$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 36

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 7,000 from the button and Chris Hunichen three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. Ausmus called, the flop was and Hunichen continued for 15,000.

Ausmus called, the turn was , and Hunichen fired another 40,000. Ausmus called again, the river was and Hunichen checked. Ausmus moved all in for 61,000 and Hunichen called.

Ausmus showed for flopped trip jacks and turned full house. Hunichen quickly put his cards into the muck to give Ausmus the double up.

Jeremy Ausmus – 273,000 (91 bb)
Chris Hunichen – 305,000 (102 bb)

On Table 3, action folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind, he opened, Franklin Fok ripped from the big for 69,000 and Mercier quickly called.

Mercier:
Fok:

Fok ran into a monster, Mercier flopped the overkill set and turned a boat on the board to send Fok out.

Jason Mercier – 373,000 (124 bb)
Franklin Fok – Eliminated

At the two other tables, Joe McKeehen was eliminated from the Super High Roller after his second bullet missed the mark and Jake Schindler reloaded after his earlier elimination.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 35

The second break is complete and action is back underway. Ali Imsirovic continues to lead but there’s been some wealth spread out over the last level.

Imsirovic sent a double across to Giuseppe Iadiserniac while Brandon Adams took the stack away from Jake Schindler. That happened when Adams cracked aces when his pocket tens made quads.

Table 1
Seat 1: Tom Marchese – 155,000 (52 bb)
Seat 2: Darren Elias – 155,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Andy Andrejevic – 165,000 (55 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Sean Winter – 137,500 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Jeremy Ausmus – 153,500 (51 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Chris Hunichen – 215,000 (72 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Joe McKeehen – 75,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Chris Arcidiacono – 135,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Imsirovic – 365,500 (122 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Adams – 325,000 (108 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 307,000 (102 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Erik Seidel – 70,000 (23 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Sam Soverel – 210,000 (70 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Veneziano – 200,000 (67 bb)
Seat 4: Albert Daher – 270,000 (90 bb)
Seat 5: Ben Yu – 100,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Jason Mercier – 250,000 (83 bb)
Seat 7: Franklin Fok – 33,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 4
Seat 1: Byron Kaverman – 72,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Rainer Kempe – 101,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Nathan Horton – 179,000 (60 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Shak – 205,000 (68 bb)
Seat 6: Sam Sweilem – 310,000 (103 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Boivin – 163,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 35

In a battle of the blinds, Chris Archidiacono and Joe McKeehen were heads-up with the board complete and reading . McKeehen put Arcidiacono all in and he called for 46,000.

McKeehen rolled over for a pair eights then quickly flipped them back over when Arcidiacono showed for the flush.

Chris Arcidiacono – 133,500 (45 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 76,000 (25 bb)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 35

We missed the preflop betting action but it finished with Jason Mercier all in from the big blind for 105,000 against Albert Daher on the button.

Mercier tabled pocket tens and Daher hung his head, taking his time to roll over his cards.

“You got nines bro?” Mercier laughed.

“Yep,” was the reply.

Mercier:
Daher:

Mercier was in good shape to double, caught a set on the flop, but had to fade an open-ended straight draw.

“Oh no, oh no,” Mercier laughed again.

It was a sweat but the turn and river were clean and Mercier doubled.

Jason Mercier – 211,500 (71 bb)
Albert Daher – 187,000 (62 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 102 of 288

Level 9 is upon the $1,100 buy-in Six-Max Single Re-Entry field and registration is closed. The final tally came in at a strong 288 entries putting the total prize pool at $279,360. The top 48 spots finish in the money with a min-cash awarding $1,470. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $57,340 first prize.

Payouts:

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$1,100 Six-Max (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  288
Prize Pool:  $279,360
August 8, 2019

1st – $57,340
2nd – $39,440
3rd – $27,605
4th – $19,670
5th – $14,275
6th – $10,560
7th-8th – $7,960
9th-10th – $6,115
11th-12th – $4,795
13th-14th – $3,835
15th-16th – $3,130
17th-18th – $2,610
19th-24th – $2,225
25th-30th – $1,935
31st-36th – $1,725
37th-42nd – $1,575
43rd-48th – $1,470

The field is littered with notables including reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Brett Bader. Bader ran up a big Day 2 stack in the massive 3,229-entry opener and worked his way into the money. He hopes for another score here in the $1,100 Six-Max.

Tournament updates from this event will pick up deeper into the structure.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries: 35

Elio Fox opened to 5,000 from early position and Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind. The big blind released, Fox moved all in for 64,000 and Imsirov quickly called.

Imsirovic:
Fox:

It was a race that Fox needed to win but Imsirovic took the lead on the flop. The turn was and both made a flush on the river. Imsirovic flush was bigger and Fox misfired on his second and final bullet.

That means we will now have a new Super High Roller champ, the defender is gone.

Ali Imsirovic – 535,000 (268 bb)
Elio Fox – Eliminated

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries: 33

Rainer Kempe was one of the players we expected to see in the Super High Roller and he is with us now, pushing the entry count up to 33. In a very nice run in the past, Kempe had back-to-back third-place Super High Roller finishes during the 2017 Poker Showdown and Poker Open.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Ali Imsirovic eliminated defending champ Elio Fox to move up to 483,000. Fox took a short walk, bought back in, and is playing his final bullet in the Super High Roller.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries: 31

With 11,000 in the pot and the flop reading , Tom Marchese moved all in for his last 15,500 and Jake Schindler called from the cutoff.

Schindler:
Marchese:

Schindler was ahead with his pair of sevens but needed to dodge the club draw and overs to knock out the dangerous Marchese. The turn changed nothing and Marchese was sent out of the Super High Roller after the .

Jake Schindler – 65,000 (33 bb)
Tom Marchese – Eliminated

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries: 29

Brandon Adam bought into the Super High Roller after the first break and he was entrant number 29. That gives us another record this series and this is now the biggest Super High Roller in our history with there’s plenty of time to run it up. The previous high was set in 2018 during the WPT Poker Showdown

Adams comes in as one of our former High Roller champions. He won the $25K High Roller during the 2018 Poker Showdown for $370,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries: 28

Two hours are down in the Super High Roller and the players are now on a 15-minute break.  Registration remains open until 8:30 pm so we expect to see a few more players join.

Ali Imsirovic leads the field with 272,500 followed by Erik Seidel (242,500) and Sam Soverel (240,000).

Table 1
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Darren Elias – 98,000 (49 bb)
Seat 3: Andy Andrejevic – 170,000 (85 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Sean Winter – 139,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Jeremy Ausmus – 158,000 (79 bb)
Seat 7: Ian O’Hara – 136,000 (68 bb)
Seat 8: Chris Hunichen – 150,000 (75 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Joe McKeehen – 153,000 (77 bb)
Seat 2: Tom Marchese – 62,500 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Imsirovic – 272,500 (136 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Elio Fox – 48,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jake Schindler – 48,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Erik Seidel – 242,500 (121 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Jonathan Jaffe – 90,000 (45 bb)
Seat 2: Sam Soverel – 240,000 (120 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Veneziano – 95,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4: Albert Daher – 145,000 (73 bb)
Seat 5: Ben Yu – 175,000 (88 bb)
Seat 6: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 85,000 (43 bb)
Seat 7: Franklin Fok – 140,000 (70 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 4
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Matt Wantman – 79,500 (40 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Nathan Horton – 227,500 (114 bb)
Seat 5: Chris Arcidiacono – 53,500 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Sam Sweilem – 203,500 (102 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Boivin – 207,500 (104 bb)
Seat 8: Jason Mercier – 77,500 (39 bb)