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Event 28: A Round of Chip Counts

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  68 of 385

Victor Choupeaux  –   355,000  (89 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  275,000 (69 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan  –  265,000 (66 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  190,000 (48 bb)
Ben Palmer  –  180,000 (45 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  180,000 (45 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  170,000  (43 bb)
Dan Colpoys  –  168,000 (42 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  164,000 (41 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  156,000 (39 bb)
Paul Domb  –  130,000 (33 bb)
Blair Hinkle  –  130,000 (33 bb)
Stuart Young  –  105,000  (26 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  103,000  (26 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  96,000 (24 bb)
Juan Rodriguez  –  95,000 (24 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  92,000 (23 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  80,000 (20 bb)
Vitor Coelho  –  75,000 (19 bb)
Marcus Stein  –  73,000  (18 bb)
Lunique Petiote – 72,000 (18 bb)
Wally Madah  –  70,000 (18 bb)
Blake Whittington  –  60,000 (15 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  40,000 (10 bb)
Chris Conrad  –  40,000 (10 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  40,000 (10 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  34,000  (9 bb)
Colbert Silva  –  17,000 (4 bb)

Event 27: The Remaining Five Players to Return at Noon on Wednesday

$600 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 23:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 136

The remaining five players have bagged for the night and will return at noon on Wednesday.

Seat 1:  Blake Napierala  – 361,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2:  Logan Hewett  –  393,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Long Nguyen  –  254,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Eric Kolodny  –  424,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5:  David Moreno  –  608,000 (30 bb)

Remaining Payouts
1st:  $18,055
2nd: $11,940
3rd:  $8,095
4th:  $5,635
5th:  $4,025

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1$18,055
2$11,940
3$8,095
4$5,635
5$4,025
6SeanShah$2,960
7RohitPalla$2,235
8FredGoldberg$2,235
9SamSternfield$1,740
10IsaacCrow$1,740
11JeanGaspard$1,395
12ZhenCai$1,395
13JonathanMartinez$1,150
14JamesCarr$1,150
15MattBretzfield$985
16BrandonDuvdivani$985
17JohnHolley$865
18DanielPearlman$865
19KyleFlickinger$790
20RaminRamazi$790
21BrettBader$790
22JeffreySlayton$790
23WillGivens$790

Event 27: Sean Shah – 6th Place ($2,960)

$600 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 136

Logan Hewett (left) eliminates Sean Shah (middle)

Logan Hewett raised the pot from the small blind, Sean Shah committed his remaining 71,000 from the big blind and Hewett called.

Hewett: KdKh8h6s
Shah: AsKc6c3c

The board came down 2sQd3s10s4s, no help to Shah, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Logan Hewett – 405,000 (25 bb)
Sean Shah – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,960)

Event 27: Final Table Lineup

$600 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 136

2021 SHRPO Event 27 Final Table

Seat 1:  Blake Napierala  – 195,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Logan Hewett  –  620,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3:  Sean Shah  –  348,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4:  Long Nguyen  –  285,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Eric Kolodny  –  150,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6:  David Moreno  –  325,000 (27 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st:  $18,055
2nd:  $11,940
3rd:  $8,095
4th:  $5,635
5th:  $4,025
6th:  $2,960

Victor Choupeaux Wins Event 26 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open After Four-Way Deal

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 330
Prize Pool:  $173,250
August 3, 2021

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 26 Champion Victor Choupeaux

Event 26 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry). A field of 330 entries generated a prize pool of $172,250, more than tripling the guarantee.

At about the 13-hour mark, the remaining four players agreed to a deal. As the chip leader, it was Victor Choupeaux who was the official winner, earning $25,328 for his victory.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 26 Champion Victor Choupeaux
PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1VictorChoupeaux$25,328*
2DavidAlbertson$24,625*
3JuanRodriguez$21,777*
4BruceMcPhillips$14,745*
5CameronStorto$8,680
6RafayAsrar$6,430
7TimothyFisher$4,855
8EdwardAlicea$4,855
9BryceMcVay$3,730
10MatthewWaxman$3,730
11PerryShiao$2,920
12AlexanderPerez$2,920
13BlakeWhittington$2,330
14JosephFarinella$2,330
15AlbertNguyen$1,895
16MiguelCaputo$1,895
17JacqueDoucette$1,570
18TrungPham$1,570
19BenGazzola$1,330
20MackHam$1,330
21RobertDiaz$1,330
22RonnieDay$1,330
23PaulSmerdon$1,330
24DavidDiBernardi$1,330
25AaronThivyanathan$1,150
26HarfordLe$1,150
27DavidHalimi$1,150
28SeanMartin$1,150
29CourtneyWebb$1,150
30SebastianMedina Echavarria$1,150
31VitorCoelho$1,015
32RaffaelloLocatelli$1,015
33DavyRidout$1,015
34RaminderSingh$1,015
35AndrewWilmot$1,015
36JamesDuda$1,015
37FilippKhavin$915
38StevenMcKoy$915
39TommyNguyen$915
40GilLevy$915
41ElvisToomas$915
42NealCorcoran$915
43StevenGlazerman$840
44SergioAlvez Sandoval$840
45RyanHogan$840
46RaymondMcDonough$840
47SteveKarp$840
48NigelMurray$840
49EricSiegel$795
50JeffreyBenhart$795
51NathanCho$795
52DavidWilliams$795
53AriGutman$795
54JasonRussianoff$795
55SamyAzzam$795

*denotes four-handed deal

Event 25: Matt Woodward Leads the Final Table

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 87

Matt Woodward Leads the Final Table of the Omaha 8 Championship

Day 1 of Event 25, the $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out), ended with Matt Woodward leading the final table. The remaining nine players will return on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and play down to a winner.

Seat 1:  Shelly Roth  –  17,000 (~1 big bet)
Seat 2:  Adam Hutchinson  –  71,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 3:  Donny Rubinstein  –  266,000 (13 big bets)
Seat 4:  Nick Marsico  –  320,000 (16 big bets)
Seat 5:  James Calderaro  –  119,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 6:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  71,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 7:  Matt Woodward  –  413,000 (21 big bets)
Seat 8:  Jeter Brock  –  241,000 (12 big bets)
Seat 9:  James Gunter  –  227,000 (11 big bets)

1st: $27,220 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $16,455
3rd: $10,230
4th: $6,920
5th: $5,275
6th: $4,220
7th: $3,500
8th: $2,955
9th: $2,625

10th:  Leonard St. Germain  –  $2,625
11th:  Matthew Zazaian  –  $1,183
12th:  David Scarpetta  –  $1,182

Event 25: Leonard St. Germain Eliminated in 10th Place by James Calderaro

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 87

Leonard St. Germain – 10th Place

Following the turn of a 7dJc9d4c board, Leonard St. Germain was all in from the small blind against James Calderaro on the button.

St. Germain: Ad8h2d2c
Calderaro: KcQd9c7s

St. Germain had outs to scoop and to chop, but the river was the Kh to give Calderaro kings and nines to eliminate St. Germain just shy of the final table.

James Calderaro – 119,000 (6 big bets)
Leonard St. Germain – Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,625)

Event 25: David Scarpetta and Matthew Zazaian Split the Bubble

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 87

David Scarpetta

David Scarpetta was down to 1,000 and all in from the small blind on one table, while Matthew Zazaian was in the big blind on the other table and all in as well.

At Scarpetta’s table, action folded to him where he was all in against Adam Hutchinson in the big blind.

Scarpetta: Jd9s7s3d
Hutchinson: KdQs2h2d

The board ran out 9cQd7c3sQh, giving Hutchinson trip queens on the river to eliminate Scarpetta.

Over on the other table, action folded to Shelly Roth on the button.

“Well, can’t fold this one,” said Roth, as she called all in for 9,000. Matt Woodward called in the small blind and Zazaian was already all in for 10,000 from the big blind.

Roth: AsQs3h2s
Woodward: Jd5c4s4d
Zazaian: Ks8h5h2c

The board ran out 3c6dQcJh10h, giving Roth queens and threes to win the pot and eliminate Zazaian on the money bubble as well.

Shelly Roth (seat 1) wins the pot on the bubble to eliminate Matthew Zazaian (seat 3)

Matt Woodward – 400,000 (20 big bets)
Adam Hutchinson – 71,000 (4 big bets)
Shelly Roth – 27,000 (1 big bet)
Matthew Zazaian – Splits the Money Bubble ($1,183)
David Scarpetta – Splits the Money Bubble ($1,182)

Event 25: Money Bubble Time

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  12 of 87

With the elimination of Ricardo Quintero in 13th place, play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Table 8
Seat 1:  James Gunter  –   192,000 (10 big bets)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Marsico  –  264,000 (13 big bets)
Seat 3:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  136,000 (7 big bets)
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Jeter Brock  – 172,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  David Scarpetta  –  16,000 (< 1 big bet)
Seat 8:  Adam Hutchinson  –  136,000 (7 big bets)
Seat 9:

Table 18
Seat 1:  Shelly Roth  –  29,000 (1 big bet)
Seat 2:  Matt Woodward  –  384,000 (19 big bets)
Seat 3:  Matthew Zazaian  –  25,000 (1 big bet)
Seat 4:  Donny Rubinstein  – 178,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 5:  James Calderaro  –  86,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Leonard St. Germain  –  122,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:

Event 25: Three Quarters For Matt Woodward

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  13 of 87

James Calderaro raised from middle position, Esther Taylor called from the cutoff and Matt Woodward three-bet from the big blind. Both Calderaro and Taylor called.

The flop was Ad7d8c, Woodward bet, Calderaro raised, Taylor called and Woodward called.

The turn was the 3d and Woodward checked to Calderaro who bet. Taylor called, Woodward check-raised, Calderaro called and Taylor called.

The river was the 8d, Woodward bet and both Calderaro and Taylor called.

Woodward showed Ac10d4c2h for aces and eights with the nut low, Calderaro showed Js4h3c2s for the nut low as well, and Taylor mucked.

Matt Woodward – 365,000 (23 big bets)
James Calderaro – 75,000 (5 big bets)
Esther Taylor – 9,000 (< 1 big bet)

Taylor was eliminated shortly thereafter, as was Brian Hastings from the other table.

There are 13 players remaining, and only 11 will make the money. Day 1 will conclude when the final table of nine players is reached.