Rock ‘N’ Roll

Championship: Ups & Downs

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed

Level 12:  Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante

Nick Palma is kind enough to Tweet us about a big hand won by Mike Wang:

Faraz Jaka has also found good fortune today:  

Not so much for Aditya Prasetyo, who has been felted:

Championship: Bolek Triples Up

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed

Level 12:  Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante

Sheldon Gross & Chris Bolek
Sheldon Gross & Chris Bolek

During the previous level, Chris Bolek got his last chips in the middle on the turn against two players: Preecha Taepakdee and Sheldon Gross.

The board was 6s5s5cKc and the other players checked the dry side pot when the Qd landed on the river.  Preecha showed QcTc for a pair of Queens, but Chris held pocket Aces for the win.  Sheldon mucked his hand.

Championship: Ludemann Picks Off a Bluff

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed

Level 11:  Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante

There are no easy tables left in this event, but table 1 is especially rough with Nancy Birnbaum, Michael Mizrachi, Mukul Pahuja, Fernando Diaz, Aaron Smith, Randy Ohel, Jason Mercier, Dan Alspach, and Jarod Ludemann.

Jarod Ludemann
Jarod Ludemann

In an early hand, Jarod raised from the cutoff and got 3-bet by Nancy on the button.  Jarod called to see the flop of Jc8h4c.

Jarod checked, Nancy bet 6,500, and after some thought, Nancy called.  The turn was the 7s and both players checked.

Nancy Birnbaum
Nancy Birnbaum

River was the Ad and Jarod checked again.  Nancy bet 16,000.  Jarod tanked for a couple of minutes, then made the call, showing JsTs for a pair of Jacks.  Nancy mucked.

Championship: Payouts

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open”
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed

November 28 – December 3, 2014

Total Entries:  601
Total Prize Pool:  $2,000,000

Payouts:
1st – $480,200
2nd – $270,000
3rd – $170,000
4th – $138,000
5th – $110,000
6th – $91,000
7th – $73,000
8th – $55,000
9th – $38,000
10 to 12th – $26,000
13 to 15th – $19,000
16 to 18th – $14,000
19 to 27th – $11,000
28 to 36th – $9,800
37 to 45th – $8,800
46 to 54th – $7,800
55 to 63rd – $6,800

Championship: Day 2 Table/Seat Draw

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed

Day 2 table and seat assignments for the 224 remaining players.

