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02-22-2015 01:00 UTC+1

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 6-22 with $5M Guar. Championship

Donnie Peters

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

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.

Tags: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

02-22-2015 01:00 UTC+1

Gerry Doubles in Deja Vu Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Not long ago, Nicolas Nicolopoulos had doubled up through the pair of nines of Mike Gerry, holding the . Now it was a raise to 36,000 by Mohamed Mamouni and the three-bet of Nico Lombaerts to 81,000. Gerry moved all in for another 282,000 on top and Lombaerts eventually called.

Gerry:
Lombaerts:

A board of evened out the field as Lombaerts dropped below one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico Lombaerts	981,000 49,000	49,000
Mike Gerry	800,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Mike Gerry Mohamed Mamouni Nico Lombaerts Nicolas Nicolopoulos

02-22-2015 01:10 UTC+1

Mamouni Doubles With Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Gerry opened and Mathieu Alciato flat-called out of the small blind before Mohamed Mamouni squeezed in the big blind. Gerry got out of the way but Alciato moved all in and was snap-called by Mamouni. It was the worst possible timing to shove with as Mamouni held the and got a full double up for 388,000 after a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Mamouni	850,000 255,000	255,000
Mathieu Alciato	155,000 263,000	263,000

Tags: Mathieu Alciato Mike Gerry Mohamed Mamouni

02-22-2015 01:12 UTC+1

Headache for Alilovic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Miroslav Alilovic made a bet of 140,000 and Jozsef Szabo moved all in for another 350,000 on top of that. Alilovic eventually announced a fold, which the dealer and Szabo asked twice for verification as it sounded almost like call.

Alilovic then tried to get any info out of his opponent and Szabo claimed to have had for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozsef Szabo	810,000 268,000	268,000
Miroslav Alilovic	350,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Jozsef Szabo Miroslav Alilovic

02-22-2015 01:18 UTC+1

Who is the Chip Leader?

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With less than 20 minutes to go on the clock, there appears to be no clear chip leader as at least five players have around 800,000 in chips. Whether or not this will change dramatically until bagging and tagging remains unclear. Mathieu Alciato pushed twice to claim the blinds and antes, moving up slightly again.

Tags: Mathieu Alciato

02-22-2015 01:32 UTC+1

Dimitry Monfroy Eliminated in 22nd Place (€3,500)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dimitri Monfroy moved all in for 128,000 from early position and Erwann Pecheux reshoved from the cutoff to scare off all opponents. Monfroy was looking for a comeback with and Pecheux had the dominated . However, the Frenchman got there thanks to a board of and Monfroy headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	480,000 80,000	80,000
Dimitri Monfroy	Busted

Tags: Dimitri Monfroy Erwann Pecheux

02-22-2015 01:35 UTC+1

Three More Hands

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mohamed Mamouni three-bet to 60,000 and then ended up mucking to a shove of Nicolas Nicolopoulos for 386,000 out of the small blind. As soon as the hand was finished, tournament director Christian Scalzi announced to the table that the clock was stopped and three more hands will be played.

The other two tables had already started with their final hands, as Mamouni took a while to send his cards into the muck.

Tags: Mohamed Mamouni Nicolas Nicolopoulos

02-22-2015 01:37 UTC+1

21 Players for Day 3

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

There was no further elimination on any of the three remaining tables and 21 players will be returning tomorrow. The final chip counts will be available shortly.

02-22-2015 02:03 UTC+1

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyne Elmouloua	1,094,000 294,000	294,000
Mike Gerry	952,000 152,000	152,000
Julien Duveau	855,000 25,000	25,000
Mohamed Mamouni	821,000 29,000	29,000
Jozsef Szabo	782,000 28,000	28,000
Nico Lombaerts	694,000 287,000	287,000
Jean Marie Vandeborne	561,000 139,000	139,000
Heinrich Pauker	546,000 106,000	106,000
Christian van der Haegen	540,000 60,000	60,000
Yehoram Houri	535,000 245,000	245,000
Nicolas Nicolopoulos	516,000 34,000	34,000
Erwann Pecheux	506,000 26,000	26,000
Kamel Djemai	506,000 9,000	9,000
Florian Ravier	494,000 48,000	48,000
Julien Brulet	479,000 29,000	29,000
Omar Dahmani	426,000 54,000	54,000
Simon Steinberg	400,000 110,000	110,000
Miroslav Alilovic	357,000 7,000	7,000
Stephen Woodhead	275,000 113,000	113,000
Mathieu Alciato	239,000 84,000	84,000
Eugenio Landi	190,000 255,000	255,000

02-22-2015 02:13 UTC+1

Day 3 Seat Draw

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
4	1	Julien Duveau	855,000
4	2	Omar Dahmani	426,000
4	4	Yehoram Houri	535,000
4	5	Florian Ravier	494,000
4	6	Miroslav Alilovic	357,000
4	8	Stephen Woodhead	275,000
4	9	Jean Marie Vandeborne	561,000

5	2	Mathieu Alciato	239,000
5	3	Kamel Djemai	506,000
5	4	Mike Gerry	952,000
5	5	Eugenio Landi	190,000
5	6	Christian van der Haegen	540,000
5	7	Julien Brulet	479,000
5	9	Kyne Elmouloua	1,094,000

6	1	Simon Steinberg	400,000
6	2	Mohamed Mamouni	821,000
6	3	Jozsef Szabo	782,000
6	4	Nicolas Nicolopoulos	516,000
6	6	Nico Lombaerts	694,000
6	7	Erwann Pecheux	506,000
6	9	Heinrich Pauker	546,000