Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,833,000 (61 big blinds)

Tim Reilly opened to 65,000 in middle position, and DeJuante Alexander three-bet shoved for 335,000 on the button. Reilly called to put him at risk.

Reilly:
Alexander:

The board ran out , and Reilly won the pot with two pair. Alexander was eliminated in 20th place.

Tim Reilly – 5,540,000 (185 bb)
DeJuante Alexander – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,833,000 (61 big blinds)

Brian Yoon open-shoved for 210,000 in middle position, and Sam Soverel called in the big blind, putting Yoon at risk.

Yoon:
Soverel:

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

Brian Yoon – 470,000 (16 bb)
Sam Soverel – 2,925,000 (98 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
End of Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,746,000 (73 big blinds)

The final 21 players are on a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at 7:50 p.m. ET.

Matthew Haugen – 4,880,000 (163 bb)
Tim Reilly – 4,200,000 (140 bb)
Justin Young – 3,175,000 (106 bb)
Sam Soverel – 3,125,000 (104 bb)
Ben Tarzia – 2,855,000 (95 bb)
William Foxen – 2,800,000 (93 bb)
Jon Turner – 2,500,000 (83 bb)
Cate Hall – 2,190,000 (73 bb)
Andrey Plotnikov – 1,815,000 (61 bb)
Phillip Hui – 1,615,000 (54 bb)
Riley Fuller – 1,450,000 (48 bb)
David Shmuel – 1,440,000 (48 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota – 1,350,000 (45 bb)
Mike Shariati – 710,000 (24 bb)
Hyoung Chae – 655,000 (22 bb)
DeJuante Alexander – 600,000 (20 bb)
Charbel Azzi – 587,000 (20 bb)
Garrett Greer – 550,000 (18 bb)
Shon Makaton – 445,000 (15 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 410,000 (14 bb)
Brian Yoon – 280,000 (9 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,666,000 (69 big blinds)

Bobby Suer was all in for about 200,000 with in the small blind, and Sam Soverel had him covered and dominated with

The board ran out , and Soverel’s eights held to earn him the knockout. Suer was eliminated in 22nd place just before the dinner break.

Sam Soverel – 3,125,000 (130 bb)
Bobby Suer – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,466,000 (61 big blinds)

Paul Stanechewski opened to 50,000 in middle position, and Tim Reilly called on the button.

The flop came , and Stanechewski check-called a bet of 80,000. Reilly bet another 150,000 on the turn, then 450,000 on the river. Stanechewski called him down, and Reilly showed to win the pot with a full house.

Stanechewski claimed he had pocket queens as he paid off his river debt, dropping well over half his remaining stack in that encounter.

Tim Reilly – 3,480,000 (145 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 526,000 (22 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,410,000 (59 big blinds)

Sam Stein open-shoved the cutoff for 344,000, and Charbel Azzi re-shoved for slightly more in the small blind. Stein was at risk, flipping for his tournament life.

Stein:
Azzi:

The flop was bad news for Stein, and the turn and river completed the board to seal his elimination in 26th place.

Charbel Azzi – 855,000 (36 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Start of Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,309,000 (55 big blinds)

Jon Turner leapt out to a big lead during the last level, and he has an edge of more than a million chips over his nearest challengers. Here’s the top of the leaderboard as the new level begins:

Jon Turner – 4,755,000
Sam Soverel – 3,378,000
Tim Reilly – 2,737,000
Ben Tarzia – 2,532,000
Matthew Haugen – 2,225,000
Justin Young – 2,064,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,309,000 (65 big blinds)

It was nearly a total disaster for the SHRP Team as two of the three remaining members were eliminated during the last few hands, and the third was all in and flipping for his tournament life moments later.

John Racener open-shoved the small blind for 299,000, and Phillip Hui called in the big blind.

Racener:
Hui:

Hui took the lead on the flop, and the turn was the blank . Racener had one foot out the door, but the river gave him a set of fives, saving his tournament life and doubling him up.

John Racener – 619,000 (31 bb)
Phillip Hui – 970,000 (49 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,222,000 (61 big blinds)

Mukul Pahuja – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,146,000 (57 big blinds)

David Paredes moved all in for about 310,000 in the small blind, and Paul Stanechewski called in the big blind, looking for the knockout.

Paredes:
Stanechewski:

The flop gave Paredes a temporary lead and a big sweat, but Stanechewski rivered an ace to send Paredes to the rail in 32nd place.

The hopes of the SHRP Team now rest in the hands of John Racener and Mukul Pahuja, the last two patched-up players remaining in the field.

David Paredes – Eliminated