$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 2,923
Average Stack: 5,850,000 (29 big blinds)

Seat 1: Joel Dickerson – 5,700,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Rich Meyer – 3,500,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Jose Beznos – 3,750,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Casey Kaplan – 4,175,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Ory Hen – 2,950,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Darren Rabinowitz – 8,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7: Safiya Umerova – 8,100,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Jonathan Ruiz – 1,950,000 (10 bb)
Seat 9: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 10,800,000 (54 bb)
Seat 10: Rob Mizrachi – 9,500,000 (48 bb)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Remaining Players: 10 of 139
Average Stack: 167,000 (56 big blinds)

Jerry Wong was eliminated in 11th place, setting the final table for Event 12. Here’s how they’re laid out:

Seat 1: Joshua Beckley – 359,500 (120 bb)
Seat 2: James Hughes – 142,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3: Mohammad Arani – 150,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Brett Bader – 53,500 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara – 177,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Andre Crooks – 168,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Gustavo Moscon – 95,000 (32 bb)
Seat 8: Jean Gaspard – 243,000 (81 bb)
Seat 9: Joseph Cappello – 133,000 (44 bb)
Seat 10: Erik Christensen – 158,500 (53 bb)

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,923
Average Stack: 5,315,000 (27 big blinds)

It only took two hands to form the Event 9 final table and they got there when Seminole Hard Rock Poker regular Zoltan Czinkota took a shot to double up.

He limped with and Casey Kaplan shipped all-in next to act. Czinkota took his time to think it out and called at risk to see Kaplan’s .

Czinkota needed to catch but the board ran all-low to send him out in 11th place. Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table ten.

Zoltan Czinkota – Eliminated in 11th place ($14,615)
Casey Kaplan – 3,600,000 (18 bb)

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Remaining Players: 11 of 139
Average Stack: 142,000 (47 big blinds)

Eight of the final 11 players are back in their chairs, and the run the the trophy has begun. Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $2,780, with a trophy and a top prize of more than $40,000 awaiting the winner.

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,923
Average Stack: 5,315,000 (27 big blinds)

Six starting flights and 14 hours of work on Day 2 weren’t enough to play down from 2,923 entrants to a winner. There were 11 players still around when play was haulted at 3am and there are coming back to the ballroom to determine the big winner.

Rob Mizrachi highlights the talented few returning but he’ll have some work to do against the other ten players including reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen.

They are taking their seats, unbagging their chips, and will be back underway shortly. They will combine down to the final table after the first elimination today.

Table 7
Seat 1: Rob Mizrachi – 9,800,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Ory Hen – 3,700,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Meyer – 3,150,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Empty
Seat 6: Zoltan Czinkota – 1,050,000 (5 bb)
Seat 7: Casey Kaplan – 2,575,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Safiya Umerova – 8,175,000 (41 bb)
Seat 9: Empty

Table 8
Seat 1: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 9,000,000 (45 bb)
Seat 2: Joel Dickerson – 5,975,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Jose Beznos – 3,800,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Darren Rabinowitz – 8,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Empty
Seat 9: Jonathan Ruiz – 3,250,000 (16 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $254,205
2nd: $164,857
3rd: $107,961
4th: $91,782
5th: $76,144
6th: $60,625
7th: $45,307
8th: $30,692
9th: $21,923
10th: $14,615
11th: $14,615

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Remaining Players: 11 of 139
Average Stack: 142,000 (47 big blinds)

The biggest buy-in tournament played so far in the series is set to return this afternoon with 11 players remaining of the starting 139 entrants. November Niner Joshua Beckley leads the field when they return but there are plenty of top players trying to chase him down for the title.

The tournament quickly surpassed the $100,000 Guarantee and they’re playing for some big money up top plus the $500 bounty they receive for knocking someone out.

They are set to return to action at 2pm and we’ll be following along until we have our next Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown champion.

Table 1
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard – 365,500 (122 bb)
Seat 2: Brett Bader – 51,500 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Joseph Cappello – 133,500 (45 bb)
Seat 5: James Hughes – 143,500 (48 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Andre Crooks – 168,000 (56 bb)
Seat 8: Empty
Seat 9: Empty

Table 2
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Joshua Beckley – 365,500 (122 bb)
Seat 3: Mohammad Abedi Arani – 60,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Ian O’Hara – 177,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Empty
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – 61,500 (21 bb)
Seat 7: Erik Christensen – 161,500 (54 bb)
Seat 8: Gustavo Moscon – 109,000 (36 bb)
Seat 9: Empty

1st: $40,308
2nd: $23,630
3rd: $13,900
4th: $11,120
5th: $8,340
6th: $6,950
7th: $5,560
8th: $4,170
9th: $3,128
10th: $2,780
11th: $2,780

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

We have one new tournament on the schedule today as the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open closes in on the big events coming up next week. Event 13 is a $570 Black Chip Bounty tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and a $200 bounty on each player.

Knock someone out and get two $100 cash chips; it’s possible to profit before reaching the payout portion of the tournament.

Entrants start with 12,000 starting stacks and play 30-minute levels. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm but players are limited to a single re-entry if they bust out during that time. This is scheduled as a one-day tournament and will conclude later this evening with our newest champion.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$350 No Limit Hold’em

After about a half hour of discussions, the final six players agreed to a deal. Gilbert Silva had a significant chip lead when the numbers were discussed, and he collected the top prize of $15,000 and the trophy.

A recap of Silva’s victory will be published on Monday.