Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,500
Ante: 1,500
On a flop of , Luiz Guimares bet 4,500 only to have his opponent in the big blind rip it for 27,000. Guimares gave it some thought and then spiked in some chips to call.
Guimares:
Big Blind:
Both players had straight draws but Guimares also had a pair to give him the edge. Neither the turn nor river impacted the hand and Guimares scored the elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Luiz Guimares
|
150,000 |
With 16,000 in the pot and a flop of , the player in the big blind checked as did the players under the gun and in the cutoff. Zachary Hammons then moved all in for 23,500 from the button and the big blind woke up with an all-in check-raise to 43,000.
The other two players folded and the hands were turned up.
Hammons:
Big Blind:
Hammons had the big pocket pair but his opponent was drawing to the nut flush. Fortunately for Hammons, neither the turn nor river was a club and he shipped the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zachary Hammons | 70,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Last year, this very event attracted 1,045 entrants over three starting flights and created a $307,900 prize pool. Dion Jagroo dominated the final table to capture the title after striking a heads-up deal, good for $66,000 plus a $1,650 Deepest Stack seat.
Jagroo struck a deal with his good friend Daniel Silva, who locked up $43,554.
“This is literally something we both dreamed about,” Jagroo said after winning last year. “Something we always thought about.”
“It’s crazy,” Silva laughed as they celebrated.
For more on last year’s event and more, check out the Seminole Hard Rock recap here.
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Dion Jagroo | $66,000* + $1,650 Event 4 seat |
2 | Daniel Silva | $43,554* |
3 | John Gorsuch | $25,192 |
4 | Seth Gilson | $21,189 |
5 | Svi Soudai | $17,495 |
6 | Lou Stadler | $14,262 |
7 | Bill Farnan | $11,490 |
8 | Jeff Keiser | $8,873 |
9 | Andre Rakusa | $6,256 |
10 | Gabe Sack | $4,255 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Matt Yorra moved all in for 26,000 from early position and action folded to Sean Shah, who jammed over the top from the small blind. The player in the big blind got out of the way and it was off to the races.
Shah:
Yorra:
It was a flip and Yorra was just looking to hold to double. That proved easier said than done though as the flop came down to pair Shah.
Yorra headed for the exit without seeing the turn give him a flush draw, but it was just as well as he missed when the completed the board on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Shah |
340,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Matt Yorra | Busted |
We heard a commotion at the far end of the room and discovered action had exploded on a . The player in the small blind was all in for 15,000, the player in the big for 10,500 more than that, and the player in the cutoff at risk for approximately 40,000 more. Daniel Perlman was in middle position and had them all covered, but just barely.
Perlman:
Cutoff:
Small Blind:
Big Blind:
The turn was interesting as gave the big blind a straight, the cutoff a set, and Perlman a flush draw. The small blind was left drawing dead.
"Club," Perlman requested. The dealer obliged by putting out the to give him the best flush and three knockouts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Pearlman | 180,000 |
Players are now on their last break of the night, which will last 10 minutes. When they return they'll play three more levels before bagging and tagging on Day 1b.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Rizai
|
355,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Sean Shah |
325,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Alfredo Fernandez |
210,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
David Ward |
115,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Luiz Guimares
|
100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Zachary Hammons |
55,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Veselin Katrandzhiev |
55,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Dejan Petkovic
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Carlos Vazquez
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Edina Pantinchin | Busted | |
Josh Beckley | Busted | |
Carlos Bolanos | Busted | |
Perry Shiao | Busted | |
|
||
Paulius Bikus
|
Busted |