$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 71 of 529

The cutoff got things started with a raise to 10,000. The button called and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa team member John Racener defended the big blind. The flop was . Racener checked and the cutoff jammed for 57,500. The button folded and Racener called tabling for Broadway. The cutoff held for two pair and needed to improve to a boat if he hoped to stay alive.

The turn and river were no help and Racener eliminated his lone opponent. Simultaneously at a neighboring table, another player hit the rail. With that, the tournament hit the 71-player threshold with no hand-for-hand play necessary to hit the money.

All players are now in the money and have locked up $4,600 with the tournament’s winner earning $246,400.

John Racener – 200,000 (50 bb)