Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Heading to Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,222
Average Stack: 9,165,000 (36 bb)

Players are currently on break. Here’s a look at the chip counts heading to Level 35:

Seat 1: Cate Hall – Eliminated 9th ($65,404)
Seat 2: Andrey Plotnikov – Eliminated 8th ($87,880)
Seat 3: Hyoung Chae – 13,725,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Ben Tarzia – Eliminated 6th ($132,560)
Seat 5: Matthew Haugen – 4,325,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: William Foxen – Eliminated 10th ($49,627)
Seat 7: Tim Reilly – Eliminated 5th ($164,113)
Seat 8: Justin Young – 12,950,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Garrett Greer – 5,650,000 (22 bb)
Seat 10: Sam Soverel – Eliminated 7th ($110,357)

Results through 11th place 

1st – $654,161 + TOC Seat
2nd – $458,722
3rd – $297,336
4th – $220,207

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 94

Steffen Sontheimer opened to 65,000 in middle position, and Tim West three-bet shoved from the big blind. Sontheimer double-checked his cards, then quickly called all in for 635,000 total.

Sontheimer:
West:

The board ran out , and West’s kings held up to earn him the knockout. He barely had Sontheimer covered, so it’s essentially a double-up for him, eliminating his opponent in eighth place.

Tim West – 1,380,000 (46 bb)
Steffen Sontheimer – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 625

The field has been trimmed down to the final 10 players and they have re-drawn for seats at the unofficial final table of 10.

Xiaoyan Wang is leading the final table with 1,496,000 in chips. Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $975, but first place is worth $20,237. Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Paul Tong – 1,001,000
Seat 2: Hector Chevalier – 1,186,000
Seat 3: Wally Maddah – 280,000
Seat 4: Billy Haworth – 448,000
Seat 5: Xiaoyan Wang – 1,496,000
Seat 6: Anibal Rodriguez – 265,000
Seat 7: Scott Cowan – 252,000
Seat 8: Edgardo Rosario – 493,000
Seat 9: Chien Chiu – 201,000
Seat 10: John Cummings – 590,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $20,237
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $7,875
4th: $5,438
5th: $4,013
6th: $3,188
7th: $2,438
8th: $1,763
9th: $1,275
10th: $975

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Steffen Sontheimer opened the button with a raise, and Nick Petrangelo defended his big blind.

The flop came . Petrangelo checked, Sontheimer continued for 55,000, and Petrangelo check-raised to 160,000. Sontheimer called, and the turn was the . Petrangelo checked again, Sontheimer bet 165,000, and Petrangelo put in a second check-raise to 390,000. Sontheimer quickly folded.

Petrangelo tabled as the dealer pushed him the pot. He’s the most active player at the table right now, and his stack has benefitted from his aggression so far. The Massachusetts pro is now the chip leader with eight players remaining.

Nick Petrangelo – 2,640,000 (88 bb)
Steffen Sontheimer – 655,000 (22 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,222
Average Stack: 9,165,000 (45 bb)

There have been no eliminations during the first 45 minutes of Level 33. The stacks have evened out as Hyoung Chae and Justin Young are within two big blinds of eachother and top the counts. Matthew Haugen and Garrett Greer are also within two big blinds of eachother but sit at the bottom.

Chip counts:

Hyoung Chae – 13,375,000
Justin Young – 13,125,000
Matthew Haugen – 5,225,000
Garrett Greer – 4,925,000

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Sylvain Loosli completed from the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo moved all in for 605,000 in the big. Loosli called to put him at risk.

Loosli:
Petrangelo:

The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with queens and nines.

Nick Petrangelo – 1,250,000 (42 bb)
Sylvain Loosli – 1,000,000 (33 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,222
Average Stack: 9,165,000 (45 bb)

Level 33 is underway with a small blind of 100,000, a big blind of 200,000 and a 25,000-chip ante. With four players remaining, the average stack sits at 9,165,000 good for 45 big blinds. All players have locked up $220,207.

1st – $654,161 + TOC Seat
2nd – $458,722
3rd – $297,336
4th – $220,207

$250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo 
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 175

The last open event of the series has been trimmed down to 10 and they have re-drawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Andy Spears is leading the way with 528,000 in chips. Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Maurice Roy – 102,000
Seat 2: Mario James – 142,000
Seat 3: Sheila O’Connor – 170,000
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 348,000
Seat 5: Jeremy Costa – 410,000
Seat 6: Andy Spears – 528,000
Seat 7: Jorge Grany – 134,000
Seat 8: Charles Duncrer – 68,000
Seat 9: Eric Kolodny – 346,000
Seat 10: Jerry Humphrey – 256,000

Here are the remaining payouts for the event:

1st: $10,657
2nd: $6,248
3rd: $3,675
4th: $2,940
5th: $2,240
6th: $1,838
7th: $1,470
8th: $1,103
9th: $827
10th: $735

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,222
Average Stack: 9,165,000 (61 bb)

Hyoung Chae made it 350,000 from under the gun. Matthew Haugen called from the cutoff and Tim Reilly three-bet the button to 2,600,000. Chae called while Haugen folded. Chae and Reilly were heads up to the flop.

Both players checked.

The money got all-in on the turn as Reilly risked his last 450,000 holding against the of Chae. Reilly needed to hit a seven to stay alive.

The river came a brick and Reilly was eliminated 5th earning $164,113. All four remaining players are now assured $220,207.

Hyoung Chae – 13,825,000 (92 bb)
Tim Reilly – Eliminated in 5th place ($164,113)