Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #32  –  Omar Zazay raises under the gun to 175,000 with , Joseph Couden moves all in from the button with , and Zazay folds. Couden takes the pot.

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Hand #33  –  Larry Moccia raises from the cutoff to 325,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  4,900,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  5,750,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  2,220,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  2,765,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  5,215,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  4,120,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  2,235,000

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Hand #34  –  Joseph Couden raises from the cutoff to 170,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #35  –  Larry Moccia raises UTG+1 to 240,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #36  –  Joseph Couden raises UTG+1 to 170,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #37  –  Joseph Couden raises under the gun to an unknown amount with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #31  –  Joseph Couden raises from the small blind with , Paul Volpe moves all in from the small blind for 540,000 with , and Couden calls. Volpe needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket fours hold up for Couden to win the pot and eliminate Volpe in 8th place.

Paul Volpe  –  Eliminated in 8th Place – $100,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #28  –  Omar Zazay raises from the cutoff to 180,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #29  –  Brian Phillis raises from the button to 175,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #30  –  Vlad Mezheritsky raises from the hijack to 185,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #25  –  Dan Colman completes the small blind for 80,000 with , and Omar Zazay checks his option in the big blind with .

The flop comes , and there is a bet and a call. (Unknown who made the bet.) The turn is the , Colman checks, Zazay bets, and Colman folds. Zazay takes the pot.

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Hand #26  –  Dan Colman raises from the button to 200,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #27  –  Omar Zazay raises from the button to 180,000 with , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , Phillis checks, Zazay bets 200,000, and Phillis min-check-raises to 400,000. Zazay thinks for a while before he reraises to 650,000. Phillis tanks for more than a minute before he calls.

The turn is the , Phillis checks, Zazay bets 545,000, and Phillis tanks for a while before he calls.

The river is the , and both players check. Phillis shows his , but Zazay wins the pot with his for two pair, queens and eights.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,080,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  5,740,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,435,000
Seat 5.  Paul Volpe  –  580,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  2,945,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  5,330,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  3,980,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  2,135,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #22  –  Larry Moccia raises from the button to 200,000 with , Rick Alvarado moves all in from the big blind for 690,000 with , and Moccia folds. Alvarado takes the pot.

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Hand #23  –  Vlad Mezheritsky raises from middle position to 185,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #24  –  Larry Moccia raises from the hijack to 240,000 with , Rick Alvarado moves all in from the button for 960,000 with , and Moccia calls. Alvarado needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Moccia wins the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Alvarado in ninth place.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,110,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  5,770,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,465,000
Seat 4.  Rick Alvarado  –  Eliminated in 9th Place ($75,000)
Seat 5.  Paul Volpe  –  610,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  2,955,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  3,665,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  4,130,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  3,520,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Level 26 comes to an end, and Level 27 begins with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  5,140,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  4,830,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,535,000
Seat 4.  Rick Alvarado  –  700,000
Seat 5.  Paul Volpe  –  760,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  3,065,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  3,695,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  3,950,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  3,550,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #19  –  Joseph Couden raises under the gun+1 to 130,000 with , and Vlad Mezheritsky calls from the button with .

The flop comes , Couden bets 140,000, and Mezheritsky calls. The turn is the , Couden checks, Mezheritsky bets 275,000, and Couden folds. Mezheritsky takes the pot.

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Hand #20  –  Joseph Couden raises under the gun to 130,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #21  –  Dan Colman raises from middle position to 130,000 with , Vlad Mezheritsky calls from the hijack with , and Brian Phillis calls from the cutoff with .

The flop comes , and Colman bets 250,000. Mezheritsky calls, and Phillis folds.

The turn is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Colman checks, Mezheritsky reaches for chips to make a bet, and Colman quickly folds. Mezheritsky takes the pot.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #16  –  Joseph Couden raises from the hijack to 130,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.

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Hand #17  –  Brian Phillis raises under the gun to 130,000 with , and Vlad Mezheritsky calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes , Mezheritsky checks, Phillis bets 110,000, and Mezheritsky calls. The turn is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , and they check again. Mezheritsky shows his to win the pot, and Phillis mucks.

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Hand #18  –  Randy Pfeifer raises under the gun to 135,000 with , and Brian Phillis calls from the big blind with .

The flop comes to give Phillis quad deuces. Phillis checks, Pfeifer bets 145,000, and Phillis calls.

The turn is the , Phillis checks, Pfeifer bets 230,000, and Phillis thinks for a while before he min-check-raises to 460,000. Pfeifer calls.

The river card is the , and Phillis tanks for a long time before he bets 635,000. Pfeifer folds, and Phillis takes the pot.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Hand #15  –  Randy Pfeifer raises from middle position to 135,000 with , Larry Moccia reraises from the hijack to 400,000 with , and Pfeifer four-bets it to 1,025,000.

Moccia thinks for a bit before he moves all in for 2,400,000, and Pfeifer calls with his . Moccia reveals his , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Moccia wins the pot with a pair of jacks to double up to about 5 million in chips.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  6,000,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  4,980,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,565,000
Seat 4.  Rick Avarado  –  760,000
Seat 5.  Paul Volpe  –  820,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  3,535,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  3,845,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  2,540,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  3,150,000

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Dan Colman finally arrived during Hand #13, and he wastes no time as he participates in Hand #14.

Hand #14  –  Dan Colman raises under the gun to 130,000 with unknown cards, taking the blinds and antes.

Seat 1.  Randy Pfeifer  –  8,410,000
Seat 2.  Larry Moccia  –  2,410,000
Seat 3.  Joseph Couden  –  1,575,000
Seat 4.  Rick Avarado  –  770,000
Seat 5.  Paul Volpe  –  860,000
Seat 6.  Dan Colman  –  3,605,000
Seat 7.  Omar Zazay  –  3,855,000
Seat 8.  Vlad Mezheritsky  –  2,550,000
Seat 9.  Brian Phillis  –  3,160,000