$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  105 of 643

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 270K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Cody Karr  –  302,000  (76 bb)
2.  Judson Bennett  –  289,000  (72 bb)
3.  Kyle Taddei  –  271,000  (68 bb)

With about 105 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 122,500 (31 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight B of SHRPO Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm and will build on a great start in Flight A. We had 643 entries in the first of eight flights for one of the biggest starts to any of our tournaments. The $400 Deep Stack looks like it’s on an easy path to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 20K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm. Flight B will play into the evening and end when 10% of the field remains. Those players will bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm already in the money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  125 of 643

After a flop of with more than 40K already in the pot, the big blind checked, and Barry Abramowitz moved all in from UTG+1 for 25,500. The player on the button thought for a bit before he folded, and the player in the big blind tanked for a while before he called with .

It turned out to be a good call as Abramowitz turned over for ace high, and he needed to improve to stay alive. Abramowitz grabbed his backpack and stood up to get ready to leave. (You should know what this is foreshadowing.)

The turn card paired the board with the , and the river card was — the .

Abramowitz spiked a queen on the river to win the pot with two pair, queens and jacks, doubling up in chips.

Barry Abramowitz  –  95,000  (32 bb)

With about 125 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 103,000 (34 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  153 of 643

The player in the cutoff got it all in for about 85,000 with , and he was slightly covered by Daniel Umana in the small blind with .

The board came — the cutoff paired his king on the turn, but Umana rivered a jack-high diamond flush to win the pot.

Both chip stacks were counted down, and Umana had his opponent covered by about 6,000, eliminating him out of Flight A.

Daniel Umana  –  181,000  (72 bb)

With about 153 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 84,000 (34 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Three trophies on the first day of the series and the third one gets underway at the top of the hour. Event 4 is a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and one-day structure.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm. Blind levels go up to 20 minutes after registration closes and will stay that way until we hand out another SHRPO trophy.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  175 of 643

The players return from a color-up break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tal Avivi  –  255,000  (128 bb)
2.  Kyle Taddei  –  233,500  (117 bb)
T-3.  Jay Newkirk  –  207,000  (104 bb)
T-3.  Raminder Singh  –  207,000  (104 bb)

With about 175 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 73,500 (37 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  272
Prize Pool:  $91,120
July 27, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ tournament with 272 entries creating a huge $91,120 prize pool. The last 34 spots will be paid with a min-cash earning $625 and the SHRPO Event 2 champ walking away with $20,550.

1st: $20,550 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $14,185
3rd: $9,315
4th: $5,680
5th: $4,385
6th: $3,635
7th: $3,060
8th: $2,555
9th-10th: $2,055
11th-12th: $1,730
13th-15th: $1,480
16th-18th: $1,240
19th-21st: $1,025
22nd-24th: $820
25th-27th: $705
28th-34th: $625

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2:  100/200
Entries:  68

We have a nice crowd across the hall playing some Big O. There are 68 entries less than an hour into the tournament and a great turnout for the 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha 8 event.

A few notables include former SHRP champs David Shmuel, Dean Salisbury, and Sean Shah.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  272

Registration closed for the first of two Seniors Events on the 2022 SHRPO schedule with 272 entries. A great turnout and the third biggest Seniors Event in our history only behind the 281 from LHPO in January and the massive 386 from the 2021 Showdown series.

Tournament staff are putting the numbers together and we will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

2021 Showdown – 386 entries
2022 LHPO – 281 entries
2022 SHRPO – 272 entries
2021 SHRPO – 227 entries
2017 WSOPC – 226 entries

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

There are 45 trophy events on the 2022 SHRPO schedule and a good number of them are Omaha games in some variant. We kick off that part of the schedule at 3 pm with a $400 buy-in Big O tournament, five card Pot Limit Omaha 8 for plenty of action.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm. They will continue playing into the evening until we have our first Omaha champion of the series.

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet