$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 640

After the under-the-gun player opened for 7,000 and two others limped, Kornuth three-bet to 32,000 from the lojack. The player in the hijack then moved in for 55,000 and action folded back to Kornuth, who called.

Kornuth:
Hijack:

Kornuth had a kicker problem and while it didn’t get resolved on the flop, the turn was just what he was looking for. The river was a brick and Kornuth pulled in even more chips.

Chance Kornuth – 285,000 (95 bb)

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 640

Ralph Massey moved all in for 22,000 from the cutoff and the player in the big blind looked him up.

Massey:
Big Blind:

Massey was caught with his hand in the cookie jar but was at least drawing to two live cards, that is until the flop paired his opponent.

The turn left Massey drawing dead and he headed to the exit.

Ralph Massey – Eliminated

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 422

Michael Esposito raised to 30,000 from early position, Jesse Chinni reraised to 85,000 from middle position, Esposito four-bet shoved for 196,000 and Chinni called.

Esposito:
Chinni:

The board came down , giving Esposito a set of kings to double through Chinni.

Michael Esposito – 422,000 (35 bb)
Jesse Chinni – 405,000 (34 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 914

Level 25 came to an end, and the players left on a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:40 pm.

Here are the updated chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Aaron Kupin  –  1,600,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  5,300,000  (88 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,000,000  (50 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  1,840,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Steve Trizis  –  925,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  810,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Edgar Vares  –  750,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  Adam Adler  –  2,550,000  (43 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Jacob Bazeley  –  1,390,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Noah Schwartz  –  1,300,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Matt Bretzfield  –  900,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  4,400,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  2,400,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,900,000  (132 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
10th-12th:  $62,415
13th-15th:  $49,117

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 914

Adam Adler raised from middle position to 110,000, Aaron Kupin called from the hijack, and Steve Trizis called from the big blind.

The flop came , Trizis checked, and Adler bet 150,000. Kupin called, and Trizis folded.

The turn card was the , Adler bet 375,000, and Kupin called.

The river card was the , Adler moved all in for 920,000, and Kupin folded. Adler took the pot.

Adam Adler  –  2,350,000  (47 bb)
Aaron Kupin  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 914

Imar Soika was all in from the big blind for 160,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Noah Schwartz in the cutoff.

The board came — Soika paired his jack on the flop to take the lead, but Schwartz rivered two pair, aces and tens, to win the pot and eliminate Soika in 16th place.

Noah Schwartz  –  1,400,000  (28 bb)
Imar Soika  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($49,117)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 914

Brandon Eisen raised from the hijack to 115,000, and Josh Kay called from the big blind. The flop came , Kay checked, Eisen bet 100,000, and Kay called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Kay checked, Eisen bet 350,000, and Kay check-raised all in for about 1,800,000.

Eisen called, and Kay showed for two pair, aces and queens. But Eisen turned over to win the pot with a full house, aces full of queens, eliminating Kay in 17th place.

Brandon Eisen  –  6,700,000  (134 bb)
Josh Kay  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($40,561)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 422

Matt Affleck moved all in preflop for 144,000 under the gun, and Rick Alvarado called on the button. Blair Hinkle reraises all in from the small blind, and Alvarado folded. The remaining two players then revealed their cards.

Hinkle:
Affleck:

Board:

Affleck was eliminated in 16th place, good for $12,024, and Hinkle held 890,000 after the hand.

Blair Hinkle – 890,000 (74 bb)
Matt Affleck – Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,024)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 422

Brian Cowman was all in preflop for 144,000 on the big blind, and Paul Volpe had him covered on the small blind. Here is a look at their cards.

Cowman:
Volpe:

Board:

Cowman doubled up to survive with 312,000, and Volpe was down to 410,000 after the hand.

Brian Cowman – 312,000 (26 bb)
Paul Volpe – 410,000 (34 bb)

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  640
Prize Pool:  $640,000
August 13-14, 2018

The prize pool has been released for the $1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), and with 640 entries, the total prize pool is worth $640,000. The final 80 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,824 each, and first prize is worth $119,465.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $119,465
2nd:  $83,750
3rd:  $53,939
4th:  $39,008
5th:  $29,933
6th:  $24,045
7th:  $19,981
8th:  $15,923
9th:  $11,949
10th-12th:  $9,888
13th-15th:  $7,872
16th-18th:  $6,560
19th-21st:  $5,376
22nd-24th:  $4,544
25th-27th:  $3,840
28th-36th:  $3,155
37th-45th:  $2,771
46th-54th:  $2,451
55th-63rd: $2,195
64th-72nd: $2,003
73d-80th: $1,824