$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 of 283
Action folded to Nick Palma in the small blind, who moved all in for 44,000. Steve McKoy takes a minute to think in the big blind and Palma begins to speak up.
“Please call,” said Palma as he stood up and rubbed his hands together. “I want the action. I have him crushed.”
Palma jokingly asked for a clock and then McKoy called. Palma did have McKoy crushed with his up against McKoy’s .
The board ran out and Palma turned the nut flush to leave McKoy drawing dead to the river.
Nick Palma – 96,000 (8 bb) Steve McKoy – 105,000 (9 bb)
$360 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 30 of 283
Bill Gazes
There was about 40,000 in the middle on a flop of and Bill Gazes checked from the big blind. The player in the cutoff bet 20,000, which sent Gazes into the tank.
Gazes spent several minutes taking inventory of his remaining chips before moving all in for 55,000. The cutoff quickly folded and Gazes dragged the pot.
They are just three eliminations shy of the money and Gazes is back over a six-figure chip count.
Monday afternoon presents players with a fast moving, big prize tournament to round out the day’s main schedule. Event 14 is a $360 No Limit Hold’em tournament with big starting stacks and turbo structure with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Players sit down to 15,000 in their stack and will do the fast grind through 15-minute levels. Late registration is open until the start of Level 15 at 7pm but they are limited to only one re-entry should they be eliminated. This is a one-day tournament that will play down quickly to the next SHRPO champion.
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
Late registration/ single re-entry available until start of Level 15
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood Event #14 $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Total Entries: 312 Prizepool: 156,000
Michael Mizrachi Wins $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Michael Mizrachi added yet another title to his lengthy list of poker accomplishments on Tuesday.
Mizrachi took down the $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max in impressive fashion, holding the chip lead for almost all of the late stages of the tournament. He bested a field of 312 players and Steve Karp heads-up to take home the trophy and $32,899.
“I felt unstoppable,” said Mizrachi. “I couldn’t lose a hand. When that goes out your way and you’re playing well, you can’t lose.”
Mizrachi is a long-time professional poker player with just shy of $15 million in tournament earnings. He’s got four WSOP bracelets to his name with two wins in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, two WPT titles, as well as making the November Nine in 2010.
The South Florida native has done everything a player can in the poker world, but nothing can motivate him more than a little bit of sibling rivalry.
His brother Robert, a successful pro with multiple WSOP bracelets of his own, was part of a four-way chop in the $570 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry the day before. Robert took home $174,700 and a second place finish. Michael wanted to one-up him and take this tournament down.
“I just showed Rob the way you do it without a chop,” said Mizrachi with a laugh. “It was cool. It was awesome. I was rooting for my brother and it made me feel much better. He won and there was confidence, you know?
“The Mizrachis are doing well. It’s nice the next day to pull one off right after him. It’s pretty cool.”
The Mizrachi family is synonymous with the South Florida poker scene. Michael was one of the first pros to come from the area and take down major titles.
Getting to play in his back yard was an added advantage to Mizrachi. Getting to sleep in his own bed at night and not bounce in and out of hotel rooms only helped his game.
“I mean it’s great cause I’m only three miles from here,” said Mizrachi. “It’s nice that I’m just down the block. I don’t have to jup on a plane and travel 10 hours to get back home. It’s just awesome that I can take my car back home. Home court is always in your favor.”
Here is a look at the final table results:
1st: Michael Mizrachi – $32,899 2nd: Steve Karp – $22,308 3rd: Jay Romano – $14,586 4th: John Dollinger – $11,638 5th: Kobi Ribak – $8,736 6th: Almog Biton – $6,724
$570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 of 312
Michael Mizrachi
Steve Karp moved all in on the button for about 220,000 and Michael Mizrachi called out of the big blind.
Karp showed and needed help against Mizrachi’s .
The flop was and Karp was left drawing to runners to stay alive. The turn was the and Karp was drawing dead. The river was the irrelevant and Karp hit the rail in second place.
Mizrachi takes the trophy and the title along with $32,899 for his win. Karp earned $22,308 for his runner-up finish.
A complete recap will be published in the morning.
Steve Karp
Michael Mizrachi – $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Champion Steve Karp – Eliminated in 2nd
$570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 312
Jay Romano
Jay Romano got all in for about 500,000 out of the small blind and got action from Michael Mizrachi in the big blind. Mizrachi showed and had Romano’s dominated.
“I always hit a ten here,” said Romano.
The flop was and Romano was left drawing to a jack. The turn was the and the river was the and Romano was eliminated in third place.
Mizrachi eliminates yet another player and is heads-up with Steve Karp for the title. Mizrachi starts the heads-up portion of play with more than a 10-to-1 chip advantage.
Michael Mizrachi – 3,350,000 Jay Romano – Eliminated
$570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 312
John Dollinger
John Dollinger raised on the button and Michael Mizrachi three-bet out of the big blind. In the blink of an eye, the rest of Dollinger’s chips get into the middle and he is all in for about 500,000 and got action from Mizrachi.
Dollinger showed and was flipping against Mizrachi’s . The flop was and Dollinger kept the lead.
“No spade,” said Dollinger.
The turn was the and Mizrachi picked up the nut flush draw. The river was the and Mizrachi rivered the flush to eliminate Dollinger in fourth place.
“I just didn’t want to see a spade,” said Dollinger. “I wouldn’t have cared if it was a king.”
Mizrachi continued his assualt on the final table and Dollinger took home $11,638 for his run.
Michael Mizrachi – 2,600,000 John Dollinger – Eliminated
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