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
87MUHAMMADABDEL-RAHIMBRANDONFL108,800
32ADAMADLERAVENTURAFL45,000
41BRANDONAGELOFFCOCONUT CREEKFL29,900
223GERALDAIELLOWINCHESTERMA16,500
18DANIELALSPACHLAS VEGASNV29,200
135ANDJELKOANDREJEVICMIAMIFL55,800
73FRANKARGANOMIAMI BEACHFL119,700
139RICHARDARNOMIRAMARFL55,500
136BRETTBADERBOCA RATONFL41,300
109DAVIDBAKERTEQUESTAFL77,700
76BLAKEBAROUSSELAFAYETTELA43,200
238ANDREWBATKINFORT LAUDERDALEFL60,700
34JACOBBAZELEYCINCINNATIOH237,600
117WILLIAMBEASLEYDAVIEFL61,400
62DAVIDBELL JRPARKLANDFL21,000
319ANONYMOUSMIRAMARFL48,300
11NANCYBIRNBAUMHENDERSONNV164,300
168NATHANBJERNOCORONACA47,600
183EDWARDBLOUNTMINERALVA146,600
155CHRISTOPHERBOLEKBOCA RATONFL40,300
65ALEKSANDRBOLOTINBROOKLYNNY55,200
74JONATHANBORENSTEINTEANECKNJ156,700
186BADIHBOUNAHRAFORT LAUDERDALEFL30,400
33LUKEBRERETONpresbury76,000
203JonathanBrodyDAVIEFL34,600
198KENNETHBRUNOATLANTISFL49,800
138COREYBURBICKDAVIEFL45,200
207ISMAELCABRERAMARIETTAGA71,800
111PASQUALECAIAZZACOOPER CITYFL20,400
133ROBERTCAMPBELLNORTH MIAMIFL47,700
156JEFFREYCHANGBETHESDAMD165,000
97MOHSINCHARANIADES PLAINESIL19,200
311ERIKCHRISTENSENMIAMIFL92,400
329VICTORCIANELLICANONSBURGPA9,500
128CORNELCIMPANSACRAMENTOCA106,000
314RICHARDCLAYTONSAINT LOUISMO9,800
222JOSEPHCOUDENBLACKLICKOH53,800
318ABBEYDANIELSCORAL SPRINGSFL42,700
122MICHAELDENTALEBROOKLYNNY165,500
14FERNANDO JDIAZMIAMIFL80,000
184DAVIDDIAZBARTLETTTN99,300
205JOSEDIAZKISSIMMEEFL55,000
152ItzhakDicksteinDAVIEFL74,800
93RobertDixonNAPLESFL55,900
194DANIELDIZENZOSUSSEXNJ31,200
21JOHNDOLANBONITA SPRINGSFL39,800
101ILANDORONMIAMIFL97,200
195PeterDragarSARASOTAFL86,000
157MARKDUBENEWBURYPORTMA29,500
182MARCDUQUETTEBOCA RATONFL75,300
55LennyDuvdivaniSUNRISEFL9,300
75DANIELDYKEALTAMONTE SPGFL30,800
114EliahuElezraHENDERSONNV49,000
103MATTHEW DANEELSARELLILAS VEGASNV74,200
237JACOBOFERNANDEZBRONXNY73,100
199VICTORFIGUEROAMIAMIFL44,500
235JORDANFISCHTORONTOON80,300
185ROSSFISCHERDAVIEFL20,000
229DARRYLLFISHCAPE CORALFL96,700
98DAVIDFORSTERALAMEDACA91,700
49DONALDFRANCOISDELRAY BEACHFL67,100
88RYANFRANKLINSAVANNAHGA48,200
178HARVEYFREEDMANPLANTATIONFL31,000
63AARONFREILONGMONTCO57,100
91RILEYFULLERBOCA RATONFL23,000
325LANCEGARCIAKATYTX36,100
141DOLPHYGARRICKSMIRAMARFL51,000
225JEANGASPARDEVANSTONIL39,400
211JOSEPHGIBBONSNEW PORT RICHEYFL85,800
44JEFFREYGIBRALTERROCKWALLTX105,600
52EDWARDGILFILLANDECATURGA27,300
118HARRISONGIMBELJUPITERFL58,700
174CLIFFGLADSTONEBOCA RATONFL49,100
159MATTHEWGLANTZLAFAYETTE HLPA150,800
56CLIFFORDGOLDKINDPOTOMACMD113,400
