$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

After losing a massive hand to Raminder Singh, Adam Bienstock found himself all-in for his last 41,000 against Lou Stadler and Alberto Silva.

The board ran out with Stadler and Silva checking it down.  Silva turned up , Stadler had and Beinstock could only muster ending his evening.

Adam Bienstock finishes in 7th place winning $2,040.

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17:  6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

After a flop of , Alan Richardson got it all in for 51,000 with (pair of fours) against Jonah Miller’s (overpair).

The turn was the , giving Miller a set of aces and Richardson a heart flush draw.

The river was — the . Richardson completed his flush to beat the set of aces and double up in chips.

Alan Richardson  –  120,000  (10 bb)
Jonah Miller  –  23,000  (2 bb)

It didn’t take long for Miller to get his stack all in with , but he was dominated by the of Andy Andrejevic.

The board came , and Miller paired his eight on the river to stay alive and double up in chips.

Jonah Miller  –  65,000  (5 bb)
Andy Andrejevic  –  105,000  (9 bb)

Soon after that, Andrejevic moved all in from the button for about 90,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alan Richardson.

The board came — Andrejevic turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Richardson won the pot with his ace to eliminate Andrejevic in fourth place.

Alan Richardson  –  220,000  (18 bb)
Andy Andrejevic  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With the final three players in the money, they began negotiations on a three-way chop.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Play completed for Day 2 of the Championship with 44 players remaining of the starting 285. They made into the money late in the day and the payouts are climbing.

The surviving players will return on Monday at noon and play down to the last two tables before moving on to Day 4.

Shawn Nguyen spent time swapping the lead during the day and finished as the only player over 1 million. Peter Walsworth is closest with Nipun Java, Marvin Rettenmaier, and Chenjie Hou rounding out the top five.

Debbie LaVigne was eliminated in the last hand of the evening to leave Jessica Dawley as the last woman standing in the Championship (bagging 552,000), but she’s more concerned with winning the entire thing.

1. Shawn Nguyen – 1,247,000 (104 bb)
2. Peter Walsworth – 987,000 (82 bb)
3. Nipun Java – 946,000 (79 bb)
4. Marvin Rettenmaier – 914,000 (76 bb)
5. Chenjie Hou – 853,000 (71 bb)
6. Kobi Ribak – 830,000 (69 bb)
7. Joshua Gibson – 799,000 (67 bb)
8. Staffan Lind – 788,000 (66 bb)
9. Yoandri Almaquer Mulet – 747,000 (62 bb)
10. Nigel Murray – 741,000 (62 bb)

$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

A big call by Jason Goch has taken us down to seven players in Event 9.

After David Brightman moved in for 125,000, Gooch decided to look him up and the race was on with Brightman holding and Gooch with .  Gooch hit the flop and the board ran out eliminating Brightman.

David Brightman finishes in 8th place winning $1,530.

$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

After a raise to 20,000 chips from Alberto Silva, Mike Graffeo moved all-in for his last 110,000.  Silva made the call and the cards were turned up with Silva holding and Graffeo showing .

Silva hit a set on the flop but Graffeo picked up a straight draw.  But the came on the turn giving Silva a full house and a hammerlock on the hand.  The hit the river and Graffeo was out.

Mike Graffeo finishes in 9th place winning $1,148.

$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

It only took one hand to eliminate our first player on the final table as Steve Zaritsky was quickly eliminated.

Zaritsky finishes in 10th place winning $1,020.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

We’ve reached the end of Day 2 with the clock paused and dealers spreading five more hands. There are 46 players remaining and it’s still a race to the chip leader between Shawn Nguyen, Nigel Murray, and Marvin Rettenmaier.

We’ll be back with leaders once play is complete.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Phil Laak doubled through Nigel Murray earlier in the level but his tournament was cut short by the same man.

Laak moved all-in with from the cutoff and Murray woke up with in the big blind. The board was a drama-free to send Laak out of the tournament and move Murray over 600,000.

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16:  5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

The final four players in the charity event return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break. Only three players will finish in the money, so they are on the Money Bubble.

Seat 1.  Jonah Miller  –  98,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Alan Richardson  –  51,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  78,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Andy Andrejevic  –  133,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $57,600
2nd:  $34,560
3rd:  $23,040

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

There’s been little exciting action over the last half-level other than six tables worth of poker players watching the end of the NFL game between New England and Denver. It’s having an impact on the tournament.

We’re still sitting at 52 players with few short stacks while Phil Laak stayed alive when his Aces held up against Nigel Murray to move him over 250,000.