$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Level 17:  1,000/2,000/300 ante
Game:  Pot-Limit Omaha

After Bradley Ruben doubled up in No-Limit Hold’em, Robert Mizrachi switched the game to Pot-Limit Omaha, and regained control of the momentum.

Mizrachi won a good-sized pot on a board of 10-9-4-5-5 when his-A-10-7-5 made a runner-runner full house. That gave Mizrachia  3-to-1 chip lead, and then he continued to pull in small pots to quickly take it to 5-to-1.

After a flop of , Ruben got it all in. Here were their hands.

Robert Mizrachi:    (two pair, nines and threes)
Bradley Ruben:    (overpair)

Ruben needed to improve to stay alive, but the turn was the , the river was the , and Mizrachi won the pot — and a SHRPO trophy — with two pair, aces and nines.

Bradley Ruben finished as the runner-up, earning $10,800.

Robert Mizrachi is the winner in Event 18 ($1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice), earning $16,200, a SHRPO trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo from IMPDI.

Stay tuned for a recap of Event 18.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Level 17:  1,000/2,000/300 ante
Game:  No-Limit Hold’em

Robert Mizrachi opened up a chip lead over Bradley Ruben of more than 5.6-to-1 (much of it coming by a solid scoop in Omaha Hi-Lo), when the following hand went down.

In no-limit hold’em, Ruben got it all in preflop for 36,500 with against Mizrachi’s .

The board came , and the pocket threes held up for Ruben to win the pot and double up in chips. However, Mizrachi still has more than a 2.3-to-1 chip lead.

Robert Mizrachi  –  171,500  (86 bb / 21 BB)
Bradley Ruben  –  73,600  (37 bb / 9 BB)

And the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $16,200
2nd:  $10,800

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

JJ Liu was all in preflop for 14,400 on the small blind and the hijack had her covered. The two players then revealed their cards.

Liu:
Hijack:

Board:

Liu doubled up to survive with 30,000.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Recent eliminations in Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open include Dylan Wilkerson, Jose “Nacho” Barbero, Jacob Bazely, Bruce Kramer, Esther Taylor-Brady, and Chance Kornuth. Action continues to be fast and furious in this event and just 45 players remain.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Level 16:  800/1,600/200 ante
Game:  Big O

A big three-way hand developed near the end of Level 16 when the game was Big O (5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo). All three players built up a pot of 41,600, taking it to the river on a board of .

Robert Mizrachi pot-bet 41,600 from the small blind, and Bradley Ruben thought for a bit before folding the big blind. Then it was on Adam Friedman on the button, and he thought for a little while before he called.

Adam Friedman:  

Friedman had a nine-high club flush for the high, and an 8-6-4 for the low. But then Mizrachi said, “Nut, nut,” as he turned over his hand.

Robert Mizrachi:  

Mizrachi had an ace-high flush for the nut high, and an 8-6-3 for the nut low to scoop the entire pot and eliminate Friedman on the Money Bubble in third place. (After the hand, Ruben claimed that he folded a set of queens.)

Adam Friedman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place

A few minutes later, Level 16 came to an end, and the final two players took a 15-minute break. Here are their official chip counts heading into Level 17, with their big blinds (bb) and big bets (BB):

Robert Mizrachi  –  157,900  (79 bb / 20 BB)
Bradley Ruben  –  87,200  (44 bb / 11 BB)

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)

August 14, 2015

Total Entries: 164
Total Prize Pool: $164,000

1st: $49,200
2nd: $27,060
3rd: $15,580
4th: $13,120
5th: $9,840
6th: $8,200
7th: $6,560
8th: $4,920
9th: $3,690
10-12th: $3,280
13-15th: $2,870
16-18th: $2,460

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Will Failla moved all in preflop for 13,500 on the cutoff and two opponents called. The three players then tabled their hands.

Failla:
Late Position:
Button:

Board:

Failla triples up to survive with 45,000 thanks to two pair, kings and queens. The button was eliminated on the hand.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Registration is now closed for Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. There are a total of 164 players in the field and just 63 remain in the field.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 11: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 2,000 preflop under the gun and both of the blinds come along to see a flop dealt . Kornuth bet 3,000 and the small blind check-raised all-in. The big blind and Kornuth called, and the three players flipped over their cards.

Small Blind:
Kornuth:
Big Blind:

Turn and River:

The big blind was eliminated and the small blind doubled up thanks to the strength of her jack-kicker. Kornuth took a hit and he was down to 8,000 after the hand.