Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 1,222 Average Stack: 4,582,500 (57 bb)
Tim Reilly got things started opening to 200,000 in late position. Garrett Greer peeked at his hole hole cards on the button and jammed for 1,100,000. Andrey Plotnikov and Hyoung Chae folded their blinds putting it back on Reilly. He called and Greer was drawing slim for his tournament life.
Reilly: Greer:
The runout fell . The turn improved Greer to a pair of aces and gave him a lead in the hand he’d never relinquish. He doubled through Reilly.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Heading to Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 1,222 Average Stack: 4,582,500 (57 bb)
Players are in the midst of their first, 15-minute break of the day. Here’s a look at the updated chip counts:
Seat 1: Cate Hall – Eliminated 9th ($65,404) Seat 2: Andrey Plotnikov – 4,275,000 Seat 3: Hyoung Chae – 4,895,000 Seat 4: Ben Tarzia – 3,550,000 Seat 5: Matthew Haugen – 6,480,000 Seat 6: William Foxen – Eliminated 10th ($49,627) Seat 7: Tim Reilly – 7,690,000* Seat 8: Justin Young – 3,855,000 Seat 9: Garrett Greer – 1,680,000 Seat 10: Sam Soverel – 4,270,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 1,222
After losing two players quick to start, play has slowed down considerably here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table. The current eight players have been playing about 45 minutes with only a handful of medium-sized pots.
Tim Reilly currently leads the action while the short stack belongs to Garrett Greer.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 1,222
Sam Soverel opened the button and Cate Hall jammed for 815,000 from the small blind. Andrey Plotnikov folded his big blind sending it back to Soverell on the button. He called and Hall was at risk of becoming the table’s second elimination.
Soverel: Hall:
The flop fell with a fury — — giving Soverel a set.
The turn left Hall drawing dead and the river made it official. Hall busted 9th earning $65,404. With her elimination, Mike Shariati has officially earned WPT Player of the Year honors.
Sam Soverel – 5,795,000 (96 bb) Cate Hall – Eliminated in 9th place ($65,404)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 1,222
William Foxen was in the cutoff and open-shoved for 710,000. Tim Reilly called from the button and Justin Young and Garrett Greer folded their blinds. Foxen, who began the 10-handed final table as the short stack, was at risk.
Reilly: Foxen:
The flop hit Reilly, coming improving him to a pair of aces and adding to his lead in the hand.
The turn brought possible outs to a flush chop, but the river had other plans. Reilly’s aces were good and he drew first blood busting William Foxen 10th.
Tim Reilly – 6,780,000 (113 bb) William Foxen – Eliminated in 10th place ($49,627)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Players Remaining: 10 of 1,222
The fourth and final day of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship kicks off today at 10 a.m. The 1,222-entry field marked the sixth-largest tournament in WPT Main Tour history and is now down to the final 10. Hyoung Chae claims a stack of 6,225,000 and leads the way with a $654,161 first prize up for grabs.
Those trailing the leader include accomplished pros Justin Young and Cate Hall. Young has the advantage in the counts over Hall as he holds 3,660,000 to her 1,140,000
Seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Cate Hall – 1,140,000 Seat 2: Andrey Plotnikov – 3,240,000 Seat 3: Hyoung Chae – 6,225,000 Seat 4: Ben Tarzia – 4,540,000 Seat 5: Matthew Haugen – 4,425,000 Seat 6: William Foxen – 880,000 Seat 7: Tim Reilly – 5,795,000 Seat 8: Justin Young – 3,660,000 Seat 9: Garrett Greer – 2,035,000 Seat 10: Sam Soverel – 4,715,000
The $3,500 buy-in event saw its $2,000,000 guarantee smashed to the tune of a $3,895,400 prize pool. The top 153 players were paid with the final 10 having locked up $49,627.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 1,222 Average Stack: 3,666,000 (61 big blinds)
The $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Championship played down to an unofficial final table of 10 players and Hyoung Chae leads the field.
Chae finished the penultimate day with 6,225,000 in chips and is joined at the top of the chip counts by Tim Reilly (5,795,000), Sam Soverel (4,715,000) and Ben Tarzia (4,450,000).
Cate Hall is near the bottom of the counts, but has the most to gain from this final table. Hall can overtake Mike Shariati in the World Poker Tour Player of the Year race with a first or place finish on Wednesday. If she hops into the $10,000 World Poker Tour Finale and earns a min-cash, a third place finish in the main event would also give her the lead in the race.
The day started with 74 players and was scheduled to play down to the final six. But after some discussion between both the players and the management, they decided to alter the schedule and play down to the final 10 players.
It was a loaded field for Day 3 with lots of top flight pros hitting the rail before the last hand was dealt. Notable eliminations from the day included Brian Yoon, Darren Rabinowitz, David Paredes, Jake Bazeley, Jake Schwartz, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member John Racener, Jon Turner, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Michael Laake, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Sheddy Siddiqui. Local legend Jon Brody busted late on Day 2 for his sixth cash of the series.
The final 10 will have some time off before playing out the final table. Play resumes at 11 a.m. and will be live streamed from the Paradise Live Theatre. They are all guaranteed a cash of at least $49,627, but they are all within reach of the $669,161 first place prize.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:
Seat 1: Cate Hall – 1,140,000 Seat 2: Andrey Plotnikov – 3,240,000 Seat 3: Hyoung Chae – 6,225,000 Seat 4: Ben Tarzia – 4,540,000 Seat 5: Matthew Haugen – 4,425,000 Seat 6: William Foxen – 880,000 Seat 7: Tim Reilly – 5,795,000 Seat 8: Justin Young – 3,660,000 Seat 9: Garrett Greer – 2,035,000 Seat 10: Sam Soverel – 4,715,000
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 1,222 Average Stack: 3,335,000 (67 bb)
Tim Reilly opened the cutoff to 100,000, and Paul Stanechewski called all in for 110,000. Sam Soverel called in the big blind, too, creating action on the side.
The board ran out with the two live players checking it all the way down. Since Stanechewski was all in, all three hands were tabled.
Reilly: Stanechewski: Soverel:
Soverel’s pair of nines was good enough to win him the pot, eliminating Stanechewski in 11th place.
The final 10 players are now bagging up to signal the end of Day 3, and action will recommence Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. A list of chip counts and a recap of the day’s action will be published shortly.
Sam Soverel – 4,715,000 (79 bb) Paul Stanechewski – Eliminated
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 1,222 Average Stack: 3,335,000 (67 bb)
Tim Reilly opened the cutoff to 100,000, and Paul Stanechewski three-bet shoved for 475,000 on the button. William Foxen called all in for 355,000 in the small blind, and Reilly folded out of the way.
Stanechewski: Foxen:
The board ran out , and Foxen doubled up with a pair of queens.
William Foxen – 890,000 (18 bb) Paul Stanechewski – 120,000 (2 bb)