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Event 14: Day 2 Chip Counts

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 405

Flight A:  159 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight B:  99 Entries;  13 Advanced
Flight C:  147 Entries;  19 Advanced

Day 2:  Tuesday at 2 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1PaoLeeSheboygan FallsWI467,000
2NeilZonenashviliHollywoodFL413,000
3GabeRamosChapel HillNC340,000
4EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL324,500
5ColbyCovingtonMiramarFL321,000
6IliasLiapisSaint MarysGA306,500
7JorgeBrionesSan Pedro Soula294,500
8KahlilFrancisBrooklynNY288,000
9MarcKing BrodyAventuraFL255,000
10MehmetCetinkayaGalvestonTX236,000
11MattyBretzfieldHollywoodFL234,000
12TomGuedjAventuraFL227,000
13AlfredGjekajBloomfield HillsMI220,000
14AlexanderStewartFt LauderdaleOH218,000
15JonathanZarinGreat NeckNY212,000
16DanielWirgauMiamiFL199,000
17BenjaminNigriBrooklynNY191,000
18Lee VaughnWilliamsMontego Bay190,000
19JohnHolleyDestinFL185,000
20NaftaliRosenbergBrooklynNY182,000
21JoelHarwoodHallandaleFL181,500
22JorgeManzurBurlington161,000
23MikeBeasleyDavieFL152,000
24AnthonyAskeyRichmondVA141,500
25CalebPideritHallandale BeachFL140,000
26SimonLefebvreMontreal138,000
27SamDorresteinSoest137,000
28RuslanLukashKherson132,000
29LeifForceTallahasseeFL119,000
30RobertSellsStanfieldNC105,000
31KennethPoSeven HillsOH100,000
32AlanWentzThornvilleOH96,000
33AlanKatsnelsonBoynton BeachFL95,000
34PavelKrapivinJersey CityNJ92,000
35YahirCardonaKissimmeeFL85,500
36SaberSalum PenayoAsuncion83,500
37MosheGutnickSarasotaFL77,000
38ShaneRaikesTopekaKS75,000
39StevenHaynesMiramarFL75,000
40CesarFuentesDeerfield BeachFL74,000
41CharlieCoultasSeattleWA72,000
42TimothyReppPlaquemineLA72,000
43ManhNguyenPittsburghPA71,500
44BijayRaiRosedaleMD60,000
45LongNguyenDania BeachFL51,500
46JackMusheyevSunny Isles BeachFL51,000
47AlexanderHoffO FallonMO50,000
48OleksandrTrokhymenkoKyiv46,000
49KaiHicksSeattleWA45,000
50NickYunis40,500
51ReynaldoTosado SotoAlt De FairviewPR21,000
52AlexanderZiskinFort MyersFL16,000

Event 14: Prize Pool and Payouts; $42,425 to the Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  405
Prize Pool:  $210,600
November 20 – 22, 2022

Event 14 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the multi-flight $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). Over three starting flights, a total field of 405 entries generated a prize pool of $210,600. There were 52 players who advanced to Day 2, and each is guaranteed $935.

Up top for the winner is $42,425.

1st:  $42,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $30,100
3rd:  $19,400
4th:  $12,965
5th:  $9,975
6th:  $8,300
7th:  $6,950
8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,310
11th-12th:  $3,635
13th-15th:  $3,025
16th-18th:  $2,485
19th-21st:  $2,065
22nd-24th:  $1,750
25th-27th:  $1,445
28th-36th:  $1,180
37th-45th:  $1,055
46th-52nd:  $935

John Holley Wins His Fifth SHRP Major Series Trophy With Outright Win in Event 16

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  83
Prize Pool: $27,805
November 21, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 16 Winner John Holley

Event 16 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 83 entries created a prize pool of $27,805, and emerging victorious was John Holley, winning outright for $8,950.

For Holley, this marked his 15th final table during an SHRP major series and his fifth trophy victory. The score also puts him just why of the $2 million mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

Here are Holley’s five Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series wins:

2013 SHRPO – $240 PLO8 – $5,919
2013 SHRPO – $240 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em – $9,207
2015 RRPO – $350 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em – $5,304
2018 SHRPO – $300 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em – $6,924
2022 RRPO – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 – $8,950

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnHolley$8,950
2DonnyRubinstein$5,320
3ChristianVizcaino$3,370
4RicardoQuintero$2,280
5SalvatorePipitone$1,740
6GaryKosakowski$1,390
7HarryArmstrong$1,155
8JohnBinns$980
9ClaudanegloBeaudouin$900
10ManuelLabandeira$900
11SamoeunMon$820

Event 18: Prize Pool and Payouts; $10,780 to the Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $36,380
November 21, 2022

Even 18 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The tournament drew 107 entries, creating a prize pool of $36,380. The final 14 players will cash, earning at least $855.

Up top for the winner is $10,780.

