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Big Slick Prize Pool, Chip Counts and Seat Draws

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$1,100 Big Slick
$100,000 Guaranteed, $5,250 Seat Added
Day 2 Blinds: 1,200/2,400/400
Players Remaining: 22/148

Flight A: 74 Entries, 11 Advanced
Flight B: 74 Entries, 11 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday @ 1pm

Structure Sheet | Tournament Flyer

Prize Pool:

Entries: 148
Prize Pool: $143,560
April 28-30, 2017

1st – $39,632 + $5,250 SHRPO Seat
2nd – $25,123
3rd – $14,787
4th – $8,977
5th – $6,963
6th – $5,750
7th – $5,025
8th – $4,486
9th – $3,964
10th-12th – $3,445
13th-15th – $2,943
16th-18th – $2,512
19th – $2,153

Day 2 Chip Counts:

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
1KEVINCHAN296,200365
2OLEKSIYLYASHENKO252,700338
3ERICBELLER218,600368
4ALEXANDERGAMBINO212,800357
5CARLOSRODRIGUEZ ROJAS211,200353
6MICHAELNEWMAN201,500361
7CHADEVESLAGE189,800344
8JOHNVALEVICH182,100359
9BRYANROSEN164,800337
10MICHAELMIZRACHI124,600356
11RONALDSPOONER107,400351
12RANSHAHAR98,000364
13TIMOTHYMILES93,700341
14DOLPHUSPOWERS86,100339
15JOELLUMPKINS II84,200333
16MICHAELTAIT82,000336
17DAVIDSHMUEL73,500331
18FRANKSILVERSTEIN68,100352
19MICHAELCICCARELLI66,500369
20JAKESCHWARTZ50,000366
21ANDREWTHOMPSON40,000334
22PAULBALZANO37,600362

Day 2 Seat Draws:

*Table 34 will break before play resumes

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
-DAVIDSHMUEL73,500331
-JOELLUMPKINS II84,200333
-ANDREWTHOMPSON40,000334
-MICHAELTAIT82,000336
-BRYANROSEN164,800337
-OLEKSIYLYASHENKO252,700338
-DOLPHUSPOWERS86,100339
-TIMOTHYMILES93,700341
-CHADEVESLAGE189,800344
-RONALDSPOONER107,400351
-FRANKSILVERSTEIN68,100352
-CARLOSRODRIGUEZ ROJAS211,200353
-MICHAELMIZRACHI124,600356
-ALEXANDERGAMBINO212,800357
-JOHNVALEVICH182,100359
-MICHAELNEWMAN201,500361
-PAULBALZANO37,600362
-RANSHAHAR98,000364
-KEVINCHAN296,200365
-JAKESCHWARTZ50,000366
-ERICBELLER218,600368
-MICHAELCICCARELLI66,500369
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Michael Mizrachi Wins April Big Stack Special for $41K at Seminole Hard Rock

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April Big Stack Special champion, Michael Mizrachi

One of poker’s most prolific grinders claimed another tournament title early Monday morning at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Florida’s own Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi bested a field of 1,817 entries in the $130 buy-in April Big Stack Special earning $41,924 and a $1,100 seat in the process.

Mizrachi, whose victories include two $50,000 Poker Players Championship gold bracelet wins at the World Series of Poker, dominated the event claiming more than 22,000,000 of the 27,255,000 chips in play three-handed. A three-way chop saw Mizrachi take first outright while Robert Harris and Paulo Castro finished second and third respectively.

With more than 1,800 entries, the $100,000 guaranteed event easily surpassed its target before the prize pool settled in at $181,700. The top 108 players finished in the money with Paul Balzano and Elliott Zaydman among those joining Mizrachi in the money.

Next up at the Seminole Hard Rock is the $1,100 buy-in Big Slick April 28-30 ($100,000 guaranteed and $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open seat added) followed by another Big Stack Special May 4-7.

