2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  124
Prizepool:  $62,000
Bounty Prizepool:  $62,000
August 2, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo with 124 entries creating a regular prizepool worth $62,000, plus another $62,000 in bounties to be awarded.

The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,285. The top prize is $17,740, along with a coveted SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $17,740 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,160
3rd:  $6,665
4th:  $4,185
5th:  $3,100
6th:  $2,665
7th:  $2,310
8th:  $2,045
9th-10th:  $1,800
11th-12th:  $1,580
13th-14th:  $1,400
15th-16th:  $1,285

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  124
Prize Pool:  $62,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $62,000
August 2, 2023

1st:  $17,740 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,160
3rd:  $6,665
4th:  $4,185
5th:  $3,100
6th:  $2,665
7th:  $2,310
8th:  $2,045
9th-10th:  $1,800
11th-12th:  $1,580
13th-14th:  $1,400
15th-16th:  $1,285

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  350
Prizepool:  $38,500
Bounty Prizepool:  $17,500
August 2, 2023

Registration closed for the $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty with 350 entries creating a regular prizepool worth $38,500, plus another $17,500 in bounties to be awarded.

The final 44 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $245. The top prize is $7,760, along with a coveted SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $7,760 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,225
3rd:  $3,685
4th:  $2,385
5th:  $1,840
6th:  $1,520
7th:  $1,275
8th:  $1,045
9th-10th:  $815
11th-12th:  $700
13th-15th:  $585
16th-18th:  $490
19th-21st:  $410
22nd-24th:  $330
25th-27th:  $300
28th-36th:  $270
37th-44th:  $245

$25,500 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 22

Shaun Deeb raised to 70,000 from the button, and Alex Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop was , Foxen shoved for about 165,000, and Deeb called.

Foxen: 
Deeb: 

Deeb was a slight favorite with his pair of fives and straight draw against Foxen’s flush draw and backdoor draws.

The turn further improved Deeb to aces and jacks, while the river was no help to Foxen, ending his tournament in third place.

Shaun Deeb  –  2,035,000  (102 bb)
Rogert Teska  –  715,000  (36 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($97,800)

1st:  $239,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $141,300

$25,500 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 22

Shaun Deeb raised to 70,000 from the button, Ren Lin three-bet the pot from the big blind, Deeb reraised, and Lin called all in for about 350,000.

Deeb: 
Lin: 

The flop came , safe for Lin.

The turn, however, was the , giving Deeb a set of kings to pull ahead.

The river was the , further improving Deeb to kings full of treys to eliminate Lin in fourth place.

Shaun Deeb  –  1,790,000  (90 bb)
Ren Lin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($65,200)

With three players remaining from a field of 22, the average chip stack is around 917,000 (46 big blinds).

1st:  $239,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $141,300
3rd:  $97,800

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 251

Jeff Farnes raised from middle position to 14,000, Mike Jozoff called from the hijack, and Owen Lynn moved all in from the small blind for about 123,000.

Farnes folded, and Jozoff called with . But Lynn turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

But the board came , and Jozoff spiked a queen on the river to win the pot and eliminate Lynn in 23rd place.

Mike Jozoff  –  525,000  (88 bb)
Owen Lynn  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($2,215)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 228,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 251

Dylan Linde moved all in from the hijack for 47,000, and chipleader Bin Weng called from the button with . Linde turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Linde flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Weng won the pot with his king to eliminate Linde in 24th place.

Bin Weng  –  520,000  (87 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($2,215)

With 23 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 218,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 251

Cherish Andrews min-raised under the gun to 12,000, Andres Korn moved all in from UTG+1 for about 60,000, and Andrews called with .

Korn turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Andrews to win the pot and eliminate Korn in 25th place.

Cherish Andrews  –  230,000  (38 bb)
Andres Korn  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($1,925)

With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 209,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 251

The players have returned from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Bin Weng  –  460,000  (77 bb)
2.  Min Zhang  –  389,000  (65 bb)
3.  Mike McCray  –  374,000  (62 bb)
4.  Mike Jozoff  –  353,000  (59 bb)
5.  William Wang  –  338,000  (56 bb)
6.  Daniyal Gheba  –  330,000  (55 bb)
7.  Jeff Farnes  –  329,000  (55 bb)

With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 201,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,925 each.

$25,500 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 22

Shaun Deeb raised to 55,000 from under the gun, and Alex Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop was , Foxen checked, Deeb bet the pot, and Foxen called all in for 105,000 with for a queen-high straight. Deeb trailed with .

The turn was the , giving Deeb four outs to a full house, but the river was a non-helpful to double Foxen up.

Alex Foxen  –  335,000  (22 bb)
Shaun Deeb  –  1,450,000  (97 bb)