Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Joe Barnard doubled up when he got his ![]()
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. The board picked up three spades on the turn but Barnard still managed to fade everything as a red jack fell on the river, enabling him to double up with his last 4,850.
Mark Hodge had what looked to be a four-bet to about 4,500 in front of him in early position, and he was considering the shove of a player in late position who jammed 15,250. After a couple of minutes, Hodge mucked ![]()
face-up, saying it was tough to get away from.
Hodge is coming off of an incredible three straight Mid-States Poker Tour final tables, and we'll see if he can pull of a fourth.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, now in its fifth year, will return April 6-22, 2015. Held in the resort ballrooms, the 17-day series will feature the $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed WPT Seminole Hard Rock Championship with three starting flights beginning Thursday, April 16 at 12 p.m. local time.
Last year's Championship was the largest WPT playing field in history with 1,795 entries. Players may play any or all starting flights and choose their best stack. Reentry will be allowed for six levels, and the televised final table will be take place on Wednesday, April 22 in Hard Rock Live located in Seminole Paradise, with live coverage available on www.SHRPO.com.
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown will open with a $250 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold'em tournament with six starting flights starting at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. on April 6 and April 7. The poker action will continue with a $570 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed deep-stack no-limit hold'em event with six starting flights April 9-12.
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table will be aired on Fox Sports. Broadcast schedule will be released at a later date. On-site registration for all Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown events is available 24/7 at the poker room. To participate, players must obtain a free "Wild Card" at the player's club or in the resort’s poker room located in Seminole Paradise. Visit www.SHRPO.com.
Enter to win a seat in to the $5 million WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship by visiting www.SHRPO.com/winaseat. Satellite events for the Championship will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood starting February 22, 2015. To review the entire series and satellite schedule, please visit www.SHRPO.com; follow the event on Twitter at @SHRPO, hashtag #SHRPO.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Chad Holloway check-called 2,500 from the small blind on a board of ![]()
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against a cutoff opponent. On the
river, Holloway gather all of his chips in a stack and slid them forward, 4,975. His opponent thought things over for a few minutes, saying he had blockers to the straight. Ultimately, he decided to call. Holloway flipped ![]()
for the underfull, and he took the pot down to get back above the starting stack.
Ervin Bjerga has chipped up to 36,000, while Jerry Gumila walked away from his table following a "player down" call.
Will Stone bet 700 from early position on a ![]()
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flop, and Rob Wazwaz check-raised to 2,700 from the big blind. Stone made it 6,700, and Wazwaz responded with a four-bet to 12,700. Stone moved in, and Wazwaz quickly called.
Wazwaz: ![]()
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Stone's set was good, but a
turn meant the possibility of a chop loomed. No straight or king appeared on the river, and Stone grabbed a nice double. Despite the setback, Wazwaz still has about the starting stack.