$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 123
Ian O’Hara moved all in from under the gun for 130,000 and Shaun Deeb called on the button.
O’Hara showed 
and Deeb showed 
.
The board came 
and O’Hara doubled up.
Ian O’Hara – 305,000
Shaun Deeb – 1,835,000
$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422
Day 2 saw 66 players return to make their run to the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Big 4 $2,650 No Limit Hold’em event, and after more than 10 hours of play the final nine have emerged. Alex Foxen held the chip lead when the dust settled after almost two hours of play on the final table bubble, and he will take 2,915,000 into the start of play at Tuesday’s final table that will take place on The Big 4 television set. Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts:
Seat 1: Matt O’Donnell – 1,190,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: Blair Hinkle – 1,095,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Rick Alvarado – 735,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Hall – 555,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Kuba – 380,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 765,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Foxen – 2,915,000 (117 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Esposito – 960,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Tom Nguyen – 1,970,000 (79 bb)
Foxen won this event one year ago, so he will be looking to continue his strong title defense run at the final table. He will face some tough competition with Blair Hinkle and Jake Schwartz also making the final nine.
The money bubble burst earlier today when 53 players remained after Jessica Dawley busted on the money bubble in a hand against Foxen. The familiar faces that then went on to score a cash included Paul Volpe (13th), Matt Affleck (16th), Benjamin Zamani (18th), Ian O’Hara (25th), Aaron Mermelstein (27th), Mike Dentale (28th), Blake Bohn (34th), Stephen Ma (35th), Kristen Bicknell (36th), Christian Harder (37th), Victor Figueroa (47th), John Gordon (49th), Anna Antimony (50th), Chad Eveslage (50th), and TK Miles (53rd).
Remaining Prize Pool:
1st: $208,452
2nd: $146,042
3rd: $93,892
4th: $62,936
5th: $48,404
6th: $40,115
7th: $33,668
8th: $27,242
9th: $20,846
Tune back in tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET to follow the live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Live Updates team at the final day of this event in Hollywood, Florida.
$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 123
Shaun Deeb moved all in from the small blind and Dan Shak called out of the big blind, all in for about 350,000.
Deeb showed 
and was dominated by Deeb’s 
.
The board ran out 
. Deeb was freerolling on the turn when neither or their kickers mattered, but hit the heart on the river to make a flush and eliminate Shak in 19th place, just a few spots short of the money.
Shaun Deeb – 2,100,000
Dan Shak – Eliminated
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Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123
On a flop of 
, David Peters checked from the big blind and Shaun Deeb bet 130,000 from the hijack. Peters check-raised to 130,000 and Deeb called.
The turn was the and Peters bet 250,000. Deeb called. The river was the 
and Peters moved all in for 640,000, which sent Deeb deep into the tank.
“You’re never going to show and I like to sleep good at night,” said Deeb during his several minute tank.
Eventually Deeb let it go and Peters mucked his hand before raking in the chips.
David Peters – 1,525,000
Shaun Deeb – 1,625,000
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 640
Chance Kornuth opened for 40,000 under the gun and Robert Suer moved all in for 260,000 from the cutoff. Rober Salmon then jammed for 330,000 from the button before the player in the small blind also moved in for 600,000. Kornuth got out of the way.
Suer:
Salmon: 
Small Blind: 
Suer had the best hand but Salmon picked up a flush draw on the 
flop. The 
turn gave Salmon the lead with a set of jacks and he scooped both pots when the 
completed the board on the river.
James Salmon – 920,000 (46 bb)
Robert Suer – Eliminated in 21st place for $5,376
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Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123
On a flop of 
, David Peters checked from the big blind and Shaun Deeb bet 40,000 from the hijack. Peters called and the turn was the 
.
Both players checked the turn and the 
came on the river. Peters bet 250,000 and Deeb called.
Peters showed , good for queen-high after missing all of his draws. Deeb tabled and won the pot with two pair.
Shaun Deeb – 1,830,000
David Peters – 1,050,000
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Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123
Paul Hofer raised to 65,000 out of the small blind and James Calderaro defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn card. Hofer bet 75,000 and Calderaro called.
The river was the 
and Hofer bet 300,000. Calderaro let it go and Hofer dragged the pot.
Paul Hofer – 1,500,000
James Calderaro – 250,000
$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422
Last year, Alex Foxen topped a field of 395 entries to win this very event and a first-place prize of $204,600. It was Foxen’s first career six-figure score and one year later, Foxen now has seven six-figure scores under his belt. He’s in pole position to capture another one as he leads the final nine players.
Here are the official chip counts:
Seat 1: Matt O’Donnell – 1,190,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: Blair Hinkle – 1,095,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Rick Alvarado – 735,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Hall – 555,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Kuba – 380,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 765,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Foxen – 2,915,000 (117 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Esposito – 960,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Tom Nguyen – 1,970,000 (79 bb)
1st: $208,452 + Trophy
2nd: $146,042
3rd: $93,892
4th: $62,936
5th: $48,404
6th: $40,115
7th: $33,668
8th: $27,242
9th: $20,846
$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 422
Brandon Hall raised to 55,000 from early position, Alex Foxen three-bet to 160,000 from middle position and Stephen Sullo four-bet shoved from the big blind for about 390,000. Hall folded and Foxen called.
Foxen: 
Sullo: 
The board ran out 
, giving Foxen a set of queens to eliminate Sullo on the official final table bubble.
Alex Foxen – 2,915,000 (117 bb)
Stephen Sullo – Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,602)
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 640
Marvin Rettenmaier opened for 45,000 under the gun and action folded to Santana Noronha, who moved all in for 125,000 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way before Rettenmaier called.
Rattenmaier:
Noronha:
Noronha got it in good but fell behind on the 
flop. The turn left him looking for an ace on the river, but it wasn’t in the cards as the peeled off instead.
Marvin Rettenmaier – 700,000 (35 bb)
Santana Noronha – Eliminated in 27th place for $3,840