$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: 26 of 640

Action folded to the player in the small blind and he raised to 110,000. Mike Graffeo moved in for 10,000 more than that in the big blind and his opponent called.

Graffeo:
Small Blind:

The flop gave Graffeo the lead with a pair of eights and he wound up the winner after the paired the board on the turn followed by the on the river.

Mike Graffeo – 240,000 (12 bb)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123

On the river with a completed board of , there was about 250,000 in the pot and Paul Hofer was heads-up with Chris Hunichen.

Hofer checked and Hunichen bet 175,000. Hofer called.

Hunichen showed and Hofer won the pot with .

Paul Hofer – 1,375,000
Chris Hunichen – 190,000

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123

On a flop of , Alan Schein got all in for 375,000 from the big blind against Jake Schindler from under the gun.

Schein tabled and was in great shape against Schindler’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Schein’s kicker was better and he doubled up because of it.

Alan Schein – 1,275,000
Jake Schindler – 650,000

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123

Dan Shak raised to 35,000 from under the gun and David Peters three-bet on the button. Shaun Deeb moved all in out of the big blind. Shak folded and Peters called.

Peters was the player at risk and all in for about 450,000. Deeb showed and needed an ace against Peters’ .

The board ran out and Peters doubled up with a set of kings.

David Peters – 910,000
Shaun Deeb – 1,700,000

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123

James Calderaro raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Darren Elias called on the button.

Omar Zazay moved all in out of the small blind for 315,000. Calderaro took a couple minutes of thought before calling. Elias folded.

Zazay showed and was in great shape against Calderaro’s .

“He put his phone away,” said Calderaro. “I’ve got to win this one.”

The board ran out and Zazay doubled up with a pair of nines.

Omar Zazay – 695,000
James Calderaro – 150,000

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 91
Prize Pool: $220,675
August 13-14, 2018

1st: $70,009 + Trophy
2nd: $41,928
3rd: $26,481
4th: $17,102
5th: $13,241
6th: $10,482
7th: $8,827
8th: $7,724
9th: $7,002
10th: $6,400
11th: $5,958
12th: $5,521

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 640

Filipp Khavin moved all in for 75,000 from the cutoff and Jerry Humphrey called from the big blind.

Khavin:
Humphrey:

The [2h10c9c] flop gave Humphrey the lead and he held it on the turn. Khavin had one pull at it on the river and got there when the peeled off to give him a straight.

Filipp Khavin – 160,000 (11 bb)
Jerry Humphrey – 535,000 (36 bb)

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 640

After coming back from a break, Mike Newman moved all in for 100,000 under the gun and Chance Kornuth called from the hijack.

“I don’t have anything but I don’t have a choice,” said Newman.

Kornuth:
Newman:

The flop pair Newman’s eight but he needed more help to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t get it as the bricked on the turn followed by the on the river.

Chance Kornuth – 1,300,000 (87 bb)
Mike Newman – Eliminated in 30th for $3,155

$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: 10 of 422

Matt O’Donnell raised to 50,000 from the under the gun and Tom Nguyen called from the big blind.

They checked to the river of a board where Nguyen bet 80,000. O’Donnell raised to 265,000 and Nguyen called.

O’Donnell tabled for a set of queens, Nguyen mucked and O’Donnell won the pot.

Matt O’Donnell – 1,275,000 (51 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 1,730,000 (69 bb)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 123

Jonathan Jaffe found himself all in from the cutoff for about 400,000 against Shaun Deeb from under the gun.

Deeb showed and was in a great spot against Jaffe’s .

The board ran out clean for Deeb as it came and Jaffe was drawing dead on the turn. Deeb won the pot, eliminated Jaffe and the field is only two eliminations away from hand-for-hand play.

He extended his already big chip lead over the field.

Shaun Deeb – 1,750,000
Jonathan Jaffe – Eliminated