With nine players left in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), John Liu moves all in preflop from the small blind with 
. David Diaz asks for an exact count before he calls from the hijack with 
.
The board comes 
, and Liu’s pocket sevens hold up to win the pot and double up his chip stack.
John Liu – 4,920,000 (16 bb)
David Diaz – 2,875,000 (9 bb)
There are still nine players remaining, guaranteed at least $12,095. First place will win $138,952.
With nine players left in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), Steven McKoy is all in preflop from the button for 5,050,000 with 
. He’s a dominant favorite to double up against the 
of Kevin Ho in the hijack.
The board comes 
, and the pocket aces hold up for McKoy to win the pot and double up in chips.
Steven McKoy – 10,910,000 (36 bb)
Kevin Ho – 5,875,000 (19 bb)
There are still nine players remaining, guaranteed at least $12,095. First place will win $138,952.
Event 6 ($125 no-limit hold’em – $150,000 guaranteed) continues to grow now that both Day 1A and 1B are up and running. In Day 1A 46 players remain from the 285 that entered. The Day 1B flight has attracted 347 players by the close of registration. That takes the total number of players up to 632. The Day 1C flight will begin in just over an hour at 7 p.m. ET.
Here is a look at the final players remaining in Event 4 ($240 Seven-Card Stud) at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
Al Green
Christian Ivens
Debra Jorgensen
Jeremy Jennings
Jordan Chizick
Kevin Painter
Peter Cleven
Roberto Marin
Sergio Corominas
At the final table of Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), Steven McKoy raised from the hijack, and Alcides Gomez moved all in from the small blind for about 2.2 million.
Then David Diaz moved all in over the top from the big blind for about 7 million. McKoy called.
Here were their cards, in descending order of chip counts:
David Diaz: 
Alcides Gomez:
Steven McKoy: 
McKoy had just lost a pot with pocket queens to Diaz, and he joked about it before the dealer put out the flop.
The board came 
, giving all three players full houses, but changing nothing. McKoy tripled up, and Diaz won a small side pot to eliminate Gomez in 10th place.
Steven McKoy – 5,680,000 (22 bb)
David Diaz – 5,670,000 (22 bb)
Alcides Gomez – Out in 10th Place ($9,766)
The final nine players are now at the official final table, and guaranteed at least $12,095. First prize is worth $138,952.
There are still 10 players remaining in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), with $138,952 waiting for the winner.
David Diaz is likely the most familiar name at the table to most of the poker world, and he just cracked pocket queens to double up.
With the blinds at 125,000-250,000 (25,000 ante), Steven McKoy raised from UTG+1 to 525,000, and Diaz moved all in from the hijack for 3,425,000.
McKoy called with 
, and Diaz turned over 
. Diaz would need to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Diaz paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.
David Diaz – 7,475,000 (29 bb)
Steven McKoy – 2,350,000 (9 bb)
Event 2 ($1,100 no-limit hold’em) is down to the final six players. Here is a look at the chip counts after the break.
Seat 1: Ben Stark – 560,000
Seat 2: Alain Rodriguez – 121,000
Seat 3: Christopher Mitchell – 66,500
Seat 4: Chris Karambinis – 204,000
Seat 5: Moe Musa – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($2,450)
Seat 6: Michael Wakefield – 84,000
Seat 7: George Dolofan – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($4.410)
Seat 8: Francesco Pisani – Eliminated in Eight Place ($3,430)
Seat 9: Yaroslav Nakonechnyy – 110,000
In fairly rapid succession, Michael Tait was eliminated in 12th place, and Last Woman Standing Josée Thauvette was eliminated in 11th place. Both players received $9,766.
The remaining 10 players combined to a single table, and the next player eliminated will also receive $9,766.
At that point, the final nine players will begin the official final table, guaranteed at least $12,095, and playing for a first prize of $138,952.
Here are the updated chip counts as 10-handed play begins:
Seat 1. Derek Buonano – 14,180,000 (70 bb)
Seat 2. Alcides Gomez – 3,300,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3. David Diaz – 5,800,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4. Daniel Navarrete – 6,800,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5. Jeff Yeh – 2,700,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6. John Liu – 3,200,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7. Kevin Ho – 10,150,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8. Zack Goodman – 10,200,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9. Steven McKoy – 6,225,000 (31 bb)
Seat 10. Jaime Campos – 4,020,000 (20 bb)
11th Place: Josée Thauvette – $9,766
12th Place: Michael Tait – $9,766
Here is a look at the final six players remaining in Event 2 ($1,100 no-limit hold’em).
Alain Rodriguez
Ben Stark
Chris Karambinis
Christopher Mitchell
Michael Wakefield
Yaroslav Nakonechnyy
Shortly before the first break, Michael Ortiz was eliminated in 13th place (earning $7,630). That put the field just two spots away from combining to a single table.
When the players returned from break, the blinds increased to 100,000-200,000 with a 25,000 ante.
In the first or second hand, Steven McKoy moved all in from the button for 2.9 million, and Jeff Yeh tanked for a bit before he called from the small blind with 
. McKoy turned over 
, and he’ll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes 
, and the pocket deuces hold up for McKoy to win the pot and double up in chips.
Steven McKoy – 6,150,000 (30 bb)
Jeff Yeh – 3,200,000 (16 bb)
Michael Ortiz – Out in 13th Place ($7,630)