$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 116

SHRP Team member Loni Harwood and Charlie Carrel were involved in a heads-up pot on the end of a board. There was about 150,000 in the middle, and Harwood bet 85,000 on the river.

Carrel needed some time to think. “This might be the stupidest…,” he trailed off, holding a stack of chips in his hand. The bet represented close to half his remaining chips, so the decision was a significant one. “You look like you don’t have anything,” Carrel continued. “It’s super hard to not have anything.” He apologized to the table: “I’m going to take 30 more seconds and then I’ll make a decision.”

Carrel did just that, and about 30 seconds later, he called to see a showdown.

Harwood showed , winning the pot with a flush.

Loni Harwood – 1,000,000 (63 bb)
Charlie Carrel – 115,000 (7 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 116

Dietrich Fast had around 250,000 chips left when he got himself all in preflop, flipping for his tournament life against Olivier Busquet.

Fast:
Busquet:

Fast flopped a straight draw but could not catch up, and the run-out sent him to the exit in 25th place. Busquet won the pot with a pair of fours, nearly doubling up in the process.

Olivier Busquet – 525,000 (33 bb)
Dietrich Fast – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 116

Under the gun, Ray Qartomy moved all in for around 180,000, and Anthony Spinella called in the cutoff to put him at risk.

Qartomy:
Spinella:

Spinella won the flip as the board came to give him the pot with a pair of aces. Qartomy was eliminated in 26th place, while Spinella moves into seven figures and into the chip lead.

Anthony Spinella – 1,025,000 (85 bb)
Ray Qartomy – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 116

The blinds were unkind to Martin Finger in the last orbit. He lost a blind-versus-blind contest against David Lopez to double him up, then lost the rest of his chips one hand later in another blind-versus-blind battle — this time against Stephen Chidwick.

A few hands later at the same table, George Dolofan moved all in for 77,000 on the button, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind to put Dolofan at risk.

Dolofan:
Kenney:

The board ran out , and Kenney’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Dolofan was eliminated, reducing the field to 26 players.

Bryn Kenney – 620,000 (52 bb)
George Dolofan – Eliminated
Martin Finger – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 116

Sean Winter moved all in for 200,000 on the button, and David Lopez called in the big blind, committing most of his own stack to put Winter at risk.

Winter:
Lopez:

The flop gave Winter the come-from-behind lead with two cards to come, and the turn and river were blanks for Lopez. Winter doubled up with two pair.

Sean Winter – 420,000 (35 bb)
David Lopez – 82,000 (7 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

Loni Harwood opened to 25,000 second to act, and Gal Yifrach three-bet shoved for 151,000 in the small blind. Harwood asked for the count, then called to put Yifrach at risk.

Harwood:
Yifrach:

The board ran out , and Harwood won the pot with eights full of sevens to eliminate Yifrach as the first casualty of Day 2. She’s now the chip leader with 28 players remaining.

Loni Harwood – 805,000 (67 bb)
Gal Yifrach – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

The 29 remaining players are back in their chairs — well, most of them. David Cohen and Jeff Gross have yet to show up, but the Day 2 starting time has arrived. Cards are in the air.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

As expected with a tournament featuring a $25,500 buy-in, the field was tough and filled with some of the best players in the world. The 116 entries created the biggest $25K High Roller field in Seminole Hard Rock Poker history and we have 29 returning today.

They pushed the prize pool over the $1,000,000 Guarantee and locked in at $2.9 million. The last 16 players earning a piece and the High Roller champion banking $794,600.

Poker pro, and former SHRP champ, Jonathan Little returns with a healthy lead but there are no soft spots among the 29 players. Little is followed by eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel, Jake Schindler, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood.

The stacks are deep and the structure is slow. These top players will have every chance to showcase their talent this afternoon.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Jonathan Little – 750,000 (63 bb)
2. Erik Seidel – 657,000 (55 bb)
3. Jake Schindler – 651,000 (54 bb)
4. Loni Harwood – 639,000 (53 bb)
5. Bryn Kenney – 619,000 (52 bb)
6. Grayson Ramage – 606,000 (51 bb)
7. Anthony Spinella – 599,000 (50 bb)
8. Rainer Kempe – 582,000 (49 bb)
9. David Cohen – 453,000 (38 bb)
10. Justin Bonomo – 445,000 (37 bb)

Day 2 Counts | Day 2 Seats | High Roller Payouts

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Final Table – $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship

• Championship Final Table Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 28 Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em

• High Roller Chip Counts
• High Roller Table/Seat Assignments
• High Roller Payouts

12PM: Event 30 – $300 Big Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 15
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 26 Day 12 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 26 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 26 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 26 Payouts

2PM: Event 29 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 29 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 29 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: Event 100 – $200 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 100 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 101 – $130 Survivor No Limit Hold’em (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 players will win $1,000 cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 101 Structure Sheet

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update

Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:

• Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room

• The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.

• Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.

For additional construction updates, please visit TheNewHardRock.com

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

Today was the start of another of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown’s flagship events, the $25,500 High Roller. By the time registration closed just before midnight, 116 entries had been tallied, making this the largest $25k tournament in Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood’s history.

Fifteen levels were played, and Jonathan Little ended the day with the biggest stack, bagging up 750,000 chips. The 40-minute structure created volatility in the stacks of many, but Little enjoyed a fairly steady climb to the top of the overnight leaderboard, a run which included a midday knockout of George Dolofan.

Dolofan re-entered after that exit, and he managed to survive the day with the shortest stack of 92,000 chips. He wasn’t the only one to re-enter, though, not by any means.

Erik Seidel tried three times without getting much going, but the fourth time was the charm for the Hall of Famer. Seidel went on a late-day rush, finishing in second place with 657,000 chips. He was pushing chips around right until the finish line, highlighted by a big confrontation with Olivier Busquet during the last level of the night.

Jake Schinder (651,000), SHRP Team member Loni Harwood (639,000), and high-rolling regular Bryn Kenney (619,000) round out the overnight top five.

Rainer Kempe and Dietrich Fast chopped the $50,000 Super High Roller, and both of them also advanced to Day 2 in this $25,500 regular-old High Roller. Kempe ended inside the top 10 with 582,000 chips, while Fast took two shots in this event and bagged up 262,000 on his second bullet.

A complete overnight leaderboard and the Day 2 seat draw can be found in the posts below.

Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante when play resumes, putting the average stack around 33 big blinds. Only the final 16 players will earn shares of the $2.9 million prizepool, so bursting the bubble will be the day’s first order of business.

Day 2 begins at 12 p.m. and is scheduled to continue until a winner is determined. That’s the plan, but it may be a tall task; levels will increase to 90 minutes apiece once the final table is set.