$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

The last of the four events on The Big 4 schedule is Event 25, the $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em. Featuring a $1,000,000 guarantee, Event 25 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open sees its players begin with 100,000 chips, play eight-handed, and play 40-minute levels throughout the entirety of Day 1, with 90-minute levels at the final table on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 13 (roughly 9:45 p.m.) with Day 1 concluding once the final table is reached. Players are allowed unlimited re-entries throughout the registration period.

Last August, Jason Mercier topped a field of 83 entries to claim the first-place prize of $652,800.

Tournament details:

12PM: Event 25 Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 13 (roughly 9:45 p.m.)
• Unlimited re-entries during the registration period
• Day 1 will end when the final table is reached
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

The cards will be in the air at noon and updates throughout the tournament’s conclusion will be available right here at SHRPO.com.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 86

With the players back from dinner break and level 11 underway, the prizepool for the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry is finalized.

There are 86 entries in the event, which generated a prizepool of $83,420. The top 9 spots will take home a cash worth at least $2,503.

Here is a detailed look at the payouts:

1st – $29,197
2nd – $15,850
3rd – $10,010
4th – $7,508
5th – $5,839
6th – $5,005
7th – $4,171
8th – $3,337
9th – $2,503

$360 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 2,570

Daniel Buzgon raises to 70,000 from early position and Ryan Brown three-bets to 140,000 from the hijack. After a few folds, the small blind moves all in for 305,000.

Buzgon folds and Brown quickly calls. Brown shows and is in the lead against the small blind’s .

The board runs out and Brown’s rockets hold up to win the pot and eliminate a player in the process.

“I’m only three-betting the nuts against you,” says Brown to Buzgon after the hand.

Ryan Brown – 1,640,000 (54 bb)

$1,100 No  Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Players Registered: 80

Level 8 has come to an end and the field is heading on a 15-minute break. There are 80 entrants thus far and late registration is open until the start of level 11.

Greg Marcus is currently the chip leader with about 86,000 and has a sizable lead on the rest of the field.

Here is a look at some other notable chip counts:

Daren Stabinski – 45,000
Ely Levy – 38,000
Josh Kay – 36,000
Loni Harwood – 23,000
Matt Affleck – 21,000
Steve Karp – 10,500
Randy Pfeifer – 10,000
Zo Karim – 4,500
TK Miles – 4,500