Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Out 28th for $25k. Gl to all the heros still in. Can’t say enough good things about @shrpo. They put on a great series with great staff.
— Daniel Buzgon (@WiLDmAn_75) August 17, 2015
Daniel Buzgon – Eliminated in 28th Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Neil Blumenfield was all in preflop with 
in the hole and Lawrence Moccia had him covered holding 
. The board was dealt 
and Blumenfield was up to 840,000 after the hand. The November Niner Blumenfield was eliminated in 29th place and he took home $25,000 in prize money.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Aditya Prasetyo was just eliminated in 30th place. No further details are available.
Aditya Prasetyo – Eliminated in 30th Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Michael Yaw was all in from the hijack with 
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Paul Volpe’s 
on the button.
The board came 
— Yaw flopped a set of queens, but Volpe caught a runner-runner heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Yaw from the tournament.
Paul Volpe – 1,150,000 (48 bb)
Michael Yaw – Eliminated in 31st Place ($25,000)
With 30 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 907,000 (38 big blinds).
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Luis Santoni was all in preflop for 231,000 with in the hole UTG+1, and Gordon Vayo has him covered holding pocket jacks. The board was dealt 
and Santoni doubled up to survive with 500,000. Vayo was still cruising with 1.13 million after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Anthony Maio was all in preflop for nearly 400,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Gordon Vayo’s 
.
The board came 
— Maio turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Vayo won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Maio from the tournament.
Gordon Vayo – 1,400,000 (58 bb)
Anthony Maio – Eliminated in 32nd Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Arman Sogomonian was just eliminated in 33rd place.
Arman Sogomonian – Eliminated in 33rd Place ($25,000)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Joseph Cheong was all in for 150,000 preflop on the button holding K-J and Omar Zazay had him covered with pocket aces in the hole on the cutoff. The board ran out A-7-6-3-Q and Cheong was eliminated in 34th place, good for $25,000. Zazay stacked up 424,000 after the hand.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Level 21 comes to an end, and Level 22 begins with increased blinds of 12,000-24,000 and a 4,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
With 34 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 800,000 (33 big blinds). These players are all in the money, guaranteed at least $25,000 each. The next pay jump is $27,500 for 27th place.
When the field gets down to the final three tables (27 players), the levels will increase in duration to 90 minutes.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
With the final board showing 
on the river, Anthony Maio checked the big blind, and Gordon Vayo moved all in UTG+1 for 273,000.
Maio tanked for several minutes before he called, and Vayo turned over 
for two pair, nines and eights. Maio mucked, and Vayo won the pot.
Gordon Vayo – 970,000 (49 bb)
Anthony Maio – 250,000 (13 bb)