WPT HARD ROCK: SEROCK CRUSHING ON WAY TO THE FINAL TABLE

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It seems like for days this has been the Joe Serock, John Dolan and Tommy Vedes show at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida.

Well, as our final six participants are now known for Monday's World Poker Tour Final Table, wouldn't you know that all three have continued their mastery on the felt at the Hard Rock.

For a time on Sunday, it looked as if Serock (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 112th) would not be part of the final table as he dusted off half of his stack early on. But then, a much needed double up and Serock would not be denied. Serock will enter final table play as the overwhelming cihp leader.

Dolan (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 32nd) held the chip lead for a while on Sunday. The Florida native will certainly have the support of his home-state crowd on Monday.

For Vedes, it's a second straight final table participation in this event. Vedes (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: NR) finished sixth at WPT Seminole Hard Rock last season, he enters final table play in sixth position - Vedes sure hopes to do better than that on Monday.

Craig Bergeron, WPT Lucky Hearts final table participant Sharon Levin (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-163rd) and Kyle Bowker round-up the final table.

FINAL TABLE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS/CHIP COUNTS
Seat 1: Craig Bergeron 1,235,000
Seat 2: Tommy Vedes 590,000
Seat 3: Sharon Levin 1,216,000
Seat 4: Kyle Bowker 1,070,000
Seat 5: John Dolan 1,454,000
Seat 6: Joe Serock 3,137,000

DAY 5 ELIMINATIONS
Jess Yawitz, Fred Goldberg, David Paredes, Jimmy Tran, Ravi Raghavan, Robert Georato, Mark Rose, Eli Berg and Justin Zaki.

WPT.com will present 30-minute delay coverage with hole cards starting at 4:30PM Eastern.

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FT PAYOUTS (USD) 1st 779,520 2nd 459,360 3rd 306,240 4th 212,976 5th 158,688 6th 122,496 DEFENDING CHAMPION Taylor von Kriegenbergh 2012 Rank: NR "LIVE" COVERAGE WPT LIVE STREAM NEXT TOUR STOP WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open Jacksonville, Florida April 27-May 2, 2012

PTPR PREMIER EVENT World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown WPT Seminole NLH Main Event April 18-23, 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel | Florida Buy-in: $10,000 | Prizepool: $2,784,000 Entries: 290 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION 1st place 127 2nd place 77 3rd place 47 4th place 37 5th place 32 6th place 27 JESS YAWITZ 27 FRED GOLDBERG 12 DAVID PAREDES 12 JIMMY TRAN 12 RAVI RAGHAVAN 12 ROBERT GEORATO 10 MARK ROSE 10 ELI BERG 10 JUSTIN ZAKI 10 ZACH CLARK 7 SCOTT ZAKHEIM 7 CLYDE HINTON 7

EPT BERLIN: SCHEMION WINS 1K SIDE - LYKOV, GREENSTEIN CASH IN EVENT

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Ole Schemion has won a 1K NLH Side Event at EPT Berlin for the second year in a row, a very impressive feat for sure.

After collecting 54K EURO for the victory last season, Schemion (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-60th) adds another 69K to his totals, his two biggest scores of his career on the circuit.

Schemion defeated 2011 PTPR Player of Year contender Max Lykov heads up. After a strong 2011 campaign, Lykov (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-138th) hasn't got off to a very good start this season, let's hope that this score turns things around for the Russian.

Barry Greenstein (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 291st) was fifth in the event, collecting his second PTPR Score of 2012.

Roman Romanovskyi (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-43rd) also earned his second score of the season. Romanovskyi won a EPT Deauville side event earlier this year.

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TOP 8 PAYOUTS (EURO) Ole Schemion € 68,900 Max Lykov € 47,200 Martin Gaudig € 24,300 Ildar BADERTDINOVA € 18,900 Barry Greenstein € 14,850 Roman ROMANOVSKYI € 12,150 Dan MURARIU € 9,450 Daniel SMITH € 6,750 NEXT TOUR STOP EPT Grand Final Casino Monte Carlo, Monaco April 25-May 1, 2012

PTPR PREMIER EVENT European Poker Tour Berlin EPT Berlin NLH Event #11 April 18, 2012 Grand Hyatt Berlin | Berlin, Germany Buy-in: $2,840 | Prizepool: $660,750 Entries: 250 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION OLE SCHEMION 75 MAX LYKOV 40 MARTIN GAUDIG 25 ILDAR BADERTDINOV 15 BARRY GREENSTEIN 10 ROMAN ROMANOVSKYI 8 DAN MURARIU 5 DANIEL SMITH 5 ANDRES IGLESIAN 5

EPT BERLIN: PALEVIC DEFEATS KENNEY IN NLH SIDE EVENT, JENSEN SCORES AGAIN

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Live circuit veteran Rifat Palevic (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-60th) won EPT Berlin Side Event #7 - 2K NLH. This was the Swede's first taste at victory since 2009 where he had won a side event at the Malmo Open.

