2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  54
Prize Pool:  $28,620
November 18, 2023

Event 13 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 54 entries produced a prize pool of $28,620, with the final seven players earning a share of it.

Up top for the winner is $10,560.

1st:  $10,560 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,300
3rd:  $3,870
4th:  $2,720
5th:  $2,150
6th:  $1,720
7th:  $1,300

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight H Entries:  1,417

Flight G’s reign at the top of the largest non-Championship single flight in state history didn’t last very long, as Flight H surpassed it just hours later with 1,417 entries.

2023 RRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,417 entries
2023 RRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,358 entries
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,256 entries
2023 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,256 entries
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,252 entries

That brought the total field side for Event 1 to 7,532 entries, making it the second-biggest tournament field in state history, while setting the prize pool at $2,485,560.

2022 SHRPO Event 1 – 7,703 entries
2023 RRPO Event 1 – 7,532 entries
2023 SHRPO Event 1 – 6,253 entries
2021 RRPO Event 1 – 6,196 entries
2022 RRPO Event 1 – 6,134 entries

Play in Flight F will continue until 142 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Through Flight G

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  611 of 6,115

Flight A:  736 Entries;  73 Advanced
Flight B:  629 Entries;  63 Advanced
Flight C:  761 Entries;  77 Advanced
Flight D:  728 Entries; 72 Advanced
Flight E:  966 Entries;  97 Advanced
Flight F:  937 Entries;  94 Advanced
Flight G:  1,358 Entries; 135 Advanced
Flight H:  Underway  (Registration Open Until 9:30)
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  135 of 1,358

As the Flight G field was approaching the money bubble, multiple bustouts before hand-for-hand play began left the field with 135 players who advanced to Day 2, which is Sunday at 1 p.m.

Full chip counts through Flight G will be posted in a little while. Here is the top of the Flight G leaderboard with eight players who bagged at least 450,000:

1.  Myles Barker  –  646,000  (81 bb)
2.  Ronald Birmingham  –  620,000  (58 bb)
3.  Zachary Fischer  –  592,000  (74 bb)
4.  Oliver Rebello  –  492,000  (62 bb)
5.  Robert Seaton  –  480,000  (60 bb)
6.  Scott Epstein  –  472,000  (59 bb)
7.  Alex Obed  –  463,000  (58 bb)
8.  Kevin Ruscitti  –  455,000  (57 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  140 of 1,358

On the river of a board with about 110,000 in the pot, the player in the hijack checked to Myles Barker on the button who bet about 130,000.

After a little while in the tank, the hijack folded face up.

Barker showed as he collected the pot.

Myles Barker  –  625,000  (78 bb)

$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The busy day in the Event Center continues and we’re putting one more tournament in action. Event 13 is a $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH that will keep things zipping right along.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and 15-minute levels to keep it moving. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm.

Then it’s just a matter of winning all the chips to take home the RRPO trophy.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  207 of 1,358

Another break has come and gone, probably the last of Flight G, and cards are back in the air with everyone gunning for a seat in the Day 2 field.

Huicun Qiao, known for his fun time at the table and LA Poker Open champ win, ran his way to the top of the counts with 441,000 and in contention for the overall lead if he can push the stack a bit higher.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight H Entries:  550

Cards went the air for the last flight of RRPO Event 1 and every table available is in play. We added another 20 tables in Salon East and there’s no waiting.

The tournament also hit another milestone: the second-biggest tournament field in state history with an outside shot of getting to the top. We have a combined 6,665 entries in Level 1 and only 2022 SHRPO Event 1 was bigger with 7,703 entries.

2022 SHRPO Event 1 – 7,703 entries
2023 RRPO Event 1 – 6,665 entries and counting
2023 SHRPO Event 1 – 6,253 entries
2021 RRPO Event 1 – 6,196 entries
2022 RRPO Event 1 – 6,134 entries

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last flight of the 2023 RRPO opener is set to kick off at 5 pm and put a big finishing touch on the already terrific turnout. The tournament put 6,115 entries into seats through the first seven flights, including a record number this morning, and the $2,000,000 guarantee is already in the rearview mirror.

Now, they just boost it higher.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 in Level 24. Late registration is available until 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed while reg is open.

Flight H will wrap up when 10% of the field remains and they will be the last group of survivors booking a seat in Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  102
Prize Pool:  $53,550
November 18, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 102 entries, creating a prize pool worth $53,550. The last 13 players will make the money with $1,475 for a min-cash and $16,025 plus the RRPO trophy to the Event 12 champ.

1st: $16,025 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $10,040
3rd: $6,155
4th: $4,020
5th: $3,135
6th: $2,500
7th: $2,130
8th: $1,850
9th-10th: $1,635
11th-13th: $1,475