$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante
There are now just 27 players remaining in Event 22 ($2,650 NLHE) at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. They will play down to a final table of nine tonight. Notables still in the hunt to make that final table include last woman standing Xuan Liu, Nikolai Sears, David Diaz, and Matt Glantz. Stay tuned for live updates from this event moving forward until we reach the final table.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Tim Seidensticker was all-in on the hijack holding 
and David Jackson had him covered with 
in the hole UTG. The board was dealt 
and Seidensticker doubled up to survive with 550,000. Jackson was down to 480,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
James Gilbert was all in preflop with 
in the hole on the hijack, and Paul Volpe had him covered holding 
under the gun. The board was dealt 
and Gilbert was eliminated on the hand in 17th place, good for $35,000. Volpe stacked up 1.83 million after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Kristopher Bradshaw was all in preflop for 510,000 on the small blind with 
in the hole, and Randy Pfeifer had him covered UTG holding . The board was dealt 
and Bradshaw was eliminated in 19th place, good for $32,500. Pfeifer stacked up 4 million after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Brannon Sawyer was all in preflop for 620,000 holding 
, and Christoph Csik called with 
. The board was dealt 
and Sawyer doubled to 1.3 million. Csik was down to 1.78 million after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Kristopher Bradshaw raised all in preflop for 370,000 on the small blind, and Brannon Sawyer called on the big blind. The two players then tabled their hands.
Bradshaw:
Sawyer: 
Board: 
Bradshaw doubled up to survive with close to 800,000 and Sawyer was left with 600,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Ari Engel was all in preflop for 5,000 and three other players came along to see the flop dealt 
for 60,000 a pop. The three players checked thru to the turn, which fell 
, and then Rick Alvarado opened the action with a bet of 100,000 under the gun.
Michael Bittan and Vlad Mezheritsky both folded and the two remaining players revealed their hands. Engel held 
and he was behind the 
of Alvarado. The river delivered the 
and that was it for Engel, who was eliminated from the tournament. Alvarado stacked up 1.6 million after the hand.
Rick Alvarado – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Ari Engel – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($30,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Ari Engel reraised to 210,000 on the cutoff preflop and action was back on the original raiser Vlad Mezheritsky UTG. He reraised all in for 980,000 and Engel tanked for a minute before calling. The two players then revealed their hands.
Mezheristeky: 
Engel: 
Board: 
Mezheritsky doubled up to 2 million and Engel was crippled with just 10,000 remaining after the hand.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
The money bubble has burst over in the $1 million guaranteed event, and the remaining 68 players will now all take home at least $4,450 in prize money. Mukul Pahuja helped bust the bubble when he made a straight to top the pocket kings of his opponent.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Neil Blumenfield was all in preflop with 
in the hole and Lawrence Moccia had him covered holding . The board was dealt and Blumenfield was up to 840,000 after the hand. The November Niner Blumenfield was eliminated in 29th place and he took home $25,000 in prize money.