Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

David Jackson min-raised from the button to 100,000, chipleader Randy Pfeifer reraised from the small blind to 375,000, and Jackson moved all in for about 1.1 or 1.2 million.

Pfeifer snap-called with , and Jackson turned over . Jackson needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Pfeifer to win the pot and eliminate Jackson from the tournament.

Randy Pfeifer  –  6,650,000  (133 bb)
David Jackson  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($40,000)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.94 million (39 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Randy Pfeifer raised UTG+1, John Spadavecchia moved all in from the cutoff for 435,000, and Pfeifer called with . Spadavecchia turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Spadavecchia paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

John Spadavecchia  –  985,000  (20 bb)
Randy Pfeifer  –  5,425,000  (109 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Michel Bittan came back from the break with just three big blinds, and he was just eliminated in 16th place.

Michel Bittan  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($35,000)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.8 million (36 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Here are the official chip counts from the break, along with the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Rick Alvarado  –  1,220,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Christoph Csik  –  2,265,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Omar Zazay  –  495,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Paul Volpe  –  2,140,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Gordon Vayo  –  1,745,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6.  Lawrence Moccia  –  945,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Vladimir Mezheritsky  –  1,455,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Michel Bittan  –  170,000  (3 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Tim Seidensticker  –  750,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  John Spadavecchia  –  310,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  2,205,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Marc Macdonnell  –  1,830,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Brian Phillis  –  1,285,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  David Jackson  –  2,510,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,930,000  (119 bb)
Seat 9.  Dan Colman  –  3,320,000  (66 bb)

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:  $35,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

The players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a 5,000 ante.

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.7 million (34 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the field is down to the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s televised final table.

These players are all guaranteed at least $35,000, and the next pay jump is $40,000 for 15th place.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

Paul Volpe raised under the gun to 85,000, Gordon Vayo called UTG+1, and Christoph Csik reraised from the small blind to 300,000. Volpe folded, and Vayo moved all in for 1,265,000.

Csik tanked for a while before he folded, and Vayo took the pot.

Gordon Vayo  –  1,730,000  (43 bb)
Paul Volpe  –  2,000,000  (50 bb)
Christoph Csik  –  2,215,000  (55 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

Tim Seidensticker was all-in on the hijack holding and David Jackson had him covered with in the hole UTG. The board was dealt and Seidensticker doubled up to survive with 550,000. Jackson was down to 480,000 after the hand.