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

After the elimination of Andy Andrejevic in fourth place, the final three players began negotiations to chop the prizepool among them. These were the approximate chip counts:

Alan Richardson  –  220,000  (18 bb)
Jonah Miller  –  72,000  (6 bb)
Shmuel Zalmanov  –  68,000  (6 bb)

They eventually came to a deal where both of the short stacks would receive $33,000 each (nearly second-place money), while Richardson would win $49,200, along with the title, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters, and the option of taking a seat in the televised Poker Night in America cash game that is filming this week here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Here were the payouts:

1st:  Alan Richardson  –  $49,200
T-2nd:  Jonah Miller  –  $33,000
T-2nd:  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  $33,000

Congratulations to Alan Richardson!

$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Marc Sacheli had just doubled up but Alberto Silva refused to let it happen again.

After Silva fired out a raise to 55,000 chips, Sacheli moved all in for 240,000 and Silva made the call.  Silva turned up and was ahead of Sacheli’s .  Sacheli called for a set but it was not be as the board ran out giving Silva the win and the elimination.  Silva is now over the million chip mark and in command of the tournament.

Marc Sacheli finishes in 5th place winning $3,060.

$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

After being to reduced to just 22,000 chips and in the small blind, Lou Stadler threw it in the middle and was called by Raminder Singh and Jason Gooch.  After a checked down board of board, Gooch showed .  Stadler showed for the missed flush and Singh mucked knocking out Stadler.

Lou Stadler finishes in 6th place winning $2,550.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Start of Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Table 6
Seat 1 : Jason Mercier – 291,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2 : Ronald Sullivan – 545,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3 : Mark Herm – 550,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4 : David Prociak – 182,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5 : Jerry Wong – 594,000 (50 bb)
Seat 6 : James Salmon – 685,000 (57 bb)
Seat 7 : Nipun Java – 946,000 (79 bb)
Seat 8 : Raymond Millard – 127,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9 : Paul Hyden Jr. – 629,000 (52 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1 : Shawn Nguyen – 1,247,000 (104 bb)
Seat 2 : Erik Christensen – 284,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3 : Matt Stout – 721,000 (60 bb)
Seat 4 : James Smart – 340,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5 : Peter Walsworth – 987,000 (82 bb)
Seat 6 : Mark Scacewater – 408,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7 : Jeffrey Pringle – 618,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8 : Nigel Murray – 741,000 (62 bb)
Seat 9 : Kobi Ribak – 830,000 (69 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1 : Krzysztof Stybaniewicz – 407,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2 : Victor Figueroa – 194,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3 : Joseph Drory – 127,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4 : Johnny Tang – 439,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5 : Michael Newman – 298,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6 : Martin Carnero – 358,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7 : David Farber – 682,000 (57 bb)
Seat 8 : Ryan Fair – 390,000 (33 bb)
Seat 9 : Zhenjie Hou – 853,000 (71 bb)

Table 15
Seat 1 : Joshua Gibson – 799,000 (67 bb)
Seat 2 : Harrison Gimbel – 264,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3 : Phounsavath Philachack – 520,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4 : Dylan Drazen – 355,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5 : Jessica Dawley – 552,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6 : Allen Kessler – 200,000 (17 bb)
Seat 7 : Vinny Pahuja – 196,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8 : James Calderaro – 481,000 (40 bb)
Seat 9 : Nick Yunis – 395,000 (33 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1 : Jaime Runbinsteyn – 672,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2 : Brian Green – 267,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3 : Staffan Lind – 788,000 (66 bb)
Seat 4 : Yoandri Almaquer Mulet – 747,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5 : Mark Johnson – 339,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6 : Aaron Massey – 455,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7 : Marvin Rettenmaier – 914,000 (76 bb)
Seat 9 : Jake Bazeley – 583,000 (49 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Start of Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Shawn Nguyen – 1,247,000 (104 bb)
Peter Walsworth – 987,000 (82 bb)
Nipun Java – 946,000 (79 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 914,000 (76 bb)
Zhenjie Hou – 853,000 (71 bb)
Kobi Ribak – 830,000 (69 bb)
Joshua Gibson – 799,000 (67 bb)
Staffan Lind – 788,000 (66 bb)
Yoandri Almaquer Mulet – 747,000 (62 bb)
Nigel Murray – 741,000 (62 bb)
Matt Stout – 721,000 (60 bb)
James Salmon – 685,000 (57 bb)
David Farber – 682,000 (57 bb)
Jaime Runbinsteyn – 672,000 (56 bb)
Paul Hyden Jr. – 629,000 (52 bb)
Jeffrey Pringle – 618,000 (52 bb)
Jerry Wong – 594,000 (50 bb)
Jake Bazeley – 583,000 (49 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 552,000 (46 bb)
Mark Herm – 550,000 (46 bb)
Ronald Sullivan – 545,000 (45 bb)
Phounsavath Philachack – 520,000 (43 bb)
James Calderaro – 481,000 (40 bb)
Aaron Massey – 455,000 (38 bb)
Johnny Tang – 439,000 (37 bb)
Mark Scacewater – 408,000 (34 bb)
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz – 407,000 (34 bb)
Nick Yunis – 395,000 (33 bb)
Ryan Fair – 390,000 (33 bb)
Martin Carnero – 358,000 (30 bb)
Dylan Drazen – 355,000 (30 bb)
James Smart – 340,000 (28 bb)
Mark Johnson – 339,000 (28 bb)
Michael Newman – 298,000 (25 bb)
Jason Mercier – 291,000 (24 bb)
Erik Christensen – 284,000 (24 bb)
Brian Green – 267,000 (22 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 264,000 (22 bb)
Allen Kessler – 200,000 (17 bb)
Vinny Pahuja – 196,000 (16 bb)
Victor Figueroa – 194,000 (16 bb)
David Prociak – 182,000 (15 bb)
Raymond Millard – 127,000 (11 bb)
Joseph Drory – 127,000 (11 bb)

$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.