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Amelio Amato
Sebastien Momtazi opened from late position to 250,000. It folded to Andrew Boccia on the button and he called. It was on Amelio Amato in the small blind and he moved all-in for 1,160,000. Momtazi folded and Boccia found a call.
Amato: Boccia:
Runout:
Boccia improved to trips and grew his chip lead. Amato was eliminated in seventh place earning $24,729.
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Daniel Lobato
Sebastian Momtazi opened it for a raise from late position and Andrew Boccia shoved the cutoff. It was on Daniel Lobato on the button and he moved all-in for less — about 1,200,000. The blinds folded as did Momtazi in late position. Lobato was at risk against Boccia.
Boccia: Lobato:
Runout:
Lobato’s tens were no good and he busted in eighth place earning $18,890.
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Karl Manouchakian
Karl Manouchakian shoved the cutoff for 560,000. It folded to Zoltan Anda in the small blind and he called. Rex Clinkscales folded his big blind and Manouchakian was at risk.
Anda: Manouchakian:
Runout:
Manouchakian never caught up and the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa standout was eliminated in ninth place.
Manouchakian is a professional poker player who was born in Lebanon but now resides in Tampa. He’s the reigning WPTDeepStacks Player of the Series having finished runner-up in last year’s opener and winning the $350 re-entry a few days later.
The ninth-place finish today marked his third largest score to date.
Karl Manouchakian
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 9th place ($13,051)
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It’s just after 12pm at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Florida and the final day of action in the property’s WPTDeepStacks Main Event is underway. From 704 starting entries, the field is down to the final nine. They’ve each locked up $13,051 but the winner is slated to head home with $162,354 along with a $5,250 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship and the signature guitar trophy.
It’s Sebastien Momtazi who leads a stout field with a stack of 2,840,000. He’s trailed by a tough lineup that includes Seminole Hard Rock Tampa regulars Daniel Lobato, Karl Manouchakian, Amelio Amato.
Seat 1: Sebastian Momtazi – 2,840,000 Seat 2: Michael Cohen – 2,150,000 Seat 3: Andrew Boccia – 2,590,000 Seat 4: Daniel Lobato – 1,800,000 Seat 5: Amelio Amato – 600,000 Seat 6: Karl Manouchakian – 885,000 Seat 7: Ryan Luker – 1,320,000 Seat 8: Zoltan Anda – 2,680,000 Seat 9: Rex Clinkscales – 2,700,000
The live stream is set to begin 30 minutes from now with hole cards and commentary by last year’s champion Anthony Astarita. Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com.
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The WPTDeepStacks Main Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood marked the third largest finale in the tour’s four-year history. From 704 starting entries, the $1,100 buy-in event is down to the final nine left jockeying for the lion’s share of the $689,920 prize pool. Each remaining player has locked up $13,051 while the tournament’s champion is set to pocket $162,354 along with a $5,250 seat in August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.
WPTDeepStacks regular Rex Clinkscales sits second in the counts trailing chip leader Sebastian Momtazi just slightly. Clinkscales holds 2,700,000 while Momtazi owns 2,840,000. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa regulars Karl Manouchakian and Amelio Amato join the action as the tournament short stacks.
Karl ManouchakianAmelio Amato
Final table seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Sebastian Momtazi – 2,840,000 Seat 2: Michael Cohen – 2,150,000 Seat 3: Andrew Boccia – 2,590,000 Seat 4: Daniel Lobato – 1,800,000 Seat 5: Amelio Amato – 600,000 Seat 6: Karl Manouchakian – 885,000 Seat 7: Ryan Luker – 1,320,000 Seat 8: Zoltan Anda – 2,680,000 Seat 9: Rex Clinkscales – 2,700,000
Play resumes Monday at 12pm with 10:38 left in Level 28 — 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
The final table will be live streamed with hole cards on a 30-minute delay on WPTDSLive.com. Tournament updates will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com.
