Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,500
Ante: 1,500
A short-stacked player was all in preflop and looking to survive against 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen.
Hen:
Opponent:
"Put a jack out there," Hen requested. The dealer obliged by delivering one on the flop.
The turn made it trips for Hen, and he scored the knockout after the was run out on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ory Hen | 225,000 |
A middle-position player raised to 3,000 and the player in the hijack called. The player on the button then moved all in for 23,000 and Kevin Scarola paused for a few beats before four-betting all in over the top for 43,000 from the small blind. The original raiser and hijack both folded and the hands were turned up.
Scarola:
Button:
Scarola was ahead but his opponent held two live cards. Fortunately for Scarola, the board ran out a clean and he shipped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Scarola | 80,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Saunders |
305,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Bernadette Coustillas
|
300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Gustavo Lopez |
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Jorge Gomez |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Aaron Klausman |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Ory Hen |
245,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Matthew Zarcadoolas |
235,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Henry Billete |
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Tom Puccio |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Ryan McCaigue
|
50,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
The field is down to the final seven tables and the remaining 63 players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play three more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
After four players limped, George Hortelano raised all in for 43,000 from the big blind. The first limped called, the other three got out of the way, and it was off to the races.
Hortelano:
Opponent:
Hortelano was slightly ahead and looking to hold, which he did after the board ran out a safe .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Hortelano | 95,000 |
Gustavo Lopez opened for 4,500 from middle position and the player next to act three-bet all in for 26,500. Tom Puccio, who owns a local pizzeria called Pucci's Pizza, then moved all in from the cutoff. That inspired the button and blinds to all fold, and for Lopez to get out of the way.
Puccio:
Opponent:
Puccio woke up with the granddaddy of all hands and scored the knockout after the board ran out to improve him to a full boat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Puccio |
165,000
5,000
|
5,000 |