$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 108

Charlie Coultas raised to 32,000 from middle position, Ricardo Quintero called in the hijack, and Nick Yunis called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Quintero who bet 16,000. Yunis folded, Coultas raised to 32,000, Quintero reraised to 48,000, Coulas reraised, and Quintero called all in for about 56,000.

Coultas: 
Quintero: 

Coultas had aces and sixes for the high, while Quintero had the nut low draw.

The turn and river completed the board, keeping Coultas’ aces and sixes best for the high, while he also made a live four for a low to scoop the pot, eliminating Quintero in ninth place.

Charlie Coultas  –   255,000  (8 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,700)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 108

Volodymyr Kondratenko raised from the cutoff to 24,000, Charlie Coultas reraised from the small blind to 36,000, and Kondratenko moved all in for 38,000.

Coultas called, and they turned over their cards.

Charlie Coultas:  
Volodymyr Kondratenko:  

The board came , and Coultas turned a set of kings, but the same card gave Kondratenko an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Volodymyr Kondratenko –  88,000  (4 BB)
Charlie Coultas –  177,000  (7 BB)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 180,000 (8 Big Bets), and the next player

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 108

Seat 1:  David McHenry  –  320,000  (14 BB)
Seat 2:  Charlie Coultas  –  230,000  (10 BB)
Seat 3:  Ricardo Quintero  –  145,000  (6 BB)
Seat 4:  Dale Phillips  –  210,000  (9 BB)
Seat 5:  Sal Pipitone  –  190,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6:  Josh Pender  –  165,000  (7 BB)
Seat 7:  Nick Yunis  –  230,000  (10 BB)
Seat 8:  Al Wu Feng  –  100,000  (4 BB)
Seat 9:  Volodymyr Kondratenko   –  55,000  (2 BB23)

1st:  $16,900 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $10,390
3rd:  $6,295
4th: $4,110
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,610
7th:  $2,210
8th:  $1,930
9th:  $1,700

In-The-Money Finishers
10th:  Andrew Lakin  –  $1,700
11th:  Arturo Morgan  –  $1,505
12th:  Chris Tryba  –  $1,505
13th:  Randy Matienzo  –  $1,335
14th:  Elvin Burgos  –  $1,335

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 188

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Dan Chlimper  –  338,000  (135 bb)
2.  Nathan Willis  –  278,000  (111 bb)
3.  Satish Surapaneni  –  222,000  (89 bb)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 117,500 (47 big blinds). The final 24 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $625 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight F Entries:  718

Alcides Gomez  –  73,000  (146 bb)
David Vurgait  –  54,000  (108 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  53,000  (106 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  44,000  (88 bb)
James Tomblin  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  38,000  (76 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  38,000  (76 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  36,000  (72 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  35,000  (70 bb)
Joey Garguilo – 34,000  (68 bb)
Nashaat Antonious  –  34,000  (68 bb)
Robert Transue  –  29,000  (58 bb)
Errol Massey  –  28,000  (56 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  27,000 (54 bb)
Aaron Klausman  –  27,000  (54 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  26,000  (52 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  23,000  (46 bb)
Corey Wade  –  22,000  (44 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  21,000  (42 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski  –  20,000  (40 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  19,000 (38 bb)
Rob Brown  –  19,000  (38 bb)
Marco Rodriguez  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Thomas Elder  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  14,000  (28 bb)
Matty Bretzfield  –  12,000  (24 bb)
Nick Raio  –  8,000  (16 bb)
Nick Palma  –  8,000  (16 bb)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  188
Prize Pool:  $61,100
Bounty Prize Pool:  $37,600
November 18, 2022

Event 10 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 188 entries generated a prize pool of $61,100, with an additional $37,600 set aside for bounties. The final 24 players will cash, earning at least $625.

Up top for the winner is $15,425.

1st:  $15,425 + Trophy
2nd:  $10,200
3rd:  $6,265
4th:  $3,810
5th:  $2,945
6th:  $2,440
7th:  $2,075
8th:  $1,815
9th-10th:  $1,555
11th-12th:  $1,340
13th-15th:  $1,130
16th-18th:  $940
19th-21st:  $750
22nd-24th:  $625

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  300 of 2,993

Flight A:  550 Entries;  55 Advanced
Flight B:  484 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight C:  574 Entries;  58 Advanced
Flight D:  572 Entries;  56 Advanced
Flight E:  813 Entries;  82 Advanced
Flight F:  Underway
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  82 of 813

Flight E ended with 6:54 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

There were 82 players who survived this flight, and the chipleader is Omer Rotman with 650,000  (108 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here are the big stacks who bagged up at least 400K:

1.  Omer Rotman  –  650,000  (108 bb)
2.  Aaron Valencia  –  568,000  (95 bb)
3.  Andres Reyes  –  541,000  (90 bb)
4.  Nicholas DeVries  –  479,000  (80 bb)
T-5.  Xin “Jay” Jin  –  428,000  (71 bb)
T-5.  Colbert Da Silva  –  428,000  (71 bb)
7.  Brandon Lulov  –  424,000  (71 bb)
8.  Ahir Chatterjee  –  423,000  (71 bb)
9.  Demond Williams  –  408,000  (68 bb)

These 82 players will return to action on Sunday at 1:00 pm for Day 2, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

There are three more starting flights to go, with Flight F underway (registration remains open until 10:30 pm tonight), and the final two flights tomorrow at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  82 of 813

With about 55,000 in the pot and the board reading , the player in the big blind shoved for 46,000 and Jordan DeGrenier thought for a bit in the cutoff before he called.

The player in the big blind showed for a pair of aces, while DeGrenier tabled  for a pair of aces with a better kicker to win the pot and send the remaining field into the money.

Jordan DeGrenier  –  203,000  (34 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  83 of 813

With 83 players remaining, and no more than 82 advancing to Day 2 (top 10% from each flight), the field is beginning hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

Keep in mind that players must bag chips to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, and everyone who reaches Day 2 will finish in the money.

With 83 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 196,000 (33 big blinds).