Event 6: Paul Stanechewski eliminated in 6th ($1,114)

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds: 6k/12k/2k ante

Paul Stanechewski took a shot with the blinds going up and called all-in after a raise from Guigui. Andrew Frier also came along and they checked down the AdQh5c2cKs board until the river when Stanechewski rolled over Tc5s before Frier stopped him.

“I have to bet,” he said throwing out 40,000. Guigui folded and Frier showed JhTd for the Broadway straight. “If I don’t be the nuts, I get a penalty.” Stanechewski picked up $1,114 for his 6th place finish while Frier is up to 400,000.

Paul Stanechewski, 6th place
Paul Stanechewski, 6th place

Event 6: Lawrence Cone eliminated in 7th ($861)

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds: 4k/8k/1k ante

Lawrence Cone was the shortest stack remaining on the table and moved all-in under the gun. Norman Guigui called to his immediate left and Frier folded after some consideration. Guigui was ahead with KcJd against Jd9d.

Nothing changed as the board ran out 8c6c5c8s8d and Cone was the next player sent to the rail in 7th place for $861.

Lawrence Cone, 7th place
Lawrence Cone, 7th place

Event 6: Blankenship and Simon eliminated in 8th-9th

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds: 4k/8k/1k ante

Ron Blankenship moved all-in under the gun for just 42,000 and Derrick Simon came over the top for 120,000. Andrew Frier had them both covered an also called from the small blind with AhKd. Simon tabled two red Nines 9h9d and Blankenship was still unsure since he shoved in the dark. He finally showed 6h2s.

Frier hit the Kc5s5h flop and stayed ahead for the double knockout on the Qh turn and 8h river. Blankenship received $456 for 9th and $633 for Simon in 8th.

Ron Blankenship, 9th place
Ron Blankenship, 9th place
Derrick Simon, 8th place
Derrick Simon, 8th place

 

Event 6: Mike Filipelli eliminated in 10th ($354)

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante

Mike Filipelli was bringing up numbers for a 10-handed chop but no one else was buying it. Once the action was underway, he moved all-in with 8s8h after action folded to him. Andrew Frier considered his action before just calling the bet. Everyone else folded and Frier tabled AhAd.

It was over quick as Frier hit the AcTh7c flop leaving Filipelli looking for a miracle. The Kh locked up the hand to send Filipelli out in 10th place for $354.

The official final table is underway:

Seat 1Paul Stanechewski
Seat 2Andrew Frier
Seat 3Homer Molina
Seat 4Ron Blankenship
Seat 5Keith Wagner
Seat 6Lawrence Cone
Seat 7Norman Guigui
Seat 8Derrick Simon
Seat 9Arthur Rodriguez

Event 6: Albert Palma and Philllip Tyson eliminated in 11th/12th

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante

The short-stacked table finally had its moment. Albert Palma doubled up Ron Blankenship leaving him with just a single 1k chip. He hit a flush with his first all-in but pushed his 6k in under the gun with Qc5c and was called by Phillip Tyson and Homer Molina in the blinds.

Tyson shoved all in on the 8d6h3h flop with two pair 8s3d against Molina top pair Ts8h and Palma was stuck with Qc5c. The Tc improved Wallace and the 5s river gave him the double elimination of Palma and Tyson.

The clock was paused to form the unofficial final table.

Event 6: Find a Champion

$120 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘Em

Blinds 3k/6K/1k ante

Event 6 of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is about to restart after stopping play at 3am with 13 player remaining. Andrew Frier comes back with the chiplead and looking for his second consecutive final table after finishing 4th in Event 5.

All players are in the money and the next step is making the final table before crowning our next champion.

TableSeatNameChip Count
351Homer Molina56,500
352Albert Palma51,500
353Mike Filipelli30,500
354Andrew Frier212,000
355Ron Blankenship31,500
356Phillip Tyson54,000
371Norman Guigui202,500
372Arthur Rodriguez158,000
373Lawrence Cone142,500
374Derrick Simon120,000
375Keith Wagner35,000
376Paul Stanechewski110,000
377Joshua Smith57,500

Event 7: Big Day Underway

$500  + $60 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack

Blinds: 25/50

It will be a busy day in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock today with two big new tournaments and one finishing up from yesterday. Event 7 of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is the next to get underway and it will have a big prizepool as the $560 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has a $50,000 and four days of satellites to feed the field.

This tournament will be open to late registration or re-entry through Level 6 and the break giving players more than three hours to get in the action.

Players are taking their seats as the staff making the pre-tournament announcements and cards in the air with 25/50 blinds, 30 minutes levels, and 20,000 chip stacks.

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11/20/2013 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Schedule

It will be a busy day today at The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock. Not only do we have two tournaments that will get underway, but we also have the conclusion to Event 6 that will take place at 1 p.m. When play ended at 3 a.m. there were 13 players left with Andrew Frier leading the way with 212K in chips. Close behind is a player who flopped quads, Norman Guigui, with 202.5K.

A big guarantee is in store for Event 7, a $500 + $60 Buy In No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament that will start at noon. This tournament has a $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and alternates and late sign ups will be allowed to enter during the first six levels. Re-entry will be allowed for nine levels. It’s a deep stack tournament to say the least as players will start with 20,000 in chips which is 400 big blinds at the first level. Levels are 30 minutes in length. Play will continue until the final table or 3 a.m., which ever comes first.

At 6 p.m., Event 8, a $100 + $100 Bounty + $40 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Black Chip Bounty) tournament will start. This event is a bounty tournament where players will receive a black chip worth $100 for every player they eliminate. The tournament has a $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool (bounties are part of the prize pool) and registration is open until the end of level 4. Levels are 30 minutes long and players start with 6,000 in chips. Play will continue until the final table, or 3 a.m., which ever comes first.

We will be providing continuous updates for all three events on our live updates blog. Coming up in just a few weeks is Event #18, the $500,000 Guarantee No Limit Hold’Em Championship Event. It starts on Friday, November 29th. Here is the full schedule of events that you won’t want to miss out on:

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Schedule

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