$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 176

After the elimination of Rado Boltryk in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here are the updated seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  725,000  (60 bb)
Seat 2.  Steven Bennett  –  364,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Stacey Manning  –  324,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Darin Kaplan  –  281,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Lisa Levy  –  260,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Joseph Boulais  –  550,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7.  David Ray  –  360,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Wilmer Chavira  –  340,000  (28 bb)
Seat 9.  Louis Page  –  315,000  (26 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $23,740 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $16,005
3rd:  $9,475
4th:  $5,765
5th:  $4,445
6th:  $3,690
7th:  $3,185
8th:  $2,790
9th:  $2,425

And here are the players who have finished in the money so far:

10th:  Rado Boltryk  –  $2,425
11th:  Arturas Astraukas  –  $2,070
12th:  Matthew Kaplan  –  $2,070
13th:  Robert Klafter  –  $1,750
14th:  Jon Bowman  –  $1,750
15th:  Oniel McCalla  –  $1,750
16th:  Neil Blumenfield  –  $1,455
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,455
18th:  Gil Aboodi  –  $1,455
19th:  Harvey Freedman  –  $1,175
20th:  Lawrence Bass  –  $1,175
21st:  Raphael Bloom  –  $1,175
22nd:  Frank Dibacco  –  $1,175

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/3,000
Players Remaining:  20 of 80

With 20 players remaining from the field of 80 entries, the average chip stack is 80,000 (27 big blinds).

Here are the top five stacks entering Level 13.

1.  Manuel Labandiera  –  195,000  (65 bb)
2.  David Shmuel  –  148,000  (49 bb)
T3.  Kenneth Po  –  142,500  (48 bb)
T3.  Long Nguyen  –  142,500  (48 bb)
5.  Gabe Ramos  –  139,500  (47 bb)

The final 10 players will cash.

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

Event 4 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). There were 177 entries, generating a prize pool of $19,470, with an additional $8,850 set aside for bounties. The final 23 players cash, earning at least $245.

Up top for the winner is $4,935.

1st:  $4,935 + Trophy
2nd:  $3,280
3rd:  $2,000
4th:  $1,215
5th:  $940
6th:  $775
7th:  $665
8th:  $585
9th-10th:  $505
11th-12th:  $430
13th-15th:  $360
16th-18th:  $300
19th-23rd:  $245

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 176

The final 16 players returned form break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

Here are the updated chip counts and seating positions from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  310,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Robert Klafter  –  134,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jon Bowman  –  102,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Steven Bennett  –  143,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Neil Blumenfield  –  53,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Rado Boltryk  –  80,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Matt Kaplan  –  95,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Arturas Astraukas  –  221,000  (37 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Louis Page  –  156,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Stacey Manning  –  382,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Lisa Levy  –  132,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Wilmer Chavira  –  449,000  (75 bb)
Seat 5.  Darin Kaplan  –  629,000  (105 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  David Ray  –  198,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Oniel McCalla  –  137,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Joseph Boulais  –  298,000  (50 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 220,000 (37 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts, followed by the players who have already finished inside the money:

1st:  $23,740 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $16,005
3rd:  $9,475
4th:  $5,765
5th:  $4,445
6th:  $3,690
7th:  $3,185
8th:  $2,790
9th-10th:  $2,425
11th-12th:  $2,070
13th-15th:  $1,750
16th:  $1,455

17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,455
18th:  Gil Aboodi  –  $1,455
19th:  Harvey Freedman  –  $1,175
20th:  Lawrence Bass  –  $1,175
21st:  Raphael Bloom  –  $1,175
22nd:  Frank Dibacco  –  $1,175

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

Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). A field of 80 entries produced a prize pool of $42,000. The final 10 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $1,260.

Up top for the winner is a first-place payday of $14,195.

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
9th:  $1,470
10th:  $1,260

$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 A Players Remaining:  55 of 550

Flight A:  550 Entries; 55 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$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 A Players Remaining:  55 of 550

Flight A ended with 22:24 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

There were 55 survivors who bagged chips from this flight, and the chipleader is David Dowdy with a massive stack of 701,000 (117 big blinds). Here are the four big stacks who bagged up at least 400K:

1.  David Dowdy  –  701,000  (117 bb)
2.  Juan Pineda  –  469,000  (78 bb)
3.  David Forbes  –  430,000  (72 bb)
4.  Nadya Magnus  –  406,000  (68 bb)

These 55 players will return to action on Sunday at 1:00 pm for Day 2, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

There will be eight starting flights for this event (two per day), and Flight B is already underway with registration open until 10:30 pm.

$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 A Players Remaining:  55 of 550

On the second hand of the money bubble, Nadya Magnus raised all in from the small blind for about 300,000. Jaime Wiegrefe called all in from the big blind for about 82,000 with , leading Magnus’ .

The board came , giving Magnus a pair of kings to eliminate Wiegrefe on the money bubble.

Nadya Magnus  –  406,000  (68 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$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 A Players Remaining:  56 of 550

Action folded to the player in the small blind who raised all in for about 60,000. David Oshry called in the big blind with , leading his opponent’s .

The board ran out , safe for Oshry to score the elimination.

David Oshry  –  200,000  (33 bb)

The field is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  57 of 550

This first starting flight is currently at 57 players, but no more than 55 (10% of the field) can advance to Day 2, so we will be hitting the Money Bubble soon.

Players must bag chips to advance to Day 2 (Sunday), and everyone who makes Day 2 will finish in the money.