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Big Stack Special: Steven Bennett Scores $14K in 10-Way Chop

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October Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$130 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,355
Prize Pool: $135,500
October 10-14, 2018

October Big Stack Special results:

PlaceNameWin Amount
1STEVEN BENNETT$14,569
2JORGE GOMEZ$13,086
3ABDUL ALGARRAFI$12,066
4MAXWELL CAMPBELL$10,254
5ANTONIO ARENCIBIA MONDUY$10,061
6KEVIN DUBROCQ$8,983
7HARVEY AYERS$7,893
8ASHLEY CAUSEY$6,397
9BRIAN VASQUEZ LAGOS$5,860
10MITCHELL SMITH$5,755
11WAYNE DANIEL$1,328
12NANCY BIRNBAUM$1,328
13FRANCOIS ZAYAS$1,057
14ANGEL OLIVA$1,057
15RAMINDER SINGH$1,057
16MARC SACHELI$894
17BRIAN OKEEFE$894
18PATRICK MCDONALD$894
19MICHAEL HARLEY$759
20ZYAD QASEM$759
21STUART GREENBAUM$759
22SCOTT JORDAN$759
23MICHAEL WOJCIESZEK$759
24DAVID WARD$759
25PEDRO PALACIO$759
26GARY FLUR$759
27ALDFREDO FERNANDEZ$759
28DEVOND MARSHALL$650
29HENRY MILLER$650
30SYED SHAH$650
31FRANK SINOPOLI$650
32EDUARDO MOUCHEREK CECCHINATO$650
33JOEL BORDEN$650
34CORNELIUS ROGERS$650
35NIGEL MURRAY$650
36JOSEPH LEVITT$650
37CHRISTOPHER ZITO$542
38THOMAS CURTIS$542
39PASQUALE CAIAZZA$542
40CRAIG WITZ$542
41TRI NGUYEN$542
42PHILIP MARTIN$542
43DIOGO NANNI BERNARDES DA SILA$542
44DANIEL TENNEKOON$542
45LYNETTE ROBINSON$542
46CRYSTAL UTLEY$474
47ALDRING GOMEZ TORRES$474
48MICHAEL STEFAN$474
49ARCHIBALD BARRANT$474
50RICHARD FREEDMAN$474
51CLAUDIO KELILI$474
52HENRY BILLETE$474
53ZAKI LICHAA$474
54STEVE OLIVIER$474
55MATTHEW LESSOR$420
56DONALD WILLIAMS$420
57JERAM CAPINPIN$420
58ANTONIO CAMPBELL$420
59JOSEPH KEARNS$420
60MICHAEL NEWMAN$420
61ZACHARY HAMMONS$420
62FARRELL LAPI$420
63ALAN GREENSTEIN$420
64AARON J KLAUSMAN$379
65DEJAN PETKOVIC$379
66DAVID CLARK$379
67HECTOR CARABALLO$379
68RYAN LETO$379
69VITALY CHAIKA$379
70ANDREW DAIRE$379
71RICHARD RIVERO$379
72JORGE LEIDI$379
73SCOTT SCHAPS$339
74HAIM TOORGEMAN$339
75RICHARD L ORFILA$339
76DANIEL PERLMAN$339
77PREECHA TAEPAKDEE$339
78NESTOR T SALDANA$339
79ERNESTO G GALVEZ$339
80LUIS G GARCIA$339
81ELI MATH$339
Daily Tournaments

Big Stack Special: Final Results with Yuriy Kozinskiy Claiming $19K

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September Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$130 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,363
Prize Pool: $136,300
September 5-9, 2018

Big Stack Special Champion, Yuriy Kozinskiy

Final results:

FINISHNAMEPRIZE
1YURIY KOZINSKIY$19,000
2GREGORY SPINDER$17,929
3JAY BIELSER$14,811
4CRAIG WITZ$9,250
5SERGIO ANDERS CEJAS$9,151
6RASHID MIDDLETON$7,925
7IAN KRAMER$6,959
8AARON KLAUSMAN$4,259
9MATTHEW VITALE$3,547
10GEORGE ROVERO SPYROPOULUS$2,643
11REINALD TROCONI TRUTSCHEL$1,336
12PAUL PRAGER$1,336
13RANDY MATIENZO$1,063
14JOSHUA KRIEGER$1,063
15DANIEL PRENAT$1,063
16JORGE GOMEZ$900
17MARCUS WU-HAMEL$900
18JOSE GARCIA$900
19NEIL ZONENASHVILI$763
20DANIEL LINARES$763
21MICHAEL GARAVUSO$763
22OLEG EFREMOV$763
23RONALD KATZ$763
24MICHAEL MERISIER$763
25JUAN RODRAGUEZ$763
26ONIEL MCCALLA$763
27MICHAEL GULLIFORD$763
28GEORGES BOYADJIAN$654
29WILLIAM EVANS$654
30ELLIOT GOLDMAN$654
31LLOYD GUNTHER$654
32CHRISTOPHER EATON$654
33EDUARDO POLETTO$654
34PATRICIO WARD$654
35ANDREY KOLCHKOV$654
36ALDRING GOMEZ TORRES$654
37GREGORY VROTSOS$545
38JULIEN DURITY$545
39VINCENT CARRINO$545
40VINICIO GAMERO$545
41WILLIE WIGGINS$545
42JAMES SWINTON$545
43JEFFREY SELDIN$545
44JUAN FLORES ETEROVIC$545
45GUILLERMO REYES CARDOSO$545
46RENE ESQUIVEL$477
47KENNETH KING$477
48JOSE RIVERO$477
49FREDERICO SAVIO DABUS$477
50WANLOP PHONPHORNWITHOON$477
51STEVEN COSTA$477
52LASCELLES PEART$477
53EDWARD KOZELSKI$477
54GERARDO GONZALEZ$477
55AUSTIN RATTET$423
56IVAN LARROSAH$423
57JAIRO VELASQUEZ$423
58BRANDON PALACIO$423
59SUSANNA HAEDELT$423
60LLOYD KAPPER$423
61CARLOS CASTRO$423
62GARY SUSSWEIN$423
63JORGE CASTANEDA$423
64ALVARO VIVAS GRISALES$382
65THOMAS GARI$382
66ASHLEY CAUSEY$382
67ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ$382
68SANTANA NORONHA$382
69ROBERT LEFF$382
70KEVIN RIVERS$382
71ALBERTO LARA$382
72FARRELL LAPI$382
73ALLAN BIELER$341
74ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ$341
75MICHAEL SCHEINBERG$341
76ANGELO MIELE$341
77RALPH SPADAFORE JR$341
78MIRKO RADOSEVIC$341
79JOEL BORDEN$341
80CARLOS TORRES VAZQUEZ$285
81JORGE MOREIRA$284
82PHILIP BRILL$113
Poker Room

August Big Stack Special: Final 10 Find a Chop with Angelo Miele Topping the Field

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August Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$130 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,610
Prize Pool: $161,000
August 22-26, 2018

2018 August Big Stack Special champion, Angelo Miele

Final results:

FINISHNAMEPRIZE
1stANGELO MIELE$15,000
2ndANGELO CASTALDI$10,917
3rdJILL FIORENTINO$10,517
4thPINCHAS CHAKCHAKOV$10,517
5thMANNY TARICH$10,517
6thYI DING$10,517
7thCURRY BURNS$10,517
8thRYAN MILLER$10,517
9thNOE ACOSTA$10,517
10thANTO SLISKO$10,117
11thOFER PELEG$1,546
12thERIC WHEELER$1,546
13thMICHAEL WATKINS$1,208
14thJOHN SEXTON$1,208
15thERIC KOLODNY$1,208
16thSANDEEP BADESHA$1,014
17thANDRE BRYAN$1,014
18thDANIEL COUZENS$1,014
19thJORGE GOMEZ$853
20thGERALD PARKER$853
21stJUAN PEREZ$853
22ndELIAS NASSIF$853
23rdRENE HERRERA$853
24thPASQUALE CAIAZZA$853
25thENGELBERTH VARELA MORENO$853
26thLUCAS BONDER$853
27thKIM SCORATOW$853
28thRAYMOND KEIGLEY$725
29thMOSES MORALES$725
30thROI HELFON$725
31stJAMIE GOMEZ AGUIRRE$725
32ndPAVLOS KASSELOURIS$725
33rdRENE ESQUIVEL$725
34thPAUL SMERDON$725
35thANTON SERKOV$725
36thJANET SOLOV$725
37thJOSEPH DURSO W$612
38thPATRICK TOMPKINS$612
39thADRIAN SANCHEZ$612
40thEDINA PANTINCHIN$612
41stJEFFREY SELDIN$612
42ndROBERTO BENDECK$612
43rdCARLOS CASTRO$612
44thALDRING GOMEZ TORRES$612
45thAYCA ERAKBAS$612
46thGEORGE ROVERO SPYROPOULOS$531
47thCHANGFEI CUI$531
48thMICHAEL CACERES$531
49thOLEKSANDR LORENTSEV$531
50thJAMES WARD$531
51stJOHN MANCHON$531
52ndANATOLY ZHARNITSKY$531
53rdTHOMAS MILMORE$531
54thSOLANGE LUCAS$531
55thSTEVEN COHEN$467
56thAMIN HOSEIN$467
57thMICHAEL GRAFFEO$467
58thCARLOS YEPEZ$467
59thJULIEN DURITY$467
60thEPHRAIM UZAN$467
61stJOSE GARCIA$467
62ndROBERT HUGHSON$467
63rdROBERTO IANNETTI$467
64thSTEVEN WESTERHOLT$419
65thSCOTT JORDAN$419
66thANTONIO COLON$419
67thROBERT BASS$419
68thERIK RAPHAEL GUZMAN$419
69thNESTOR TORRES SALDANA$419
70thJOSEPH GOTLIEB$419
71stCURTIS DAYE$419
72ndGINOLD CHAM$419
73rdSTUART GREENBAUM$370
74thJOSE DUNO PEREZ$370
75thRICHARD RUSS$370
76thSKYLAR HOLT$370
77thALIK SITNYAKOVSKY$370
78thPEDRO SANTIAGO ROSADO$370
79thISMAEL HERRERA BARTER$370
80thANDREW THOMPSON$370
81stRANDAL FERNANDEZ$370
82ndBILL ODERAT$338
83rdARIEL ROSELLO QUINTANA$338
84thJOHN IDARRAGA CASTANO$338
85thCHRISTOPHER BROWN$338
86thDONALD WILLIAMS$338
87thMELISSA KAISER$338
88thALFREDO GUEVARA$338
89thDAVID ZAJAC$338
90thGEORGE HORTELANO$338
91stCHARBEL EL BEYROUTI$306
92ndBRUCE KAHN$306
93rdRICHARD BOWERS$306
94thJOSE PARRA$306
95thBERNARD COHEN$306
96thWILLIAM EVANS$306
97thALLAN BIELER$306
98thKENNY DESPUZEAU$306
99thVICTOR DILLON$306
2018 RRPO Live Updates

