$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 500

Seat 1:  Malachi West  –  900,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Carlos Guerrero  –  1,750,000  (70 bb)
Seat 3:  Duff Charette  –  1,650,000  (66 bb)
Seat 4:  Ryan Roussel  –  95,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5:  Matty Bretzfield  –  1,200,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6:  James Calderaro  –  295,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Van Dyke  –  1,130,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8:  Steven Steinmetz  –  1,900,000  (76 bb)
Seat 9:  Stephen Johnson  –  880,000  (35 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 500 entries, the average stack is about 1,110,000  (44 bb).

1st:  $50,715 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $34,500
3rd:  $22,860
4th:  $15,900
5th:  $12,200
6th:  $10,170
7th:  $8,465
8th:  $6,760
9th:  $5,070

Results Thus Far

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $81,480
August 2-3, 2022

Registration closed for the $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry) tournament with 84 entries, creating a prize pool of $81,480. The final 11 players make the money, with a min-cash set at $2,400.

Up top for the winner is $25,875 plus the SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $25,875 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $15,890
3rd:  $9,985
4th:  $6,680
5th:  $5,095
6th:  $4,075
7th:  $3,380
8th:  $2,850
9th-10th:  $2,625
11th:  $2,400

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Players Remaining:  151 of 1,500

Flight A:  337 Entries;  34 Advanced
Flight B:  420 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight C:  354 Entries;  36 Advanced
Flight D:  389 Entries;  39 Advanced
Flight E:  In Progress
Flight F:  In Progress
Day 2:  Wednesday at 2 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 500

After a series of raises, Steven Steinmetz was all in from early position for 1,245,000 with against Melad Marji in late position with .

The flop came , keeping Marji in the lead. However, the turn and river completed the board, giving Steinmetz a jack-high straight to score the massive double through Marji.

Steven Steinmetz  –  2,520,000  (168 bb)
Melad Marji  –  250,000  (17 bb)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  137
Prize Pool:  $132,890
August 1 – 2, 2022

The 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open series put two Seniors 50+ Events on the schedule and the $1,100 buy-in edition drew 137 entries for a huge turnout. Neil Blumenfield entered Day 2 with the chip lead and never let it go, finishing the tournament at the top spot and earning $31,670 after a heads-up deal.

“I just got hit by the deck,” Blumenfield said of his run. “I can’t believe how many big pairs I had in the first four hours and they all held.”

The players created a prize pool worth $32,890 with the last 18 players getting paid. They extended play at the end of Day 1 to burst the money to make sure everyone returning for Day 2 was in the money.

Blumenfield chipped up early in the tournament and came in the last day with the chip lead. Players dropped around him throughout Day 2, some with his assistance, until former WSOP Ladies Champ was eliminated in 10th place to send the remaining players to the final table.

Blumenfield rolled through the final table, with only one minor blip, and never relinquished the lead. When Mark Dickstein was eliminated in third place, Blumenfield and Emerson Ward quickly agreed to divide the remaining prize pool.

Ward earned $28,390 for his runner-up finish while Blumenfield took home $31,670 and his very first Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy.

“I’ve been playing at the Hard Rock non-stop for seven years,” Blumenfield said. “And this is my first trophy. That’s pretty cool.”

“It’s the coolest win I’ve ever had. Not the coolest poker experience I’ve ever had though,” he laughed and the former WSOP November Niner did not have to explain.

“This place is home. It’s nice to win here,” Blumenfield said later. “This is the best place to play tournament poker, four big series a year and a ton of stuff in between. I love it.”

Results:

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

Phil Hui and Lazaro Rodriguez continued to battle, going back-and-forth a while, but with neither player catching much momentum.

Then Hui opened up a more than 2-to-1 chip lead during Stud Hi-Lo.

Phil Hui:  ()    ()
Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()    ()

3rd Street:  Both players put in 10,000 each.

4th Street:  Both players checked.

5th Street:  Hui checked, Rodriguez bet 80,000, and Hui check-raised to 160,000. Rodriguez called.

6th Street:  Hui bet 80,000, and Rodriguez tanked for a while before he called.

7th Street:  Hui bet 80,000, and Rodriguez tanked for a long time before he called, leaving himself just 9,000 behind.

Phil Hui:  ()  

Hui turned over three spades in the hole for a queen-high flush with no qualifying low. Rodriguez mucked, and Hui won the pot.

Phil Hui  –  1,277,000  (16 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  9,000  (0.1 BB)

Rodriguez was all in for the ante on the next hand, and won the pot to double up to 19,000. (Even though Rodriguez couldn’t complete the ante, Hui had to put in the full 10K.)

