$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 349

Ubaid Habib moved all-in for 137,000 saying “this is how I got all my chips!”. Jason Wheeler responded by shoving his big stack in the middle and Jake Cody called for his final 205,000 to set up the big three-way all-in pot.

Habib:
Wheeler:
Cody:

Wheeler was in good shape for the double knockout and huge pot. The was harmless for Wheeler, no help for Habib or Cody, the turn gave Cody a gutshot draw, but it was the river that saved Cody’s tournament. But nothing hit the board to help Habib and he was eliminated in 24th place.

Jake Cody – 562,000 (56 bb)
Jason Wheeler – 365,000 (37 bb)
Ubaid Habib – Eliminated in 24th place ($27,988)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 349

2015 RRPO champ Jake Bazeley opened to 23,000 from the cutoff and four-bet shoved for 320,000 after Jonathan Jaffe raised. Jaffe quickly called to put Bazeley at risk.

Jaffe:
Bazeley:

Bazeley was in danger and the could not stop his exit in 26th place.

Jonathan Jaffe – 920,000 (92 bb)
Jake Bazeley – Eliminated in 26th place ($24,259)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 349

Anthony Spinella opened to 20,000 and Noah Vaillancourt three-bet to 55,000 from the cutoff. Spinella called and checked the flop. Vaillancourt bet 43,000, Spinella raised all-in for 210,000 and Vaillancourt called.

Vaillancourt:
Spinella:

Both flopped tens up but kickers were playing. The turn and river changed nothing to send Spinella out in 26th place.

Noah Vaillancourt – 830,000 (83 bb)
Anthony Spinella – Eliminated in 26th place ($24,259)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 349

In one of the first hands of the day, Mark Sandness was all-in for ~350,000 against Ryan Riess with the dominant hand.

Sandness:
Riess:

Sandness was ahead but jumped out of his seat with Riess hit the flop. Neither the turn nor the river gave him a reason to sit back down.

Ryan Riess – 1,500,000 (150 bb)
Mark Sandness – Eliminated in 27th place ($24,259)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

With no delay, we are underway with 27 players remaining and carrying on until we have the live-stream final table six.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

Only 27 players remain in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Finale and they return today to play down to the live-streamed final table six.

There are no soft spots on the last three tables. There are WPT Champions Club members, WSOP bracelet winners, top poker pros, and one WSOP Main Event champ sitting among the leaders. Ryan Riess returns with the third biggest stack behind Alan Sternberg and Terry Schumacher.

The structure will give them plenty of space to make moves with the average stack over 50 big blinds and 90-minute levels. The only guarantee is we will have a very talented final table when they play in front of the live-stream cameras on Thursday.

Players will unpack their bags and dealers will put cards in the air at the top of the hour. We will follow all the action as the WPT Finale works its way down to the final table.

Top ten stacks:

Alan Sternberg – 1,600,000 (160 bb)
Terry Schumacher – 1,591,000 (159 bb)
Ryan Riess – 1,056,000 (106 bb)
Josh Kay – 842,000 (84 bb)
Tim West – 828,000 (83 bb)
Cliff Josephy – 746,000 (75 bb)
Pat Lyons – 656,000 (66 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 611,000 (61 bb)
Alex Keating – 608,000 (61 bb)
Noah Villancourt – 500,000 (50 bb)

Day 3 Chips Counts | Day 3 Seats | WPT Finale Payouts

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale

• WPT Finale Day 3 Chip Counts
• WPT Finale Day 3 Table Seat Assignments
• WPT Finale Payouts

12PM: Event 27 – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 28 Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end when 8 players remain or Tournament Director discretion
• High Roller Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 29 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 98 – $90 Turbo Satellite into Event 27 (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $360/$50K GTD Event 24
• Players begin with 6,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 98 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 99 – $130 Survivor No Limit Hold’em (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 players will win $1,000 cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 99 Structure Sheet

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update

Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:

• Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room

• The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.

• Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.

For additional construction updates, please visit TheNewHardRock.com

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

After nearly 14 hours of poker, the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale is down to its final 27 players Alan Sternberg bagged up the chip lead heading into the tournament’s penultimate day of play.

Sternberg finished the day with 1,600,000 in chips and just barely edged out Terry Schumacher for the lead, who finished with 1,591,000. Former WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess was the only other player to finish with a seven-figure chip count. He’ll come into Tuesday with 1,056,000.

Josh Kay and Timothy West round out the top five chip counts with 842,000 and 828,000, respectively.

Play will resume on Tuesday at noon with an hour left in the current level with blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante. There will be 90-minute levels for the whole day and they will play down to a final six players.

The day started with 176 players still remaining from Day 1, but 17 players opted to register before the start of Day 2 to bring the total field size to 349 players with 193 alive at the start of the day.

The top 44 players would earn a cash and the bubble broke just after midnight in level 17 when Dani Dayan ran pocket jacks into Anthony Spinella’s pocket kings and lost the side pot to Ray Qartomy’s ace-queen.

Everybody remaining is guaranteed a cash of at least $24,259, but the final six players that survive tomorrow’s action will be playing for $716,088 on a live streamed final table on Thursday.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.