$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 85

Alton Mendleson moved all in from UTG+1 for 72,000, and James Sebastiano called from the small blind with . Mendleson turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Mendleson paired his jack on the flop and picked up a gutshot straight draw, but Sebastiano flopped a set of tens. The set held up for Sebastiano to win the pot and eliminate Mendleson in eighth place.

Since this is a bounty tournament, Sebastiano earns $200 for the knockout.

James Sebastiano  –  410,000  (51 bb)
Alton Mendleson  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($980)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 243,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,165 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 85

Turbo events move quickly, and bounty turbo events can move even faster. The field is already down to eight players at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Kevin Pham  –  395,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  126,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Alton Mendleson  –  52,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Alex Ziskin  –  270,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Carlos Bermudez  –  435,000  (54 bb)
Seat 6.  Andre Plaza  –  90,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7.  Josh Cranfill  –  59,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  James Sebastiano  –  320,000  (40 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $9,030 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,470
3rd:  $3,400
4th:  $2,300
5th:  $1,755
6th:  $1,400
7th:  $1,165
8th:  $980

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 213,000 (27 big blinds).

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

The sixth flight of the SHRPO opener gets underway at 5 pm and the tournament will hit its first milestone as soon as cards go in the air. With 2,984 entries already in the tournament, only 47 new entries are needed to surpass the $1,000,000 guarantee, and more than that are already registered.

Our players will create a huge prize pool with a big flight tonight and two more tomorrow.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 at the start of Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Flight F will play down to the last 10% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  100
Prizepool:  $52,500
July 28, 2023

Registration closed for the Eight-Game Mix event with 100 entries, which is a new record for Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, beating the previous mark of 90 entries that was set during the 2023 Showdown back in April.

The total prizepool is worth $52,500, and the final 13 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,045. The top prize is $15,675, along with a coveted SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $15,675 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,000
3rd:  $6,645
4th:  $4,555
5th:  $3,225
6th:  $2,385
7th-8th:  $1,825
9th-10th:  $1,455
11th-12th:  $1,205
13th:  $1,045

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  250 of 858

The players have returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 220K, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Kevin Chan  –  283,500  (142 bb)
2.  Lucas Ramos  –  240,500  (120 bb)
3.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  223,000  (112 bb)

With about 250 players remaining from a flight of 858, the average chip stack is around 68,500 (34 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 86 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 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  85
Prize Pool:  $28,050
Bounty Prize Pool:  $17,000
July 28, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH tournament with 85 entries creating a regular prize pool worth $28,050 plus another $17,000 in the bounty prize pool.

The last 11 spots will be paid with $800 for a min-cash and $9,030 up top for the Event 9 champ.

1st: $9,030 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $5,470
3rd: $3,400
4th: $2,300
5th: $1,755
6th: $1,400
7th: $1,165
8th: $980
9th-10th: $875
11th: $800

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  324 of 858

Registration closed for Flight E of the SHRPO opener with another 858 entries putting the combined total at 2,984. The field is only 47 new entries shy of surpassing the $1,000,000 guarantee and it will get there as soon as cards go in the air for Flight F.

They will continue playing in Flight E until 86 players remain and those survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight D

$600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The last trophy event of the day gets underway at the top of the hour with a $600 buy-in Black Chip Bounty and they’ll play Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha for plenty of action with $100 on every player’s head.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm. They’ll play into the evening and we will crown our next SHRPO winner before too long.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  859

The second break ended, players returned to their seats with registration closed, and they are chasing a new leader. Evan Teitelbaum is now in the top spot with 185,700 and former leader David Meagher is still doing fine with 146,000.

Flight E fell just short of pushing the tournament over the $1,000,000 guarantee but three more flights remain to crush it.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  788

This big flight of the SHRPO opener is going to close its registration in 45 minutes, after they run the course of Level 8 and take a 15-minute break. They’ll cross over 800 entries before too long and they will tease the guarantee.

More friendly faces we found include Tampa monster Fred Paradis, Fred Dabus, Marsha Wolak, Solange Lucas, Wagner Wysotchanski, Shawn Bryant, and Jordan Flaschner.