$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight E Entries:  333

Cards are in the air for Flight E of the massive 2022 SHRPO opener with another 333 entries at the start. The $1,000,000 guarantee is already in the rearview mirror and now we can start looking at other milestones including a potential run at the biggest field in state history.

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

We are halfway through the opening event on the 2022 SHRPO schedule, and it’s already hit its first milestone. With 825 entries in Flight D, the combined total reached 3,083 and the prize pool topped the $1,000,000 guarantee.

With four more weekend flights to go.

Our players are going to set a new record for field size sometime tomorrow and we are ready for it.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 at the start of Day 2. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time. They will continue playing down until only 10% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2 already in the money.

We expect a huge turnout this morning and afternoon, get down here early to get your seat!

• $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 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 8 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 9 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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 9 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 10 – $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $300 All-in Or Fold (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$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:  311 of 3,083

Flight A:  643 Entries;  65 Advanced
Flight B:  701 Entries;  71 Advanced
Flight C:  914 Entries;  92 Advanced
Flight D:  825 Entries;  83 Advanced
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 5
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  109
Prize Pool:  $57,225
July 28, 2022

“I’ve been playing Omaha hi-lo since I was a kid,” said Aaron Kupin. “It’s one of my favorite games.”

So it’s fitting that Kupin won his first poker trophy at his home casino (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) in Event 5, $600 Limit Omaha 8.

“I used to live near Seminole Coconut Creek,” said Kupin, “and they always had this $110 Omaha-8 tournament on Wednesdays. I would go and play and I was the youngest person there, usually by about 40 years.”

Kupin began this final table with a massive chip lead — he had about 39% of all the chips in play with nine players left. His stack didn’t change much as the next five players were knocked out, but Kupin still held onto the lead with four players left.

“I had one big hand against Donny [Rubinstein],” said Kupin, “where he three-bet aces in the big blind and I just flopped and turned the world. I feel like that was the pivotal hand, and I just ran away with it from there.”

Kupin went on to eliminate Rubinstein in third place, and began heads-up play with a 2.6-to-1 lead over eventual runner-up Matthew Wolfson. But Wolfson couldn’t pick up any momentum, and 10 minutes later, the tournament ended when Kupin spiked a king on the river to win the final hand with two pair.

“I’ve definitely wanted a trophy for a while,” said Kupin. “I was a runner-up once, so I came close. Every series I play the majority of tournaments, and I’ve been hunting for one for a while. Not to sound arrogant, but I knew it was coming. I’m just happy; I feel blessed.”

Poker isn’t the only thing going well for Kupin at the moment.

“I appreciate everything going on in my life right now,” said Kupin. “I feel comfortable with my friends, my relationship, my hobbies. Everything’s going great.”

Final Results:

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

Event 7 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 297 entries generated a prize pool of $35,046, surpassing the $30,000 guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Darrell Carril, winning outright for $7,196 and an SHRPO trophy. In addition to the prize money and trophy, Carril also won a $5,300 seat into the SHRPO Championship on August 5th.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  83 of 825

Jonathan Sanchez raised from early position to 16,000, the next player to act three-bet all in for 117,000 from middle position, and action folded back to Sanchez who called with , leading his opponent’s .

The board ran out , safe for Sanchez to score the elimination and send the remaining 83 players onward to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Full chip counts through Flight D will be posted later tonight.

Jonathan Sanchez  –  260,000  (43 bb)

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

Event 6 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 144 entries generated a prize pool of $48,240, and Kahli Francis outlasted the rest to win the first-place prize of $13,220 and his first SHRP trophy.

This marked Francis’ second PLO final table at the Seminole Hard Rock, having previously finished seventh in a $400 PLO event at the 2022 Showdown series for $1,730.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 109

Shortly after heads-up play began, Matthew Wolfson jokingly pitched a deal where Aaron Kupin would take the full first-place prize money, but Wolfson would get the title and the trophy.

“This is my home casino,” said Wolfson, “and I don’t have a trophy.”

Kupin replied, “This is my home casino too, and I don’t have a trophy either.

“But you’re a better poker player than me,” said Wolfson. “You’ll win one eventually.”

About 10 minutes into heads-up play, Wolfson got it all in preflop from the big blind for 80,000.

Aaron Kupin:  
Matthew Wolfson:  

The board came , and with no possible lows, Kupin won the pot — plus the title, $17,015, and his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy — with two pair, kings and sixes.

Matthew Wolfson finished as the runner-up, earning $10,585.

Congratulations to Aaron Kupin!

1st:  Aaron Kupin  –  $17,015 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $10,585
3rd:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $6,300
4th:  Kevin M. Buck  –  $4,150
5th:  David Snitkin  –  $3,205
6th:  Jason Papastavrou  –  $2,635
7th:  Dominic Granteed  –  $2,230
8th:  Chris Labrie  –  $1,945
9th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $1,720
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

$400 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19 :  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 144

Kahlil Francis potted to 36,000 on the button, Daniel Notice repotted to 108,000 from the big blind,  Francis repotted, and Notice called all in for about 135,000.

Francis: 
Notice: 

The board ran out , giving Francis trip sixes to win the pot and Event 6 outright for $13,220.

Notice finished runner-up for $8,390.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.