Event 2: Brent Keane Eliminated in Fifth Place ($1,117)

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 22: 6,000/12,000

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Brent Keane (pictured above) raised all in preflop on the big blind and both Avi Levy (button) and John Binns (small blind) called. The cards were dealt 10d5c4c2sJs as the two live players checked down the board.

Levy then flipped over Ad6c4h4d and Keane showed AcKdJh10h. Binns folded so Levy won the entire pot. Keane was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $1,117 in prize money.

Event 2: George Boyadjian Eliminated in Sixth Place ($958)

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 22: 6,000/12,000

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George Boyadjian (pictured above) was all in preflop on the hijack and Wayne Brown (small blind) and Avi Levy (big blind) called. The board was dealt Jd10h4cKhQs as Brown and Levy checked it down.

Brown then flipped over AcAsQd8c and he won the pot when both Levy and Boyadjian folded. Boyadjian was eliminated in sixth place and he took home $958 in prize money.

Event 2: George Boyadjian Survives

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 22: 5,000/10,000

George Boyadjian was all in preflop and four players called. The flop fell 7h6h4h and action checked around to John Binns, who bet 20,000. Wayne Brown and Brent Keane folded, but Avi Levy called. The two live players then checked the 8h on the turn and the 7d on the river. All three players then flipped over their cards.

Levy: Jh10h10c9c
Binns: AsJcJd2d
Boyadjian: Ac2c4s5d

Levy took the hi pot, while Binns and Boyadjian split the low pot. Although he was quartered in the hand, Boyadjian is still alive at the final table.

Event 2: Final Table Begins

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 18: 2,500/5,000

The final table of nine players for Event 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open has returned and they will now play down to a champion. The winner will be the first Main Event champion of the tournament series. Play resumes with the final 5 minutes and 19 seconds remaining in Level 18. Here is a look at the chip counts and seating chart for the start of play.

Seat 1: Michael Wang – 53,000
Seat 2: Wayne Brown – 28,000
Seat 3: Avi Levy – 159,500
Seat 4: Arnold Cohen – 19,000
Seat 5: Gene Hochman – 24,000
Seat 6: John Binns – 208,000
Seat 7: George Boyadjian – 90,500
Seat 8: Brent Keane – 69,500
Seat 9: “Miami” John Cernuto – 167,500

Stay tuned for coverage of the final table.

Event 2: Final Table Set and Day 1 Ends

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 18: 2,500/5,000

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The final table of nine players is set for Event 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and the players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET to play down to a champion. The winner will be the first Main Event champion of the tournament series. Play will resume on Friday with the final 5 minutes and 19 seconds remaining in Level 18. Here is a look at the chip counts when cards get into the air tomorrow.

Seat 1: Michael Wang – 53,000
Seat 2: Wayne Brown – 28,000
Seat 3: Avi Levy – 159,500
Seat 4: Arnold Cohen – 19,000
Seat 5: Gene Hochman – 24,000
Seat 6: John Binns – 208,000
Seat 7: George Boyadjian – 90,500
Seat 8: Brent Keane – 69,500
Seat 9: “Miami” John Cernuto – 167,500 (pictured above)

Tune back in tomorrow for all of the action and photos from the final table.

Event 2: Chip Count Update

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 17: 2,000/4,000

Event 2 is down to the final 11 players and they are back from their latest break for play in Level 17. When they reach the final table the remaining players will vote to finish it out tonight or return tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Here is a look at the current chip counts:

John Binns – 171,000
Georges Boyadjian – 124,000
Michael Wang – 106,000
Brent Keene – 61,000
Alison Bishop – 56,000
David Brown – 54,000
Abraham Levy – 51,000
“Miami” John Cernuto – 44,500
Gene Hochman – 41,000
Arnold Cohen – 33,000
Peter Nathan – 18,000