SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

Hand #126  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies called. Both players checked to the river on a board of . Davies checked, Koon bet 500,000, and Davies called. Koon showed to win the pot, and Davies mucked.

Hand #127  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

Hand #128  –  Jason Koon limped for 300,000, and Seth Davies checked his option. The flop came , Davies checked, Koon bet 300,000, and Davies called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they check again. Davies showed for a pair of fours, but Koon turned over to win the pot with a pair of fives.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

Hand #122  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies called. The flop came , Davies checked, Koon bet 400,000, and Davies called. The turn card was the , Davies checked, Koon bet 1,400,000, and Davies called.

The river card was the , Davies checked, Koon bet 3,000,000, and Davies folded. Koon showed one card — the — as he took the pot.

Hand #123  –  Seth Davies limped for 300,000, and Jason Koon checked his option. The flop came , Koon checked, Davies bet 350,000, and Koon check-raised to 1,000,000. Davies folded, and Koon took the pot.

Hand #124  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies folded. Koon showed as he took the pot.

Hand #125  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon called. Koon checked in the dark before the flop came . Davies checked behind. The turn card was the , Koon bet 800,000, and Davies folded. Koon took the pot.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  6,950,000
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  18,450,000

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event #28: $250 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Entries: 137
Prize Pool: $28,770
August 16, 2016

Francis Margaglione won the 28th and final event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Tuesday in Hollywood, FL. The victory came at the hands of a 137-entry, $250 Deep Stack Turbo one-day tournament and earned Margaglione $7,000 following a four-way chop.

Margaglione is 53-year-old a real-estate investor from nearby Davie. His resume boasts over $120,000 in earnings, much of which came over the course of his three Seminole Hard Rock Poker victories.

Event 28 wrapped three-week SHRPO series that was headlined by the return of The Big 4, a four-tournament finale nominated for Innovation of the Year at the 2016 GPI American Poker Awards.

Event 28 final results:

1st: Francis Margaglione – $7,000
2nd: Richard Arno – $3,805
3rd: Brandon Andrews – $3,805
4th: Fariborz Zojaji – $3,804
5th: Mansoor Kader – $1,726
6th: Nader Bahhur – $1,439
7th: Ryan Sherman – $1,151
8th: Spencer Champlin – $863
9th: David Rosenbloom – $647
10th: Mark Gaudino – $575
11th: Brandon West – $575
12th: Ronald Flam – $575
13th: David Moreno – $503
14th: Zoltan Czinkota – $503
15th: Kathleen Liebert – $503
16th: Jeff Rodriguez – $432
17th: Hussain Sajwani – $432
18th: Mark Dube – $432

Download Final Results (PDF)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 529

Here is a look at the chip counts at the start of heads-up play:

Bradley Snider – 6,565,000
Dermot Blain – 4,015,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 105

Marvin Rettenmaier opened the button to 260,000, and Dan Colman defended his big blind.

The flop was . Colman checked, Rettenmaier continued for 225,000, and Colman called. The turn was the , and Colman check-called another 450,000. The river was the . Colman checked for a third time, and Rettenmaier bet enough to cover his opponent. Colman quickly called all in for 1,010,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Rettenmaier showed for no pair. Colman tabled , winning the pot and doubling up with a Broadway straight.

Dan Colman – 3,930,000 (33 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 6,550,000 (55 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 529

Dermot Blain limped in from the small blind and Nicholas Immekus raised to 160,000 out of the big blind. Blain moved all in and Immekus called.

Immekus was at risk and all in for about 1,400,000. Immekus showed and was dominated by Blain’s .

The board ran out and Immekus was eliminated in third place. Blain took the pot with a pair of kings and will go heads-up with Bradley Snider for the title and the $246,400 first place prize.

The final two players are taking a short break and heads-up play will resume shortly.

Dermot Blain – 4,015,000 (66 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 6,565,000 (109 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

Hand #116  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies folded.

Hand #117  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

Hand #118  –  Jason Koon folded, giving Seth Davies a walk.

Hand #119  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

Hand #120  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies called. The flop came , Davies checked, Koon bet 500,000, and Davies folded. Koon took the pot.

Hand #121  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

The final two players have colored up their chip stacks to include 500K plaques. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  11,100,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  14,300,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $575,000

3rd:  Tim Burt  –  $310,000
4th:  Roman Valerstein  –  $220,000
5th:  Tom Midena  –  $180,000
6th:  Joe Serock  –  $150,000
7th:  Paul Balzano  –  $125,000
8th:  Ryan Fair  –  $100,000
9th:  Zo Karim  –  $75,000

Reminder:  In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Registration is closed for Flight B with the final entry count hitting 272. That brings the two-flight total to 506 and those still alive after the opening days of play reconvene for Day 2 Wednesday in the poker room at 5pm.

Flight B is deep into the structure with play set to conclude at 12:45am local time. Those players fortunate enough to advance are set to join the 29 advancers from yesterday’s Flight A to comprise the full Day 2 field.

Complete chip counts with seat assignments will be posted by noon Wednesday. In the meantime, the chip counts from Flight A are available HERE.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 105

On the first hand of the new level, Marvin Rettenmaier shoved the button, and Dan Colman called all in for 1,095,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Rettenmaier:
Colman:

The board ran out , and Colman doubled up with a pair of kings.

Dan Colman – 2,230,000 (19 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 8,250,000 (69 bb)