$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

The elimination of Rosello caused Yves Fequiere and Joe Pozos to quickly shake hands and split the remaining prize money straight down the middle. Fequiere held 4,780,000 versus Pozos’ 3,480,000 to crown him champion.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

There was another long stretch with little activity, except talk about making a deal and taking home the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy.

Ariel Rosello really wanted it but sat third in chips. He tried to move his way up when he shoved for 1,250,000 with and chip leader Yves Fequiere quickly called with .

The flop did Rosell no help and the turn locked up the hand for Fequiere. Rosello had to walk away without his trophy, finishing in 3rd place for $8,321.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Joe Pozos didn’t knock out Marshall White, but he did almost all the damage. He limped in the small blind and White raised to 180,000 in the big blind.

Pozos moved all-in and White quickly called with only to see he was up against . It was a dry run out of and Pozos’ 1,450,000 was doubled leaving White with only 50,000 and the big blind.

He was all-in for less than the 100,000 required while Yves Fequiere and Pozos checked down the next board of . Fequiere’s was good enough to take the small pot against Pozos’ and White’s .

It was a dramatic way to go out, but White is gone in 4th place for $5,796

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Richard Hembree was getting anxious to get somewhere else. He was getting ready to go and moved all-in for ~400,000 from the button and Yves Fequiere quickly called when it got to him in the big blind.

Fequiere:
Hembree:

Hembree’s chances decreased on the flop and were gone after the . The river was a pointless and Hembree was eliminated in 5th place for $4,181.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

The parade continued.

One hand later and Peter Chin moved all-in for 390,000 and Joe Pozos called in the small blind. Marshall White responded by moving all-in from the big blind to get a fold from Pozos.

Chin:
White:

“I have live cards,” Chin laughed.

His cards were no longer live after the flop. Chin needed running cards to stay alive but was drawing dead on the turn to go out in 6th place for $3,353.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

The quick post-break action continued when Marc Levy had his entire stack in the middle on the next hand after Pat Tiller’s elimination.

Ariel Rosello had him at risk with against but Levy added an open-ended straight draw to his live cards on the flop. He couldn’t catch though, as the turn and river came and to send him out in 7th place for $2,567.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Two hands after they returned from break, Pat Tiller open shoved for 365,000 and Marshall White moved in over the top from the button. The blinds released their hands and the cards were tabled.

White:

Tiller:

About the best Tiller could hope for, flipping to stay alive. But he never had a sweat as the board ran to sent Tiller out in 8th place for $1,822.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

On the last hand before the next break, Ariel Rosello opened to 105,000 and Yves Fequiere three-bet to 425,000.

Robert Chusid four-bet shoved for 950,000 with Queens, Rosello let his hand go but Fequiere called with Kings.

The flop brought no saving love for Chusid and he was gone in 9th place for $1,325.

The remaining eight players went off on a 15-minute break.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

The fast pace slowed down once they reached the final table and went an entire level without a big hand. The first knockout came in a weird situation.

Robert Chusid accidentally exposed one of this cards (the ) and was forced to play with one up and one down in the small blind. Action folded to him and he moved all-in.

Strong move but David Shmuel quickly called with and Chusid turned over his other card to find . Chusid flopped a flush draw on the board and turned a gutshot draw on the turn.

Chusid jumped out of his seat and Shmuel shook his head when the dropped on the river to complete the straight. It was a tough exit but Shmuel was gone in 10th place for $994.