Event 1 Flight B: Chris Lewis Sends the Remaining 49 Players onward to Day 2

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  49 of 484

Following a flop of 7h3h2s, a player in middle position was all in for about 92,000 with AsJc against Chris Lewis in the big blind holding 7c6c for a pair of sevens.

The 2c turn and 9c river completed the board, safe for Lewis to score the elimination and send the remaining field through to Day 2.

Chris Lewis  –  335,000  (56 bb)

Jesus Figueroa Wins Event 4 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Four-Way Deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  177
Prize Pool:  $19,470
Bounty Prize Pool:  $8,850
November 16, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 4 Champion Jesus Figueroa

Event 4 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). There were 177 entries, creating a prize pool of $19,470 with an additional $8,850 set aside for bounties.

A four-handed deal took place at the final and as the chip leader, it was Jesus Figueroa who was the official Event 4 champion for $4,313.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JesusFigueroa$4,313*
2SamuelKim$2,763*
3VigornDancharnjitt$2,546*
4GinoldRendel$1,808*
5SergioGamarra$940
6JonathanLasko$775
7JenniferAguilar$665
8RobertoBendeck$585
9MiguelGomez$505
10RamelDiaz-Warner$505
11PiotrKordos$430
12GustavoPerla$430
13PasqualeCaiazza$360
14GilGuadalpi$360
15ArvindSamaroo$360
16MatiasChervin$300
17JohnYoung$300
18VinyMonteiro$300
19TomislavKrizanic$245
20RoniZelichonok$245
21AlexisColangelo$245
22PeterCarroll$245
23EricDiaz$245

*denotes four-handed deal

Chris Kostoulas Wins Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Six-Way Deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  80
Prize Pool:  $42,000
November 16, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 3 Champion Chris Kostoulas

Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). The tournament attracted 80 entries, generating a prize pool of $42,000.

A six-handed deal was reached at the final table, and as the chip leader it was Chris Kostoulas who was the official Event 3 champion for $7,418.

This marked Kostoulas’ second SHRP final table and his first SHRP trophy win. He previously finished runner-up in a $360 PLO event at the 2019 Showdown. With his result tonight, Kostoulas passed the $285K mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ChrisKostoulas$7,418*
2ErrolMassey$7,066*
3DavidShmuel$6,412*
4GabeRamos$5,930*
5KristopherGrunwald$4,989*
6LongNguyen$3,885*
7DaveDambrosi$1,890
8KennethPo$1,680
9AlexanderOrlov$1,470
10VolodymyrKondratenko$1,260

*denotes six-handed deal

Event 3: We Have a Deal!

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 80

After playing six-handed for a little while, the remaining six players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time:

Chris Kostoulas  –  403,000  (34 bb)
Errol Massey  –  364,000  (30 bb)
David Shmuel  –  298,000  (25 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  254,000  (21 bb)
Kristopher Grunwald  –  178,000  (15 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  103,000  (9 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Chris Kostoulas  –  $7,418
Errol Massey  –  $7,066
David Shmuel  –  $6,412
Gabe Ramos  –  $5,930
Kristopher Grunwald  –  $4,989
Long Nguyen  –  $3,885

As the chip leader, Christopher Kostoulas is the official 2022 RRPO Event 3 champion.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Event 3: Dave Dambrosi – 7th Place ($1,890)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 80

Errol Massey raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, Dave Dambrosi three-bet the pot from the button, Massey four-bet, and Dambrosi called all in for about 110,000.

Massey:  AhKsKc6c3c
Dambrosi:  Ac10c6s5s2s

The board ran out QcQs3dJdAd, leaving Dambrosi drawing dead on the turn to end his tournament in seventh place.

