$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 349

Action folded around to the blinds where Will Failla moved all in for 88,000 in the small and Anthony Spinella put him at risk from the big.

Failla:
Spinella:

The flop came .

“That’s a good flop,” Failla said flatly.

The turn was the , giving him unbeatable quads.

“Come on!” he protested with the dealer. “Why you waste it all on one hand?”

The river was the , and Failla doubled up with all of the kings.

Will Failla – 183,000 (18 bb)
Anthony Spinella – 330,000 (33 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 349

Marvin Rettenmaier raised from the hijack and David Zemel moved all in for about 110,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Rettenmaier called.

Rettenmaier tabled and was dominated by Zemel’s . The board ran out and Rettenmaier hit running hearts to make a flush and eliminate Zemel in 30th place.

Rettenmaier dragged the pot and Zemel headed to the cage to collect his $20,463 money.

Marvin Rettenmaier – 660,000 (66 bb)
David Zemel – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 349

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 20,000 in early position, and Alan Sternberg three-bet to 55,000 two seats over. From the big blind, Jonathan Little four-bet to 158,000, and that was enough to fold Jaffe out of the way. Sternberg moved all in with his big stack, though, and Little called all in for just over 600,000 total to put himself at risk and the largest pot of the day up for grabs.

Sternberg:
Little:

The flop was bad news for Little, and the turn and river completed the board to send him to the rail in 31st place. Sternberg won the largest pot of the day, surging into the overall chip lead in the process.

Alan Sternberg – 1,544,000 (193 bb)
Jonathan Little – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 349

Kevin Eyster opened the cutoff to 75,000, leaving just 11,000 chips behind. Alex Keating moved all in from the small blind, and Eyster put the last of his chips into the middle to put himself at risk.

Eyster:
Keating:

The board ran out , and Keating won the pot with nines up. Eyster was eliminated.

Alex Keating – 399,000 (50 bb)
Kevin Eyster – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

Ryan Van Sanford got himself all in for just less than 200,000 in the small blind, heads-up against Pat Lyons in the cutoff.

Lyons:
Van Sanford:

The flop was good news for Van Sanford, but the on the turn was a disaster. Drawing dead to two outs, he could not catch back up, and the river sealed his elimination. Lyons won the flip with aces up.

Pat Lyons – 475,000 (59 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

Down to his last 39,000 chips, Jason Koon moved all in from the cutoff, and Anthony Spinella three-bet to 75,000, isolating himself against the at-risk Koon.

Koon:
Spinella:

The board ran out , and Koon won the flip to double up.

A few hands later, Charlie Carrel moved all in for 110,000 last to act in front of a dead button, and Koon called all in for 103,000 to put himself at risk once again.

Carrel:
Koon:

The board ran out , and Koon’s ace played to earn him another double-up and put him right back in the game.

Carrel was left with just 7,000 chips, and he was eliminated a moment later.

Jason Koon – 220,000 (28 bb)
Anthony Spinella – 281,000 (35 bb)
Charlie Carrel – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 349

From middle position, Tony Dunst moved all in for just over 150,000, and Anthony Spinella put him at risk from the next seat over.

Dunst:
Spinella:

The board ran out , and Spinella’s ace played to earn him the pot. Dust was eliminated in 39th place.

Anthony Spinella – 430,000 (54 bb)
Tony Dunst – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 349

First in from middle position, Sam Panzica moved all in for 76,000, and Josh Kay called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Panzica:
Kay:

The flop left Panzica drawing dead to a chop or a running flush, and the turn took away the latter possibility. The river was the , and Kay won the pot with a king-high straight to eliminate Panzica in 40th place.

Josh Kay – 820,000 (103 bb)
Sam Panzica – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 349

Just the tail end of a pot here, but one worth mentioning. The board showed , and there was somewhere around 110,000 in the pot. In heads-up action, Jason Koon bet 70,000 from middle position, and Tim West raised to 300,000 in the cutoff.

Koon needed some time to think as he talked though West’s potential holdings. “Jacks full, or…” he trailed off. “I’m not supposed to fold this.” Eventually, he called.

West showed for sixes full, and it was good. Koon spun his cards into the muck, with the flipping face-up on the felt. “Ace-high flush,” he lamented. “What the f*** are you gonna do, man?”

Dragging that big pot, West appears to be the overall chip leader.

Tim West – 915,000 (114 bb)
Jason Koon – 70,000 (9 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 349

Dietrich Fast raised to 18,000 from the hijack and Ryan Riess three-bet to 59,000 out of the small blind.

Fast called and they were heads-up to a flop of . Riess bet 43,000 and Fast called. The turn was the and Riess pushed forward a stack of about 250,000, which covered Fast’s approximately 172,000.

Fast thought for a couple minutes and tossed his hand in the muck. Riess mucked his hand and took the pot. He’s only trailing Terry Schumacher for the chip lead with the remaining players now in the money.

Ryan Riess – 855,000 (106 bb)
Dietrich Fast – 172,000 (21 bb)