$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.

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)

August 14, 2015

Total Entries: 164
Total Prize Pool: $164,000

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
10-12th: $3,280
13-15th: $2,870
16-18th: $2,460

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

Will Failla moved all in preflop for 13,500 on the cutoff and two opponents called. The three players then tabled their hands.

Failla:
Late Position:
Button:

Board:

Failla triples up to survive with 45,000 thanks to two pair, kings and queens. The button was eliminated on the hand.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Registration is now closed for Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. There are a total of 164 players in the field and just 63 remain in the field.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 11: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 2,000 preflop under the gun and both of the blinds come along to see a flop dealt . Kornuth bet 3,000 and the small blind check-raised all-in. The big blind and Kornuth called, and the three players flipped over their cards.

Small Blind:
Kornuth:
Big Blind:

Turn and River:

The big blind was eliminated and the small blind doubled up thanks to the strength of her jack-kicker. Kornuth took a hit and he was down to 8,000 after the hand.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 10: 400/800/100 Ante

There are now 164 players remaining in Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Registration is open until the end of Level 12, so players still have a chance to buy-in for $1,100.

Nikolai Sears and Justin Zaki were among the recent eliminations. Notables still in the field include Xuan Liu, Shannon Shorr, Will Failla, Keven Stammen, Chance Kornuth, Tyler Patterson, Ari Engel, Jose Barbero, Darryll Fish, Dylan Wilkerson, Tyler Reiman, and Joe Kuether.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 200/400/50 Ante

We’d be remiss if we didn’t catch up with some of our local poker heroes having some Turbo fun today.

You can put Darryll Fish on the list of best South Florida poker players without a WSOP bracelet. The Circuit ring winner has three WSOP final tables including a third place finish in the National Championship just a few weeks ago.

John Dolan made the 2010 November Nine and finished 6th for a cool $1.7 million. He also has success in the neighborhood with a Coco Poker Open Championship title at our sister casino.

Stuart Paterson’s biggest tournament cash came with a final table appearance at the 2006 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open but most of his success came before Black Friday. He racked up more than $2.8 million in his career playing online tournaments until the crackdown in 2011.

Jason Young is a South Florida transplant from the Northeast and hit several tournaments during the series including a 6th place finish in Event 7. Young’s top prize is a WSOP bracelet from the 2006 Shootout.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 100/200/25 Ante

We mentioned Shawn Cunix earlier and his Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open third place result last year, our most recent walk through the field found the second place player.

WSOP bracelet winner Mike Leah had his biggest career score last summer when he took home more than $1,000,000 for his runner-up finish to Dan Colman.

Colman is nowhere to be found this series but we do have a former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open champ in the building. Blair Hinkle already had a WSOP bracelet and two WSOP Circuit titles to his credit when he came to South Florida and captured the $10,000,000 Guarantee Championship.