$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,804
Average Stack: 902,000 (18 bb)

Alan Dobrow opened with a raise to 130,000 in the hijack, and Jake Richardson three-bet to 285,000 in the cutoff. Dobrow called the remainder to see the flop.

It came , and Dobow moved all in for 1,020,000. Richardson had 800,000 left in front of him, and he spent a long while in the tank. “This is my whole tournament, huh?” he realized. At one point, he stood up and gave the board a long stare, clearly agonizing over the decision. He eventually called, then he let out a fist pump as he realized he was correct.

Dobrow: (pair of sevens)
Richardson: (pair of queens)

The turn and river filled out the board, though, and Dobrow ran down a flush to earn the knockout. He’s now the chipleader with 19 players remaining as Richardson heads to the payout desk.

Alan Dobrow – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Jake Richardson – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max 
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Registered: 176
Players Remaining: 19

On a flop of , Al Gomez is on the button and gets all in against the player in the big blind. Gomez shows and has the big blind’s drawing to runners.

The turn is the and the river is the to keep Gomez in the lead. The dealer counts down both stacks and both players have exactly 17,200. The big blind is eliminated and Gomez doubles up.

With 19 players remaining, hand-for-hand play begins and the next player out is the bubble boy. The final 18 earn at least a min-cash of $607.

Al Gomez – 43,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,804
Average Stack: 644,000 (16 bb)

Salah Levy moved all in for 230,000 under the gun, and Ana Segura called from the big blind.

Levy:
Segura:

The board ran out , and Levy doubled up with kings up. Segura was left with 230,000 chips, and she was eliminated shortly thereafter in 26th place.

Salah Levy – 510,000 (13 bb)
Ana Segura – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Registered: 176
Players Remaining: 22

A player under-the-gun raised to 3,200 and Zach Kessler calle out of the small blind. James Glenn called from the big blind and they saw a flop of .

Kessler checked and Trudeau bet 6,000. The original raiser folded and Kessler took a look at how many chips Glenn has behind and then moved all in.

Glenn quickly called and is all in for 24,200. He showed  and was in the lead against Kessler’s . Kessler can’t find an ace on the turn or the river and Trudeau doubles up.

James Glenn – 59,000
Zach Kessler – 245,000

$350 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 176
Average Stack: 68,000 (57 bb)

From a starting field of 176, the final 26 players have just been sent on a 40-minute dinner break. Here’s the top of the leaderboard:

Zach Kessler – 281,800 (235 bb)
David Jackson – 166,200 (139 bb)
Ira Schwartz – 157,300 (131 bb)
Ryan Hoberg – 105,500 (88 bb)
Alcides Gomez – 75,800 (63 bb)

$250 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Total Entries: 36

The Ladies Event is quickly growing and they’re reached 36 entrants in the first hour of play. Plenty of big names are coming out including Jacquelyn Scott and Marsha Wolak, former WSOP Ladies Championship bracelet winners.

The registration desk will remain open until 9:15pm.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 1,804
Average Stack: 531,000 (22 bb)

Dave Inselberg moved all in for 87,000 in late position, and Jake Richardson called to put him at risk.

Inselberg:
Richardson:

The board ran out , and Richardson rivers a pair of queens to earn the knockout.

Jake Richardson – 540,000 (23 bb)
Dave Inselberg – Eliminated

$250 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

This evening we are hosting the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Ladies Event in the ballroom with some nice added prizes to the tournament.

The $250 buy-in tournament will award a $1,050 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale satellite seat in addition to the prize pool money and second place will earn a $200 meal voucher to enjoy at Kuro in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Each entrant will start with a 10,000 starting stack and play 30-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at approximately 9:15 this evening.

It’s sure to be a great tournament and the added prizes will juice the action even further.

Players are taking their seats and they will soon be underway.

• Winner will also earn a $1,050 WPT Finale Mega Satellite Seat
• Second place will earn $200 meal voucher to Kuro
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 43 of 1,804
Average Stack: 420,000 (21 bb)

Ty Akbasli was the chip leader at the previous break, but he’s just relieved of his last few chips by Charlie Lo.

Akbalsi open-shoved for 137,000 under the gun, and Charlie Lo three-bet to 227,000 in middle position. The player behind him re-shoved for 270,000 total, and Lo called the remainder to put both opponents at risk.

Akbalsi:
Lo:
Opponent:

The board ran out , and Lo earned the double knockout with a pair of eights.

Charlie Lo – 875,000 (44 bb)
Ty Akbalsi – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 56 of 1,804
Average Stack: 322,000 (20 bb)

The player in the cutoff opened with a big raise to 70,000. Howard Mash was in the big blind, and he addressed the dealer: “Red button, please,” Mash requested, referring to the all-in button. He moved in for 110,000, and the cutoff called to put him at risk.

Cutoff:
Mash:

The board ran out , and Mash doubled up with ace-high. He won back-to-back events at the Coco Poker Open last year, and he’s worked his stack back out of the danger zone in this event thanks to that double-up.

Howard Mash – 254,000 (16 bb)