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Event 27: Final Table Lineup

$360 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 88

Seat 1: Francois Gagne – 190,000
Seat 2: Mark Manesh – 118,500
Seat 3: Giovanni Lucente – 112,500
Seat 4: Elias Nassif – 42,500
Seat 5: Ari Engel – 49,500
Seat 6: Errol Rosen – 138,000
Seat 7: Aaron Klausman – 331,000
Seat 8: Ryan Galpern – 65,500
Seat 9: Mario De La Puente – 168,000
Seat 10: Carey Pickus – 114,000

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $9,149
2nd: $5,625
3rd: $3,450
4th:  $2,250
5th: $1,755
6th: $1,403
7th: $1,193
8th: $1,035
9th: $915
10th: $825

Event 26: Ian O’Hara Eliminated by Michael Tureniec

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 83

Ian O’Hara raised all in from the small blind for about 35,000 and Michael Tureniec called from the big blind.

O’Hara: Ac4d
Tureniec: KsJh

The board ran out 10h7c3dAhQd, giving Tureniec an ace-high straight to eliminate O’Hara.

Michael Tureniec – 275,000
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated

Other recent eliminations include Rainer Kempe and Jim Collopy.

Event 26: Michael Tureniec Scores Back-to-Back KO’s

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 83

Michael Tureniec

After a series of raises, David Peters was all in from the cutoff for about 86,000 with AdQh against Michael Tureniec on the button with AcKs.

The board ran out KhQdJc5c2d, giving Tureniec a pair of kings to eliminate Peters.

The following hand, Ben Yu was all in for about 24,000 from the button with AsKs against Tureniec in the cutoff with AcAh.

The board came down 8s7h7c6s8c, safe for Tureniec to score another elimination.

Tureniec is easily the chip leader at this stage of the tournament.

Michael Tureniec – 240,000
Ben Yu – Eliminated
David Peters – Eliminated

Event 24: Flight A Chip Counts

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 33 of 303

Flight A: 303 Entries; 33 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at 5pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 5pm

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1JAMESGUERRERO349,000
2STEVEYAGUDAEV331,000
3ALONNELSON319,000
4GREGROSEN299,000
5RICHARDLEGER263,000
6VITALYCHAIKA247,000
7JOSEREYES214,000
8JAIMEURBINA200,000
9LEONARDOCLAVEL187,000
10MICHAELGARCELL184,000
11TRUNGVAN180,000
12JUSTINSHARPE171,000
13DAVEPHILLIPS164,000
14RICHARDGRESS145,000
15MICHAELBONSIGNORE137,000
16VENDELJOHNSON137,000
17HUGHHARDY108,000
18CHRISTIANSYLVESTER89,000
19PEDROPEREZ82,000
20CHERIETHOMAN81,000
21ALEXANDERMICHAELS76,000
22JOHNDERMODY74,000
23ANGELAACOSTA73,000
24JACINTOALLEGUE60,000
25CHARLESGOLDHAMMER60,000
26MITCHELLSMITH57,000
27STEPHENIBRAHIM56,000
28ALANGREENSTEIN55,000
29ESTEBANCONSALVO50,000
30GILIPRIZAMENT45,000
31COSKUNYALCIN42,000
32THEOPHILUSLAWSON35,000
33KEITHMOREA28,000

Mason Barrell Wins Event 22 Outright for $24,847

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$570 Big Stack Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 202

Prize Pool: $101,000
April 15, 2019

Mason Barrell

Event 22 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $570 Big Stack Re-Entry with a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. A field of 202 entries more than doubled that, generating a prize pool of $101,000.

Winning the tournament outright was Mason Barrell, earning $24,847 and his first SHRP trophy.

Results:
1st: Mason Barrell – $24,847 + SHRP Trophy
2nd: Ian Pelz – $17,244
3rd: Brett Apter – $10,353
4th: James Baune – $6,297
5th: Peter Nigh – $4,863
6th: Brandon Noe – $4,030
7th: Victor Adams – $3,434
8th: Evan Teitelbaim – $2,959
9th: Oktay Altinbas – $2,485
10th: Nicholas Baurichter – $2,161
11th: Johnathan Steward – $2,161
12th: Aaron Berman – $2,161
13th: Mark Manesh – $1,838
14th: James Burberry – $1,838
15th: Inacio Izkovitz – $1,838
16th: Paul Balzano – $1,515
17th: Elimelech Hagler – $1,515
18th: Daniel Strelitz – $1,515
19th: Giovanni Lucente – $1,212
20th: Eric Brewster – $1,212
21st: Philip Consolo – $1,212
22nd: Amir Babakhani – $934
23rd: Marcus Stein – $934
24th: Jefferson Zaminhan – $934
25th: Brandon Eisen – $754
26th: Mark Toulouse – $754

Gavin O’Rourke Claims His Second SHRP Trophy This Week and Third Overall

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 104
Prize Pool: $208,000
April 15, 2019

Gavin O’Rourke Wins His Second SHRP Trophy This Week

Event 25 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 104 entries created a prize pool of $208,000, and winning outright was Gavin O’Rourke for $58,260.

It was only a few days ago when O’Rourke won Event 16 for his second SHRP trophy and before week’s end, O’Rourke won his third.

“It’s a little bit surreal,” O’Rourke said afterward. “I’m not used to running this good, so I’ll just take it when I get it.”

Results:
1st: Gavin O’Rourke – $58,260
2nd: Michael Tureniec – $38,840
3rd: Joe Kuether – $26,360
4th: Talesh Patel – $18,555
5th: Shankar Pillai – $13,565
6th: Tony Dunst – $10,310
7th: Nipun Java – $8,165
8th: Ahmad Raza – $6,745
9th: Jarrett Blakeley – $5,825
10th: Matthew Leecy – $5,825
11th: Will Failla – $5,270
12th: Jeremy Stein – $5,270
13th: Kristopher Tate – $5,010

Event 25: Gavin O’Rourke Wins! ($58,260); Michael Tureniec Eliminated in 2nd Place ($38,840)

$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 104

Gavin O’Rourke raised all in from the button with a covering stack and Michael Tureniec called all in from the big blind for about 325,000.

O’Rourke: AcQh
Tureniec: Ad5s

The board ran out  Jh8h6d7sKs, no help to Tureniec, ending his run in second place for $38,840.

Gavin O’Rourke wins his second trophy of the series and the first-place payday of $58,260.

Gavin O’Rourke – 1st Place
Michael Tureniec – 2nd Place

Event 25: Joe Kuether – 3rd Place ($26,360)

$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 104

Joe Kuether – 3rd Place

Gavin O’Rourke raised all in from the small blind and Joe Kuether called all in from the big blind for roughly 380,000.

O’Rourke: 7h4h
Kuether: Ad3h

The board came down Kh3d2h2s9h, giving O’Rourke a flush to eliminate Kuether.

Gavin O’Rourke – 1,680,000
Michael Tureniec – 400,000
Joe Kuether – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($26,360)