The Day 1E field is currently at 684 entries and rising. There is a long list of alternates that is currently being called to fill in the empty seats around the room.
Event 7: Day 1E Set To Begin
Welcome to the third starting day (and the fifth starting flight) for Event 7 ($560 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack w/ $1 Million Guarantee)!
After four Day 1 flights thus far, there have been 1,866 entries and 410 have secured a seat for Day 2 on Sunday. On top of the chip counts is Pedro “Pete” Rios with 453,500, followed by Howard Mash with 398,400.
The Day 1E flight is expected to wrap up at about 6:45 p.m. and that will be followed by Day 1F which begins at 7:00 p.m. Registration is open until the end of the first break, which should be around 1:15 pm for Day 1E and 9:15pm for Day 1F . As always, we will be providing coverage of these events to keep you apprised of everything that’s going on during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
Friday Night Recap: Blum and Sutherland Win, Rios Leads Event 7
Event 7 ($560 No-Limit Hold’em)
Two more starting flights (Days 1C and 1D) were played, bringing the total amount of entries up to 1,866. Only 410 of them have made it through for Day 2 on Sunday. The $1 million guarantee will be reached when the field hits 2,000 entries and when all is said and done, more than 3,000 entries are expected. The overall chip leader is Pedro “Pete” Rios, who led the way in the Day 1D session and is the only player above the 400,000 mark.
Here are the top five overall chip counts:
1. Pedro “Pete” Rios – 453,500
2. Howard Mash – 398,400
3. Darrin Rabinowitz – 344,400
4. Luis Guarda – 317,700
5. Andrew Stern – 313,800
Event 8 ($240 Omaha 8 or Better)
From the starting field of 105 players, 18 advanced to Day 2 on Friday. Cory Blum and Aaron Salamon were the last two standing and agreed to an even chop.
Here are the final results:
1st: Cory Blum – $5,458
2nd: Aaron Salamon – $5,458
3rd: Zhen Cai – $2,625
4th: Robert Leff – $1,785
5th: Daniel Genachte – $1,418
6th: Robert Wachtel – $1,103
7th: Jonathan Gallin – $893
8th: Marla Crumpler – $683
9th: Ronald Brooks – $473
10th: Debbie Mitchell – $368
11th: Daniel Yanofski – $368
12th: Thomas Nasuti – $368
Event 9 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Bounties)
Event 9 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Bounties) drew a field of 159 players. From the $150 buy-in, $70 went into the main prizepool while $50 went into the bounty prizepool. The top 15 places were paid with first place set at $3,559 and a min-cash paying $156.
When the field was down to four, the remaining players agreed to an even chop which paid each $1,968. It was ruled that the remainder of the level would be played, and the final standings would be determined by chip counts at the end of the level. With Lester Goldsmith’s elimination in fourth place, James Sutherland held more than half the chips in play. From there, Sutherland sat back while Ramy Boctor and David Suraci played several big pots against each other.
When time ran out, Sutherland still had just more than half the chips with 478,000 of the 954,000 in play. Suraci scored a double-up through Boctor on the last hand to secure second place.
Here are the final results:
1st: James Sutherland – $1,968
2nd: David Suraci – $1,968
3rd: Ramy Boctor – $1,968
4th: Lester Goldsmith – $1,968
5th: Stephen Christy – $707
6th: Gerald Mitchell – $551
7th: Christopher Lewis – $434
8th: Raul Robles – $323
9th: Muneer Ahmed – $223
10th: Steven Kleisath – $184
11th: Conrad Lau – $184
12th: James Padula – $184
13th: Christopher Carey – $156
14th: Joshua Che Elrich – $156
15th: Regina Hampton – $156
Pedro “Pete” Rios Holds the Overall Chip Lead of Event 7
The Day 1D flight of Event 7 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) has come to an end. Another 533 entries brought the total amount up to 1,866 after four starting flights. Only 410 of them have made it through for Day 2 on Sunday and on top of the chip counts is Pedro “Pete” Rios with 453,500, the only player above the 400,000 mark.
Here are the 10 chip counts from the Day 1D session:
1. Pedro “Pete” Rios – 453,500
2. Luis Guarda – 317,700
3. Andrew Stern – 313,800
4. Samuel Bernabeu Guilabert – 306,100
5. Jacob Viccellio – 256,200
6. Brandon Navarrete – 252,000
7. Stephen Lateano – 242,700
8. Ylon Schwartz – 232,000
9. David Ciener – 227,600
10. Mark Zand – 220,000
Also surviving the day were Abbey Daniels (208,200), Scott Baumstein (167,000), SHRPO Event #1 winner Derek Buonano (95,500), and Darryll Fish (62,200).
Here are the top five overall chip counts after the first four starting flights:
1. Pedro “Pete” Rios – 453,500
2. Howard Mash – 398,400
3. Darrin Rabinowitz – 344,400
4. Luis Guarda – 317,700
5. Andrew Stern – 313,800
Play resumes Saturday morning at 11 a.m. with Day 1E and will be followed by Day 1F at 7 p.m.
