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Event 1: Shurland George Doubles Thru Daniel Castoro

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,547

Shurland George raised all in for 1,150,000 from the hijack, Daniel Castoro reraised all in for 1,175,000 from the cutoff, and Sam Sternfield (with roughly 1,000,000 behind) thought for about two minutes before he open-folded AcKd in the big blind.

George:  AsKh
Castoro:  9s9d

The board ran out Ah6s3c10c8d, giving George a pair of aces to double up.

Shurland George  –  2,355,000  (47 bb)
Daniel Castoro  –  25,000  (< 1 bb)

Castoro busted shortly thereafter in 15th place for $2,155.

Recent Eliminations
16th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $1,780
17th:  Ryan Bunes  –  $1,780

Event 1: Jorge Merino Eliminated in 18th Place by Rick Scola

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,547

Rick Scola raised all in for 1,045,000 from middle position and Jorge Merino called all in for about 975,000 on the button.

Scola:  AdKc
Merino:  AsJs

“I thought for sure you’d have a pair,” said Scola. “I’m dead.”

The board ran out 6h10h4h9s9d, safe for Scola to eliminate Merino.

Rick Scola  –  2,145,000  (41 bb)
Jorge Merino  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($1,780)

Event 1: Bill Pappas Eliminated in 22nd Place by Jean Dorvil

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,547

Bill Pappas raised all in for about 640,000 from under the gun and Jean Dorvil isolated the action from the button.

Pappas:  10c10d
Dorvil:  QsQd

The board ran out Ac5d5h6cJh, no help to Pappas, locking up the pot for Dorvil.

Jean Dorvil  –  1,325,000  (31 bb)
Bill Pappas  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($1,240)

Recent Eliminations
19th:  Quan Phui  –  $1,500
20th:  Jay Blackman  –   $1,500
21st:  Henry Billete  –  $1,500

23rd:  Richard Saunders  –  $1,240

Event 1: Chip Counts at Dinner Break

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,547

Table 20
Seat 1:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,185,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Quan Phui  –  315,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Elana Kerbel  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4:  Rick Scola  –  1,040,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Vitaly Chaika  –  85,000  (2 bb)
Seat 6:  Arturas Astrauskas  –  970,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Jorge Merino  –  1,530,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9:  Brayan Cruz  –  1,665,000  (42 bb)

Table 26
Seat 1:  Guillermo Hamilton  –  1,010,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Ryan Bunes  –  650,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Dennis Rodriguez  –  515,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Richard Torres  –  2,025,000  (51 bb)
Seat 6:  David Vurgait  –  1,630,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7:  Daniel Castoro  –  1,305,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8:  Jay Blackman  –  1,090,000  (27 bb)
Seat 9:  Kenny Han  –  1,580,000  (40 bb)

Table 27
Seat 1:  Bill Pappas  –  805,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2:  Bruce Kahn  –  800,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Sam Sternfeld  –  1,635,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4:  Richard Saunders  –  480,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Jean Dorvil  –  1,145,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Shurland George  –  1,045,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Henry Billete  –  405,000  (10 bb(

Event 1: Stuart Greenbaum Eliminated in 24th Place by Rick Scola

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,547

Stuart Greenbaum was all in for about 200,000 from under the gun against Rick Scola on the button.

Greenbaum:  Ac9s
Scola:  4h4s

The board ran out 7s2cKsJh5d, safe for Scola to score the elimination.

Rick Scola  –  1,040,000  (35 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($1,240)

Event 1: Pasquale Caiazza Triples Up

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,547

A three-way all in emerged with Pasquale Caiazza all in for 380,000 from middle position, Stuart Greenbaum all in from the big blind for 585,000, and Quan Phui had both covered in middle position.

Caiazza:  AcKc
Greenbaum:  10s10c
Phui:  10d10h

The board ran out Js6h3c5dKs, giving Caiazza a pair of kings on the river to triple up.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,185,000  (40 bb)
Quan Phui  –  385,000  (13 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum  –  205,000  (7 bb)

Recent Eliminations
25th:  Mark Bedford  –  $1,035
26th:  Engjell Rroshi  –  $1,035
27th:  Michael Dermer  –  $1,035

Event 1: Manuel Soltero Luna Eliminated in 28th Place by Daniel Castoro

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,547

Guillermo Hamilton raised to 75,000 from middle position, Manuel Soltero Luna three-bet all in for 120,000 from the hijack, Daniel Castoro four-bet all in for about 500,000 from the big blind, and Hamilton open-folded 7h7s.

Luna:  AsJs
Castoro:  AdKs

The board ran out AcKc8d6sJc, giving Castoro aces and kings to eliminate Luna in 28th place.

Daniel Castoro  –  750,000  (25 bb)
Manuel Soltero Luna  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($880)

Event 1: Johnny Layne Eliminated in 29th Place by Elana Kerbel

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,547

Elana Kerbel raised to 80,000 from middle position, Rick Scola called from the cutoff, and Johnny Layne three-bet all in for 445,000 from the button. Kerbel four-bet all in for about 650,000, and Scola open-folded 6d6c.

Kerbel:  AsKd
Layne:  AhQh

The board ran out AcKs8d6sJc, giving Kerbel aces and kings to eliminate Layne in 29th place.

Elana Kerbel  –  1,220,000  (49 bb)
Johnny Layne  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($880)

Recent Eliminations
30th:  Dario Pistulo  –  $880
31st:  Kevin Payton  –  $880
32nd:  Errol Massey  –  $880
33rd:  Nelson Samour  –  $880