$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 261

Scott Zakheim moved all in under-the-gun for 79,000 and Natasha Barbour called from middle position. Mark Wahba moved all in from the hijack for 131,000 and Casey Yontz moved all in on the button for 234,000.

Action got back to Barbour, who asked for all of the different counts and then went into the tank.

“I guess whoever wins this pot wins the tournament, right?” joked Barbour. “Isn’t that how it goes?”

Barbour takes a minute and then folds pocket sevens face-up.

“They have been good to you this tournament,” said Zakheim.

Zakheim showed , Wahba tabled and Yontz was in the lead with his .

“At least my ace is live,” said Wahba.

The board ran out and Yontz’s kings hold up to eliminate two players and shoot up the chip counts.

Wahba had more chips, so he gets the higher finish, taking 14th and Zakheim earned a 15th place. Both players netted $2,785 regardless of their finish.

Casey Yontz – 425,000
Scott Zakheim – Eliminated
Mark Wahba – Eiminated

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 124

Jason Taylor was responsible for Nick Sortal’s eighth-place elimination.

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 124

Niall Farrell was relieved of most of his chips at the hands of Kory Swekla, when the latter’s out-flopped Farrell’s .

On the next hand, Farrell got his short stack in with against Swekla’s pocket kings. Shannon Shorr committed his own short stack with jack-high, and the board ran out in Swekla’s favor to earn him the double knockout.

Farrell began the hand with slightly more chips, so he was awarded the higher finishing position.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000
Players Remaining: 15 of 261

Brian Altman moved all in from the hijack for 145,000 and Natasha Barbour called out of the small blind and was all in for 120,000.

Altman showed and was flipping with Barbour’s . The board ran out and Barbour rivered a set after Altman turned a jack to double up.

Altman is left severely short and Barbour doubles up to about an average stack.

Natasha Barbour – 256,000
Brian Altman – 25,000

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 124

Right near the tail end of Level 16, the field was reduced to ten players, setting the final table. Jason Taylor is among the final ten, and he’s the man to beat this evening Here’s how he and the rest of the finalists stack up:

Seat 1: Jessica Dawley – 253,000
Seat 2: Amir Babakhani – 80,000
Seat 3: Kory Swekla – 36,000
Seat 4: John Virga – 300,000
Seat 5: Shannon Shorr – 38,000
Seat 6: Nick Sortal – 49,000
Seat 7: Jason Taylor – 250,000
Seat 8: Thomas Albaugh Jr. – 78,000
Seat 9: Andy Slater – 76,000
Seat 10: Niall Farrell – 74,000

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 124

The 124 entries for this event have raised $17,360 for the Jason Taylor Foundation, putting the same amount for the prizepool, as well. The prizepool will be shared by the final 18 players thusly:

1st: $5,035
2nd: $2,951
3rd: $1,736
4th: $1,389
5th: $1,042
6th: $868
7th: $694
8th: $521
9th: $391
10th-12th: $347
13th-15th: $304
16th-18th: $260

In addition, the following prizes are added for those who make the final table:

1st: $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Seat
2nd: Hard Rock Resort Package (Mexico or other destination)
3rd: Party Like a Rock Star Basket – Beach Boys
4th: Party Like a Rock Star Basket – Hendrix Experience
5th: Party Like a Rock Star Basket – War
6th: Party Like a Rock Star Basket – Alonzo Mourning
7th: Hard Rock Goodie Basket & Hotel Experience
8th: Monster Headphones
9th: WPT Chip Set

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #14
$570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Total Entries: 312
Prizepool: 156,000 

Michael Mizrachi added yet another title to his lengthy list of poker accomplishments on Tuesday.

Mizrachi took down the $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max in impressive fashion, holding the chip lead for almost all of the late stages of the tournament. He bested a field of 312 players and Steve Karp heads-up to take home the trophy and $32,899.

“I felt unstoppable,” said Mizrachi. “I couldn’t lose a hand. When that goes out your way and you’re playing well, you can’t lose.”

Mizrachi is a long-time professional poker player with just shy of $15 million in tournament earnings. He’s got four WSOP bracelets to his name with two wins in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, two WPT titles, as well as making the November Nine in 2010.

The South Florida native has done everything a player can in the poker world, but nothing can motivate him more than a little bit of sibling rivalry.

His brother Robert, a successful pro with multiple WSOP bracelets of his own, was part of a four-way chop in the $570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry the day before. Robert took home $174,700 and a second place finish. Michael wanted to one-up him and take this tournament down.

“I just showed Rob the way you do it without a chop,” said Mizrachi with a laugh. “It was cool. It was awesome. I was rooting for my brother and it made me feel much better. He won and there was confidence, you know?

“The Mizrachis are doing well. It’s nice the next day to pull one off right after him. It’s pretty cool.”

The Mizrachi family is synonymous with the South Florida poker scene. Michael was one of the first pros to come from the area and take down major titles.

Getting to play in his back yard was an added advantage to Mizrachi. Getting to sleep in his own bed at night and not bounce in and out of hotel rooms only helped his game.

“I mean it’s great cause I’m only three miles from here,” said Mizrachi. “It’s nice that I’m just down the block. I don’t have to jup on a plane and travel 10 hours to get back home. It’s just awesome that I can take my car back home. Home court is always in your favor.”

Here is a look at the final table results:

1st: Michael Mizrachi – $32,899
2nd: Steve Karp – $22,308
3rd: Jay Romano – $14,586
4th: John Dollinger – $11,638
5th: Kobi Ribak – $8,736
6th: Almog Biton – $6,724

Event 14 Final Results

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 124

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 124

Registration is closed for this charity event with 124 entries on the board. The numbers are still being finalized by the tournament staff, but it looks like more than $17,000 will have been raised for the Jason Taylor Foundation from the prizepool alone.

The prizepool and the list of silent auction winner will be published shortly.

$300 Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Event
Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 119

This event is being run cooperatively between the WPT Foundation and the Jason Taylor Foundation, and the WPT family has come out in support this evening.

In addition to the staff and talent, there are a couple WPT Champions Club members in the house, as well.