2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  463
Prize Pool:  $74,080
August 11-13, 2024

Event 51 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across two starting flights, a field of 463 entries generated a prize pool of $74,080. The 59 players that advanced to Day 2 are already in the money and have locked up a min-cash $380.

Up top for the winner is $13,380.

1st:  $13,380 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,900
3rd:  $6,600
4th:  $4,940
5th:  $3,740
6th:  $2,840
7th:  $2,200
8th:  $1,700
9th-10th:  $1,340
11th-12th:  $1,180
13th-15th:  $1,020
16th-19th:  $860
20th-23rd:  $720
24th-31st:  $580
32nd-39th:  $480
40th-47th:  $380
48th-59th:  $320

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 67

Jonathan Jaffe raised all in for about 340,000 in the small blind and Justin Zaki called all in for roughly 185,000 in the big blind.

Jaffe: 
Zaki: 

The flop came , giving Jaffe a jack-high straight to pull ahead.

The turn gave Zaki straight and flush outs, but the river ended his tournament in 10th place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($52,900)

That’s all, folks. A recap of the High Roller will be posted in a bit.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

Darren Elias raised all in for 203,000 from the small blind and Brandon Wilson called in the big blind.

Elias: 
Wilson: 

The board came , giving Elias tens and fives to double through Wilson.

Darren Elias  –  456,000  (18 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  956,000  (38 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 670,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $52,900.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

Alex Foxen raised to 350,000 from UTG/hijack and Taylor von Kriegenbergh called all in for about 110,000 in the small blind.

Foxen: 
TVK: 

The board came , giving Foxen eights and treys to eliminate von Kriegenbergh on the money bubble.

Alex Foxen  –  2,800,000  (112 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 670,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $52,900.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Alex Foxen raised to about 350,000 from the button on and Brandon Wittmeyer called all in for 32,000 in the small blind.

Foxen: 
Wittmeyer: 

The board ran out , giving Wittmeyer tens full of eights to double.

The following hand, Foxen raised to about 350,000 from the cutoff and Wittmeyer called all in for 114,000 on the button.

Foxen: 
Wittmeyer: 

The board came , giving Wittmeyer a pair of kings to double up.

Brandon Wittmeyer  –  293,000  (12 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  2,650,000  (106 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Brandon Wittmeyer raised to 50,000 from UTG/hijack and Alex Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop was , Foxen led out 35,000, Wittmeyer raised to 85,000, Foxen reraised to 185,000, and Wittmeyer called.

The turn was the , Foxen bet 168,000, and Wittmeyer called.

The river was the and Foxen used a time-extension before he bet 978,000, leaving about 20,000 behind.

Wittmeyer only had one time-extension left and used it before he called.

Foxen tabled for sevens full of sixes, Wittmeyer showed for two pair, sevens and sixes, and Foxen collected the hefty pot.

Alex Foxen  –  2,802,000  (112 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  82,000  (3 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Alex Foxen raised from the hijack to 50,000, and Byron Kaverman called from the big blind.

The flop came , Kaverman checked, Foxen bet 25,000, and Kaverman called.

The turn card was the , Kaverman checked, Foxen moved all in, and Kaverman called all in for about 65,000 with for a king-high flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Foxen turned over for a set of nines, and Kaverman needed a ten or a spade (but not the ace of spades) to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Foxen won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Kaverman in 12th place.

Alex Foxen  –  1,300,000
Byron Kaverman  –  Eliminated

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). The field is now on the Money Bubble, and these are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th-10th:  $52,900

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Daniel Rezaei raised to 200,000 (leaving 1,000 behind) from the hijack, Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in for 326,000 from the cutoff, and Rezaei called all in for 201,000.

Rezaei: 
TVK: 

The board ran out , giving Rezaei a pair of aces to double up.

Daniel Rezaei  –  452,000  (23 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  – 125,000  (6 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Table 23
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Brandon Wilson  –  920,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Justin Zaki  –  420,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryn Kenney  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Darren Elias  –  340,000  (17 bb)

Table 24
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Daniel Rezaei  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Byron Kaverman  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Dan Sepiol  –  520,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Alex Foxen  –  910,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,480,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th-10th:  $52,900

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Brandon Wilson raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet all in for 144,000 from the button, Justin Zaki four-bet shoved from the small blind for about 515,000, and Wilson folded.

Jaffe: 
Zaki: 

The board ran out , giving Jaffe an ace-high flush to double through Zaki.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  368,000  (18 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  367,000  (18 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.