Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
A short-stacked Victor Ramdin is all in for about 100,000 with 
, Venkatesh Gupta is all in for about 400,000 with 
, and John Miller has them both covered and crushed with 
. The board runs out 
and Miller scores the double elimination.
John Miller – 1,947,000 (97 bb)
Venkatesh Gupta – Eliminated in 76th Place ($23,270)
Victor Ramdin – Eliminated in 77th Place ($23,270)
Just lost to back to back flips Ak <88. AQ <JJ in spots where I had to call 100k on a respirator now 🙁
— Victor Ramdin (@victorramdin) August 26, 2013
Blinds: 200-400Players: 11
The first level has come to a close over in Hard Rock Live and there are currently 11 players in the World Poker Tour Alpha8 Super High Roller event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. As you might expect, this $100,000 buy-in super high roller event has attracted some of the top poker players in the world. Here is what the tournament floor currently looks like:
Table 89
Seat 1: JC Tran
Seat 2: Jason Koon
Seat 3: Jeff Gross
Seat 5: Daniel Perper
Seat 7: Jason Mercier
Seat 8: Andrew Lichtenberger
Table 90
Seat 1: Tom Hall
Seat 2: Brandon Stevens
Seat 3: Isaac Haxton
Seat 5: Daniel Alaei
Seat 8: Steve Silverman
Registration is currently open and players can enter or re-enter as many times as they like before 4:30 p.m. ET. There are 20 players confirmed for the event, but it looks like some of them have planned a late arrival on the first day of this brand new event.
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Justin Bonomo – 2,840,000 (142 bb)
Mukul Pahjua – 1,600,000 (80 bb)
Ravi Raghavan – 1,480,000 (74 bb)
Griffin Benger – 1,300,000 (65 bb)
Philipp Gruissem – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Bryn Kenney – 960,000 (48 bb)
Mike Matusow – 750,000 (37 bb)
David Sands – 720,000 (36 bb)
Allen Bari – 616,000 (30 bb)
Matt Giannetti – 600,000 (30 bb)
Aaron Massey – 520,000 (26 bb)
Mark Radoja – 415,000 (20 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 340,000 (17 bb)
Joe Serock – Eliminated
Venkatesh Gupta raises under the gun to 45,000, Derrick Simon calls from middle position, Blair Hinkle calls from the small blind, and John Miller calls from the big blind.
The flop comes 
, and both blinds check. Gupta bets 90,000, and Simon raises to 200,000. Hinkle calls, and Miller and Gupta both fold.
The turn card pairs the board with the 
, Simon bets 300,000, and Hinkle moves all in. Simon goes into the tank with about 700,000 left behind, and he eventually calls with 
(two pair, queens and sevens). But Hinkle turns over 
for quad sevens, and Simon is drawing dead.
The meaningless river card is the 
, which gives Simon top full house in a losing effort, as he is eliminated from the tournament in 83rd place. Blair Hinkle is the new chipleader.
Blair Hinkle – 2,900,000 (145 bb)
Derrick Simon – Out in 83rd Place ($17,453)
Just busted #SHRPO in 93rd place for $17k after getting crippled by @gutshtallin AA<AJ all in pre. Gave it my … http://t.co/MdrHIVhC15
— Matt Stout (@MattStoutPoker) August 26, 2013
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Thomas Mou opens to 43,000 from UTG+2 and Will Failla three-bet shoves for 200,000 from hijack. Ylon Schwartz four-bet shoves for 209,000 from the cutoff and when action gets back to Mau, he calls.
Mou: 
Failla: 
Schwartz: 
The board falls 
, giving Failla the triple up. Schwartz was eliminated shortly thereafter.
Will Failla – 657,000 (32 bb)
Thomas Mou – 820,000 (41 bb)
Ylon Schwartz – Eliminated in about 90th place ($17,453)
With the field starting at 100 players today, we will be tracking everyone in the field on the chip counts page. Click the Chip Counts link at the top of this page at any time to see the most recent chip counts.
The chip counts won’t be up-to-the-minute in a field this large, but it will give you a clear overview of the field.
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Billy Pilossoph shoves from UTG+1 for about 320,000 and Denis Gnidash three-bets all in for about 460,000 from the hijack. Zach Zaffos four-bets all in from the button and the blinds fold.
Pilossoph:
Gnidash:
Zaffos:
The board runs out 
and Zaffos scores the double elimination.
Zach Zaffos – 1,910,000 (95 bb)
Denis Gnidash – Eliminated
Billy Pilossoph – Eliminated
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is hosting the inaugural World Poker Tour Alpha8 super high roller event on Monday at Hard Rock Live. The top professionals in poker will be participating in this $100,000 buy-in event starting today at noon ET. We will bring you all of the action from this prestigious event in addition to the Live Updates from the $10 Million Guaranteed SHRPO Main Event. Just check back at the end of every level for a summary report, chip counts, and photos from the WPT Alpha8 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Players will begin with 100,000 in chips and the blinds start at 200-400 for the first 60-minute level. Tables will be seated eight-handed throughout the tournament. Play will continue on Day 1 until the final table is set or 1 a.m. which ever comes first. The final day will start at noon ET on Tuesday. Registration will be open through four levels today and players can re-enter as many times as they want.
Cards will be in the air shortly.