Blinds are now 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante for the start of Level 19. There are currently 305 players remaining at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
Gruissem Chipping Up
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Picking up the action after the turn of a 
board, a player in middle position was all in for 79,500. Philipp Gruissem, in the big blind, gave it some thought before calling with 
. His opponent was drawing to a chop with 
and found no help from the 
river.
Philipp Gruissem – 595,000 (119 bb)
Allen Kessler Hits the Showers
Busted #shrpo $10m event in dramatic fashion. All in pre qj off v a9 off flop q hi ddd turn q river 2d. @SHRPOlive pic.twitter.com/9S4KiFPq2v
— Allen Kessler (@AllenKessler) August 25, 2013
Careful not to electrocute yourself in the shower with your chainsaw @AllenKessler .
— matt salsberg (@msalsberg) August 25, 2013
Post Bubble Bust Rush
Recent eliminations in the money include Marc-Andre Ladouceur, Erik Seidel, Blake Bohn, and Calvin Anderson.
The Leaderboard Appears on the Chip Counts Page
Now that the field is in the money, we will be activating our Chip Counts page of the Live Updates, though for the time being it will only represent the chipleaders at the top of the leaderboard. (Since there are so many players in the field to track.)
Starting with tomorrow’s Day 3 field, every player in the tournament will be regularly updated on the Chip Counts page.
63rd Place Min-Cash?
Some people in the tournament just made the money. Personally I need 63rd place to make a profit. I have 320k avg is 210
— Justin Bonomo (@JustinBonomo) August 25, 2013
Jacob Naquin Eliminated by Chino Rheem on the Bubble
Chino Rheem just took out Jacob Naquin on the money bubble when Chino’s pocket nines held up on a board that ran out Q-7-5-Q-8 against Naquin’s A-K. Naquin was one of the chip leaders (10th in chips) at the start of the day but now he is cast as the unfortunate bubble boy. We are now in the money and every player remaining will take home at least $7,500.
Will Failla versus Matt Savage
The Money Bubble Begins
As soon as the field drops down to 339 players, the tournament staff stops the action so hand-for-hand play can begin.
The average chip stack is about 211,000 (42 big blinds), and we don’t expect the bubble to last too long with 38 tables in action.
On to the Next One
Busted the hard rock in lackluster fashion. Gonna need to play a lot better in the 100K tomorrow
— Chris Klodnicki (@SLOPPYKLOD) August 25, 2013