Main Event: Going From 14 to a Champ

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 904

The Seminole Hard Rock WSOP Circuit Main Event has been whittled down from 904 entries to only 14 players with a shot at the big title. Those entries joined the game over two starting flights and 162 of them returned yesterday for Day 2 with Asher Conniff sitting in 159th at the start of the day.

The former WPT World Champion began with only 6 big blinds but that didn’t stop him from running up his stack early, cruising into the money, and finishing off Day 2 with the chip lead.

But he’s not the only big name coming back.

Sitting in second place at the restart is three-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Hastings followed poker pro Chad Eveslage and SHRP regular Daniel Genachte along with former SHRP champ Steven McKoy and Brett Bader.

Conniff will return with the lead but it is still anyone’s game. The first step will be forming the final table ten followed by the deliberate march to a WSOPC Main Event champ.

They will restart with blinds at 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante and 60-minute levels throughout the day.

Cards fly at noon and we will be here from start to finish.

Table 78
Seat 1: Jason Appel – 443,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Amato – 950,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings – 2,010,000 (67 bb)
Seat 4: Jack Shea – 1,025,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Brad Ruben – 635,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Joseph Gotlieb – 1,340,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Genachte – 1,410,000 (47 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Asher Conniff – 3,230,000 (108 bb)
Seat 2: Juan Martinez – 1,105,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Steven McKoy – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Israel de la Cerda – 1,400,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Chad Eveslage – 1,635,000 (55 bb)
Seat 6: Mauricio Ameller – 1,690,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: Brett Bader – 905,000 (30 bb)

Chip counts:

  1. Asher Conniff – 3,230,000 (108 bb)
  2. Brian Hastings – 2,010,000 (67 bb)
  3. Mauricio Ameller – 1,690,000 (56 bb)
  4. Chad Eveslage – 1,635,000 (55 bb)
  5. Daniel Genachte – 1,410,000 (47 bb)
  6. Israel de la Cerda – 1,400,000 (47 bb)
  7. Joseph Gotlieb – 1,340,000 (45 bb)
  8. Juan Martinez – 1,105,000 (37 bb)
  9. Jack Shea – 1,025,000 (34 bb)
  10. Michael Amato – 950,000 (32 bb)
  11. Brett Bader – 905,000 (30 bb)
  12. Brad Ruben – 635,000 (21 bb)
  13. Jason Appel – 443,000 (15 bb)
  14. Steven McKoy – 380,000 (13 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st: $257,638
2nd: $159,357
3rd: $117,619
4th: $88,004
5th: $66,675
6th: $51,148
7th: $39,717
8th: $31,229
9th: $24,842
10th – 12th: $20,001
13th – 14th: $16,299