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Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Stout moved all in for his last 7,500 with and got called by .

The board came and Stout asked the dealer for an off suit seven right before the hit the river. “See? I’m a gentleman! Another player would have been greedy and asked for the seven of diamonds”

Matt Stout  –  9,000

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Aleks Dimitrov opened with a raise in middle position, and Jason Koon defended his big blind.

The flop was . Koon checked, Dimitrov continued for 1,000, and Koon check-raised to 2,500. That’s where it got interesting.

Dimitrov was getting short on chips at that point, and he called with a multicolored string of several chips. It was just a call, but Koon mistakenly thought it represented an all-in shove. He “called” and tabled his hand, showing just as the dealer put the out on the turn.

“Floor!”

The hand was allowed to play out, and Dimitrov ultimately open-mucked , which he knew was behind.

Koon was assessed a one-orbit penalty, a decision which he politely appealed. Tournament Director Tony Burns arrived to hear the account, and Koon readily admitted it was his error and his alone. He argued that he’d likely cost himself a larger profit with his own mistake, and that there was no room for malicious intent.

“I really screwed myself bad,” he lamented at one point.

Burns reduced the penalty to two hands, and Koon was right back in the action a moment later, offering his apologies to Dimitrov.

Jason Koon – 52,000
Aleks Dimitrov – 7,500

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Adnan Mohammad shoved his last 23 big blinds with pocket eights from under the gun, and gets called by the button with .

The board comes giving his opponent two-pair and eliminating Mohammad from today’s field.

Adnan Mohammad  –  Eliminated

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The 15-minute break gave us a chance to scout the room for big and notable stacks. Here are a few:

Matt Salsberg  –  70,000
Staffan Lind  –  68,125
Sean Perry  –  59,900
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  48,800
Abbey Daniels  –  39,425
Seth Davies  –  36,700
Ian O’hara  –  33,825
Dan Dizenzo  –  30,100
Lexy Gavin  –  23,000
Joe McKeehen  –  20,000
Cate Hall  –  15,500
Ryan Riess  –  15,150
Matt Stout  –  11,450
Jason Lee  –  10,475

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Three players limped into the pot, including T.K. Miles on the button. Ronit Chamani squeezed in a raise from the small blind, and only the first limper folded.

The flop was all low cards, and Chamani continued with a bet of 2,500. The player in middle position called, and Miles raised all in for about 9,500. Chamani re-shoved, isolating with a chance at the knockout.

Miles showed for a pair of threes, and Chamani rolled over an overpair with .

The board bricked off for Miles, and he was eliminated just before the second break.

Ronit Chamani – 38,000
T.K. Miles – Eliminated

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On a final board reading the big blind bet 5,400 and Marvin Rettenmaier put him all in. He called with but was no good against Rettemaier’s rivered flush.

Marvin Rettenmaier  –  58,000

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Ian O’Hara was on the button, heads-up against the player in the small blind. The flop was , and the pot was insignificant at that point.

The exact action isn’t clear, but there must have been a series of bets and raises prior to our arrival. The small blind had 10,000 chips out in front of him as we approached, and O’Hara had moved all in for 16,150 total. His opponent eventually called to put him at risk.

O’Hara:
Small blind:

The turn and river completed the board safely for O’Hara, and he doubled up.

Ian O’Hara – 35,000

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A player is all in for 4,200 preflop and Ryan Riess called. Riess turned over and was up against his opponent’s .

The board came and Riess’ full house eliminated his opponent.

Ryan Riess  –  32,000

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Semionle Hard Rock Poker team member Mukul Pahuja put his last 900 in the middle from the button and got three callers. Everyone checked down the board of .

Pahuja turned over his but one of his opponents had a pair of deuces to eliminate him.

Mukul Pahuja   –  Eliminated

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Three players were involved in heavy action on a flop. Sean Perry and Marvin Rettenmaier checked from the blinds, and Sam Taylor bet 1,900 into a pot of just over 5,000. Perry called, but Rettenmaier check-raised to 5,725.

Taylor slipped deep into the tank, and he pondered for long enough that someone called the clock. Taylor eventually re-raised to 10,200, and Perry folded out of the way with an audible grumble.

That sent the decision back to Rettenmaier, who had 11,075 chips left behind his bet. He, too, needed a few minutes in the tank, and the clock was called once again.

Rettenmaier ultimately surrendered, and Taylor quietly stacked the pot without showing.

“I was going to shove if you folded,” Perry told Taylor after the hand.

Sam Taylor – 53,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 11,075