2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $2,124,200
August 7-8, 2023

Registration closed for the $25K Big 4 High Roller with 86 entries creating a prize pool worth $2,124,200. The last 12 players will earn some cash with $57,350 for a min-cash and $614,645 waiting for our Big 4 High Roller champ.

1st: $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $441,085
3rd: $276,150
4th: $189,055
5th: $125,330
6th: $93,465
7th: $76,470
8th: $65,850
9th: $63,725
10th: $61,600
11th: $59,475
12th: $57,350

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  515
Prize Pool:  $515,000
August 7-8, 2023

Registration closed for $1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack tournament with 515 entries creating a prize pool worth $515,000. The last 65 players will make the money with $1,780 for a min-cash and an event $100K up top for the champ.

1st: $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $68,100
3rd: $44,815
4th: $31,445
5th: $24,150
6th: $20,100
7th: $16,700
8th: $13,340
9th-10th: $10,000
11th-12th: $8,335
13th-15th: $6,675
16th-18th: $5,575
19th-21st: $4,700
22nd-24th: $3,930
25th-27th: $3,380
28th-36th: $2,895
37th-45th: $2,485
46th-54th: $2,100
55th-65th: $1,780

$600 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The last tournament of the day gets underway at 8 pm with the $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha Event 49. There’s not much time to take home one of these sharp SHRPO trophies.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes in the turbo. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm. They will continue the fast pace down to the final table and next SHRPO champ.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 49 Structure Sheet

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 48
$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $114,460
August 7, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 118 entries creating a prize pool worth $114,460. The last 15 players will make the money with $2,575 for a min-cash and $33,345 for the Event 48 champ.

1st: $33,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $20,890
3rd: $12,500
4th: $8,015
5th: $6,065
6th: $5,035
7th: $4,350
8th: $3,835
9th-10th: $3,375
11th-12th: $2,975
13th-15th: $2,575

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  49

The entry count for the Big 4 High Roller is nearing the half-century mark with 49 in the game right now and another four hours remaining to register (or re-enter if that’s an option).

Recent additions include Jake Schindler, Aaron Mermelstein, Taylor Wilson (fresh from his Championship 30th place finish), David Coleman (27th in the Championship), Chad Eveslage, and Jerry Wong.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,070

Ardit Kurshumi open-shipped for 340,000 from middle position and Asher Conniff called on the button. The blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Conniff:
Kurshumi:

Kurshumi needed to improve to stay in the Championship and had two live cards until Conniff paired his ace on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to send Kurshumi out in 30th place.

Asher Conniff – 1,830,000 (46 bb)
Ardit Kurshumi – Eliminated in 29th Place ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,070

Action folded around to Taylor Wilson on the button and he open-shoved for 500,000 on the nose. Asher Neaman folded his small blind but Alexander Stewart had a monster waiting in the big.

Wilson:
Stewart:

Wilson was in trouble against the aces and never found a sweat on the board to exit in 30th place.

Alexander Stewart – 1,310,000 (33 bb)
Taylor Wilson – Eliminated in 30th Place ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,070

On the first hand back from break, Lou Ojeda open-shoved for 245,000 from under the gun and it folded to Chris O’Hara in the big blind.

“We get so sweat it together,” O’Hara said to Ojeda. They both checked the cards; O’Hara shrugged and called.

O’Hara:
Ojeda:

O’Hara was ahead with the eights and Ojeda needed help to stay in the Championship. The flop came to give trip fives to Ojeda but O’Hara flopped the boat. The board finished and and Ojeda was eliminated in 32nd place.

Chris O’Hara – 1,255,000 (31 bb)
Lou Ojeda – Eliminated in 32nd Place ($22,625)

$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

Only two more days remain for the SHRPO series, and that means we have a limited number of PLO options for our Omaha fans. We have two more offerings today, starting with Event 48 at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom.

The tournament has a $1,100 buy-in and will play Pot-Limit Omaha with five starting cards.

Action.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm with unlimited re-entry options. Event 48 will play down into the evening and end when we have a winner.

• Players begin with 20,000 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 48 Structure Sheet

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  21

The Big 4 High Roller is off to a good start with 21 entries over the first hour, and plenty of time to spin it up. They’ve put more than $500K towards the $2,000,000 guarantee, and some big names are on the way.

Those in early action include Alex Foxen, Dan Heimiller, Brock Wilson, Blake Bohn, Thomas Boivin, and Ken Fishman. Shaun Deeb and Joe McKeehen are also in the field, each looking for their second Big 4 High Roller title.