$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 29
Three matches have already wrapped up and three players have secured spots in the sweet sixteen.
Sam Panzica defeated Nick Palma, Kane Kalas bested Scott Heiligman, and Gary Bolden beat Alex Gambino. Those three will move on to the third and final round of the day, which is scheduled to start at 11 p.m.
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 32
On the turn with the board reading 
, Adam Geyer bet 550 from the big blind and John Dollinger called on the button.
The river was the 
and Geyer checked. Dollinger bet 800 and Geyer quickly called. Dollinger showed 
, good for a straight, and Geyer mucked his hand.
Dollinger is beginning to open up a sizable chip lead in their first match.
John Dollinger – 17,000
Adam Geyer – 7,000
The 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open awarded two more trophies on Wednesday night as the series continues to inch closer to the start of the “Big 4.”
Michael Aron took down SHRPO’s first ever $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout event. Aron won the tournament outright and took home $23,765 along with a trophy for his mantle.
The $365 Pot Limit Omaha played into the early hours of Thursday morning before a deal was reached. The final four players agreed to an ICM chop and Orlando native David Prociak took home the lion’s share of that chop worth $8,891 and the trophy.
While two trophies were being won, the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max freezeout kicked off at noon. The field drew 186 players with the top 24 players earning a payday.
They made the money late in the day and 19 players survived the day’s action. They will return at 2 p.m. on Thursday to play down to a winner. The remaining 19 players are all guaranteed a cash of at least $1,804, but the top spot is worth $41,604.
Along with the six-max restart, the highly anticipated $1,650 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up event starts at 3 p.m. on Thursday. As of late Wednesday, there were only a few spots remaining and the staff expects to sell out the field, which will be capped at 64 players.
Registration is open until 2 p.m. and play will begin one hour later. They will play down to a winner on Friday.
Here is a look at the schedule for Thursday’s action:
2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #18
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Total Entries: 153
Total Prizepool: $45,900
David Prociak made the drive from Central Florida down to South Florida on Wednesday afternoon in order to be able to play the last week of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
He kicked off the start to his series on the right foot. Prociak bested a field of 153 to take home $8,891 and the title in a four-way chop of the $360 Pot Limit Omaha.
“It feels good man,” said Prociak. “it feels good to score here. It’s a good start.”
As the preliminary events begin to wind down, more players are starting to get into town for some of the bigger buy-in events that will get underway soon. Prociak plans to be here for the rest of the series and hopes that this won’t be his only score of the series.
Away from the table, Prociak is a businessman that has started to put in more time on the felt over the last year.
“I’m a business owner. I sell shoes,” said Prociak. “I’ve been playing poker a lot. I started playing live poker last year. I play a lot of cash PLO, but I’ve started playing more tournaments.”
Coming into the final table, Prociak was one of the shorter stacks, but after a few hands went his way, he quickly built a stack and was the chip leader.
Once he took that lead, he never looked back and rode that lead all the way to the title.
“In PLO, I like to try to play crazy and win every hand,” said Prociak about his playing style. “Especially in tournaments.”
When the table started five-handed play, it was past 4 a.m. and the table began to talk about a deal. After some miscommunication about the terms of the deal, the cards got back in the air.
Bradley Young was eliminated in fifth place and then the chop talks began again. Once everybody agreed on the number, Prociak officially took home the title just a couple hours before the sun was scheduled to rise.
“I normally don’t chop,” Prociak told the other players after the chop was agreed on. “But I’m exhausted.”
Here is a look at the results:
1st: David Prociak – $8,891
2nd: Eitan Dahan – $7,924
3rd: Martin Zamani – $7,303
4th: Daniel Li – $5,245
5th: Bradley Young – $2,956
6th: Mike Beasley – $2,364
7th: Wally Maddah – $1,965
8th: Richard Becker – $1,574
9th: Yaroslav Nakonechnyy – $1,180
10th: Abdulaziz Abdulaziz – $858
11th: Vimy Ha – $858
12th: Jordan Meltzer – $858
13th: Steve Yagudev – $707
14th: James Smart – $707
15th: Zachary Milchman – $707
16th: Alain Teffaud – $601
17th: Jean Gaspard – $601
18th: Daniel Pearlman – $601
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 20: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 153
After a few minutes of negotiating an ICM deal, the final four players have agreed to a chop. David Prociak was the chip leader at the time of the deal. He will take the title and the most money.
Eitan Dahan finishes second, Martin Zamani comes in third, and Daniel Li finishes fourth. A complete recap will be posted later tonight.
Here is a look at the chop results:
1st: David Prociak – $8,891
2nd: Eitan Dahan – $7,924
3rd: Martin Zamani – $7,303
4th: Daniel Li – $5,245
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 20: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 153
On the river with the board reading 
, Bradley Young got the last of his chips in against Eitan Dahan.
Dahan showed 
, good for queens full, and dragged the pot against Young’s 
. Young hit the rail with a smaller full house and was eliminated in fifth place. He took home $2,956 for his efforts.
Eitan Dahan – 446,000
Bradley Young – Eliminated
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 19: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 153
On a flop of 
, Mike Beasley got all in for about 55,000 from under the gun and got action from David Prociak in middle position.
Prociak showed 
and was up against Beasley’s 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the to send the pot to Prociak and eliminate Beasley in sixth. Prociak extends his chip lead and Beasley took home $2,364.
David Prociak – 575,000
Mike Beasley – Eliminated
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 19: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 153
Mike Beasley got all in for about 25,000 from the cutoff and got called by David Prociak on the button and Bradley Young in the big blind.
Prociak and Young were heads-up with a dry side pot and the action was checked down as it came 
.
Young showed 
, Prociak showed 
, but Beasley tripled up after showing 
.
Mike Beasley – 75,000
Bradley Young – 285,000
David Prociak – 485,000
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 19: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 153
Wally Maddah got all in for about 18,000 from the small blind and got action from Martin Zamani in the big blind.
Maddah showed and was up against Zamani’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Zamani won the pot to eliminate the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador. Maddah earned $1,965 for his deep run.
Martin Zamani – 310,000
Wally Maddah – Eliminated
$360 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 19: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 153
Eitan Dahan raised to 23,000 on the button and Wally Maddah defended his big blind.
The flop was and Maddah led out for pot, which was 50,000. Dahan moved all in for 66,000 and Maddah called.
Maddah showed 
, good for two pair, but he was in bad shape against Dahan’s 
. Dahan flopped middle set with a straight draw.
The turn was the , giving both players a full house, but Dahan’s was bigger. The river was the and Dahan doubled up with tens full of sevens.
Eitan Dahan – 182,000
Wally Maddah – 18,000