$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51 of 349

Matthew Haugen raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Josh Kay three-bet to 48,000 from early position. Action folded to Ryan Van Sanford on the button, who four-bet to 110,000.

Action folded back to Kay, who moved all in for about 160,000. Van Sanford called.

Kay was in the lead with his against Van Sanford’s .

The flop was and Van Sanford flopped Broadway to take the lead. The turn was the , however, which gave Kay an unbeatable royal flush. The river was an irrelevant and Kay doubled up.

Josh Kay – 360,000 (60 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 190,000 (31 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 349

Joining this heads-up pot on the turn, the board showed , and there was just over 80,000 in the pot. Matt Haugen was first to act out of position, and he bet 50,000. Jake Cody called, and the river was the . Haugen bet 100,000, and Cody quickly called.

Haugen showed for just a pair of fours, and Cody tabled to win the pot with his pair of aces.

Jake Cody – 560,000 (93 bb)
Matt Haugen – 402,000 (67 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
End of Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 349

At 440k going to 3000/6000-1000. 54 people remain in the $10k @wpt @shrpo

— Jonathan Little (@JonathanLittle) April 4, 2017

KQ>AA. 349 entries, 53 left paying 44. We have 561k going to 3k-6k/1k #SeatOpen #RunningPure

— Cliff Josephy (@JohnnyBaxPoker) April 4, 2017

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 349

Tony Cousineau moved all in for 56,000 in early position, and Jonathan Jaffe re-shoved for 75,500 in the small blind, isolating himself against Cousineau.

Cousineau:
Jaffe:

The board ran out , and Jaffe’s ace played to earn him the knockout. Cousineau was eliminated.

Jonathan Jaffe – 141,000 (28 bb)
Tony Cousineau – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 349

Daniel Strelitz moved all in from middle position for about 78,000 and Anton Astapau called from the cutoff.

Astapau showed and was in the lead against Strelitz’s .

The board ran out and Astapau’s pair faded a bad beat to eliminate Strelitz.

Anton Astapau – 320,000 (74 bb)
Daniel Strelitz – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 55 of 349

Ubaid Habib opened to 12,000 in middle position, and the small blind three-bet shoved for 82,000. In the big blind, Yevgeniy Timoshenko re-shoved with the larger stack, and Habib folded out of the way.

Small blind:
Timoshenko:

The board ran out , and Timoshenko won the flip with trip aces to send his opponent to the rail.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 380,000 (76 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 349

Ubaid Habib raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Rainer Kempe moved all in on the button for 71,000. After the small blind folded, Ryan Van Sanford moved all in for 228,000 out of the big blind.

Habib thought for a couple minutes and then folded. Van Sanford tabled and was in great shape against Kempe’s .

The board ran out and Van Sanford’s pair held up to eliminate Kempe.

Ryan Van Sanford – 318,500 (63 bb)
Rainer Kempe – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 349

From middle position, Daniel Strelitz moved all in for 47,500, and Tony Cousineau called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Strelitz:
Cousineau:

There was a five in the window, but the flop kept Cousineau in the lead with a pair of aces. The turn was the , though, giving Strelitz the lead with two pair. The river was the blank , and Strelitz doubled up, taking a significant chunk of Cousineau’s remaining stack in the process.

Strelitz is one of three players left who still has a chance to run down Ben Zamani in the WPT Player of the Year race; he’ll need to finish first or second to do so.

Daniel Strelitz – 104,000 (21 bb)
Tony Cousineau – 65,000 (13 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 349

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised from the hijack and John Krpan moved all in for about 60,000 on the button. Timoshenko called and it was off to the races with Timoshenko’s against Krpan’s .

The board ran out and Timoshenko turned an ace to win the pot and eliminate Krpan.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 230,000
John Krpan – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 349

Paul Volpe moved all in for 44,000 in middle position, and Charlie Carrel re-shoved for about 92,000 in the small blind, putting Volpe at risk.

Volpe:
Carrel:

The board ran out , and Carrel won the pot with sevens up. Volpe was eliminated.

Charlie Carrel – 145,000 (29 bb)
Paul Volpe – Eliminated