2013 SHRPO Live Updates

Mark Spies Leads the 121 Day 1A Survivors of Event #1

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The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida kicked off Thursday night with Day 1A of Event #1: $350 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack. After 14 levels of play, the starting field of 631 entries is down 121 players, each guaranteed a seat on Day 2 (to be played on Sunday). On top of the chip counts is Mark Spies with 427,000. He is followed by Michael Lipman (279,700), Chad Eveslage (270,000), and Jose Avila (230,400).

Also surviving the day were David Diaz (175,200), Peter Chin (88,200), Mike Beasley (84,000), Michael Morton (65,000), and Nancy Birnbaum (53,600). Among those who failed to survive Day 1A were Adam Levy, Darryll Fish, Corey Burbick, Raj Vohra, and Dan Buzgon. Since the event is a re-entry, you can expect to see those players back in action.

Here are the remaining flights for Event #1:

Day 1B: Friday, August 9 – 11 a.m.
Day 1C: Friday, August 9 – 7 p.m.
Day 1D: Saturday, August 10 – 11 a.m.
Day 1E: Saturday, August 10 – 7 p.m.

The 126 survivors from Day 1A have the option to re-enter in a later flight and will advance to Day 2 with their largest stack. Play resumes at 11 a.m. Friday morning and we’ll be back here to provide live updates on all of the action.

2013 SHRPO Live Updates

Michael Lipman Suffers a Setback – Still Has a Massive Stack

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The button raised to 3,500 and the small blind called preflop. Michael Lipman reraised to 13,000 on the big blind. The button reraised all in for 16,800 more and the small blind called all in. Lipman called to cover both of them and the three players flipped over their cards.

Button: KdQc
Lipman: 9s9c
Small Blind: 8d7d

Board: QsJh10h10s5d

The button won the hand to effectively triple up and Lipman took a hit, although he is still in the chip lead for notable players with 228,000.

2013 SHRPO Live Updates

Lipman Takes One Out

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Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100

After two players in early position limped in, Michael Lipman raised to 6,000 from middle position. The player in the hijack called, the UTG+1 player folded, and the UTG+2 player called to see a KhQh3d flop.

A check from the player in early position led to a bet of 20,000 from Lipman. The player in the hijack folded after about 60 seconds in the tank, leading to the early-position player raising all in for about 50,000. Lipman called with 3s3h for bottom set, ahead of his opponent’s Kc3c for two pair.

The 5d turn and 7d river were safe for Lipman, upping his stack to roughly 270,000 and increasing his lead on the field.

2013 SHRPO Live Updates

Survivor Contestant Albert Destrade Trying to Survive on Day 1A

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Albert Destrade, who appeared on the reality television show Survivor season that took place in the South Pacific was spotted playing on Day 1A of Event 1 here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Time will tell if he survives to Day 2, which will take place on Sunday, August 11. Unlike Survivor he does have the option of re-entering if he doesn’t survive Day 1A by playing in any of the four other starting flights in this $500,000 guaranteed event.