LINK: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Calendar

Full April Big Stack Special results:

2017 April Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
$130 No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,817
Prize Pool: $181,700
April 20-23, 2017

FINISHFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPRIZE
1stMICHAELMIZRACHI$41,924
2ndROBERTHARRIS$20,781
3rdPAULOALBUQUERQUE CASTRO$20,781
4thOLEKSIYLYASHENKO$11,447
5thBRYANMUNOZ$7,904
6thDENNISRODRIGUEZ$6,087
7thRAFAELRODRIGUEZ ARANGO$4,633
8thISMAILPATEL$3,398
9thCARLOSHOSTOS MUSSO$2,435
10thDOLPHUSBOWERS$1,744
11thAARONCARDENAS$1,744
12thSIMONBOYCE$1,744
13thRANDYBURSTEIN$1,363
14thJORGERIVERA$1,363
15thYIGALHEN$1,363
16thIANMADURO$1,145
17thMATTHEWMAGRO$1,145
18thMANUELSOLTERO LUNA$1,145
19thSETHGILSON$963
20thGREGGWEISS$963
21stJORGECUESTA$963
22ndMATANYEHUDAI$963
23rdMONTYBERGER$963
24thRAFAELCALERO$963
25thRUDYVAZQUEZ$963
26thALBERTONIEBLA$963
27thPAULBALZANO$963
28thJOSEORDONEZ$818
29thROBYNMARSHMAN$818
30thMICHAELMONACO$818
31stNISSIMGOZLAN$818
32ndMARCELMCGRAY$818
33rdJACQUESALABRE$818
34thSANDYSANCHEZ$818
35thEDWARDNOVAK$818
36thJUANFERRER$818
37thSEANPERRY$690
38thMATTHEWKING$690
39thROSANNADE LA ROSA$690
40thNESTORCARABALLO$690
41stNORMANZAPCZYNSKI$690
42ndROGELIOPADILLA JR$690
43rdJACQUESGRAVEL$690
44thJUANGARCIA$690
45thMICHAELEDDY$690
46thMIGUELMARTINEZ$600
47thMATTHEWKUBA$600
48thARIELQUINTANA$600
49thMATTHEWKENNY$600
50thCOSKUNYALCIN$600
51stROBERTBILSKER$600
52ndALBERTSTEVENS$600
53rdFREDERICOSAVIO DABUS$600
54thJAMESSWINTON$600
55thJEFFREYGOODMAN$527
56thDANIELMIZRACHI$527
57thBARTOLOMELINO MEDINA$527
58thANTONIODE ARAUJO$527
59thAYCAERAKBAS$527
60thSCOTTZAKHEIM$527
61stEVANDOLLINGER$527
62ndCHRISTIANRODRIGUEZ$527
63rdERROLMASSEY$527
64thANDREWDILL$472
65thYUEWANG$472
66thPASQUALECAIAZZA$472
67thALFREDGILLETTE$472
68thDAVIDNATHANIEL JR$472
69thLUIZLAMARDO NETO$472
70thARILEVY$472
71stALDOZUMAETA PINEDO$472
72ndJOHNMAYERS$472
73rdLUISMANTILLA$418
74thNESLYJEAN BAPTISTE$418
75thTHOMASKAYLOR$418
76thMARTHARODRIGUEZ$418
77thALANGOLD$418
78thCARLOSCASTRO$418
79thLOUISLEO$418
80thJASONLEET$418
81stANTHONYTHOMAS$418
82ndWASHINGTONGAVILANES$382
83rdCINDAGOODALE$382
84thMATTHEWKELLEY$382
85thJORDANSTONE$382
86thERIBERUTOUEHARA$382
87thTOMISLAVKRIZANIC$382
88thNELSONCABRERA$382
89thMIGUELMUNOZ$382
90thELLIOTTZAYDMAN$382
91stTHOMASFARRELL$345
92ndKENNETHBRUNO$345
93rdALOKSINHA$345
94thDESMONDSUKIE$345
95thROBERTKESSLER$345
96thSLAVAPARSHIN$345
97thERIKNOMBERG$345
98thMARTINROBBINS$345
99thCARLOSVASQUEZ$345
100thCUBALEVENBERRY$291
101stROBERTPOGGIO JR$291
102ndSTEVENCABAS$291
103rdHOLLANDERPREAP$291
104thJIMMYCORTES$291
105thARMANDOROJAS$291
106thJOHNSTEVENSON$291
107thDAVIDREEDER$291
108thARMANDOCAMEJO$291
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Daniel Weinman Wins $381,500 and 2018 Audi S5 in Monster WPT Tournament of Champions at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

