$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 1,239

Once Event 9 hit the money, they wasted no time mixing it up for a double or payout. It was a steady pace to the cage and included Marty Robbins, Ariel Rosello, Brian Phillis, and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah.

They will go on another 15-minute break after this level and we’ll take a look for some of the big movers.

50th: Ariel Rosello – $550
51st: Adam Perez – $550
52nd: Roman Pshekhonov – $550
53rd: Giovanni Sigurta – $550
54th: Austin Rattet – $550
55th: Robert Levin – $491
56th: Marty Robbins – $491
57th: Brian O’Keefe – $491
58th: Brian Phillis – $491
59th: Jami Kopacz – $491
60th: Benjamin Sriqui – $491
61st: Robert Blankenship – $491
62nd: Wally Maddah – $491
63rd: Sean Anderson – $491
64th: Paulette Pipitone – $431
65th: Gaston Miculitzki – $431
66th: Alex Faynshteyn – $431
67th: Thomas Gari – $431
68th: Evan Lash – $431
69th: Robert Smith – $431
70th: Lazaro Ruiz – $431
71st: Enrique Perez – $431
72nd: Kenneth Bruno – $431

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 800/1,600 Limits
Prize Pool: $14,790
Players Remaining: 34/58

Event 15 drew 58 entries and the top 8 places will be paid. Among the 34 remaining players are Robert Campbell, Hal Klein, Event 11 champion Ronnie Morone, and Events 5 and 14 champion David Prociak.

1st: $4,584
2nd: $3,254
3rd: $2,071
4th: $1,479
5th: $1,183
6th: $887
7th: $740
8th: $592

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 1,239

Event 9 played one bubble hand before the break and two more after before they dropped down to 72 players. On the second hand, Amirali moved all-in over the top from the button after the cutoff open/shoved for 79,000.

The move caused Ariel Rosello to fold queens and Amirali was ahead for the knockout. Once all action was complete on the other tables, the hands were flipped up.

Amirali:
Opponent:

Amirali needed to dodge the over card and diamonds and managed it on the board to put Event 9 in the money.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 1,239

Event 9 hit the money bubble portion of the tournament shortly before the first break and they played one round of hand-for-hand action before leaving for 15-minute one from the money

Shortly before the bubble, former SHRP champ Nicholas Mahabee was on the wrong end of a 3% runner-runner bad beat. He was in the big blind against Paul Balzano and Alicia Goldstein to the flop.

Goldstein and Mahabee got their chips in the middle with Goldstein at risk and a huge underdog.

Goldstein:
Mahabee:

Mahabee’s flopped flush was a 97% favorite to knock out Goldstein but that wouldn’t make for an interesting hand. The turn gave Goldstein a set of kings and the board paired the river for the runner-runner full house win.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 77 of 1,239

Event 9 is getting very close to the money bubble and former chip leader Frankie Flowers is in his seat grinding his stack back up after a schedule misread.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 1,239

The pace is quick at the start of Day 2 and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah made the most of the action. He moved all-in for his final 26,000 with the board reading and his opponent took his time to think it out.

After a few moments, he shrug/called to put Maddah at risk.

Maddah:
Opponent:

The river was a blank to give Maddah a double up to 103,000.

Meanwhile, there’s still no sign of Day 2 returning chip leader Frankie Flowers. He has a lot of chips but they are getting blinded off.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 119/1,239

Event 9 was the last multi-day event on the schedule and the small buy-in tournament tore past its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $150 buy-in event drew 1,239 entries to push the prize pool up to nearly $150,000 by the time they were done.

Former SHRP champ Frankie Flowers returns as the chip leader among the 119 still around with a shot at the title. He’ll still have to work to add another trophy to the one he earned during the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown last year.

The last 72 players will earn a piece of the prize pool and they should get there in a hurry with the winner earning more than $37,000 for a $150 buy-in. They will kick things back off in the ballroom at 1pm and we’ll track them all the way down to a champ.

Day 2 Counts | Day 2 Seats | Event 9 Payouts

$360 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Entries: 29

The $360 Big Stack tournament is underway in The Poker Room and they’re taking a little time getting warmed up. Event 16 playing out on the second floor with a few dozen in the game including Nancy Thomas trying to bookend her series with two big results.

The SHRP regular started her LHPO series off on a big note when she final tabled the massive Ultimate Re-Entry event and was part of a four-way chop that saw her officially take second place for a nice six-digit payout.

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 300/600 Limits
Entries: 43

The H.O.R.S.E. is getting some nice love over in The Poker Room with 43 entries mixing it up. Players still have a couple hours to make their way to the registration cage for a chance at the title.

Among them today is Robert Campbell, the SHRP regular with a handful of SHRP titles to his credit and a dozen Omaha/8 related torphies.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 83 of 1,239

Event 9 is nearing the end of the second restart level and they are nearing the money bubble with 72 getting paid. The quick pace has been very nice to three-time SHRP champ Eli Levy.

The SHRP regular began Day 2 with 230,000 but has run it up to almost 500,000 in the first hour. As Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador said, “they’re just giving him chips!”. Levy’s most recent stack boost came when he knocked fellow SHRP champ Stuart Greenbaum short of the money.