$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Entries: 208

As this Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown builds toward its climax, many more poker heroes from around the world are beginning to make their way to Hard Rock Hollywood. As such, there are some especially difficult tables beginning to take shape in the room.

Bracelet winners Tony Dunst and Mike Leah are making their series debuts this afternoon, and they’ve drawn the same starting table. They’re joined at Table 18 by Shannon Shorr and Eugene Katchalov, among others.

Things aren’t any easier at Table 28, where another pair of bracelet winners are seated together — David Diaz and Ryan Laplante — along with Asher Conniff and Sorel Mizzi.

Table 35 is worth a mention, as well. Dan Colman is ranked third on poker’s all-time money list with close to $28 million in earnings, and he occupies the six seat. Ankush Mandavia is on his direct left, while Mark Dube and Joe McKeehen are neighbors across the table in Seats 2 and 3, respectively.

Table 37 might be toughest one in town, though. In order, Seats 2 through 6 contain Scott Clements, Alex Foxen, Martin Finger, David Prociak, and Ken Aldridge, and local standout Jerry Wong is making his own debut this week, sitting in Seat 8 at the same table.