$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 614

Flight A:  272 Entries;  34 Advanced
Flight B:  342 Entries;  43 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 3 p.m.

$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 614

Flight A:  272 Entries;  34 Advanced
Flight B:  342 Entries;  43 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 3 p.m.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  614
Prize Pool:  $98,240
August 6-8, 2023

Event 44 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a multi-flight $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across two starting flights, a field of 614 entries generated a prize pool of $98,240. The 77 players who advanced to Day 2 are in the money, each guaranteed a minimum payout of $350.

Up top for the winner is $17,340.

1st:  $17,340 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,015
3rd:  $8,335
4th:  $5,990
5th:  $4,600
6th:  $3,760
7th:  $3,090
8th:  $2,465
9th-10th:  $1,875
11th-12th:  $1,545
13th-15th:  $1,230
16th-18th:  $1,030
19th-21st:  $865
22nd-24th:  $720
25th-27th:  $615
28th-36th:  $515
37th-45th:  $440
46th-54th:  $400
55th-63rd:  $370
64th-77th:  $350

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  49
Prize Pool:  $25,970
August 7, 2023

Event 49 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). The tournament drew 49 entries, producing a prize pool of $25,970. Taking it down was Jon Borenstein, winning outright for $9,605.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 86

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, Joey Weissman reraised all in for 140,000 from the small blind, and Mermelstein called.

Mermelstein: 
Weissman: 

The board ran out , giving Mermelstein queens and tens to eliminate Weissman in 10th place.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($61,600)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 86

Joey Weissman raised from under the gun, and Frank Funaro called in the big blind.

The flop was , and Funaro check-called 45,000 from Weissman.

The turn was the , Funaro checked, Weissman bet 100,000, Funaro check-raised all in for 250,000, and Weissman called with . Funaro was ahead with .

The river was the , safe for Funaro to double up.

Frank Funaro  –  730,000  (25 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  210,000  (7 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 860,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $61,600 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 86

Joey Weissman raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Justin Saliba called all in for 170,000 in the small blind.

Weissman: 
Saliba: 

The board ran out clean for Weissman, ending Saliba’s tournament in 11th place.

Joey Weissman  –   530,000  (18 bb)
Justin Saliba  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($59,475)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 860,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $61,600 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 86

Brandon Wittmeyer raised to 75,000 from under the gun, Alex Foxen three-bet all in for 250,000 in the cutoff, and Wittmeyer called with . Foxen was ahead with .

The flop came , pairing Wittmeyer’s deuce, although Foxen had a flush draw.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Foxen, ending his tournament in 12th place.

Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,160,000  (39 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($57,350)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 780,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $59,475 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 86

Frank Funaro raised to about 330,000 in the hijack, and Joey Weissman called all in for 105,000 in the cutoff.

Funaro: 
Weissman: 

“Nines flop the most sets,” said Justin Saliba.

The board ran out , giving Weisman a set of nines to double up.

Joey Weissman  –  285,000  (10 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  300,000  (10 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 715,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $57,350 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 86

Juan Maceiras raised to 60,000 from UTG+1, and Isaac Kempton called in the hijack.

The flop was , Maceiras went all in for 45,000, and Kempton called.

Maceiras:
Kempton: 

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Kempton to a set of fives to eliminate Maceiras on the money bubble.

Isaac Kempton  – 880,000  (29 bb)
Juan Maceiras –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With 12 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 715,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $57,350 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.