$300 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 147

Here’s a look at the results from 11th to 19th place:

11th:  Oniel McCalla  –  $900
12th:  Christopher Honore  –  $900
13th:  Eugene Nussbaum  –  $768
14th:  Nir Peleg  –  $768
15th:  Robert Benford  –  $768
16th:  Brett Brucaleri  –  $656
17th:  David Levi  –  $656
18th:  Raymond Kondler  –  $656
19th:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $562

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 243 of 529

A player in middle position raises to 7,400, leaving himself with a single 100 denomination chip behind. Wayne Harmon, who runs the Instagram account ‘OMGitsVariance,’ moved all in from the hijack for 13,500.

The player on the button called and the original raiser committed his last chip to the pot.

“I have the most equity against aces,” said Harmon with a chuckle, tabling .

The original raiser showed and the button tabled .

“Oh, we are winning this,” joked Harmon as the dealer was preparing a flop.

The flop came and Harmon took the lead with middle pair. The turn was the and the river was the . Harmon won the pot with a pair of nines and nearly tripled up at the start of level 10.

Wayne Harmon – 39,100

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 226

Andre Bryan opened to 13,000 from late position, John Caputo who is one of the chip leaders called from the cutoff as did the button.

All three players checked the flop. The turn brought the and Bryan led out 21,000 winning himself the pot.

Bryan flashed the as he raked in the pot.

Andre Bryan – 220,000 (44 bb)
John Caputo – 430,000 (86 bb)

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure 
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 529

Players are back from their second break of the day and level 9 is underway. That closed registration on the $150 no-limit hold’em event and finalized the prize pool.

With 529 entries, the prize pool is $63,480, more than tripling the $20,000 guarantee. The top 67 spots will finish in the money and take home at least $178.

Full prize pool details and payouts:

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event #10
Entries: 529
Prize Pool: $63,480
August 6, 2018

1st: $12,259 + Trophy + $5,250 SHRPO Championship Seat
2nd: $8,599
3rd: $5,530
4th: $3,878
5th: $2,978
6th: $2,461
7th: $2,047
8th: $1,635
9th: $1,226
10th-12th: $1,019
13th-15th: $816
16th-18th: $684
19th-21st: $577
22nd-24th: $482
25th-27th: $414
28th-36th: $352
37th-45th: $303
46th-54th: $258
55th-63rd: $218
64th-67th: $178

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 226

Jeff Manza opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and the button called.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the , and Manza bet 15,000 winning himself the pot.

Jeff Manza – 550,000 (138 bb)

$300 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 147

After the Money Bubble burst, a player was moved to balance the tables, and it was Ofer Peleg. Why are we mentioning a simple seat change? Because Ofer ended up sitting next to his brother Nir. (We’ll come back to this situation in a moment.)

At one of the other tables, Rob Benford limped from the button for 4,000, Nancy Birnbaum moved all in from the small blind for 15,500, and Benford called with . Birnbaum turned over , and she’d need to improve to stay alive.

The board came — both players flopped a pair, and Benford went on to win the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Birnbaum in 19th place.

Rob Benford  –  65,000  (16 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($562)

Now back to Nir and Ofer Peleg.

They only got to play one hand together, sitting side-by-side in the blinds. When action folded to Ofer in the small blind, Nir said, “If you raise me, I’m telling Mom.”

The entire table got a good laugh out of that one.

Ofer went on to win the hand, but during that time, Nancy Birnbaum was eliminated in 19th place, and their table broke.

The Peleg brothers were given random seats at the two remaining tables, and once again ended up seated side-by-side, though this time Ofer had position against Nir.

Here are some notable chip counts as the final 17 players are battling for the final table:

John Holley  –  222,000  (56 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  141,000  (35 bb)
Oniel McCalla  –  115,000  (29 bb)
Ozzie Amor  –  110,000  (28 bb)
Ofer Peleg  –  105,000  (26 bb)
David Levy  –  82,000  (21 bb)
Eugene Nussbaum  –  47,000  (12 bb)
Nir Peleg  –  25,000  (6 bb)

$300 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 147

With 20 players remaining in the Seniors Event, and only 19 getting paid, it was time for the Money Bubble, and it was a long one.

At one point, Nancy Birnbaum got it all in from the button for 6,500 with against David Levy’s .

There was a jack in the window as the flop came , and even though she was behind, Birnbaum took it in good spirits, smiling as she said, “Oh, right in the window!”

Birnbaum called for a ten, but the dealer put out the on the turn. Birnbaum again called for a ten, and the river card was — the . Birnbaum won the pot with an ace-high straight to double up in chips.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  20,500  (7 bb)
David Levy  –  55,000  (18 bb)

There were no more all-in-and-call situations for a while, and the blinds increased to 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante.

Eventually, a player was down to his final 4,500 in the small blind, putting 500 in for the ante and then he called all in against four other players.

The flop came , and three players checked to John Holley on the button, who bets 10,000. The other three players folded, including one who claimed he folded pocket jacks.

The short-stack showed for a gutshot straight draw, but Holley turned over for a pair of nines.

The turn was the , giving the short stack a pair and additional outs, but the river card was the . Holley won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to knock out his opponent and burst the Money Bubble.

The player who claimed to fold pocket jacks complained that Holley didn’t play it right, implying he should have checked it down to the river to increase the chances of bursting the Money Bubble, but Holley just took the criticism in stride and said he thinks he played it just fine.

John Holley  –  195,000  (49 bb)

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 226

Chris Valade leads the final 26 players as she sits with around 315,000.

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 226

With two simultaneous bust outs the field is now in the money! The remaining 29 players are guaranteed to take home $312.