$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock FinaleLevel 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 349 72p6g

On the last hand of the level, Jason Koon opened to 70,000 from the button and Terry Schumacher called in the big blind to the flop.

Schumacher checked, Koon bet 45,000 and Schumacher called before the turn. Another check from Schumacher, Koon bet 225,000 and Schumacher called to see the river.

One last check from Schumacher and Koon moved all-in for 715,000. After a few minutes, Schumacher called and Koon immediately said “good call” while standing up.

Koon tabled queen-high and Schumacher’s was good enough for the hand to send Koon out.

Terry Schumacher – 2,900,000 (97 bb)
Jason Koon – Eliminated in 5th place ($157,599)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 349

Tim West opened to 150,000 from under the gun and Cliff Josephy announced all-in from the button. Alan Sternberg in the big blind asked for a count and moved all-in himself after hearing 1,290,000 for Josephy.

“It’s not supposed to happen this early,” West laughed.

He thought for a few moments before folding pocket queens face up.

Sternberg:
Josephy:

It was a good fold for West and Josephy couldn’t find an ace as the board ran to send him out in sixth place.

Alan Sternberg – 6,300,000 (210 bb)
Cliff Josephy – Eliminated in 6th place ($130,370)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 349

Jason Koon opened to 70,000 from the button and Cliff Josephy called in the big blind to the flop. Josephy checked, Koon bet 90,000 and Josephy called.

They both checked the turn and Josephy led for 300,000 after the river. With a flushy/straighty board, Koon thought for a few minutes before calling with top two to best the ace-high of Josephy.

Jason Koon – 1,545,000 (52 bb)
Cliff Josephy – 1,375,000 (46 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 349

Group pictures are complete, player introduction announced, and cards are in the air for the WPT Showdown Finale final table.

Alan Sternberg starts with the button and we have a dead small blind on the first hand.

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 349

The WPT live-stream stage will be put to use again today as six players return to the meeting room for the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Finale final table.

The freeze-out tournament drew 349 players, 44 of them made the money, and six tough players remain with a shot at the WPT title for over $700,000.

Those six players have combined for nearly $30,000,000 in career earnings with a WSOP Main Event champ and WPT champ still in contention.

Alan Sternberg won the 2011 Bay101 Shooting Star event and he will kick off the final table with the chip lead. He’s followed by 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess, 2016 WSOP November Niner (and two-time bracelet winner) Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, 2016 SHRPO champ Jason Koon, poker pro Tim West, and Aussie Million trophy winner Terry Schumacher.

It’s a tough lineup, the stacks are deep, and the structure has 60-minute levels. The average stack is 78 big blinds deep so they’ll have plenty of room to make their moves.

Cards will go in the air after group pics and player introductions.

Seat 1: Tim West – 1,995,000 (67 bb)
Seat 2: Jason Koon – 1,030,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Ryan Riess – 3,090,000 (103 bb)
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 1,855,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5: Terry Shumacher – 1,385,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Alan Sternberg – 4,605,000 (154 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $716,088*
2nd: $491,081
3rd: $315,726
4th: $204,466
5th: $157,599
6th: $130,370
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Championship seat

One World Poker Tour event is complete and it’s almost time to get the $10,000 WPT Finale final table underway with six very talented players.

The final table players have combined to earn nearly $30,000,000 in career tournament cash, three WSOP bracelet winners, two WSOP November Niners, a WPT Champions Club member, two WSOP Circuit rings, SHRP titles, and all but one player with more than $1,000,000 earned. Of course, one of the November Niners is Ryan Riess who turned his 2013 appearance into a WSOP Main Event bracelet.

Here are your six players who will return at noon to play on the live-streamed final table trying to win their way into WPT Tournament of Champions along with more than $700,000.

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Seat 1: Tim West
Chip count: 1,995,000

From San Francisco with more than $3.5 million in career earnings, West is making his second WPT final table. He owns two WSOP Circuit rings, a 2012 Venetian DSE title, and a third-place finish in last year’s Showdown $25,500 High Roller.

