$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Total Entries: 89
Level 12 has just begun, and the field has grown to 89 entries. That number will likely tick upward slightly, but time to register is running short. There will be a break at the conclusion of this level, after which registration will close for this High Roller.
The prizepool and payouts will be published shortly thereafter.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 342
Average Stack: 1,520,000 (50 big blinds)
William Benson raised from middle position and Giuseppe Pantaleo moved all in from the small blind for 300,000.
Benson called and it was off to the races for Pantaleo’s tournament life with his 
up against Benson’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Benson’s pair wins the flip against Pantaleo. Pantaleo earned $69,080 for his efforts and Benson chipped up.
Williams Benson – 850,000 (28 bb)
Giuseppe Pantaleo – Eliminated
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 342
Average Stack: 1,368,000 (45 big blinds)
Dietrich Fast moved all in for 290,000 from the hijack and Adrian Mateos called from the cutoff.
Fast showed 
and was dominated by Mateos’ 
. The board ran out 
and Mateos’ jacks hold up to eliminate Mateos in 10th place.
Mateos moved over the 2 million chip mark and Fast took home $58,210 for his 10th place finish.
Adrian Mateos – 2,185,000 (73 bb)
Dietrich Fast – Eliminated
$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 600/1,200
Players Remaining: 35 of 79
Registration is now closed for Event 28, and the numbers are in.
A total of 79 entries were purchased for this Pot Limit Omaha event, generating a prizepool worth $158,000. That money will be shared by the final 9 players thusly:
1st: $47,400
2nd: $33,180
3rd: $21,330
4th: $15,800
5th: $11,850
6th: $9,480
7th: $7,900
8th: $6,320
9th: $4,740
The winner will also receive the glass trophy for this event, one of the last few trophies left to be handed out in this series.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 342
Average Stack: 1,368,000 (45 big blinds)
Dietrich Fast raised to 60,000 from middle position and Jared Jaffee moved all in from the hijack for 460,000. Action folded back to Fast, who called and the cards were tabled.
Fast showed 
, but was dominated by Jaffee’s 
. The board ran out clean for Jaffee as it came 
and Jaffee’s rockets hold up for the double up.
Jared Jaffee – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Dietrich Fast – 370,000 (12 bb)
$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Total Entries: 85
Joseph Cheong moved all in for 28,000 in middle position, and John Racener called in the big blind, putting him at risk.
Cheong: 
Racener:
The board ran out 
, and Racener won the pot with a pair of queens. Cheong was eliminated.
John Racener – 130,000 (26 bb)
Joseph Cheong – Eliminated
Every player begins their tournament with one goal in mind, win all the chips and take home the top prize. A noble concept, but there can be only one.
If you did manage to capture a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown title, there was a bonus prize in your future besides the big piece of the prize pool and a slick trophy.
Eric Harkins from Images Masters (IMPDI) is a tenured professional photographer who is in the ballroom for each event. He has captured some of the most iconic moments in poker history including this well-known shot of Chris Moneymaker. Harkins is the same gentleman who will take your winner’s photo for the world to see. The winner of each major event during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open receives a free 16×20 custom-framed print of that photo.
A winner’s photo trophy from one of the best in the business, a fine addition to any personal wall of fame.
Even if you aren’t a champion of a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown event, you can still pick up your own customized framed pictures from your time at the tables. IMPDI has plenty of options for making a great keepsake with 11×14, 16×20, and 20×24 frames available and you pick your photo(s).
Regular prints and picture CDs are also available plus the convenient IMPDI online shop once the series is complete.
Another great added value item for players in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.
Even with the great added value, at times players forget to pick up their extra reward. The following players have framed photos in the lobby and ready to be picked up.
Aleksander Shevelev – Event 3
Michael Laake – Event 4
Sagi Zommer – Event 5
Ruslan Dykshteyn – Event 9
Frederico Castaing – Event 10
Andre Crooks – Event 12
Vimy Ha – Event 13
Ryan Olisar – Event 15
Nalton Williams – Event 19
Artem Maksimov – Event 20
Jan Eric Schwippert – Event 24
Cinda Goodale – Ladies Champion
$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Total Entries: 85
Noah Schwartz looked down at an ace on the button and moved all in for 33,000. Steffen Sontheimer called in the small blind, showing . Schwartz and the rest of the table got to see his full hand at the same time, and he let out a sigh as he tabled a dominated .
The board ran out 
, and Sontheimer won the pot with trip eights. Schwartz was eliminated, though he still has about two hours to re-enter if he chooses to do so.
Steffen Sontheimer – 330,000 (66 bb)
Noah Schwartz – Eliminated
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
End of Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 342
Average Stack: 1,368,000 (57 bb)
The final ten players are on a 15-minute break, during which the orange T1,000 chips will be colored up and raced off.
Here’s how they’ll stack up when the new level begins:
Seat 1: Chino Rheem – 2,785,000 (93 bb)
Seat 2: Giuseppe Pantaleo – 485,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Lyle Vincent – 1,395,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Bryan Piccioli – 1,005,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Richard Leger – 2,445,000 (82 bb)
Seat 6: Dietrich Fast – 575,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Adrian Mateos – 1,330,000 (44 bb)
Seat 8: William Benson – 785,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Jared Jaffee – 550,000 (18 bb)
Seat 10: Aditya Prasetyo – 2,325,000 (78 bb)
$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Total Entries: 82
There are about 10 minutes left on the dinner break and then cards will get back in the air at the start of level 10. Here are a look at the top counts on the break: