$400 Double Board Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100 ante

If you can’t find any action in SHRPO Event 21, not sure what it will take. Starting at 4 pm, we have a $400 Double Board PLO that will not be boring.

Tons of action.

Players start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late reg and unlimited re-entries are available until 8:30 pm so fire away.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  333 of 5,069

Eli Montefu was among the leaders at the first break but now it looks like he’s the new big stack as the first over a million.

He’s sitting comfortably with 1,143,000 after adding another 300K after break. Maria Hernandez is also making a nice run and up to 860,000.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  365 of 5,069

Event 2 – Day 2!
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— Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (@shrpo) August 2, 2026

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  365 of 5,069

The extended break ended, and players returned to action with 365 players remaining. They will play through three more levels before their next break when the 1K chips come out of action.

Ryan Tran is the new big stack in the tournament, leading the field with 904,000 followed by Tal Mor’s 885,000. Eli Montefu and Furkan Beg are also in contention with more than 800K.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  400 of 5,069

After a whirlwind few levels, the Event 2 field is heading on their first break after losing more than 200 players in 90 minutes.

We’ll take a look around the empty tables and see if anyone caught Chris Bolek at the top of the counts.

$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

All draws, no flops for SHRPO Event 20 at 2p when we roll out a $600 Mixed Triple Draw tournament. They will rotate games between Limit A-5, Badugi, and 2-7 from start to finish.

They’ll sit down to 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  540 of 5,069

They are flying right along, with 100 players picking up payouts and finding their next games. We have plenty of options in the Grand Ballroom today if action is needed.

Welcome to Jessica “Ragzy” Ewud on her first time in the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Grand Ballroom. The LEGO Master is trying to master the huge SHRPO Event 2 field and is still grinding.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  635 of 5,069

The clock hit 1 pm and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 2 of SHRPO Event 2 with 635 players remaining, all in the money, and more than $200K awaiting the winner.

They will cruise through the rest of Level 15 before blinds increase to 40 minutes until going up again to 60 in Level 24.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,662,632  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  635 of 5,069

SHRPO Event 2 drew 5,069 entries over eight starting flights and 635 players return today at 1 pm in the money. They are schedule to play down until 2 am and anyone left with chips will come back tomorrow at 1 pm to play for the title.

Chris Bolek leads the field coming back with Zyad Qasem, Niall Costigan, Dmitri Zaitsev, and Igor Tretyakov rounding out the top five.

They will play the last 15;56 of Level 15 before blinds go up and they last 40 minutes until going up again in Level 24.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Chris Bolek – 642,000 (161 bb)
2. Zyad Qasem – 627,000 (157 bb)
3. Niall Costigan – 595,000 (149 bb)
4. Dmitri Zaitsev – 536,000 (134 bb)
5. Igor Tretyakov – 525,000 (131 bb)
6. TK Miles – 510,000 (128 bb)
7. Shneur Ciment – 460,000 (115 bb)
8. John Kontos – 455,000 (114 bb)
9. Tyler Kuhlman – 436,000 (109 bb)
10. Ramon Martinez – 433,000 (108 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts