$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 13 of 117

James Carroll was all in with in the hole, and Matas Cimbolas had him covered holding .

The board ran out , and Carroll was eliminated in 14th place, good for $25,270. CImbolas held 290,000 after the hand.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #193  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the , Winter checked, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter called. Elharrar showed to win the pot with a seven-high straight, and Winter mucked.

HAND #194  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Elharrar bet 200,000, and Winter called.

The river card was the , Elharrar bet 500,000, and Winter called. Elharrar showed to win the pot with a club flush.

HAND #195  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter raised to 700,000, and Elharrar folded.

Sean Winter  –  28,600,000  (143 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  5,425,000  (27 bb)

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Remaining Players: 14 of 117

Ali Imsirovic was all in preflop for his last two big blinds, and he shoved with Q-5 in the hole. James Romero had him covered holding A-K, which held up to win the hand. Imsirovic was eliminated in 15th place, good for $25,270 in prize money. Romero stacked up 275,000 after the hand.

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Remaining Players: 15 of 117

Jim Collopy moved all in preflop for 15,000 from middle position, and James Carroll called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Carroll:
Collopy:

Board:

Collopy was eliminated on the money bubble by a straight on the river, and Carroll stacked up 65,000 after collecting the pot. Every player remaining will now take home at least $25,270.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

Level 30 comes to an end, and Level 31 begins with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 and a big blind ante of 200,000. Play continues without a break.

HAND #184  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Elharrar bet 250,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #185  –  Shalom Elharrar folded, giving Sean Winter a walk in the big blind.

HAND #186  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Elharrar bet 225,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the , Elharrar checked, Winter bet 750,000, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the , Elharrar checked, Winter bet 1,500,000, and Elharrar thought for a while before he called. Winter showed to win the pot with trip tens, and Elharrar mucked.

HAND #187  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Elharrar showed , for king high, and Winter mucked. Elharrar won the pot.

HAND #188  –  Shalom Elharrar folded, giving Sean Winter a walk in the big blind.

HAND #189  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Winter checked, Elharrar bet 375,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #190  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Elharrar checked, Winter bet, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the , Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter called. Elharrar showed to win the pot with a club flush, and Winter mucked.

HAND #191  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Winter checked, Elharrar bet 275,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #192  –  Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar folded.

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 385

On the turn with the board reading , Faraz Jaka checked and Jessica Dawley bet 200,000. Jaka called and there was about 800,000 in the middle heading to the river card.

Jaka checked and Dawley bet about 500,000. Jaka quickly folded and is under 20 big blinds for the second time this heads-up match.

Jessica Dawley – 8,100,000
Faraz Jaka – 1,525,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #179  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 150,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Winter bet 150,000, Elharrar raised to 375,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar called. Winter showed to win the pot with two pair, tens and deuces, and Elharrar mucked.

HAND #180  –  Sean Winter completed the small blind to 150,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Elharrar bet 175,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the , Elharrar checked, Winter bet 575,000, and Elharrar quickly called.

The river card was the , and both payers checked. Elharrar showed to win the pot, and Winter mucked.

HAND #181  –  Shalom Elharrar folded, giving Sean Winter a walk in the big blind.

HAND #182  –  Sean Winter limped for 150,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Elharrar bet 250,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #183  –  Shalom Elharrar raised to 350,000, and Sean Winter folded.

Sean Winter  –  28,775,000  (192 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  5,250,000  (35 bb)

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 115
Prize Pool: $2,840,500
August 12-13, 2019

The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open finished off the series with The Big 4 tournaments and final tables. The $25,500 High Roller attracted some of the best players in the world and it was four-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb taking the title along with $778,300 after defeating Albert Daher heads-up.

“Winning these fields is so tough,” Deeb said after. “There are a lot of soft spots at the start of the tournament, but you look at these final tables and everyone played great.”

“I got a lot of chips early, I ran perfect, won every key all in — Won like three flips.”

The High Roller is always popular and this year was no different. It drew 115 entries to easily surpass the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and put $2,840,500 up for grabs. The field was packed with top pros competing for the trophy and a lot of money.

Defending champion Jake Schindler tried to repeat but fell short of the money with 16 getting paid. SHRPO $50,000 Super High Roller champion Jason Mercier was in contention for another win, but he went out in ninth place to set the Big 4 High Roller live-stream final table.

Andy Andrejevic returned for the last day with the chip lead and Deeb not far behind. Day 2 of the tournament did not go well for Andrejevic,though, and he had to settle for a fourth-place finish.

Deeb continued to dominate the final table and only trailed for a short time when the last three players went into a long grind with very deep stacks.

“It was just crazy. I got very lucky,” Deeb said. “I just made the nuts every hand. In an edited broadcast, you don’t see how often I had it, but these guys were great players who were so frustrated because I only had to bluff like twice all day.”

“It’s crazy to have the best hand that often. I know how unlikely that is, so I’m just so happy.”

WPT Champions Club member Olivier Busquet was eliminated in third place when he made the same pair as Deeb but was outkicked. Deeb’s heads-up match with Daher did not last long and ended when Deeb won an all-in preflop race with a timely river.

Daher earned $545,375 for his runner-up finish which goes nicely with his seventh-place finish in the $50,000 Super High Roller.

Deeb finished off the win a year after he was in the same position as Daher. He made second-place money in the 2018 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller but closed it out this time around.

Deeb is a regular in all of our big tournaments, loves our property, rooms, and games.

“Honestly, the staff — They have the best dealers. They pay their staff right, they take care of the players,” Deeb said about the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood staff. “It’s everyone’s favorite stop, and that’s saying something.”

“They put on the greatest customer experience, they take care of the staff from top to bottom, it’s just perfect.”

Deeb earned the High Roller title not long after his close friend Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy won our $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha trophy. They posed in each the other’s winner photo and plan to have a nice celebration this evening.

“We are going to go back (to Kuro),” Deeb laughed. “Cliff Josephy just won one of the side events, so there’s going to be a picture floating online of me sitting in his lap, so I’m excited to return the favor now.”

“He said he was going first and now it’s my turn.”

Congratulations to Shaun Deeb on the High Roller win and thanks, as always, to our very loyal players.

High Roller results:

1st: Shaun Deeb – $778,300 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Albert Daher – $545,375
3rd: Olivier Busquet – $340,860
4th: Andy Andrejevic – $235,760
5th: TK Miles – $150,545
6th: Josh Ray – $110,780
7th: Jake Schwartz – $90,895
8th: Matthew Wantman – $76,695
9th: Jason Mercier – $73,855
10th: Ali Imsirovic – $71,015
11th: Jim Collopy – $68,170
12th: Chris Johnson – $65,330
13th: Sam Soverel – $62,490
14th: Mark Eddleman – $59,650
15th: Richard Lee – $56,810
16th: Daniel Strelitz – $53,970

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 16 of 117

James Carroll limped the button, Matas Cimbolas completed the small blind, and John Dollinger checked from the big blind.

All three players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Carroll checked and Cimbolas bet 12,000. Both of his opponent’s called.

The river was the , Caroll checked and Cimbolas went into the tank. Someone called the clock and at the last second Cimbolas bet 50,000.

Dollinger quickly called and Carroll got out of the way. Cimbolas showed but was no good against Dollinger’s .

John Dollinger – 242,000
Matas Cimbolas – 180,000
James Carroll – 52,000