$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 173

Sam Sternfield limped for 25,000 on the button, and Jeffrey Gale checked in the big blind.

The flop was , Gale potted for 75,000, Sternfield repotted for 225,000, Gale reraised all in for about 390,000, and Sternfield called.

Sternfield: 
Gale: 

Both players had the same seven-high straight with outs to a bigger straight, but Sternfield was freerolling with a flush draw.

The turn kept things even, but the river gave Sternfield a flush to win Event 6 outright for $23,260. Jeffrey Gale finished runner-up for $15,300.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 173

Frank Brannan raised from the small blind, Sam Sternfield three-bet to effectively 140,000-ish from the big blind, and Brannan called all in.

Brannan: 
Sternfield: 

The board ran out , giving Sternfield a ten-high straight to eliminate Brannan in third place.

Sam Sternfield  –  2,500,000  (125 bb)
Jeffrey Gale  –  960,000  (48 bb)
Frank Brannan  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,355)

1st:  $23,260 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,300

Final Table Results:
3rd:  Frank Brannan  –  $10,355
4th:  Ryan Gibson  –  $7,190
5th:  Scotter Clark  – $5,135
6th:  Jeremy Parker  –  $3,775
7th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $2,855

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  89
Prize Pool:  $46,725
July 27, 2023

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 89 entries and producing a prize pool of $46,725. Taking it down was David Thurston, winning a first-place of $14,600.

This marked Thurston’s fourth SHRP final table made and first trophy victory.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 89

Donny Rubinstein raised to 60,000 from the small blind, David Thurston reraised from the big blind, and Rubinstein called all in for another 12,000.

Rubinstein: 
Thurston: 

The board came , giving Thurston a jack-high straight to eliminate Rubinstein in third place.

David Thurston  –  700,000  (12 BB)
Wayne Palitz  –  635,000  (11 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,600)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 89

On the turn of a board, Chad Roedersheimer was all in for about 70,000 from the cutoff against David Thurston in the big blind.

Roedersheimer: 
Thurston: 

Roedersheimer’s pair of tens trailed Thurston’s pair of aces, but Roedersheimer had a lot of outs to either scoop or chop.

The river was the , no help to Roedersheimer, ending his tournament in fourth place.

David Thurston  –  520,000  (10 BB)
Chad Roedersheimer  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,620)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 89

Chad Roedersheimer raised to 50,000 from the button, Wayne Palitz called in the small blind, and Donny Rubinstein called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Roedersheimer bet 50,000. Palitz check-raised to 100,000, Rubinstein folded, Roedersheimer reraised to 150,000, and Palitz called.

The river completed the board, Palitz checked, Roedersheimer bet 50,000, and Palitz called.

Roedersheimer showed for treys full of tens, but Palitz tabled for treys full of aces to win the pot.

Wayne Palitz  –  520,000  (10 BB)
Chad Roedersheimer  –  120,000  (2 BB)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 89

Seat 1:  Wayne Palitz  –  174,000   (3 BB)
Seat 2:  Donny Rubinstein  –  388,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3:  David Thurston  –  365,000  (7 BB)
Seat 4:  Chad Roedersheimer  –  407,000  (8 BB)

1st:  $14,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,880
3rd:  $5,600
4th:  $3,620

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 173

Final table updates for Event 6 will begin after the conclusion of Event 5.

Seat 1:  Jeffrey Gale  –  445,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2:  Frank Brannan  –  360,000   (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  200,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Ryan Gibson  –  630,000  (63 bb)
Seta 5:  Jeremy Parker  –  121,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Sam Sternfield  –  1,518,000  (152 bb)
Seat 7:  Scotter Clark  –  186,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $23,260 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $10,355
4th:  $7,190
5th:  $5,135
6th:  $3,775
7th:  $2,855

In-The-Money Finishers
8th:  Gerardo Flores  –  $2,855
9th:  Robert Cote  –  $2,230
10th:  Michael Lerner  –  $2,230
11th:  Jordan Polk  –  $1,800
12th:  Christopher Prince  –  $1,800
13th:  Vitaliy Kosenyuk  –  $1,490
14th:  Blake Barousse  –  $1,490
15th:  Jason Korb  –  $1,280
16th:  Michael Krop  –  $1,280
17th:  David Moreno  –  $1,140
18th:  Gregory Koenig  –  $1,140
19th:  Seyed Hosseini  –  $1,055
20th:  Stewart Yancik  –   $1,055
22nd:  Christopher Licata  –  $1,055

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 89

Erik Perry got it all in from the big blind for 47,000 against Chad Roedersheimer, who was under the gun.

Chad Roedersheimer:  
Erik Perry:  

The board came , and with no possible lows, Roedersheimer won the pot with two pair, kings and jacks,

Chad Roedersheimer  –  485,000
Erik Perry  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,800)

With four players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 334,000 (10 Big Bets), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,620 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 89

Chad Roedersheimer limped in for 12,000 from under the gun, Nick Zivolich raised to 24,000 from the hijack, Wayne Palitz called in the cutoff, and Roedersheimer called.

The flop was , Roedersheimer checked, Zivolich bet 12,000, and Palitz called. Roedersheimer check-raised to 24,000, Zivolich called all in for another 10,000, and Palitz called.

The turn was the , Roedersheimer bet 24,000, and Palitz called.

The river was the , Roedersheimer bet 24,000, and Palitz thought for a bit before he folded.

Roedersheimer showed for treys full of fives, besting Zivolich’s to eliminate Zivolich in sixth place.

Chad Roedersheimer  –  360,000  (15 BB)
Wayne Palitz  –  65,000  (3 BB)
Nick Zivolich  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,220)

With five players remaining from a field of 89 entries, the average stack is about 223,000 (9 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,800.