143ALCIDESGOMEZMIAMIFL68,000
145JOHNGORDONSEMINOLEFL21,400
154SHELDONGROSSHILLSBORO BEACHFL66,600
96ZACHARYHAASORLANDOFL80,700
89ALEXANDERHABERMONTEGO BAY147,600
95DANNYHANNAWAW BLOOMFIELDMI50,300
42DAVIDHASSDELRAY BEACHFL40,400
124BRIANHASTINGSFORT LAUDERDALEFL104,000
248BRIANHAWKINSWELLINGTONFL80,100
107JASONHELDERLANCASTERPA127,500
86YIGALHENCOOPER CITYFL37,800
316ORYHENCOOPER CITYFL47,500
317JOSHUAHILLOCKCOCONUT CREEKFL40,800
326ANTONIOHOGAZAnaucalpan de juarez141,800
181BARRYHUTTER IIHOLLYWOODFL104,900
28YUNGHWANGSUGAR LANDTX107,200
242DAVIDINSELBERGLONG BEACHNY88,500
217MOHAMMEDJAAFARMIAMIFL144,000
171JAREDJAFFEEBROOKLYNNY123,800
201FARAZJAKASAN JOSECA115,100
92URIKADOSHDAVIEFL135,500
59CLAUDIOKALILISAO PAULO89,000
167JONATHANKAMHAZI AGHAISUNNY ISLES BEACHFL181,500
166JOSHUAKAYBOCA RATONFL136,600
127LANCEKEATINGAVONIN97,300
204ALLENKESSLERLAS VEGASNV73,800
142FAISALKHANBROSSARDQC140,400
313DAVIDKLEINDAVIEFL51,500
132EDWARDKOFLERPALM HARBORFL22,000
148CHANCEKORNUTHLAS VEGASNV138,500
131MICHAELLAAKEBOCA RATONFL156,000
226GEORGELAMPERTNAPLESFL39,600
24STEPHENLATEANOWEST SUFFIELDCT132,100
191ERICLAZARUSPLANTATION178,000
77DONALDLEHNPLANTATIONFL236,500
129LOUISLEO IVCORAL SPRINGSFL75,800
102VASILIILESHCHENKOKRASNODAR34,200
126DANIELLETTSMIAMI BEACHFL22,300
36DAVIDLEVILAS VEGASNV53,300
84STEVENLEVYPEABODYMA48,700
245RICARDOLEYVAMIAMIFL26,900
239EFRAINLOPEZMIAMIFL95,500
321CARLOSLOVINGSARASOTAFL38,200
19JARODLUDEMANNDAVIEFL202,900
113THOMASMACEYMIAMI BEACHFL40,700
196DOUGLAS JAMESMACKINNONEAST AMHERSTNY35,300
47WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL11,800
315FARHANMADHANIMIRAMARFL97,600
241ZeevyMalikHOLLYWOODFL224,200
116GREGORYMARCUSMIAMIFL113,400
324FRANCISMARGAGLIONEDAVIEFL105,000
43MICHAELMARREROMIAMIFL58,500
161AARONMASSEYELMWOOD PARKIL74,900
243DOMENICOMAURICIHIALEAHFL55,000
72THOMASMCCORMICKFARGOND56,100
149SCOTTMCINNISBOCA RATONFL53,100
327JOSEPHMCKEEHENNORTH WALESPA95,000
218STEVENMCKOYCORAL SPRINGSFL143,400
219BRYCEMCVAYTAMPAFL113,200
17JASONMERCIERCOOPER CITYFL44,600
216JEFFREYMEYERSTHE COLONYTX50,800
221VLADISLAVMEZHERITSKYSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL177,300
12MICHAELMIZRACHIN MIAMI BEACHFL98,200
29JUAN CARLOSMORTENSEN-ENDARALAS VEGASNV34,300
137BRYANMORTONDAVIEFL28,500
78DOMINIQUEMOSLEYMIAMIFL33,900
57PANAGIOTISNIFAKOSWEST PALM BCHFL196,700
322DAVIDNOWLINGFORT LAUDERDALEFL33,000
81JAMESO'GRADYPEMBROKE PINESFL100,000
23IANO'HARABOCA RATONFL100,300
209ANTHONYOCAMPOMIAMIFL67,300
16RANDYOHELHENDERSON NWNV109,600
123GREGOSTRANDERWEBSTERNY40,000
13MUKULPAHUJACOCONUT CREEKFL141,700
