Event 9: Charbel Azzi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($82,500) q2t6u

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante 4mt3a

Charbel Azzi – 2nd place

Charbel Azzi raised all in from the button for about 650,000 and Ryan Dunn called from the big blind.

Azzi: Qc9h
Dunn: Kc8h

The flop was KsJs5c, giving Dunn a pair of kings. Azzi had a straight draw, though, and the 9d turn gave him a few more outs. However, the 2s river completed the board, ending Azzi’s tournament with a runner-up finish for $82,500.

Ryan Dunn wins Event 9 for $140,000! A recap of the event will be posted within the next hour or two.

Event 9: Azzi Closes the Gap 526x1w

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (37 bb)

Charbel Azzi raised to 100.000 from the button, Ryan Dunn reraised all in from the big blind and Azzi called all in for 780,000 after about 25 seconds.

Azzi: Qs10s
Dunn: Ah5d

The board came down 10d5s2d4h4d, giving Azzi tens and fours to double up.

Charbel Azzi – 1,570,000 (32 bb)
Ryan Dunn – 2,130,000 (43 bb)

Event 9: Dunn Retakes the Chip Lead 3537

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (61 bb)

Ryan Dunn limped from the button, Charbel Azzi raised to 80,000 from the big blind and Dunn called.

The flop was 5c5s3d and Azzi bet 100,000. Dunn called.

The turn was the 7c and Azzi checked. Dunn bet 150,000, Azzi check-raised to 400,000, Dunn reraised all in for 870,000 and Azzi called.

Dunn: 6c4h
Azzi: 8h8s

Dunn led with a seven-high straight and held up through the 10s river to double up and retake the chip lead.

Ryan Dunn – 2,120,000 (70 bb)
Charbel Azzi – 1,580,000 (53 bb)

EVENT 8: CHIP COUNTS THROUGH DAY 1D 66426r

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Players Remaining: 99/808

Rank First Name Last Name Chip Counts
1 SCOTT VETTER 212,000
2 DAVID JOHNSON 199,500
3 ROBERT BANKS 194,500
4 ELIOT IMHOFF 177,500
5 ABBEY DANIELS 173,500
6 MICHELE FACEY 173,500
7 JOSHUA SMITH 170,000
8 KILER DELIA 167,000
9 CHRISTIAN ROJAS 166,500
10 PEDRO PALACIO 164,500
11 RAFAEL RAMOS 155,000
12 BRITT HEATH 150,000
13 SCOTT MCINNIS 141,000
14 XIAOYAN WANG 134,500
15 MARK KOTTLER 132,000
16 SUNNY BHAKTA 127,500
17 GENE OLEARY 125,500
18 MANFRED ROSENOW 124,000
19 ERIC WARD 120,000
20 WALID MADDAH 118,500
21 JESUS ROSADO 108,500
22 JOSEPH FRANCHINO 108,000
23 LAUREN FAILLA 106,500
24 ARNALDO ALZUALDE 106,500
25 BUTCHIE MITCHELL 104,000
26 MICHAEL MERISIER 102,000
27 GABRIEL SACK 96,000
28 VITALY CHAIKA 95,500
29 LOUISE JEAN 94,500
30 EVAN LASH 93,500
31 DEBBIE DANA 91,500
32 Matthew Zarcadoolas 91,500
33 MICHAEL EDDY 91,000
34 BLAIR MILLER 90,000
35 VENDEL JOHNSON 90,000
36 GUSTAVO MOSCON 88,000
37 CARLO RODRIGUEZ 84,200
38 CARLOS FERNANDEZ 84,000
39 ONEIL MC CALLA 82,000
40 ANTHONY BALGOBIN 82,000
41 CARLOS TORRES VAZQUEZ 80,500
42 MANUEL SOLTERO LUNA 80,500
43 ELI MATH 80,000
44 CHARLEMAGNE BENJAMIN 80,000
45 ADAM HOROWITZ 79,500
46 WILLIAM SMITH 78,000
47 JOHN REDLITZ 77,500
48 JORGE RIBEIRO 77,500
49 ZOLTAN CZINKOTA 77,000
50 JOSEPH MONTERVINO 75,500
51 KENNETH BRUNO 73,500
52 CHARLES ST-CYR 71,000
53 Richard Whitebrook 69,500
54 GIL MORGENSZTERN 69,500
55 ROBERTO RODRIGUES 67,500
56 LAWRENCE PADEN SR 66,600
57 LEROY JONES JR 66,500
58 BRIAN OKEEFE 66,000
59 BENJAMIN SRIQUI 66,000
60 ARTHUR HOLMES 65,500
61 JORDAN MELTZER 64,500
62 Eric LEFF 63,500
63 DAVID PRICE 63,000
64 HALLIE TUITE 62,000
65 JAMES LEHMAN 59,500
66 ROBERT WILLIAMS 56,000
67 STEVEN WEINTRAUB 55,500
68 ARIEL ROSELLO QUINTANA 53,000
69 EDWARD MEDOFF 52,000
70 JAY KLITZNER 51,000
71 CLAUDIO PIEDRABUENA 50,500
72 PATRICIA BASILIO 49,500
73 ERIC RIVKIN 48,500
74 ADAM WAGNER 48,000
75 FREDERICO SAVIO DABUS 48,000
76 Joanne Bogan 44,000
77 JORGE VALDES 41,500
78 JOSE ALMEIDA 41,000
79 MIGUEL MCDONALD 40,000
80 JEFFREY DOAN 38,000
81 TIMOTHY CONN 37,500
82 MARCO RODRIGUEZ 35,000
83 JULIO SANCHEZ 34,500
84 GREGG BLOOM 34,500
85 DEREK ECENARRO 34,000
86 IGOR MITREVSKI 32,000
87 MORRIS HEIDER 31,000
88 SEBASTIAN SANCHEZ 29,500
89 alain alvarado 27,500
90 FRANK HAGAN 26,000
91 MICHAEL GARCELL 26,000
92 MIGUEL MUNOZ 25,000
93 EDINA PANTINCHIN 24,000
94 ERICA HITE 23,000
95 STEVEN LIPKINS 23,000
96 HILARY FREEMAN 20,000
97 Paula Barros 18,000
98 DAVID DUBIN 16,500
99 BRIAN GELROD 13,000

