$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 529

There was about 110,000 in the middle with a completed board of and Austin Peck bet 135,000 out of the big blind.

Jon Turner took a few minutes in the tank before pushing forward a call. Peck showed , good for trip eights, and Turner mucked his hand.

Austin Peck – 730,000 (60 bb)
Jon Turner – 870,000 (72 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 529

Jon Turner shoved the button and Steven McCartney called off about 150,000 from the small blind.

Turner:
McCartney:

The runout fell blanks and McCartney busted 20th earning $14,150. The hand put Turner over 1,000,000 chips and he leaped into second place behind only Dan Heimiller.

Jon Turner – 1,045,000 (87 bb)
Steven McCartney – Eliminated

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Day 3 of the SHRPO $5 Million Guaranteed Championship began with 38 players, all battling for the nine seats at tomorrow afternoon’s final table, where they’ll be guaranteed at least $75,000 each with a shot at the first prize of $1,000,000.

Without further delay, here are the final nine players, along with their official chip counts and seating assignments for tomorrow’s final table:

1.  Seth Davies  –  3,350,000  (56 bb)
2.  Roman Valerstein  –  2,895,000  (48 bb)
3.  Thomas Midena  –  4,395,000  (73 bb)
4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,335,000  (22 bb)
5.  Jason Koon  –  3,595,000  (60 bb)
6.  Zo Karim  –  1,295,000  (22 bb)
7.  Paul Balzano  –  4,120,000  (69 bb)
8.  Joe Serock  –  1,845,000  (31 bb)
9.  Tim Burt  –  2,575,000  (43 bb)

Thomas Midena leads the pack with nearly 4.4 million in chips, and if he finishes eighth or better, it’ll be the biggest live tournament cash of his career. Local player Paul Balzano isn’t far behind in the counts with 4.1 million in chips.

Roman Valerstein has more than $1 million in career earnings, and has televised final table experience after finishing sixth at last September’s WPT Borgata Poker Open. Zo Karim has more than $1.4 million in earnings, and finished third at the 2013 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, which was also a TV final table.

Seth Davies is fresh off a victory here last week in Event 17 ($1,100 Six-Max NLHE), and he won a WPT title in Montreal just four months ago. Jason Koon has more than $4.2 million in earnings, and would love to commemorate his birthday (which was yesterday) by adding another million to his career total.

World Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year Joe Serock might have been the chipleader at this final table if not for a hand that went down with 11 players remaining. In a pot worth 4.45 million, Midena got it all in on the turn with a pair and a flush draw against Serock’s two pair. Midena made his flush on the river to knock Serock down to the short stack, but Serock was able to hold on and fight his way back into contention. Serock has more than $3 million in career earnings, but is still looking for his first high-profile title, and would love to win it here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

Full bios for all nine finalists will be posted here later this evening.

Here is the remaining prizepool at stake, followed by the players who finished in the money here on Day 3:

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:  Corey Hochman  –  $50,000
11th:  Said Mossallam  –  $50,000
12th:  Justin Swilling  –  $50,000
13th:  Esther Taylor-Brady  –  $40,000
14th:  Chris Klodnicki  –  $40,000
15th:  Lexy Gavin  –  $40,000
16th:  Ting Ho  –  $35,000
17th:  Theo Lawson  –  $35,000
18th:  Thomas Houghteling  –  $35,000
19th:  Sam Ho  –  $32,500
20th:  Brett Bader  –  $32,500
21st:  David Wolff  –  $32,500
22nd:  Angel Guillen  –  $30,000
23rd:  Tom Marchese  –  $30,000
24th:  Paul Dlugozima  –  $30,000
25th:  Matt Affleck  –  $27,500
26th:  Patrick Eskandar  –  $27,500
27th:  Zach Mullennix  –  $27,500
28th:  Bob Mather  –  $25,000
29th:  Brian Wachs  –  $25,000
30th:  Michael Cohen  –  $25,000
31st:  Michael Newman  –  $25,000
32nd:  Andre Crooks  –  $25,000
33rd:  Santana Noronha  –  $25,000
34th:  David Peters  –  $25,000
35th:  Tom Gity  –  $25,000
36th:  David Belikov  –  $25,000
37th:  Mark Johnson  –  $22,500
38th:  Rich Alsup  –  $22,500

The final table begins tomorrow at 2:00 pm ET as part of the Seminole Hard Rock’s “Big Four,” with a livestream on a 30-minute delay. As always, you’ll also be able to follow live updates right here at SHRPO.com.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 101

Joseph Cheong raised all in for about 37,000 from the cutoff and Taylor Paur called from the button.

Cheong:
Paur:

The board came down , giving Cheong a pair of queen to double through Paur.

Joseph Cheong – 84,000 (21 bb)
Taylor Paur – 160,000 (40 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 529

It was a battle of the blinds with Mo Farah getting all in from the small blind and Jon Turner giving him action from the big blind.

Turner showed and needed help against Farah’s . The flop was and Farah kept the lead, but the As came on the turn to give Turner the best hand.

The river bricked off for Farah and he was sent to the rail in 21st place. He took home $14,150 and Turner chipped up.

Jon Turner – 850,000 (70 bb)
Mo Farah – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 126 of 828 players remaining

Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald – 250,000
Daniel Buzgon – 150,000
Jamie Kerstetter – 145,000
Nick Palma – 120,000
Rachel Kranz – 103,000
David Diaz – 90,000
Asher Conniff -85,000
Allen Kessler – 80,000
Stan Jablonski – 60,000
Phillip Hui – 50,000
Christian Harder – 32,000
Kevin Eyster – 15,000
Brian Hastings – Eliminated
Matt Stout – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 100

Andjelko Andrejevic opened the button to 8,000, and Mohsin Charania three-bet shoved for 33,500 in the small blind. Andrejevic called to put him at risk.

Andrejevic:
Charania:

The board ran out , and Andrejevic turned a nine-high straight to win the pot. Charania was eliminated, but he quickly re-entered, and he’s back with a fresh stack of 100,000 chips.

Andjelko Andrejevic – 320,000 (107 bb)
Mohsin Charania – Eliminated -> 100,000 (33 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 529

Seth Gilson got all in from the cutoff and got action from Dan Heimiller in the small blind.

It was a flip with Heimiller’s pocket tens up against Gilson’s . Heimiller won the flip and sent Gilson to the rail in 22nd place. Gilson netted $12,300 for his run.

Heimiller dragged the pot and took over the chip lead.

Dan Heimiller – 1,550,000 (129 bb)
Seth Gilson – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 126 of 828 players remaining

A player in the cutoff moved all in for 43,500 and action folded to Neil Blumenfield, who if you recall finished third in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event.

“It’s close,” Blumenfield said before getting an exact count. He then put in the chips to make the call.

Blumenfield:
Opponent:

“That not what I wanted to see,” Blumenfield said. Indeed, he was dominated, but not after the flop came down to pair him.

“So sick,” said his frustrated opponent before watching the appear on the turn followed by the river. “So sick.”

Neil Blumenfield – 200,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 529

Dan Heimiller raised to 35,000 under the gun and Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for 333,000 from middle position.

Action folded back around to Heimiller, who spent several minutes in the tank before calling. Heimiller showed [ and was flipping with Ausmus’ .

“You read me right Dan,” said Ausmus.

“I was just hoping you didn’t have queens,” said Heimiller. “I just felt like gambling.”

The board ran out and Heimiller won the flip to eliminate Ausmus in 23rd place. Heimiller moved over the million chip mark and Ausmus took home $12,300 for his finihs.

Dan Heimiller – 1,290,000 (109 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus – Eliminated