$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  130 of 508

The players return from 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:

1.  Hen Mizrahi  –  264,000  (132 bb)
2.  Jordan Ferber  –  244,000  (122 bb)
3.  Caio Sobral  –  223,500  (112 bb)
4.  Andres Reyes  –  212,500  (106 bb)

With about 130 players remaining from a flight of 508 entries, the average stack is about 78,000 (39 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 51 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Entries:  214
Prizepool:  $71,690
July 26, 2023

Registration closed for the Seniors event with 214 entries, generating a prizepool worth $71,690. The final 27 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $550, and the top prize is $17,240.

1st:  $17,240 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,985
3rd:  $7,350
4th:  $4,470
5th:  $3,450
6th:  $2,860
7th:  $2,440
8th:  $2,085
9th-10th:  $1,740
11th-12th:  $1,505
13th-15th:  $1,290
16th-18th:  $1,075
19th-21st:  $860
22nd-24th:  $665
25th-27th:  $550

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  214

The players have returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 214. As soon as the prizepool is released, we will post it here in the updates.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 100K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Ernest Bush  –  188,300  (188 bb)
2.  Raphael Bloom  –  101,700  (102 bb)
3.  Margo Costa  –  101,500  (102 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  189 of 508

Registration closed for Flight A of the SHRPO opening event with 508 entries. A great start to the tournament and we are on pace to crush the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight A will continue until 51 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  508

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 508. The field will be playing down to the final 10% of each flight (which is also the Money Bubble), and the Flight B begins at 5:00 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up only two players with at least 150K in chips:

1.  Delon Mikhail  –  161,500  (162 bb)
2.  Esteban Cabrera  –  159,000  (159 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  490

Flight A is nearing the end of Level 8 and time is running out if you want to join this big first session. It should hit 500 entries without much work and good start to the series.

A few more faces in the crowd include Zach Ryan, Omar Urriola, Loni Hui, Donny Rubinstein, Max Romano, Marc Sacheli, and Ari Engel (coming off a 13th WSOP Circuit win).

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

As usual, the SHRPO schedule is packed with plenty of non-hold’em games among the 54 trophy events and we come right out of the gates with a fun one at 2 pm. Event 3 is a $600 Deep Stack Big O tournament with some big money for the five-card Pot-Omaha 8 action.

Players start with 20,000 out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. They return and continue playing down until one player is left to pose for a winner’s pic with the SHRPO trophy.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  170

They are coming out for the Seniors Event today with 170 entries here as the field went on its first break. They are building toward one of the biggest fields for this tournament and the prize pool is nearing $60,000.

We found the Slay family sitting near each other in the field, Kelly and Kelley; the wife/husband team trying to get deep in the tournament. When asked what happens if they get heads up, Kelly laughed and said “he gets the trophy and I get the money.”

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  390

Flight A is close to hitting 400 entries after the first break and we have a quick-moving process of getting new players in seats. We need more than 3,000 entries to hit the $1,000,000 guarantee and the pace is set to crush it.

We found two players who made the most of their first four levels. Jim Vo leads the field with 100,300 and the only player with a six-digit stack. Jeff Tott is second with 98,900 and knocking on that door.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  350

Flight A of the SHRPO opener is set to take their first break at the top of the hour with 350 already in the game. That’s a huge start for the series and a wonderful turnout in the middle of the week.

We will walk the tables while they are gone and see who had the best start to the series.