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25-day Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, including Monster WPT Tournament of Champions, concludes with over 8,700 total entries generating more than $19 million in prize pools at Seminole Hard Rock

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 10, 2017) – The Monster WPT Tournament of Champions (WPT TOC) concluded Sunday, April 9 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood with Daniel Weinman of Oxon Hill, Maryland earning the event’s top prize of $381,500 and marking the close of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Weinman, a 29-year-old professional poker player, earned his entry in the event by winning a WPT title at the Borgata Winter Poker Open in January and parlayed the victory into a South Florida championship. On top of the riches, he was presented with a 2018 Audi S5.

The WPT TOC is a season-ending event open only to past WPT Champions. The $15,000 buy-in tournament drew 66 players, creating a total prize pool of $990,000. In addition, Monster added $100,000 to the purse, bringing the final money awarded to $1,090,000. Weinman also earned nearly $150,000 in added prizes which included the aforementioned Audi, Monster Element headphones, a Hublot watch and a custom poker table from BBO Poker Tables.

Finishing as the second-place winner was South Florida professional poker player, Michael Mizrachi. Mizrachi improved on his third-place finish in this same event last year, but came up one spot shy of another WPT title. The $218,000 score grew his total career earnings to over $15.5 million.

Final WPT TOC winners:

  • 1st: Daniel Weinman (Oxon Hill, MD) – $381,500* + 2018 Audi S5 Coupe
  • 2nd: Michael Mizrachi (Hollywood, FL) – $218,000
  • 3rd: Daniel Santoro (North Bellmore, NY) – $133,525
  • 4th: David Ormsby (Kanata, Ontario) – $95,375
  • 5th: Erik Seidel (Laughlin, NV) – $73,575
  • 6th: Dylan Wilkerson (Seattle, WA) – $57,225
  • 7th: Stefan Schillhabel (Brighton, Germany) – $49,050
  • 8th: Jesse Sylvia (West Tisbury, MA) – $43,600
  • 9th: Jonathan Jaffe (Longmeadow, MA) – $38,150

*Includes $15,000 seat in 2018 WPT Tournament of Champions

The WPT TOC final table took place at Hard Rock Live and was live streamed online at WPT.com and filmed for television. The coverage will encompass a three-part series expecting to air late August through September 2017.

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown began Thursday, March 16 and concluded Sunday night on April 9. The series was made up of 31 primary events and numerous other secondary events and satellites. In total, the 25-day poker festival saw more than 8,700 participants generate more than $19 million in prize pools.

Along with Weinman, the series’ other headliners were:

  • Ryan Riess (East Lansing, MI), winner of the $10,000 WPT Finale for $716,088
  • Tony Sinishtaj (Bronx, NY), winner of the $3,500 Championship for $661,283
  • Jason Mercier (Davie, FL), winner of the $25,500 High Roller for $794,600

The next major poker event at the Seminole Hard Rock is the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open beginning Thursday, August 3 and concluding Tuesday, August 15. Additional information is available at SHRPO.com.

Media Contact:

Yaffa Mizrachi, Director of Public Relations
E: Yaffa.Mizrachi@SeminoleHardRock.com
O: 954-327-7504

About Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Seminole Hard Rock Poker encompasses four major poker series held annually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In August 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to poker players around the world and featured a $10 million guarantee championship, the largest guarantee in history. In addition to the SHRPO, Seminole Hard Rock Poker series’ includes the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open (November). All four series fall under the SHRPO umbrella with tournament news, live updates and championship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com. Join the conversation at #SHRPO, and tag us @SHRPO.

