$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship

If you’ve wanted to play poker on TV, here’s your chance.

Tomorrow at noon, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock n’ Roll Poker Open” will host a winner-take-all $1,010 sit-n-go to win a seat on the “Poker Night in America” tapings here this weekend.

Just stop by the ballroom to register and you could find yourself playing on the hottest poker TV show in the world!  “Poker Night in America” airs on CBS Sports Network Monday nights at 10 PM ET.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 8: 300/600/75 Ante

With the tournament just getting into Level 8, players are falling right and left.  November Niner Neil Blumenfield was the victim of some tough luck to send him out the door.

Adios @shrpo Got it in with 99. Bad news he had AA. Good news flopped 9. Bad news he flopped A

— Neil Blumenfield (@nrb1) November 29, 2015

 

TJ Shulman and Alex Keating were also seen headed for the exit as the action heats up in the Championship Event. 270 players remain with three levels to play in Day 1B.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 7:  250/500/75 Ante

After a flop of , the big blind checked, and Tom Nguyen (UTG+1) bet 1,200. Matt Stout called from middle position, and the big blind folded. The turn was the , Nguyen bet 2,200, and Stout called.

The river was the , Nguyen checked, Stout bet 4,500, and Nguyen tanked for a while before he called. Stout showed to win the pot with a pair of tens, and Nguyen mucked.

Matt Stout  –  39,000  (78 bb)

Nguyen was eliminated a few minutes later.

Tom Nguyen  –  Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante

Faraz Jaka just doubled up and now Seminole Hard Rock Poker ambassador Jared Jaffee got into the action.

Jaffee was put to the test on a board when Pedro Palacio put him all-in for his last 20,225 chips.  Jaffee went into the tank while lamenting the bullets he’d fired in the tournament.  He finally made the call and it turned out to be the right one.  Palacio showed and Jaffee turned up for the lead.

A harmless came on the river giving Jaffee the double-up and taking him to 58,400 chips as we near the end of Level 7.

2015 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’n’ Roll Poker Open”
$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
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November 27th-December 2nd, 2015

Total Entries:  766
Total Prizepool:  $2,451,200

1st: $568,687
2nd: $330,912
3rd: $202,224
4th: $166,682
5th: $134,816
6th: $110,304
7th: $88,243
8th: $67,408
9th: $46,573
10-12th: $30,640
13-15th: $22,061
16-18th: $15,197
19-27th: $12,991
28-36th: $11,521
37-45th: $10,295
46-54th: $9,069
55-63rd: $8,089
64-72nd: $7,108

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante

With Phil Laak, Faraz Jaka and TJ Shulman going to a flop, Phil Laak said he was playing with fire but Jaka turned out to be the one holding the torch.

On a flop of , Jaka bet out 2,800 with Shulman making the call and Laak getting out of the way.  The hit the turn and Jaka fired out another 6,200.  Shulman raised to 20,000 putting Jaka all-in for his last 15,500 chips.  Jaka made the call and Shulman saw the bad news when Jaka showed against Shulman’s .

The came out on the river and Jaka was all smiles as he doubled up to 43,550 chips to get back into the tournament.

313 players remain alive here in Day 1B.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 7:  250/500/75 Ante

Noah Schwartz was eliminated in the final hand before the dinner break, making him one of the final players to re-enter the tournament before registration closed.

Unfortunately for Loni Harwood, she was eliminated shortly after the dinner break, when the re-entry option is no longer available.

Noah Schwartz  –  29,000  (58 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  Eliminated

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante

Our players have returned from their dinner break and play has now resumed in the Championship Event.  Play resumes at Level 7 with blinds at 250/500 with a 75 ante.  Play will continue this evening until the end of Level 10 setting up the Day 2 field.

We’ll have the final registration numbers as soon as they are available.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Start Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante

Players still have another 30 minutes left on their dinner break and the entrant count has clicked up over the last hour to 414. We should get a few more before we close registration.

Shawn Nguyen is the chip leader coming back from break and he’s setting himself up for another nice Championship run. The last time we saw Nguyen with a ton of chips, he was on the way to the 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship televised final table.

1. Shawn Nguyen – 138,650 (277 bb)
2. Carlos Gerrero – 111,275 (223 bb)
3. Allauddin Khan – 108,200 (216 bb)
4. Robert Wesley – 102,225 (204 bb)
5. Luke Brereton – 101,475 (203 bb)
6. Eyal Revah – 98,900 (198 bb)
7. Hunter Cichy – 84,350 (169 bb)
8. Harrison Gimbel – 79,875 (160 bb)
9. Jason Gooch – 76,050 (152 bb)
10. Barry Hutter – 75,275 (151 bb)

Other notable players:
Vinny Pahuja – 71,350 (143 bb)
Matt Salsberg – 52,250 (105 bb)
Jennifer Tilly – 51,575 (103 bb)
Jared Jaffee – 48,150 (96 bb)
Nick Yunis – 45,175 (90 bb)
Matt Glantz – 44,075 (88 bb)
Tim Burt – 42,200 (84 bb)
Ray Ruszkowski – 41,675 (83 bb)
Joe Kuether – 41,550 (83 bb)
Will Failla – 39,650 (79 bb)
John Dolan – 35,950 (72 bb)
Tristan Wade – 35,800 (72 bb)
Michael Laake – 30,550 (61 bb)
Phil Laak – 30,325 (61 bb)
Kyle Bowker – 28,000 (56 bb)
Erica Lindgren – 26,075 (52 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 24,150 (48 bb)
Joe Serock – 19,650 (39 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 18,950 (38 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 13,350 (27 bb)
George Dolofan – 11,325 (23 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 6: 200/400/50 Ante

We’ve hit the end of Level 6 taking us into a 90-minute dinner break for our players. Registration will be open through the break and we’ll have the final number of players for the Championship Event shortly after we are back in action at around 8 PM.