Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
In a battle of the blinds, the player in the small blind is all in for about 110,000 with 
against Blair Hinkle in the big blind with 
. The board runs out 
, safe for Hinkle to score the elimination.
Blair Hinkle – 355,000 (35 bb)
Busted the @SHRPOlive tournament in 199th place for $11,635. Last hand. I rz btn 17k with 300k, bb 44k, me 90k/call off? Thoughts? 4/8k
— David Paredes (@gaucho2121) August 26, 2013
They got me after dinner in 248th place….thx and congrats to @SHRPOlive and my buddy @SavagePoker for putting on an awesome tournament
— matt brady (@mattbrady_) August 26, 2013
Here is a batch of updated chip counts from the field:
Jesse Rockowitz – 1,700,000 (170 bb)
Jared Jaffee – 915,000 (91 bb)
Thomas Mou – 840,000 (84 bb)
Leo Wolpert – 800,000 (80 bb)
Victor Ramdin – 700,000 (70 bb)
Matt Giannetti – 620,000 (62 bb)
Kyle Bowker – 580,000 (58 bb)
Doc Sands – 565,000 (56 bb)
Matt Stout – 545,000 (54 bb)
Cherish Andrews – 430,000 (43 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 415,000 (41 bb)
Nancy Todd – 360,000 (36 bb)
Eric Panayiotou – 315,000 (31 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 245,000 (24 bb)
Joe Serock – 235,000 (23 bb)
Billy Pilossoph – 215,000 (21 bb)
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2013 WSOP November Niner David Benefield shoves from UTG+2 for 68,000 and the player in the small blinds calls with 
. Benefield trails with 
and does not catch up as the board runs out 
.
David Benefield – Eliminated in about 173rd place ($11,635)
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Leo Wolpert raises to 20,000 in middle position. The players in the cutoff and the small blind call, Chino Rheem calls from the big blind, and the flop falls 
. The player in the small blind checks to Rheem who bets 42,000. Only Wolpert calls to see the 
turn. Rheem moves all in for about 180,000 and Wolpert snap-calls with 
. Rheem is live with 
, but finds no help from the river.
Leo Wolpert – 835,000 (83 bb)
Chino Rheem – Eliminated in about 185th Place ($11,635)
Table 1 broke and drew for new seats. Matt Stout and Greg Ostrander have been moved but worry not, actress Shannon Elizabeth remains at the live stream table. Her new home is Seat 7. Pro player Allen Bari has also been added to the mix.
Watch it here: http://www.seminolehardrockpokeropen.com/live/
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Picking up the action after the river of a 
board with a healthy amount in the middle, Gary Friendlander is in the tank after Jesse Rockowitz moved all in for effectively 142,000. After about two minutes in the tank, Friedlander calls with 
.
Rockowitz, though, tables for sixes full of sevens to win the pot and vault above the 1.7 million mark to increase his chip lead.
Jesse Rockowitz – 1,710,000 (213 bb)
Gary Friedlander – Eliminated
The field size is down to 200 players, with an average chip stack around 358,000 (44 big blinds).
Everyone in the field is guaranteed at least $11,635. The next pay jump is for 150th place, which will earn $14,544.
The action is folded around to Nick Schulman in small blind, who moves all-in for his last 48,000 chips. The big blind calls and flips over 
. Schulman turns over 
.
The board runs out 
and Schulman is eliminated from the Main Event.
Lost a big pot right after dinner AK < A5 on A52. Still have 275k at 4/8/1. 220 players left.
— Gjergj Sinishtaj (@GSinishtaj) August 26, 2013