Everglades Poker Open

Three Table Re-Draw and Remaining Payouts

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 27/485

The field is down to the final 27 and freshly redrawn to three tables. We will take a look at some of the notable stacks shortly.

Table 1
Table 1
Table 2
Table 2
Table 3
Table 3

1st – $30,949 + $,3500 RRPO Seat
2nd – $21,687
3rd – $13,941
4th – $9,248
5th – $7,118
6th – $5,895
7th – $4,943
8th – $4,019
9th – $3,096
10th-12th – $2,603
13th-15th – $2,190
16th-18th – $1,793
19th-21st – $1,493
22nd-24th – $1,245
25th-27th – $1,050

Karlins, Mizrachi Among Level 21 Bustouts; Eliminations 29th-41st

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Heading to Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 28/485

Players are in the midst of their second 15-mintue break of the day. Here’s a look at the tournament’s results with 28 remaining:

Marvin Karlins was among the Level 21 eliminations
Marvin Karlins was among the Level 21 eliminations

29th: Shawn Vrenna – $848
30th: Marvin Karlins – $848
31st: Ethiel Garcia – $848
32nd: Sean Anderson – $848
33rd: James Pena – $848
34th: Andrew Reid – $848
35th: Haim Gil Nagar – $848
36th: Stanley Sanders – $848
37th: Jay Klintzner – $765
38th: Michael Merisier – $765
39th: Mark Gaudino – $765
40th: Daniel Mizrachi – $765
41st: Kevin Love – $765

Additional results are available in the posts below.

A Timely Hold for Mark Nahama

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 35/485

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Mark Nahama

An unknown player open-shoved from middle position for 77,000. Nicholas Nieto called from late position and Mark Nahama shoved the button for about 265,000. The blinds folded and action wason back on Nieto. He called and had the opportunity to score a double knockout.

Nahama: KhKd
Nieto: JsJd
Unknown player: AcTh

Runout: Qd8c8d4cQs

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Nahama’s kings held and he doubled through Nieto, busted the unknown player and jumped toward the top of the counts.

Mark Nahama – 675,000

Start-of-Day Chip Leader Michael Ortiz Back in Action

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 38/485

Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz

He’s more than three hours late, but start-of-day chip leader Michael Ortiz is in his seat and back in action to start Level 20. He was delayed with some minor health issues, but all is well after a quick doctor’s visit.

After beginning the day with over 500,000, he’s blinded down to 299,000 and holds 29 big blinds — better than average stack.

Michael Ortiz – 299,000

Eliminations 42nd-50th

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players Remaining: 41/485

42nd: Stephen Harris – $765
43rd: Jeffrey Thompson – $765
44th: Evan Braunstein – $765
45th: Pasquale Caiazza – $765
46th: Bradley Messer – $693
47th: Alfred Muncey – $693
48th: Eddie Turner – $693
49th: Esteban Garcia – $693
50th: Cedric Adam – $693

Michael Harley Leads, Jorge Rivera Toward the Top

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players Remaining: 44/485

Michael Harley
Michael Harley

With the field narrowing fast, it appears to Michael Harley who tops the counts. Harley began the day with over 300,000 and has turned that impressive stack into better than 700,000 over the course of the first few levels. Joining him toward the top of the counts is Jorge Rivera with a stack of 560,000.

Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera

Michael Harley – 735,000
Jorge Rivera – 560,000

Dejan Petkovic Eliminated by Nicholas Nieto on the Bubble

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Players Remaining: 50/485

Following eight rounds of hand-for-hand play, a few doubles ups and a triple up, the bubble finally burst.

There was a raise in middle position and two callers. Action was on Dejan Petkovic — who began the day second in the counts — and he shoved for 146,000. Mark Dube folded the small blind sending it to Nicholas Nieto in the big blind. Nieto re-shoved for about 260,000 and the remaining players in the hand folded. Petkovic was at risk, but held the edge in the hand.

Petkovic: AhKd
Nieto: AcQc

The 8c3c2d flop wasn’t what Petkovic hoped for as it gave Nieto the nut flush draw. That flush came through when the turn fell the 7c. The river was the 2c.

“Does he have a flush?” Petkovic asked in disbelief.

Indeed, Nieto improved to an unlikely flush and Petkovic was left bust after beginning the day second in the counts. He hit the rail 51st sending the remaining 50 players into the money.

Nicholas Nieto
Nicholas Nieto

Nicholas Nieto – 467,000

Here’s a look at the tournament’s payouts:

1st – $30,949 + $,3500 RRPO Seat
2nd – $21,687
3rd – $13,941
4th – $9,248
5th – $7,118
6th – $5,895
7th – $4,943
8th – $4,019
9th – $3,096
10th-12th – $2,603
13th-15th – $2,190
16th-18th – $1,793
19th-21st – $1,493
22nd-24th – $1,245
25th-27th – $1,050
28th-36th – $848
37th-45th – $765
46th-50th – $693

One Table from the Money

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000/500
Players Remaining: 59/485

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The clock reads 59 players remaining and the Everglades Poker Open $350 is officially one table from the money. While Zoltan Czinkota is among the notables who busted early on Day 2, Daniel Mizrachi and Kevin Love are a couple of those still in, but nursing short stacks.

Stay tuned for another update on the bubble.

The Chip Leader Remains Absent

$350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Guaranteed + $3,500 Seat Added)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000/500
Players Remaining: 66/485

Dejan Petkovic sits on the direct left of Michael Ortiz's stack
Dejan Petkovic sits on the direct left of Michael Ortiz’s stack

Michael Ortiz, who began the day with 100,000+ more chips than second place Dejan Petkovic, still hasn’t taken his seat for Day 2 of the $350. When he does arrive, he’ll be seated directly next to Dejan Petkovic — the player who began the day second in the counts.

As of now, it doesn’t appear anyone has taken over Ortiz’s chip advantage.