$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 126 of 1,162

Players are hitting the payout desk which means other stacks are growing. Two of the most recent to move up the counts are Michael Cohen and Mark Dube.

Cohen is either the leader or really close to it with 1,200,000 near the midpoint of the day and Dube is up to 895,000 after coming back for Day 2 with 86,000.

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 532

The WSOP Circuit series is running down but that didn’t stop the players from coming out for the $250 Seniors Event. The tournament drew 532 entries to push the $25,000 guaranteed prize pool all the way up to $106,400.

The last 80 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $367 and the winner will take home $20,214 plus the WSOPC ring.

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida – Event 12
$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  532
Prize Pool:  $106,400
February 16, 2020

1st: $20,214 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $12,493
3rd: $9,217
4th: $6,886
5th: $5,209
6th: $3,992
7th: $3,099
8th: $2,437
9th: $1,943
10th-12th: $1,570
13th-15th: $1,286
16th-18th: $1,068
19th-21st: $899
22nd-24th: $768
25th-27th: $666
28th-30th: $586
31st-33rd: $523
34th-36th: $474
37th-45th: $436
46th-54th: $408
55th-63rd: $388
64th-72nd: $374
73rd-80th: $367

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 135 of 1,162

The quick rate of eliminations continued in Level 18 and they will continue at this pace for a while.

Faraz Jaka, Carlos Loving, Marshall White, Carlos Loving, Eric Siegel, and Justin Zaki were among those who fell out along with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year leader David Nathaniel Jr. His 154th place finish gave him another cash but failed to produce more points to extend his lead.

136th: Carlos Loving – $2,643
137th: Harmeet Chawla – $2,643
138th: Eric Siegel – $2,643
139th: Thomas Williams – $2,643
140th: Travis Jackson – $2,643
141st: Marshall White – $2,643
142nd: Scott Caracciolo – $2,643
143rd: Sara Hall – $2,643
144th: Faraz Jaka – $2,643
145th: Richard Bose – $2,643
146th: Jerry Barlow – $2,643
147th: Robert Hankins – $2,643
148th: Cain Elkins – $2,643
149th: George Beck – $2,643
150th: Jose Galvez Jr – $2,643
151st: Ryan Brown – $2,643
152nd: Hong Wang – $2,643
153rd: Terry Goins – $2,643

154th: David Nathaniel Jr – $2,547
155th: Neal Corcoran – $2,547
156th: Justin Zaki – $2,547
157th: Yvonne McQuillan – $2,547
158th: Gianna Puerini – $2,547
159th: Daniel Schwartz – $2,547

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 1,162

David DiBernadi picked up another Seminole Hard Rock poker cash today but found himself short after the break. He was all in and at risk for 27,000 with pretty bad kicker issues.

DiBernadi:
Opponent:

It looked like DiBernardi was going to hit the rail but the board saw him river a double. That hand pushed him up to 69,000 before he picked up a few more chips a little later.

DiBernardi has completed a rare feat; he owns major series wins at three different Seminole Hard Rock Poker properties. Two Poker Showdown titles in Hollywood, a Coco Poker Open and Coco WSOP Circuit ring from Coconut Creek, and a Tampa Winter Poker Open guitar trophy from right here in December.

David DiBernardi – 113,000 (19 bb)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 159 of 1,162

We took the first break as an opportunity to catch up with the payouts that occurred between the bubble and the last 15 minutes of the level.

Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi was eliminated at the end of the level, taking a dangerous player out of their way. Tampa favorite Cheri Beatty had a rough start to her day with her aces getting crack but she made it into the money. Tony Miles, 2018 WSOP Main Event runner-up, went out immediately after the money burst missing out on his first WSOP Circuit ring.

160th: Anh Ngo – $2,547
161st: Seyed Hosseini – $2,547
162nd: Robert Mizrachi – $2,547
163rd: Blair Miller – $2,547
164th: A.J. Kelsall – $2,547
165th: Austin Buchanan – $2,547
166th: Cheri Beatty – $2,547
168th: Doyle Elliott – $2,547
169th: Juan Rodriguez – $2,547
170th: Jason Obinger – $2,547
171st: Peter Vitantonio – $2,547
172nd: Dejuante Alexander – $2,547
173rd: Gregory Buonocore – $2,547
174th: Tony Miles – $2,547
175th: Daniel Chalifour – $2,547

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 1,162

With the Main Event two eliminations away from making the money, tournament staff prepared to begin hand-for-hand play on the bubble. They asked dealers to hold up after the current hand and stand up.

That last hand was a big one on Table 12. When we showed up, there were three hands face up the unlike battled of versus versus . Robert Pollmeier was in the sweet spot with rockets, Jeff Morzella had the kings, and the Matthew Higgins had the queens.

Pollmeier had the other two players covered and scored the double knockout when the board came . That hand negated the need for hand-for-hand play and the remaining 175 players were in the money.

They played out the last 14:55 of the level and players were sent on the first break of the day.

Jeff Pollmeier – 260,000 (52 bb)
Jeff Morzella – Eliminated
Matthew Higgins – Eliminated

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 1,162

With the money bubble on the near horizon, Michael Amato took a shot to double up and put his 75,500 stack in the middle with . David Berman had him at risk with and Amato missed the to go out a few spots from the money.

Amato’s elimination dropped the field to 180 players and they will begin bubble play when 176 remain.

David Berman – 255,000 (51 bb)
Michael Amato – Eliminated

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 1,162

We missed the preflop action but the result was Ralph Massey getting his 86,000 stack in the middle from the button against David Jackson in the hijack.

Jackson:
Massey:

Massey had a monster with a chance to build a stack for a deep into the money. The flop caused him no problems but Jackson hit the two-out on the turn to take the lead. Massey could not return the favor on the river to exit short of the money.

David Jackson – 538,000 (135 bb)
Ralph Massey – Eliminated

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 1,162

A.J. Kelsall opened the action from the cutoff, Dan Chalifour three-bet to 22,000 and Kelsall jammed with the bigger stack. Chalifour thought for several minutes before Kelsall called the clock. As tournament staff counted down towards zero, Chalifour called at risk for 156,500.

Chalifour:
Kelsall:

It was a fair race and Chalifour needed his jacks to hold to double up. The dealer spread the non-paint board and Chalifour stuck around.

Dan Chalifour – 322,000 (81 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – 62,500 (16 bb)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 243 of 1,162

The clock hit noon and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Main Event. They will play two 60-minute levels before taking the first break and the money bubble should burst before then.