$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 439

On a flop of , Ryan Olisar checked from the small blind and the player in middle position bet 700. Abhay Chakole called from the cutoff before Olisar check-raised to 2,000.

Middle position called and Chakole folded. The turn was the and Olisar bet 2,800. Middle position called and the river was the .

Olisar moved all in for 7,500 and his opponent called. Olisar showed , good for a full house, and he doubles through his opponent’s .

Ryan Olisar – 27,000

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 125 of 847

Blair Hinkle opened with an under-the-gun raise, and the small blind three-bet shoved for 29,500 total. Hinkle called to put him at risk.

Hinkle:
Small blind:

The board ran out , and Hinkle turned a jack-high straight to win the knockout pot.

Blair Hinkle – 220,000 (44 bb)

The Player of the Year leaderboard and points model received a makeover for the upcoming 2016/2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker season. As in past years, points will again be awarded during each of the 10 SHRP Championships beginning in September at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee and concluding with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August.

Among the changes are:

• Players must finish in the money to earn leaderboard points

• Points are awarded based on a tiered model that weighs tournament buy-in amount and place finished – There are three tiers and each tier has its own points model
  • Tier 1: $1,999 buy-in and lower (100 points for a win)
  • Tier 2: $2,000 – $3,999 buy-in (105 points for a win)
  • Tier 3: $4,000+ buy-in (110 points for a win)

• Following the conclusion of the SHRPO Championship, the top three points earners will receive prize packages – The POY’s package is estimated at a $32,450 value while 2^nd and 3^rd points earners win $19,750 and $13,750 packages

2016 SHRP Player of the Year Points Model

Download Points Matrix (PDF)

2016 SHRP Player of the Year Prizes

1^st Place – Estimated value, $32,450

• Four (4) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($13,350)
• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Championship/Main Events ($2,750)
• Two (2) tournament entries in Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Championship/Main Events ($3,600)
• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Championship/Main Events ($2,750)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($10,000 estimated value)

2^nd Place – Estimated value, $19,750

• Three (3) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($12,250)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($7,500 estimated value)

3^rd Place – Estimated value, $13,750

• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($8,750)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($5,000 estimated value)

Winners of each of the SHRP Championship winners will receive a $5,250 seat in the season-ending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship in August 2017.

Download Official Rules (PDF)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 132 of 847

The final 10-15 minutes of Level 14 were not kind to Sunny Patel, who dropped from 675K to 383K. That left Lexy Gavin as the only player with more than 600,000 in chips for the second break in a row, and she is our official chipleader.

Here’s a look at some of the updated chip stacks from the break:

1.  Lexy Gavin  –  646,000  (129 bb)
2.  David Wolff  –  537,500  (108 bb)
3.  Jean Prince Gaspard  –  527,000  (105 bb)
4.  Jaime Lewin  –  525,000  (105 bb)
5.  Sam Ho  –  521,000  (104 bb)
6.  Michael Newman  –  519,000  (104 bb)
7.  Zo Karim  –  517,000  (103 bb)
8.  Nenad Medic  –  497,000  (99 bb)
9.  Marsel Backa  –  430,000  (86 bb)
10.  Devon Shalmi  –  412,000  (82 bb)

Sunny Patel  –  383,000
Corey Hochman  –  370,000
Alexis Sterner  –  365,500
Seth Davies  –  330,000
Jason Koon  –  330,000
Kurt Lichtman  –  287,500
Esther Taylor-Brady  –  273,500
Roman Valerstein  –  268,500
Ryan Fair  –  267,000
D.J. MacKinnon  –  241,000
Chris Klodnicki  –  240,000
Paul Dlugozima  –  232,000
Dean Baranowski  –  231,500
Gil Haim  –  221,000
Theo Lawson  –  215,500
Blair Hinkle  –  210,000
Patrick Eskandar  –  192,000
Jerry Payne  –  181,000
Scott Zakheim  –  164,500
Tom Marchese  –  164,000
Nancy Birnbaum  –  160,500
Faraz Jaka  –  158,000
Kunal Patel  –  150,000
Ting Ho  –  144,000
Adam Geyer  –  135,000
Matt Affleck  –  128,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  111,500
Angel Guillen  –  101,000
T.K. Miles  –  69,500
David Peters  –  69,000
Jake Bazeley  –  68,500
Joe Kuether  –  68,000
Rhynie Campbell  –  49,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200/25
Players: 429

Ryan Tepen limped from middle position and Mike Leah, who was to his direct left, raised to 700. The player in the big blind called, as did Tepen, and three players saw a flop of .

Two checks saw Leah continue for 1,100, the big blind folded, and Tepen called to see the turn. Tepen checked, Leah bet 2,500, and Tepen check-raised to 5,500. Leah responded by moving all in for 14,300 and Tepen snap-called.

Tepen:
Leah:

Tepen flopped a set to pull ahead of Leah’s aces, and the river allowed him to dispatch a tough opponent.

Ryan Tepen – 50,000
Mike Leah – Eliminated

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 132 of 847

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a 500 ante. With 132 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 193,000 (39 big blinds).

The field is in the money, and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $7,500 each. The next pay jump is $8,750 for 126th place.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 426

With 426 entrants, the $1,000,000 guarantee is long bested in the $2,650 freeze-out. Lat registration is available through the dinner break with closing time coming at about 8:50pm.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 421

There was about 6,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of . The small blind checked and Pratyush Buddiga bet 4,500 from the cutoff.

The small blind took a minute of thought and then called. Buddiga showed , good for a king-high straight flush and the small blind mucked his hand.

Pratyush Buddiga – 31,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 421

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Cate Hall was in a heads-up pot. The board read [js6h] and Hall jammed for her last 9,850 — roughly a pot-size bet. The lone opponent in the hand mucked and Hall chipped up to just about starting stack.

Cate Hall – 19,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200/25
Players: 399

Level 4 is underway. Here are some notable chip counts from the break:

Alexander Vhanas – 44,450
Tom Thomas – 42,000
Blake Bohn – 40,000
Mike Wang – 35,800
Shannon Shorr – 32,000
Ryan Tepen – 29,700
Matt Stout – 27,000
Harrison Gimbel – 26,200
Jonathan Little – 26,000
Jake Cody – 25,300
Scott Clements – 25,050
Kane Kalas – 25,000
Nick Yunis – 24,675
Melanie Weisner – 24,600
Brian Hastings – 24,000
Anthony Spinella – 23,900
Darren Rabinowitz – 23,000
Jason Wheeler – 20,400
Darryll Fish – 20,225
Scott Davies – 19,600
Mike Leah – 19,950
Vinny Pahuja – 19,400
Ryan Olisar – 19,000
Allen Kessler – 18,600
Joe McKeehen – 18,550
Mukul Pahuja – 16,000
Jonathan Duhamel – 14,500
Jennifer Tilly – 10,800