WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012: Joe Serock Leads at the Rock (Video)

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Right up the street from the Gambling911.com headquarters in Miami Beach is the beautiful Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.  It is here where the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2012 is taking place with Joseph Serock leading the pack after Day 4.

Serock has won $736,469 in live tournaments to date with 26 cashes, though none of these were first place finishes. 

His biggest win to date was the 40th World Series of Poker 2009

Event #19 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2nd $341,783 Jun 8, 2009

Serock also enjoyed two 3rd place finishes:

The California State Poker Championships

No Limit Hold'em 3rd $13,386 May 20, 2009

The European Poker Championships

Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em 3rd $30,228 Sep 24, 2009

He also managed to cash out three times during this past summer at the World Series of Poker with winnings totaling just over $20,000. 

15 players remained after Day 4 of this event.

1. Joe Serock, 1.061 million

2. Robert Georato, 1.054 million

3. Kyle Bowker, 980,000

4. John Dolan, 900,000

5. Ravi Raghavan, 672,000

6. Craig Bergeron, 650,000

7. Fred Goldberg, 617,000

8. Jimmy Tran, 593,000

9. Jess Yawitz, 542,000

10. Tommy Vedes, 378,000

 

- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com

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