$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 339

On a flop of , Phil Laak was in middle position and heads-up with his opponent on his direct right. Laak got his opponent all in for about 15,000 and the cards were tabled.

Laak showed and was in the lead against his opponent’s . The turn was the and the river was the . Laak’s pocket jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate a player as they reach the midway point of the level.

Phil Laak – 74,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 339

A player limped in from middle position and Brian Hastings raised to 3,000 from the cutoff. The small blind called, the big blind called, and the limper called as well.

They were four-handed to a flop of and action checked to Hastings, who bet 5,000. The blinds both folded and the limper called.

The turn was the and the player in middle position checked again. Hastings bet 13,500 and his opponent called. The river was the and the limper checked for a third time.

Hastings moved all in and the limper quickly committed the last of his chips, roughly 40,000. Hastings showed , good for a flush, and his opponent showed as he mucked his hand.

Brian Hastings – 190,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 162 of 339

Alexander Turyansky raised to 1,800 from middle position and was called by the hijack. Ronnie Bardah is on the button and threw out 10,000, but announced a raise to a smaller amount.

Action folded back around to Turyansky, who four-bet to 15,000. The hijack folded and Bardah didn’t waste too much time before moving all in for Turyansky’s remaining 50,000.

Turyansky folded and Bardah took the pot. Another player at the table asked Bardah to show a three. Bardah couldn’t show a three, but did flash the as he took the pot.

Ronnie Bardah – 97,000
Alexander Turyansky – 50,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 339

Farid Jattin moved all in from early position for 7,900 and Zoltan Czinkota called from the cutoff. The player in the big blind moved all in for about 35,000 and Czinkota thought for a couple minutes before folding.

Jattin showed and was in trouble against his opponent’s . The flop was and Czinkota immediately shot up from his chair in disgust, claiming he folded pocket tens.

Jattin was still behind, but picked up some outs and needed an eight to make a straight, win the pot, and triple up. The turn was the and the river was the .

Jattin rivered a straight to drag the pot and triple up.

Farid Jattin – 25,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 339

Ray Qartomy raised to 1,600 from the hijack and the player on the button called. Alexander Villa three-bet to 7,300 out of the small blind and Qartomy called.

The button folded and Qartomy called. They were heads-up to a flop of and Villa bet 7,500.

Qartomy called and the turn was the . Villa bet 15,000 and Qartomy called. The river was the and Villa bet 35,000. Qartomy snap-called and Villa showed , good for the nut straight.

Qartomy let out a sigh and bemoaned some of his bad luck as he sent face-up into the muck. Villa took the pot and is one of the bigger stacks heading on a 15-minute break.

Alexander Villa – 165,000
Ray Qartomy – 34,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 8: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 339

Brian Hastings was one of the late-reggers in this event, joining sometime in the middle of the afternoon. He’s done significant work since then.

In a recent hand, Hastings (button) was involved in a sizable pot against Kevin Chan (small blind. The board showed on the turn, and Chan bet 17,000 into a pot of about 30,000. Hastings called.

The river was the . Chan checked, and Hastings moved all in for about 65,000 effective, enough to cover his opponent. Chan spent several minutes agonizing over the decision, eventually surrendering his cards into the muck.

Hastings showed for a pair of deuces as the dealer pushed him the big pot, drawing a loud expletive from Chan and a wry smirk in return.

Brian Hastings – 150,000
Kevin Chan – 65,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 339

On the turn with the board reading , a player in the small blind checked and Aleksandr Gorelik bet 6,800 from early position. Cate Hall called from middle position and the small blind folded.

The river was the and Gorelik quickly bet 20,525. Hall took a couple minutes in the tank and then called.

Gorelik tabled , good for the nut full house, and Hall mucked her hand. Gorelik took the pot and crossed into six-figure chip count territory.

Aleksandr Gorelik – 125,000
Cate Hall – 24,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 8: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 339

There was about 15,000 in a three-way pot as the board showed on the turn. Wally Maddah checked from the small blind, and Sean Munjal bet 3,700. Mark Manesh raised to 8,000 on the button, and Maddah called. Munjal wanted to play for more, though, and he reraised to 23,000 total. Only Munjal called.

The river was the . Munjal shoved, and Manesh called all in for about 33,000, putting himself at risk.

Munjal showed , and Manesh flashed his inferior as he mucked and headed for the rail. With that pot, Munjal appears to be the overall chip leader, just inching across the 200,000-chip mark.

Sean Munjal – 202,000
Mark Manesh – Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 339

Upeshka De Silva raised from the small blind and Ben Tollerene called from the big blind. They were heads-up to a flop of and De Silva bet 1,325.

Tollerene called and the turn was the . De Silva bet 8,300 and Tollerene called. The river was the and both players checked.

Tollerene showed and won the pot against De Silva’s . Tollerene has more than double his starting stack and is looking to earn his second straight cash after winning the $50,000 High Roller event for over $459,000 just a couple days ago.

Ben Tollerene – 66,000
Upeshka De Silva – 26,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 8: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 339

There was just less than 10,000 in the pot as Cate Hall (cutoff) and Ioannis Patsourakis (button) saw a flop. Hall checked, Patsourakis bet 3,700, and Hall called. The turn was the , and Hall check-called another 5,050. The river was the , and Hall led out for 6,800. Patsourakis called.

Hall showed , winning the pot with kings up. She had a rocket hot start to her day before taking a big tumble down the leaderboard, but she’s working her way back into contention nicely as the evening wears on.

Cate Hall – 52,000