$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 342
Average Stack: 221,000 (44 big blinds)

Ian O’Hara opened the pot with an early-position raise, and Joe Hachem three-bet shoved for 75,000 next to act. Sergii Baranov called from the big blind, and O’Hara folded out of the way, leaving Hachem heads up for his tournament life.

Hachem:
Baranov:

The board ran out . Baranov won the pot with two pair, extending his chip lead over the field. Hachem was eliminated.

Sergii Baranov – 820,000 (164 bb)
Joe Hachem – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,222
Average Stack: 3,335,000 (67 bb)

Tim Reilly opened the cutoff to 100,000, and Paul Stanechewski called all in for 110,000. Sam Soverel called in the big blind, too, creating action on the side.

The board ran out with the two live players checking it all the way down. Since Stanechewski was all in, all three hands were tabled.

Reilly:
Stanechewski:
Soverel:

Soverel’s pair of nines was good enough to win him the pot, eliminating Stanechewski in 11th place.

The final 10 players are now bagging up to signal the end of Day 3, and action will recommence Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. A list of chip counts and a recap of the day’s action will be published shortly.

Sam Soverel – 4,715,000 (79 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,222
Average Stack: 3,335,000 (67 bb)

Tim Reilly opened the cutoff to 100,000, and Paul Stanechewski three-bet shoved for 475,000 on the button. William Foxen called all in for 355,000 in the small blind, and Reilly folded out of the way.

Stanechewski:
Foxen:

The board ran out , and Foxen doubled up with a pair of queens.

William Foxen – 890,000 (18 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 120,000 (2 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,222
Average Stack: 3,335,000 (67 bb)

Andrey Plotnikov got himself all in for 1,700,000 preflop holding , and he was flipping for his tournament life against Matt Haugen’s .

The board ran out , and Plotnikov’s pocket pair held to earn him a double-up.

Andrey Plotnikov – 3,475,000 (70 bb)
Matt Haugen – 3,875,000 (78 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,222
Average Stack: 3,055,000 (61 bb)

Ben Tarzia limped in under the gun, and Zoltan Czinkota moved all in for 350,000 a couple seats over. When it folded back around to Tarzia, he called to put Czinkota at risk.

Tarzia:
Czinkota:

The board ran out , and Tarzia earned the knockout pot with a set of fives. Czinkota was eliminated in 12th place.

Ben Tarzia – 4,910,000 (98 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,222
Average Stack: 2,620,000 (52 bb)

Phillip Hui opened to 125,000 under the gun, and Justin Young three-bet shoved from the big blind. Hui started the hand with just about 1,000,000 chips, and he quickly called all in to put himself at risk.

Hui:
Young:

The gave Young a big lead with top pair, and the turn and river locked up the pot. Hui was eliminated in 14th place.

Justin Young – 2,650,000 (53 bb)
Phillip Hui – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,222
Average Stack: 2,444,000 (49 bb)

Brian Yoon opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Tim Reilly defended his big blind.

The flop came , and Reilly check-called a continuation bet. The turn was the . Reilly checked again, Yoon bet 280,000, and Reilly check-raised all in with his covering stack. Yoon had just less than 1,200,000 left behind, and he tanked and called to put himself at risk.

Yoon: (pair of kings)
Reilly: (two pair)

The river was the , and Reilly earned the knockout with jacks up. Yoon was eliminated in 15th place.

Tim Reilly – 7,700,000 (154 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 1,222
Average Stack: 2,291,000 (57 bb)

Ben Tarzia opened to 80,000 under the gun, and David Shmuel called on the button.

Tarzia checked in the dark as the flop came , and Shmuel bet 100,000. Tarzia called, then checked dark before the turn. When Shmuel bet another 300,000, Tarzia check-raised all in, and Shmuel called all in for just over 900,000 total.

Tarzia: (straight)
Shmuel: (two pair)

The river was the blank , and Tarzia earned the pot and the knockout. Shmuel was eliminated in 17th place.

Ben Tarzia – 4,500,000 (113 bb)
David Shmuel – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,929,000 (48 big blinds)

Hyoung Chae (big blind) and Matthew Haugen (button) were heads up on a flop. Chae checked, Haugen bet 150,000, and Chae check-raised to 400,000. Haugen shoved with his covering stack, and Chae called all in for 1,730,000 total.

Chae: (set of fives)
Haugen: (pair of aces)

The turn and river completed the board, and Chae doubled up with a full house.

Hyoung Chae – 3,700,000 (123 bb)
Matthew Haugen – 2,340,000 (78 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,929,000 (64 big blinds)

Justin Young opened the button to 65,000, and Brian Yoon three-bet to 225,000 in the big blind. Young considered for about a minute, then four-bet shoved with the covering stack. Yoon quickly called all in for 1,025,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Young:
Yoon:

The board ran out , and Yoon’s eights held up to earn him the double-up.

Brian Yoon – 2,095,000 (70 bb)
Justin Young – 2,195,000 (73 bb)