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Seat 2: Jason Koon
Chip count: 1,030,000

From Weston WV with close to $8.5 million in live poker earnings, Koon will sit down at his third WPT final table. He won $1,000,000 as the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open champion and another $1.65 million for winning the PokerStars Championship Bahamas Super High Roller in January.

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Seat 3: Ryan Riess
Chip count: 3,090,000

From Michigan with $9.3 million earned in his career, Riess is most well known as the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. He also owns an SHRP trophy from the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Six-Max tournament.

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Seat 4: Cliff Josephy
Chip count: 1,855,000

From Long Island, NY with $6.66 million in career tournament earnings, Josephy has three WSOP bracelets and finished in second place in the 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas Main Event. For his top tournament payout, he cashed big with a third place finish in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.

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Seat 5: Terry Shumacher
Chip count: 1,385,000

From Verviers Belgium with over $200,000 in earnings, Shumacher earned the biggest score of his career for winning the 2017 Aussie Millions Shot Clock Six-Max tournament for $110,000.

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Seat 6: Alan Sternberg
Chip count: 4,605,000

From Belmore, NY with $1.2 million in career earnings, Sternberg is a member of the WPT Champions Club for his 2011 Bay101 Shooting Star victory. He picked up more than $1 million for the title and this is his first recorded tournament cash since 2014.

12PM: $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Final Table

• WPT Finale Day 3 Chips and Seats
• WPT Finale Payouts

12PM: $1,550 WPT Tournament of Championship Satellite

• 2 seats guaranteed into $15K WPT Tournament of Champions
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• WPT Tournament of Champions Satellite Structure Sheet

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 349

The $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale is down to its final six players and for the second consecutive day, Alan Sternberg bagged up the chip lead.

Sternberg finished with 4,605,000 and has a sizable lead over the other five players. 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess comes into the final day second in chips with 3,090,000. Tim West, Cliff Josephy, Terry Schumacher, and Jason Koon round out the final table.

The day started with 27 players, all of them in the money, but over the course of the day, the field was trimmed down to just six.

Anthony Spinella, Pat Lyons, Will Failla, Harrison Gimbel, Ray Qartomy, Kunal Patel, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, and Jake Cody were among the notable pros that hit the rail prior to the final table redraw.

They got down to the final nine players just before the dinner break and they went on a 60-minute dinner break at 6:30 p.m. with three more eliminations before play would wrap up for the night.

After the break, it didn’t take much more than one level of play to get down to six. Marvin Rettenmaier was eliminated in ninth place for $70,103, Jonathan Jaffe hit the rail in eighth place for $89,609 and Josh Kay was the first player to bust and take home a six-figure score.

Kay bubbled the live streamed final table, finishing in seventh place for $109,412.

There is still about an hour left in the current level and when cards get back in the air on Thursday at noon, levels will be reduced to an hour. It will be live streamed on WPT.com

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Tim West – 1,995,000 (67 bb)
Seat 2: Jason Koon – 1,030,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Ryan Riess – 3,090,000 (103 bb)
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 1,855,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5: Terry Shumacher – 1,385,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Alan Sternberg – 4,605,000 (154 bb)

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 349

Cliff Josephy raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Alan Sternberg called from the small blind. Josh Kay moved all in from the big blind for 280,000 and Josephy moved all in for about 1,600,000.

Sternberg folded and Josephy was heads-up with Kay. Kay showed and was in trouble against Josephy’s .

The board ran out and Josephy won the pot to eliminate Kay in seventh place. Kay took home $109,412 and play concluded for the night. The final six will come back on Thursday for the live streamed final table.

Cliff Josephy – 2,025,000 (67 bb)
Josh Kay – Eliminated

$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 349

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 70,000 from middle position and Alan Sternberg three-bet to 160,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Jaffe, who moved all in for 630,000 and Sternberg called.

Jaffe showed and was dominated by Sternberg’s .

The board ran out and Sternberg’s big slick held up to eliminate Jaffe in eighth place. Jaffe took home $89,609 and Sternberg extended his chip lead.

With one more elimination, play will conclude for the night.

Alan Sternberg – 4,650,000 (155 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – Eliminated