$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 98

Eric Wasserson raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, Dan Colman called from the button, and Paul Volpe defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Volpe led for 11,500. Wasserson called and Colman folded.

The turn was the and Volpe bet 22,000. Wasserson called.

The river was the and both players checked.

Volpe showed for a pair of kings, Wasserson mucked, and Volpe collected the pot.

Paul Volpe – 290,000 (96 bb)
Eric Wasserson – 118,000 (39 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 529

According to the table, Alex Rocha was in the small blind and shoved 113,000 — about 10 big blinds. Nicholas Immikus was in the big blind and called the bet. Rocha was at risk holding versus the of Immekus.

An runout didn’t improve Rocha and he busted in 27th place. He was immediately preceded on the rail by Manny Tarich who finished 27th and immediately followed to the payout line by Ben Zamani who finished 25th. All three of these eliminations earned $10,450. The 24 remaining players have locked up $12,300.

Nicholas Immikus – 405,000 (33 bb)
Ben Zamani – Eliminated in 25th place ($10,450)
Alex Rocha – Eliminated in 26th place ($10,450)
Manny Tarich – Eliminated in 27th place ($10,450)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Joe Serock limped from under the gun and Corey Hochman moved all in for 130,000 from middle position. Zo Karim called in the small blind along with Paul Balzano in the big.

Karim bet 75,000 after the flop, Balzano released, and Joe Serock called. Karim checked dark before the turn and Serock bet 200,000.

Karim let his hand go, showing the and Koon showed . It was better than Hochman’s to send him out in 10th place and set the televised final table.

Joe Serock – 1,845,000 (37 bb)
Corey Hochman – Eliminated in 10th place ($50,000)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 95

Connor Drinan opened to 7,000 on the button, and John Krpan three-bet to 20,500 in the big blind. Drinan moved all in with the bigger stack, and Krpan called all in for 53,500 total, putting himself at risk.

Drinan:
Krpan:

The board ran out , and Krpan doubled up with jacks up.

Drinan was left with just 17,500 chips, and he was eliminated by Daniel Strelitz one hand later.

John Krpan – 112,000 (37 bb)
Connor Drinan – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 529

Cards are back in the air following the 60-minute dinner break. Blinds are now 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Here’s a look at the updated counts:

Seat 1: Chris Bolek – 312,000
Seat 2: John Reading – 139,000
Seat 3: Alex Wilson – 1,050,000
Seat 4: Chad Eveslage  535,000
Seat 5: Bradley Snider – 211,000
Seat 6: James Gilbert – 1,122,000
Seat 7: Koray Aldemir – 482,000
Seat 8: Alex Rocha – 129,000
Seat 9: Nicholas Immekus – 284,000

Seat 1: Austin Peck – 509,000
Seat 2: Jeremy Ausmus – 321,000
Seat 3: Mo Farah – 136,000
Seat 4: Jon Turner – 532,000
Seat 5: Steven McCartney – 243,000
Seat 6: Ben Zamani – 145,000
Seat 7: Seth Gilson – 314,000
Seat 8: Vlad Mezheritzky  – 496,000
Seat 9: Dan Heimiller – 644,000

Seat 1: Gerald Aiello – 220,000
Seat 2: Justin Young – 300,000
Seat 3: Jerry Wong – 580,000
Seat 4: David Smart – 260,000
Seat 5: Jeffrey Chang – 310,000
Seat 6: Scott Clements – 190,000
Seat 7: Shawn Burke – 510,000
Seat 8: Manny Tarich – 230,000
Seat 9: Dermot Blain – 390,000

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 847

Joe Serock moved all in from the hijack and Corey Hochman asked from a count from the big blind. Serock was all in for 640,000 and Hochman called.

Serock:
Hochman:

Serock hit the flop and Hochman couldn’t catch back up on the turn or river. Serock picked up the big double while Hochman was left short.

Joe Serock – 1,355,000 (27 bb)
Corey Hochman – 180,000 (4 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 847

Jason Koon opened to 125,000 from the button and Paul Balzano called to see the flop. Balzano checked, Koon bet 75,000 and Balzano check-raised to 225,000.

Koon called and Balzano led for 290,000 after the turn, Koon called, and the river was .  Balzano bet 675,000, Koon called, and Balzano showed to win the pot with a wheel.

Paul Balzano – 3,570,000 (71 bb)
Jason Koon – 4,300,000 (86 bb)

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event #24
$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
Entries: 828
Prize Pool: $828,000
August 15-16, 2016

1st – $151,100
2nd – $87,600
3rd – $52,900
4th – $45,300
5th – $37,800
6th – $30,200
7th – $22,700
8th – $18,900
9th – $15,500
10th-12th – $11,350
13th-15th – $9,050
16th-18th – $7,550
19th-21st – $6,800
22nd-24th – $6,050
25th-27th – $5,300
28th-36th – $4,550
37th-45th – $3,850
46th-54th – $3,250
55th-63rd – $2,650
64th-107th – $2,250

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 847

The last ten players redrew seats and action is back underway with Jason Koon leading.

Seat 1: Seth Davies – 3,425,000 (69 bb)
Seat 2: Roman Valenstein – 2,330,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3: Corey Hochman – 850,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Thomas Midena – 4,410,000 (88 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Fair – 1,500,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Jason Koon – 4,840,000 (97 bb)
Seat 7: Zo Karim – 1,785,000 (36 bb)
Seat 8: Paul Balzano – 2,825,000 (57 bb)
Seat 9: Joe Serock – 750,000 (15 bb)
Seat 10: Tim Burt – 2,580,000 (52 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 847

Said Mossallam opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies raised to 450,000 from the button. Mossallam moved all in for 850,000 and Davies called.

Davies:
Mossallam:

Mossallam needed to dodge the over cards but one came on the flop. The turn and river were no help and Mossallam was sent out in 11th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table ten. One more elimination and they will pause for the evening, returning tomorrow for the televised/live-stream Big 4 final table.

Seth Davies – 3,425,000 (69 bb)
Said Mossallam – Eliminated in 11th place ($50,000)