$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 342
Average Stack: 489,000 (61 big blinds)

Justin Kruger was all in for about 140,000 preflop, and Giuseppe Pantaleo put him at risk with the covering stack and a dominating pair.

Kruger:
Pantaleo:

The board ran out , and Pantaleo’s jacks held to earn him the knockout. Kruger was eliminated in 28th place, and the 27 remaining players redrew for new seats around the final three tables.

Giuseppe Pantaleo – 530,000 (66 bb)
Justin Kruger – Eliminated

$570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 257
Average Stack: 385,500

The $570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack event is down to the final 10 players and they have re-drawn for seats at the final table.

Robert Transue is leading the final 10 players with 820,000 in chips and at his second final table of the series. Everybody is guaranteed a payout of at least $1,671, but they are all shooting for the $35,971 first place prize.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Robert “Papa Bear” Transue – 820,000
Seat 2: Seville Hale – 550,000
Seat 3: Vincent Procopio – 493,000
Seat 4: Paul Balzano – 700,000
Seat 5: Nissim Vaknin – 232,000
Seat 6: Aaron Thomas – 310,000
Seat 7: Wally Maddah – 145,000
Seat 8: Ben Palmer – 280,000
Seat 9: Jerry Humphrey – 234,000
Seat 10: Mohammad Jaafar – 80,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $35,971
2nd: $21,203
3rd: $12,208
4th: $9,985
5th: $7,710
6th: $6,425
7th: $5,140
8th: $3,855
9th: $2,570
10th: $1,671

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

Charbel Azzi open-shoved for 70,000 in early position, and Jon Turner called from the small blind, putting Azzi at risk.

Azzi:
Turner:

The flop was bad news for Azzi, but he picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river was the , though, and Turner improved to a full house to earn the knockout. Azzi was eliminated in 30th place.

Jon Turner – 502,000 (63 bb)
Charbel Azzi – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

On the turn with the board reading , Brent Roberts got his last 230,000 into the middle  out of the big blind against Sergii Baranov on the button.

Baranov showed and needed to fill up against Robert’s . Baranov failed to fill up on the river card and Roberts doubled up, taking a good chunk of Baranov’s chips in the process.

Brent Roberts – 560,000
Sergii Baranov – 325,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 342
Average Stack: 441,000 (55 big blinds)

Eddy Sabat moved all in for 59,000 in early position, and Ben Zamani called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Sabat:
Zamani:

“Just put the five ball out there,” Sabat pleaded with the dealer, who obliged. The board ran out , and Sabat flopped a set of fives to double up.

Eddy Sabat – 128,000 (16 bb)
Ben Zamani – 95,000 (12 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 342
Average Stack: 390,000 (39 big blinds)

On a flop of , Sam Soverel got all in for about 250,000 from the big blind against Sergii Baranov on the button.

Baranov tabled , good for top pair and was in the lead against Soverel’s , giving him bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn was the , diminishing Soverel’s outs by a few and the river was the to give the pot to Baranov and eliminate Soverel.

Baranov dragged the pot and moves near the million chip mark. Soverel hit the rail in 37th place for $16,525.

Sergii Baranov – 900,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 342
Average Stack: 360,000 (45 big blinds)

Anthony Zinno had 50,000 chips on the break, and it looks like he doubled up once in the first few minutes. He started this hand with 110,000, and he ended up all in against Adrien Allain, who had him covered.

Zinno:
Allain:

The board ran out , and Zinno won the pot with aces up, doubling up for the second time in the last five minutes.

Anthony Zinno – 238,000 (30 bb)
Adrien Allain – 55,000 (7 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo 
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 177
Average Stack: 212,400

The $1,100 no limit hold’em turbo event is down to its final 10 players and has re-drawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Mark Dube is leading the field with 406,000 in chipsd and everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $3,540, but they are all within reach of the $51,328 first place prize.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Frederik Brink Jensen – 230,000
Seat 2: Nicholas Petitti – 212,000
Seat 3: Jan Eric Schwippert – 380,000
Seat 4: Almog Biton – 235,000
Seat 5: Shmuel Zalmanov – 55,000
Seat 6: Sean Jazayeri – 101,000
Seat 7: Mark Dube – 406,000
Seat 8: Michael Katz – 187,000
Seat 9: Jimmy Cavanaugh – 153,000
Seat 10: Jack Duong – 179,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $51,328
2nd: $30,090
3rd: $17,700
4th: $14,160
5th: $10,620
6th: $8,850
7th: $7,080
8th: $5,310
9th: $3,983
10th: $3,540

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 342
Average Stack: 342,000 (57 big blinds)

There was just over 100,000 in the pot on the turn of an board. SHRP Team member Faraz Jaka checked from the big blind, and Justin Zaki bet 30,000 from the cutoff. Jaka check-raised to 76,000, sending Zaki deep into the tank. He considered for long enough that someone called the clock on him, and he eventually moved all in for 189,000 total. Jaka quickly called all in for about 170,000, putting himself at risk.

Jaka: (trip threes)
Zaki: (aces up)

Zaki was drawing dead to two outs, and he found one of them on the river. It was the , giving him aces full and the pot. Jaka was eliminated in 39th place.

Justin Zaki – 475,000
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 342
Average Stack: 334,000 (56 big blinds)

Sunny Patel opened with an under-the-gun raise, and David Paredes three-bet from middle position. Patel four-bet, Paredes five-bet shoved, and Patel called all in for just over 200,000 total.

Patel:
Paredes:

The board ran out , and Paredes’ aces held to earn him the knockout. Patel was eliminated in 40th place.

David Paredes – 740,000 (123 bb)
Sunny Patel – Eliminated