$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

The remaining 315 players are back in action. The top 150 will get paid so there’s still some play/work to do before they hit the bubble.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

It’s taken a day and a half before the black chips (100) are coming out of play. The average stack increased to 140,000 with blinds set to increase to 1,500/3,000/500.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Players are dropping quickly even with the slow structure. The numbers dropped until 400 and nearing 300 with 30 minutes remaining in the level.

Christina Lindley, Vinny Pahuja, Jake Bazeley, Mike Beasley, Ebony Kenney, Jessica Dawley, and Justin Zaki are just a few of those gone this level.

And busto. Blinded down to nada & got it in 6bbs BvB K10<AK. @WPTlive #showers #shrpo

— Ebony Kenney (@Ebony_Kenney) April 19, 2015

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Matt Waxman will have to wait until the summer to add another Seminole Hard Rock Poker title to his résumé. The WSOP and WPT champion won the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N Roll Poker Open” but he is out today short of the bubble.

Waxman led the action until he was all-in with the board reading . His opponent called Waxman’s bets with and caught the river to send Waxman out.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Kevin Eyster has been hovering around the top of the counts over the first 13 levels but he is now taking his turn on top. He stormed ahead after knocking out Joey Weisman and became the first player over 500,000.

Eyster won this very event back in 2013 against a final table lineup which included Faraz Jaka, Jeff Madsen, and Zo Karim.

The levels inched up once more and they are one hour away from another break.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Players are back in their seats with approximately 414 players remaining and 150 getting paid. The math indicates we should hit the money bubble shortly after the dinner break.

Keven Stammen – 496,000 (248 bb)
Raj Vohra – 405,000 (203 bb)
Barry Hutter – 357,000 (179 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – 325,000 (163 bb)
Eli Levy – 300,000 (150 bb)
Paul Balzano – 261,800 (131 bb)
Brian Altman – 255,000 (128 bb)
Andy Hwang – 250,000 (125 bb)
Matt Berkey – 250,000 (125 bb)
Alexander Greenblatt – 247,000 (124 bb)

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Players are on their first break of the day with less than 450 players remaining. The field is slowing making its way towards the money bubble which is expected to hit later this evening.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

We have two members of the 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship final table in action today and both are doing well so far.

Kelly Minkin had a chance in February to become the first female WPT champion, coming up just a little short but had a great run to finish in 3rd spot. She began today with 73,300 but has moved over 100,000 after knocking out Domenico Maurici with over .

Brian Altman (pictured below) finished as the champion on that day in February and his fortunes are positive today as well. He dropped a little bit early but has since regained momentum to add more chips to his returning 170,000 stack.

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

The levels took another step up with 513 players remaining. Jean Gaspard and Isaac Baron were among the recently departed but Seminole Hard Rock Poker regular Zach Kessler started his day off well.

1st hand: Soul read. I fold 99 pf v TT & announce his hand. He's completely shook & wants my glasses inspected by supervisor. #RedlocksPoker

— Redlocks (@zachtax) April 19, 2015

$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 11: 600/1,200/200 Ante

We caught the action after the flop and Allen Kessler all-in for his stack with against Marc Goldman’s . He flashed his AK phone case to the WPT cameras before the board finished to send “The Chainsaw” out of the Championship.

Kessler wasn’t alone as Tristan Wade and Scott Efron were a few to join him on the rail.

Waited for shot to triple up. @wpt day 2 Ep 2500 Wild guy at table 7k. Me AK. Ship 15k both call. Flop Qxx. 3 bettor 16k with only 55, holds

— Allen Kessler (@AllenKessler) April 19, 2015