$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  198 of 409

Wayne Harmon raised from the button to 8,000, the big blind moved all in for 57,500, and Harmon called with 61,000 in his own stack and turned over .

The big blind showed , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Harmon paired his queen on the river to win the pot and eliminate the big blind from Day 1A.

Wayne Harmon  –  121,000  (81 bb)

With 195 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 105,000 (70 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm, and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  198 of 409

Michael Newman was all in with pocket threes from the big blind on a board reading , and Kaly Chivukula had him covered holding pocket aces from the small blind.

The river delivered the , and Newman doubled up to survive with 76,500 after collecting the pot thanks to the set. Chivukula was at 68,000 after the hand.

Michael Newman – 76,500 (51 bb)
Kaly Chivukula – 68,000 (45 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  216 of 409

Kristen Foxen raised to 3,000 from middle position, Jesse Lonis called in the hijack, and the player in the cutoff three-bet to 10,500. Foxen four-bet all in for 40,500, Lonis folded, and the cutoff called with .

Foxen showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board came , giving Foxen jacks full of eights to double up.

Kristen Foxen  –  88,000  (59 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  216 of 409

Eric Bonin was all in with in the hole from the big blind on a board reading . That was enough to top the cards that were already in the muck from the player under the gun, so Bonin survived with 62,500 after collecting the pot.

Eric Bonin – 62,500 (41 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  409

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jake Ferro  –  393,000  (262 bb)
2.  Alex Foxen  –  343,500  (229 bb)
3.  Jesse Lonis  –  321,000  (214 bb)
4.  Elliot Smith  –  316,500  (211 bb)
5.  Justin Zaki  –  298,500  (199 bb)

Registration is now closed for Day 1A, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 409, which would put more than $1.98 million in the prizepool. Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  403

Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo was all in from middle position for 25,300 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind.

The board came , and Tamayo won the pot with his queen to double up in chips.

Jonathan Tamayo  –  52,400  (44 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  85,000  (71 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry per starting flight until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $1.95 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee.

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  127
Prize Pool:  $29,845
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,700
August 9, 2024

Event 45 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 127 entries generated a prize pool of $29,845, with an additional $12,700 set aside for bounties. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $665.

Up top for the winner is $8,440.

1st:  $8,440 +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $5,375
3rd:  $3,210
4th:  $2,015
5th:  $1,500
6th:  $1,285
7th:  $1,115
8th:  $985
9th-10th:  $865
11th-12th:  $765
13th-16th:  $665

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  398

David Farber was short-stacked and all in from the cutoff with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Kaly Chivukula.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Chivukula to win the pot and eliminate Farber.

Kaly Chivukula  –  70,000  (58 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry per starting flight until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $1.93 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee.

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$1,100 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  50
Prize Pool:  $48,500
August 9, 2024

Registration closed for the $1,100 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha event with 50 entries creating a prize pool worth $48,500. The last seven players will earn some money with $2,185 for a min-cash and $17,935 to the Event 44 champ.

1st: $17,935 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $10,670
3rd: $6,550
4th: $4,610
5th: $3,640
6th: $2,910
7th: $2,185

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  394

Elliot Smith  –  310,000   (258 bb)
Will Failla  –  225,000  (188 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  135,000  (113 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  118,000  (98 bb)
Sam Ganzfried  –  112,000  (93 bb)
Jessica Vierling  –  86,000  (72 bb)
Adam Adler  –  73,000  (61 bb)
Peter Mugar  –  66,000  (55 bb)
Bryce McVay  –  60,000  (50 bb)
RJ Sullivan  –  56,000  (47 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  52,000  (43 bb)
David Farber  –  52,000  (43 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  50,000  (42 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  50,000  (42 bb)
David Coleman  –  50,000  (42 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  46,000  (38 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  35,000  (29 bb)
Seth Fischer – 8,000  (7 bb)