2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 610
Prize Pool: $73,200
August 12-14, 2018
1st: $19,760 + Trophy
2nd: $11,712
3rd: $7,686
4th: $5,307
5th: $3,916
6th: $3,111
7th: $2,379
8th: $1,720
9th: $1,244
10th-12th: $952
13th-15th: $769
16th-18th: $659
19th-27th: $549
28th-36th: $476
$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914
After the elimination of Matt Bretzfield in 10th place, the final nine players verified their chip stacks and filled out their bio sheets for tomorrow afternoon’s televised and live-streamed final table.
Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong – 1,265,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2. Marcos Exterkotter – 4,370,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3. Adam Adler – 3,745,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4. Ryan D’Angelo – 3,810,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5. Stoyan Obreshkov – 6,540,000 (82 bb)
Seat 6. Jeremy Ausmus – 4,090,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7. Ido Ashkenazi – 1,470,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8. Jared Griener – 3,975,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9. Brandon Eisen – 7,330,000 (92 bb)
1st: $771,444 + Trophy
2nd: $540,459
3rd: $349,889
4th: $258,615
5th: $195,491
6th: $156,215
7th: $129,308
8th: $102,843
9th: $77,132
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 640
31st – Michael Johnson – $3,155
32nd – Jeff Rodriguez – $3,155
33rd – Lumni Zhuta – $3,155
34th – Stanley Lee – $3,155
35th – Kevin Saul – $3,155
36th – Kevin Blewitt – $3,155
37th – Francis Garcia – $2,711
38th – James Manis – $2,771
39th – Eracles Panayiotou – $2,711
40th – Cord Garcia – $2,771
41st – John Spadavecchia – $2,771
42nd – Brian Hastings – $2,771
43rd – Suk Wan – $2,771
$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 13: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 123
Sergi Reixach moved all in from the small blind for 80,000 and Tom Marchese called out of the big blind.
Reixach showed 
and was dominated by Marchese’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Marchese won the pot with queen-high. Reixach was eliminated on the final hand of the level and the remaining 20 players are taking a 10-minute break.
Tom Marchese – 570,000
Sergi Reixach – Eliminated
$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 13: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 123
Dan Shak got all in preflop from the cutoff for his last 235,000 against David Peters from under the gun.
Shak showed 
and was in trouble against Peters’ 
.
The flop was 
and Shak hit a two-outer to take the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Shak’s set held up and he doubled up.
Dan Shak – 500,000
David Peters – 510,000
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 640
A short-stacked Mike Newman got his last 68,000 all in from early position and Jerry Humphrey, who was next to act, looked him up.
Humphrey: 
Newman: 
Newman was behind but was drawing to two live cards, one of which he found when the flop came down 
. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing and Newman doubled up.
Mike Newman – 150,000 (13 bb)
Jerry Humphrey – 670,000 (56 bb)
$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 914
Hand #9 – Ryan D’Angelo raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Matt Bretzfield moved all in from the small blind for about 700,000, and D’Angelo called with 
.
Bretzfield turned over 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and D’Angelo won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, with his queen kicker to eliminate Bretzfield in 10th place.
Ryan D’Angelo – 3,810,000 (48 bb)
Matt Bretzfield – Eliminated in 10th Place ($62,415)
The final 10 players are now verifying their chip stacks and filling out their bio sheets for tomorrow’s televised and live-streamed final table. Stay tuned for official chip counts.
$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914
Hand #7 – Ryan D’Angelo completed the small blind to 80,000, Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the big blind to 300,000, and D’Angelo called. The flop came 
, D’Angelo checked, Obreshkov bet 225,000, and D’Angelo folded. Obreshkov took the pot.
Hand #8 – Jared Griener raised from middle position to 200,000, and Brandon Eisen called from late position. The flop came 
, Griener bet 225,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.
The river card was the 
, Griener bet 400,000, and Eisen folded. Griener took the pot.
Jared Griener – 3,850,000 (48 bb)
$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 422
Jake Schwartz raised to 55,000 from the button, Alex Foxen three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind, Schwartz four-bet shoved for 480,000 and Foxen called.
Schwartz: 
Foxen: 
The board ran out 
, giving Schwartz a set of kings to double through Foxen.
Jake Schwartz – 1,010,000 (40 bb)
Alex Foxen – 2,340,000 (94 bb)
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 640
Mike Newman moved all in from the hijack and Jerry Humphrey called off for 180,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded and the hands were turned up.
Humphrey: 
Newman: 
It was a flip but not after the flop came down 
to give Humphrey a pair of jacks. The turn made it trips and he scored the double after the was run out on the river.
Humphrey then turned that 360,000 into twice as much doubling through Chance Kornuth a short time later.
Jerry Humphrey – 750,000 (63 bb)
Mike Newman – 68,000 (6 bb)