$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Players: 331

In an earlier post, we highlighted Joseph and Lucian Cappello, the brothers from New Rochelle, New York who were both in the field at the start of the day. Joseph was eliminated before the dinner break, but Lucian is still in contention to win a title for the Cappello family.

While that duo of brothers has been split up, another one has just manifested itself in the field.

Bryn and Tyler Kenney were both among the Day 2 restart in the $3,500 WPT Showdown, but they were eliminated 10 spots apart in 56th and 46th places, respectively. The younger Tyler jumped straight into the WPT Finale field after picking up his check for $12,081, but Bryn the Elder waited around for most of the day before entering.

Bryn has just joined with a fresh stack of 40,000 chips, taking a seat at the table that includes Tony Cousineau, Dylan Wilkerson, Alex Keating, and Mike Leah among others. His starting stack gives him more chips than his little brother, who’s struggling to gain traction as Day 1 winds down.

Bryn Kenney – 40,000
Tyler Kenney – 26,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Players: 329

There won’t be a repeat victory for Chino Rheem in this WPT Finale.

Rheem lost most of his stack in an ill-fated pot against Walter Treccarichi during the last level, a pot in which Rheem went to war with against Treccarichi’s . It’s not clear when the money went in, but Treccarichi ended up doubling up on the run-out.

Rheem was left with something like 4,000 chips, and he quickly set about trying to nurse that back to health. It looks like he caught a full double-up somewhere in there, and he was able to take down a few more pots that were small but substantial for his stack.

In one of them, Matt King opened to 1,800 under the gun, and Rheem three-bet shoved for 8,700 in the big blind. King gave it a look but ultimately surrendered, and Rheem won the pot with no showdown. King would get his revenge, though.

In Rheem’s final hand, he open-shoved for 15,100 in middle position, and King called to put him at risk.

Rheem:
King:

The board ran out , and King’s jacks held to earn him the knockout. Rheem was eliminated.

Matt King – 110,000
Chino Rheem – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 329

Andy Spears was down around 20,000 chips when he got himself all in preflop against Walter Treccarichi. The showdown was bad news for Spears:

Spears:
Treccarichi;

The board ran out safely for the Italian standout, coming to give him the pot. Spears was eliminated with one level left in Day 1.

Walter Treccarichi – 110,000
Andy Spears – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 329

Niall Farrell opened with a raise in middle position, and Farid Jattin three-bet to 6,600 two seats over. Farrell four-bet to 14,500, Jattin called, and off they went.

The flop was . Farrell checked, Jattin bet 10,500, and Farrell called. The turn was the . When Farrell checked again, Jattin moved all in for 16,700 effective, and Farrell quickly called all in, putting himself at risk for that amount.

Farrell: (top two pair)
Jattin: (flush draw)

Farrell faded a spade on the river, and he doubled up with aces up.

Niall Farrell – 85,500
Farid Jattin – 140,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 327

First in from the button, three-time WPT Champion Anthony Zinno moved all in for his last 12,500 chips. Ben Heath called in the small blind, and Eracles Panayiotou called in the big to create action on the side.

The flop was . Heath checked, and Panayiotou bet 7,500. Heath check-raised to 18,500, and Panayiotou called the remainder to see the turn. It was the , and Heath moved all in for about 33,000. Panayiotou agonized over the decision for a couple minutes, then folded, claiming ace-king.

With Zinno heads-up and at risk, the cards were turned up.

Zinno: (straight draw)
Heath: (set of sevens)

Zinno was drawing dead to four outs, and the river was not one of them. He was eliminated, sending the rest of his chips to Heath.

Ben Heath – 108,000
Eracles Panayiotou – 44,000
Anthony Zinno – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players: 325

The field grew a bit during the dinner break, and that’s a mixed bag for a few of the players.

Phil Hui and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh would probably prefer not to be playing this event at all. They were both part of the Day 2 restart in the $3,500 WPT Showdown, but they were both eliminated while this Finale field was on its dinner break. Hui fell in 21st place, Von Kriegenbergh right behind him in 20th, and they’re both new entries into this event.

Jake Schwartz was also just eliminated on the other side of the room, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him join this field, as well.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 320

Level 6 concluded, and the field was sent on their 90-minute dinner break. Play resumes just after 10 p.m.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 320

With a couple minutes left before the dinner break, the floor staff just walked from table to table passing out $10 dinner vouchers. It’s pretty much everyone’s favorite time of the day.

Always gambling, a couple tables decided to put all of their vouchers into the next pot they played, with the winner collecting some serious dinnertime value. Table 34 is one of those that decided to play the game, but one player had no interest in the side action.

Matt Glantz stood up from his chair to tell Jake Bazeley about it, since Bazeley was sitting at the adjacent table. “The one person who didn’t put his card in is a Main Event Champion,” Glantz said, pointing back at Joe McKeehen. “He’s a disgrace to the game.”

McKeehen just smirked, and he’ll have the last laugh while he’s enjoying his free dinner courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock Poker.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 319

A year ago, Chino Rheem made WPT history in this event, becoming just the fourth player to capture three titles during the Tour’s 15-year run. Darren Elias has since matched that feat, but nobody has yet gotten to four.

Rheem would like to change that, and he’s just jumped into the Finale field in defense of his title. Predictably active early, his 40,000-chip starting stack has already been trimmed down to about 16,000, but that’s still plenty of chips with which to make his opponents’ lives miserable.

Chino Rheem – 16,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 Ante
Players: 319

Matt Haugen and SHRP Team member Chance Kornuth just played what was probably the day’s largest pot so far.

Joining on the turn, the board showed , and there was already more than 40,000 in the middle. Haugen was all in for his last 51,300, though the action that led to that point is unclear.

What is clear is that Kornuth had a big decision, and he spent several minutes contemplating a call that would cost him almost his full stack. Eventually, he did call to put Haugen at risk.

Kornuth: (set of tens)
Haugen: (king-high straight)

The river was a blank, and Haugen doubled up.

Matt Haugen – 145,000
Chance Kornuth – 15,000