$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 1.2k/2.4k/400 ante

Players have moved into Level 13 with the always popular 4-chip ante. This is the last level before coloring off the black chips making counting a little smoother and less clutter on the table.

Local John Pizano began the day among the top five in chip counts and has done nothing to hurt his cause today. He has quietly chipped up over 420,000 to take over the lead as they inch closer to the money.

Another table is down leaving them just 18 spots from a $3,326 min-cash.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 1k/2k/300 ante

Starting Day 2 chipleader Serge Coles was unable build back up after losing the big one to Michael Mizrachi and is now among the recently departed. Nigel Murray began the day on 600 behind Coles but he also took a hit.

Chino Rheem has some big wins under his belt and is working his way into contention here. Most of his chips came from Murray when he found a full double-up with Kings and moved over 250,000.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 1k/2k/300 ante

The final action before the break so two big swings. Stuart Paterson and Michael Mizrachi were on opposite ends of the poker room and they had different fortunes. Paterson came into Day 2 with a short stack but double early in Level 11 but could not complete the comeback. He was sent out just before the break but we didn’t catch the hand.

Mizrachi went on break late because he was stacking chips as the rest of the table walked downstairs. He managed Aces in that hand for a full double through former chipleader Serge Coles and now “The Grinder” is sitting behind 370,000.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 800/1.6k/200 ante

The field is slowly shrinking as only 90 remain with most of those coming by the way of short-stack shoves and walks to the rail. Crazy Table 41 has finally met its match and the players were dispersed elsewhere in the room.

The top names in the field are still around with Michael Mizrachi almost tripling his stack to edge up near 200,000 over two levels, Darryll Fish also trending northward, Chino Rheem is keeping Nigel Murray at bay, and David Diaz is chirping/chipping away at his opponents. Matt Waxman is the only pro having traction problems after doubling up a shorty in Level 1 but is hovering around his Day 2 starting stack of 80,000.

Players are off on their first break of the day.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 800/1.6k/200 ante

Table 41 will be one of the next tables to break and it has not been a good spot for a lot of players so far. Steve Karp knocked out Marc Sachezi earlier in the 5-seat and the incoming player was soon gone as well.

Paul Prager was eliminated when his ATo was shot down by a four-card straight on the board by the K7o of Ray Nalbandian followed by Chris Bolek sending Ioannis Poitsourakis out two hands later. One hour into play and five players are gone who spent time at the table.

Only 99 players remain of the starting 117 with two tables down and ten to go.

Day2 of @SHRPOLIVE WPT regional main event, doing my thing and chipping up slowly. Got pos on the chip leader, could be a good day! #yup

— David Rheem (@ChinoRheem) December 1, 2013

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 600/1.2k/200 ante

Stuart Paterson came into to the day at the bottom of the chip count with just barely over the 20k starting stack. He now has a little more room to work as he doubled through Edgar Solorzano with Queens versus . He had to dodge a gutshot on the river but now has enough to make some moves.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 600/1.2k/200 ante

Steve Karp is one of the top players remaining in the field and was late for the start of Day 2. Most of his chips were still in the bag when he called the all-in of Marc Sachezi but his pocket Sevens were dominated by Sachezi’s Aces.

Temporarily. The dealer pealed another Seven right off the flop and Karp added Sachezi’s stack to those chips he still needed to organize. Karp is looking to add to his runner-up finish in the 2009 WSOP $1,500 NLH Event 7.

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

$1,500 + $150 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Poker Open” Main Event

Blinds: 500/1K/100 ante

We have concluded play for the day and the unofficial number of players making it through to Day 2 action is 69, making the total number of players returning 117. With only 54 spots getting paid that means over half of those returning will come up short of making any money. The Day 1B chip leader is Cong Pham with 240.8K. He is followed closely by John Pizano with 238.2 K. Not too far back is Darryl Fish with 188K. We’ll have the full chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments posted as soon as they become available.