$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Xuan Liu tried to recover from her big loss to Daniel Fuhs and moved all-in preflop for her final 310,000 with 
. Fabrizio Gonzales called on the button with 
.
The 
flop was not good for Liu and she was drawing dead on the 
turn to 4th place. An unlucky run for our former chip leader after her two-out elimination of Jon Borenstein.
Xuan Liu: Eliminated in 4th Place ($70,900)
Fabrizio Gonzales: 5,750,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Hand #99 – Brian Phillis raises from the button to 260,000 with 
-X, and Larry Moccia calls from the big blind with 
.
The flop comes 
, Moccia checks, Phillis bets, and Moccia folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #100 – Omar Zazay raises under the gun to 265,000 with 
, Randy Pfeifer moves all in from the button for 2,080,000 with 
, and Zazay calls. Pfeifer needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 
, and Zazay wins the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Pfeifer in fifth place.
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – Eliminated in 5th Place ($180,000)
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 4,340,000
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 7,870,000
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 8,305,000
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 6,755,000
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
David Eldridge raised to 260,000 and Rubin Ybarra went over the top to 520,000. Eldridge went all-in and was quickly called.
Eldridge turned over 
and Ybarra showed he was in the lead with 
. Ybarra was two cards from the title after a 
flop but the 
rolled off on the turn giving him the lead. The 
on the river finished the hand off and Eldridge doubled to 9.56 million leaving Ybarra with only 2.4 million and an uphill climb to come back here in Event 23.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Xuan Liu raised to 175,000 and Daniel Fuhs moved all-in for 1,785,000. Liu called with 
to flip against Fuhs’ 
.
Liu fell behind another race on the 
flop. Liu needed help but missed the and river to drop to the low stack.
Xuan Liu: 400,000
Daniel Fuhs: 3,600,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Hand #93 – Dan Colman raises from the cutoff to 240,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #94 – Omar Zazay raises from the cutoff to 250,000 with 
, Brian Phillis reraises from the button to 550,000 with , and Zazay folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #95 – Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.
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Hand #96 – Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 250,000 with , Dan Colman reraises from the small blind to 530,000 with , and Pfeifer calls.
The flop comes 
, Colman bets 325,000, and Pfeifer calls. The turn card is the , Colman bets 750,000, and Pfeifer tanks for a while before he folds, telling Colman he had a king. Colman takes the pot.
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Hand #97 – Larry Moccia raises from the cutoff to 240,000 with 
, and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with 
.
The flop comes 
, Phillis checks, Moccia bets 325,000, and Phillis check-raises to 725,000. Moccia tanks for nearly a minute before he folds, and Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #98 – Brian Phillis competes the small bind to 120,000 with , and Randy Pfeifer checks his option in the big blind with .
The flop comes , Phillis bets 200,000, and Pfeifer folds. Phillis takes the pot.
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – 2,180,000
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 4,700,000
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 8,030,000
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 5,985,000
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 6,375,000
$25,400 High Roller Event (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Phil Laak never got much going at the High Roller final table other than vocally jousting with MC Phil Hellmuth. He took a shot for a double after action in front of him.
Sean Winter opened to 65,000 from UTG+1 and Jason Mercier called from the hijack. Phil Laak three-bet to 570,000 in the small blind and Ian O’Hara moved all-in.
Winter and Mercier released their hands and Laak called at risk with . O’Hara was looking good with and nothing changed on the 
flop. Laak paired the turn but was gone after the 
river.
Phil Laak: Eliminated in 8th Place ($74,400)
Ian O’Hara: 1,900,000
$25,400 High Roller Event (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Jason Mercier opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and David Sands moved all-in for 320,000 on the button. Mercier took his time to think it over and finally called with .
Mercier held an over card to Sands’ but was drawing thin after the 
flop. Mercier’s hand was dead on the turn and Sands doubled.
David Sands: 725,000
Jason Mercier: 1,920,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Level 28 comes to an end, and Level 29 begins with increased blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a 20,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Hand #89 – Dan Colman raises under the gun to 225,000 with 
, Randy Pfeifer moves all in from the small blind for 2,380,000 with , and Colman folds. Pfeifer takes the pot.
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Hand #90 – Everyone folds to Dan Colman, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – 2,765,000
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 6,270,000
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 7,815,000
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 5,390,000
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 5,030,000
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Hand #91 – Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 225,000 with , Larry Moccia reraises from the button to 675,000, and Pfeifer four-bets all in for 2,750,000.
Moccia thinks for a while before he folds, and Pfeifer takes the pot.
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Hand #92 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 220,000 with 
, Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 550,000 with , and Colman reraises to 1,100,000.
Zazay tanks for more than a minute before he five-bets it to 2,050,000, and Colman quickly folds. Zazay takes the pot.
$25,400 High Roller Event (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Ian O’Hara raised from the hijack to 65,000 and Jason Mercier called in the big blind to the flop. Mercier check raised to 135,000 after O’Hara bet out 55,000.
O’Hara called and they both checked the 
turn. Mercier bet 180,000 after the river and O’Hara called to see Mercier’s 
. O’Hara mucked to send more ships to Mercier.
Jason Mercier: 2,150,000
Ian O’Hara: 1,050,000