On Friday, we launched the second day of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with two more flights of the $1,000,000 Guarantee kickoff tournament and crowned a mix-game champ at the end of the night.
The $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament drew 88 entries to put just shy of $30,000 in the prize pool. It was a tough field that formed a talented final table that included Peter Walsworth, “Miami John” Cernuto, Wayne Brown and reigning WSOP Poker Players Champion Phil Hui. Cernuto was the runner-up in last year’s HORSE tournament but had to settle for sixth place this time around.
Brandon Caputo had an outright win after defeating Michael Rosenberg heads-up for his first career win. He earned $8,825 and the shiny SHRPO trophy.
Event 3 results:
1st: Brandon Caputo – $8,825 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Michael Rosenberg – $5,880
3rd: Wayne Brown – $3,990
4th: Matt Vinke – $2,805
5th: Lucas Poelker – $2,050
6th: Miami John Cernuto – $1,555
7th: Peter Walsworth – $1,235
8th: Phil Hui – $1,020
9th: Matt Axelrod – $880
10th: Donaldson Brown – $880
11th: Michael Dreese – $800
Event 1 drew another 937 entries between Flights C and D on Friday to set up Flight E to hit the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool on Saturday. After four flights, Roberto Berrocal continues to lead the overall field with Howard Bregman’s 377,500 the biggest stack on Friday.
So far 254 players have booked a seat into Day 2 on Sunday with a lot more expected to join this from Flights E and F.
Top ten stacks through Flight D:
- Roberto Berrocal – 439,500
- Howard Bregman – 377,500
- Charles Odenz – 341,000
- Nader Bahhur – 330,500
- Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – 328,000
- Borja Iglesias Jato – 327,000
- Brett Bader – 324,500
- Brette Dejesus – 321,000
- Raminder Singh – 282,000
- Matthew Lambrecht – 280,500
Event 1 chip counts through Flight D