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Big Stack Special: Ben Sriqui Scores $20K in Nine-Way Chop

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Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$130 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,706
Prize Pool: $170,600
August 21-25, 2019

2019 August Big Stack Special champion, Ben Sriqui
FINISHNAMEPRIZE
1BENJAMIN SRIQUI$20,000
2QUANG PHAM$19,967
3ALFREDO FERNANDEZ$14,240
4NEAL CORCORAN$12,951
5NIR PELEG$10,582
6MATTHEW ZARCADOOLAS$10,075
7DONALD WILLIAMS$10,000
8BRIAN GELROD$9,490
9CHARLES GOLDHAMMER$7,252
10DAVID ECHAVARRIA$1,638
11GUILLERMO HAMILTON$1,638
12DEVOND MARSHALL$1,638
13LEBERT GRINAN$1,280
14SANDY SANCHEZ$1,280
15RICARDO VELASCO$1,280
16KATHLEEN PAUTLER$1,075
17KEVIN RIVERS$1,075
18PETER SHAPIRO$1,075
19RUDY PENA$904
20MARTIN KAPLAN$904
21YAMAC AKGUN$904
22MOTI OHAYON$904
23DAVID POCES$904
24FABIO BERARDINUCCI$904
25NISSIM GOZLAN$904
26KEVIN ORJUELA AYALA$904
27ABBEY DANIELS$904
28OLEG ALIK SITNYAKOVKY$768
29ALFRED VARGAS$768
30ROBERT POLLMEIER$768
31ALFREDO GUEVARA$768
32THOMAS NICOLETTE$768
33MICHAEL WEINBERG$768
34GERSON MARQUES$768
35MARK NAHAMA$768
36DANIEL RAMIREZ$768
37KYLE DIXON$648
38ROBERT TANNENBAUM$648
39JOSEPH VILLACCI$648
40SAGI ZOMMER$648
41DAVID CLARK$648
42BASSAM MOURAD$648
43ANDREW WILLIS$648
44BRIAN RAIK$648
45FRANCISCO MILANES$648
46WILMER DIAZ LEAL$563
47SYED SHAH$563
48VICTOR NASSIF$563
49STEVEN LAKE$563
50JAIDEV MARAJH$563
51JAMES OLIVER$563
52TIMOTHY KOTOCAVAGE$563
53WARREN JURKOWITZ$563
54JOSEPH LEVITT$563
55MARC SACHELI$495
56TUAN VAN$495
57CARLOS CORREA$495
58UDI ABUTBUL$495
59MARIO ATROCE$495
60ERIC KOLODNY$495
61LUIS MANTILLA$495
62DAVID FERNANDEZ$495
63PASQUALE CAIAZZA$495
64MICHAEL BONSIGNORE$444
65LISA TEEBAGY$444
66NISIM YAMIN$444
67FREDERICO DABUS$444
68JUAN BARBOSA$444
69JOSHUA SMITH$444
70HOLLANDER PREAP$444
71MARCIN PLEWINSKI$444
72MIGUEL CHAJTUR$444
73TOMER AKERMAN$392
74SCOTT ZAKHEIM$392
75KAREN CLEVELAND$392
76BETANCES$392
77HIRAM MARCANO$392
78PINCHAS CHAKCHAKOV$392
79CHARBEL EL BERYROUTI$392
80GREGORIO CORREA$392
81HECTOR CARABALLO$392
82MATTHEW YORRA$358
83ORESTES MELGAREJO$358
84ALAN AGO$358
85STEVE MORENO$358
86LESLIE BARDT$358
87ANTONIO STORNO CAPRIO$358
88ATEF NASSALL$358
89SALIM SALEM$358
90MICHAEL LARKIN$358
91JOE POZOS$324
92DAVID SWEENEY$324
93STUART GREENBAUM$324
94ALAN KRAUT$324
95ROY COHEN$324
96ROBERTO ZEGARRA$324
97THOMAS MORGADO$324
98ALLAN BIELER$324
99BERNARD COHEN$324
2019 SHRPO Live Updates

2019 SHRPO in Review — 30 Players Cash for Six Figures

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The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ran August 1st through the 13th in South Florida concluding during the early morning hours of Wednesday. The 13-day festival saw 27 trophies awarded and 30 players cash for six-figure scores. Additionally, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker season-ending event saw Jason Young lock up Player of the Year honors.

