Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Two hands after dropping to six big blinds, Asher Conniff raised under the gun to 30,000 (leaving himself just 15,000 behind), and everyone else folded. Conniff smiled and said, “Safe!” like a baseball umpire as he collected the blinds and antes.

Asher Conniff  –  58,000  (7 bb)

Conniff was in the big blind the next hand, and David Dibernardi raised from middle position to 17,000. Conniff called from the big blind.

The flop came , Conniff checked, DiBernardi moved all in, and Conniff snap-called with for a pair of kings. DiBernardi turned over for a gutshot straight draw, and Conniff needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn was the , the river was the , and DiBernardi turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Conniff in 84th place.

David DiBernardi  –  575,000  (72 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  Eliminated in 84th Place  ($11,250)

With 83 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 328,000 (41 big blinds).