$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
Day 1 has come to a close with 19 players remaining in Event 4 ($1,100 NLHE) at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The clock was paused with 25 minutes and 49 seconds remaining and that is where the returning field will pick up the action when Day 2 begins on Monday at 3 p.m.
The tournament attracted a total of 114 entries and the total prize pool is $114,000. The top 18 players will take home at least $1,710 in prize money and the eventual winner will take home $34,200. We lost a few big names today as Harrison Gimbel, Tony Ruberto, Errol Massey, Evan Teitelbaum, and Nancy Birnbaum hit the rail. There are some familiar faces still in the hunt as well, including Daniel Buzgon (pictured above), Angel Vu, Bob Panitch, and Dimas Martinez Jr.
Here is a look at the overnight chip counts:
Victor Coleho – 160,000
Emil Soffer – 117,300
Angel Vu – 115,200
Daniel Buzgon – 104,100
Walter Pietrzak – 97,400
Cliff Goldkind – 78,800
Dimas Martinez Jr. – 76,600
David Felger – 75,400
Gordon Battle – 71,500
Paul Domb – 65,800
Carlos Cruz – 65,800
Jie Liu – 64,800
Jonathan Marks – 60,200
Stuart Greenbaum – 55,100
Bob Panitch – 35,800
Stewart Newman – 47,900
Maroun Akiki – 28,900
Yigal Hen – 27,700
Richard Leger – 19,100
Here are the payouts awaiting the final 18:
1: $34,200
2: $18,810
3: $10,830
4: $9,120
5: $6,840
6: $5,700
7: $4,560
8: $3,420
9: $2,565
10-12: $2,280
13-15: $1,995
16-18: $1,710