Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Evan Panesis was all in from the cutoff for 219,000 with 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against defending SHRPO Champion Dan Colman’s 
in the big blind.
The board blanked out for Colman, and the pocket tens held up for Panesis to win the pot and double up in chips.
Evan Panesis – 500,000 (25 bb)
Dan Colman – 1,100,000 (55 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Ronald Fernandez was all in from the big blind for 292,000 with 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Marc Macdonnell’s 
in middle position.
The board came 
, and Fernandez won the pot with two pair, aces and kings, to double up in chips.
Ronald Fernandez – 675,000 (34 bb)
Marc Macdonnell – 1,130,000 (57 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Joe Kuether was all in with 
in the hole and Christoph Csik had him covered holding . The board was dealt 
and Kuether was eliminated on the hand in 42nd place, good for $22,500. Csik stacked 1,825,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Pablo Ortiz was the first player to bust today, finishing 43rd.
Pablo Ortiz – Eliminated in 43rd Place ($22,500)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Cards are in the air on Day 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event. Blinds begin at 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante for the start of Level 21. The field will play down to the final table of nine today from 43 returning players, and we will have all of the action for you here. Shuffle up and deal!
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship had 303 players return for Day 2 with 43 advancing to Day 3.
| Table | Seat | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | ST | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | JEFFREY | GRIFFITHS | ALAMEDA | CA | 551,000 |
| 6 | 2 | DANIEL | BUZGON | MARLTON | NJ | 271,000 |
| 6 | 3 | JAMES | GILBERT | BENSALEM | PA | 200,000 |
| 6 | 4 | LAWRENCE | MOCCIA | PEMBROKE PINES | FL | 199,000 |
| 6 | 5 | CHENG | LIU | HENDERSON | NV | 565,000 |
| 6 | 6 | WILLIAM | MCKOWN | SURFSIDE BEACH | SC | 393,000 |
| 6 | 7 | OMAR | ZAZAY | RICHARDSON | TX | 266,000 |
| 6 | 8 | ALBERTO | RODRIGUEZ | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 949,000 |
| 6 | 9 | JOHN | SPADAVECCHIA | LIGHTHOUSE POINT | FL | 527,000 |
| 7 | 1 | MARC | MAC DONNELL | DUBLIN | 1,495,000 | |
| 7 | 2 | DAVID | JACKSON | JONESBORO | GA | 249,000 |
| 7 | 3 | JAMES | SALMON | PLANTATION | FL | 174,000 |
| 7 | 4 | LUIS | SANTONI | PEMBROKE PNES | FL | 346,000 |
| 7 | 5 | THAYER | RASMUSSEN | SAINT PETERSBURG | FL | 710,000 |
| 7 | 6 | RONALD | FERNANDEZ | HIALEAH | FL | 303,000 |
| 7 | 7 | KAREN | ONHEISER | SEBRING | FL | 360,000 |
| 7 | 8 | RONNIE | BARDAH | MIAMI | FL | 197,000 |
| 7 | 9 | GORDON | VAYO | BLOOMINGTON | IL | 358,000 |
| 8 | 1 | ARMAN | SOGOMONIAN | LOS ANGELES | CA | 785,000 |
| 8 | 2 | LUCAS | FAUTH | VIAMAO | 910,000 | |
| 8 | 3 | ADITYA | PRASETYO | CAMBRIDGE | MA | 623,000 |
| 8 | 4 | RICK | ALVARADO | LAS VEGAS | NV | 2,011,000 |
| 8 | 5 | TRAVELL | THOMAS | BUFFALO | NY | 425,000 |
| 8 | 6 | BRIAN | PHILLIS | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | 1,385,000 |
| 8 | 7 | VLADISLAV | MEZHERITSKY | AVENTURA | FL | 298,000 |
| 8 | 8 | HARRY | CULLEN | HOUSTON | TX | 285,000 |
| 8 | 9 | NEIL | BLUMENFIELD | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | 270,000 |
| 15 | 1 | MICHEL | BITTAN | MIAMI BEACH | FL | 856,000 |
| 15 | 3 | EVAN | PANESIS | ST PETERSBURG | FL | 474,000 |
| 15 | 4 | JOSEPH | KUETHER | LAS VEGAS | NV | 347,000 |
| 15 | 5 | ANTHONY | MAIO | JAMISON | PA | 539,000 |
| 15 | 6 | ARI | ENGEL | LAS VEGAS | NV | 1,142,000 |
| 15 | 7 | DANIEL | COLMAN | HOLDEN | MA | 966,000 |
| 15 | 8 | CHRISTOPH | CSIK | MARTINSVILLE | NJ | 1,100,000 |
| 15 | 9 | PABLO | ORTIZ | ORANGE PARK | FL | 419,000 |
| 16 | 1 | TIM | SEIDENSTICKER | MIAMI | FL | 733,000 |
| 16 | 2 | PAUL | VOLPE | WEST CHESTER | PA | 997,000 |
| 16 | 3 | JOSEPH | COUDEN II | BLACKLICK | OH | 1,369,000 |
| 16 | 4 | RANDALL | PFEIFER | LANCASTER | NY | 986,000 |
| 16 | 6 | JOSEPH | CHEONG | LAS VEGAS | NV | 709,000 |
| 16 | 7 | KRISTOPHER | BRADSHAW | JACKSON | MI | 399,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Brannon | SAWYER | PALM BCH GDNS | FL | 692,000 |
| 16 | 9 | MICHAEL | YAW | ARLINGTON | TX | 359,000 |
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship had 303 players return for Day 2 with 43 advancing to Day 3.