Event 9: Azzi Doubles Again; Takes the Lead 406ps

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (61 bb)

Charbel Azzi raised to 60,000 from the button, Ryan Dunn three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind, Azzi four-bet to 350,000, Dunn five-bet shoved for effectively 1,110,000 and Azzi called all in.

Azzi: KdKs
Dunn: KhJc

The board ran out Qs6h3dJs7d, safe for Azzi to double up and take the chip lead.

Charbel Azzi – 2,230,000 (74 bb)
Ryan Dunn – 1,470,000 (49 bb)

Event 9: Azzi Doubles Through Dunn g2e54

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (61 bb)

Ryan Dunn raised to 65,000 from the button, Charbel Azzi three-bet shoved from the big blind for 605,000 and Dunn called.

Dunn: KcQh
Azzi: As5c

The board came down Ac2c2s2d4c, giving Azzi deuces full of aces to double up.

Charbel Azzi – 1,220,000 (40 bb)
Ryan Dunn – 2,480,000 (83 bb)

Event 9: Dunn Strikes First 3a5t1d

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (61 bb)

Ryan Dunn raised to 65,000 from the button and Charbel Azzi called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 10s7h6hKs board where Dunn bet 100,000. Azzi check-called.

The river was the 2s and Azzi checked again. Dunn bet 210,000 and after a few moments Azzi called.

Dunn tabled AsJs for the nut flush, winning the pot and increasing his chip lead.

Ryan Dunn – 3,010,000 (100 bb)
Charbel Azzi – 690,000 (23 bb)

Event 9: Heads-Up Chip Counts at Break 6prv

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
() Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (61 bb)

The players are taking a scheduled 15-minute break. Here are the chip counts heading into Level 25:

Ryan Dunn – 2,505,000 (83 bb)
Charbel Azzi – 1,195,000 (40 bb)

Event 9: Bryan Piccioli Eliminated in 3rd Place ($47,500) 2q5g16

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/185
Average Stack: 1,850,000 (77 bb)

Bryan Piccioli – 3rd place

Charbel Azzi raised to 54,000 from the small blind, Bryan Piccioli reraised all in from the big blind for 732,000 and Azzi tanked for a bit before he called with the slightly larger stack.

Azzi: 8h8c
Piccioli: KhQs

The board ran out 5h4c4dJc7h, no help to Piccioli, ending his run in third place for $47,500.

Charbel Azzi – 1,560,000 (65 bb)
Bryan Piccioli – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($47,500)

Event 9: Jack Duong Eliminated in 4th Place ($38,500) 82s2s

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3/185
Average Stack: 1,233,000 (51 bb)

Jack Duong – 4th place

Ryan Dunn raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Jack Duong three-bet shoved from the small blind for 179,000 and Dunn called.

Dunn: Ah10d
Duong: Kd10s

The board came down 8s8d4cJsJc, no help to Duong, ending his tournament in fourth place for $38,500.

Ryan Dunn – 2,160,000 (90 bb)
Jack Duong – Eliminated in 4th Place ($38,500)