$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300/50
Players: 460

Aaron Massey – Eliminated
Kathy Liebert – Eliminated
Daniel Strelitz – Eliminated
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated
Neil Blumenfield – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300/50
Players: 460

With around 7,000 in the pot and a board reading , the under-the-gun player checked and Las Vegas poker pro Matt Berkey did the same from middle position.

When the completed the board on the river, the under-the-gun player checked and Berkey tossed out a single gray chip for a bet of 5,000. His opponent snap called and Berkey confidently rolled over the . However it was no good as his opponent held a bigger flush with the .

Matt Berkey – 14,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 460

On a flop of , the big blind checked and former November Niner Pat Chan bet 1,300 from early position. The player in middle position called and the big blind folded.

The turn was the and Chan checked. His opponent bet 1,600 and Chan called. Both players checked the river and Chan showed .

His opponent mucked his hand and Chan took the pot.

Pat Chan – 23,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200/25
Players: 444

After the under-the-gun player raised to 500 and both a player in middle position and the cutoff called, Minnesota’s Blake Bohn, a Mid-States Poker Tour Pro, called from the big blind to make it four-way action to a [8h5dqc] flop.

Bohn checked, the original raiser continued for 1,300, and the middle-position player folded. The cutoff called and then the remaining three players checked after the turn paired the board.

When the double paired the board on the river, all three players checked once again. Bohn quickly tabled the for eights full of queens, and it was good as both his opponents mucked.

Blake Bohn – 33,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 439

On a flop of , Ryan Olisar checked from the small blind and the player in middle position bet 700. Abhay Chakole called from the cutoff before Olisar check-raised to 2,000.

Middle position called and Chakole folded. The turn was the and Olisar bet 2,800. Middle position called and the river was the .

Olisar moved all in for 7,500 and his opponent called. Olisar showed , good for a full house, and he doubles through his opponent’s .

Ryan Olisar – 27,000

The Player of the Year leaderboard and points model received a makeover for the upcoming 2016/2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker season. As in past years, points will again be awarded during each of the 10 SHRP Championships beginning in September at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee and concluding with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August.

Among the changes are:

• Players must finish in the money to earn leaderboard points

• Points are awarded based on a tiered model that weighs tournament buy-in amount and place finished – There are three tiers and each tier has its own points model
  • Tier 1: $1,999 buy-in and lower (100 points for a win)
  • Tier 2: $2,000 – $3,999 buy-in (105 points for a win)
  • Tier 3: $4,000+ buy-in (110 points for a win)

• Following the conclusion of the SHRPO Championship, the top three points earners will receive prize packages – The POY’s package is estimated at a $32,450 value while 2^nd and 3^rd points earners win $19,750 and $13,750 packages

2016 SHRP Player of the Year Points Model

Download Points Matrix (PDF)

2016 SHRP Player of the Year Prizes

1^st Place – Estimated value, $32,450

• Four (4) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($13,350)
• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Championship/Main Events ($2,750)
• Two (2) tournament entries in Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Championship/Main Events ($3,600)
• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Championship/Main Events ($2,750)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($10,000 estimated value)

2^nd Place – Estimated value, $19,750

• Three (3) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($12,250)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($7,500 estimated value)

3^rd Place – Estimated value, $13,750

• Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events ($8,750)
• Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season ($5,000 estimated value)

Winners of each of the SHRP Championship winners will receive a $5,250 seat in the season-ending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship in August 2017.

Download Official Rules (PDF)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200/25
Players: 429

Ryan Tepen limped from middle position and Mike Leah, who was to his direct left, raised to 700. The player in the big blind called, as did Tepen, and three players saw a flop of .

Two checks saw Leah continue for 1,100, the big blind folded, and Tepen called to see the turn. Tepen checked, Leah bet 2,500, and Tepen check-raised to 5,500. Leah responded by moving all in for 14,300 and Tepen snap-called.

Tepen:
Leah:

Tepen flopped a set to pull ahead of Leah’s aces, and the river allowed him to dispatch a tough opponent.

Ryan Tepen – 50,000
Mike Leah – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 426

With 426 entrants, the $1,000,000 guarantee is long bested in the $2,650 freeze-out. Lat registration is available through the dinner break with closing time coming at about 8:50pm.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 421

There was about 6,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of . The small blind checked and Pratyush Buddiga bet 4,500 from the cutoff.

The small blind took a minute of thought and then called. Buddiga showed , good for a king-high straight flush and the small blind mucked his hand.

Pratyush Buddiga – 31,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 421

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Cate Hall was in a heads-up pot. The board read [js6h] and Hall jammed for her last 9,850 — roughly a pot-size bet. The lone opponent in the hand mucked and Hall chipped up to just about starting stack.

Cate Hall – 19,500