Errol Massey  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Dave Dambrosi  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,890)

Seniors: Wilmer Chavira Wins in a Four-Way Deal

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

Wilmer Chavira
Seniors Event Champion Wilmer Chavira

The final four players returned from their break after Level 24 and quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts:

1.  Wilmer Chavira  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
2.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  990,000  (25 bb)
3.  Steven Bennett  –  750,000  (19 bb)
4.  Darin Kaplan  –  530,000  (13 bb)

And these are the revised payouts that they agreed to:

1st:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $16,031 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  $14,649
3rd:  Steven Bennett  –  $13,060
4th:  Darin Kaplan  –  $11,245

Congratulations to Wilmer Chavira!

Stay tuned for a recap from this event.

Event 3: Kenneth Po – 8th Place ($1,680)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 80

Kristopher Grunwald limped for 10,000 in the hijack, Gabe Ramos raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, Kenneth Po called on the button, David Shmuel called in the small blind, and Grunwald called.

The flop was Ks8s6c and action checked to Ramos who bet 10,000. Po raised all in for 107,000, Shmuel reraised all in with a covering stack, Grunwald folded, and Ramos folded.

Po:  AsQhJs7d2s
Shmuel:  KhKd10s9h8d

Shmuel had top set of kings with a straight draw, while Po had multiple draws with the nut-flush draw and the nut-low draw.

The 10c turn and 6s river completed the board, giving Shmuel kings full of sixes to eliminate Po in eighth place.

David Shmuel  –  403,000  (40 bb)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,680)

Seniors: Lisa Levy – 5th Place ($4,445)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

Lisa Levy
Lisa Levy

Lisa Levy got it all in for 385,000 with KcQh, and she needed to improve to stay alive against Wilmer Chavira’s Ah10c.

The board came AdJh4h6d9d, and Levy flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Chavira won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Levy in fifth place.

Wilmer Chavira  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)
Lisa Levy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,445)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 880,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $5,765 for fourth place.

Seniors: David Ray – 6th Place ($3,690)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 176

David Ray
David Ray

Wilmer Chavira got it all in from the hijack for 380,000 with AdKd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AsJc of David Ray, who was under the gun.

Ray called for a jack, and the flop came KcJs7c, giving both players a pair, with Chavira still in the lead.

Another player told Ray, “You needed to be more specific.”

The turn card was the 10d, the river card was the 6s, and Chavira won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Wilmer Chavira  –  835,000  (28 bb)
David Ray  –  50,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Ray was forced all in, with 30,000 for the ante and 20,000 as his big blind. Everyone folded to Lisa Levy, who called from the small blind with AcJd.

Ray was dominated with Jc8d, but flopped two pair on a board of Js8s5c6cQc to not-quite-double up in chips.

David Ray  –  70,000  (2 bb)
Lisa Levy  –  460,000  (15 bb)

The next hand, Deonarine Itwaru raised under the gun to 75,000, Ray called all in from the small blind, and Wilmer Chavira called from the big blind.

Chavira and Itwaru checked to the turn on a board of KdQd5s3s. Chavira checked, Itwaru bet 100,000, and Chavira folded. Itwaru took the side pot.

For the main pot, Ray showed Ad5h for a pair of fives, but Itwaru turned over AhKc for a pair of kings. Ray was dominated, and he needed one of the two remaining fives to stay alive.

The river card was the Kh, and Itwaru won the pot with trip kings to eliminate Ray in sixth place.

Deonarine Itwaru  –  1,350,000  (45 bb)
David Ray  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,690)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 705,000 (24 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,445 for fifth place.

Event 3: Big O Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 80

2022 RRPO Event 3 Final Table

Seat 1:  Kristopher Grunwald  –  139,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Gabe Ramos  –  174,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Kenneth Po  –  179,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  David Shmuel  –  235,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Long Nguyen  –  95,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Errol Massey  –  340,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7:  David Dambrosi  –  163,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8:  Christopher Kostoulas  –  275,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $14,195 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,190
3rd  $5,125
4th:  $3,465
5th:  $2,625
6th:  $2,100
7th:  $1,890
8th:  $1,680

In-The-Money Finishers
9th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $1,470
10th:  Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  $1,260