2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $59,170
August 1, 2023

Event 21 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry). A crowd of 61 entries produced a prize pool of $59,170, and winning the lion’s share of it was Lawrence Berg, taking it down outright for $21,110.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  429
Prize Pool:  $223,080
July 30-August 1, 2023

Event 14 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a multi-flight $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). Over three starting flights, a field of 429 entries generated a prize pool of $223,080, more than doubling the $100,000 guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Peter Ng, winning outright for $44,270.

This marks Ng’s largest recorded live score, per the Hendon Mob poker database, and puts him past the $200,000 mark in career live tournament winnings.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  75
Prize Pool:  $24,375
Bounty Prize Pool:  $15,000
August 1, 2023

Event 24 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). There were 75 entries who partook in the event, producing a prize pool of $24,375 with an additional $15,000 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was made at the final table. Rafael Lima the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 24 winner for $6,825.

This marked Lima’s second SHRP major series trophy win, having previously won a $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty at the 2021 Showdown.

*denotes heads-up deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  169
Prize Pool:  $88,725
August 1, 2023

Event 22 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 169 entries created a prize pool of $88,725, nearly doubling the $50,000 guarantee.

A three-way deal took place at the final table and Nick Palma was the slight chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 22 winner for $16,446.

This marked Palma’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2022 Showdown.

*denotes three-way deal

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 84

Justin Liberto raised to 120,000 from the button, Dan Heimiller three-bet to 385,000 from the big blind, Liberto four-bet to 850,000, and Heimiller called.

The flop was , and both players checked.

The turn was the , Heimiller bet 875,000, Liberto raised all in with a covering stack, and Heimiller called all in for about 2,400,000 with for a set of tens.

Liberto, however, was ahead with for a set of jacks.

The river was the , safe for Liberto to win Event 23 outright for $257,000. Heimiller finished runner-up for $155,600.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 429

On a flop of , Wilson Igwe ended up all in for about 960,000 from the button against Peter Ng in the big blind.

Igwe: 
Ng: 

Ng had a set of fours along with an open-ended straight draw, while Igwe had a flush draw and straight draws.

The turn and river completed the board, which further improved Ng to fours full of aces to win Event 14 outright for $44,270.

Wilson Igwe finished runner-up for $31,000.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

On the turn of a board, a series of raises culminated with Justin Liberto all in for 2,340,000 from the big blind with for top two pair against Asher Neaman in the small blind with for a king-high straight.

The river was the , giving Liberto queens full of kings to double up.

Down to about 600,000, Neaman busted shortly thereafter in third place.

Justin Liberto  –  5,700,000  (114 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  2,700,000  (54 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($96,800)

1st: $257,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $155,600

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Asher Neamman raised to 125,000 from the button, Dan Heimiller three-bet all in for 920,000 from the big blind, and Neaman called.

Neaman: 
Heimiller: 

The board ran out , giving Heimiller a pair of tens to double through Neaman.

Dan Heimiller  –  1,915,000  (38 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  2,400,000  (48 bb)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 429

Peter Ng raised to 130,000 from the button, Ari Engel three-bet to 440,000 from the small blind, Ng four-bet to 1,370,000, and Engel thought for a few minutes before he called all in for 1,320,000.

Ng: 
Engel: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Engel, ending his tournament in third place.

Peter Ng  –  6,930,000  (139 bb)
Wilson Igwe  –  1,650,000  (33 bb)
Ari Engel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($20,200)

1st:  $44,270 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $31,000

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Alex Foxen raised to 500,000 from under the gun (with 185,000 behind), Asher Neaman reraised from the button, and Foxen called all in with , racing with Neaman’s .

The runout was no help to Foxen, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Asher Neaman  –  3,310,000  (66 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($65,500)

With three players remaining from a field of 84 entries, the average chip stack is around 2,800,000 (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed $96,800.