$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale  Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 24 of 342 Average Stack: 570,000 (57 bb) b583b

Adam Schwartz opened to 21,000 from the button and Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 58,000 from the small blind. Schwartz called to see the flop.

Pantaleo bet out 43,000 and Schwartz moved all-in for 195,000. Pantaleo quickly called with and Schwart needed help with . He picked up a flush draw on the turn but was next out after the river.

Adam Schwartz – Eliminated in 25th place ($23,865)
Giuseppe Pantaleo – 1,040,000 (104 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 342
Average Stack: 547,000 (55 bb)

Jon Borenstein open-shoved for 152,000 from middle position and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the button then Ari Engel considered coming along as well from the small blind.

He eventually let his hand go and Borenstein tabled .

“Are you suited?” Borenstein asked from the other end of the table before Pantaleo flipped up .

The flop brought no help to Borenstein but he added some game-saving chop outs on the turn. No love for Borenstein on the river and he was sent out in 26th place.

Jon Borenstein – Eliminated in 26th place ($23,865)
Giuseppe Pantaleo – 700,000 (70 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 342
Average Stack: 526,000 (53 bb)

Sergii Baranov and Jonathan Little were heads up and Baranov checked the flop. Little led out for 22,000 and Baranov check/raised to 60,000.

Little moved all-in and Baranov went into deep thought mode. He was covered by Little and called the bet with top pair . Little tabled for the flush draw and over cards that missed the turn.

The river river completed the flush and Baranov was gone early in Day 3.

Sergii Baranov – Eliminated in 27th place ($23,865)
Jonathan Little – 865,000 (87 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (51 bb)

Cards are underway in the $10,000 WPT Finale and they’re ready to play down to the final table.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (51 bb)

The $10,000 WPT Finale is down to its last 27 players and they return today to play down to the final table six. The field made the money last night, but today they start advancing towards the really big cash.

The remaining field is packed with talent and we’re set to witness some great poker. Those 27 players have a combined $55.7 million in career earnings, a November Niner, and the reigning WPT Player of the Year. The 3/4/5 seats at Table 7, in particular, will be tough; Ari Engel with his eight WSOP Circuit rings, Anthony Zinno with three WPT titles plus a WSOP bracelet, and David Paredes less than a year removed from his WPT Borgata title.

Chino Rheem leads the field when they restart but no one is out of contention with the deep stack and continued slow-paced structure.

Players will soon un-bag their chips and kick off the Day 3 action.

Table 7
Seat 1: Adam Schwartz – 231,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Guiseppe Pantaleo – 517,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 442,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Zinno – 274,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: David Paredes – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Seat 6: Aditya Prasetyo – 906,000 (91 bb)
Seat 7: Jon Borenstein – 178,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Ben Zamani – 280,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 410,000 (41 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Eddy Sabat – 35,000 (4 bb)
Seat 2: Lyle Vincent – 205,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Chino Rheem – 1,205,000 (121 bb)
Seat 4: Tim West – 136,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Dietrich Fast – 1,070,000 (107 bb)
Seat 6: Jared Jaffee – 925,000 (93 bb)
Seat 7: Qasem Jamhour – 299,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Bryan Piccioli – 314,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Noah Bronstein – 104,000 (10 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: Justin Zaki – 546,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: William Benson – 466,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3: Sergii Baranov – 365,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Jon Turner – 660,000 (66 bb)
Seat 5: Brent Roberts – 673,000 (67 bb)
Seat 6: Jonathan Little – 504,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Adrian Mateos – 1,016,000 (102 bb)
Seat 8: Adam Levy – 611,000 (61 bb)
Seat 9: James Hughes – 153,000 (15 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale 
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342

Day 2 of the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale came to an end just after the re-draw with three tables remaining and it’s Chino Rheem that is leading the final 27 players.

There were 179 players that bagged from Day 1 and another 21 players late ed before the day started. Once cards got in the air at noon, registration was closed and the original field size was finalized at 342.

This generated a prizepool of $3.249 million and a first place prize of $705,885 with the top 43 finishers earning a payday. The bubble burst late in the day when Tom Thomas and Asher Conniff busted on the same hand to give the rest of the field a payday.

Eric Baldwin, Sam Soverel, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Faraz Jaka, Cate Hall and Matt Berkey were among the players who were eliminated before the day’s end, but finished in the money.

Soverel and Hall are both still in the $3,500 Main Event that resumes on Wednesday with 10 players remaining.

The remaining 27 players are all guaranteed a cash of at least $23,865 and will come back on Tuesday at noon to play down to the final six players before bagging up for the night.

Here is a look at the seat map and chip counts for the start of play on Tuesday:

Table 7

Seat 1: Adam Schwartz – 231,000
Seat 2: Giuseppe Pantaleo – 517,000
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 442,000
Seat 4: Anthony Zinno – 274,000
Seat 5: David Paredes – 1,100,000
Seat 6: Aditya Prasetyo – 906,000
Seat 7: Jon Borenstein – 178,000
Seat 8: Ben Zamani – 280,000
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 410,000

Table 8

Seat 1: Eddy Sabat – 35,000
Seat 2: Lyle Vincent – 205,000
Seat 3: Chino Rheem – 1,205,000
Seat 4: Tim West – 136,000
Seat 5: Dietrich Fast – 1,070,000
Seat 6: Jared Jaffee – 925,000
Seat 7: Qasem Jamhour – 299,000
Seat 8: Bryan Piccioli – 314,000
Seat 9: Noah Bronstein – 104,000

Table 16

Seat 1: Justin Zaki – 546,000
Seat 2: William Benson – 466,000
Seat 3: Sergii Baranov – 365,000
Seat 4: Jon Turner – 440,000
Seat 5: Brent Roberts – 673,000
Seat 6: Jonathan Little – 504,000
Seat 7: Adrian Mateos – 1,016,000
Seat 8: Adam Levy – 611,000
Seat 9: James Hughes – 153,000

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (63 big blinds)

The final four hands were played out at each table, and Day 2 has come to a close. A recap of the day’s action will be published shortly.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 342
Average Stack: 507,000 (63 big blinds)

On the final hand of the night, Anthony Zinno moved all in for 125,000, and Aditya Prasetyo called to put him at risk.

Zinno:
Prasetyo:

The board ran out , and Zinno doubled up with trip kings.

Anthony Zinno – 274,000 (34 bb)
Aditya Prasetyo – 906,000 (113 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 342
Average Stack: 489,000 (61 big blinds)

Justin Kruger was all in for about 140,000 preflop, and Giuseppe Pantaleo put him at risk with the covering stack and a dominating pair.

Kruger:
Pantaleo:

The board ran out , and Pantaleo’s jacks held to earn him the knockout. Kruger was eliminated in 28th place, and the 27 remaining players redrew for new seats around the final three tables.

Giuseppe Pantaleo – 530,000 (66 bb)
Justin Kruger – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Freeze-Out)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 342
Average Stack: 456,000 (57 big blinds)

Charbel Azzi open-shoved for 70,000 in early position, and Jon Turner called from the small blind, putting Azzi at risk.

Azzi:
Turner:

The flop was bad news for Azzi, but he picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river was the , though, and Turner improved to a full house to earn the knockout. Azzi was eliminated in 30th place.

Jon Turner – 502,000 (63 bb)
Charbel Azzi – Eliminated