$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

It didn’t take long to lose another player as Tyler Patterson risked it all pushing 157,000 in against Ari Engel who made the call.  Engel turned up going against Patterson’s .

The cards left no doubt as Engel flopped quad aces leaving Patterson dead in the water and off to the payout window.

Tyler Patterson finishes in 7th place winning $6,560.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

After a brief respite from the wild play, we finally got our next elimination.  Anthony Spinella pushed in with his last 125,000 and Andrew Hinrichsen made the call.  Spinella turned up and Hinrichsen showed .

Spinella hit the flop but the turn brought the putting Hinrichsen back in charge and after the came on the river, Spinella was gone.

Anthony Spinella finishes in 8th place for $4,920.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

It didn’t take long to knock someone off and the first to go was Harrison Gimbel.  Gimbel’s quick ouster takes us down to eight players remaining.  Gimbel picks up $3,690 for his 9th place finish.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

We’ve now hit our final table after the eliminations of Xuan Liu in 13th, Ellen Lambeth in 12th and Tom Sheets in 11th.  Scott Efron also went out in 10th taking us down to nine players left

We’re at our final table and here is the draw:

Seat 1: Darryll Fish
Seat 2: Harrison Gimbel
Seat 3: Anthony Spinella
Seat 4: Andrew Hinrichsen
Seat 5: Ryan Tepen
Seat 6: Stuart Patterson
Seat 7: David DiBernardi
Seat 8: Ari Engel
Seat 9: Tyler Patterson

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Event 19 is on warp speed as five more players have gone by the wayside.  Ian O’Hara went out in 18th place followed by David Peters in 17th place.  Next to go was former WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel in 16th.  And at nearly the same time Michael Wang just went out in 15th and Keven Stammen has departed in 14th.

We’re already down to 13 players still alive as play continues toward crowning another champion in this year’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

The bubble has burst in Event 19.  Ari Engel faced with Richard Blanchar as Blanchar was all-in with against Engel’s . Engel hit the flop to take the lead.  The board ran out and Blanchar was eliminated in 19th place.

Here are the seat draws for the final two tables:

Table 7
Seat 1: Ellen Lambeth
Seat 2: David DiBernardi
Seat 3: Harrison Gimbel
Seat 4: Michael Wang
Seat 5: Ryan Tepen
Seat 6: Andrew Hinrichsen
Seat 7: Xuan Liu
Seat 8: David Peters
Seat 9: Stuart Patterson

Table 8
Seat 1: Keven Stammen
Seat 2: Anthony Spinnela
Seat 3: Jonathan Duhamel
Seat 4: Darryll Fish
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara
Seat 6: Tom Sheets
Seat 7: Tyler Patterson
Seat 8: Ari Engel
Seat 9: Scott Efron

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

With 19 players remaining, the field is on the Money Bubble. They will now play hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated.

Here is a look at the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $49,200
2nd:  $27,060
3rd:  $15,580
4th:  $13,120
5th:  $9,840
6th:  $8,200
7th:  $6,560
8th:  $4,920
9th:  $3,690
10th-12th:  $3,280
13th-15th:  $2,870
16th-18th:  $2,460

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

It seems like everyone wants to get this one over with to play the Charity Series of Poker Event.

We’re already down to 24 players and closing in on the money bubble at 18.  The pace of eliminations has been wild even for a turbo tournament and we don’t expect it to stop any time soon.

Not to mention it’s a field loaded with poker superstars including Jonathan Duhamel, Keven Stammen, Ari Engel, Anthony Spinella, Michael Wang, Darryll Fish, Ryan Teppen, Tyler Patterson, David Peters, Xuan Liu, Harrison Gimbel, Stuart Patterson, D.J. McKinnon and Joe Kuether along with top local players Scott Efron and Kathy Fleck.

Expect a wild finish to tonight’s tournament as play rolls on this evening.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

JJ Liu was all in preflop for 14,400 on the small blind and the hijack had her covered. The two players then revealed their cards.

Liu:
Hijack:

Board:

Liu doubled up to survive with 30,000.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Recent eliminations in Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open include Dylan Wilkerson, Jose “Nacho” Barbero, Jacob Bazely, Bruce Kramer, Esther Taylor-Brady, and Chance Kornuth. Action continues to be fast and furious in this event and just 45 players remain.