$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8/161
Average Stack: 201,250

David Hixson raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Glenn Menne moved all in on the button for 27,000. Federico Castaing raised to 110,000 out of the small blind and Hixson folded.

Castaing was in the lead with his against Menne’s .

“I’m live,” said Menne before the flop came.

The dealer quickly ran out a board of , giving Castaing trip aces and the pot.

“I’m dead,” joked Menne with a laugh.

Menne was eliminated in ninth place for $761 and Castaing drags the pot to take the chip lead with eight players left.

Federico Castaing – 330,000
Glenn Menne – Eliminated

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9/161
Average Stack: 178,889

On a flop of , Jay Klitzner got his last 103,000 into the middle out of the big blind against Martin Robbins in the cutoff. Robbins showed , good for top pair top kicker, but Klitzner tabled , giving him a set of eights.

Robbins was in bad shape and was drawing dead on the turn as the board is completed with the and the . Robbins loses about half of his stack and Klitzner doubled up on the last hand before they take a 15-minute break.

Jay Klitzner – 104,000

$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Level:18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9/161
Average Stack: 178,889

After roughly 10 hours of poker, the $250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em is down to its final table and there is a slight pause in the action while they re-draw for seats at the final table. There were simultaneous eliminations with 11 left and the field is down to the official final table of nine.

Mike Parekh is leading the field and all of the players are guaranteed at least a cash of $676, but the winner will take home $9,804.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Jay Klitzner – 128,000
Seat 2: Lisa Teebagy – 273,000
Seat 3: Mike Parekh – 291,000
Seat 4: David Hixson – 149,500
Seat 5: Glenn Menne – 43,500
Seat 6: Federico Castaing – 106,000
Seat 7: Martin Robbins – 245,000
Seat 8: Joe Trudden – 251,500
Seat 9: Robert Transue – 137,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $9,804
2nd: $5,748
3rd: $3,381
4th: $2,705
5th: $2,029
6th: $1,691
7th: $1,352
8th: $1,014
9th: $761
10th: $676

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry 
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight 1B Entries: 320

Jake Schwartz raised to 1,400 under-the-gun and was called by a player in middle position and the big blind. They were three-handed to a flop of and all three players checked.

The turn was the and action checks to the player in middle position, who bet 2,300. The big blind folded and Schwartz called. The river was the and Schwartz checked again. Middle position bet 5,000 and Schwartz took a few moments before calling.

Middle position shows , giving him a missed straight draw and king-high, while Schwartz wins the pot with , good for a pair of eights.

Jake Schwartz – 44,500

$570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry 
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight 1B Entries: 300

There was about 10,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading . Hans Winzeler checked from under-the-gun and a player in early position checked as well. Oktay Altinbas bet 3,000 from the hijack and Winzeler called.

Early position check-raised to 12,300 and Altinbas called. Winzeler took a few moments and then folded. The river was the and the player in early position moved all in. Altinbas called and was all in for 11,900.

Early position showed and Altinbas more than doubled up with his .

Oktay Altinbas – 56,000

$570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry 
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight 1B Entries: 268

On a flop of , Todd Breyfogle bet 1,300 from under-the-gun and the cutoff raised to 5,000. Breyfogle moved all in for 19,300 and the cutoff called.

Breyfogle was in the lead with against the cutoff’s . The turn was the and the river was the to give Breyfogle the double up.

“I put a $100 bounty on him and all he’s done is double up twice,” said his friend at a neighboring table.

Todd Breyfogle – 41,500

$570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight 1B Entries: 226

On the turn with the board reading , the big blind checks and James Salmon bets 2,800 on the button. The big blind check-calls and the river is the .

The big blind checks again and Salmon bets 7,000. The big blind quickly calls and Salmon tables , good for a set of sevens and the big blind mucks his hand.

Salmon, fresh off a runner-up finish in the $350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event for $91,097, drags the pot and is off to a good start this flight.

James Salmon – 33,200

$570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 3: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight 1A Entries: 196

There is about 5,000 in the pot with a completed board of and Daren Stabinski checks from the big blind.

The cutoff bets 3,300 and Stabinski quickly check-calls. The cutoff shows , good for top two pair. Stabinski sighs and shows , good for top pair and was three-outed on the turn.

Stabinski loses the pot, but this isn’t the only tournament he’s currently in. Stabinski is still in the $250 satellite that awards two $570 seats and a seat into the $1,050 turbo satellite into the $10,000 WPT Finale.

There are 10 players left in the satellite and the top seven cash with the top six players earning seats. Stabinski has 83,000 in the satellite while the average stack is 57,000.

Stabinski is already having a strong series with a second place finish in the $350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty event.

Daren Stabinski – 12,000

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #7
$350 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Total Entries: 176
Prizepool: $52,800

Ryan Hoberg is mostly a cash game player from Minnesota who rarely plays tournaments. Hoberg found his way into the $350 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max on Wednesday afternoon instead of the cash games, however, and it worked out well for him.

Hoberg topped of 176 players to take home $16,370 and the trophy in his first win of his poker career.

“It feels awesome,” said Hoberg. “I don’t play tournaments very often. I’m a cash game player. This is my first tournament down here in Florida.”

Hoberg has a full-time job as a probation officer in Minnesota. He came down to South Florida on a poker vacation with a few friends. They rented a house in the area to grind the various cash games and tournaments going on over the next few weeks.

“I play about once a week back home,” said Hoberg. “I played this on a whim today. I’m pretty excited I did.”

As a probation officer, Hoberg has a case load of about 40 juveniles that he monitors and tries to help get them off probation. All of the time spent on his case load has helped him develop skills on the felt that ultimately helped him take down this Hard Rock title.

“Being able to read our clients about when they are being honest with us and how the are feeling emotionally and that kind of stuff really plays into poker,” said Hoberg. “It’s a great transition for me to go into poker.”

Hoberg came into the final table near the top of the chip counts and he never really seemed to be in trouble. He picked up a lot of momentum when he eliminated Nigel Murray in sixth place. He took the chip lead and had it for most of the way.

He maneuvered his chips throughout the final table and was able to get heads-up with Miguel Martinez holding a 2-to-1 chip lead. Hoberg disposed of Martinez in quick fashion to take home the first place money and the trophy.

Here are the results for Event #7:

1st: Ryan Hoberg – $16,370
2nd: Miguel Martinez – $9,504
3rd: Ira Schwartz – $6,072
4th: Edward Mroczkowski – $4,277
5th: James Glenn – $3,300
6th: Nigel Murray – $2,508
7th: Ben Yogel – $1,954
8th: Marcus Stein – $1,452
9th: Jeffrey Trudeau – $1,030
10th: Jeffrey Doan – $818
11th: Alcides Gomez – $818
12th: David Jackson – $818
13th: Joseph Di Chiaro – $686
14th: Jack Shea – $686
15th: Zach Kessler – $686
16th: Aldrin Torres – $607
17th: Karl Manouchakian – $607
18th: Edwin Cabrera – $607

Event 7 Final Results