$400 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  800/1,600
Players Remaining: 37 of 133

Pot Limit Omaha continued its trend of great turnouts and today’s $400 buy-in tournament drew 133 entries to create a prize pool worth $45,220.

The last 17 players will take home some money with $875 for a min-cash and $12,760 for the Event 4 win.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$400 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 133
Prize Pool:  $45,220
July 24, 2021

1st: $12,760 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $8,085
3rd: $4,795
4th: $2,940
5th: $2,240
6th: $1,900
7th: $1,650
8th: $1,445
9th-10th: $1,205
11th-12th: $1,130
13th-14th: $995
15th-16th: $935
17th: $875

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  215 of 780

While counting the big stacks at the break, we noticed Shawn Lucas’s stack had dropped quite a bit, while the player next to him, Andrew Zhu, had nearly 200,000. They told us about a big hand that happened right before the break.

Four players saw a flop of , though one of them dropped out when a non-diamond fell on the turn.

The river card was a diamond, and the betting forced out Lucas, who held . But Zhu and the other player got it all in.

The shorter stack showed for a flush, but Zhu turned over for a flopped full house, kings full of nines, winning a huge pot and eliminating his opponent from Flight E.

And that’s how Zhu picked up enough chips to start this level third in chips.

Andrew Zhu  –  199,000  (100 bb)
Shawn Lucas  –  120,000  (60 bb)

With about 215 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 72,500 (36 big blinds).

This flight will continue playing until there are 98 players left, and the survivors will make the money and advance to Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm. You must bag chips at the end of Day 1 to finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  240 of 780

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up only two players with at least 200K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Neal Corcoran  –  279,000  (140 bb)
2.  Borja Iglesias  –  205,500  (103 bb)
3.  Andrew Zhu  –  199,000  (100 bb)

With about 240 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 65,000 (33 big blinds).

This flight will continue playing until there are 98 players left, and the survivors will make the money and advance to Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm. You must bag chips at the end of Day 1 to finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  295 of 780

Shawn Lucas briefly took over the chip lead, but McNealy reclaimed it a short while later. Here are some updated chip counts from around the field:

Greg McNealy  –  185,000  (154 bb)
Shawn Lucas  –  177,000  (148 bb)
Eric Schaeffer  –  150,000  (125 bb)
Eric Afriat  –  103,000  (86 bb)
Phil Hernz  –  90,000  (75 bb)
Tim Kegel  –  88,000  (73 bb)
Scott Robbins  –  80,000  (677 bb)
Howard Mash  –  75,000  (63 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  68,000  (57 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  56,000  (47 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  55,000  (46 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  43,000  (36 bb)
Bob Mather  –  36,000  (30 bb)
Kenny Nguyen  –  34,000  (28 bb)
Vitor Coelho  –  17,000  (14 bb)

Hector Pacheco was among the chipleaders at the last break, but he lost a 150K pot against Eric Schaeffer to drop down to about an average stack.

After a flop of , Pacheco checked the small blind, Schaeffer bet 7,000 from the hijack, and Pacheco check-raised to 15,000. Schaeffer called.

The turn card was the , Pacheco bet 22,000, and Schaeffer called.

The river card was the , Pacheco moved all in, and Schaeffer snap-called all in for 34,000 with for two pair, jacks and threes. Pacheco turned over for the same two pair with a lower kicker, and Schaeffer won the pot to double up in chips.

Eric Schaeffer  –  150,000  (125 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  56,000  (47 bb)

With about 295 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 52,900 (44 big blinds).

This flight will continue playing until there are 98 players left, and the survivors will make the money and advance to Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm. You must bag chips at the end of Day 1 to finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Entries:  780

Registration closed for Flight E of SHRPO Event 1 with a huge 780 official entries. They pushed the combined total up to 2,921 for a current prize pool of $978,535. Only 65 more entries are needed to top $1,000,000 and it will get there as soon as cards go in the air for Flight F at 6 pm.

The last 98 players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight D

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  780

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 120K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Greg McNealy  –  154,200  (154 bb)
2.  Tim Kegel  –  132,000  (132 bb)
3.  Hector Pacheco  –  121,000  (121 bb)

Registration is now closed. As soon as the official numbers for this flight are released, we will post them here in the updates.

The final starting flight for this event (Flight F) begins later today at 6:00 pm, with a single re-entry option available until registration closes around 10:30 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $975,000, and as soon as the cards go in the air for Flight F, it will leap across the $1 million mark.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  740

Flight E reached Level 8 and time is running out if you want a piece of the action. They will finish out this level, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close when they return.

We found a few visitors from the other side of the state, over here in South Florida for the action. Manny Minaya, Jason Block, and Jeremy Becker each own Tampa titles and came to Hollywood looking for a SHRPO trophy.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries:  684

The entry count is nearly 700 with a steady line at the registration desk. With more than an hour to get in the game, there’s plenty of time to join the fun.

We found the Piderit family mixing it up this afternoon. Mother/son duo Tamra and Caleb are taking part in Flight E trying to advance to Day 2 like father Eric did earlier in the series after bagging 170,000 in Flight A. Since he’s already in the bag, Eric is taking part in the $400 Pot Limit Omaha game at a nearby table.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries:  625

With the huge turnout today, tournament staff sent players on a staggered first break and they all began Level 5 at the same time. The entry count zoomed over 600 and only the start of Level 9 seems like it will slow them down.

The prize pool topped $900,000 and getting it over $1,000,000 is now a lock with Flight F still waiting to start at 6 pm.

$400 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

This afternoon we throw the first Pot Limit Omaha tournament on a schedule full of Pot Limit Omaha games. We always have a great gang show up for the PLO tournaments and Event 4 will be no different. It has a $400 buy-in with a one-day format that will keep that action moving.

They start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels will last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and players may re-enter once if needed. Players will take a 40-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to play down to our first PLO champion.

Cards go in the air at noon and we will have all the highlights before picking up full final table coverage.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet