$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 17 of 171 7220k

Action folded around to the button where Je Wook Oh moved his short stack all in. David Haas was in the big blind, and he quickly called to put his opponent at risk. It was a serious case of bad timing for Oh.

Oh:
Haas:

The board ran out , and Haas’ aces held up. Oh was eliminated in 17th place.

David Haas – 49,000 (25 bb)
Je Wook Oh – Eliminated

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 171

Andrew Lanque was all in for 19,700 preflop, heads up for his tournament life against Vanessa Wang.

Lanque:
Wang:

Lanque had his opponent dominated and suit dominated, but it didn’t matter in the end. The board ran out , and Wang flopped a set of eights to win the pot. Lanque was eliminated on the bubble, putting the remaining 18 players in the money.

A redraw for the final three tables is now underway.

Vanessa Wang – 63,000 (32 bb)
Andrew Lanque – Eliminated

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 171

Ari Engel opened to 4,700 under the gun, and Je Wook Oh three-bet shoved from the big blind. Engel called all in for just over 40,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Engel:
Oh:

The board ran out , and Engel’s kings held to earn him a double-up.

Ari Engel – 85,000 (43 bb)
Je Wook Oh – 15,000 (8 bb)

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 171

Francis Margaglione was all in for his last 2,900 against chipleader Arthur Rodriguez.

Margaglione:
Rodriguez:

The board ran out , and Rodriguez turned two pair to win the knockout pot. Margaglione was eliminated in 20th place, reducing the field to 19 players and putting them squarely on the money bubble.

Action is now being dealt hand-for-hand until the next elimination.

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 171

Four players saw a flop, and action checked through. The turn was the , and Jon Brody moved all in for about 35,000 total. David Jackson called, and the other two players folded out of the way. Brody was at risk, and he needed to catch up to stay alive.

Brody: (pair of queens, flush draw)
Jackson: (pair of kings)

The river was the blank , and Jackson won the pot with his pair of kings. Brody was eliminated in 22nd place, just four spots shy of another in-the-money finish.

David Jackson – 85,000 (53 bb)
Jon Brody – Eliminated

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 171

The remaining Six-Max tournament players are on their 40-minute dinner. They are only a few eliminations from reaching the money bubble with 18 getting paid.

It’s played out as fast as we expected with the short-handed format and single re-entry. We should have a new champion in no time.

Here’s how the field stacks up:

Arthur Rodriguez – 210,000
Jorge Gomez – 135,000
Ari Engel – 130,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 125,000
Dan Heimiller – 112,000
Zoltan Czinkota – 105,000
Matthew Yorra – 100,000
Richard Hutchings – 98,000
Truyen Nguyen – 80,000
Je Wook Oh – 75,000
John Marquez – 64,000
Ory Hen – 59,000
David Haas – 50,000
Jon Brody – 50,000
Xiaoyan Wang – 48,000
Jonathan Kramer – 47,000
Charlemagne Benjamin – 45,000
Andrew Langue – 43,000
Francis Margaglione – 37,000
James Scott – 25,000
Reinaldo Troconis – 25,000
David Jackson – 20,000

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 171

Evan Teitelbaum raised to 1,800 from the small blind, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Matt Affleck three-bet shoved for 11,000 in the big blind. Teitelbaum called, and he was flipping for the knockout.

Teitelbaum:
Affleck:

The board ran out , and Teitelbaum won the pot with aces up. Affleck was eliminated.

Evan Teitelbaum – 32,500 (54 bb)
Matt Affleck – Eliminated

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 171

Registration is closed for Event 8, and the staff has finalized the numbers.

This $360-buy-in event officially drew a field of 171 entries, generating a prizepool worth $51,300. That money will be shared by the final 18 players thusly:

1st: $12,577 + trophy
2nd: $8,516
3rd: $5,566
4th: $4,448
5th: $3,340
6th: $2,570
7th-9th: $1,924
10th-12th: $1,277
13th-15th: $893
16th-18th: $667

There are less than 60 players remaining.

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Total Entries: 147

While Event 5 was hitting the money, the Event 8 field has grown nicely in the front corner of the ballroom. They are recently returned from their first break of the day with SHRP regulars Brian O’Keefe and Francis Margaglione leading the way.

Top stacks and notable names:

Brian O’Keefe – 46,950 (117 bb)
Francis Margaglione – 44,075 (110 bb)
Alex Bergfors – 31,600 (79 bb)
Ory Hen – 27,550 (69 bb)
David Jackson – 25,150 (63 bb)
Bob Shao – 23,400 (59 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 23,125 (58 bb)
Ben Charlemagne – 22,700 (57 bb)
Ari Engel – 20,550 (51 bb)
Mike Beasley – 17,000 (43 bb)
Richard Rice – 16,375 (41 bb)
Wally Maddah – 15,425 (39 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 15,000 (38 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 12,350 (31 bb)
Eli Levy – 11,480 (29 bb)
Jewook Oh – 10,450 (26 bb)
Brian Phillis – 9,450 (24 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 6,750 (17 bb)

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Total Entries: 53

Event 8 moved over 50 entrants early in play and one table was playing a shorter version of short-handed poker. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui and 8-time WSOP Circuit winner Ari Engel were two players at a three-handed time to start the day.

We expect the number to steadily climb until registration closes at 4:30pm.