The next hand after that, Rodriguez was all in on 3rd street for what would be the final hand.

Phil Hui:  ()    ()
Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()    ()

Both players had straight draws on 4th street, and Rodriguez picked up a pair on 5th street and two pair on 6th street.

But Hui rivered a ten to win the pot for an ace-high straight, and Rodriguez finished with two pair, jacks and nines. Hui won the pot, the title, and the trophy.

Congratulations to Phil Hui!

1st:  Phil Hui  –  $14,460 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Lazaro Rodriguez  –  $8,805
3rd:  Christina Hill  –  $5,475
4th:  Aaron Kupin  –  $3,700
5th:  Harrison Luba  –  $2,825
6th:  Scott Baumstein  –  $2,255
7th:  Michael Dreese  –  $1,875

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last flight of Event 18 gets underway at 7 pm and we’ll close out the tournament with another big number. The $200,000 guarantee is already far in the rearview mirror and now they’re piling up the prize pool.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 10:30 pm. Flight F will play down to the last 10% of the field and those with chips will bag them up for a return tomorrow at 2 pm.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

After Phil Hui was knocked down to 116,000, the game switched to Hold’em, and in that first hand, Lazaro Rodriguez limped for 30,000, and Phil Hui checked his option.

The flop came , Hui checked, Rodriguez bet 30,000, Hui check-raised to 60,000, and Rodriguez called.

The turn card was the , Hui moved all in for 26,000, and Rodriguez called with for a pair of threes with a double-gutshot straight draw.

Hui turned over for two pair, nines and threes, and needed his handt o hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hui won the pot to double up in chips.

Phil Hui  –  232,000  (4 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  1,054,000  (18 BB)

Hui took the next pot on the flop, and then bet every street on the next hand on a board of . Rodriguez folded, and Hui took his third pot in a row to reach 412,000.

Phil Hui  –  412,000  (7 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  874,000  (15 BB)

A few hands later, Rodriguez limped for 30,000, Hui raised to 60,000, and Rodriguez called.

The flop came , Hui bet 30,000, Rodriguez raised to 60,000, and Hui called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Hui checked, Rodriguez bet 60,000, and Hui check-raised to 120,000. Rodriguez called.

The river card was the , Hui bet 60,000, and Rodriguez thought for a while before he called. Hui showed to win the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, and Rodriguez mucked.

That pot pushed Hui into the chip lead.

Phil Hui  –  725,000  (12 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  560,000  (9 BB)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $14,460 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,805

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

The heads-up H.O.R.S.E. battle between Phil Hui and Lazaro Rodriguez started with a swing in Rodriguez’s favor. The action started at the beginning of Level 23, with blinds at 25,000-50,000.

During a round of Omaha-8, Rodriguez took a more than 2-to-1 chip lead.

Lazaro Rodriguez  –  935,000  (19 BB)
Phil Hui  –  350,000  (7 BB)

Hui battled back to narrow the gap after that, but was still behind Rodriguez.

After the blinds increased to 30,000-60,000, they battled to showdown in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()    ()
Phil Hui:  ()    ()

3rd Street:  Both players put in 30,000 each.

4th Street:  Rodriguez bet 30,000, and Hui called.

5th Street:  Rodriguez bet 60,000, and Hui called.

6th Street:  Rodriguez bet 60,000, and Hui called.

7th Street:  Both players checked.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  ()  
Phil Hui:  ()  

Neither player had a qualifying low. Hui showed two pair, sixes and deuces, with no qualifying low, but Rodriguez turned over a higher two pair, nines and fives, to win the pot and knock Hui down to just two big bets.

Lazaro Rodriguez  –  1,170,000  (20 BB)
Phil Hui  –  116,000  (2 BB)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $14,460 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,805

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  257
Prize Pool:  $134,925
August 2, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max NLH tournament with 257 smashing the $50,000 guarantee. They combined to put up a prize pool worth $134,925 and the last 33 spots will be paid. A min-cash is worth$1,035 while the Event 21 winner will take home $31,415 and the SHRPO trophy.

1st: $31,415 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $20,125
3rd: $14,300
4th: $10,060
5th: $7,240
6th: $5,330
7th-8th: $4,015
9th-10th: $3,100
11th-12th: $2,450
13th-14th: $1,985
15th-16th: $1,650
17th-18th: $1,410
19th-24th: $1,240
25th-30th: $1,115
31st-33rd: $1,035