SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 297 of 847
The tournament staff has paused the clock and the remaining players will play five more hands before bagging and tagging chips for the night.
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Championship Day 1: Paul Balzano Doubles Up
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 297 of 847
On a flop of 
, Paul Balzano moved his last 17,900 into the middle out of the big blind and got called by the player in the hijack.
Balzano showed 
and had his opponent’s 
in bad shape.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to send the pot to Balzano and give him a double up just before the end of the day.
Paul Balzno – 63,000
SHRPO Championship Prize Pool
2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event #22
$5,250 Championship
Entries: 847
Prize Pool: $5,000,000
August 13-16, 2016
Championship Day 1: James Calderaro Eliminated
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 315 of 847
On a flop of 
the player under the gun committed 13,000 and James Calderaro moved all in for 24,600.
“You’re overpair is no good,” said Calderaro after taking a sip of his wine. “I’ll show you.”
Calderaro’s opponent took some time in the tank before calling. Calderaro showed 
and was in the lead against his opponent’s 
.
The turn was the and the river was the 
, which gave the under the gun player a ten-high straight and sent Calderaro to the rail near the end of the day.
James Calderaro – Elimianted
Championship Day 1: Dan Heimiller Eliminated
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 324 of 847
There was about 20,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading 
. The player under the gun pushed 30,000 into the middle, which effectively put Dan Hemiller all in for his last 17,000.
Heimiller takes a few moments and then calls. He shows 
and needs to hit a queen or a club against his opponent’s 
.
The river was the 
and Heimiller hit the rail.
Dan Heimiller – Eliminated
Championship Day 1: Steve Trizis Check-Raises The River
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 342 of 847
The player in the cutoff raised to 3,500 and Steve Trizis called out of the small blind. Marvin Rettenmaier called out of the big blind and it was checked to the river on a board of 
.
Trizis and Rettenmaier both check and the cutoff bet 6,600. Trizis check-raised to 16,600 and Rettenmaier quickly folded.
The cutoff took a minute and then pushed his hand into the muck as well. Trizis mucked his hand and took the pot.
Steve Trizis – 84,000
Championship Day 1: Justin Young Turns a Pair
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 351 of 847
On a flop of 
, the big blind checked and Justin Young bet 3,000 from the cutoff.
The big blind called and the rest of the hand was checked down as the board was completed with the 
and the 
.
The big blind showed 
, but Young won the pot with 
.
Justin Young – 79,000
Championship Day 1: David Peters Chipping Up
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 369 of 847
The player in the cutoff raised to 3,100 and David Peters three-bet to 8,200 on the button.
The cutoff called and they were heads-up to a flop of 
. The cutoff checked and Peters bet 7,000. The cutoff folded, Peters mucked his hand, and took the pot.
David Peters – 129,000
Championship Day 1: Joe Serock Fills Up On Ido Ashkenazi
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 369 of 847
There was about 25,000 in the middle on the river with the board reading 
. Joe Serock was in early position and bet 23,000.
Ido Ashkenazi was in middle position and spent a couple minutes in the tank before calling.
Serock tabled , good for a full house and Ashkenazi mucked his hand in frustration and accidentally exposed the as he sent his hand into the muck.
Serock dragged the pot and moved over the 200,000 chip mark.
Joe Serokc – 220,000
Ido Ashkenazi – 95,000
Championship Day 1: Andy Spears Up, David Prociak Down
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 369 of 847
Andy Spears opened for 2,800 from middle position and it folded to Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader David Prociak in the big blind. He called and the duo saw a flop of . Prociak checked. Spears bet 3,500. Prociak called.
Fourth street was the and both players checked.
The board completed with the . Prociak checked a third time. Spears reached into his stack and bet 7,000. Prociak verified the amount of the bet with the dealer and casually called. Spears turned over for a pair of jacks. That was good enough the pot as Prociak’s cards headed to the muck.
Andy Spears – 122,000
David Prociak – 26,500