Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

With the board showing on the turn, Christoph Csik checked under the gun, Randy Pfeifer bet 230,000 from the button, and Csik called.

The river card was the , Csik checked, Pfeifer bet 330,000, and Csik tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded. Pfeifer showed for a flopped club flush as he took the pot.

Randy Pfeifer  –  2,980,000  (99 bb)
Christoph Csik  –  1,550,000  (52 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Brannon Sawyer was all in preflop for 620,000 holding , and Christoph Csik called with . The board was dealt and Sawyer doubled to 1.3 million. Csik was down to 1.78 million after the hand.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Kristopher Bradshaw raised all in preflop for 370,000 on the small blind, and Brannon Sawyer called on the big blind. The two players then tabled their hands.

Bradshaw:
Sawyer:

Board:

Bradshaw doubled up to survive with close to 800,000 and Sawyer was left with 600,000 after the hand.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

After a flop of , William McKown bet from the small blind, Randy Pfeifer moved all in from the big blind, and McKown called with J-8 for a pair of eights. Pfeifer turned over for a heart flush draw, and McKown needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn was the , the river was the , and Pfeifer rivered a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate McKown from the tournament.

Randy Pfeifer  –  2,175,000  (73 bb)
William McKown  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($32,500)

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.36 million (45 big blinds).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Travell Thomas was all in from the hijack for about 380,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Brannon Sawyer in the small blind.

The board came — Sawyer turned an ace-high flush, but there was a still a miracle out for Thomas if the river card completed the straight flush on the board. It did not, and Thomas was eliminated in 22nd place.

Brannon Sawyer  –  950,000  (32 bb)
Travell Thomas  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($30,000)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Ari Engel was all in preflop for 5,000 and three other players came along to see the flop dealt for 60,000 a pop. The three players checked thru to the turn, which fell , and then Rick Alvarado opened the action with a bet of 100,000 under the gun.

Michael Bittan and Vlad Mezheritsky both folded and the two remaining players revealed their hands. Engel held and he was behind the of Alvarado. The river delivered the and that was it for Engel, who was eliminated from the tournament. Alvarado stacked up 1.6 million after the hand.

Rick Alvarado  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Ari Engel  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($30,000)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Ari Engel reraised to 210,000 on the cutoff preflop and action was back on the original raiser Vlad Mezheritsky UTG. He reraised all in for 980,000 and Engel tanked for a minute before calling. The two players then revealed their hands.

Mezheristeky:
Engel:

Board:

Mezheritsky doubled up to 2 million and Engel was crippled with just 10,000 remaining after the hand.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Alberto Rodriguez was just eliminated in 24th place by Brian Phillis. No further details are available.

Brian Phillis  –  2,450,000  (82 bb)
Alberto Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($30,000)