39NICHOLASPALMABRONXNY24,900
26SAMUELPANZICASALINEMI106,200
165JOHNPAPPASTAMPAFL46,300
312JEBHARPATTERSONLUTZFL103,400
69BRANDONPETERSONTAMPAFL68,300
206PHOUNSAVATHPHILACHACKGARLANDTX157,000
58'PHILLIPSLAS VEGASNV68,800
119WILLIAMPILOSSOPHPRESTOPA89,800
51SEANPOSNERMIAMI BEACHFL41,600
176ADITYAPRASETYOCAMBRIDGE ISA29,800
108DARRENRABINOWITZLAS VEGASNV58,600
231MICAHRASKINOLD WESTBURYNY36,100
106ANDRESRISQUEZMIAMIFL36,700
247RAYMONDROBERTYMIRAMARFL81,500
224ALBERTORODRIGUEZHOLLYWOODFL177,800
215HENRYRONDONPEMBROKE PINESFL85,000
244JAMIEROSENBOCA RATONFL163,300
234BRADLEYRUBENHERNANDOFL95,500
153RAYMONDRUSZKOWSKIMIAMIFL93,500
104MARCSACHELIMIAMI BEACHFL44,500
163LUISSANTONIPEMBROKE PNESFL77,300
27ADAMASTORSANTOSOXFORDFL98,500
187JOSIASSANTOSSAO PAULO63,600
328JAVIERSARACHEWESTONFL90,100
177STERLINGSAVILLDOVERFL24,300
112NOAHSCHWARTZSUNNY ISLES BCHFL186,000
144BRIANSCOTTMIAMIFL127,300
38JACQUELYNSCOTTFORT LAUDERDALEFL52,100
175MOHAMMADSIDDIQUIPEMBROKE PINESFL80,800
192FRANKSILVERSTEINAVENTURAFL42,600
179DERRICKSIMONMIRAMARFL204,000
125RAMINDERSINGHDELRAY BEACHFL80,700
85JAMESSMARTORLANDOFL71,400
68MATTHEWSMITHFORT LAUDERDALEFL169,600
15AARONSMITHPLYMOUTHMA28,700
213GUYSMITHMILFORDCT83,300
233BRUCESNELLOKEECHOBEEFL62,900
164KYLESORELPOMPANO BEACHFL79,900
146SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL43,100
25DARENSTABINSKIWESTONFL31,900
35KEVENSTAMMENCARTHAGENAOH217,700
249ChaseSteelyWILLIAMSBURGKY16,600
193ADAMSTEINBERGDAVIEFL77,800
151PREECHATAEPAKDEESUNRISEFL249,400
79MOSHETARICHN MIAMI BEACHFL128,700
173SEBASTIANTEJADAHOUSTONTX131,700
45TYLERTHRENEL CAJONCA39,000
169DONALDTODDDAVIEFL14,300
212CourtlandTWYMANLIGHTHOUSE POINTFL69,500
162NISSINVAKNINDAVIEFL29,000
105ANTHONYVENTURINISHELBY TOWNSHIPMI23,900
232RAJESHVOHRALAKE WORTHFL108,000
82NGOCVUSOUTH DAYTONAFL20,400
115TRISTANWADEBOYNTON BEACHFL48,000
71KEITHWAGNERDAVIEFL17,700
208DAVIDWALKERMIRAMARFL44,400
99SASCHAWALTERLUDWIGSBURG80,000
37MICHAELWANGLIVINGSTONNJ138,900
22WITOLDWASIKROCK HILLSC80,000
64YARONWASSERMANKEY WESTFL155,000
202MATTHEWWAXMANPARKLANDFL142,700
323MICHAELWEBERFISHERSIN42,000
54MARSHALLWHITEGARNERNC150,600
189RichardWhitebrookMIAMI BEACHFL50,000
61SEANWINTERJACKSONVILLEFL178,900
188HANSWINZELERMIAMIFL200,000
31JONATHANWOLFFSARASOTAFL29,100
227JERRYWONGBROOKLYNNY12,000
246BILLYYOUNGDAVIEFL52,300
66NICOLASYUNISPALMETTO BAYFL102,200
48SCOTTZAKHEIMDAVIEFL75,500
121JUSTINZAKITIERRA VERDEFL91,500
53MatthewZarcadoolasFORT LAUDERDALEFL35,200
83ELLIOTTZAYDMANCOCONUT CREEKFL287,000
67ANTHONYZINNOBOSTONMA186,200

