$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

After a double-elimination, we’re down to our final two tables here in Event 18.  Here is the table draw for our remaining eleven players.

Table 15
Seat 1: Andrew Kelsall
Seat 2: Adam Friedman
Seat 3: Lonnie Heimowitz
Seat 4: Brian Zekas
Seat 5: Hal Klein
Seat 6: Robert Mizrachi

Table 16
Seat 1: Vacant
Seat 2: Jesse Katz
Seat 3: Phillip Hui
Seat 4: Brad Ruben
Seat 5: Michael Wang
Seat 6: Senovio Ramirez III

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

The players have returned from a break and are now headed into Level 10.  Here are the top stacks as we are back in play in Event 18 with 13 players remaining.

Andrew Kelsall – 37,250
Adam Friedman – 31,925
Hal Klein – 29,975
Jacob Boyle – 27,225
Senovio Ramierez III – 25,525
Lonnie Heimowitz – 23,650

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Level 9: 150/300 Blinds
Big O

Another one of the games you don’t get see often in tournament play is Big O which is played like Omaha but players are dealt five cards instead of four.  If you thought strong hands get busted quickly in Omaha, the possibilities double in Big O so players have to tread lightly taking a hand to the river.

Senovio Ramirez III called the game and took five of the six hands showing the power of getting to choose a game where you feel like you have a huge edge or what game fits the table’s situation best. And as soon as the final hand of the rotation was over, the table couldn’t switch to PLO fast enough.

14 players remain as we head into the players’ next break of the evening.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 250/500 Limits
5-Card Draw High

Jon Brody decided it was time to take everyone back in time to the game we were all taught by our grandparents and played as kids with our spare change: 5-Card Draw High.  To see it in a tournament is rare but we got a chance to watch Brody’s table take a whirl at it for a rotation.

And Brody got a taste of why it sometimes drove us all nuts.  In a hand with Marc Sacheli where both players drew one card, Brody had to fold to a bet from Sacheli and showed – and the wrong black queen as he hit the instead of for the flush. Unfortunately, all black cards don’t count and Sacheli raked in the pot.

Hopefully for the memories, we’ll see a little more 5-Card Draw High getting called tonight.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

A quick look around the room finds two of the early chip leaders seated next to each other. Adam Friedman current stands at 35,775 to lead the way. Brian Zekas, who just missed the final table of Event 15, is also off to a solid start at 25,950.

15 players remain as we have just entered Level 8.

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

August 13th, 2015

Total Entries: 18
Total Prize Pool: $27,000

1st: $16,200
2nd: $10,800

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

If you’re looking for the player in the field who may know Dealer’s Choice tourneys better than anyone, we may the right guy for you.

Robert Mizrachi has been playing games like this since sitting down with Mama Grinder and all of his famous brothers as a kid and has proven his incredible talent in mixed games throughout his career.  He also won the second of his third WSOP bracelets in the inaugural Dealer’s Choice tournament in 2014.

Without a doubt, the rest of the players in the field should be taking some cues from Mizrachi as play moves on tonight.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)

Lonnie Heimowitz is a busy guy today.

After just finishing third in the Event 17 PLO tournament, he’s moved one table diagonally and hopped into this one looking for another final table in this Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

Heimowitz also final tabled Event 8 finishing fourth.  We’ll see if he can continue his stellar play and reach the final group of players later on tonight.

$1,650 Six-Max Dealer’s Choice (Freeze-Out)
Limit Flop & Draw Games Level 1: 75/150 Limits
Stud Games Level 1: 25 Ante; 75 Bring-in; 75/150 Limits
No Limit and Pot Limit Games Level 1: 25/50

The first ever Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Dealer’s Choice tournament is about to go. This new tournament gives players a chance to pick their favorite game from among ten options.

The games in play are No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Big O, Razz, Stud, Stud/8, Triple Draw 2-7, Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha/8, and 5-Card Draw High. One player will choose a game and the table will play it for six hands, then the next players will do the same, and so forth until we have a winner.

It will be interesting to see what kind of field we get for this new tournament. Event 18 has a $1,650 buy-in with 40-minute levels and late registration open until 7:30pm. This is a freeze-out tournament so no re-entries allowed if a player is eliminated.

Cards will be in the air soon and play down to the final table or 3am, whichever comes first.