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Finale Day 2: Charbel Azzi Eliminated by Jon Turner

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

Charbel Azzi open-shoved for 70,000 in early position, and Jon Turner called from the small blind, putting Azzi at risk.

Azzi: KcJh
Turner: 6d6h

The Qh6c4h flop was bad news for Azzi, but he picked up a flush draw on the 3h turn. The river was the 4d, though, and Turner improved to a full house to earn the knockout. Azzi was eliminated in 30th place.

Jon Turner – 502,000 (63 bb)
Charbel Azzi – Eliminated

Finale Day 2: Eddy Sabat Doubles Through Ben Zamani

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 342
Average Stack: 441,000 (55 big blinds)

Eddy Sabat
Eddy Sabat

Eddy Sabat moved all in for 59,000 in early position, and Ben Zamani called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Sabat: 5d5h
Zamani: KsKh

“Just put the five ball out there,” Sabat pleaded with the dealer, who obliged. The board ran out Js8s5c2sAd, and Sabat flopped a set of fives to double up.

Eddy Sabat – 128,000 (16 bb)
Ben Zamani – 95,000 (12 bb)

Finale Day 2: Anthony Zinno Doubles Through Adrien Allain

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 342
Average Stack: 360,000 (45 big blinds)

Anthony Zinno had 50,000 chips on the break, and it looks like he doubled up once in the first few minutes. He started this hand with 110,000, and he ended up all in against Adrien Allain, who had him covered.

Zinno: AdKh
Allain: 8s8c

The board ran out AsQc9c3dKc, and Zinno won the pot with aces up, doubling up for the second time in the last five minutes.

Anthony Zinno – 238,000 (30 bb)
Adrien Allain – 55,000 (7 bb)

Finale Day 2: Faraz Jaka Eliminated by Justin Zaki

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 342
Average Stack: 342,000 (57 big blinds)

Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

There was just over 100,000 in the pot on the turn of an AsTc3c3d board. SHRP Team member Faraz Jaka checked from the big blind, and Justin Zaki bet 30,000 from the cutoff. Jaka check-raised to 76,000, sending Zaki deep into the tank. He considered for long enough that someone called the clock on him, and he eventually moved all in for 189,000 total. Jaka quickly called all in for about 170,000, putting himself at risk.

Jaka: 3h4c (trip threes)
Zaki: AdJd (aces up)

Zaki was drawing dead to two outs, and he found one of them on the river. It was the Ac, giving him aces full and the pot. Jaka was eliminated in 39th place.

Justin Zaki – 475,000
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated

Finale Day 2: Sunny Patel Eliminated by David Paredes

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 342
Average Stack: 334,000 (56 big blinds)

Sunny Patel opened with an under-the-gun raise, and David Paredes three-bet from middle position. Patel four-bet, Paredes five-bet shoved, and Patel called all in for just over 200,000 total.

Patel: AhKs
Paredes: AsAd

The board ran out Ts8d6h7d5s, and Paredes’ aces held to earn him the knockout. Patel was eliminated in 40th place.

David Paredes – 740,000 (123 bb)
Sunny Patel – Eliminated

Finale Day 2: Tom Thomas and Asher Conniff Eliminated on the Bubble

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 342
Average Stack: 304,000 (51 big blinds)

With 45 players left and 43 spots paying, two players were eliminated at different tables. Tom Thomas was the first to fall in 45th place, and there was a big pot brewing simultaneously at Table 8.

Asher Conniff (who was down to 20,000 chips during the last level) opened to 13,000 under the gun, and Jonathan Little called on the button. The flop came QsQd7d, and Conniff check-called a bet of 15,000 from Little. He check-called another 25,000 after the 5c turn, and the river was the 5s. When Coniff checked for a third time, Little made a covering bet for about 70,000 effective.

“F***ing Jon,” Conniff lamented, spending a minute or two thinking through the spot. “I guess I’m going out on the bubble, huh Johnny?”

After another few seconds, Conniff called to put himself at risk. Little showed QcTc to win the pot with queens full, and Conniff was eliminated in 44th place.

The 43 remaining players are now in the money, each of them guaranteed to earn at least $16,525.

Jonathan Little – 540,000 (90 bb)
Asher Conniff – Eliminated
Tom Thomas – Eliminated

Finale Day 2: Aditya Prasetyo Takes From Noah Schwartz

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 342
Average Stack: 274,000 (55 big blinds)

Aditya Prasetyo
Aditya Prasetyo

Adam Levy opened to 11,500 under the gun, and both Aditya Prasetyo and Noah Schwartz called, the latter from the cutoff. On the button, David Paredes three-bet to 35,000. Levy and Prasetyo called, and Schwartz asked, “What the f***?” before adding his call to the pot, as well.

All four players checked through the 6d3d3s flop, and the turn was the 5c. When Levy checked again, Prasetyo bet 45,000, and only Schwartz called. Heads up, the river was the 9s, and Prasetyo bet 90,000. Schwartz called quickly.

Prasetyo showed 5d5h, winning the pot with fives full.

Aditya Prasetyo – 665,000 (133 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 130,000 (26 bb)

Finale Day 2: Bryan Piccioli Doubles Through Justin Zaki

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 56 of 342
Average Stack: 244,000 (49 big blinds)

Bryan Piccioli
Bryan Piccioli

Justin Zaki (big blind), Bryan Piccioli (under the gun), and Blake Bohn were involved in a three-way pot on a Qd9d7s flop. Zaki checked, and Piccioli bet 19,000. Bohn called in position, and Zaki check-raised to 58,000. Piccioli moved all in for 182,000, Bohn folded, and Zaki called with the covering stack.

Zaki: 9d9c (set of nines)
Piccioli: QsQc (set of queens)

The turn was the 2c and the river the 5c, and Piccioli doubled up with his superior set of queens.

Bryan Piccioli – 430,000 (86 bb)
Justin Zaki – 130,000 (26 bb)

Event 24: Prizepool and Payouts

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 177

Registration is closed for the Turbo, and the numbers have been finalized.

This $1,100-buy-in event drew a field of 177 entries, generating a prizepool worth $177,000. That money will be shared by the final 18 players thusly:

1st: $51,328
2nd: $30,090
3rd: $17,700
4th: $14,160
5th: $10,620
6th: $8,850
7th: $7,080
8th: $5,310
9th: $3,983
10th-12th: $3,540
13th-15th: $3,098
16th-18th: $2,655

The winner will also receive the green glass trophy for Event 24. With 54 players remaining, the average stack is about 13 big blinds.