$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 23:  10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

It’s our last day in the ballroom as the Championship plays down from two tables of 18 to the televised final table of six.

Joshua Gibson took the lead late on Day 3 but will face stiff competition if he hopes to ride his stack to that final table. He will have to content with pros Marvin Rettenmaier, Jessica Dawley, Nipun Java, Jake Bazeley, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker ambassador Matt Stout among the remaining players.

It will be a long day with the average stack sitting at 64 big blinds with 38 minutes remaining at the 10,000/20,000/3,000 ante level. It’s still anyone’s game and they have plenty of room to make moves without feeling pressure from the blinds. Everyone is guaranteed $15,197 but looking for the $568,687 waiting up top for the winner.

Players are taking their seats, unbagging their chips, and we will be underway shortly.

Table 8
Seat 1: Johnny Tang – 220,000 (11 bb)
Seat 2: Dylan Drazen – 913,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Matt Stout – 2,433,000 (122 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Fair – 1,282,000 (64 bb)
Seat 5: Marvin Rettenmaier – 825,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Nipun Java – 1,304,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Newman – 817,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Yoandri Mulet – 1,263,000 (63 bb)
Seat 9: Jaime Rubinsteyn – 1,174,000 (59 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: Staffan Lind – 1,406,000 (70 bb)
Seat 2: David Prociak – 1,291,000 (65 bb)
Seat 3: Martin Carnero – 1,206,000 (60 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Massey – 573,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Peter Walsworth – 2,583,000 (129 bb)
Seat 6: Jessica Dawley – 1,065,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: Joshua Gibson – 2,887,000 (144 bb)
Seat 8: James Salmon – 1,252,000 (63 bb)
Seat 9: Jake Bazeley – 469,000 (23 bb)

Joshua Gibson – 2,887,000 (144 bb)
Peter Walsworth – 2,583,000 (129 bb)
Matt Stout – 2,433,000 (122 bb)
Johnny Tang – 220,000 (11 bb)
Staffan Lind – 1,406,000 (70 bb)
Nipun Java – 1,304,000 (65 bb)
David Prociak – 1,291,000 (65 bb)
Ryan Fair – 1,282,000 (64 bb)
Yoandri Mulet – 1,263,000 (63 bb)
James Salmon – 1,252,000 (63 bb)
Martin Carnero – 1,206,000 (60 bb)
Jaime Rubinsteyn – 1,174,000 (59 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 1,065,000 (53 bb)
Dylan Drazen – 913,000 (46 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 825,000 (41 bb)
Michael Newman – 817,000 (41 bb)
Aaron Massey – 573,000 (29 bb)
Jake Bazeley – 469,000 (23 bb)

1st: $568,687
2nd: $330,912
3rd: $202,224
4th: $166,682
5th: $134,816
6th: $110,304
7th: $88,243
8th: $67,408
9th: $46,573
10-12th: $30,640
13-15th: $22,061
16-18th: $15,197

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Day 1C was Robert Nieto’s playground.

Nieto bagged 367,100 chips to run away with the flight and put up the second biggest stack of the tournament so far.  Dalis Gomez was a distant second at 197,700 followed by Tim Myers at 195,000 in third.   Sonny Quach was fourth at 177,200 and Tim Frazin finished fifth with 156,700.

24 players advanced out of the 219 entries in the flight.  So far 63 players have advanced to Day 2 out 594 entries in this $100,000 guaranteed event.  Players who advanced will be back in action in the Poker Room at 1 PM on Wednesday.

Three more flights will be played tomorrow with start times at 11 AM, 3 PM and 7 PM.

Congratulations to all of our players who advanced to Day 2!

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

One more to go.

Level 14 is now upon the players in Day 1C and is the last obstacle to advancing to Day 2 on Wednesday.  27 players now remain as we near the end of play for the evening.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Robert Nieto just put some serious distance between himself and the rest of the Day 1C field.

After eliminating an opponent, he is now sitting on 372,500 chips and threatening to take the overall chip lead away from Day 1B flight leader Alex Bergfors who bagged 378,700.

30 players remain as we head into the final level of the evening.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

After a super last couple of levels, Robert Nieto now finds himself leading Day 1C.

Nieto heads into the final two levels at 277,000 chips and will try to clear the 300,000 chip mark before the night is over.  32 players remain as we get back into action in tonight’s flight.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Day 1C has reached its final break of the evening.  Two levels or 10 eliminations stand in the way of our players coming back on Day 2 and playing for their share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool in Event 12.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Players continue to drop at a steady pace in the last flight of the evening in Event 12.  The field has now shrunk to 36 players halfway through Level 12.

It brings in the possibility that the flight could end early.  The flight plays down to the end of Level 14 or 10% of the field which would be 22 players.  Day 1B ended slightly early during Level 14 and this group could be on the road to the same fate.

We’ll see where tonight’s flight finishes in around 90 minutes – or less.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Ari Gutman said that he’d be pulling chips his way a little while ago and he’s been making good on that promise.

Seated next to Sonny Quach, Gutman is now up to 110,200 chips and has built a place to hide with the wall in front of him.

40 players remain as we continue into Level 12.