Event 8: Je Wook Oh Eliminated by David Haas

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 171

Je Wook Oh
Je Wook Oh

Action folded around to the button where Je Wook Oh moved his short stack all in. David Haas was in the big blind, and he quickly called to put his opponent at risk. It was a serious case of bad timing for Oh.

Oh: Kc7d
Haas: AdAh

The board ran out Ts6c2hQh6s, and Haas’ aces held up. Oh was eliminated in 17th place.

David Haas – 49,000 (25 bb)
Je Wook Oh – Eliminated

Event 8: Andrew Lanque Eliminated on the Bubble

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 171

Andrew Lanque
Andrew Lanque

Andrew Lanque was all in for 19,700 preflop, heads up for his tournament life against Vanessa Wang.

Lanque: QdQc
Wang: 8d8c

Lanque had his opponent dominated and suit dominated, but it didn’t matter in the end. The board ran out As8h2s3cTs, and Wang flopped a set of eights to win the pot. Lanque was eliminated on the bubble, putting the remaining 18 players in the money.

A redraw for the final three tables is now underway.

Vanessa Wang – 63,000 (32 bb)
Andrew Lanque – Eliminated

Event 8: Ari Engel Doubles on the Bubble

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 171

Ari Engel opened to 4,700 under the gun, and Je Wook Oh three-bet shoved from the big blind. Engel called all in for just over 40,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Engel: KsKc
Oh: 9c9h

The board ran out AcAdQdJs7s, and Engel’s kings held to earn him a double-up.

Ari Engel – 85,000 (43 bb)
Je Wook Oh – 15,000 (8 bb)

Event 8: Francis Margaglione Eliminated; Bubble Time

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 171

Francis Margaglione was all in for his last 2,900 against chipleader Arthur Rodriguez.

Margaglione: Qd3d
Rodriguez: 4h5c

The board ran out 9c9h2s4sJs, and Rodriguez turned two pair to win the knockout pot. Margaglione was eliminated in 20th place, reducing the field to 19 players and putting them squarely on the money bubble.

Action is now being dealt hand-for-hand until the next elimination.

Event 8: Jon Brody Eliminated by David Jackson

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 171

Jon Brody
Jon Brody

Four players saw a KsJs4c flop, and action checked through. The turn was the Qc, and Jon Brody moved all in for about 35,000 total. David Jackson called, and the other two players folded out of the way. Brody was at risk, and he needed to catch up to stay alive.

Brody: Qs8s (pair of queens, flush draw)
Jackson: AsKd (pair of kings)

The river was the blank 2h, and Jackson won the pot with his pair of kings. Brody was eliminated in 22nd place, just four spots shy of another in-the-money finish.

David Jackson – 85,000 (53 bb)
Jon Brody – Eliminated

Event 8: Dinner Break

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 171

Arthur Rodriguez
Arthur Rodriguez leads the field on dinner break

The remaining Six-Max tournament players are on their 40-minute dinner. They are only a few eliminations from reaching the money bubble with 18 getting paid.

It’s played out as fast as we expected with the short-handed format and single re-entry. We should have a new champion in no time.

Here’s how the field stacks up:

Arthur Rodriguez – 210,000
Jorge Gomez – 135,000
Ari Engel – 130,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 125,000
Dan Heimiller – 112,000
Zoltan Czinkota – 105,000
Matthew Yorra – 100,000
Richard Hutchings – 98,000
Truyen Nguyen – 80,000
Je Wook Oh – 75,000
John Marquez – 64,000
Ory Hen – 59,000
David Haas – 50,000
Jon Brody – 50,000
Xiaoyan Wang – 48,000
Jonathan Kramer – 47,000
Charlemagne Benjamin – 45,000
Andrew Langue – 43,000
Francis Margaglione – 37,000
James Scott – 25,000
Reinaldo Troconis – 25,000
David Jackson – 20,000

Event 8: Matt Affleck Eliminated by Evan Teitelbaum

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 171

Matt Affleck (Seattle, WA)
Matt Affleck (Seattle, WA)

Evan Teitelbaum raised to 1,800 from the small blind, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Matt Affleck three-bet shoved for 11,000 in the big blind. Teitelbaum called, and he was flipping for the knockout.

Teitelbaum: AsQc
Affleck: 5s5c

The board ran out QsTsTd8c2c, and Teitelbaum won the pot with aces up. Affleck was eliminated.

Evan Teitelbaum – 32,500 (54 bb)
Matt Affleck – Eliminated

Event 8: Prizepool and Payouts

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 171

Registration is closed for Event 8, and the staff has finalized the numbers.

This $360-buy-in event officially drew a field of 171 entries, generating a prizepool worth $51,300. That money will be shared by the final 18 players thusly:

1st: $12,577 + trophy
2nd: $8,516
3rd: $5,566
4th: $4,448
5th: $3,340
6th: $2,570
7th-9th: $1,924
10th-12th: $1,277
13th-15th: $893
16th-18th: $667

There are less than 60 players remaining.

Event 8: Back From Break

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Total Entries: 147

Brian O'Keefe (Sunrise, FL)
Brian O’Keefe (Sunrise, FL)

While Event 5 was hitting the money, the Event 8 field has grown nicely in the front corner of the ballroom. They are recently returned from their first break of the day with SHRP regulars Brian O’Keefe and Francis Margaglione leading the way.

Top stacks and notable names:

Brian O’Keefe – 46,950 (117 bb)
Francis Margaglione – 44,075 (110 bb)
Alex Bergfors – 31,600 (79 bb)
Ory Hen – 27,550 (69 bb)
David Jackson – 25,150 (63 bb)
Bob Shao – 23,400 (59 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 23,125 (58 bb)
Ben Charlemagne – 22,700 (57 bb)
Ari Engel – 20,550 (51 bb)
Mike Beasley – 17,000 (43 bb)
Richard Rice – 16,375 (41 bb)
Wally Maddah – 15,425 (39 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 15,000 (38 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 12,350 (31 bb)
Eli Levy – 11,480 (29 bb)
Jewook Oh – 10,450 (26 bb)
Brian Phillis – 9,450 (24 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 6,750 (17 bb)

Event 8: Early Adopters

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Total Entries: 53

Sheddy Siddiqui (Pembroke Pines, FL)
Sheddy Siddiqui (Pembroke Pines, FL)

Event 8 moved over 50 entrants early in play and one table was playing a shorter version of short-handed poker. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui and 8-time WSOP Circuit winner Ari Engel were two players at a three-handed time to start the day.

We expect the number to steadily climb until registration closes at 4:30pm.

Ari Engel
Ari Engel