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Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 395

Aleks Dimitrov moved all in for 11,500 in early position, and Jason Koon put him at risk from the cutoff.

Dimitrov:
Koon:

Koon rooted for Dimitrov’s sweat, and he got one on the turn of the board. The river was the blank , though, and Koon’s queens held to dismiss Dimitrov.

Jason Koon – 85,000 (71 bb)
Aleks Dimitrov – Eliminated

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 395

Lexy Gavin opened to 2,500 from under the gun, a player in middle position, and Loni Harwood called from the big blind.

The flop came and it checked around. The came on the turn, Harwood checked, and Gavin bet 4,500. Harwood called.

The hit the river, Harwood checked, and Gavin bet 10,500. Harwood quickly folded.

Lexy Gavin  –  54,000
Loni Harwood  –  22,000

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 395

The player on the button opened to 2,500, and Michael Laake practically beat him into the pot, three-bet shoving for 9,600 in the small blind. When it folded back around, the button grabbed the remainder, which he could easily afford.

“Whoa, don’t you want to think about it?” Laake stopped him. “That’s 7,100 chips you’ll never get back.” The button chuckled and called.

Button:
Laake:

“Honest hands,” Jason Koon provided color from the other side of the table.

The board ran out , and Laake’s kicker played to earn him a double-up.

“You’ll never get it back,” he reminded the button as he stacked the pot. Their table is one of the next couple to break, so it’s likely he’s right, at least in the short term.

Michael Laake – 21,000 (21 bb)

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 395

Curt Kohlberg opened to 1,800 from late position and Jack Duong called from the button. The flop came , Kohlberg bet 2,100 and Duong called.

The came on the turn, Kohlberg bet 3,500 and Duong called. Both players checked the on the river. Kohlberg turned over for the winning flush and Duong mucked.

Curt Kohlberg  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Jack Duong  –  20,000  (20 bb)

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Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 395

Nick Yunis opened with a raise to 1,800 in middle position, and Nick Yunis three-bet shoved for 18,400 next door. Yunis took a soak in the tank, chatting with his neighbor as he did.

Most of their conversation was too quiet to overhear; the two were mostly smirking at each other, really. “Most people would be in there already, I think,” Yunis said at one point. Eventually, he folded, saying something about pocket jacks.

“I had nothing,” Soverel mocked as he pushed his cards toward the muck.

“Ace-king high?” Yunis mused.

From two seats over, Jake Schindler pointed at Soverel’s hole cards laying face-down and shot him a hopeful eye.

Soverel went ahead and flipped up his .

The next hand, Yunis opened to 1,800 again, and a player behind him three-bet shoved for 5,800. Yunis rolled his eyes and sighed for a moment, long enough for Schindler and Soverel to giggle at each other over the delay. Yunis did eventually call.

The at-risk player had , but it was no match for Yunis’ . The board ran out , and Yunis got the knockout with two pair.

Nick Yunis – 45,000 (56 bb)
Jake Schindler – 37,000 (46 bb)
Sam Soverel – 24,000 (30 bb)

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1 Million Guaranteed
Entries: 395
Prizepool: $1,000,000

1st: $204,600
2nd: $143,340
3rd: $92,150
4th: $61,550
5th: $47,350
6th: $39,250
7th: $32,950
8th: $26,700
9th: $20,460
10th-12th: $17,250
13th-15th: $14,370
16th-18th: $11,800
19th-21st: $9,800
22nd-24th: $8,320
25th-27th: $6,850
28th-36th: $5,600
37th-45th: $5,000
46th-52nd: $4,440

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Returning to Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 395

Registration is officially closed with 234 of 395 entries remaining. The 75-minute dinner break gave us a chance to scout the room for big and notable stacks. Here are a few:

Tom Thomas  –  112,800
Darryll Ronconi  –  108,000
Seth Fisher  –  104,000
Nigel Murray  –  94,600
Sean Perry  –  88,200
Chris Hunichen  –  64,900
Staffan Lind  –  50,000
Jerry Wong  –  48,500
Shawn Cunix  –  42,200
Jake Schindler  –  39,100
Matt Salsberg  –  38,000
Nick Yunis  –  37,300
Ray Qartomy  –  37,000
Blake Bohn  –  35,000
Maria Ho  –  25,600
Loni Harwood  –  21,600
Aleks Dimitrov  –  19,600
Phil Hui  –  19,000
Mohsin Charania  –  18,300
Steve Karp  –  18,000
Cate Hall  – 16,400
Ian O’hara  –  15,400
Aaron Massey  – 9,200
Ryan Riess  –  6,000

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End of Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 376

Level 8 concluded, and the field was sent on an extended 75-minute dinner break. Action resumes at 9:05 p.m., at which time late registration will also be closed for this event.

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Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 374

Mike Dentale moved all in preflop for around 5,500 with and Barry Hutter called with . The board came and Hutter’s pocket jacks held to eliminate Dentale.

Barry Hutter  –  50,000
Mike Dentale  – Eliminated

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Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 366

Abdelouahed Bouanani opened the pot with a raise in middle position, Ian O’Hara three-bet next to act, and Bouanani four-bet shoved for 12,800 total. O’Hara quickly called, having his opponent at risk and dominated.

Bouanani:
O’Hara:

The flop was , not changing anything. Bouanani was just standing from his chair as the landed on the turn, and he dropped right back down into his seat. The river was the , and Bouanani doubled up with aces up.

O’Hara is right back where he started after that loss.

Abdelouahed Bouanani – 27,700
Ian O’Hara – 20,000