Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,929,000 (48 big blinds)

Hyoung Chae (big blind) and Matthew Haugen (button) were heads up on a flop. Chae checked, Haugen bet 150,000, and Chae check-raised to 400,000. Haugen shoved with his covering stack, and Chae called all in for 1,730,000 total.

Chae: (set of fives)
Haugen: (pair of aces)

The turn and river completed the board, and Chae doubled up with a full house.

Hyoung Chae – 3,700,000 (123 bb)
Matthew Haugen – 2,340,000 (78 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
evel 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 317

The 316th entrant in the $10,000 WPT Finale took their seat just moments ago officially putting the prize pool over the $3,000,000 mark. Presently sitting at 317 players, the total kiddie is an unofficial $3,002,000 with late registration open until cards go in the air tomorrow at noon.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Beginning of Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 317

Cards are back in the air following the 90-minute dinner break. Here’s a look at some of the notable stacks:

Jared Jaffee – 148,700
Andre Crooks – 112,400
Pratyush Buddiga – 109,500
Justin Liberto – 100,200
Leo Wolpert – 87,500
Anthony Zinno – 83,500
John Templeton – 82,400
Joseph Hachem – 79,300
Justin Kruge – 77,500
Charlemagne Benjamin – 76,800
Myles German – 75,700
Aditya Prasetyo – 72,900
Andy Spears – 61,900
Adam Levy – 56,300
Jessica Dawley – 56,100
Kyle Julius – 54,900
Joseph Cheong – 53,100
Mike Leah – 52,000
Tyler Patterson – 45,700
Justin Zaki – 41,000
Kevin Eyster – 33,100
Maria Ho – 31,900
Mike Sexton – 31,800
Ryan D’angelo – 30,800
Eric Baldwin – 28,800
John Racener – 19,300
Chance Kornuth – 18,700

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,930,000 (64 big blinds)

Jon Turner raised from the cutoff and Shon Makaton three-bet out of the big blind. Turner called and the flop was . Makaton moved all in for 875,000, which was most of Turner’s remaining chips.

Turner goes into the tank for several minutes and sloppily slams his chips onto the felt a couple times in frustration.

“You just have to have aces, right?” asked Turner while in the tank.

Makaton doesn’t respond and Turner eventually folds face-up. Makaton initially doesn’t show his hand and tosses them towards the muck.

“Show me a bluff, it would tilt me,” said Turner.

Makaton then grabs his cards before they are in the muck and shows pocket kings.

“I can’t lose when she is behind me,” said Makaton in reference to the massage therapist that’s been with him all day.

Shon Makaton – 1,490,000
Jon Turner – 1,150,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,930,000 (64 big blinds)

On a flop of , Tim Reilly checked from under-the-gun and Ben Tarzia bet 75,000 from the cutoff. Reilly called and the turn was the .

Both players checked and the river was the . Reilly quickly bet 400,000 and Tarzia took a few moments in the tank.

“Why so much?” asked Tarzia.

Reilly didn’t respond and eventually Tarzia called. Reilly tabled , good for trip tens and Tarzia flashed as he mucked his hand.

“You’re running like god,” said Tarzia.

“I’m running pretty good,” responded Reilly.

Reilly takes the pot and has the chip lead as they are one elimination away from another re-draw.

Tim Reilly – 6,250,000
Ben Tarzia – 1,380,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,929,000 (64 big blinds)

Justin Young opened the button to 65,000, and Brian Yoon three-bet to 225,000 in the big blind. Young considered for about a minute, then four-bet shoved with the covering stack. Yoon quickly called all in for 1,025,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Young:
Yoon:

The board ran out , and Yoon’s eights held up to earn him the double-up.

Brian Yoon – 2,095,000 (70 bb)
Justin Young – 2,195,000 (73 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
End of Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 312

The remaining players are in the midst of their 90-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at about 10 p.m and the prize pool is expected to cross the $3,000,000 mark (316 entrants) in that time.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 312

John Dolan was all in as Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Members Faraz Jaka and Mukul Pahuja were battling for a side pot. There was a round of betting on a board as Pahuja checked from the big blind and Jaka bet from his direct left. Pahuja called and they saw fifth street.

The river was the . Pahuja checked. Jaka bet 16,000 and Pahuja mucked. Dolan stood from the table as he flipped over for ace-high. He was no good against Jaka’s trips — . Jaka took the pot and now claims a stack of 142,000.

Faraz Jaka – 142,000
Mukul Pahuja – 40,000
John Dolan – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,930,000

Shon Makaton got his last 280,000 into the middle preflop out of the big blind against Hyoung Chae in the hijack.

Makaton tabled and was dominated by Chae’s . The flop was and Makaton flopped a flush draw to add some equity to his hand.

The turn was the , changing nothing, but the river was the and Makaton rivered a flush to stay alive. He let out an expletive in celebration and collected the pot.

Shon Makaton – 860,000
Hyoung Chae – 1,400,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,222
Average Stack: 1,833,000 (61 big blinds)

Tim Reilly opened to 65,000 in middle position, and DeJuante Alexander three-bet shoved for 335,000 on the button. Reilly called to put him at risk.

Reilly:
Alexander:

The board ran out , and Reilly won the pot with two pair. Alexander was eliminated in 20th place.

Tim Reilly – 5,540,000 (185 bb)
DeJuante Alexander – Eliminated