Event 24: Adam Krach Eliminated in 6th Place ($30,200)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 5 of 828 players remaining

Adam Krach
Adam Krach

Last month, Adam Krach finished 24th in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event for $269,430, and now he has a SHRPO cash on his resumé.

In what would be Krach’s final hand, Ruslan Dykshteyn opened for 180,000 from the hijack and Krach jammed the cutoff for 1.4 million. Action folded back to Dykshteyn and he snap-called.

Dykshteyn: AcAh
Krach: 9h9c

Krach’s rail called for a nine, but their request fell on deaf ears as the board ran out an unhelpful Qd7c4hJcJs.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 4.5 million
Adam Krach – Eliminated in 6th Place

Event 24: Aaron Massey Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,700)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 828 players

Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Aaron Massey raised all in for about 1,050,000 from the small blind and Ruslan Dykshteyn asked if Massey wanted to sweat his hand in the big blind together. Massey agreed, but unfortunately for him, Dykshteyn woke up with QhQs and called. Massey trailed with Kd10h.

The board came down Qd8s2c10s7d, giving Dykshteyn a set of queens to eliminate Massey.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 2,680,000 (33 bb)
Aaron Massey – Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,700)

Event 24: Back-to-Back Doubles

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 7 of 828 players remaining

Jordan Joeckel, who was second to act, raised to 200,000 only to have Aaron Massey three-bet all in for 480,000 from the small blind. Joeckel made the call only to discover he’d been coolered.

Massey: KhKs
Joeckel: QsQc

The kings held after the board ran out Ah3d10c9s3h and Massey shipped the double. Joeckel was left with 485,000 after the hand.

In the very next hand, Joeckel moved all in under the gun and Phillip Hui called from the cutoff.

Joeckel: AdKh
Hui: 9h9c

Joeckel failed to pair either of his hole cards, but thanks to the double-paired JcQh3cJhQd board, his kicker played as Hui got counterfeited.

Phillip Hui – 4.6 million
Aaron Massey – 1.05 million
Jordan Joeckel – 1 million

Event 24: George Boyadjian Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,900)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 828 players

George Boyadjian
George Boyadjian

Jordan Joeckel raised all in from the button and George Boyadjian called all in from the small blind for 165,000.

Joeckel: Jc10c
Boyadjian: 2d2h

The board ran out Qd6h4c6s10d, giving Joeckel tens and sixes to eliminate Boyadjian.

Jordan Joeckel – 1,150,000 (14 bb)
George Boyadjian – Eliminared in 8th Place ($18,900)

Event 24: Daniel Buzgon Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,500)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 8 of 828 players remaining

Daniel Buzgon
Daniel Buzgon

Action folded to Daniel Buzgon in the cutoff and he moved all in for 265,000, which Ruslan Dykshteyn called from the small blind.

Dykshteyn: KhKs
Buzgon: Ac10h

Buzgon’s best shot at staying alive was to catch an ace, but he was left wanting as the board ran out an unhelpful 9s9c5cKdJd.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 1.84 million
Daniel Buzgon – Eliminated in 9th Place

Event 24: Marsha Wolak Doubles Through George Boyadjian

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 9 of 828 players remaining

George Boyadjian moved all in from middle position for 630,000 and Marsha Wolak called off for 330,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned up.

Wolak: KcKs
Boyadjian: AhQh

Wolak woke up with a big hand, and she held after the board ran out 8s8d2hKd4c to give her a full house.

Marsha Wolak – 800,000
George Boyadjian – 300,000

Event 24: Aaron Massey Doubles Through Guy Smith

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 828 players

Aaron Massey raised all in in for 585,000 from early position and Guy Smith isolated with a shove of his own from the button.

Massey: AhQh
Smith: KcQs

The board runs out AcJc2s9h9d, giving Massey aces and nines to double through Smith.

Aaron Massey – 1,350,000 (22 bb)
Guy Smith – 965,000 (16 bb)

The Big 4: Shuffle Up and Deal!

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  • $5,250 SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship (Freeze-Out)
  • Event 23 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
  • Event 24 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry
  • Event 25 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Each of the above events are down to the final nine players and action is underway at the final table.

Complete start-of-day chip counts are available in the posts below and additional information on each event is posted at SHRPO.com/TheBig4.

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Good luck, players!

The Big 4 is Prepared to Roll

The-Big-4After three days of play, the four marquee events on the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open schedule are ready to play out their final tables. The Big 4 includes the $5 Million GTD Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, the $25,500 High Roller, $2,650 NLH Freeze-Out, and $1,100 Event 24 with a $500,000 Guarantee.

Nine players remain in each event, each with a shot at a major SHRPO title.

Action is set to get underway at 2pm and all four tables will be live-streamed on Poker Night in America’s Twitch page.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Seat 1: Seth Davies – 3,350,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Roman Valenstein – 2,895,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Thomas Midena – 4,395,000 (73 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Fair – 1,335,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Koon – 3,595,000 (60 bb)
Seat 6: Zo Karim – 1,295,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Balzano – 4,120,000 (69 bb)
Seat 8: Joe Serock – 1,845,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Tim Burt – 2,575,000 (43 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 105

Seat 1: Marvin Rettenmaier – 860,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Daniel Strelitz – 1,595,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Francisco Picasso – 380,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Qartomy – 2,335,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Colman – 2,260,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 525,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Barry Hutter – 1,080,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Andjelko Andrejevic – 70,000 (1 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Petrangelo – 1,415,000 (28 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 529

Seat 1: Nicholas Immekus – 495,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: James Gilbert – 965,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Chang – 580,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Dan Heimiller – 1,370,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Bradley Snider – 3,210,000 (134 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – 1,345,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Koray Aldemir – 680,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Wilson – 1,305,000 (54 bb)
Seat 9: Dermot Blain – 630,000 (26 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 828 players

Seat 1: Adam Krach – 1,310,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Jordan Joeckel – 1,005,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: George Boyadjian – 500,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Guy Smith – 1,420,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Marsha Wolak – 595,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Phil Hui – 4,575,000 (76 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Buzgon – 675,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Aaron Massey – 655,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 1,690,000 (28 bb)