$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries: 341

Shane Shuckerow took a shot with his 16,000 stack with a three-bet shove and ran into a bit of a problem. The button player called to put him at risk and he saw the trouble.

Shuckerow:
Button:

“Oh man,” Shuckerow said. “You have one of my outs but at least I have a nine.”

The dealer went the other way and put right out there on the board for the flopped nut straight. Now the nine would be bad news for Shuckerow but he faded the chop after the turn and river to move up to 37,000.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/600 Limits
Entries: 76

The Omaha 8 tournament got a little tougher before the first break. Phil Hui was already a successful player by any measure before he went to Las Vegas this summer for the WSOP. He already owned a bracelet and four WSOPC rings along with four SHRP titles (the lastest coming this spring during the Poker Showdown).

Then Hui bought into the $50K WSOP Poker Players Championship field, one of the toughest and most prestigious tournaments you’ll find, and conquered it. He was the last player standing over an incredibly tough field that featured top players from start to finish playing an eight-game mix. Hui earned more than $1,000,000 for his second bracelet and the rest of the world found out what we knew in the states. Hui is one of the best.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries: 303

The first break is complete and Flight A players took their seats to get action back underway. The entry count clicked over 300 while they were gone with more than two hours to push it higher.

We had several big stacks emerge in the early going including chip leader Ross Lebo. He returned to 70,200 out front with James Kirvin (63,200) and Frank Sinopoli (58,600) up nicely as well from their 20,000 starting stack.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries: 283

Four levels are down and that means it’s time for the Event 1 folks to take a break from the action. They can catch a breath of fresh South Florida air or grab a bite at the snack station just outside of the Event Center.

They will return and play four more levels before we close down Flight A registration.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 150/300 Limits
Entries: 45

Flight A of Event 1 isn’t the only game drawing well this afternoon. The Omaha 8 tournament is up to 45 entries after the first level and it is halfway towards reaching the $30,000 Guarantee with four hours remaining to register.

We’re happy to have Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers join us for the start of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The fount of poker knowledge already has success in this room when he locked up a second-place finish in the 2018 Poker Showdown $300 Deep Stack Turbo NLH event.

Joel Harwood already has his first SHRP trophy sitting at home. The Omaha specialist regularly makes the four-card final tables and he won his first title a year ago in the SHRPO $360 Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries: 217

We continue to see a great turnout and more players are joining Flight A now that we are into the afternoon hours. The 217 entries so far puts it on pace to top the opening flight from a year ago.

We found some former SHRP champions in the field including Paul Domb (two titles) and Ido Ashkenazi (one title) both looking to add some hardware.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 Limits

Event 1 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is cruising along in the main part of the Event Center but it will be Event 2 awarding the first trophy of the series.

It is a one-day, $400 buy-in Omaha 8 tournament with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and a trophy at the end for our four-card friends.

Event 2 players sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm with a dinner break scheduled around 6pm. When they return, they will play down to the final table and eventual Event 2 champion.

Cards go in the air at noon and we will bring the highlights and updates as they progress through their day.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 171

There are a few characters in the poker world and Frankie Flowers is certainly one of them. A player who you know is in the field when you hear him before you see him. Always having a good time while trying to run up a stack.

This time around his appearance was a little different. We don’t often see Flowers in the morning hours but today he was in his seat well before cards went into the air.

Flowers is looking to earn his second career SHRP title, another trophy to go along with his 2016 Poker Showdown $350 NLH win.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight A Entries: 114

At precisely 11 am, following player instructions, tournament staff put cards in the air to kick off the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

Event 1 players will work their way through four levels before taking the first break of the day.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The wait is over. After a few summer months off from running a major series, we are ready to kick off the premier series at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. A brand new month brings the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and we are starting things off with a bang.

Event 1 is the first multi-day tournament on the schedule and the $600 buy-in tournament has a whopping $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There are six starting flights with two a day between now and Saturday evening.

Players will sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all Day 1 levels will last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm. They will play 14 full levels and survivors will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

It’s an exciting time and we are ready to go in the Event Center at the top of the hour.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• 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