$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  423 of 5,870

With about 40K in the pot and the flop reading , Mica Lamar checked from the small blind and Jake Schwartz bet 25,000 from middle position. Lamar check-raised to 75,000, Schwartz moved all in and Lamar quickly called at risk for 276,000 total.

Lamar:
Schwartz:

Lamar flopped top pair top kicker but was behind Schwartz’s flopped spade flush. Lamar picked up outs on the turn and made a bigger spade flush on the river to double through a tough opponent.

Mica Lamar – 595,000 (74 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 66,000 (8 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  460 of 5,870

David Shmuel opened to 19,000 from under the gun and Michael Smagala moved all in for 114,000 next to act. It folded back around to Shmuel and he called with the bigger stack.

Shmuel:
Smagala:

Smagala ran into a much bigger pair and could not find a save on the board to go out in 461st place.

David Shmuel – 480,000 (60 bb)
Michael Smagala – Eliminated in 461st Place ($900)

$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We have an interesting game getting underway at 2 pm with the $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice tournament. The player on the button can pick any of these games for an orbit; No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha 8, Big O, No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw, Pot-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, or Pot-Limit Badugi.

Bring your talents for this game.

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

This tournament will award points for the SHRPO $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard.

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  522 of 5,870

Action folded to Arturo Garcia in middle position and he open-shoved for 70,000. Yaakov Yona was still stacking his chips from unbagging and called next to act. The rest of the table folded and the cards were tabled.

Garcia:
Yona:

Garcia was way ahead for his double up but Yona made a set of fours on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Garcia was an early elimination on Day 2.

Yaakov Yona – 379,000 (63 bb)
Arturo Garcia – Eliminated in 523rd Place ($820)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  566 of 5,870

Ron Katz opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Bruce Bailey called from the cutoff. Joseph Kadelock moved all in for 30,000 from the button and Katz reshipped for 70,000. Bailey thought for a few moments before he folded his hand.

Kadelock:
Katz:

Kadelock was ahead for his early double (nearly triple) and held on the no-paint board. Katz was down to 40K and eliminated a few hands later.

Joseph Kadelock – 87,000 (15 bb)
Ron Katz – Eliminated in 546th Place ($820)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  588 of 5,870

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of SHRPO Event 1 with 588 players remaining and all in the money. They will play one hand in Level 16 before blinds go up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and levels last 40 minutes until Level 24.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

It will be a busy day in the Grand Ballroom with the Day 2 restart of SHRPO Event 1 plus another handful of new tournaments starting with Event 13 at 1 pm. It is a $400 buy-in Deep Stack with a $100,000 and one-day structure.

Players sit down to 20,000 in their stacks and the first six levels last 20 minutes before going up to 30 minutes for the duration. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 5:30 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Level 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  588 of 5,870

We kicked off the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open series with Event 1, which drew an incredible 5,870 entries over eight starting flights, nearly turning the $1,000,000 guarantee into a $2,000,000 prize pool.

Today, 588 players return for Day 2, in the money and aiming for the $245K top prize. Frank Russo leads the way, with Barek Faraj, Alberto Sinani, Al Norman, and Greg Anda rounding out the top five.

They have enough time left in Level 16 (one minute and change) to play one more hand then blinds go up and levels last 40 minutes until the start of Level 24 when they go to 60.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Frank Russo – 891,000 (178 bb)
2. Barek Faraj – 778,000 (156 bb)
3. Alberto Sinani – 643,000 (129 bb)
4. Al Norman – 615,000 (123 bb)
5. Greg Anda – 612,000 (122 bb)
6. Emmanuel Dimaano Jr – 594,000 (119 bb)
7. Rafael Reis – 593,000 (119 bb)
8. Neal Corcoran – 590,000 (118 bb)
9. Phillip Juarez – 586,000 (117 bb)
10. Raymond Becker – 585,000 (117 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  588 of 5,870

Flight A:  441 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight B:  419 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight C:  536 Entries;  54 Advanced
Flight D:  528 Entries;  53 Advanced
Flight E:  816 Entries;  82 Advanced
Flight F:  814 Entries;  81 Advanced
Flight G:  1,185 Entries;  117 Advanced
Flight H:  1,131 Entries;  114 Advanced
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

A few players at Table 53 will be moved to Table 52, and a few players at Table 45 will be moved to Table 44.

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

1PM: Event 13 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Level 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 14 – $600 Big Bet Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 15 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1-12 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 16 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels last 60 minutes when 18 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 17 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 18 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $250 Milestone Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Ten $2,200 packages guaranteed; includes two seats in any $1,100 SHRPO events
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $600 SHRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into SHRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet