$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 111
Taylor Wilson raised to about 100,000 (leaving about 20,000 behind) from under the gun, Stephen Song reraised all in from the big blind, and Wilson called all in for the additional 20,000.
Wilson: Song:
The board ran out , no help to Wilson after flopping and turning outs, ending his tournament in 10th place.
Stephen Song – 275,000 (34 bb) Taylor Wilson – Eliminated in 10th Place ($32,000)
$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 111
Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised all in for about 55,000 from under the gun and Ash Chehata gave him action from the small blind with , leading von Kriegenbergh’s .
The board ran out , not enough help to Van Kriegenbergh, ending his tournament in 12th place.
Ash Chehata – 290,000 (36 bb) Taylor von Kriegenbergh – Eliminated in 12th Place ($28,240)
$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 111
Mitchell Halverson raised all in for about 17,000 from the small blind and Taylor Wilson called in the big blind.
Halverson: Wilson:
The board ran out , giving Wilson a pair of sixes to eliminate Halverson in 14th place.
Taylor Wilson – 100,000 (13 bb) Mitchell Halverson – Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,045)
Recent Eliminations 13th: Christopher Mills – $25,045
$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 14 of 111
Darren Elias
All the cards were out on the table, and David Peters was eliminated on the money bubble when his from the big blind fell against the held by Darren Elias on the small blind.
The final board read , and Peters was eliminated on the money bubble in 15th place. Elias held 265,000 after collecting the pot. Every player remaining will now take home at least $25,045 in prize money.
Darren Elias – 265,000 ( 44 bb) David Peters – Eliminated on the Money Bubble
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida $25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry) $2,000,000 Guaranteed Entries: 105 Prize Pool: $2,593,500 August 8-9, 2022
Big 4 High Roller Champion Nolan King
“This was my first high roller.”
That was said by Nolan King shortly after winning the $25,500 Big 4 High Roller against a tough field of 105 entries to win the first prize of $713,190, defeating seasoned high roller Sean Winter heads-up for the trophy.
King was about to go to sleep a couple nights ago when he received a text message that would drastically alter his next couple of days.
“One of my buddies, James Carroll, texted me and said, ‘Hey, come play this satellite with me.'” said King. “I was in bed, getting ready to go to sleep, but I said ‘Alright, I’ll come play.’ So I came and played, and I won that. I never would have played this otherwise.”
On Day 1, the field of 105 entries played down to the nine-handed final table, and they played down to a winner today as part of the SHRPO Big 4. And everything seemed to go King’s way today.
“I got very lucky in a lot of spots,” said King.
King was actually all in preflop with eight players remaining, dominated and facing elimination.
“I had ace-three, and Sean had ace-king,” said King. “We got it all in preflop. He flopped a flush draw and turned a king, but I hit a miracle straight on the river.” (Click here for more details about that hand.)
A similar situation happened to get King heads-up against Winter.
“When it was three-handed,” said King, “I had pocket fives all in against kings, and I immediately hit a five on the flop.”
It also gave King a slight chip lead against Winter to start heads-up play, though they were very deep relative to the blinds, and heads-up play lasted more than two hours.
Winter took the lead at one point with a double-up, but King grinded his way back on top. And in King’s own words, he got lucky once again.
“That last hand, I had six-seven of spades,” said King. “Sean flopped top two, and I got lucky with a spade on the turn. So everything went my way today.”
After a flop of , King check-raised, and then Winter three-bet all in with for top two pair. King called with for a pair with a flush draw, and caught the on the turn. (Click here for more details about the final hand.)
“I had a blast,” said King. “Everything was great.”
While King isn’t a regular in high roller events, he loves coming to the Seminole Hard Rock.
“It’s beautiful here,” said King. “Everything about the Seminole Hard Rock is great. From the service to everything in here. There are two different pools to choose from, and great food. I love it here.”
$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry) $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 1,110
Chris Brewer
Jim Collopy raised from the small blind to 825,000 with , and Chris Brewer called from the big blind with .
The flop came , Collopy checked, Brewer bet 650,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he called.
The turn card was the , Collopy checked, Brewer bet 1,100,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he check-raised all in.
Brewer slammed some chips on the table in frustration, and then tanked for a while before he folded. Collopy took the pot.
Jim Collopy – 19,925,000 (66 bb) Chris Brewer – 5,875,000 (20 bb)
Two hands later, Chris Brewer min-raised from the button to 600,000, Jim Collopy moved all in from the big blind, and Brewer tanked for a while before he called all in for 5,125,000 with .
Collopy turned over , and Brewer needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and Brewer turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Collopy won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Brewer in third place.
Chris Brewer – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($412,375)
And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 41 $2,200 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) Entries: 115 Prize Pool: $230,000 August 8-9, 2022
Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor from Havertown, Pennsylvannia was declared the winner of Event 41 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open after a chop was decided upon between the final two players. Taylor was the chip leader at the time, so she took home $59,825 along with the guitar pick trophy.
Taylor is a seasoned tournament pro with more than $2 million in career tournament earnings, but this is her first tournament title here at SHRPO. We caught up with her after the final table to get her thoughts about the tournament win.
“I’m happy to win, it’s always nice to win a trophy you know,” said Taylor. She continued, “I can take it home to my daughter, she’ll love it, but she has a billion [softball] trophies,” said Taylor.
“It was tough, it was tough, it wasn’t easy. There were a lot of good players, and the structure was very deep so it took a long time. Every one was kind of grinding, and just re-doubling up,” said Taylor when she was asked about her journey through the final day of the tournament.
When she was asked what keeps bringing her back to the Seminole Hard Rock for tournament series she said, “It’s such a simple flight to get here, although I drove for the first time this time. I love all you guys on the staff, and just how well the tournaments are run – and you know I play a lot of mixed games and this is one of few spots where they offer a lot of different games.”
Congratulations to the champion of Event 41 – Esther Taylor!
Final Table Results:
1st: Esther Taylor – $59,825* + SHRPO trophy 2nd: Roman Hrabec – $50,000* 3rd: Nicholas Nieto – $25,070 4th: Andrei Mitsiuk – $16,100 5th: Daniel Navarette – $12,190 6th: John Dubois – $10,120 7th: Melad Marji – $8,740 8th: Daniella Suid – $7,705
*: denotes results of a two-way deal.
That concludes our coverage of Event 41, but there is still so much more action to follow along with, including the SHRPO Championship that is still in play. Stay here at seminolehardrockpokeropen.com for all of the live updates.
, Collopy bet 1,900,000, and Aido called.
, Collopy checked, Aido bet 2,500,000, and Collopy called.
, Collopy checked, Aido moved all in for 9,075,000, and Collopy called with 
for two pair, queens and jacks.
to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of sixes, and double up in chips.
, no help to Wilson after flopping and turning outs, ending his tournament in 10th place.
, not enough help to Van Kriegenbergh, ending his tournament in 12th place.
, and Peters was eliminated on the money bubble in 15th place. Elias held 265,000 after collecting the pot. Every player remaining will now take home at least $25,045 in prize money.
, King check-raised, and then Winter three-bet all in with 
, and Chris Brewer called from the big blind with 
.
, Collopy checked, Brewer bet 1,100,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he check-raised all in.
, and Brewer turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Collopy won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Brewer in third place.
, and the pocket nines held up for Aido to win the pot with two pair, kings and nines, eliminating Liberto in fourth place.