$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
Players Remaining:  156 of 1,566

Flight A:  508 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight B:  480 Entries;  48 Advanced
Flight C:  578 Entries;  57 Advanced
Flight D:  Underway (Reg. open until 9:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  57 of 578

After the two eliminations on the Money Bubble, there are only 57 survivors from this flight, and they have bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

Action ended with 12:03 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the earliest finish from the eight starting flights.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Carlo Rodriguez  –  587,000  (98 bb)
2.  John Binns  –  585,000  (98 bb)
3.  Johnny Bromberg  –  558,000  (93 bb)
4.  Chen Turjeman  –  464,000  (77 bb)
5.  Anthony Barbera  –  458,000  (76 bb)
6.  Yunkyu Song  –  436,000  (73 bb)
7.  John Compton  –  432,000  (72 bb)

Flight D is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights each day over the next two days — 10:00 am and 5:00 pm flights on Friday and Saturday.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  57 of 578

In Hand #5 of hand-for-hand play, there were two all-in hands that waited for action to complete at all of the other tables before revealing their cards.

In the second of those two hands, the player in the hijack raised, Carlo Rodriguez moves all in from the big blind, and the hijack called all in for roughly 150,000 with .

Rodriguez turned over , and the hijack needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Rodriguez paired his ace on the turn to win the pot, eliminate his opponent on the Money Bubble, and catapult into the chip lead for this starting flight.

Carlo Rodriguez  –  587,000  (98 bb)

The remaining 57 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  58 of 578

On the fifth hand of the money bubble, David Ormsbee raised to 30,000 from under the gun. The player on his direct left in UTG+1 called, Will Underdown three-bet all in from the big blind for 67,000, Ormsbee four-bet shoved with a covering stack, and the player on his left called all in for 92,000 with . Ormsbee showed , while Underdown tabled .

The board ran out , hitting everybody in some fashion.

Ormsbee’s made a king-high straight against his UTG+1 opponent’s king and tens to burst the money bubble in the side pot, while Underdown made an ace-high straight to triple up.

David Ormsbee  –  391,000  (65 bb)
Will Underdown  –  210,000  (35 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  63 of 578

Level 16 comes to an end, and Level 17 begins with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

The field is five spots away from the money, so hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble should be starting soon.

With 63 players remaining from a flight of 578 entries, the average stack is about 183,000 (31 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 58 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  90 of 578

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  John Binns  –  453,000  (113 bb)
2.  Yunkyu Song  –  383,000  (96 bb)
3.  Anthony Barbera  –  319,000  (80 bb)
4.  Francisco Garcia  –  315,000  (79 bb)
5.  Donald Gibbs  –  297,000  (74 bb)

With 90 players remaining from a flight of 578 entries, the average stack is about 128,000 (32 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 58 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last trophy event on today’s schedule has a little bonus at the end for the winner. Event 7 is a $200 Big Stack at 6 pm with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool, plus we are adding a $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat to first place.

Not a bad bonus.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm. They’re night will continue until we hand out another SHRPO trophy and a seat in the Championship.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

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

Flight D of SHRPO Event 1 gets underway at 5 pm, the fourth of eight starting flights for the $1,000,000 guarantee tournament. The $400 buy-in Deep Stack already attracted more than 1,500 and half of the money needed to make the guarantee with big flights left to go.

Players start with 20,000 in their stack 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 D will continue until 10% of the field remains and survivors will advance to Day 2 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 5
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  89
Prizepool:  $46,725
July 27, 2023

Registration closed for the Limit Omaha 8 event with 89 entries, generating a prizepool worth $46,725. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,300, and the top prize is $14,600.

1st:  $14,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,880
3rd:  $5,600
4th:  $3,620
5th:  $2,800
6th:  $2,220
7th:  $1,870
8th:  $1,635
9th-10th:  $1,450
11th-12th:  $1,300

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  180 of 578

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

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

1.  Sebastian Espinoza  –  277,500  (139 bb)
2.  Luke Torres  –  214,000  (107 bb)
3.  Andre Plaza  –  208,000  (104 bb)
4.  Jorge Cuesta  –  201,500  (101 bb)
5.  Yunkyu Song  –  197,500  (99 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a flight of 578 entries, the average stack is about 64,000 (32 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 58 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.