$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 34: 250,000/500,000/50,000 Ante

Thai Ha raised to 1,000,000 from the button and Raminder Singh called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Singh check-called 1,200,000 from Ha to see the turn. Singh checked, Ha bet 1,700,000, Singh check-raised to 5,200,000, Ha reraised all in with the bigger stack and Singh called all in for about 12 million.

Ha:
Singh:

Singh had the nut straight and needed to fade a diamond, but the landed to give Ha a king-high flush to win to eliminate Singh and win the tournament. For his runner-up showing, Singh earned $141,227.

Thai Ha wins the Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em for $230,423!

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 34: 250,000/500,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 28,500,000 (57 bb)

Raminder Singh began heads up play with a 4 million chip lead but Thai Ha has erased that plus a lot more. It took one hand to get most of it.

Ha called 1,200,000 from Singh to see the flop and check/called another 1,500,000 from Singh. Ha took his turn betting out for 2,400,000 after the turn and Singh called before the river.

Ha grabbed a few 100K chips and put them on top of three more 100K barrels. The bet was 6,900,000 and Singh called after confirming the bet size, then quickly snapped them into the muck when Ha tabled for the baby flush.

The hand pushed Ha up to a big lead but there could be a long ways to go.

Seat 1: Thai Ha – 40,885,000 (82 bb)
Seat 3: Raminder Singh – 16,100,000 (32 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 34: 250,000/500,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (38 bb)

David Shaw came back from the break with 10 big blinds and said “time to make my stand”.

He moved all-in after Raminder Singh opened to 1,200,000 and got a quick call. Shaw was in trouble with against and never caught up as the dealer spread . It was a quick drop from the three-handed lead and Shaw was gone in 3rd place for $74,330.

David Shaw – Eliminated in 3rd Place

Heads up counts:
Seat 1: Thai Ha – 26,085,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Raminder Singh – 30,900,000 (62 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 33: 200,000/400,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (47 bb)

It was a tough level for Thai Ha but he doubled his back to a slight lead just before the next break.

David Shaw raised to 1,100,000 before Ha moved all-in for 12,300,000 and Shaw called with . Ha was ahead with and stayed that way on the flop. The gave Shaw no help though he called for a Four, a card that was not good for him, and the blank sent a big pot to Ha.

The hand gave Ha a temporary lead that Singh took over when he won another 2 million off Shaw on the last hand before the break.

Update counts on break:

Seat 1: Thai Ha – 24,650,000 (62 bb)
Seat 3: Raminder Singh – 27,375,000 (68 bb)
Seat 8: David Shaw – 5,050,000 (13 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 33: 200,000/400,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (47 bb)

Thai Ha has quickly gone from the biggest stack of the three to the shortest, though “short” is all relative. It was David Shaw taking another big part of this stack.

Shaw opened to 1,100,000 with Ha and Raminder Singh coming along to the flop. All three checked and Ha led out for 2,100,000 after the turn. Singh let his hand go and Shaw called to the river.

Ha put out 1,600,000 and Shaw raised it up to 4,000,000 even. He got the call he wanted and tabled for the turned set.

Seat 1: Thai Ha – 14,000,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Raminder Singh – 23,000,000 (58 bb)
Seat 8: David Shaw – 19,900,000 (50 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 33: 200,000/400,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (47 bb)

Raminder Singh folded his button and David Shaw opened to 1,000,000 to get a call from Thai Ha. Shaw led out for another 1,100,000 after the flop and Ha called once more.

Both players checked the turn and Shaw fired 1,600,000 after the river. Ha called then mucked his hand when Shaw for Broadway and the win.

Thai Ha – 25,000,000 (63 bb)
David Shaw – 14,600,000 (37 bb)

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

January 12th, 2016

Total Entries: 123
Total Prize Pool: $36,900

1st: $10,699
2nd: $6,273
3rd: $3,690
4th: $2,952
5th: $2,214
6th: $1,845
7th: $1,476
8th: $1,107
9th: $830
10-12th: $738
13-15th: $646
16-18th: $554

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 32: 150,000/300,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (63 bb)

David Shaw raised to 800,000 from the small blind, Thai Ha three-bet to 2,000,000 from the big blind and Shaw called.

They checked to the turn of a board where Shaw checked again. Ha bet 2,700,000, Shaw called and the river completed the board.

Shaw checked to Ha again and this time he bet about 7,800,000.

“That’s the worst river card possible. I should have shoved the flop. I had you so bad,” said Shaw as he folded.

Ha showed for ace high as he collected the pot.

Thai Ha – 32,000,000 (107 bb)
David Shaw – 11,850,000 (40 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 32: 150,000/300,000/50,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 19,000,000 (63 bb)

After the crazy action of Level 31, the three remaining players took a 15-minute breather. They’ll return with deep stacks and Thai Ha back in the lead.

Final Table
Seat 1: Thai Ha – 25,350,000 (85 bb)
Seat 3: Raminder Singh – 16,150,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: David Shaw – 15,575,000 (52 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 31: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 14,250,000 (57 bb)

No slowing down this final table.

A few minutes after Prociak’s elimination, we had Richard Hutchings at risk himself. It started when Thai Ha opened to 500,000 and David Shaw called in the small blind.

Hutchings moved all-in for 6,580,000 from the big blind and Ha called while Shaw folded. Hutchings was at risk with against but didn’t catch a piece of the board to go out in 4th place for $57,977.

Hutchings: Eliminated in 4th Place
Ha: 22,900,000