Palevic defeated Bryn Kenney (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-138th) heads up. This is the fifth time this season that Kenney cashes out (once at the PCA and three times at EPT Campione prior to this one), collecting over 150K already this season.



It was an important seventh place finish for EPT Madrid Champ Frederik Jensen. Jensen (pictured) earns 5 PTPR Points, moving him back into the 2012 QuadJacks Poker Player of the Year Top 10. Jensen now sits in 9th position.

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TOP 8 PAYOUTS (EURO) Rifat Palevic € 140,000 Bryn Kenney € 75,000 Massimiliano Bellucci € 45,000 Milan Joksic € 35,000 Fredrik Andersson € 27,500 Fritz Meyer € 22,500 Frederik Jensen € 17,500 Christophe De Meulder € 12,500 NEXT TOUR STOP EPT Grand Final Casino Monte Carlo, Monaco April 25-May 1, 2012

PTPR PREMIER EVENT European Poker Tour Berlin EPT Berlin NLH Event #7 April 18, 2012 Grand Hyatt Berlin | Berlin, Germany Buy-in: $2,840 | Prizepool: $660,750 Entries: 250 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION RIFAT PALEVIC 75 BRYN KENNEY 40 MASSIMILIANO BELLUCCI 25 MILAN JOKSIC 15 FREDRIK ANDERSSON 10 FRITZ MEYER 8 FREDERIK JENSEN 5 CHRISTOPHER DE MEULDER 5 GEORGIOS KARAKOUKIS 5

WPT HARD ROCK: SEROCK AND ROLL - JOE SEROCK FIRST AT THE HARD ROCK

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Joseph Serock (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 110th) continues to roll at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Main Event. Serock entered today's play second in chips. Well, he did one better on Saturday, earning the overnight chip lead as only 15 players remain at the Hard Rock.



Like Serock, former November Niner John Dolan (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 32nd) was busy working his way up the chip charts on Friday. Although he falls one spot to fourth, Dolan still holds a 900K chip stack and will look to gain even more ground on Sunday.

Tommy Vedes (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: NR) is the only former WPT Champion still in the field. Vedes' chip stack is below average, but no one should count out the former WPT Festa al Lago Champ.

FINAL 15 CHIP COUNTS
Joe Serock 1,061,000
Robert Georato 1,054,000
Kyle Bowker 980,000
John Dolan 900,000
Ravi Raghavan 672,000
Craig Bergeron 650,000
Fred Goldberg 617,000
Jimmy Tran 593,000
Jess Yawitz 542,000
Tommy Vedes 378,000
Eli Berg 357,000
David Paredes 307,000
Mark Rose 224,000
Sharon Levin 208,000
Justin Zaki 204,000

NOTABLE DAY 4 ELIMINATIONS
Zach Clark, Clyde Hinton, Jason Koon, Allie Prescott and Ashton Griffin.

All remaining players are guaranteed a minimum 10 PTPR Points and a minimum 33K USD payout.

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TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD) 1st 779,520 2nd 459,360 3rd 306,240 4th 212,976 5th 158,688 6th 122,496 7th 94,956 8th 69,600 9th 50,112 10th 38,976 DEFENDING CHAMPION Taylor von Kriegenbergh 2012 Rank: NR EVENT COVERAGE WPT UPDATES NEXT TOUR STOP WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open Jacksonville, Florida April 27-May 2, 2012

PTPR PREMIER EVENT World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown WPT Seminole NLH Main Event April 18-23, 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel | Florida Buy-in: $10,000 | Prizepool: $2,784,000 Entries: 290 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION 1st place 127 2nd place 77 3rd place 47 4th place 37 5th place 32 6-7th place 27 8-11th place 12 12-15th place 10 ZACH CLARK 7 SCOTT ZAKHEIM 7 CLYDE HINTON 7