Championship: Flight B Chip Counts

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed

Flight B of the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship drew 342 entrants with 128 players returning. They will combine with the 96 who survived Flight A for Day 2 at noon.

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
GERALDAIELLOWINCHESTERMA16,500
DANIELALSPACHLAS VEGASNV29,200
ANDJELKOANDREJEVICMIAMIFL55,800
RICHARDARNOMIRAMARFL55,500
ANDREWBATKINFORT LAUDERDALEFL60,700
ANONYMOUSMIRAMARFL48,300
EDWARDBLOUNTMINERALVA146,600
JONATHANBORENSTEINTEANECKNJ156,700
LUKEBRERETONpresbury76,000
JonathanBrodyDAVIEFL34,600
COREYBURBICKDAVIEFL45,200
PASQUALECAIAZZACOOPER CITYFL20,400
ROBERTCAMPBELLNORTH MIAMIFL47,700
JEFFREYCHANGBETHESDAMD165,000
ERIKCHRISTENSENMIAMIFL92,400
VICTORCIANELLICANONSBURGPA9,500
RICHARDCLAYTONSAINT LOUISMO9,800
JOSEPHCOUDENBLACKLICKOH53,800
ABBEYDANIELSCORAL SPRINGSFL42,700
MICHAELDENTALEBROOKLYNNY165,500
FERNANDO JDIAZMIAMIFL80,000
RobertDixonNAPLESFL55,900
DANIELDIZENZOSUSSEXNJ31,200
ILANDORONMIAMIFL97,200
PeterDragarSARASOTAFL86,000
MARCDUQUETTEBOCA RATONFL75,300
LennyDuvdivaniSUNRISEFL9,300
DANIELDYKEALTAMONTE SPGFL30,800
MATTHEW DANEELSARELLILAS VEGASNV74,200
JACOBOFERNANDEZBRONXNY73,100
VICTORFIGUEROAMIAMIFL44,500
JORDANFISCHTORONTOON80,300
DARRYLLFISHCAPE CORALFL96,700
DAVIDFORSTERALAMEDACA91,700
RYANFRANKLINSAVANNAHGA48,200
HARVEYFREEDMANPLANTATIONFL31,000
AARONFREILONGMONTCO57,100
RILEYFULLERBOCA RATONFL23,000
LANCEGARCIAKATYTX36,100
JEANGASPARDEVANSTONIL39,400
JOSEPHGIBBONSNEW PORT RICHEYFL85,800
JEFFREYGIBRALTERROCKWALLTX105,600
CLIFFGLADSTONEBOCA RATONFL49,100
MATTHEWGLANTZLAFAYETTE HLPA150,800
JOHNGORDONSEMINOLEFL21,400
SHELDONGROSSHILLSBORO BEACHFL66,600
ZACHARYHAASORLANDOFL80,700
ALEXANDERHABERMONTEGO BAY147,600
BRIANHASTINGSFORT LAUDERDALEFL104,000
BRIANHAWKINSWELLINGTONFL80,100
JASONHELDERLANCASTERPA127,500
ORYHENCOOPER CITYFL47,500
JOSHUAHILLOCKCOCONUT CREEKFL40,800
ANTONIOHOGAZAnaucalpan de juarez141,800
DAVIDINSELBERGLONG BEACHNY88,500
MOHAMMEDJAAFARMIAMIFL144,000
JAREDJAFFEEBROOKLYNNY123,800
URIKADOSHDAVIEFL135,500
ALLENKESSLERLAS VEGASNV73,800
FAISALKHANBROSSARDQC140,400
DAVIDKLEINDAVIEFL51,500
EDWARDKOFLERPALM HARBORFL22,000
CHANCEKORNUTHLAS VEGASNV138,500
MICHAELLAAKEBOCA RATONFL156,000
GEORGELAMPERTNAPLESFL39,600
STEPHENLATEANOWEST SUFFIELDCT132,100
LOUISLEO IVCORAL SPRINGSFL75,800
DAVIDLEVILAS VEGASNV53,300
STEVENLEVYPEABODYMA48,700
RICARDOLEYVAMIAMIFL26,900
EFRAINLOPEZMIAMIFL95,500
CARLOSLOVINGSARASOTAFL38,200
JARODLUDEMANNDAVIEFL202,900
DOUGLAS JAMESMACKINNONEAST AMHERSTNY35,300
WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL11,800
FARHANMADHANIMIRAMARFL97,600
