High Roller: Daniel Rezaei Doubles Thru Taylor von Kriegenbergh

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Daniel Rezaei
Daniel Rezaei

Daniel Rezaei raised to 200,000 (leaving 1,000 behind) from the hijack, Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in for 326,000 from the cutoff, and Rezaei called all in for 201,000.

Rezaei:  AsKd
TVK:  8h8s

The board ran out Ah9h7sTh5d, giving Rezaei a pair of aces to double up.

Daniel Rezaei  –  452,000  (23 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  – 125,000  (6 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Approximate Chip Counts

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Brandon Wittmeyer
Chipleader Brandon Wittmeyer

Table 23
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Brandon Wilson  –  920,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Justin Zaki  –  420,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryn Kenney  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Darren Elias  –  340,000  (17 bb)

Table 24
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Daniel Rezaei  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Byron Kaverman  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Dan Sepiol  –  520,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Alex Foxen  –  910,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,480,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th-10th:  $52,900

High Roller: Jonathan Jaffe Doubles Thru Justin Zaki

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

Brandon Wilson raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet all in for 144,000 from the button, Justin Zaki four-bet shoved from the small blind for about 515,000, and Wilson folded.

Jaffe:  AdJd
Zaki:  QcQd

The board ran out QsTc5s6s9s, giving Jaffe an ace-high flush to double through Zaki.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  368,000  (18 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  367,000  (18 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

Championship: Kevin Schulz – 9th Place ($63,000)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

Kevin Schulz
Kevin Schulz

Kevin Schulz was all in from the cutoff for 775,000 with AsQc, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdKs of Brandon Kessous in the big blind.

The board came Jd7h3h9d9s, and Kessous won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Schulz in ninth place.

Brandon Kessous  –  4,600,000  (46 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($63,000)

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $80,000 each.

Championship: Paul Snead Doubles Thru Kevin Schulz

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 865

Paul Snead
Paul Snead

Kevin Schulz raised from the button to 200,000, Paul Snead reraised from the big blind to 800,000, and Schulz thought for a while before he moved all in for 3,950,000.

Snead quickly called all in for 3,175,000 with 9h9d, and Schulz turned over 6s6d. Snead needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came KsKc4h3c5d, and the nines held up for Snead to win the pot and double up in chips.

Paul Snead  –  6,500,000  (65 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  775,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 4,800,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $63,000 each.

High Roller: Brandon Wittmeyer Doubles Thru Byron Kaverman

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Brandon Wittmeyer
Brandon Wittmeyer

Picking up the action on the turn of KhJc3s4s board with roughly 310,000 in the pot, Brandon Wittmeyer bet 150,000 from the big blind and Byron Kaverman called in the cutoff.

The river was the Ad, Wittmeyer moved all in for 358,000, and Kaverman used two time-extensions before he called.

Wittmeyer showed QhTs for an ace-high straight, besting Kaverman’s AhKd for aces and kings to double up.

Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,320,000  (83 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  150,000  (9 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (35 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

Championship: Naing Thu vs. Clemen Deng

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 865

Naing Thu
Naing Thu

Clemen Deng raised UTG+1 to 200,000, and Naing Thu called from the cutoff.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Qs6d4h2d, Deng bet 850,000, and Thu used a Time Chip to tank for about a minute before he called.

The river card paired the board with the Qc, Deng checked, and Thu used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he bet 1,650,000. Deng folded, and Thu took the pot.

Naing Thu  –  5,550,000  (56 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  13,550,000  (136 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 4,800,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $63,000 each.

High Roller: Manuel Fritz Eliminated by Alex Foxen

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Manuel Fritz

Manuel Fritz was all in for about 210,000 from the small blind against Alex Foxen in the hijack.

Fritz:  QsQc
Foxen:  AcKd

The board ran out KcJsTs7c5h, giving Foxen a pair of kings to eliminate Fritz.

Alex Foxen  –  820,000  (51 bb)
Manuel Fritz  –  Eliminated

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (35 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Justin Zaki Doubles Thru Jonathan Jaffe

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 67

Justin Zaki
Justin Zaki

Darren Elias raised to 32,000 from the hijack, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 130,000 from the small blind, Justin Zaki used three time-extensions before he four-bet all in for 172,000 in the big blind, Elias folded, and Jaffe called.

Jaffe:  Ks9s
Zaki:  AsJd

The board came 4d3s2d8h2h, safe for Zaki to double up.

Justin Zaki  –  392,000  (25 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  470,000  (29 bb)

With 13 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 515,000 (32 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

Event 56: Prize Pool and Payouts with $12,420 Up Top

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 56
$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH/PLO
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $35,510
August 12, 2024

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack NLH/PLO tournament with 67 entries creating a prize pool worth $35,510. The last nine spots will be paid with $1,245 for a min-cash and $12,420 up top for the winner.

1st: $12,420 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $7,100
3rd: $4,350
4th: $3,110
5th: $2,400
6th: $1,865
7th: $1,600
8th: $1,420
9th: $1,245