$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Heading to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

The remaining seven players are in the midst of their first 15-minute break of the day. Here’s a look at where the field stacks up:

Seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Nicholas Immekus – 830,000
Seat 2: James Gilbert – Eliminated 8th ($30,800)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Chang – 700,000
Seat 4: Dan Heimiller – 1,130,000
Seat 5: Bradley Snider – 4,455,000
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – Eliminated 9th ($25,575)
Seat 7: Koray Aldemir – 1,555,000
Seat 8: Alex Wilson – 780,000
Seat 9: Dermot Blain – 955,000

Remaining payouts:

1st – $246,400
2nd – $147,800
3rd – $88,400
4th – $73,900
5th – $61,600
6th – $49,300

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Jeffrey Chang raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Immekus defended his big blind.

The flop was and Immekus checked. Chang bet 65,000 and Immekus called.

The rest of the hand was checked down as the board was completed with the and the . Immekus showed , good for a pair of sixes, but Chang dragged the pot with .

Jeffrey Chang – 750,000 (25 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 600,000 (20 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Nicholas Immekus opened the button for 65,000 and Dan Heimiller three-bet to 130,000 from the big blind. Immekus called and Heimiller promptly bet 150,000 in the dark.

The flop fell and action was on Immekus. He folded and Heimiller earned the pot — but not before flashing a queen.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

James Gilbert moved all in from the hijack for 375,000 and Dan Heimiller called on the button.

Gilbert showed and was in bad shape against Heimiller’s .

The board ran out and Gilbert hit the rail in ninths place. Gilbert took home $30,800 for his efforts, while Heimiller chipped up.

Dan Heimiller – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
James Gilbert – Eliminated 

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$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 529

James Gilbert open-shoved from late position for 160,000. It folded to Koray Aldemir in the big blind and he called putting Gilbert at risk.

Gilbert:
Aldemir:

Runout:

Gilbert’s sevens held and he earned the full double.

James Gilbert – 395,000 (13 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 1,450,000 (48 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 529

Bradley Snider raised to 65,000 from middle position and Jerry Wong three-bet to 155,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Snider, who took a minute before four-betting to 340,000.

Wong moved all in for about 1,250,000 and Snider snap-called. It was a cooler situation for Wong with his up against Snider’s .

The board ran out and Snider’s rockets held up to eliminate to 2016 November Niner. Snider extended his chip lead over the field and Wong was eliminated in ninth place. He took home $25,575 for his deep run.

Bradley Snider – 4,250,000 (141 bb)
Jerry Wong – Eliminated 

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 529

Koray Aldemir raised to 65,000 from late position and Alex Wilson called from his direct left. It folded to James Gilbert in the big blind and he defended. The trio saw a flop of . Gilbert checked sending it back to Aldemir. He C-bet for 80,000 causing a fold out of Wilson. It was back to Gilbert and he called.

The turn was the . Gilbert check a second time and Aldemir bet a second time — 140,000. Gilbert called and the dealer peeled the river.

Gilbert checked once again and Aldemir shoved. Gilbert, who had Aldemir covered, quickly called. Aldemir flipped over for kings and fours. He was best against the — queen and eights — of Gilbert. Aldemir doubled to 960,000.

Koray Aldemir – 960,000 (32 bb)
James Gilbert – 290,000 (9 bb)

• $5,250 SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship (Freeze-Out)
• Event 23 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
• Event 24 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry
• Event 25 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Each of the above events are down to the final nine players and action is underway at the final table.

Complete start-of-day chip counts are available in the posts below and additional information on each event is posted at SHRPO.com/TheBig4.

Good luck, players!

After three days of play, the four marquee events on the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open schedule are ready to play out their final tables. The Big 4 includes the $5 Million GTD Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, the $25,500 High Roller, $2,650 NLH Freeze-Out, and $1,100 Event 24 with a $500,000 Guarantee.

Nine players remain in each event, each with a shot at a major SHRPO title.

Action is set to get underway at 2pm and all four tables will be live-streamed on Poker Night in America’s Twitch page.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Seat 1: Seth Davies – 3,350,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Roman Valenstein – 2,895,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Thomas Midena – 4,395,000 (73 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Fair – 1,335,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Koon – 3,595,000 (60 bb)
Seat 6: Zo Karim – 1,295,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Balzano – 4,120,000 (69 bb)
Seat 8: Joe Serock – 1,845,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Tim Burt – 2,575,000 (43 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 105

Seat 1: Marvin Rettenmaier – 860,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Daniel Strelitz – 1,595,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Francisco Picasso – 380,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Qartomy – 2,335,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Colman – 2,260,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 525,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Barry Hutter – 1,080,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Andjelko Andrejevic – 70,000 (1 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Petrangelo – 1,415,000 (28 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 529

Seat 1: Nicholas Immekus – 495,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: James Gilbert – 965,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Chang – 580,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Dan Heimiller – 1,370,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Bradley Snider – 3,210,000 (134 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – 1,345,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Koray Aldemir – 680,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Wilson – 1,305,000 (54 bb)
Seat 9: Dermot Blain – 630,000 (26 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 828 players

Seat 1: Adam Krach – 1,310,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Jordan Joeckel – 1,005,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: George Boyadjian – 500,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Guy Smith – 1,420,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Marsha Wolak – 595,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Phil Hui – 4,575,000 (76 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Buzgon – 675,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Aaron Massey – 655,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 1,690,000 (28 bb)