Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
With the final board showing 
on the river, Anthony Maio checked the big blind, and Gordon Vayo moved all in UTG+1 for 273,000.
Maio tanked for several minutes before he called, and Vayo turned over 
for two pair, nines and eights. Maio mucked, and Vayo won the pot.
Gordon Vayo – 970,000 (49 bb)
Anthony Maio – 250,000 (13 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Evan Panesis was just eliminated when his 8-8 failed to catch up to another player’s A-A.
Evan Panesis – Eliminated in 35th Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Cheng Liu was just eliminated when his A-9 fell to another player’s K-Q on a board of J-10-8-9-x (Liu’s opponent turned a king-high straight).
Cheng Liu – Eliminated in 36th Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Harry Cullen was just eliminated in 37th place.
Harry Cullen – Eliminated in 37th Place ($22,500)
The remaining 36 players are now at the final four tables, with an average chip stack around 755,000 (38 big blinds). When the field is down to the final three tables (27 players), levels will increase in duration to 90 minutes.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
James Gilbert was all in preflop for 440,000 with 
in the hole and Alberto Rodriguez had him covered holding A-K. The board was dealt 
and Gilbert doubled up to survive with over 900,000. Rodriguez was down to 525,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Ronald Fernandez raised UTG+1 to 45,000, Karen Onheiser reraised from the hijack to 95,000, and Marc Macdonell moved all in from the button, easily covering both players. Fernandez folded, and Onheiser thought for a while before she called all in for about 350,000 with 
.
Macdonnell turned over 
, and Onheiser needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and the pocket jacks held up for Macdonnell to win the pot and eliminate Onheiser from the tournament.
Marc Macdonnell – 2,300,000 (115 bb)
Karen Onheiser – Eliminated in 38th Place ($22,500)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Joseph Cheong raised to 45,000 preflop on the cutoff and Kristopher Bradshaw reraised all in for 220,000 on the button. The two players then tabled their hands.
Bradshaw: 
Cheong: 
Board: 
Bradshaw doubles up to survive with 490,000 and Cheong was down to 180,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Jeff Griffiths was just eliminated in 39th place.
Jeff Griffiths – Eliminated in 39th Place ($22,500)
With 38 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 716,000 (36 big blinds). The next pay jump is $25,000 for 36th place.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Thayer Rasmussen was just eliminated by Marc Maconnell in 40th place.
Marc Macdonnell – 1,705,000 (85 bb)
Thayer Rasmussen – Eliminated in 40th Place ($22,500)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
James Salmon lost a big pot when he doubled up David Jackson earlier this level, and that left him with just 150,000 in chips (8 big blinds). Salmon was eliminated a short while later.
David Jackson – 620,000 (31 bb)
James Salmon – Eliminated in 41st Place ($22,500)
