichs – $8,237
3rd: Elliott Zaydman – $4,845
4th: Luca Famea – $3,875
5th: Moses Clepper – $2,907
6th: Moshe Wasser – $2,423
7th: Marsha Wolak – $1,938
8th: Warren Jurkowicz – $1,454
9th: Daniel Genachte – $1,090

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$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 190

Marc Levy moved all in from the button, and Jeff Frerichs called all in for about 150,000 to put himself at risk.

Levy:
Frerichs:

The board ran out , and Levy won the pot and the tournament with trip kings. He earned the title, the trophy, and the top prize of $14,048. A recap of his victory will be published later today.

Frerichs was eliminated as the runner-up, earning $8,237.

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 190

Elliott Zaydman moved all in for 86,000 on the button, and Marc Levy called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Zaydman:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy won the pot with sixes up. Zaydman was eliminated in third place.

Levy is now heads up with Jeff Frerichs for the title and the trophy.

Marc Levy – 900,000 (45 bb)
Elliott Zaydman – Eliminated

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 190

Luca Famea limped in from the button, and Elliott Zaydman called in the small blind. From the big, Jeff Frerichs moved all in for 460,000. Famea quickly called all in for 430,000 to put himself at risk, and Zaydman folded out of the way.

Famea:
Frerichs:

The board ran out , and Frerichs turned a pair of aces to win the pot. Famea was eliminated in fourth place.

Jeff Frerichs – 922,000 (46 bb)
Luca Famea – Eliminated

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 190

Luca Famea opened to 39,000 under the gun, and Jeff Frerichs three-bet shoved for 265,000 in the small blind. Famea called, committing about half his stack to put Frerichs at risk.

Famea:
Frerichs:

The board ran out , and Frerichs doubled up with nines full.

Jeff Frerichs – 554,000 (35 bb)
Luca Famea – 280,000 (18 bb)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 190

Moses Clepper raised to 45,000 on the button, and Jeff Frerichs defended his big blind.

The flop was . Frerichs checked, Clepper moved all in for 64,000, and Frerichs instantly called to put him at risk.

Clepper:
Frerichs:

The turn and river completed the board, and Frerichs won the pot with a pair of jacks. Clepper was eliminated in fifth place.

Jeff Frerichs – 320,000 (20 bb)
Moses Clepper – Eliminated

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 190

Luca Famea completed from the small blind, and Moshe Wasser checked his option in the big.

The flop was . Famea checked, Wasser moved all in for about 30,000, and Famea quickly called to put him at risk.

Famea: (pair of aces)
Wasser: (pair of kings)

The turn and river completed the board, and Famea won the pot with a pair of aces. Wasser was eliminated in sixth place.

Luca Famea – 420,000 (26 bb)
Moshe Wasser – Eliminated

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 190

Marc Levy limped in under the gun, and Luca Famea raised to 30,000 next to act. Levy called the remainder to proceed.

Levy checked in the dark as the flop came . Famea bet 25,000, and Levy called. The turn was the , and Levy led out with a bet of 89,000. Famea moved all in, and Levy quickly called all in for 292,000, putting himself at risk.

Levy: (set of threes)
Famea: (pair of aces, straight draw)

The river was the , and Levy doubled up with a set of threes.

Marc Levy – 724,000 (60 bb)
Luca Famea – 345,000 (29 bb)