Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Here are updated chip stacks for notable players from the break, including everyone with at least 600,000 in chips:

1.  Rick Alvarado  –  1,113,000
2.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,037,000
3.  Marc Macdonnell  –  962,000
4.  Dan Colman  –  948,000
5.  Joseph Couden  –  934,000
6.   Joe Kuether  –  875,000
7.  C. Csik  –  871,000
8.  Randy Pfeifer  –  838,000
9.  Ari Engel  –  769,000
10.  Lucas Fauth  –  757,000
11.  Karen Onheiser  –  745,000
12.  Neil Blumenfield  –  645,000
13.  Kunal Patel  –  619,000
14.  Anthony Zinno  –  605,000

Travell Thomas  –  596,000
Alberto Rodriguez  –  496,000
Luis Santoni  –  491,000
Thayer Rasmussen  –  487,000
David DiBernardi  –  478,000
Paul Volpe  –  471,000
Ronald Fernandez  –  457,000
Jose Gonzalez  –  448,000
Harry Cullen  –  402,000
James Gilbert  –  396,000
Michel Bittan  –  367,000
David Jackson  –  362,000
Brian Phillis  –  358,000
John Spadavecchia  –  356,000
Jeff Griffiths  –  335,000
Daniel Buzgon  –  307,000
Hunter Cichy  –  265,000
James Salmon  –  259,000
Vlad Mezheritsky  –  239,000
Mike Linster  –  221,000
Ronnie Bardah  –  213,000
Jimmy Tran  –  201,000
Gordon Vayo  –  174,000
Danny Shiff  –  151,000
Ryan Rivers  –  148,000
Vinny Trinh  –  136,000
Eddy Sabat  –  122,000
Ryan Tepen  –  120,000
Jose Silva  –  51,000

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante. Play will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:45 pm ET.

With 67 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 406,000 (34 big blinds).

The field is in the money, so these players are all guaranteed at least $15,000. The next pay jump is for 63rd place, which is worth $17,500.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

With the board showing on the turn, James Gilbert checked the hijack, Joseph Cheong bet 100,000 from the cutoff, and Gilbert called.

The river card paired the board with the , Gilbert checked, Cheong bet 235,000, and Gilbert thought for a while before he called. Cheong showed to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of jacks, and Gilbert mucked.

Joseph Cheong  –  760,000  (76 bb)
James Gilbert  –  438,000  (44 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

The flop read when Ari Engel bet 21,000 on the hijack. The big blind raised to 50,000 and Engel called. The turn was the and Engel bet 66,000. The big blind raised all in and Engel called all in for 305,000.

The big blind revealed K-Q but Engel held for a full house. The river fell and Engel doubled up to survive with 632,000.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Jose Silva moved all in from middle position for 30,000, and Kane Kalas called from the big blind with and a slightly larger stack. Silva turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Silva won the pot with his king to double up in chips and knock Kalas down to less than a single big blind.

Jose Silva  –  74,000  (7 bb)
Kane Kalas  –  9,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Thayer Rasmussen raised UTG+1 to 25,000, Neil Blumenfield reraised from the hijack to 60,000, and Kalas called all in from the small blind for 8,000. Rasmussen called the 60,000, creating a side pot of 104,000. Any further betting would go into the side pot.

The flop came , Rasmussen checked, Blumenfield bet 65,000, and Rasmussen folded. Blumenfield took the side pot.

Kalas turned over for five high, and he’d need something runner-runner to stay alive against Blumenfield’s (pair of nines).

The turn was the , the river was the , and Blumenfield won the pot with his pair of nines to eliminate Kalas in 69th place.

Neil Blumenfield  –  755,000  (76 bb)
Kane Kalas  –  Eliminated in 69th Place  ($15,000)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

A player in late position moved all in preflop for 110,000, and both Anthony Zinno (cutoff) and Stuart Patterson (button) called him down. The three players then tabled their hands.

Late Position:
Zinno:
Patterson:

Board:

Late position tripled up and Patterson was really low after the hand with close to 50,000. Zinno was still cruising with 515,000.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Hunter Cichy moved all in under the gun for 96,000, and the small blind moved all in over the top. The big blind folded.

Cichy turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the small blind’s .

The board came , and Cichy turned a jack-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Hunter Cichy  –  210,000  (21 bb)