Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

After a flop of , Alberto Rodriguez checked the hijack, Anthony Zinno bet 77,000 from the cutoff, and Rodriguez check-raised to 180,000.

Zinno tanked for a while before he moved all in for 406,000. Then it was Rodriguez’s turn to tank, and he tanked for several minutes before he called with a similar chip stack and turned over for two pair. But Zinno turned over for a set of kings.

The turn was — the .

The entire table reacted loudly as Rodriguez took the lead with a full house, aces full of queens. Only the case king could save Zinno now.

The river card was the .

Rodriguez won the pot with his full house, and when the chip stacks were counted down, Rodriguez had Zinno covered by 11,000 (417K to 406K). Zinno was eliminated in 48th place.

Zinno has been on an incredibly hot run lately, winning two WPT titles earlier this year, winning the WPT’s Player of the Year award, and picking up his first WSOP bracelet this summer.

Rodriguez raised his arms in the air and shouted to a friend on the rail: “I did it! I beat the Zinno! I lucked out, but I beat him!”

Alberto Rodriguez  –  1,000,000  (63 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated in 48th Place  ($20,000)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

With the final board showing on the river, Michel Bittan moved all in from middle position for 195,000, and Joseph Cheong tanked for a while before he called.

Bittan said something along the lines of, “Should I go with the straight, or the flush?” as he turned over for an ace-high flush (and a meaningless ace-high straight). Cheong mucked, but since it was an all-in situation, the dealer flipped over his cards to reveal for two pair, kings and sixes.

Michel Bittan  –  850,000  (53 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  645,000  (40 bb)

With 51 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 534,000 (33 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Level 19 comes to an end, and Level 20 begins with increased blinds of 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante. Play continues without a break, and this will be the last level of the night.

With 58 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 470,000 (29 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Jose Gonzalez limped UTG+1 for 12,000, Paul Volpe raised from the hijack to 30,000, and Gonzalez limp-raised to 70,000. Volpe called.

The flop came , and Gonzalez moved all in. Volpe called with for a set of tens, and Gonzalez turned over A-A for an overpair. Gonzalez needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Volpe won the pot with a full house, tens full of threes, to eliminate Gonzalez in 60th place.

Paul Volpe  –  810,000  (68 bb)
Jose Gonzalez  –  Eliminated in 60th Place  ($17,500)

With 59 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 461,000 (38 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Eddy Sabat moved all in from the cutoff for 70,000, Marc Macdonnell moved all in over the top from the small blind, and the big blind folded.

Sabat turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Macdonnell’s .

The board came , and Macdonnell won the pot with his ace to eliminate Sabat in 61st place.

Marc Macdonnell  –  1,480,000  (123 bb)
Eddy Sabat  –  Eliminated in 61st Place  ($17,500)

With 60 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 455,000 (38 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Kunal Patel raised UTG+1, and a player who just came over from a broken table to assume the big blind moved all in. Patel called all in for 211,000 with , and the new player in the big blind turned over .

The board came , and Patel turned quad tens to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking his unfortunate opponent down to just 45,000 in chips (4 big blinds).

Kunal Patel  –  211,000  (18 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Kunal Patel raised from middle position, Ari Engel reraised from middle position, and Patel called. The flop came , Patel checked, Engel bet 55,000, and Patel check-raised to 130,000. Engel thought for a bit before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Patel moved all in, and Engel snap-called all in for 307,000 with — a full house, tens full of sixes. Patel showed for a heart flush, and Engel won the pot to double up.

Ari Engel  –  1,055,000  (88 bb)
Kunal Patel  –  215,000  (18 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Jeff Griffiths raised from the hijack to 30,000, Ari Engel reraised from the button to 80,000, and Griffiths moved all in for 291,000. Engel tanked for a while before he called with , and Griffiths turned over .

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Griffiths to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeff Griffiths  –  616,000  (51 bb)
Ari Engel  –  440,000  (37 bb)

With 63 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 432,000 (36 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Tournaments should be single entry.More amateurs deep in which is better for everybody.And run better postlims immediately after like @shrpo

— Joseph Cheong (@subiime) August 17, 2015

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Here are updated chip stacks for notable players from the break, including everyone with at least 600,000 in chips:

1.  Rick Alvarado  –  1,113,000
2.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,037,000
3.  Marc Macdonnell  –  962,000
4.  Dan Colman  –  948,000
5.  Joseph Couden  –  934,000
6.   Joe Kuether  –  875,000
7.  C. Csik  –  871,000
8.  Randy Pfeifer  –  838,000
9.  Ari Engel  –  769,000
10.  Lucas Fauth  –  757,000
11.  Karen Onheiser  –  745,000
12.  Neil Blumenfield  –  645,000
13.  Kunal Patel  –  619,000
14.  Anthony Zinno  –  605,000

Travell Thomas  –  596,000
Alberto Rodriguez  –  496,000
Luis Santoni  –  491,000
Thayer Rasmussen  –  487,000
David DiBernardi  –  478,000
Paul Volpe  –  471,000
Ronald Fernandez  –  457,000
Jose Gonzalez  –  448,000
Harry Cullen  –  402,000
James Gilbert  –  396,000
Michel Bittan  –  367,000
David Jackson  –  362,000
Brian Phillis  –  358,000
John Spadavecchia  –  356,000
Jeff Griffiths  –  335,000
Daniel Buzgon  –  307,000
Hunter Cichy  –  265,000
James Salmon  –  259,000
Vlad Mezheritsky  –  239,000
Mike Linster  –  221,000
Ronnie Bardah  –  213,000
Jimmy Tran  –  201,000
Gordon Vayo  –  174,000
Danny Shiff  –  151,000
Ryan Rivers  –  148,000
Vinny Trinh  –  136,000
Eddy Sabat  –  122,000
Ryan Tepen  –  120,000
Jose Silva  –  51,000