Event 7 Update
The players have just returned from their last break of the night. About 171 players remain from the 533 entries that began this flight and Pedro Rios is the chip leader with about 350,000. Players will bag and tag in about 50 minutes.
James Sutherland Wins Event 9 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Bounties)
Event 9 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Bounties) drew a field of 159 players. From the $150 buy-in, $70 went into the main prizepool while $50 went into the bounty prizepool. The top 15 places were paid with first place set at $3,559 and a min-cash paying $156.
When the field was down to four, the remaining players agreed to an even chop which paid each $1,968. It was ruled that the remainder of the level would be played, and the final standings would be determined by chip counts at the end of the level. With Lester Goldsmith’s elimination in fourth place, James Sutherland held more than half the chips in play. From there, Sutherland sat back while Ramy Boctor and David Suraci played several big pots against each other.
When time ran out, Sutherland still had just more than half the chips with 478,000 of the 954,000 in play. Suraci scored a double-up through Boctor on the last hand to secure second place.
Here are the final results:
1st: James Sutherland – $1,968
2nd: David Suraci – $1,968
3rd: Ramy Boctor – $1,968
4th: Lester Goldsmith – $1,968
5th: Stephen Christy – $707
6th: Gerald Mitchell – $551
7th: Christopher Lewis – $434
8th: Raul Robles – $323
9th: Muneer Ahmed – $223
10th: Steven Kleisath – $184
11th: Conrad Lau – $184
12th: James Padula – $184
13th: Christopher Carey – $156
14th: Joshua Che Elrich – $156
15th: Regina Hampton – $156
Event 8 ($240 Omaha 8): Final Table Photos
The final table for Event 8 ($240 Omaha 8 or Better) wrapped up earlier this evening after playing down to the final two players, who then chopped it. Here’s a look at the final tablists from that event.
Event 7: Notable Chip Counts
Level 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
With 533 entries in the Day 1D flight, the field currently stands at 1,866 entries. With two more starting flights, the $1 million guarantee wil be easily smashed. 333 remain in the Day 1D flight.
Pedro Rios – 110,000
Corey Burbick – 94,000
Ylon Schwartz – 88,000
Jamie Rosen – 87,000
Steve Karp – 83,000
Benjamin Zamani – 68,000
Scott Baumstein – 65,000
Walid Maddah – 64,000
Tristan Wade – 60,000
Jeff Fielder – 55,000
Ian O’Hara – 53,000
Jerry Wong – 53,000
Alex Bolotin – 47,000
Justin Conley – 46,000
Zo Karim – 40,000
Tony Ruberto – 40,000
Roman Valerstein – 39,000
Adam Levy – 37,000
Abbey Daniels – 33,000
Rex Clinkscales – 32,000
Dwyte Pilgrim – 28,000
Joey Couden – 20,000
Lily Kiletto – 15,000
Danny Suied – 14,000
Barry Hutter – 11,000
Loni Harwood – 10,000
Among the players that appear to have busted are Cord Garcia, Joe Elpayaa, Andrew Watson, and Tommy Vedes.
Event 7: Notables in the Day 1D Field
Among the faces we have spotted so far include Darryll Fish, Adam Levy, Cord Garcia, Jerry Wong, Jamie Rosen, Tony Ruberto, Zo Karim, Danny Suied, Joe Elpayaa, Jeff Fielder, Andrew Watson, Ylon Schwartz, Sam Taylor, Loni Harwood, Roman Valerstein, Dwyte Pilgrim, Joey Couden, Tristan Wade, Scott Baumstein, Corey Burbick, Lily Kiletto, and Sheddy Siddiqui.
Cory Blum Wins Event 8 ($240 Omaha 8 or Better)
The final three players continued for a while in Event 8, with Aaron Salamon holding a strong lead most of the time.
Zhen Cai and Cory Blum were the short stacks, but Cai caught a bad turn after getting quartered by Salamon and was dangerously short. He got it all in on the next hand against Blum.
Zhen Cai: 
Cory Blum: 
The board came 
, and Blum turned the low and rivered a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Cai in third place.
Zhen Cai – Out in 3rd Place ($2,625)
That pot helped even the stacks a bit between Cory Blum and Aaron Salamon, and Salamon was ready to make a deal. He was willing to chop the top two prizes evenly, and when Blum said he would only agree if he got the trophy and the title, Salamon consented.
Just like that, Event 8 (Omaha 8 or Better) had come to an end. Here are the official payouts for all 12 players who finished in the money:
1st: Cory Blum – $5,458
2nd: Aaron Salamon – $5,458
3rd: Zhen Cai – $2,625
4th: Robert Leff – $1,785
5th: Daniel Genachte – $1,418
6th: Robert Wachtel – $1,103
7th: Jonathan Gallin – $893
8th: Marla Crumpler – $683
9th: Ronald Brooks – $473
10th: Debbie Mitchell – $368
11th: Daniel Yanofski – $368
12th: Thomas Nasuti – $368