Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
The player in the hijack was all in for about 55,000 with 
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Asher Conniff’s 
in middle position.
The board came 
, and the pocket sevens held up for the hijack to double up in chips and knock Conniff down to about six big blinds.
Asher Conniff – 47,000 (6 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
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— Nancy Birnbaum (@NancyBirnbaum) August 17, 2015
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Ryan Rivers raised from the hijack to 18,000, and John Spadavecchia called from the big blind. The flop came 
, Spadavecchia checked, Rivers bet 22,000, and Spadavecchia check-raised to 44,000.
Rivers moved all in, and Spadavecchia called all in for 281,000 with 
for an overpair. Rivers turned over 
for a pair of tens with a diamond flush draw, and Spadavecchia needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The turn was the 
, the river was the 
, and the pocket aces held up for Spadavecchia to win the pot and double up in chips.
John Spadavecchia – 610,000 (76 bb)
Ryan Rivers – 360,000 (45 bb)
With 87 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 313,000 (39 big blinds).
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Anthony Lombard raised under the gun to 18,000, Joseph Couden reraised from the cutoff to 40,000, and Lombard thought for a bit before he moved all in for about 200,000. Couden called.
Lombard turned over 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Couden’s .
The board came 
, and Couden paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Lombard in 90th place.
Joseph Couden – 715,000 (89 bb)
Anthony Lombard – Eliminated in 90th Place ($11,250)
With 89 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 305,000 (38 big blinds).
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Thayer Rasmussen raised to 22,000 preflop from late position and Xuan Liu reraised all in for 94,000. Daniel Colman called on the cutoff and Rasmussen folded. The two remaining players then revealed their cards.
Colman: 
Xuan: 
Board: 
Xuan was eliminated in the money and Colman grew his stack to 265,000 after the hand.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600/75 Ante
Although a lot of money is on the line, poker players are still allowed to have some fun at the tables.
We found chip leader Zoltan Czinkota in a gleeful mood with some big stacks in front of him. Tyler Patterson was channeling his inner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jennifer Tilly was being her usual perky self always having time to strike a pose.
It’s terrific to see our players at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with smiles on their faces and actually enjoying their time at the tables. After all, that’s what this game is all about.
Speaking of relaxing, the tournament has just reached its final break before the close of registration with 478 entries in the books so far.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Here are updated counts for many of the notables who are still in the field after the dinner break. With 100 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 272,000 (34 big blinds).
Marc Macdonnell – 788,000
Ryan Rivers – 711,000
James Gilbert – 702,000
Jeffrey Griffiths – 560,000
Karen Onheiser – 552,000
Travell Thomas – 527,000
Thomas Creel – 510,000
Michel Bittan – 483,000
Joseph Couden – 480,000
Randy Pfeifer – 480,000
David Diaz – 480,000
Joe Kuether – 450,000
Paul Volpe – 450,000
Luis Santoni – 440,000
David Paredes – 425,000
Tom Marchese – 405,000
Kunal Patel – 380,000
Rick Alvarado – 375,000
Joe Cheong – 365,000
Thayer Rasmussen – 345,000
Alberto Rodriguez – 310,000
Michael Laake – 305,000
Anthony Lombard – 300,000
Ryan Van Sanford – 295,000
Jose Gonzalez – 290,000
Mike Linster – 275,000
Phil Laak – 270,000
Stuart Paterson – 260,000
Anthony Zinno – 255,000
Daniel Buzgon – 250,000
Dan Colman – 240,000
Vlad Mezheritsky – 240,000
Ari Engel – 230,000
Neil Blumenfield – 220,000
Gordon Vayo – 220,000
Asher Conniff – 200,000
Eddy Sabat – 195,000
Nancy Birnbaum – 175,000
Ronnie Bardah – 165,000
Ryan Tepen – 155,000
Jimmy Tran – 140,000
Dylan Wilkerson – 140,000
Danny Shiff – 130,000
Kane Kalas – 120,000
Xuan Liu – 120,000
Jeremy Kottler – 115,000
Jeff Madsen – 115,000
Andy Philachack – 100,000
Brian Yoon – 75,000
Bruce Kramer – 50,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
The players are back from dinner in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event, and they return to blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante for the start of Level 17.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante
Here are some of the leaders coming off our last break in Event 22:
Zoltan Czinkota – 103,400
Ronald Sorci – 98,900
Craig Varnell – 90.000
Cord Garcia – 83,800
Thomas Sheets – 81,700
Jose Salazar – 80,650
Eric Vallee – 73,900
Jeannette Mendez – 73.025
Miguel Chajtur – 70,275
Rajesh Vohra – 69,100
Walter Buss – 63,300
Michael Dentale – 66,250
Josias Santos – 59,325
Iman Dan – 56,950
Chris Boegler – 56,675
Other Notables:
Barry Hutter – 49,425
John Racener – 47,500
Peter Walsworth – 45,600
Matt Glantz – 42,700
Darryll Fish – 42,000
Abbey Daniels – 41,100
Blake Bohn – 40,850
Mukul Pahuja – 39,825
Leo Wolpert – 36,975
Kathy Leibert – 36,000
Nigel Murray – 35,300
Nick Yunis – 30,150
Jacquelyn Scott – 27,450
Daniel Strelitz – 27,050
Matt Stout – 26,900
Tyler Patterson – 25,700
Esther Taylor-Brady – 24,625
Jared Hamby – 23,875
Byron Kaverman – 22,600
Blair Hinkle – 21,200
Ory Hen – 20,850
Sheddy Siddiqui – 19,350
Faraz Jaka – 18,050
Daniel Weinman – 15,375
Connor Drinan – 15,275
Andrew Hinrichsen – 14,925
Sasha Barrese – 14,250
Jennifer Tilly – 13,500
Allen Kessler – 13,300
David Peters – 10,200
Raymond Ruszkowski – 10,150
Matt Brady – 8,575
Ebony Kenney – 7,100