$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

At the dinner break, Abbey Daniels was down to 4,900 in chips — just three big blinds at the time. But she came back from dinner strong, and has built up her stack to 73,000 (30 big blinds).

Her latest hand came just after the field reached the money. After a flop of , a player got it all in with , but Daniels had him covered with .

The turn was the , the river was the , and Daniels won the pot with trip nines to eliminate her opponent in 27th place and continue her comeback.

Abbey Daniels  –  73,000  (30 bb)

The biggest score of Daniels’ career came here at the Seminole Hard Rock, when she final tabled the first major tournament held in the state of Florida — the 2011 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Daniels took 4th place in that televised event, earning $286,819.

Here are updated chip counts for some of the notables in the money:

Carlos Jerez  –  235,000  (98 bb)
Iman Dan  –  147,000  (61 bb)
Larry Klur  –  145,000  (60 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  135,000  (56 bb)
Nemy Alegado  –  115,000  (48 bb)
Giorgio Medici  –  115,000  (48 bb)
Ralph Massey  –  96,000  (40 bb)
Michael Wang  –  80,000  (33 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  73,000  (30 bb)
Ryan Tepen  –  56,000  (23 bb)
Greg Marcus  –  51,000  (21 bb)

With 26 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 86,000 (36 big blinds).

Had 3bb at dinner break Event15 @shrpo with 39 left paying top 27. I’m now in the $ with 20 bigs. #FeelGood

— Abbey Daniels (@abbeydaniels1) August 12, 2015

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

With 28 players remaining and hand-for-hand on the Money Bubbles, three players were battling over a pot on a board of . Rachel Kranz moved all in from the big blind for about 50,000, Carlos Jerez called from the hijack, and Larry Klur folded on the button.

Kranz turned over for a pair of jacks with a heart flush draw, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jerez.

The river card was the , and Jerez won the pot with two pair, kings and eights, to eliminate Kranz in 28th place on the money bubble.

Carlos Jerez  –  235,000  (98 bb)
Larry Klur  –  145,000  (60 bb)
Rachel Kranz  –  Eliminated

With that elimination, the remaining 27 players were in the money, guaranteed at least $1,008 each. Here’s another look at the prizepool:

1st:  $31,360
2nd:  $18,480
3rd:  $10,640
4th:  $8,624
5th:  $6,720
6th:  $5,600
7th:  $4,480
8th:  $3,360
9th:  $2,240
10th-12th:  $1,456
13th-15th:  $1,232
16th-18th:  $1,120
19th-27th:  $1,008

With 27 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 83,000 (35 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

The post-dinner action has been relatively mild, as the Money Bubble gets closer — there are 34 players left, and only 27 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,008. The average chip stack is about 66,000 (33 big blinds).

Larry Klur is among the chipleaders, and he raised to 5,500, the player in the hijack moved all in for about 22,000, and Klur called with . The hijack turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Klur flopped a set and rivered a full house (kings full of sixes) to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Larry Klur  –  143,000  (72 bb)

Here’s a look at some of the notable counts from the field:

Carlos Jerez  –  160,000  (80 bb)
Iman Dan  –  150,000  (75 bb)
Larry Klur  –  143,000  (72 bb)
Nemy Alegado  –  120,000  (60 bb)
Ralph Massey  –  109,000  (55 bb)
Marc Levy  –  108,000  (54 bb)
Michael Wang  –  80,000  (40 bb)
Rachel Kranz  –  58,000  (29 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  55,000  (28 bb)
Greg Marcus  –  55,000  (28 bb)
Ryan Tepen  –  55,000  (28 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  27,000  (14 bb)

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

It’s always entertaining for fans to see two top players go head-to-head and this pairing should turn a few heads.

With 34 players left, Ryan Tepen and Daniel Buzgon are seated next to each other.  The Missouri native Tepen is the owner of two WSOP circuit rings and Buzgon has reached two World Poker Tour final tables and has over 1.4 million dollars in lifetime tournament earnings.

