$360 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 152

Bob Tanner raised on the button and Nick Yunis moved all in from the small blind for about 68,000. Tanner called and the cards were tabled.

It was a race for Yunis’ tournament life with his against Tanner’s .

The flop was and Tanner takes the lead with middle pair. The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Tanner and eliminate Yunis in 13th place.

Yunis hit the rail in 13th place for $793, while Tanner takes a massive chip lead over the field.

Bob Tanner – 455,000 (114 bb)
Nick Yunis Eliminated

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 152

With the bubble having already lasted for 90 minutes already at this point, Sam Sayegh limped in from under the gun and the player on the button limped as well. The small blind completes his option and Maria Torres checked her option in the big blind.

The flop was and the small blind checked. Torres checks as well and Sayegh moved all in for 9,500. The button folded, the small blind called and Torres folded as well, leaving herself with just 1,000 in chips, good for two antes.

Sayegh showed and was in the lead against the small blind’s . Only a nine would save the small blind and squeak Torres into the money, but the on the turn and the on the river was enough to keep Sayegh in the lead and secure his double up.

Torres was eliminated on the very next hand to burst the bubble and give the final 18 players a payday of at least $593.

Sam Sayegh – 31,000
Maria Torres – Eliminated

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 152

Bryce McVay moved all in on the button for 15,700 and Tony Ruberto snap-called out of the small blind. McVay’s head sunk in despair at the speed of Ruberto’s call and showed .

“You’re in better shape than you think,” said Ruberto, tabling .

The board ran out and McVay doubled up with a pair of aces. There are still 19 players and hand-for-hand has been taking place for almost the entire level.

With one more elimination, the final 18 players will be in the money.

Bryce McVay – 33,400
Tony Ruberto – 71,000

$360 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 152

John Cofhlin is in the big blind and got all in against the cutoff for about 16,500. Cofhlin showed and was in the lead against the cutoff’s .

The flop was and Cofhlin kept the lead with top pair, but the cutoff was open-ended. The turn was the and the river was the to give Cofhlin the pot and a double up as the bubble is just a few eliminations away.

John Cofhlin – 39,500

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 492

The 14 scheduled levels of play are in the books and the starting flights of the $150 no limit hold’em re-entry are over. Sean Perry edged out Carlos Castro for the chip lead of the final flight.

Of the 492 entries in the final flight, only 48 survived, with Perry leading the way with 341,000. Castro finished in a close second with 327,000. Team SHRP member Jessica Dawley also bagged chips in the last flight. As well as William Vo and Eric Rivkin.

The final 48 players will come back on Wednesday at 1 p.m. to merge with the Flight A-E survivors for Day 2.

Complete chip counts from all flights will be posted shortly.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 492

Team SHRP member Jessica Dawley raised to 5,500 from under the gun and a player in middle position moved all in for 30,000. The player in the big blind called and Dawley moved all in for 72,000.

The big blind flashed and tossed it into the muck, leaving Dawley heads-up with the player in middle position.

Dawley showed and was up against her opponent’s . The board ran out and Dawley more than doubles up with a set of kings.

Dawley stacked her chips while the big blind lamented not calling the bet, having what would’ve been the nut flush.

Jessica Dawley – 132,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 492

Carlos Castro raised to 9,200 from early position and the player in the hijack called. Carlos Hostos three-bet to 30,000 out of the small blind and Castro quickly went all in for effectively Hostos’  110,000 chip stack.

The hijack quickly folded and Hostos went into the tank for a couple minutes before folding face-up. Castro took another glance at his cards and showed the as he collected the pot.

Castro wins the pot and has a massive chip lead as the level winds to a close.

Carlos Castro – 341,000
Carlos Hostos – 80,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 81 of 492

There was about 60,000 in the middle already with a completed board of and Eric Rivkin was heads-up with Patrick Pigford.

Rivkin checked from middle position and Pigford bet 15,000 on the button. Rivkin thought for a few minutes and then called. Pigford showed , good for a wheel, and Rivkin mucked his hand.

Patrick Pigford – 130,000
Eric Rivkin – 102,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 492

After a couple raises preflop, the player in the small blind got his last 42,000 into the middle preflop against Ben Sriqui in middle position.

It’s a flip with Sriqui’s up against the small blind’s . The board runs out and Sriqui loses the flip, but is still very healthy on chips.

Sriqui is fresh off of a fourth place finish in the $360 no-limit hold’em re-entry event. He took home $57,557 and is one of the bigger stacks in the room as they take their last break of the day.

Ben Sriqui – 124,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining; 117 of 492

The cage has calculated the payouts and the top 117 spots will earn a cash. A min-cash is worth $355, but the top spot takes home $52,706 plus a seat in the $10,000 WPT Finale/$2,500 WPT Showdown Championship satellite.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 5
$150 No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 1,973
Prize Pool: $236,760
March 20 -22, 2017