ZeevyMalikHOLLYWOODFL224,200
FRANCISMARGAGLIONEDAVIEFL105,000
MICHAELMARREROMIAMIFL58,500
DOMENICOMAURICIHIALEAHFL55,000
SCOTTMCINNISBOCA RATONFL53,100
JOSEPHMCKEEHENNORTH WALESPA95,000
STEVENMCKOYCORAL SPRINGSFL143,400
BRYCEMCVAYTAMPAFL113,200
JEFFREYMEYERSTHE COLONYTX50,800
VLADISLAVMEZHERITSKYSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL177,300
DAVIDNOWLINGFORT LAUDERDALEFL33,000
JOHNPAPPASTAMPAFL46,300
JEBHARPATTERSONLUTZFL103,400
BRANDONPETERSONTAMPAFL68,300
PHOUNSAVATHPHILACHACKGARLANDTX157,000
'PHILLIPSLAS VEGASNV68,800
WILLIAMPILOSSOPHPRESTOPA89,800
MICAHRASKINOLD WESTBURYNY36,100
RAYMONDROBERTYMIRAMARFL81,500
ALBERTORODRIGUEZHOLLYWOODFL177,800
HENRYRONDONPEMBROKE PINESFL85,000
JAMIEROSENBOCA RATONFL163,300
BRADLEYRUBENHERNANDOFL95,500
MARCSACHELIMIAMI BEACHFL44,500
JOSIASSANTOSSAO PAULO63,600
ADAMASTORSANTOSOXFORDFL98,500
JAVIERSARACHEWESTONFL90,100
MOHAMMADSIDDIQUIPEMBROKE PINESFL80,800
RAMINDERSINGHDELRAY BEACHFL80,700
GUYSMITHMILFORDCT83,300
BRUCESNELLOKEECHOBEEFL62,900
SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL43,100
KEVENSTAMMENCARTHAGENAOH217,700
ChaseSteelyWILLIAMSBURGKY16,600
ADAMSTEINBERGDAVIEFL77,800
PREECHATAEPAKDEESUNRISEFL249,400
MOSHETARICHN MIAMI BEACHFL128,700
TYLERTHRENEL CAJONCA39,000
CourtlandTWYMANLIGHTHOUSE POINTFL69,500
NISSINVAKNINDAVIEFL29,000
ANTHONYVENTURINISHELBY TOWNSHIPMI23,900
RAJESHVOHRALAKE WORTHFL108,000
TRISTANWADEBOYNTON BEACHFL48,000
SASCHAWALTERLUDWIGSBURG80,000
MICHAELWEBERFISHERSIN42,000
MARSHALLWHITEGARNERNC150,600
SEANWINTERJACKSONVILLEFL178,900
JONATHANWOLFFSARASOTAFL29,100
JERRYWONGBROOKLYNNY12,000
BILLYYOUNGDAVIEFL52,300
NICOLASYUNISPALMETTO BAYFL102,200
MatthewZarcadoolasFORT LAUDERDALEFL35,200

Championship: Off To Day 2

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2 Million Guaranteed
Level 10: Blinds 500/1000/100 ante

Play has been completed for the night and in a tight race, Kent Taepakdee has held on to finish as the big stack for Day 1B.

Taepakdee finished with another small surge to end the night at 249,400.  He was closely followed by Zeely Malik at 224,200. 128 players advanced tonight and along with the 96 that advanced yesterday, we’ll have a total of 224 players coming back for Day 2. Elliot Zaydman will come into tomorrow’s play as the overall chipleader as he bagged 287,000 on Day 1A.

Here are some of the top chip stacks from tonight’s play:

Kent Taepakdee – 249,400
Zeely Malik – 224,000
Kevin Stammen – 217,000
Jarod Ludemann – 202,000

Everyone from both days is back tomorrow at noon to chase down their share of the $2,000,000 prize pool. Good luck to everyone returning for Day 2!

Kent Taepakdee
Kent Taepakdee
Zeevy Malik
Zeevy Malik