$150 No Limit Hold’em

Level 21:  Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

On the turn, the board read and Randall Ball got all his chips in the middle in a huge pot against Manny Minaya.

Randall held for a flush draw, but it was no good against Manny’s for top pair with nut flush draw.  Randall was drawing dead and the river was the inconsequential .  Randall hit the rail in 46th place.

With this monster pot, Manny Minaya chipped up to 1.06 million and is the first player to reach the million-chip-mark.

$150 No Limit Hold’em

Level 21:  Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Before the blinds went up:

Marc Davis shoved and got looked up by seat 8 holding AJ.  Marc’s K9 suited needed help, but the board fell J 8 5 8 9 and it was not enough.  After shipping the double across the felt, Marc was left short.

He was all-in on the next hand for 28k.  Marian Dumitresca called, then Vontz Burke re-shoved from he small blind for 103k.  Marian folded what he said was .

Vontz:

Marc:

Board:

Burke’s Aces held up and he more than doubled up, busting Marc in 48th place in the process.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75

Registration closed for this flight at the start of level 7 with 102 entries.  They’re down to eight tables.

As of their last break, these were the chip leaders:

David Yun 112,650
V. Fiorenza 99,325
Luciano Mana 84,950
Russell Rucks 68,125
Alex Ivan 63,950
Julio Novo 62,350
William Myers 59,325
Guillermo Hamilton 57,025

$150 No Limit Hold’em

Level 19:  Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

Players have returned from the break and they’re down to seven tables with only 61 players remaining.  Average stack is 217k.

There has been complete turmoil among the chip leaders.  The only player in the top seven at the start of the day that is still among the chip leaders is Paul Disciullo.

Big stacks as of the break:

Trevor Samuels 593k
Francis Ennis 499k
Miguel Rumie 489k
Marian Dumitrescu 487k
Paul Disciullo 470k
Randall Ball 434k
Jeffrey Trudeau 400k

$385 No Limit Hold’em

For the low, low, price of $385, one of every ten players will win a $3,500 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open Championship (June 12-18).  Two seats are guaranteed to be awarded.

Players get 10,000 chips and levels are 30 minutes long.

Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 5 (about 5:15pm).

Come on down and take a shot to win your seat into the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship!!

$150 No Limit Hold’em

Earning $249
82 Jeffrey Thompson
83 Christopher Davidson
84 Karin Powsner
85 Jami Caines
86 Gerald Silva
87 Daniel Castillo
88 Domenick Cutugno
89 Paul Hughes
90 Steven Berry

Earning $243
91 Ryan Ketterer
92 Mark Cheng
93 Armen Boyajian
94 Jean Miccio
95 David Fletcher
96 Eugene Stone
97 Brian Seckel
98 Thomas H. Presley
99 Archibald McLauchlin
100 Michael Scott

Earning $237
101 Jerome Hall Jr
102 Adam Agosto
103 Roger Perkins
104 Robin Fisher
105 Owen Glantz
106 Filipp Khavin
107 Jacob Hollingsworth
108 Eric Hevermann
109 Christopher Cobb
110 Michael Ferneman

$150 No Limit Hold’em

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

Brett Berarducci (left) opened from the button and then Mark Cheng (right) shoved from the small blind, having Brett covered.

Brett called all-in, showing AQ offsuit.  Mark was way ahead with pocket Aces.

Then the board ran out A J 8 9 T, giving Brett the back-door Queen-high straight.  He doubled up to about 165k.  Mark’s Aces were toast and he was left short-stacked, busting out a short while later.

Mark Cheng gets the Hard Rock – Hard Beat of the Day

$150 No Limit Hold’em

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

Shortly after the break, they hit the money bubble and went hand-for-hand.  The bubble broke with no fanfare and the final 110 players were in the money.

Now the march to the payout desk begins as the first ten players to bust will collect $237.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 4: Blinds 100/200

Players are back from their first break of the day.  There are 83 entries so far.

Event 4 winner Julio Novo is the chip leader with 54,925.

Other big stacks:

Mansour Zuadi 51,250
Armondo Rosal 48,550
Russell Rucks 46,500
J. Millis 43,300
David Yun 42,500
Maroun Akiki 42,300

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 15:  Blinds 2k/4k/500 ante

They finished level 15 and took a break to color up the black 100 chips.

Fifteen players have already hit the rail, leaving 120 players, just ten from the money.

After the break, play will resume with

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante