$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 21: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 41/538

Play has moved fast since the money bubble burst barely a level ago. Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year leader David Prociak and POY contender Zoltan Czinkota are among those to have hit the rail to this point.

Results 42nd-54th:

42nd: Len Nhoung – $2,359
43rd: Ioannis Patsourakis – $2,359
44th: Timothy H. – $2,359
45th: Zoltan Czinkota – $2,359
46th: Amelio Amato – $2,097
47th: Antuan Bunkley – $2,097
48th: Alban Frasheri – $2,097
49th: Anthony Pellegrini – $2,097
50th: Michael Turton – $2,097
51st: Geoffrey Creagh – $2,097
52nd: David Prociak – $2,097
53rd: Albert Cohen – $2,097
54th: Michael Newman – $2,097

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 54/538

On the second round of hand-for-hand in a blind versus blind battle, Gregory Marcus was in the small blind holding and had the of the big blind covered. The tournament stopped as the dealer turned over the board. The big blind was left second best and was officially the tournament’s bubble boy.

All remaining players have locked up $3,932.

Gregory Marcus – 425,000

Tournament payouts:

1st – $130,541 + $3,000 Package
2nd – $73,394
3rd – $47,182
4th – $37,483
5th – $29,357
6th – $24,115
7th – $19,135
8th – $14,941
9th – $10,485
10th-12th – $6,815
13th-15th – $5,242
16th-18th – $3,932
19th-27th – $2,883
28th-36th – $2,621
37th-45th – $2,359
46th-54th – $2,097

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 57/538

Paul DeRosa was all in preflop and at risk against Tom Nguyen. Nguyen had the better hand, more chips and DeRosa was drawing slim with against Nguyen’s .

The runout didn’t improve DeRosa and he hit the rail with the bubble just around the corner.

Tom Nguyen – 501,000
Paul DeRosa – Eliminated

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 65/538

Play is back underway following the first break of Day 2. The clock shows 65 players remaining meaning 41 hit the rail over the course of the first three levels. That also means the money — and the money bubble — are just around the corner.

Only the top 54 finishers head home with prize money. Here’s a look at the tournament’s payouts:

1st – $130,541 + $3,000 Package
2nd – $73,394
3rd – $47,182
4th – $37,483
5th – $29,357
6th – $24,115
7th – $19,135
8th – $14,941
9th – $10,485
10th-12th – $6,815
13th-15th – $5,242
16th-18th – $3,932
19th-27th – $2,883
28th-36th – $2,621
37th-45th – $2,359
46th-54th – $2,097

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 65/538

Lots has changed at Table 38.

Nathan Ghodoushim, who began the day with the chip lead, claims less than 100,000. Justin Fawcett, who began the day last in the counts with 18,500, claims over 800,000.

According to the table, after chipping up considerably, Fawcett had and played a massive pot versus the of Ghodoushim. In a raised pot, the board double paired Fawcett as the flop brought a six and the river fell a deuce. He lead for 35,000 and Ghodoushim jammed having him well covered. Fawcett picked off Ghodoushim’s ace-high bluff and doubled through the start of day chip leader.

Justin Fawcett – 835,000
Nathan Ghodoushim – 63,000

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 72/538

Zoltan Czinkota, who’s third on the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year leaderboard, has nearly doubled his holdings early on Day 2. After beginning with 88,000, he claims upward of 130,000 following a recent pot.

A late position player opened for 13,000. Czinkota called from the cutoff and the button and blinds folded. The pair saw a flop.

Flop:

The late position player checked. Czinkota bet 24,000 and ended up taking the pot uncontested.

Zoltan Czinkota – 131,000

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$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 82/538

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader David Prociak was on the button in a three-way pot versus the big blind and Mike Turton under the gun.

Flop:

Action checked to Prociak and he bet 9,000. The big blind folded. Turton called and he was heads up with Prociak to fourth street.

Turn:

Turton checked and so did Prociak.

River:

Turton checked a third time. Prociak bet 17,500. Turton reached into his stack and put out a raise to 50,000. Prociak verified the bet was 50,000 total. After some thought, he called. Turton turned over for queens full. Prociak mucked.

Prociak, who began the day in the top 10, now holds under 100,000 chips.

Mike Turton – 206,000
David Prociak – 83,000

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 85/538

Level 17 is freshly underway and the clock shows 85 players remaining meaning 21 have hit the rail over the first 40 or so minutes of play. Only the top 54 spots finish in the money and the tournament is just about 30 players away from that mark.

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 91/538

James Sutherland was in the big blind and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah was under the gun. The board was dealt through the turn and it read . Sutherland was all in for 58,500 and it was on Maddah who had him covered.

“You flop a set?” Maddah thought out loud.

After a minute or so, Maddah plopped some chips in the pot for a call and Sutherland turned over for top pair. He was second best to Maddah’s overpair.

The river completed the action and Maddah busted Sutherland while crossing the 300,000 mark.

Wally Maddah – 305,000
James Sutherland – Eliminated