2018 Rock N Roll Poker Open Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule:

EventDayDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionDetails
1AWed14-Nov11AM$360Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)Results
1BWed14-Nov6PM$360$1,000,000 GTD--
1CThurs15-Nov11AM$360----
1DThurs15-Nov6PM$360----
1EFri16-Nov11AM$360----
1FFri16-Nov6PM$360----
1GSat17-Nov11AM$360----
1HSat17-Nov6PM$360----
1Sun18-Nov1PM--Day 2--
2Wed14-Nov12PM$360Omaha 8 or Better (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
3Thurs15-Nov12PM$360H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
4Fri16-Nov12PM$360PLO (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
5Sat17-Nov12PM$360Big O (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
6Sun18-Nov12PM$360Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) $30,000 GTD - 1 Day EventResults
7Sun18-Nov3PM$1,100 NLH (Re-Entry) $100,000 GTD - 1 Day EventResults
8AMon19-Nov11AM$570Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Results
8BMon19-Nov6PM$570$250,000 GTD--
8CTue20-Nov11AM$570----
8DTue20-Nov6PM$570----
8Wed21-Nov1PM--Day 2--
9Mon19-Nov12PM$360PLO 8 (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
10Tue20-Nov12PM$360Mixed Omaha (PLO/PLO8/Big O) (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
11Tue20-Nov3PM$360Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
12AFri23-Nov12PM$3,500 No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Day 1A (Re-Entry) $2,000,000 GTDResults
12BSat24-Nov12PM$3,500 No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Day 1B (Re-Entry) $2,000,000 GTD--
12Sun25-Nov12PM--Day 2--
12Mon26-Nov12PM--Day 3--
12Tue27-Nov12PM--Day 4--
12Wed28-Nov12PM--Day 5 - Final Table Live Streamed on WPT.com--
13Sun25-Nov12PM$360Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry) $25,000 GTD - 1 Day EventResults
14Sun25-Nov3PM$1,650 Deep Stack Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) $100,000 GTDResults
14Mon26-Nov2PM--Day 2--
15AMon26-Nov11AM$150No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Results
15BMon26-Nov3PM$150$100,000 GTD--
15CMon26-Nov7PM$150----
15DTue27-Nov11AM$150----
15ETue27-Nov3PM$150----
15FTue27-Nov7PM$150----
15Wed28-Nov2PM--Day 2--
16Mon26-Nov12PM$5,000 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) $250,000 GTD - 1 Day EventResults
17Mon26-Nov6PM$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)Results
17Tue27-Nov3PM--Day 2--
18Tue27-Nov10AM$360Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
19Tue27-Nov5PM$1,100 NLH Turbo (Re-Entry) - 1 Day EventResults
2018 SHRPO Live Updates

2018 SHRPO Recap; 29 Players Earn Six-Figure Cashes

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The 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ran August 2 through 14 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The property’s flagship event didn’t disappoint with some huge turnouts and plenty of six-figure scores — 29 to be exact. Headlining the action was the return of The Big 4 with $6,500,000 in combined guarantees.

Here’s a look at the series champions including The Big 4 winners and Mark Dube who earned a pair of Seminoles trophies:

Brandon Eisen and Tony Burns
Brandon Eisen and Tony Burns
Back-to-Back Champion Alex Foxen
Marc MacDonnell
Jake Schindler, 2018 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller Champ

That concludes the 2018 SHRPO, but stay tuned for details on the upcoming Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open November 14-28!

2018 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 23: Tim Piperakis Wins $150 NLH Outright for $19K Score

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2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event #23
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 610
Prize Pool: $73,200
August 12-14, 2018

It was nearly 2am local time Thursday when Tim Piperakis claimed the final trophy of the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Officially Event 23, the $150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry tournament drew 610 entries easily besting the $50,000 guarantee to the tune of a $73,200 prize pool. Piperakis’ outright victory earned him $19,760 along with a Seminole Hard Rock trophy.

The victory marked the Florida residents’ first major and moved him over $50,000 in career earnings.

