Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Level 27 comes to an end, and Level 28 begins with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 15,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Poker Open
Championship: Hands #53-56
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Hand #53 – Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 185,000 with 
, Dan Colman moves all in from the big blind for 1,705,000 with 
, and Pfeifer folds. Colman takes the pot.
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Hand #54 – Unknown action, but it appears to be a walk for Omar Zazay in the big blind.
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Hand #55 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with 
, and Omar Zazay reraises from the small blind to 450,000 with 
, and Colman folds. Zazay takes the pot.
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Hand #56 – Vlad Mezheritsky moves all in from the small blind for 645,000 with 
, taking the blinds and antes.
Event 22: Chris Hunichen – 6th Place ($47,300)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Fabrizio Gonzales and Chris Hunichen battled in the blinds. Gonzales raised from the small blind and Hunichen moved all-in from the big blind with .
It was an easy call for Gonzales when he woke up with 
. Hunichen needed a lot of help, found nothing on the 
flop, picked up a gutshot on the 
turn, but blanked the 
river to go out in 6th place for $47,300.
Championship Hand #52: Omar Zazay Doubles Thru Vlad Mezheritsky
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Hand #52 – Omar Zazay raises UTG+1 to 175,000 with 
, Vlad Mezheritsky reraises from the hijack to 425,000 with 
, and Zazay tanks for a long time before he reraises to 900,000
Mezheritsky thinks for about 30 seconds before he moves all in with his pocket kings for 4,180,000, and Zazay thinks for a while before he calls all in for 3,410,000 with his pocket queens.
The board comes 
, and Zazay flops a set of queens and rivers a full house to win the pot and double up in chips — knocking Mezheritsky down below 10 big blinds in the process.
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – 5,170,000
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 7,120,000
Seat 3. Joseph Couden – 3,335,000
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 1,715,000
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 7,010,000
Seat 8. Vlad Mezheritsky – 770,000
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 2,105,000
Event 23: Dan Ishaki – 4th Place ($43,800)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Dan Ishaki and David Eldridge were heads up to the 
flop and Eldrige led out for 400,000.
Ishaki moved all-in for 1,275,00 and Eldridge called with top pair 
. Ishaki had a flush draw 
but missed the 
turn and river to go out of Event 23 in 4th place.
Ishaki: Eliminated in 4th
Eldridge: 1,275,000
Championship: Hands #49-51
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Hand #49 – Randy Pfeifer raises under the gun to 175,000 with 
, Larry Moccia reraises UTG+1 to 425,000 with , and Pfeifer folds. Moccia takes the pot.
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Hand #50 – Vlad Mezheritsky raises from the button to 185,000 with , and Brian Phillis calls from the small blind with .
Both players check to the turn on a board of 
, Phillis bets 275,000, and Mezheritsky calls.
The river card is the , and both players check. Phillis shows for queen high, and Mezheritsky turns over his to win the pot with a pair of aces.
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Hand #51 – Dan Colman min-raises UTG+1 to 160,000 with 
, Brian Phillis calls from the button with , and Larry Moccia reraises from the big blind to 560,000 with 
.
Colman and Phillis both fold, and Moccia takes the pot.
Event 22: Jon Borenstein – 7th Place ($35,500)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Jon Borenstein opened for a min-raise from the button and Xuan Lui came along in the big blind to see the flop. Liu check called 135,000 before the turn.
Liu checked again and Borenstein bet 260,000. Liu check raised him all-in and he called with . His set was a big favorite against Liu’s two pair 
and needed to dodge two river outs.
Borenstein’s tournament ended with some bad luck when the river hit to send him out in 7th place for $35,000.
Borenstein: Eliminated in 7th
Liu: 3,800,000
Championship: Hands #42-48
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Hand #42 – Dan Colman raises from the cutoff to 180,000 with 
-X, Omar Zazay reraises from the button to 
, and Brian Phillis moves all in from the big blind for 1,850,000 with .
Colman and Zazay both fold, and Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #43 – Brian Phillis enters the pot from the small blind with 
, and Randy Pfeifer is in it from the big blind wtih 
.
The flop comes 
, Phillis bets 80,000, and Pfeifer folds. Phillis takes the pot.
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Hand #44 – Joseph Couden raises under the gun to 170,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #45 – Omar Zazay raises UTG+1 to 180,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #46 – Randy Pfeifer raises from the cutoff to 180,000 with , and Larry Moccia calls from the button with .
The flop comes , Pfeifer bets 205,000, and Moccia folds his gutshot straight draw. Pfeifer takes the pot.
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Hand #47 – Brian Phillis raises UTG+1 with , taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #48 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with 
, taking the blinds and antes.
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Hand #48 – Dan Colman raises from the button to 175,000 with , taking the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – 5,505,000
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 6,405,000
Seat 3. Joseph Couden – 3,455,000
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 1,915,000
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 3,450,000
Seat 8. Vlad Mezheritsky – 3,650,000
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 2,845,000
Event 23: Anthony Nardi – 5th Place ($36,500)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
David Eldridge opened to 200,000 and Anthony Nardi three-bet his entire stack for 1,125,000. Action folded around and Eldridge called with ahead of .
Eldridge hit the flop but Nardi added a gutshot to his live cards. The turn was no help and Nardi was out in 5th place on the river.
Anthony Nardi: Eliminated in 5th
David Eldridge: 6,700,000
Championship: Official Chip Counts
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
The blinds are still at 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante as the SHRPO Championship returns from break. Here are the official chip counts from the break:
Seat 1. Randy Pfeifer – 5,325,000 (66 bb)
Seat 2. Larry Moccia – 6,775,000 (85 bb)
Seat 3. Joseph Couden – 3,455,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6. Dan Colman – 2,095,000 ( 26 bb)
Seat 7. Omar Zazay – 3,875,000 (48 bb)
Seat 8. Vlad Mezheritsky – 3,840,000 (48 bb)
Seat 9. Brian Phillis – 1,860,000 (23 bb)