$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 2k/4k/500 ante

Play naturally slowed down as the money bubble approached and it took nearly an hour to take care of those last nine between no-cash and min-cash.

Nigel Murray was one of those small stacks and found himself with just 30,000 on the bubble. Action folded around to the blinds and the small blind reluctantly let his hand go. Murray started to look at his hand and showed the bottom before yelling when he revealed the .

“I never get a walk,” he said loud enough for the rest of the room to hear, “but when I do it means I have Aces.”

Hand-for-hand lasted five rounds before Justin Warner was sent out in 55th spot for $0 when his flopped top two with was done in by a flopped set of Threes. We expect action to accelerate now with the short stacks getting their chips in the middle for the double or cash out.

Those making the money include Michael Mizrachi, Nigel Murray, and a killer lineup on Table 37 of Matt Waxman, Darryll Fish, and Tony Cousineau.

Back with chip counts and knockouts.

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Main Event payouts: