$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 162 of 349

There were a few fireworks at Table 30 with a lot of noise and laughs.

Former SHRP champ Daren Stabinski was all-in for 27,000 when the vocal local small blind player announced all-in himself, but action was still on Marc-Andre Ladouceur. He called Stabinski’s shove while small blind worked everything out.

Our small blind player was all-in for 12,200 and we had a three-way all-in pot.

Small blind:
Stabinski:
Ladouceur:

Ladouceur was in line for the double knockout until the flop, even the small blind players had a sweat. The turn had no impact and Stabinski picked up the big pot after the river.

Daren Stabinski – 70,000 (44 bb)
Marc-Andre Ladouceur – 82,300 (51 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 349

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 4,000 from middle position and picked up calls from Tony Dunst and Dani Dayan in the blinds.

Dunts and Dayan checked the flop and Siddiqui bet 8,500. Dunst released and Dayan called to the turn. They checked to the river and Dayan shoved with the bigger stack. Siddiqui quickly mucked his hand and Dayan is moving up the counts.

Dani Dayan – 207,000 (129 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 48,000 (30 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 349

It’s slow going in the WPT Finale with only a handful of eliminations in the first level. We found a few new faces that weren’t around at bag up last night.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Darryll Fish was here very late playing down to the WPT Showdown Championship live-streamed final table of six but he’s back this afternoon trying to set himself up to potentially play two WPT final tables in consecutive days.

Also here, eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel after his 13th place finish last night. He was another pre-Day 2 entry for his 33 big blinds.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 349

The numbers were crunched and the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Finale drew 349 players to the freeze-out tournament to create a prize pool of $3,315,500. They surpassed the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and topped the 342 players from the inaugural event last year.

The last 44 players will earn a piece of the prize pool with a min-cash banking $16,833 and the WPT Finale champ taking home $716,088 along with the $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
$10,000 WPT Showdown Finale
Entries: 349
Prize Pool: $3,315,500
April 2 – 6, 2017

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 193 of 349

After a short delay to double check the accounting, the WPT Finale is underway for Day 2. The freeze-out officially drew 349 players to top last year’s number and push the prize pool over $3.3 million.

We have 17 players take the last Day 2 entry option including a few folks who might be a little tired today. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Darryll Fish was among the late registrants along with Dan Colman. Both were in the ballroom in the early morning hours playing down to the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Champion livestreamed final table, which Colman is leading when they restart their action in two days.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Remaining Players: 176 of 332 (registration still open)

The $10,000 WPT Finale is getting ready to kick off the second day of action and we’re still waiting on a final count on players in the big freeze-out event. They played eight full levels yesterday but registration will not close until they start back up for Day 2. It drew 332 players yesterday to easily surpass the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and push it over $3,000,000.

David Laka returns with the chip lead along with Matthew Haugen and Farid Jattin rounding out the list of players over 200,000. Day 1 was rough for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members with only Mukul Pahuja and Sheddy Siddiqui making it through, but Darryll Fish and Matt Affleck could be excused for their absence.

Affleck was busy making it down to seventh place in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship with Fish making the live-streamed final table. We’ll see if either jumps in before registration closes if though they were playing into the early morning hours.

Once registration is locked down, we’ll have our final numbers and await the prize pool payout information.

They’ll kick things off for Day 2 at noon and we’ll be here from start to finish.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. David Laka – 223,200 (186 bb)
2. Matthew Haugen – 215,200 (179 bb)
3. Farid Jattin – 203,600 (170 bb)
4. James Romero – 196,000 (163 bb)
5. Ben Tarzia – 186,300 (155 bb)
6. Eugene Katchalov – 176,200 (147 bb)
7. Jean Gaspard – 173,400 (145 bb)
8. Rainer Kempe – 164,400 (137 bb)
9. Sam Rashid – 163,300 (136 bb)
10. Noah Vaillancourt – 161,700 (135 bb)

Day 2 Counts | Day 2 Seats

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale

• WPT Finale Day 2 Chip Counts
• WPT Finale Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments

12PM: Event 24 – $570 Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 25 – $1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1A – $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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 95 – $140 Turbo Satellite into Event 24 (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $570/$50K GTD Event 24
• Players begin with 8,000 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 95 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 96 – $250 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 96 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 97 – $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 97 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
End of Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Remaining Players: 176 of 332 (registration still open)

Sunday was the start of the second World Poker Tour event on the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown calendar. The $10,000 WPT Finale has drawn a field of 332 players so far, with late registration still available until the start of Day 2.

David Laka leads after Day 1, ending atop the counts with 223,200 chips. Laka is followed by Matt Haugen (215,200) and Farid Jattin (203,600), and those three are the only three who ended with more than five times their starting stack.

James Romero is right behind the trio of leaders, though. Romero turned his 40,000 starting chips into 196,000 by the end of the day, good for fourth place on the overnight leaderboard. Romero is a Season XV WPT Champion, winning close to $2 million for his victory at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic back in December. He’s put himself in a good position to compete for another title, but there’s a long way to go between now and the hoisting of the trophy.

Both the SHRP Team and the World Poker Tour were well represented in the field on Day 1. The day was mostly unkind to the patched-up players, though. Chance Kornuth, Faraz Jaka, Jared Jaffee, Matt Stout, and Loni Harwood are all among the 150 or so who were eliminated over the course of the day.

Mukul Pahuja did advance to Day 2, though, bagging up 85,700 chips. The same can be said for Sheddy Siqqiqui, who finished with 62,900 at the end of the night. The WPT’s Tony Dunst (120,300) and Mike Sexton (91,200) also survived the day.

The list of remaining heroes is too long to mention them all, but a complete leaderboard can be found in the posts below, along with the Day 2 seat draw.

A total of 176 players made it through the eight-level day, and a handful more are expected to enter straight into Day 2. Action resumes Monday with 600/1,200 blinds and a 200 ante, giving new players just over 33 big blinds with which to work.

Late registration closes when the cards go in the air at 12 p.m. sharp.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
End of Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Remaining Players: 176 of 332 (registration still open)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
End of Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Remaining Players: 176 of 332 (registration still open)