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Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 326

On the turn of a board, Phong Nguyen put his last 2,500 or so into the middle. It was about a pot-sized bet, and Nguyen’s opponent called to put him at risk.

Nguyen:
Opponent:

The river was the , and Nguyen made tens full to find a small double-up.

Phong Nguyen – 7,500

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Entries: 304

On a final board reading Staffan Lind put Zach Smiley all in. Smiley sat there contemplating for a while with his “Does he have aces? Ace jack?”

Smiley eventually decided to put the rest of his chips in with the trip jacks. Lind then turned over for trip jacks with a king kicker, eliminating Smiley.

Staffan Lind  –  35,000
Zach Smiley  –  Eliminated

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End of Level 3: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Entries: 293

The first three levels are complete, and the field is on their first break of the day. The board shows 293 entries so far, with 413 needed to breach the $1 million guarantee.

Late registration is open until just before 9 p.m. tonight.

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Entries: 270

The player under the gun opened to 400, and Josh Hillock called in the cutoff. From the small blind, Isaac Haxton squeezed in a three-bet to 2,075. The initial raiser folded, but Hillock called to proceed heads-up.

The flop was . Haxton continued for 3,000, and Hillock called. Both players checked through the turn, which brought a third heart on board.

The river was the . With one T25 chip capping his cards, Haxton cut out another 700 and set it aside, pushing the rest of his chips into the middle. It was about 13,000 total, and Hillock gave it a good look before surrendering his cards into the muck.

Isaac Haxton – 24,500
Josh Hillock – 24,000

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Sean Perry opened to 400 from early position, Andy Spears three-bet to 1,200 and John Dolan four-bet to 3,150 from the big blind. Perry five-bet to 7,500 and Spears moved all in for 15,100. Dolan folded and Perry considered a while before calling.

Sean Perry:  win 21.7% tie 0.46%
Andy Spears:  win 77.8% tie 0.46%

The board came and Perry hits his straight on the river to eliminate Spears. Spears stands up and says “Ok. Good luck.” Perry responded to the table “he three-bet me four times.”

Sean Perry  –  40,000
Andy Spears  –  Eliminated 

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Entries: 257

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui and Florida pro Noah Schwartz have been eliminated early in today’s $2,650 Freeze Out field.

Sheddy Siddiqui  –  Eliminated
Noah Schwartz  –  Eliminated

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Entries: 243

Three players were involved in a growing pot on a flop. A player in the blinds checked to Salsberg, who bet 500. The player behind him called, the other folded, and it was heads-up to the turn.

It was the . Salsberg bet another 3,100, and his opponent called.

The river was the , and both players checked.

Salsberg showed , winning the pot with a queen-high flush. His opponent flashed either or as he mucked, and he was relieved of the rest of his short stack one hand later by another player.

Salsberg has apparently been doing some good work early, sitting with well over twice the starting stack just an hour in.

Matt Salsberg – 53,000

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Seminole Hard Rock team member Darryll Fish is all in for 6,725 on the flop. Marsha Wolak thinks before eventually calling.

Darryll Fish:    win 43.7%  tie 0.61%
Marsha Wolak:    win 55.7%  tie 0.61%

The board came , and Fish hits his flush on the river and says “Make sure you write up that the donkey hit his lucky flush on the river.”

Darryll Fish  –  16,000
Marsha Wolak  –  14,500

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Seminole Hard Rock team member Darryll Fish opened to 800 from early position and Dolphus Powers called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop.

The came on the turn, Powers bet 1,200 and Fish called. The hit the river, Powers bet 2,100 and Fish called. Powers turned over and Fish said “Oh, thats good. Nice hand” mucking his cards in the process.

Dolphus Powers  –  28,000
Darryll Fish  –  16,000

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Seminole Hard Rock team member Matt Stout opened to 300 from under the gun and Jarrett Vaughn called from the big blind. The flop came , Vaughn bet 300 and Stout called.

The came on the turn, Vaughn bet 625 and Stout called. The hit the river, Vaughn bet 1,500, and Stout thought a little bit before calling. Vaughn turned over for the winning trip sevens and Stout mucked.

Jarrett Vaughn  –  24,000
Matt Stout  –  17,500