2015 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 1 Day 1C: Climbing High

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The entrant count for 1C is closing in on 200  at the end of the first level with more regular back in action including Ory Hen and Eric Piderit.

The field did get shorter in the first level when Michael Fryett sent one to the rail before the blinds went up. He moved all-in with the board reading 8c5c4c2h and his opponent called after a short tank. He tabled QcTc but his flush was drawing dead against Freyett’s nut flush Ac7c.

Early 1C knockout

Michael Fryett
Michael Fryett

Event 1 Day 1C: Friday Morning Poker

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The second day of the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open also presents the second round of opening flights for Event 1. The first two flight drew a combined 705 entrants to the $350 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament to set a nice pace towards the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

We expect even bigger crowds today as the weekend kicks in and more people come out to play.

They will start with 20,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9, approximately 3:30pm, and they will bag up after Level 14.

Flights 1A and 1B had a total 122 players survive till the end of the night and today’s players will look to join them on Sunday for Day 2.

Cards are just about to fly in the ballroom for Flight 1C with 1D running at 6pm.

Schedule for July 31

Main Event Schedule

11am: Event 1 Day 1C – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 2 – $250 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a 1-day tournament and plays until completion or Tournament Director discretion
  • If second day is required to complete, remaining players will return at 1pm
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Qualifier Schedule

3PM: Event 30 – $115 Double Satellite Into Event #1 & #10 (1-in-10)

  • 5 packages guaranteed into Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 1 & Event 10
  • Players begin with 6,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 30 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 31 – $150 Survivor NLH Turbo (1 in 10 win $1,200)

  • 1 in 10 will with $1,200 cash, residual cash to next player after all $1,200 prizes awarded
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 31 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Day 1B: Play Ends, Roberto Barreto Leads Flight

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

With a tight race to the finish of tonight’s play, Roberto Barreto rode a late surge to clear the 300,000 chip mark and lead Flight 1B.

Barreto wrapped up tonight’s play bagging 316,000.  A tightly-knit group followed him with Steven Kasimow finishing with 283,000, Ivan Saul with 277,500, Eyal Al Revah at 265,000, Joseph DiPascale with 263,000 and Vlad Brach at 251,000.

Barreto and the 62 players who survived Flight 1B will return Sunday at 1 PM for Day 2 and their chance to take down Event 1.  So far 122 players have advanced out of 705 entries.

Congratulations to all of our players who advanced to Day 2!

Roberto Barreto
Roberto Barreto
Steven Kasimow
Steven Kasimow
Ivan Saul
Ivan Saul

Event 1 Day 1B: Schwartz In Front

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

As we close in on the end of play in Flight 1B, here are the top stacks remaining this evening with Ira Schwartz leading the way:

Ira Schwartz – 202,000
Steven Kasimow – 195,600
Ivan Saul – 192,500
Eyal Revah – 184,300
Roberto Barretto – 183,500
Davis Adams – 181,500
Michael Morton – 175,000
Phillp Wasserman – 166,600
Christopher Hansen – 162,700
Viorel Chelariu – 156,200
Joseph Peltier – 154,600

Ira Schwartz
Ira Schwartz

Event 1 Day 1B: Saul And Vanbronkhorst Rising

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200/200 Ante

As we hit the final level before the players’ last break, two more grinders are making a late push to Day 2 on a table we’d visited before.

The table that saw the earlier duel with Steven Kasimow and Julie Ngo now has Ivan Saul and Daniel Vanbronkhosrt storming out on late runs.  Saul appears to be among the top stacks in the room and Vanbronkhorst is holding a nice stack of 5k chips and looking toward a berth on Sunday as well.

Play continues on with 126 players left in Flight 1B.

Ivan Saul
Ivan Saul
Daniel Vanbronkhorst
Daniel Vanbronkhorst

Event 1 Day 1B: Hansen Making It Happen

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/200 Ante

On the far side of the room from Steven Kasimow, another player is announcing his presence with authority.

Christopher Hansen has managed to find his way to one of the biggest stacks in the room. Hansen has built his chip stack up to around 179,000 and is looming large here in Flight 1B.

144 players remain alive tonight as we move toward Level 12 in about 20 minutes.

Christopher Hansen
Christopher Hansen

Event 1 Day 1B: Big Double For Kasimow

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Checking around the room we saw Julie Ngo having amassed enough chips to look like she may be out in front of the flight.  But a huge hand against Steven Kaismow changed that in a hurry.

One opponent had pushed a short stack into the middle after a 7d 8d 6h flop and Kasimow went over the top all-in for around 62,000.  Ngo had already started the action in the hand and then decided to make the call setting up the three-way action.

Their opponent flipped over Ah5c looking for a straight but Kasimow already had one with 9c Ts and Ngo turned over Ad Qd for the nut flush draw looking for the double elimination.  But after the board ran out 8c8s, all the chips went Kasimow’s way putting him near the 150,000 chip mark.

171 players are still alive here in Flight 1B as play continues.

Steven Kasimow
Steven Kasimow
Julie Ngo
Julie Ngo