Final results:

1st: Efthimios (Tim) Piperakis – $19,760 + Trophy
2nd: Andrew Dymburt – $11,712
3rd: George Rovero Spyropoulos – $7,686
4th: Dan Avitsur – $5,307
5th: Ryan Miller – $3,916
6th: Lee Stewart – $3,111
7th: Eric Piderit – $2,379
8th: Brian Gelrod – $1,720
9th: Juan Ferrer – $1,244
10th: Christopher Mull – $952
11th: Juan Diaz – $952
12th: Francois Zayas – $952
13th: Kristian Tsotsoros – $769
14th: Marc Schiller – $769
15th: Joshua Wasserman – $769
16th: Phong Nguyen – $659
17th: Franco Otiniano-Hurtado – $659
18th: Didier Bramy – $659
19th: Hany Ayoub – $549
20th: Gil Guadalpi – $549
21st: Jonathan Brody – $549
22nd: Nestor Torres Saldana – $549
23rd: Roberto Bonilla Rivera – $549
24th: William Farnan – $549
25th: Jonathan Joffey – $549
26th: Jacob Ristich – $549
27th: Julie Phyuthinn – $549
28th: Carlos Torres Vazquez – $476
29th: Igor Evseev – $476
30th: Douglas Baer – $476
31st: George Navarro – $476
32nd: Armando Del Pozo – $476
33rd: Daniel Quesada – $476
34th: Pedro Merced Estevez – $476
35th: Allan Bieler – $476
36th: David Maddox – $476

2018 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 24: Matthew Wantman Defeats Tough Field in $2,650 PLO, Wins $70,009

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2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event #24
$2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 91
Prize Pool: $220,675
August 13-14, 2018

Matthew Wantman emerged victorious Tuesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood winning Event 24 of the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, a $2,650 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Wantman beat up a tough final table and earned $70,009 in addition to a Seminole Hard Rock Trophy.

Event 24 drew 91 total entries generating a prize pool in excess of $220,000. The top 12 were paid and notables Jeff Madsen, Matt Stout, Phil Hui and Ben Yu were among those to finish in the money.

Full results:

1st: Matthew Wantman –  $70,009 + Trophy
2nd: Rajesh Vohra – $41,928
3rd: Charles Kapetanakos – $26,481
4th: Greg Levine – $17,102
5th: Iman Dan – $13,241
6th: Alexander Condon – $10,482
7th: Ben Yu – $8,827
8th: Phil Hui – $7,724
9th: Matt Stout – $7,002
10th: David Eller – $6,400
11th: Bruce Rogoff – $5,958
12th: Jeff Madsen – $5,521

2018 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 26: Gavin O’Rourke Scores Trophy and $10K in Outright Turbo Win

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2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event #26
$300 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
$25,000
Entries: 147
Prize Pool: $37,485
August 14, 2018

The 26th and final event of the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a one-day, $300 buy-in Deep Stack Turbo re-entry. True to form, the event finished in just about eight hours and it was Gavin O’Rourke of Northern Ireland who emerged victorious in an outright win. For the performance, O’Rourke earned $10,349 along with his second career major victory.

Event 26 drew 147 entries generating a total prize pool worth $37,485. The top 19 finished in the money with Adam Levy, Vincent Cami and Matt Axelrod among the notable in-the-money finishers.

Full results:

1st: Gavin O’Rourke – $10,349
2nd: Thomas Gari – $6,560
3rd: Francis Anthony Garcia – $3,861
4th: Nashaat Antonious – $2,344
5th: Arkadiy Tsinis – $1,818
6th: Kharlin Sued – $1,501
7th: Steven Novak – $1,312
8th: Rick Kalgstein – $1,171
9th: Keith Saunders – $1,035
10th: Matt Axelrod – $900
11th: Robert Cicchelli – $900
12th: Vincent Cami – $900
13th: Adam Levy – $768
14th: Arnold Erenstoft – $768
15th: Cary Hecker – $768
16th: Unclaimed
17th: Volodymyr Tamarovych – $656
18th: Donovan Walker, Jr. – $656
19th: Lionel Johnson – $562

2018 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 23: Day 2 of the $150 Underway

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$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000 with a  500 Ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 610

Day 2 of the $150 buy-in $50,000 guarantee No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry is freshly underway in the poker room. From a field of 610 entries, only 62 remain and they’re set to play this event out to its conclusion.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts

The final results as well as a winner photo and brief recap will be posted after it concludes. Good luck, $150 players!