About Seminole Hard Rock

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is South Florida’s iconic entertainment destination located minutes from Fort Lauderdale’s world-famous beach. The AAA Four Diamond-rated resort features 469 luxury guest rooms and suites, award-winning restaurants, a lagoon-style pool and Beach Club, a Hard Rock-inspired spa, premium meeting and convention space and a 5,500-seat Hard Rock Live concert arena. The casino offers more than 100 table games, 2,000 of the most popular slots and a stand-alone poker room.

Fine dining options include Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, the resort’s signature steakhouse, and Kuro, a luxe and socially vibrant restaurant offering new-style Japanese cuisine. In the heart of the hotel is L Bar, a sophisticated, contemporary lounge showcasing handcrafted classic cocktails with a twist. Contemporary and casual eateries, include Blue Plate, the hotel’s 24-hour diner-inspired restaurant; Constant Grind, a gourmet coffee and pastry shop; and the ever-famous Hard Rock Cafe – Hollywood, part of Hard Rock’s 175 globally recognized rock ‘n’ roll restaurants.

For more information, call 800-937-0010, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com, or follow us on Facebook: @SeminoleHardRockHollywood, Twitter: @HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly

2017 Showdown Live Updates

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Review

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2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off March 16 and concluded late Sunday night. With 25 days of action and 31 primary events, the series saw more than 8,700 entries generate in excess of $19 million in prize pools.

For the second-consecutive year, action concluded with the Monster WPT Tournament of Champions. Daniel Weinman earned the top prize of $381,500 along with a 2018 Audi S5 Coupe.

Here’s a look at all of the Showdown champions:

Next up for the Seminole Hard Rock is the May Deep Stack Series May 18-29.

2017 Showdown Live Updates

Bryan Dillon Wins Third Major Title in Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $2,200 PLO

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2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 29
$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha
Entries: 95
Prize Pool: $190,000
April 4-5, 2017

(Hollywood, FL) — Bryan Dillon claimed victory at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Wednesday night defeating 95 players in a $2,200 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. The victory earned Dillon $60,277 along with his third career title.

Event 29, as it was recognized, saw its nearly 100-entry field generate a total prize pool of $190,000. Day 1 played down to just 12 remaining and all of them were in the money. Henri Koivisto lead the way heading to Day 2 but had the likes of defending champion Scott Clements, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Stout and South Florida pro Peter Vitantonio on his heels. Vitantonio busted 11th while Stout, Koivisto and Clements made consecutive exits in eighth, seventh and sixth. By the time Maxx Coleman was eliminated fourth, the trio of remaining players began talking chop. Both Joni Jouhkimainen and Dillon wanted the trophy, so play went on.

Jouhkimainen succumed to his short stack not long after denying the deal. He earned $22,800 for the third-place finish. Dillon and Joseph Irgon promptly talked ICM with Dillon holding about a two-to-one lead. Irgon declined the deal and play went on. From there, it wasn’t long before Dillon outdrew Irgon all-in preflop and took the title. Irgon earned $36,100 for his runner-up finish.

Already owning two World Series of Poker Circuit gold rings, the trophy victory marked Dillon’s third major title. Additionally, the $60,277 score moved him over $300,000 in reported earnings. Dillon is a 62-year-old attorney from Prospect, KY.

Event 29 final results:

1st: Bryan Dillon $60,277
2nd: Joseph Irgon – $36,100
3rd: Joni Jouhkimainen – $22,800
4th: Maxx Coleman – $14,725
5th: Petko Tsakov – $11,400
6th: Scott Clements – $9,025
7th: Henri Koivisto – $7,600
8th: Matt Stout – $6,650
9th: David Zemel – $6,029
10th: Chris Meyers – $5,510
11th: Peter Vitantonio – $5,310
12th: David Eller – $4,754