$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  90 of 1,070

James Romero  –  860,000  (86 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  780,000  (78 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  680,000  (68 bb)
Mike Leah  –  630,000  (63 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  620,000  (62 bb)
David Pham  –  530,000  (53 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  530,000  (53 bb)
Chris O’Hara  –  470,000  (47 bb)
Mike Jozoff  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Gary Bolden  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  320,000  (32 bb)
Jake Cody  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Matt Bond  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Darren Elias  –  220,000  (22 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Juan Endara  –  190,000  (19 bb)
Raffelo Locatelli  –  110,000  (11 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  110,000  (11 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 1,070

With the board showing on the turn, Michael Newman got it all in from the small blind for about 250,000 with (pair of aces), but he needed to improve to stay alive against the (two pair) of Chris Backhouse in the hijack.

The river card was the , and Backhouse won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Newman in 95th place.

Chris Backhouse  –  770,000  (77 bb)
Michael Newman  –  Eliminated in 95th Place  ($11,520)

With 94 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 455,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,520 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 1,070

The board read when Clemen Deng got all in with pocket fours on the cutoff. Antonio Serrao had him covered holding pocket sevens from middle position, and the river delivered the . Deng was eliminated in 98th place for a cash worth $11,520, and Serrao stacked up 843,000 after collecting the pot.

Antonio Serrao – 843,000 (84 bb)
Clemen Deng – Eliminated in 98th Place ($11,520)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 1,070

Charles DiFalco moved all in from the hijack for 121,000, Michael Newman called all in from the small blind for 90,000, and D.J. Alexander called from the big blind, covering both players.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

D.J. Alexander:  
Charles DiFalco:  
Michael Newman:  

The board came , and Newman won the main pot worth 280,000 with a set of nines to triple up in chips. Alexander won the smaller side pot worth 62,000 to eliminate DiFalco in 112th place.

Michael Newman  –  280,000  (28 bb)
D.J. Alexander  –  131,000  (13 bb)
Charles DiFalco  –  Eliminated in 112th Place  ($9,500)

With 111 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out today’s schedule with another late-night turbo at 9 pm with SHRPO Event 45. $600 buy-in Deep Stack turbo that will hustle along to a winner late this evening.

Players start with 20K out front and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 11:15 pm. No stopping there and we’ll hand out another SHRPO trophy before too long.

• 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 45 Structure Sheet

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 1,070

David Coleman  –  690,000  (69 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  670,000  (67 bb)
Koray Aldemir   – 560,000  (56 bb)
James Calderaro  –  550,000  (55 bb)
Rogen Chhabra  –  460,000  (46 bb)
David Jackson  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Ed McNamara  –  415,000  (42 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  410,000  (41 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  400,000  (40 bb)
Landon Tice  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  320,000  (32 bb)
Joel Harwood  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  290,000  (29 bb)
Tyler Cornell  –  290,000  (29 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Aaron Flores  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  230,000  (23 bb)
D.J. Alexander  –  200,000  (20 bb)
Kevin Andriamahefa  –  150,000  (15 bb)
Dom Mosley  –  130,000  (13 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Michael Newman  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Tony Cousineau  –  60,000  (6 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  114 of 1,070

The players have returned from dinner to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least 800K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Francis Margaglione  –  1,266,000  (127 bb)
2.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,230,000  (123 bb)
3.  Shannon Shorr  –  1,192,000  (119 bb)
4.  Justin Liberto  –  1,023,000  (102 bb)
5.  Taylor Wilson  –  992,000  (99 bb)
6.  Omer Rotman  –  903,000  (90 bb)
7.  Kitty Kuo  –  897,000  (90 bb)
8.  Yunkyu Song  –  884,000  (88 bb)
9.  Christian Harder  –  856,000  (86 bb)
10.  Farid Jattin  –  844,000  (84 bb)

With 114 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 375,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  114 of 1,070

While the field is on dinner break, here is a list of those who have busted in the money so far.

115th:  Howard Mash  –  $9,500
116th:  Loni Hui  –  $9,500
117th:  Min Zhang  –  $9,500

118th:  Bryce McVay  –  $8,515
119th:  Josh Reichard  –  $8,515
120th:  Matthew Leecy  –  $8,515
121st:  Zachary Goodman  –  $8,515
122nd:  Richard Warren  –  $8,515
123rd:  Zachary Harrell  –  $8,515
124th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $8,515
125th:  Frank Stepuchin  –  $8,515
126th:  Edgar Varas  –  $8,515

127th:  Mo Arani  –  $7,530
128th:  David Melman  –  $7,530
129th:  Sterling Savill  –  $7,530
130th:  Wasim Assaf  –  $7,530
131st:  Ashton Griffin  –  $7,530
132nd:  Brian Luo  –  $7,530
133rd:  Jason Wandling  –  $7,530
134th:  Michael Duek  –  $7,530

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$400 Deep Stack H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  65
Prize Pool:  $21,775
August 6, 2023

Event 42 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry). A field of 65 entries generated a prize pool of $21,775. The final nine players will cash, earning a minimum payout of $760.

Up top for the winner is $7,625.

1st:  $7,625 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,355
3rd:  $2,665
4th:  $1,905
5th:  $1,470
6th:  $1,145
7th:  $980
8th:  $870
9th:  $760