Big Slick: Jake Schwartz Eliminated 17th ($2,512) by Michael Newman

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500
Players Remaining: 16/148

Jake Schwartz

Jake Schwartz shoved 41,500 from late position and Michael Newman called from the button. Bryan Rosen thought for a bit from the big blind, but let it go. Schwartz was at risk versus Newman and had the worst of it.

Newman: JhJd
Schwartz: Ad4d

Runout: Tc8h2sTh2h

Newman’s jacks held and Schwartz was eliminated in 17th place. Newman, meanwhile, raked a pot that put him among the leaders with over 300,000 chips.

Michael Newman – 302,000 (75 bb)
Jake Schwartz – Eliminated 17th ($2,512)

Big Slick: Two Table Update; David Shmuel Eliminated 19th ($2,153)

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500
Players Remaining: 18/148

Seat 1: Ronald Spooner
Seat 2: TK Miles
Seat 3: Eric Beller
Seat 4: Michael Tait
Seat 5: John Valevich
Seat 6: Kevin Chan
Seat 7: Andrew Thompson
Seat 8: Dolphus Powers
Seat 9: Ran Shahar

Seat 1: Joel Lumpkins
Seat 2: Michael Mizrachi
Seat 3: Alex Gambino
Seat 4: Frank Silverstein
Seat 5: Jake Schwartz
Seat 6: Chad Eveslage
Seat 7: Michael Newman
Seat 8: Oleksiy Lyashenko
Seat 9: Bryan Rosen

1st – $39,632 + $5,250 SHRPO Seat
2nd – $25,123
3rd – $14,787
4th – $8,977
5th – $6,963
6th – $5,750
7th – $5,025
8th – $4,486
9th – $3,964
10th-12th – $3,445
13th-15th – $2,943
16th-18th – $2,512

19th: David Shmuel – $2,153

Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – Eliminated on the Bubble
Paul Balzano – Eliminated Outside the Money
Michael Ciccarelli – Eliminated Outside the Money

Big Slick: Carlos Rodriguez Rojas Eliminated on the Bubble

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 14: 1,500/3,000/500
Players Remaining: 19/148

Carlos Rodriguez Rojas

Roughly 25 hands and one hour into bubble play, Carlos Rodriguez Rojas hit the rail sending the remaining 19 players into the money. Here’s how it went down:

Rodriguez Rojas had 33,500 at risk on a Ks6d5h7s board. Action was on Ronald Spooner on the button and he called. Rodriguez Rojas was at risk.

Spooner: Kh6h for two pair
Rodriguez Rojas: 9h6c for a pair of sixes and a gutshot

River: Js

Spooner’s kings-up held and Rodriguez Rojas was eliminated on the bubble.

Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – Eliminated on the Bubble

Big Slick: Paul Balzano Eliminated by Jake Schwartz; Bubble Play Underway

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 13: 1,200/2,400/400
Players Remaining: 20/148

Paul Balzano just hit the rail 21st courtesy of Jake Schwartz. With that, the event is down to 20 players and on the bubble. Details of hand-for-hand play will be posted after the money is reached.

Paul Balzano – Eliminated Outside the Money

Big Slick: Kevin Chan Draws First Blood Busting Michael Ciccarelli

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 13: 1,200/2,400/400
Players Remaining: 21/148

Start-of-day chip leader Kevin Chan recently added to his advantage busting Michael Ciccarelli. Ciccarelli was the first elimination of the day and his exit left the event just two spots shy of the money.

Michael Ciccarelli – Eliminated Outside the Money

Big Slick: Play Resumes with $39K and a $5K Seat Up Top

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Level 13: 1,200/2,400/400
Players Remaining: 22/148

Kevin Chan leads the final 22 players in the April Big Slick

The clock strikes 1pm and cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,100 Big Slick at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Day 2 Chip Counts, Seat Draws and Prize Pool
Structure Sheet
| Tournament Flyer

The 148-entry starting field is down to 22 with the top 19 finishing in the money. Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRPO.com.

Payouts:

1st – $39,632 + $5,250 SHRPO Seat
2nd – $25,123
3rd – $14,787
4th – $8,977
5th – $6,963
6th – $5,750
7th – $5,025
8th – $4,486
9th – $3,964
10th-12th – $3,445
13th-15th – $2,943
16th-18th – $2,512
19th – $2,153

Big Slick: Day 2 Restarts at 1pm; 22 Remain, 19 Pay

$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added

Day 2 Blinds: 1,200/2,400/400
Players Remaining: 22/148

Structure Sheet | Tournament Flyer

Day 2 of the $1,100 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed April Big Slick (with a $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship seat added) begins at 1pm. The event drew 148 entries over the course of two starting days and saw a prize pool of $143,560 easily eclipse the six-figure target.

Flight A (Friday at 11am): 74 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight B (Saturday at 11am): 74 Entries, 11 Advanced

The opening flights played to 14 percent of their respective starting fields and Day 2 kicks off to blinds of 1,200/2,4000 with a 400 ante (Level 13). Only the top 19 spots finish in the money with a min-cash worth $2,153. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $39,632 top prize.

Here’s a look at the top 10 returning chip counts:

  1. Kevin Chan – 296,200 (123 bb)
  2. Oleksiy Lyashenko – 252,700 (105 bb)
  3. Eric Beller – 218,600 (91 bb)
  4. Alexander Gambino – 212,800 (88 bb)
  5. Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – 211,200 (88 bb)
  6. Michael Newman – 201,500 (83 bb)
  7. Chad Eveslage – 189,800 (79 bb)
  8. John Valevich – 182,100 (75 bb)
  9. Bryan Rosen – 164,800 (68 bb)
  10. Michael Mizrachi – 124,600 (51 bb)

Complete chip counts, seat draws and prize pool information are available one post below.

Tournament updates begin when cards go in the air and continue through the crowning of a champion.