$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  317 of 1,070

Day 1A:  543 Entries;  162 Advanced
Day 1B:  527 Entries;  155 Advanced
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,070
Prize Pool:  $5,189,500
August 4-8, 2023

The 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship event drew 1,070 entries, generating a prize pool of $5,189,500. The final 134 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash set at $7,530, while the final eight players are guaranteed a six-figure payday.

Up top for the winner is $859,775.

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925
6th:  $180,130
7th:  $148,885
8th:  $118,115
9th-10th:  $87,960
11th-12th:  $68,500
13th-15th:  $53,710
16th-18th:  $43,800
19th-21st:  $36,120
22nd-24th:  $29,840
25th-27th:  $25,790
28th-36th:  $22,625
37th-45th:  $19,515
46th-54th:  $17,385
55th-63rd:  $15,830
64th-72nd:  $14,685
73rd-81st:  $13,600
82nd-90th:  $12,560
91st-99th:  $11,520
100th-108th:  $10,485
109th-117th:  $9,500
118th-126th:  $8,515
127th-134th:  $7,530

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  180 of 527

With about 42,000 in the pot and the board reading , Kitty Kuo went all in from the big blind for 48,500 and her opponent in the hijack tanked for a while before he called.

Kuo showed for an ace-high flush, besting her opponent’s holdings to double up.

Kitty Kuo  –  139,000  (70 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  189 of 527

Aram Zobian raised to 3,500 from middle position, the player on his left called, the player on the button called, and Harrison Gimbel three-bet to 23,000 from the small blind. Only Zobian called.

The flop was , Gimbel continued for 15,000, and Zobian called.

The turn was the , Gimbel shoved for about 65,000, and Zobian folded.

Harrison Gimbel  –  145,000  (97 bb)
Aram Zobian  –  129,000  (86 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  207 of 527

Picking up the action of a flop of with about 19,000 in the pot, Bin Weng bet 7,500 from the small blind and Eric Panayiotou called in the hijack.

The turn was the , Weng checked, Panayiotou bet 15,500, and Weng called.

The river was the , and both checked.

Weng showed for nines and treys, Panayiotou mucked, and Weng collected the pot.

Bin Weng  –  208,000  (139 bb)
Eric Panayiotou  –  235,000  (157 bb)

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  204
Prize Pool:  $52,020
August 5, 2023

Event 41 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 204 entries generated a prize pool of $52,020. The final 26 players will make the money, earning a minimum payout of $390.

Up top for the winner is $12,595.

1st:  $12,595 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,880
3rd:  $5,335
4th:  $3,245
5th:  $2,505
6th:  $2,075
7th:  $1,770
8th:  $1,525
9th-10th:  $1,280
11th-12th:  $1,115
13th-15th:  $950
16th-18th:  $785
19th-21st:  $625
22nd-24th:  $480
25th-26th:  $390

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  512

A player in middle position limped in for 1,200, Asher Conniff raised to 3,500 from the next seat over, and Corel Theuma reraised all in for 30,000 from the small blind. The limper folded, and Conniff called.

Conniff: 
Theuma: 

The board came , safe for for Conniff to score the elimination.

Asher Conniff  –  164,000  (137 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  Eliminated

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 40
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  38
Prize Pool:  $36,860
August 5-6, 2023

Event 40 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 38 entries created a prize pool of $36,860. The final five places will make the money, with a min-cash set at $2,950.

Up top for the winner is $15,110.

1st:  $15,110
2nd:  $9,215
3rd:  $5,530
4th:  $4,055
5th:  $2,950

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  500

Christian Harder  –  127,000  (127 bb)
Michael Newman  –  123,000  (123 bb)
Michael Rocco  –  89,000  (89 bb)
Ryan Tosoc  –  78,000  (78 bb)
Shaun Deeb  –  76,000  (76 bb)
Brian Altman  –  73,000  (73 bb)
David Uvaydov  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Brett Apter  –  56,000  (56 bb)
Sri Sangannagari  –  55,000  (55 bb)
William Leffingwell  –  54,000  (54 bb)
Nick Palma  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Ami Alibay  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Bryan Piccioli  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Turbo Nguyen  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Adam Adler  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  40,000  (40 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  40,000  (40 bb)
Jake Cody  –  32,000  (32 bb)
Hunter Cichy  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Joshua Cranfill  –  26,000  (26 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  494

Darren Elias  –  164,000  (164 bb)
Ekrem Bozkurt  –  140,000  (140 bb)
Jason Wandling  –  107,000  (107 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  101,000  (101 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Charles Kassin  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Micah Raskin  –  84,000  (84 bb)
Gal Yifrach  –  82,000  (82 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Viet Vo  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Howard Mash  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Richard Rice  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Gil Ben-Simhon  –  36,000  (36 bb)
Kristen Foxen  –  35,000  (35 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  34,000  (34 bb)
Donald Maloney  –  30,000  (30 bb)