$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17:  6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

After the elimination of Andy Andrejevic in fourth place, the final three players began negotiations to chop the prizepool among them. These were the approximate chip counts:

Alan Richardson  –  220,000  (18 bb)
Jonah Miller  –  72,000  (6 bb)
Shmuel Zalmanov  –  68,000  (6 bb)

They eventually came to a deal where both of the short stacks would receive $33,000 each (nearly second-place money), while Richardson would win $49,200, along with the title, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters, and the option of taking a seat in the televised Poker Night in America cash game that is filming this week here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Here were the payouts:

1st:  Alan Richardson  –  $49,200
T-2nd:  Jonah Miller  –  $33,000
T-2nd:  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  $33,000

Congratulations to Alan Richardson!

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 17:  6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

After a flop of , Alan Richardson got it all in for 51,000 with (pair of fours) against Jonah Miller’s (overpair).

The turn was the , giving Miller a set of aces and Richardson a heart flush draw.

The river was — the . Richardson completed his flush to beat the set of aces and double up in chips.

Alan Richardson  –  120,000  (10 bb)
Jonah Miller  –  23,000  (2 bb)

It didn’t take long for Miller to get his stack all in with , but he was dominated by the of Andy Andrejevic.

The board came , and Miller paired his eight on the river to stay alive and double up in chips.

Jonah Miller  –  65,000  (5 bb)
Andy Andrejevic  –  105,000  (9 bb)

Soon after that, Andrejevic moved all in from the button for about 90,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alan Richardson.

The board came — Andrejevic turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Richardson won the pot with his ace to eliminate Andrejevic in fourth place.

Alan Richardson  –  220,000  (18 bb)
Andy Andrejevic  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With the final three players in the money, they began negotiations on a three-way chop.

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16:  5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

The final four players in the charity event return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break. Only three players will finish in the money, so they are on the Money Bubble.

Seat 1.  Jonah Miller  –  98,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Alan Richardson  –  51,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  78,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Andy Andrejevic  –  133,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $57,600
2nd:  $34,560
3rd:  $23,040

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15:  4,000/8,000/500 Ante

The charity event attracted 18 entries, creating a total prizepool of $115,200. There are four players remaining, and the final three will finish in the money.

Seat 1.  Jonah Miller  –  75,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Alan Richardson  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  59,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Andy Andrejevic  –  125,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $57,600
2nd:  $34,560
3rd:  $23,040

$10,000 Miami Beach JCC Charity Event No-Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 3:  150/300/25 Ante

The charity event for this series is underway in the smaller ballroom across the hall from the main tournament room, and there were 17 players who ponied up the $10,000 buy-in.

This event is hosted by the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC (MBJCC) on the Simkins Family Campus, and a portion of the prizepool will be donated to charity.

Michael Mizrachi is the most notable player in the field, and after a couple of early eliminations, here is the lineup for the remaining 15 players:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Joshua Wander
Seat 2.  Marc Lehmann
Seat 3.  Michael Simkins
Seat 4.  Shmuel Zalmanov
Seat 5.  Paul Domb
Seat 6.  Jonah Miller
Seat 7.  Sean Posner
Seat 8.  Andrew Liporace

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Benjamin Garrett
Seat 2.  Mark Fisher
Seat 3.  Andrew Mirmelli
Seat 4.  Neal Berman
Seat 5.  Jarret Posner
Seat 6.  Alan Richardson
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Michael Mizrachi