$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

36th:  James Smart  –  $11,521
35th:  Andy Philachack  –  $11,521
34th:  Mark Scacewater  –  $11,521
33rd:  Jerry Wong  –  $11,521
32nd:  David Farber  –  $11,521
31st:  Nick Yunis  –  $11,521
30th:  James Calderaro  –  $11,521
29th:  Jason Mercier  –  $11,521
28th:  Brian Green  –  $11,521

1st:  $568,687
2nd:  $330,912
3rd:  $202,224
4th:  $166,682
5th:  $134,816
6th:  $110,304
7th:  $88,243
8th:  $67,408
9th:  $46,573
10th-12th:  $30,640
13th-15th:  $22,061
16th-18th:  $15,197
19th-27th:  $12,991

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Brian Green moved all in from the cutoff for about 250,000, and Yoandri Mulet called from the small blind with . Green turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Mulet to win the pot and double up in chips.

Yoandri Mulet  –  1,475,000  (92 bb)
Brian Green  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($11,521)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Jason Mercier moved all in from the hijack for 51,000, Staffan Lind reraised from the small blind to 108,000, and Yoandri Mulet four-bet it from the big blind to 330,000. Lind folded.

Mercier turned over , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Mulet.

The board came , and Mulet won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate Mercier in 29th place.

Yoandri Mulet  –  1,200,000  (75 bb)
Jason Mercier  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($11,521)

Busted 29th for 11.5k Lost 800k pot QQ < KK that crippled me to 5 bbs and busted a few hands later.

— Jason Mercier (@JasonMercier) November 30, 2015

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 35,000, Jason Mercier reraised to 92,000, and Yoandri Mulet moved all in for 363,000. Rettenmaier folded, and Mercier called with . Mulet turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Mulet to win the pot and double up in chips.

Yoandri Mulet  –  780,000  (49 bb)
Jason Mercier  –  90,000  (6 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Start of Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Most of our attention was focused on Day 2 of the Championship while Event 10 was filling with a nice lineup of pros and local regulars. The $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty tournament easily surpassed its $100,000 guarantee and built up a nice $162,200 prize pool.

Play was halted last night with 16 players remaining and in the money. Sebastian Kos comes into Day 2 with the lead but 15 quality players looking to chase him down.

They are making their way into the ballroom and we’ll kick things off in a few minutes.

Table 1
Seat 1: Daren Stabinski – 71,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Haim Toorgeman – 204,500 (68 bb)
Seat 3: Zach Goodman – 91,500 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Andreas Ioakimides – 158,000 (53 bb)
Seat 6: Eugene Curzio – 215,000 (72 bb)
Seat 7: Gerald Aiello – 40,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Keating – 196,000 (65 bb)
Seat 9: Stepan Gusak – 53,000 (18 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Sebastian Kos – 238,000 (79 bb)
Seat 2: Richard Rice – 114,500 (38 bb)
Seat 3: Joe Serock – 87,500 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Lavann Williams – 56,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Gil Morgensztern – 73,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Joe Kuether – 161,500 (54 bb)
Seat 7: Alberto Rodriguez – 68,500 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Paul Stanechewski – 106,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Empty

Sebastian Kos – 238,000 (79 bb)
Eugene Curzio – 215,000 (72 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 204,500 (68 bb)
Alex Keating – 196,000 (65 bb)
Joe Kuether – 161,500 (54 bb)
Andreas Ioakimides – 158,000 (53 bb)
Richard Rice – 114,500 (38 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 106,000 (35 bb)
Zach Goodman – 91,500 (31 bb)
Joe Serock – 87,500 (29 bb)
Gil Morgensztern – 73,000 (24 bb)
Daren Stabinski – 71,000 (24 bb)
Alberto Rodriguez – 68,500 (23 bb)
Lavann Williams – 56,000 (19 bb)
Stepan Gusak – 53,000 (18 bb)
Gerald Aiello – 40,000 (13 bb)

Payouts:
1st: $48,600
2nd: $26,730
3rd: $15,390
4th: $12,960
5th: $9,720
6th: $8,100
7th: $6,480
8th: $4,860
9th: $3,645
10-12th: $3,240
13-15th: $2,835
16-18th: $2,430

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

James Calderaro was all in preflop with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of David Prociak.

The board came , and Prociak flopped a set of aces and rivered a full house (aces full of kings) to eliminate Calderaro in 30th place.

David Prociak  –  1,365,000  (85 bb)
James Calderaro  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($11,521)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Nick Yunis moved all in under the gun for 137,000, David Prociak moved all in over the top from the button for 396,000, and Mark Herm moved all in over the top for about 1 million.

Here were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Mark Herm:  
David Prociak:  
Nick Yunis:  

The board came — Yunis paired his five on the flop and his ace on the turn to take the lead, but Prociak rivered a set of nines to win the entire pot, doubling thru Herm as he eliminated Yunis.

David Prociak  –  960,000  (60 bb)
Mark Herm  –  635,000  (40 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($11,521)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Dylan Drazen raised from the cutoff to 35,000, Mark Herm reraised from the big blind to 100,000, and Drazen reraised to 165,000. Herm made it 281,000, and then Drazen moved all in for 684,000.

Herm asked for an exact count before he folded, and Drazen took the pot.

Dylan Drazen  –  985,000  (62 bb)
Mark Herm  –  1,040,000  (65 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

After a flop of , David Farber moved all in from the big blind for 129,000. Zhenjie Hou (UTG+1) folded, and Johnny Tang called from the cutoff with for ace high. Farber turned over for a gutshot straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn was the , the river was the , and Tang won the pot with his ace to eliminate Farber in 32nd place.

Johnny Tang  –  620,000  (39 bb)
David Farber  –  Eliminated in 32nd Place  ($11,521)