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | ST | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK | ALVARADO | LAS VEGAS | NV | 2,011,000 |
| MARC | MAC DONNELL | DUBLIN | 1,495,000 | |
| BRIAN | PHILLIS | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | 1,385,000 |
| JOSEPH | COUDEN II | BLACKLICK | OH | 1,369,000 |
| ARI | ENGEL | LAS VEGAS | NV | 1,142,000 |
| CHRISTOPH | CSIK | MARTINSVILLE | NJ | 1,100,000 |
| PAUL | VOLPE | WEST CHESTER | PA | 997,000 |
| RANDALL | PFEIFER | LANCASTER | NY | 986,000 |
| DANIEL | COLMAN | HOLDEN | MA | 966,000 |
| ALBERTO | RODRIGUEZ | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 949,000 |
| LUCAS | FAUTH | VIAMAO | 910,000 | |
| MICHEL | BITTAN | MIAMI BEACH | FL | 856,000 |
| ARMAN | SOGOMONIAN | LOS ANGELES | CA | 785,000 |
| TIM | SEIDENSTICKER | MIAMI | FL | 733,000 |
| THAYER | RASMUSSEN | SAINT PETERSBURG | FL | 710,000 |
| JOSEPH | CHEONG | LAS VEGAS | NV | 709,000 |
| Brannon | SAWYER | PALM BCH GDNS | FL | 692,000 |
| ADITYA | PRASETYO | CAMBRIDGE | MA | 623,000 |
| CHENG | LIU | HENDERSON | NV | 565,000 |
| JEFFREY | GRIFFITHS | ALAMEDA | CA | 551,000 |
| ANTHONY | MAIO | JAMISON | PA | 539,000 |
| JOHN | SPADAVECCHIA | LIGHTHOUSE POINT | FL | 527,000 |
| EVAN | PANESIS | ST PETERSBURG | FL | 474,000 |
| TRAVELL | THOMAS | BUFFALO | NY | 425,000 |
| PABLO | ORTIZ | ORANGE PARK | FL | 419,000 |
| KRISTOPHER | BRADSHAW | JACKSON | MI | 399,000 |
| WILLIAM | MCKOWN | SURFSIDE BEACH | SC | 393,000 |
| KAREN | ONHEISER | SEBRING | FL | 360,000 |
| MICHAEL | YAW | ARLINGTON | TX | 359,000 |
| GORDON | VAYO | BLOOMINGTON | IL | 358,000 |
| JOSEPH | KUETHER | LAS VEGAS | NV | 347,000 |
| LUIS | SANTONI | PEMBROKE PNES | FL | 346,000 |
| RONALD | FERNANDEZ | HIALEAH | FL | 303,000 |
| VLADISLAV | MEZHERITSKY | AVENTURA | FL | 298,000 |
| HARRY | CULLEN | HOUSTON | TX | 285,000 |
| DANIEL | BUZGON | MARLTON | NJ | 271,000 |
| NEIL | BLUMENFIELD | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | 270,000 |
| OMAR | ZAZAY | RICHARDSON | TX | 266,000 |
| DAVID | JACKSON | JONESBORO | GA | 249,000 |
| JAMES | GILBERT | BENSALEM | PA | 200,000 |
| LAWRENCE | MOCCIA | PEMBROKE PINES | FL | 199,000 |
| RONNIE | BARDAH | MIAMI | FL | 197,000 |
| JAMES | SALMON | PLANTATION | FL | 174,000 |
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Day 2 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open comes to an end with 43 players remaining from the field of 907. The chipleader is Rick Alvarado (who lives in Las Vegas but is originally from Ontario, California), who is on a hot streak as he just won SHRPO Event 16 three days ago. You can read more about Alvarado’s victory by clicking here.
Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon in the same tournament room, with one-hour levels. When the field reaches the final three tables (27 players), the levels will increase to 90 minutes. Day 3 will play for as long as it takes to reach the final nine players for Tuesday’s televised final table.
Here are the official chip counts for the final 43 players, as the blinds will start tomorrow at 10,000-20,000 (3,000 ante).
1. Rick Alvarado – 2,011,000 (101 bb)
2. Mark MacDonnell – 1,495,000 (75 bb)
3. Brian Phillis – 1,385,000 (69 bb)
4. Joseph Couden – 1,369,000 (68 bb)
5. Ari Engel – 1,142,000 (57 bb)
6. Chris Csik – 1,100,000 (55 bb)
7. Paul Volpe – 997,000 (50 bb)
8. Randy Pfeifer – 986,000 (49 bb)
9. Daniel Colman – 966,000 (48 bb)
10. Alberto Rodriguez – 949,000 (47 bb)
11. Lucas Fauth – 910,000 (46 bb)
12. Michel Bittan – 856,000 (43 bb)
13. Arman Sogomonian – 785,000 (39 bb)
14. Tim Seidensticker – 733,000 (37 bb)
15. Thayer Rasmussen – 710,000 (36 bb)
16. Joseph Cheong – 709,000 (35 bb)
17. Brannon Sawyer – 692,000 (35 bb)
AVERAGE – 633,000 (32 bb)
18. Aditya Prasetyo – 623,000 (31 bb)
19. Cheng Liu – 565,000 (28 bb)
20. Jeff Griffiths – 551,000 (28 bb)
21. Anthony Maio – 539,000 (27 bb)
22. John Spadavecchia – 527,000 (26 bb)
23. Evan Panesis – 474,000 (24 bb)
24. Travell Thomas – 425,000 (21 bb)
25. Pablo Ortiz – 419,000 (21 bb)
26. Kristophner Bradshaw – 399,000 (20 bb)
27. William McKown – 393,000 (20 bb)
28. Karen Onheiser – 370,000 (19 bb)
29. Michael Yaw – 359,000 (18 bb)
30. Gordon Vayo – 358,000 (18 bb)
31. Joe Kuether – 347,000 (17 bb)
32. Luis Santoni – 346,000 (17 bb)
33. Ronald Fernandez – 303,000 (15 bb)
34. Vlad Mezheritsky – 298,000 (15 bb)
35. Harry Cullen – 285,000 (14 bb)
36. Daniel Buzgon – 271,000 (14 bb)
37. Neil Blumenfield – 270,000 (14 bb)
38. Omar Zazay – 266,000 (13 bb)
39. David Jackson – 249,000 (12 bb)
40. James Gilbert – 200,000 (10 bb)
41. Lawrence Moccia – 199,000 (10 bb)
42. Ronnie Bardah – 197,000 (10 bb)
43. James Salmon – 174,000 (9 bb)
Here’s the remaining prizepool:
1st: $1,000,000
2nd: $575,000
3rd: $310,000
4th: $220,000
5th: $180,000
6th: $150,000
7th: $125,000
8th: $100,000
9th: $75,000
10th-12th: $50,000
13th-15th: $40,000
16th-18th: $35,000
19th-21st: $32,500
22nd-24th: $30,000
25th-27th: $27,500
28th-36th: $25,000
37th-43rd: $22,500
Return to SHRPO.com tomorrow at 12:00 noon ET for continuing coverage as these players keep battling for the $1 million first prize.
Sorry to disappoint , we aren’t in the 1 millions anymore. #webagged2million #SHRPO mainevent #chipleader
— Rick Alvarado (@KudosPokes) August 17, 2015
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
In one of the final hands of the night, Travell Thomas was given a penalty for grabbing and revealing Marc Macdonnell’s mucked cards. It appeared to be a preflop raise or reraise by Macdonnell to take the pot, and Thomas picked up the cards to see what they were.
A floorperson was immediately called over, and Thomas was given a one-round penalty to finish out the night. His penalty will carry over to the beginning of play tomorrow as he must sit out the first several hands.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
In one of the final hands of the night, Vinny Trinh moved all in from the button for 128,000, and John Spadavecchia called from the small blind with . Trinh turned over 
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Spadavecchia paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Trinh in 45th place.
John Spadavecchia – 527,000 (33 bb)
Vinny Trinh – Eliminated in 45th Place ($22,500)