1st:  $10,780 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $6,730
3rd:  $4,040
4th:  $2,640
5th:  $2,035
6th:  $1,675
7th:  $1,420
8th:  $1,240
9th-10th:  $1,090
11th-12th:  $965
13th-14th:  $855

Glen Cressman Wins Event 13 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $46,170

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  193
Prize Pool:  $187,210
November 20 – 21, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 13 Champion Glen Cressman

Event 13 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 193 entries generated a prize pool of $187,210, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Glen Cressman, winning outright for $46,170.

This was Cressman’s fourth SHRP final table, with his last one coming in this same event at the 2022 SHRPO where he finished sixth. The win pushes Cressman past the $200K mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GlenCressman$46,170
2LakishaSlaughter$30,900
3MichaelLaufer$21,030
4RichardDavis$14,695
5NickYunis$10,525
6RobertGoldberg$7,725
7DanielChlimper$5,820
8OneilMcCalla$5,820
9RockCloutier$4,500
10MartinsAdeniya$4,500
11RadoBoltryk$3,580
12NicholasCarballo$3,580
13RichardRice$2,925
14KanjChehade$2,925
15DavidAronson$2,460
16MattWaxman$2,460
17SebastianDe Navarez$2,130
18MaxKingstone$2,130
19HaimOr Krief$1,905
20Jose CarlosDe Arriba$1,905
21AnthonyDunne$1,905
22DavidForbes$1,905
23AlejandroPerez Dorignac$1,905
24JoelGola$1,905
25AnthonyConte$1,905

Event 1: Richard Baker – 7th Place ($46,560)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 6,134

Richard Baker
Richard Baker

Richard Baker limped in from middle position, Peter Hsu did the same from the hijack, Fabian Foster called in the small blind, and Phu Vo checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was As10c9c and action checked to Hsu who shoved with a covering stack. Foster folded, Vo folded, and Baker called all in for about 7,600,000.

Baker:  Ad10h
Hsu:  Qc8c

Baker was ahead with aces and tens against Hsu’s draws.

The 2s turn kept Baker ahead, but the river was the Jh, giving Hsu a queen-high straight to eliminate Baker in seventh place and retake the chip lead.

Peter Hsu – 31,500,000  (63 bb)
Richard Baker – Eliminated in 7th Place ($46,560)

With seven players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 17,500,000 (35 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $66,800.

Event 16: Final Table Lineup

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 8:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 83

Event 16 Final Table

Seat 1:  Donny Rubinstein  –  285,000  (18 BB)
Seat 2:  Christian Vizcaino  –  17,000  (1 BB)
Seat 3:  Claudangelo Beaudouin  –  22,000  (1 BB)
Seat 4:  Sal Pipitone  –  65,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5:  John Binns  –  43,000  (3 BB)
Seat 6:  Harry Armstrong  –  26,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7:  Gary Kosakowski  –  93,000  (6 BB)
Seat 8:  John Holley  –  360,000  (23 BB)
Seat 9:  Ricardo Quintero  –  87,000  (6 BB)

1st:  $8,950 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $5,320
3rd:  $3,370
4th:  $2,280
5th:  $1,740
6th:  $1,390
7th:  $1,155
8th:  $980
9th:  $900

In-The-Money Finishers
10th:  Manuel Labandeira  –  $900
11th:  Samouen Mon  –  $820

Event 1: Justin Datloff Takes the Lead With Quads

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 6,134

Justin Datloff

Just Datloff raised from middle position and Richard Baker called in the small blind.

The flop was 10c6c3c, Baker checked, Datloff bet 2,100,000, and Baker called.

The turn was the 6s, Baker checked, Datloff min-bet 500,000, and Baker called.

The river was the Ks, Baker checked, Datloff bet 3,500,000, and Baker called.

Datloff tabled 6h6d for quad sixes, Baker showed a defeated Kc7c for a king-high flush, and Datloff won the pot to take the chip lead.

Justin Datloff  –  28,200,000  (56 bb)
Richard Baker  –  4,300,000  (9 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 17,500,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,560 each.

Event 1: Earl Gallegos – 8th Place ($33,400)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 6,134

Earl Gallegos

Nigel Murray raised to 1,300,000 from the button, Earl Gallegos three-bet all in got 4,500,000 from the small blind, and Murray thought for a bit before he called.

Murray:  KcJd
Gallegos:  AdJh

The board came down Kd8c6h7cKs, giving Murray trip kings to eliminate Gallegos in eighth place.

Nigel Murray  –  13,100,000  (26 bb)
Earl Gallegos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($33,400)

With seven players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 17,500,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,560 each.

Event 1: Willy Stadele – 9th Place ($22,265)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 6,134

Willy Stadele

Willy Stadele raised all in for 4,600,000 from the cutoff and Zak VanKeuren isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the button.

Stadele:  As3h
VanKeuren:  AhJs

The board ran out Qh10s5c7h7s, no help to Stadele, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Zak VanKeuren  –  14,200,000  (36 bb)
Willy Stadele  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($22,265)

With eight players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 15,300,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,400 each.