$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 119
Average Stack: 148,000 (29 bb)

Following a flop of , Core Diniz was all in from the button for about 10,000 with against chip leader David Prociak in the big blind with .

The turn was the and Diniz pumped his first in celebration having turned a flush, but the table pointed out that Prociak made an unbeatable straight flush with that card, rendering the river moot.

David Prociak – 435,000 (87 bb)
Core Diniz – Eliminated in 9th Place ($907)

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400
Players Remaining: 16 of 119
Average Stack: 74,400 (30 bb)

Mika Paasonen opened the pot to 8,400 from the button, Jesse Howells three-bet shoved from the small blind for 15,700, Richard Becker reraised to about 52,000 from the big blind, and Paasonen folded.

Howells:
Becker:

The board came down , giving Becker a set of aces to eliminate Howells on the bubble.

Richard Becker – 84,000 (35 bb)
Jesse Howells – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 20 of 119

David Prociak – 161,000 (80 bb)
Timothy Bishop – 98,000 (49 bb)
Mika Paasonen – 98,000 (49 bb)
Petko Tsakov – 92,000 (46 bb)
Denise Bohrer- 88,000 (44 bb)

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000
Players Remaining: 32 of 119

The numbers were crunched and Event 5 officially drew 119 entries into the Pot Limit Omaha game to create a prize pool worth $35,700. The last 16 players will earn some money with a min-cash banking $696 and the next LHPO champion taking home $9,078 along with the trophy and custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Master.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 5
$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 119
Prize Pool: $35,700
January 18, 2016

1st: $9,078
2nd: $6,444
3rd: $4,102
4th: $2,931
5th: $2,342
6th: $1,756
7th: $1,464
8th: $1,171
9 – 12th: $907
13 – 16th: $696

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800
Players Remaining: 40 of 119

Registration is now closed on Event 5 and the unofficial number shows 119 entries in the PLO tournament. We will release the official numbers and payout information after the numbers are crunched.

Reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak is having a nice afternoon so far. The former SHRP champ ran his 10,000 stack up near 90,000 over the first four levels to return with the chip lead.

Top stacks:

David Prociak – 87,800 (110 bb)
Jason Sagle – 78,000 (98 bb)
Richard Becker – 56,800 (71 bb)
Gregory Kolo – 54,400 (68 bb)
Mika Paasonen – 50,000 (63 bb)
David Bradshaw – 41,800 (52 bb)
Daniel Pearlman – 41,300 (52 bb)

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600
Entries: 118

Event 5 players are on their second break of the day and closing in on 120 entries.

This is also the last chance to register, they will close the PLO books once action gets back underway.

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 300/500
Entries: 110

Less than an hour remains for players to come down to the ballroom to get a piece of the PLO action. There have been plenty of mixing it up so far including Peter Walsworth hitting the rail.

“Tell the blog readers that Peter is one his 12th bullet,” laughed Mike Raimon. The statement got a laugh though it was a slight exaggeration.

David Bradshaw is one of our SHRP major winners in the PLO tournament and will try to take the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points lead in the WPTDeepStacks Main Event. His big title came a few weeks ago when he outlasted the field to win the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Championship for nearly $155,000.

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 200/300
Entries: 93

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah is back in action this afternoon after a long evening at the tables. He went deep in the $570 Six-Max Event 4 field and finished his night as part of a five-way chop to lock up some nice cash.

That continues a nice run for Maddah over the last few months which saw him final table two events during the the 2016 RRPO plus 18th in the 5,018-entry opening event then followed that up with an Event 1 final table at the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open.

Plo event 5 @shrpo love this game @SHRTPoker #hardrocklife

— wally Maddah (@wallymystar) January 18, 2017

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200
Entries: 80

PLO players are taking their first break of the day as the count edges up closer to triple digit territory. Tournament staff will color off the green quarter chips and bring them back for another four levels. Registration will close after the next break and they’ll start heading towards a champion.