We’ll see if these two outstanding players end up tangling as we close in on the money bubble here in Event 15.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante

With 36 players remaining and another table just broken, one chip-rich table should prove to be one of the most competitive tonight. This table holds five of the top stacks in the tournament. Carlos Jerez, Marc Levy, Iman Dan, Larry Klur and Iman Dan are enjoying each other’s company as they make a push to our final table.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 40-minute dinner break. With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 57,500 (36 big blinds).

In the final minutes of the level, a player was all in and facing elimination with 9-7 against Ralph Massey’s . The pocket tens held up for Massey to bust his opponent and build his chip stack even higher.

Ralph Massey  –  121,700  (76 bb)

Here’s a look at the leaderboard, along with other notables:

1.  Carlos Jerez  –  138,000  (86 bb)
2.  Giorgio Medici  –  126,000  (79 bb)
3.  Nemy Alegado  –  125,800  (79 bb)
4.  Ralph Massey  –  121,700  (76 bb)
5.  Larry Klur  –  117,000  (73 bb)

Iman Dan  –  103,100  (64 bb)
Rachel Kranz  –  96,400  (60 bb)
Marc Levy  –  95,000  (59 bb)
Michael Wang  –  91,000  (57 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  41,900  (26 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  32,000  (20 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  4,900  (3 bb)

The final 27 players will finish in the money, according to the following payouts:

1st:  $31,360
2nd:  $18,480
3rd:  $10,640
4th:  $8,624
5th:  $6,720
6th:  $5,600
7th:  $4,480
8th:  $3,360
9th:  $2,240
10th-12th:  $1,456
13th-15th:  $1,232
16th-18th:  $1,120
19th-27th:  $1,008

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200/200 Ante

A player moved all in from the hijack for 22,800, and Rachel Kranz called from the cutoff with . The hijack turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Kranz flopped a full house, eights full of kings, to win the pot and eliminate her opponent.

Rachel Kranz  –  91,000  (76 bb)

At the same table, Iman Dan doubled thru one player when his flopped a set of sixes, and a few minutes later he saw a flop of and shoved over his opponent’s bet to take that pot as well. That took Dan up over the 100K mark.

Iman Dan  –  110,000  (92 bb)

Here are updated chip stacks for some of the notables in the field:

Larry Klur  –  115,000  (96 bb)
Iman Dan  –  110,000  (92 bb)
Giorgio Medici  –  105,000  (88 bb)
Ralph Massey  –  98,000  (82 bb)
Rachel Kranz  –  91,000  (76 bb)
Michael Wang  –  46,000  (38 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  42,000  (35 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  33,500  (28 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  22,000  (18 bb)
James Mankowski  –  14,000  (12 bb)

With 45 players remaining, the average chip stack is nearly 50,000 (42 big blinds).

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

August 11th, 2015

Total Entries:  224
Total Prize Pool:  $112,000

1st:  $31,360
2nd:  $18,480
3rd:  $10,640
4th:  $8,624
5th:  $6,720
6th:  $5,600
7th:  $4,480
8th:  $3,360
9th:  $2,240
10th-12th:  $1,456
13th-15th:  $1,232
16th-18th:  $1,120
19th-27th:  $1,008

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 10: 400/800/100 Ante

Registration has closed in Event 14, and there 224 entries in this one-day tournament. With 63 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 35,500 (44 big blinds).

The official prizepool has been released and will be posted in a few minutes.

Jean “Prince” Gaspard was all in preflop for about 7,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s . The board came , and ace high held up for his opponent to win the pot, as Gaspard was eliminated.

Jean “Prince” Gaspard  –  Eliminated

Here are some of the notable chip stacks in the field:

Ralph Massey  –  80,000  (100 bb)
Giorgio Medici  –  75,000  (94 bb)
Rachel Kranz  –  41,000  (51 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  35,000  (44 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford  –  35,000  (44 bb)
James Mankowski  –  25,000  (31 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  23,000  (29 bb)
Michael Wang  –  22,500  (28 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  21,000  (26 bb)
Iman Dan  –  19,000  (24 bb)
Tony Ruberto  –  15,000  (19 bb)