$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 102

Ha Tran limped from UTG/cutoff for 16,000, Charles Rosenblatt raised from the small blind to 43,000, and Robert Lupo reraised from the big blind to 145,000. Tran folded, and Rosenblatt called.

The flop came , Rosenblatt checked, Lupo bet 105,000, and Rosenblatt called.

The turn card was the , Rosenblatt checked, Lupo moved all in, and Rosenblatt thought for a moment or two before he folded. Lupo took the pot to reach more than 1.4 million in chips — about 70% of all the chips in play.

Robert Lupo  –  1,425,000  (89 bb)
Charles Rosenblatt  –  295,000  (18 bb)

Two hands later, after a flop of with 96,000 already in the pot, Ha Tran got it all in from the small blind for 125,000 against Robert Lupo on the button.

Robert Lupo:    (sevens up, gutshot straight draw)
Ha Tran:    (queens up)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Tran won the pot with two pair, queens and nines, to double up in chips.

Ha Tran  –  346,000  (22 bb)
Robert Lupo  –  1,320,000  (83 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 510,000 (32 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $7,520 for fourth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 102

Leif Force got it all in preflop from the hijack for 54,000 against Charles Rosenblatt on the button.

Charles Rosenblatt:  
Leif Force:  

The board came , and Rosenblatt finished with the higher two pair, queens and jacks, to win the pot and eliminate Force in fifth place.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  600,000  (50 bb)
Leif Force  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,785)

These were the official chip counts a few minutes later:

Seat 1.  Robert Lupo  –  1,101,000  (92 bb)
Seat 2.  Ha Tran  –  211,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Seyed Hosseini  –  188,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Charles Rosenblatt  –  540,000  (45 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 510,000 (43 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $7,520 for fourth place.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $56,700
November 18, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 108 entries creating a prize pool worth $56,700. The last 14 spots will be paid with $1,335 for a min-cash and $16,900 to the Event 9 champ.

1st: $16,900 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $10,390
3rd: $6,295
4th: $4,110
5th: $3,175
6th: $2,610
7th: $2,210
8th: $1,930
9th-10th: $1,700
11th-12th: $1,505
13th-14th: $1,335

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

Charles Rosenblatt raised from the button to 33,000, Robert Lupo called from the small blind, and Ha Tran pot-raised it from the big blind to 132,000. Rosenblatt folded, and Lupo called.

The flop came , Lupo checked, Tran moved all in, and Lupo called all in for 347,000.

Ha Tran:    (pair of aces, pair of fours)
Robert Lupo:    (pair of nines, pair of eights, wrap draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Lupo turned a nine-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Robert Lupo  –  991,000  (83 bb)
Ha Tran  –  90,000  (8 bb)

Shortly after that, Ha Tran got it all in preflop for about 90,000 against Robert Lupo.

Robert Lupo:  
Ha Tran:  

The board came , and Tran flopped trip deuces and turned a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ha Tran  –  205,000  (17 bb)
Robert Lupo  –  900,000  (75 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 408,000 (34 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $5,785 for fifth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

Aaron Kupin completed the small blind to 10,000, Ha Tran raised from the big blind to 20,000, and Kupin called.

The flop came , Kupin checked, Tran bet the pot, and Kupin moved all in for about 110,000. Tran called.

Ha Tran:    (pocket kings, spade flush draw)
Aaron Kupin:    (two pair, aces and sixes)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Tran turned his flush to win the pot and eliminate Kupin in sixth place.

Ha Tran  –  470,000  (47 bb)
Aaron Kupin  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,625)

With five players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 408,000 (41 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $5,785 for fifth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

After a flop of , Seyed Hosseini got it all in from the small blind for 76,000 against Ha Tran in the cutoff.

Ha Tran:    (nines up, king-high flush draw)
Seyed Hosseini:    (pair, ace-high flush draw, gutshot straight draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Hosseini won the pot with his ace-high club straight to double up in chips.

Seyed Hosseini  –  215,000  (22 bb)
Ha Tran  –  475,000  (48 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 340,000 (34 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $4,625 for sixth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

Charles Rosenblatt raised from the hijack to 25,000, and Zyad Qasem called from the small blind.

The flop came , Qasem moved all in for 20,000, and Rosenblatt called.

Charles Rosenblatt:    (kings up)
Zyad Qasem:    (jacks up, 10-high flush draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Rosenblatt won the pot with a full house, kings full of jacks, to eliminate Qasem in seventh place.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  930,000  (93 bb)
Zyad Qasem  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,925)

With six players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 340,000 (34 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $4,625 for sixth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Robert Lupo  –  363,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Kupin  –  158,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Zyad Qasem  –  85,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Ha Tran  –  288,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Leif Force  –  137,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Seyed Hosseini  –  123,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Charles Rosenblatt  –  891,000  (89 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (29 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $29,745 + Trophy
2nd:  $18,550
3rd:  $11,375
4th:  $7,520
5th:  $5,785
6th:  $4,625
7th:  $3,925

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

In the last hand of Level 15, Seyed Hosseini limped UTG+1 for 8,000, and Charles Rosenblatt raised from the hijack to 22,500. Robert Lupo called from the cutoff, Ha Tran called from the big blind, and Hosseini limp-pot-raised it to 116,500.

Rosenblatt called, Lupo folded, and Tran thought for a while before he also called.

Level 15 came to an end, and a floorperson informed the table that as soon as they were out of the hand, the players were on a 15-minute break.

Nobody left.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , Tran checked, and Hosseini bet 100,000. Rosenblatt called fairly quickly, and Tran folded.

As the dealer was pulling in the chips, one of the others players said, “I think we all want to see this hand. This is the hand of the tournament.”

The river card was the , Hosseini checked, Rosenblatt bet 200,000, and Hosseini quickly folded face up, showing and three other cards that didn’t match up well with the board.

Rosenblatt took the pot worth 576,000 without showing his cards, and the players left for their 15-minute break.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  891,000  (111 bb)
Seyed Hosseini  –  123,000  (15 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (36 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,925 for seventh place.