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Seat 1: Sebastian Momtazi Seat 2: Michael Gallo Seat 3: Michael Cohen Seat 4: Andrew Boccia Seat 5: Daniel Lobato Seat 6: Amelio Amato Seat 7: Karl Manouchakian Seat 8: Ryan Luker Seat 9: Zoltan Anda Seat 10: Rex Clinkscales
2017 WPTDeepStacks Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event #5 $250 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 123 Prize Pool: $25,830 June 18, 2017
(Tampa, Fla.) — Corey Major of nearby Jacksonville, Florida bested 123 entries in Event 5 of the WPTDeepStacks at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Sunday night. The victory came in a $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo tournament and Major earned $4,822 following a three-way chop with Samuel Destefon and Michael Imperiale.
Major is 44 years old and originally from Savannah, Georgia. Following the win, his tournament resume boasts nine final tables and two victories good for nearly $80,000 in reported earnings. He is a retired member of the United States Marine Corps.
Final results:
1st: Corey Major – $4,822 + Guitar Trophy 2nd: Samuel Destefon – $4,822 3rd: Michael Imperiale – $4,821 4th: Raymond Kalmbach – $2,066 5th: Darlene Budda – $1,550 6th: Barbara Gene Cardin – $1,292 7th: Richard Doss – $1,033 8th: Joseph Dinardo – $775 9th: Paul Heiligenthaler – $581 10th: Qinghao Zheng – $517 11th: Hung Le – $517 12th: Michael Parisi – $517 13th: Sanjib Acharya – $452 14th: Jeffrey Biezunski – $452 15th: Jordan Robinson – $452 16th: Anthony Pellegrini – $387 17th: Nicholas Owens – $387 18th: David Goldfischer – $387
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Howard Millian
Howard Millian was in a heads-up pot with with Zoltan Anda. The flop laid and Millian, who was in the small blind, shoved for over 300,000. Anda snapped and turned over for top pair, top kicker. Millian’s was no good.
Turn and river:
Millian was second best and busted in 18th place.
Zoltan Anda – 1,275,000 Howard Millian – Eliminated in 18th place ($4,259)
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Claudemir Osorio
Claudemir Osorio raised to 90,000 from late position and Sebastian Momtazi called from the cutoff. The flop fell and Osorio shoved about 475,000. Momtazi called and turned over for middle set. Osorio held and was caught with ace-high. The turn and river fell and .
Sebastian Momtazi – 2,880,000 Claudemir Osorio – Eliminated in 19th place ($3,641)
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David Rauf
David Rauf was debilitated after his couldn’t run down the of an all-in opponent. A few hands later, he got his last 65,000 in preflop with . He was in great shape against Matt Steinberg’s , but a runout changed that. Steinberg rivered Broadway and Rauf was busted.
Matt Steinberg – 525,000 David Rauf – Eliminated in 21st place ($3,641)
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Anthony Astarita
According to the table, Anthony Astarita got about 190,000 in the middle and John Ott reshoved for about 240,000. The remaining players folded and Astarita was at risk.
Ott: Astarita:
Astarita never caught up and the defending champion was eliminated in 22nd place earning $3,641.
John Ott – 494,000 Anthony Astarita – Eliminated in 22nd place ($3,641)
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Amelio Amato casually pushed his last 178,000 in the middle from the small blind and defending WPTDeepStacks Main Event champion Anthony Astarita casually called from the big blind. Amato was at risk.
Amelio Amato (Seat 9) doubles through Anthony Astarita (Seat 1)
Astarita: Amato:
Runout:
Amato improved on every street before settling in on a fullhouse. He doubled leaving Astarita with less than 100,000 chips.
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Maroun Akiki
The tournament was on hold for the three-table redraw while Maroun Akiki played a monter pot against Sebastian Momtazi at Table 2.
The board was dealt through the turn and it laid . Momtazi and Akiki were close in stacks, but Momtazi had the edge with 652,000 to Akiki’s roughly 635,000. They got it in and the hands were put face up.
Akiki: for an overpair Momtazi: for top top
Akiki’s overpair was best, but the river changed that. The table erupted as Momtazi improved to two pair, busted Akiki 27th and raked what was the largest pot of the tournament.
With Akiki’s elimination, the event is down to 26 players and the three-table redraw is underway.
Sebastian Momtazi – 2,175,000 Maroun Akiki – Eliminated in 27th place ($3,641)
– Momtazi checked and Clinkscales bet 180,000. Momtazi called.
– Both players checked.
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