2019 SHRPO Video Coverage

Here’s a look at the complete series results:

Sean Winter
Jessica Dawley
Keith Brennan
Shaun Deeb

That’s a wrap on the SHRPO tournament action. Thank you to everyone who played! Next up at the Seminole Hard Rock is the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open November 20th through December 4th.

The property finalized their major and in-room tournament series calendar through December 2020 — It can be viewed HERE

2019 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 26: Bradley Rhodes Scores a Trophy and $9,500 in Seven Hours

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2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 108
Prize Pool: $36,720
August 13, 2019

Bradley Rhodes

(Hollywood, Florida) — It was a fast road to the winner’s circle for Bradley Rhodes in Event 26 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, a $400 Deep Stack Turbo Re-Entry tournament. Cards went in the air at 11am and it was only seven hours later that Rhodes was a champion. The win earned him $9,500 and came following a heads-up chop with Mohamed Serry. Serry was at a slight chip disadvantage and with blinds and antes soaring, he agreed to an $8,310 payout.

The one-day event drew 108 entries and surpassed the $30,000 guarantee to the tune of a $36,720 prize pool. The top 14 spots finished in the money with Nick Yunis, Steve Karp and Wally Maddah among the notables to score.

Here’s a look at the final results:

1st: Bradley Rhodes – $9,500
2nd: Mohamed Serry – $8,310
3rd: Colin Robinson – $4,076
4th: Wally Maddah – $2,662
5th: Igor Skochilo – $2,056
6th: Roberto Bendeck – $1,689
7th: Mohammed Tarkmani – $1,432
8th: Jacquelyn Scott – $1,248
9th: Elias Nassif – $1,102
10th: Steve Karp – $973
11th: Daniel Couzens – $973
12th: Dolphus Powers – $973
13th: Anthony Vidmer – $863
14th: Nick Yunis – $863

2019 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 25: Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy Wins $2,650 PLO Outright, Scores $40,520

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2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 47
Prize Pool: $113,975
August 12-13, 2019

Cliff Josephy

Hollywood, Florida — Cliff Josephy is a pot limit Omaha champion following a win in Event 25 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The tournament boasted a $2,650 buy-in and drew 47 entries generating a $113,975 prize pool. For the outright win, Josephy scored $40,520.

Cliff Josephy (right) defeats Joseph Couden heads up in $2,650 PLO

Josephy was a dominating online player in the early 2000’s playing under the handle JohnnyBax, but it was his third-place finish 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event when he rose to fame. That score earned him $3,453,035 and he’s added a few million since topping out at just over $7,500,000 in reported live earnings.

The $40,520 Florida score Tuesday was modest for such a decorated player, but it came at the hands of a tough field in this mid-buy-in pot limit Omaha event.

Cliff Josephy (right) and railbird Shaun Deeb

Here’s a look at the final results:

1st: Cliff Josephy – $40,520
2nd: Joseph Couden – $27,015
3rd: Melisa Singh – $18,010
4th: Gabriel Ramos – $12,505
5th: Artem Maksimov – $9,060
6th: Tyler Brown – $6,865

2019 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 24: $150 Returns for Final Day at 5pm

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$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 555

Following two start days, the 555-entry field in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $150 is down to just 61. They’re set to return this evening at 5pm and are battling for one of 36 in-the-money spots. A

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts

Leading the restart is Jennifer Miller with strong holdings of 490,000. She tops a tough field of Florida regulars that includes Frederico Dabus, Mike Leah, Wally Maddah and Abbey Daniels.

Play restarts at 5pm with the tournament’s $17,965 first prize up for grabs. We will provide the final results, a winner photo and a final report when action concludes.