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

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Brian Phillis  –  2,255,000  (75 bb)
Seat 3.  Gordon Vayo  –  1,655,000  (55 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Seidensticker  –  835,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Lucas Fauth  –  675,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Marc Macdonnell  –  2,850,000  (95 bb)
Seat 7.  Alberto Rodriguez  –  170,000  (6 bb)
Seat 8.  John Spadavecchia  –  930,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9.  Dan Colman  –  1,400,000  (47 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Ari Engel  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,735,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Michel Bittan  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  David Jackson  –  455,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  965,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Rick Alvarado  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Seat 8.  Lawrence Moccia  –  890,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Paul Volpe  –  1,195,000  (40 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Christoph Csik  –  2,105,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2.  Kristopher Bradshaw  –  495,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Brannon Sawyer  –  600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  William McKown  –  605,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Randy Pfeifer  –  1,510,000  (50 bb)
Seat 6.  Omar Zazay  –  670,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  James Gilbert  –  800,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Travell Thomas  –  715,000  (24 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-18th:  $35,000
19th-21st:  $32,500
22nd-24th:  $30,000

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

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a 5,000 ante. From this point forward, all levels will be 90 minutes long.

With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.13 milion (38 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the field is down to the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s televised final table.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Luis Santoni was just eliminated in 25th place by Gordon Vayo. No further details are available.

Gordon Vayo  –  1,675,000  (70 bb)
Luis Santoni  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($27,500)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante

The money bubble has burst over in the $1 million guaranteed event, and the remaining 68 players will now all take home at least $4,450 in prize money. Mukul Pahuja helped bust the bubble when he made a straight to top the pocket kings of his opponent.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Ronnie Bardah was all in preflop for about five big blinds with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Gordon Vayo’s .

The board came , and Vayo won the pot with trip aces to eliminate Bardah from the tournament.

Gordon Vayo  –  1,360,000  (57 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($27,500)

Out 26th place :/ fought hard but not hard enough.27,500 for my efforts ,thx for the sweats and support ????

— Nasty (@RonnieBardah) August 17, 2015

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Ronald Fernandez was just eliminated in 27th place by Marc Macdonnell. No further details are available.

Marc Macdonnell  –  2,700,000  (113 bb)
Ronald Fernandez  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($27,500)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Here is an updated seat map for the final three tables. Official chip counts will be compiled during the break at the end of this level. With 27 players remaining, the average chip stack is just a bit over 1,000,000 (42 big blinds).

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Luis Santoni
Seat 2.  Ronnie Bardah
Seat 3.  Gordon Vayo
Seat 4.  Ronald Fernandez
Seat 5.  Lucas Fauth
Seat 6.   Marc Macdonnell
Seat 7.  Alberto Rodriguez
Seat 8.  John Spadavecchia
Seat 9.  Dan Colman

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Tim Seidensticker
Seat 2.  Ari Engel
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden
Seat 4.  Michel Bittan
Seat 5.  David Jackson
Seat 6.   Vlad Mezheritsky
Seat 7.  Rick Alvarado
Seat 8.  Lawrence Moccia
Seat 9.  Paul Volpe

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Christoph Csik
Seat 2.  Kristopher Bradshaw
Seat 3.  Brannon Sawyer
Seat 4.  William McKown
Seat 5.  Randy Pfeifer
Seat 6.  Omar Zazay
Seat 7.   James Gilbert
Seat 8.  Brian Phillis
Seat 9.  Travell Thomas

And 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

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

The final 27 players are now redrawing for random seats at the final three tables. An updated seat map will be posted soon.

All future levels will be 90 minutes in duration.