$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342

Day 2 of the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale came to an end just after the re-draw with three tables remaining and it’s Chino Rheem that is leading the final 27 players.

There were 179 players that bagged from Day 1 and another 21 players late registered before the day started. Once cards got in the air at noon, registration was closed and the original field size was finalized at 342.

This generated a prizepool of $3.249 million and a first place prize of $705,885 with the top 43 finishers earning a payday. The bubble burst late in the day when Tom Thomas and Asher Conniff busted on the same hand to give the rest of the field a payday.

Eric Baldwin, Sam Soverel, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Faraz Jaka, Cate Hall and Matt Berkey were among the players who were eliminated before the day’s end, but finished in the money.

Soverel and Hall are both still in the $3,500 Main Event that resumes on Wednesday with 10 players remaining.

The remaining 27 players are all guaranteed a cash of at least $23,865 and will come back on Tuesday at noon to play down to the final six players before bagging up for the night.

Here is a look at the seat map and chip counts for the start of play on Tuesday:

Table 7

Seat 1: Adam Schwartz – 231,000
Seat 2: Giuseppe Pantaleo – 517,000
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 442,000
Seat 4: Anthony Zinno – 274,000
Seat 5: David Paredes – 1,100,000
Seat 6: Aditya Prasetyo – 906,000
Seat 7: Jon Borenstein – 178,000
Seat 8: Ben Zamani – 280,000
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 410,000

Table 8

Seat 1: Eddy Sabat – 35,000
Seat 2: Lyle Vincent – 205,000
Seat 3: Chino Rheem – 1,205,000
Seat 4: Tim West – 136,000
Seat 5: Dietrich Fast – 1,070,000
Seat 6: Jared Jaffee – 925,000
Seat 7: Qasem Jamhour – 299,000
Seat 8: Bryan Piccioli – 314,000
Seat 9: Noah Bronstein – 104,000

Table 16

Seat 1: Justin Zaki – 546,000
Seat 2: William Benson – 466,000
Seat 3: Sergii Baranov – 365,000
Seat 4: Jon Turner – 440,000
Seat 5: Brent Roberts – 673,000
Seat 6: Jonathan Little – 504,000
Seat 7: Adrian Mateos – 1,016,000
Seat 8: Adam Levy – 611,000
Seat 9: James Hughes – 153,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (63 big blinds)

The final four hands were played out at each table, and Day 2 has come to a close. A recap of the day’s action will be published shortly.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (63 big blinds)

On the final hand of the night, Anthony Zinno moved all in for 125,000, and Aditya Prasetyo called to put him at risk.

Zinno:
Prasetyo:

The board ran out , and Zinno doubled up with trip kings.

Anthony Zinno – 274,000 (34 bb)
Aditya Prasetyo – 906,000 (113 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 272

With 21:29 remaining in level 14, the tournament was stopped and the clock was paused because they had reached 10% of the original starting field.

The 272 players was trimmed down to 27 and it’s Chien Chiu leading the field with 244,500 in chips. John Cummings is his closest competitor with 205,000 in chips and is the only other player above the 200,000 chip mark.

The survivors of Day 1A will combine with the survivors of Day 1B, which takes place on Tuesday, to play Day 2 on Wednesday.

Here is a look at the chip counts for the survivors:

Chien Chiu – 244,500
John Cummings: 205,000
Xiaoyan Wang – 199,000
Vasile Schita – 179,900
Hector Chevailier – 167,700
Guillaume Darcourt – 160,000
Martin Robbins – 155,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 152,500
Albert Green – 137,000
Corey Hochman – 118,500
Jorgie Chavez – 116,300
John Magnetta – 111,000
Azary Tamara – 96,500
Edina Pantinchin – 82,000
Anibal Rodriguez – 63,900
Elliott Zaydman – 62,000
Kimberly Jones – 55,000
Mark Shulla – 52,600
David Feller – 50,500
Megan Endres – 48,500
Gamminco Caspare – 48,300
Bill Stanton – 44,800
Scott Cowan – 41,000
Juli Bindelglass – 40,000
Artur Chimchriar – 35,500
Edgardo Rosario – 27,500
Brian Hardy – 24,500

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 342
Average Stack: 489,000 (61 big blinds)

Justin Kruger was all in for about 140,000 preflop, and Giuseppe Pantaleo put him at risk with the covering stack and a dominating pair.

Kruger:
Pantaleo:

The board ran out , and Pantaleo’s jacks held to earn him the knockout. Kruger was eliminated in 28th place, and the 27 remaining players redrew for new seats around the final three tables.

Giuseppe Pantaleo – 530,000 (66 bb)
Justin Kruger – Eliminated

$570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 257
Average Stack: 385,500

The $570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack event is down to the final 10 players and they have re-drawn for seats at the final table.

Robert Transue is leading the final 10 players with 820,000 in chips and at his second final table of the series. Everybody is guaranteed a payout of at least $1,671, but they are all shooting for the $35,971 first place prize.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Robert “Papa Bear” Transue – 820,000
Seat 2: Seville Hale – 550,000
Seat 3: Vincent Procopio – 493,000
Seat 4: Paul Balzano – 700,000
Seat 5: Nissim Vaknin – 232,000
Seat 6: Aaron Thomas – 310,000
Seat 7: Wally Maddah – 145,000
Seat 8: Ben Palmer – 280,000
Seat 9: Jerry Humphrey – 234,000
Seat 10: Mohammad Jaafar – 80,000

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $35,971
2nd: $21,203
3rd: $12,208
4th: $9,985
5th: $7,710
6th: $6,425
7th: $5,140
8th: $3,855
9th: $2,570
10th: $1,671

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

Charbel Azzi open-shoved for 70,000 in early position, and Jon Turner called from the small blind, putting Azzi at risk.

Azzi:
Turner:

The flop was bad news for Azzi, but he picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river was the , though, and Turner improved to a full house to earn the knockout. Azzi was eliminated in 30th place.

Jon Turner – 502,000 (63 bb)
Charbel Azzi – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

On the turn with the board reading , Brent Roberts got his last 230,000 into the middle  out of the big blind against Sergii Baranov on the button.

Baranov showed and needed to fill up against Robert’s . Baranov failed to fill up on the river card and Roberts doubled up, taking a good chunk of Baranov’s chips in the process.

Brent Roberts – 560,000
Sergii Baranov – 325,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 342
Average Stack: 441,000 (55 big blinds)

Eddy Sabat moved all in for 59,000 in early position, and Ben Zamani called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Sabat:
Zamani:

“Just put the five ball out there,” Sabat pleaded with the dealer, who obliged. The board ran out , and Sabat flopped a set of fives to double up.

Eddy Sabat – 128,000 (16 bb)
Ben Zamani – 95,000 (12 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 342
Average Stack: 390,000 (39 big blinds)

On a flop of , Sam Soverel got all in for about 250,000 from the big blind against Sergii Baranov on the button.

Baranov tabled , good for top pair and was in the lead against Soverel’s , giving him bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn was the , diminishing Soverel’s outs by a few and the river was the to give the pot to Baranov and eliminate Soverel.

Baranov dragged the pot and moves near the million chip mark. Soverel hit the rail in 37th place for $16,525.

Sergii Baranov – 900,000