Event 1: Results from 121st to 300th Place

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/12,000/3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 105 of 3,173

“Miami John” Cernuto

During the Event 1 dinner break, we were able to document a large number of the results so far and below the next button you will find everyone who cashed from 121st place ($1,904) to 300th place ($1,095) including three-time bracelet winner “Miami John’ Cernuto.

We will stay on top of the eliminations from this point forward with regular updates.

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Event 1: Top Stacks From Around the Room

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Level 23: 10,000/12,000/3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 114 of 3,173

Raj Vohra

Raj Vohra sits atop the list of our chipleaders, with Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Michael Laake and Ana Freitas in contention as the race heats up.

Top stacks:

Raj Vohra – 1,756,000 (146 bb)
Michael Laake – 1,596,000 (133 bb)
Ana Freitas – 1,302,000 (109 bb)
Paulo Treu – 1,267,000 (106 bb)
Carmelo Maldonado – 1,200,000 (100 bb)
Alex Ivan – 1,200,000 (100 bb)
Reinaldo Troconis – 1,200,000 (100 bb)
Troconis Reinaldo – 1,200,000 (100 bb)
Matthew Humphrey – 1,100,000 (68 bb)
Jia Liu– 1,100,000 (92 bb)
Julio Ruiz – 1,040,000 (86 bb)

Event 1: Quan Chau Eliminated by Michael Laake

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Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 3,173

 

Michael Laake

Quan Chau moved all in for his last 220,000 from the button, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Michael Laake called from the small blind.

Chau turned over Js8c and needed help against Laake’s KcJc. The board ran out 2c2h5d6h6c and Laake’s king high held eliminating Chau in 145th place.

Michael Laake  –  1,550,000
Quan Chau  –  Eliminated in 145th place  ($1,587)

Event 1: Family Affair

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 126 of 3,173

Loni Harwood

The Harwood family has some poker chops and they were on display today. Loni and Joel both entered Day 2 with sub-average chip stacks but each rode it into the money.

Loni hit the exit before the most recent break and Joel followed her to the payout desk after the break.

Loni has two WSOP bracelets, three WSOP Circuit rings, and a WSOP National Championship. Joel seems to make every Omaha/8 final table we run and he has a H.O.R.S.E. title from the 2016 Everglades Poker Open.

Joel Harwood

Event 1: Michael Laake Building Towers

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Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 3,173

Michael Laake

Jake Schwartz opens to 26,000 from UTG and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Michael Laake calls from the small blind. The flop comes Kh10c9c and both players check.

The 3c comes on the turn, Laake bets 27,000 and Schwartz calls. The Ks hits the river, Laake bets 65,000 and Schwartz  calls. Laake flips over  KdQs for the winning trip kings. Schwartz groans saying “It felt like a value bet”

Michael Laake  –  1,335,000
Jake Schwartz  –  300,000

Event 1: Sheddy Continues to Lead

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Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 3,173

Joseph Rivers

Players returned to their seats and a table was immediately broken to get the player count down to 171.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui continues to lead the field with Paulo Treu maintaining his spot in second with the other stack over one million.

Joseph Rivers and Rajesh Volra are making a bid to join them and they are in contention along with two-time 2017 WSOP champ Nipun Java also sitting in the top ten.

Top stacks:

Sheddy Siddiqui – 1,100,000 (92 bb)
Paulo Treu – 1,090,000 (91 bb)
Joseph Rivers – 975,000 (81 bb)
Rajesh Volra – 975,000 (81 bb)
Nipun Java – 940,000 (78 bb)
Jorlius Martinez – 900,000 (75 bb)
Richard Leger – 860,000 (72 bb)
Troconis Reinaldo – 850,000 (71 bb)
Braulio Puello – 810,000 (68 bb)
Luis Mantilla – 800,000 (67 bb)
Kurt Jewell – 800,000 (67 bb)

Event 1: Paulo Treu Tops One Million

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Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 3,173

Paulo Treu

Players are getting ready for their second break of the day and we found our second player to cross the million-chip mark. Brazilian Paulo Treu is up to 1,090,000 after beginning Day 2 with only 87,500.

A nice run up in a few hours.

We’ll walk the tables during break to track down our other big stacks in the room.

Event 1: Luke Vrabel Eliminated by Sheddy Siddiqui

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 3,173

Sheddy Siddiqui (left) and Luke Vrabel (right)

Luke Vrabel moves all in from UTG for 108,000, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member Sheddy Siddiqui calls from the big blind. Vrabel turns over Ad10s and is behind against Siddiqui’s AsKh.

The board comes 6dQs5h9cKs giving Siddiqui the winning pair of kings eliminating Vrabel in 238th place.

Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,110,000
Luke Vrabel  –  Eliminated in 238th Place ($1,142)

Event 1: Sheddy Siddiqui Among the Chip Leaders

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 250 of 3,173

Sheddy Siddiqui

Three players are all in on a flop of Kd2sQc with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member Sheddy Siddiqui having his opponents covered.

Sheddy Siddiqui  –  AhAd
Jeffrey Morzella  –   KsQd
Daniel Pearlman  –   KcJc

The board runs out As,2c giving Siddiqui the winning full house, eliminating his opponents. Morzella stands up and exclaims “I came to win, not get 250th!”

Sheddy Siddiqui  –   980,000
Jeffrey Morzella  –   Eliminated in 249th Place ($1,142)
Daniel Pearlman  –   Eliminated in 250th Place ($1,142)