$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 68 of 529
Ryan Laplante moved all in from under the gun for 46,000 and Chris Bolek called from early position. Laplante showed 
and needed help against Bolek’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Laplante hit the rail, earning a min-cash worth $4,600 for his efforts.
Chris Bolek – 205,000 (51 bb)
Ryan Laplante – Eliminated
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 71 of 529
The cutoff got things started with a raise to 10,000. The button called and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa team member John Racener defended the big blind. The flop was 
. Racener checked and the cutoff jammed for 57,500. The button folded and Racener called tabling 
for Broadway. The cutoff held 
for two pair and needed to improve to a boat if he hoped to stay alive.
The turn and river were no help and Racener eliminated his lone opponent. Simultaneously at a neighboring table, another player hit the rail. With that, the tournament hit the 71-player threshold with no hand-for-hand play necessary to hit the money.
All players are now in the money and have locked up $4,600 with the tournament’s winner earning $246,400.
John Racener – 200,000 (50 bb)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 529
On the river with a completed of 
, Jake Bazeley bet 33,000 out of the big blind and Mark Smith moved all in for 61,000 from under the gun.
Bazeley thought for about a minute before folding and showing an ace. Smith showed 
and the table audibly admired Smith’s monster of a hand.
Mark Smith – 170,000 (42 bb)
Jake Bazeley – 125,000 (31 bb)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 529
In a three-bet pot, Kory Kilpatrick was out of position versus Justin Young in the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked.
The turn was the 
. Young lead for 21,000. Kilpatrick called.
Fifth street fell the 
and Young, who had Kilpatrick covered, moved all in. Kilpatrick needed little time to decide to call. Young turned over 
for a six-high straight. Kilpatrick flipped over and was second best. He hit the rail just shy of the money while Young scooped the pot.
Justin Young – 317,000 (79 bb)
Kory Kilpatrick – Eliminated
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 529
On a flop of 
, Chad Eveslage checked from the big blind and the cutoff bet 8,000. Eveslage check-raised to 25,000 and the cutoff called.
Both players checked the turn card and the came on the river. Eveslage checked and the cutoff bet 21,000. Eveslage thought for a couple minutes before calling.
The cutoff showed 
, good for nine-high after his pair was boarded off, and Eveslage tabled . Eveslage wins the pot with threes full as the money bubble approaches.
Chad Eveslage – 205,000 (51 bb)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 77 of 529
The clock shows 77 players remaining earn in Level 16 with only the top 71 finishing in the money. The 72-player money bubble is right around the corner. After it bursts, those players still left will have locked up $4,600 with the tournament’s champion pocketing $246,400.
Full payouts:
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 86 of 529
On the river with a completed board of 
, Jon Turner checked from the big blind and James Gilbert bet 53,000 from middle position.
Turner called and Gilbert quickly tabled 
, good for trip eights. Turner mucked his hand and Gilbert won the pot to move over the 300,000 chip mark and become one of the bigger stacks remaining.
James Gilbert – 305,000
Jon Turner – 105,000
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 86 of 529
SHRP Team member Darryll Fish raised to 6,500 from the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and Ausmus checked. Fish bet 7,000 and Ausmus check-raised to 17,000 and Fish called.
Both players checked the 
turn and the came on the river. Ausmus checked and Fish moved all in for about 50,000. Ausmus quickly folded and Fish took the pot.
Darryll Fish – 93,000
Jeremy Ausmus – 80,000
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 529
Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Natasha Barbour was severely short stacked and open-shoved for just 4,000. It folded to Jake Bazeley on the button and he raised to 8,500. The blinds folded and Barbour was at risk.
Barbour:
Bazeley:
A flop improved both players, but left Bazeley with the best of it. The turn gave Barbour additional outs, but the river wasn’t one of them. Barbour became one of the faces to hit the rail early on Day 2.
Less than 30 minutes into play, the clock shows 90 players remaining and the bubble is right around the corner.
Jake Bazeley – 65,000
Natasha Barbour – Eliminated
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Heading to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 529
Noah Bronstein was in the small blind and got his last 34,500 into the middle preflop against Ryan Laplante in early position.
Laplante showed 
and was in trouble against Bronsteins’ .
The board ran out 
and Bronstein turned a full house to leave Laplante drawing dead to the river. Bronstein gets an early double up and Laplante loses about half of his stack.
Noah Bronstein – 75,000
Ryan Laplante – 38,000