$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  825

Flight D of SHRPO Event 1 closed with 825 entries, bringing the total field size to 3,083 entries through four flights. The $1,000,000 guarantee is officially in the rearview mirror, and the march toward a $2,000,000 prize pool is underway.

Play in Flight D will continue until 83 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip counts through Flight C

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 109

After the elimination of Steve Ekin in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their new seating assignments along with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Matthew Wolfson  –  138,000  (6 BB)
Seat 2.  Gabe Ramos  –  190,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  Dominic Granteed  –  120,000  (5 BB)
Seat 4.  Kevin M. Buck  –  104,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5.  David Snitkin  –  135,000  (6 BB)
Seat 6.  Donny Rubinstein  –  54,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7.  Aaron Kupin  –  560,000  (23 BB)
Seat 8.  Chris Labrie  –  58,000  (2 BB)
Seat 9.  Jason Papastavrou  –  75,000  (3 BB)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $17,015 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,585
3rd:  $6,300
4th:  $4,150
5th:  $3,205
6th:  $2,635
7th:  $2,230
8th:  $1,945
9th:  $1,720

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

10th:  Steve Ekin  –  $1,720
11th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $1,515
12th:  Michael Deveronica  –  $1,515
13th:  Jeff Cookson  –  $1,345
14th:  Shane Daniels  –  $1,345

With nine players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 182,000 (8 Big Bets).

$400 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level13 :  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 144

Table 5
Seat 1:  Juan Riccardi  –  120,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2:  Kahlil Francis  –  110,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3:  Eitan Elbaz  –  35,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Joseph Bell  –  360,000  (120 bb)
Seat 5:  Tony Tamayo  –  112,000  (37 bb)
Seat 6:  Matt Bretzfield  –  60,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7:  Alberto Fonseca Pinilla  –  20,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8:  Eugene Mistretta  –  120,000  (40 bb)

Table 6
Seat 1:  Julius Threadgill  –  200,000  (67 bb)
Seat 2:  Gil Aboodi  –  45,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3:  Diana Bernal  –  68,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Yulien Alvarez Gutierrez  –  130,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5:  Samuel Doss –  28,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Jose Azcuy Camacho  –  380,000  (127 bb)
Seat 7:  Juan Montoya  –  154,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8:  Daniel Notice  –  230,000  (77 bb)

1st: $13,220 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $8,390
3rd: $5,040
4th: $3,040
5th: $2,365
6th: $1,975
7th: $1,715
8th: $1,525
9th-10th: $1,350
11th-12th: $1,185
13th-16th: $1,025

In-The-Money Finishers
17th:  Charles Mayes  –  $900
18th:  Joseph Lupo  –  $900

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  14 of 109

The final 14 players returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased limits of 10,000-20,000.

Here are the official seating assignments and chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Jeff Cookson  –  77,000  (4 BB)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Hoyt Verner  –  58,000  (3 BB)
Seat 4.  Kevin M. Buck  –  116,000  (6 BB)
Seat 5.  Dominic Granteed  –  160,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6.  Shane Daniels  –  114,000  (6 BB)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Aaron Kupin  –  133,000  (7 BB)
Seat 9.  Steve Ekin  –  92,000  (5 BB)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Matthew Wolfson  –  75,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3.  Michael Deveronica  –  75,000  (4 BB)
Seat 4.  Chris Labrie  –  52,000  (3 BB)
Seat 5.  Gabe Ramos  –  178,000  (9 BB)
Seat 6.  David Snitkin  –  167,000  (8 BB)
Seat 7.  Jason Papastavrou  –  117,000  (6 BB)
Seat 8.  Donny Rubinstein  –  207,000  (10 BB)
Seat 9.  

With 14 players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 117,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $1,345 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  14 of 109

With 15 players remaining and only 14 getting paid, the final two tables began hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

In the first hand, a player moved all in under the gun for 15,000. A player called from middle position, and Donny Rubinstein called from the big blind. Any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , Rubinstein bet 8,000, and his opponent called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Rubinstein bet 16,000, and his opponent folded. Rubinstein took the side pot.

The two players who reached showdown flipped over their cards for the main pot of 49,000:

Donny Rubinstein:    (ace-high club flush)
UTG Player:    (ace-high straight)

Rubinstein won the pot with his flush to eliminate his opponent and burst the Money Bubble.

Donny Rubinstein  –  240,000  (15 BB)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 117,000 (7 Big Bets). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $1,345 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  297
Prize Pool:  $35,046
July 28, 2022

Registration closed for the $150 Big Stack NLH tournament with 144 entries turning the $30,000 guarantee into a $35,046 prize pool. The last 38 players will earn some money with $255 for a min-cash and $7,196 plus the SHRPO trophy going to the winner.

In addition to the cash and hardware, the Event 7 winner will also win a $5,300 entry into the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship with the $3,000,000 guarantee tournament kicking off on August 5.

1st: $7,196 + SHRPO Championship seat
2nd: $5,100
3rd: $3,475
4th: $2,390
5th: $1,680
6th: $1,395
7th: $1,170
8th: $960
9th-10th: $780
11th-12th: $650
13th-15th: $555
16th-18th: $465
19th-21st: $375
22nd-27th: $305
28th-38th: $255

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Entries:  600

The players returned from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 200-400 with a 400 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 80K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stephanie Alderman  –  87,700  (219 bb)
2.  Ed Denton  –  85,200  (213 bb)
3.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  80,000  (200 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm tonight. There will be two more starting flights per day (at 10:00 and 6:00 pm) for the next two days.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  228 of 2,258

Flight A:  643 Entries; 65 Advanced
Flight B:  701 Entries; 71 Advanced
Flight C:  914 Entries; 92 Advanced
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.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  144
Prize Pool:  $48,240
July 28, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha tournament with 144 entries creating a prize pool worth $48,240. The last 18 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $900 and the winner will take home $13,220 plus the SHRPO trophy.

1st: $13,220 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $8,390
3rd: $5,040
4th: $3,040
5th: $2,365
6th: $1,975
7th: $1,715
8th: $1,525
9th-10th: $1,350
11th-12th: $1,185
13th-16th: $1,025
17th-18th: $900

$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 C Players Remaining:  92 of 914

Once the Money Bubble burst for Flight C, the remaining 92 players bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bagged chips for Day 2 will finish in the money, though those payouts won’t be known until registration has closed for all eight starting flights.

Action ended with 2:20 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolling back to whichever flight finished the earliest. (So far, that’s this flight.)

The full list of official chip counts for this flight will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the eight players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Adil Khan  –  596,000  (119 bb)
2.  Rafael Tome  –  503,000  (101 bb)
3.  Jordan Mai  –  476,000  (95 bb)
4.  Tyler Mitchell  –  470,000  (94 bb)
5.  Frank Montgoris  –  445,000  (89 bb)
6.  Curtis McKinney  –  439,000  (88 bb)
7.  Corel Theuma  –  417,000  (83 bb)
8.  Keith Wagner  –  411,000  (82 bb)

Flight D is already underway with 510 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm tonight. There will be two more starting flights per day (at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm) for the next two days.