$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 35: 150,000/300,000/50,000 Ante

Here are the official chip counts for the final nine players from the break, with the blinds increasing to 150,000-300,000 and a 50,000 ante, along with the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Michael Lewin  –  2,550,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Appel  –  2,900,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Edgar Varas  –  14,250,000  (48 bb)
Seat 4.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  2,050,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Cord Garcia  –  5,225,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Peter Walsworth  –  8,925,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7.  Ivan Barbuto  –  7,075,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Ortiz  –  8,375,000  (28 bb)
Seat 9.  Eric Becks  –  7,200,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $254,659
2nd:  $165,139
3rd:  $108,146
4th:  $91,939
5th:  $76,274
6th:  $60,756
7th:  $45,384
8th:  $30,744
9th:  $21,960
10th:  $14,640

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

Tony Delacruz was all in from the button for about 2.1 million with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Peter Walsworth.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Walsworth to win the pot and eliminate Delacruz in 10th place.

Peter Walsworth  –  7,000,000  (28 bb)
Tony Delacruz  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($14,640)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.5 million (26 big blinds).

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$250 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

August 10th, 2015

Total Entries:  176
Total Prize Pool:  $36,960

1st: $11,089
2nd: $6,098
3rd: $3,511
4th: $2,957
5th: $2,218
6th: $1,848
7th: $1,478
8th: $1,109
9th: $832
10th-12th: $739
13th-15th: $647
16th-18th: $554

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Qasem Jamhour three-bet to 19,500 after a Hunter Cichy open and Scott Zakheim call. Cichy moved all-in, Zakheim folded, and Jamhour quickly called with .

Cichy was in trouble with and caught no help as the board ran to send him out in 10th place for $2,580.

Now that Event 12 is down to nine players, the levels have increased to 60 minutes.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Seat 1: Marc MacDonnell
Seat 2: Hunter Cichy
Seat 3: Dan Buzgon
Seat 4: John Gorsuch
Seat 5: Scott Zakheim
Seat 6: Qasem Jamhour
Seat 7: Trevor Doughty
Seat 8: Enrigue Roman
Seat 9: Ryan Van Sanford
Seat 10: Erik Christensen

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

There was no rush to get large numbers of chips involved with the exception of two moves by Scott Zakheim that were not looked up.

Ira Schwartz and Ryan Van Sanford were playing a friendly little pot against each other until Schwartz shoved after a Van Sanford bet and the board reading .

Schwartz was on a flush draw and open-ended straight draw with [k] but none of that mattered when Van Sanford tabled to leave Schwartz drawing dead to 11th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table ten.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

Kevin Butler was eliminated shortly after Level 33 ended, so the final 10-handed table begins in Level 34, with blinds at 125,000-250,000 and a 25,000 ante.

Here are their updated seating positions and chip counts, along with the remaining prizepool. The average chip stack is about 5.85 million (23 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Michael Lewin  –  2,700,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Appel  –  3,600,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3.  Edgar Varas  –  14,100,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  1,450,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Cord Garcia  –  5,650,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Peter Walsworth  –  6,450,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.  Ivan Barbuto  –  5,000,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Ortiz  –  8,000,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9.  Tony Delacruz  –  2,750,000  (11 bb)
Seat 10.  Eric Becks  –  8,500,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $254,659
2nd:  $165,139
3rd:  $108,146
4th:  $91,939
5th:  $76,274
6th:  $60,756
7th:  $45,384
8th:  $30,744
9th:  $21,960
10th:  $14,640

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante

Michael Lewin moved all in from the small blind for 1,625,000, and Ivan Barbuto tanked for a while before he called from the big blind with . Lewin turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Lewin won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Michael Lewin  –  3,375,000  (17 bb)
Ivan Barbuto  –  5,125,000  (26 bb)

At the other table, with the board showing on the turn, Edgar Varas checks the hijack, Kevin Butler bets 600,000, and Varas check-raises to 2,250,000. Butler moves all in for about 5.75 million, and Varas calls with [AhQh] for an ace-high flush (with Royal Flush draw). Butler turns over for trip kings, and he needs to fill up to stay alive.

The river card is — the .

Varas makes an unnecessary Royal Flush to win the pot, eliminating Butler in 11th place on the final table bubble.

Edgar Varas  –  14,100,000 (71 bb)
Kevin Butler  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($14,640)

The final 10 players redraw for seats at the final table, and updated seating and chip counts will be posted soon.

$350 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Our second major tournament of the day will be a quick one. Event 14 is a $350 buy-in Turbo tournament with a $50,000 guarantee that will play down in a hurry.

Players sit with 15,000 stacks and have 15-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration is available until 6:15 but only one re-entry is available to players if they bust out.

The fast structure and single re-entry will keep the field smaller, they might be done before the 11 players remaining in Event 12 find their champion.

Cards are in the air and we’ll keep an eye on them throughout the day.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

It’s a short but talented field that returns for Day 2. The biggest buy-in event so far during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open drew 129 players to the big bounty tournament with 11 players remaining and regular local Erik Christensen leading the way.

They’re all looking for the $38,698 top prize and the first step is losing a player to reach the final table. It could be a long day as even the shortest stack, Scott Zakheim, comes back with 30 big blinds and they will switch to hour-long levels once they reach the final table.

Players are unbagging their chips and we should be underway very soon.

Table 1
Seat 1: Hunter Cichy – 92,500 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Ira Schwartz – 99,500 (33 bb)
Seat 3: John Gorsuch – 119,500 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Enrique Roman – 114,500 (38 bb)
Seat 5: Trevor Doughty – 117,500 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Ryan Van Sanford – 151,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Empty
Seat 9: Empty

Table 2
Seat 1: Erik Christensen – 240,000 (80 bb)
Seat 2: Dan Buzgon – 151,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: Marc MacDonnell – 177,000 (59 bb)
Seat 4: Scott Zakheim – 90,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Qasem Jamhour – 194,500 (65 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Empty
Seat 9: Empty

Erik Christensen – 240,000 (80 bb)
Qasem Jamhour – 194,500 (65 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 177,000 (59 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 151,000 (50 bb)
Dan Buzgon – 151,000 (50 bb)
John Gorsuch – 119,500 (40 bb)
Trevor Doughty – 117,500 (39 bb)
Enrique Roman – 114,500 (38 bb)
Ira Schwartz – 99,500 (33 bb)
Hunter Cichy – 92,500 (31 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 90,000 (30 bb)

1st: $38,698
2nd: $21,285
3rd: $12,255
4th: $10,320
5th: $7,740
6th: $6,450
7th: $5,160
8th: $3,870
9th: $2,903
10th: $2,580
11th: $2,580