We have three tournaments left until we determine the winner of our Leaderboard Promotion. Right now Lance Goldenberg is leading the way with 65 points and there are four players tied for second with 62.5 points. There are still plenty of players within reach of the top two though so it’s going to come down to the wire to find out who wins the great 1st and 2nd place prizes we are giving away.

The updated leaderboard can be found here:

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Leaderboard

Information about how the Leaderboard Promotion works can be found here:

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Leaderboard Promotion Information

Good luck the rest of the way!

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

Blinds: 250/500/75 ante

Two players with similar sized stacks got it all in pre-flop. The player in Seat 5 had and was going up against Seat 6 and pocket 9’s. Seat 6 had Seat 5 just barely covered and had to be feeling like he was about to be eliminate when the flop came giving Seat 5 the nut flush. The dealer put up the on the turn giving Seat 6 a small sliver of hope. “Six,” he asked the dealer for one of the cards that would give him a full house (a 9 would have as well). And just like that, she put out a third 6, the . Seat 5 didn’t even realize he had lost the hand until the dealer started pushing the pot to Seat 6. “Oh wow,” he said when he realized what had happened. “You have me covered right? Wow.”

At Michael Mizrachi’s table, he decided to try and push Edina Pantinchin out of a pot. It didn’t work. He opened the action for a raise from the button and she three bet from the big blind to 3.9K. Grinder made it 10K to go and Edina moved all in. A sly smile came over Mizrachi’s face and he pushed his cards to the dealer.

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

Blinds: 250/500/75 ante

Players have returned from dinner break. There are 108 players remaining. A quick walk around the tables showed the current chip leader to be sitting at approximately 135K. We’ll be playing four more levels and then call it a night.

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

Blinds: 200/400/50 ante

Players are now on a one hour dinner break. On the last hand before the break, Darryl Fish moved the rest of his short stack in and found two callers in Seat 2 and Seat 4. The flop came K-J-T with two diamonds. Seat 2 led out for 20K, Seat 4 moved all in for just a little more. Seat 2 made the call. Seat 2 had K-8 of clubs for top pair. Seat 4 had Q-J for 2nd pair with the open ended straight draw. Fish had A-7 and would need a queen to hit Broadway. The turn was a 6 and the river was an Ace giving Fish top pair but also giving Seat 4 the straight.  Fish grabbed his bag and hurried out of the room, not having to worry about returning from dinner.

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

Blinds: 200/400/50 ante

117 players remain as they are about 10 minutes from going on a one hour dinner break. Some players are tweeting about their time here at the Championship Event of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” – let’s see what they are saying:

Busto AA> 99 flop J95dd , all-In on flop main event over for me played well but not lucky today on to the next one @SHRPOLIVE @versatile107

— Jonathan Sanchez (@versatile107) November 29, 2013

Decided to skip WPT Montreal and play $1600 regional @ Hard Rock. So far not looking like a great decision, but my toes aren't freezing!

— Darryll Fish (@DarryllFish) November 29, 2013

Four bet called it off with AKo and tabled it. Guy says "nice call, man" then tables Queens. I lost. #complimentkarma

— Adam Levy (@Roothlus) November 29, 2013

Down to 50k with KK on a JJJ34 board. Donk had called a raise and reraise preflop with J8.

— Abbey Daniels (@abbeydaniels1) November 29, 2013

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

Blinds: 200/400/50 ante

There are 126 players left – one more table to be broken downstairs. Here are some random photos taken from around the tournament area at The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock.

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

Blinds: 150/300/50 ante

The final numbers are in and the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Main Event Day 1A drew a big crowd of 210 entrants for a great start to the event.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and Nigel Murray are off to blistering starts and look to be among the first to build six-digit stacks. Adam “Roothlus” Levy was moved upstairs to Table 41 and was soon joined by Darryll Fish. Levy can’t catch a break on the tough tables today.

The first three seat at Table 34 are occupied by Chino Rheem, Eric Piderit, and Edina Pantinchin. One pro, one local, and one model. Pantinchin was quick to point out she has skills at the table and won the Turbo event here in April during the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. She is chipping up nicely today after eliminating an opponent after the break with AK over AQ all-in preflop.

Tournament staff beginning to count down the field and 135 of the starting 210 entrants are still around with a chance. There are a few tables remaining in the cash game area but they will be breaking soon, putting the entire field on the upstairs tournament tables.

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

Blinds: 150/300/50 ante

Players are off on their second break of the day with just a few minutes remaining before they close the books on registering for Day 1A. We have a big field of 206 entrants so far showing on the board and tables continue to break in the downstairs area to feed the tournament tables.

Three-time WPT final tablist Darryll “DFish” Fish is one of those who recently joined the field and was sitting with his back to Adam “Roothlus” Levy, avoiding that tough table.

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

Blinds: 100/200/25 ante

Big three-way pots are fun to watch but they can be tough on the players. They are sitting with some deep stacks and it usually takes an interesting hand to get there. Table 41 was waiting on the 5-seat to make a decision with two all-in ahead of him.

He eventually called with and the board reading with a flush draw and pair. The 1-seat was the shortest of the three had held top pair, weak kicker and the 3-seat ahead with . The came on the river to shove the 45k pot to the 3-seat while the 5-seat was down to less than 10k.

The field is inching up towards 200 players for the day and it should get there with less than an hour left for late registration and re-entry.

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

Blinds: 75/150/25 ante

Local regular Nigel Murray is rarely quiet, he will talk about anything and everything at the table as long as he has chips. He was chirping across the table at the 1-seat with the board reading .

“I think my Ace King is good,” he needled before throwing out a bet. The 1-seat quickly called and slammed his on the table to draw a laugh from Murray who flipped up for another Main Event Wheel.

“You played that so bad,” Murray kept up his chatter as the 1-seat just pulled his hoodie up a little tighter.

The field has topped 190 entrants for the Main Event midway through Level 3 and we have another WSOP bracelet winner in the crowd. 2011 WSOP Triple Chance winner David Diaz bought into the tournament after the break and quietly grinding it out on Table 33.