Super High Roller: Ivan Luca Eliminated in 4th Place ($120,000)

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 19

Ivan Luca

No one at the table was in immediate danger, so it took two big hands to get all the chips in the middle preflop. We saw it happen when Ivan Luca opened to 22,000 and Nick Schulman three-bet to 70,000 from the small blind.

Luca four-bet to 140,000 and Schulman didn’t take long before he slid a barrel+ of 25K chips forward. It was enough to cover Luca and he called all in.

Schulman: AdKd
Luca: QsQd

Luca needed to hold to stay in the game, the JcJd3d flop was safe, but Schulman added a flush draw to his over cards. The Js turn took away those flush outs but the Ks river did the trick. Luca was sent out in fourth place for $120,000 while Schulman’s stack is more than half of the chips in play.

Nick Schulman – 1,385,000 (139 bb)
Ivan Luca – Eliminated in 4th place ($120,000)

Super High Roller: Jake Schindler Doubles; Bryn Kenney Bubbles

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 19

Bryn Kenney

It didn’t take long for the five remaining players to heat things up. Rainer Kempe moved his short stack in the middle once, found no takers, then Bryn Kenny and Jake Schindler mixed it up.

Kenney opened to 22,000 and Schindler called in the big blind to the Kh9d3d flop. Both checked and Schindler bet 35,000 after the 4h turn. Kenney called, the river came Jc, and Schindler moved all in for 247,000.

Kenney called with rivered two pair KdJd but Schindler was best with his king-high straight QdTs.

The hand knocked Kenney down to 26,000, he found a small double, then moved all in again after Ivan Luca opened to 25,000.

Kenney: TsTh
Luca: AcQs

It was a good spot for the short stack but Luca immediately hit on the AdQc9c flop. The Jd turn gave Kenney an open-ended straight draw but the blank 5s river sent him out on the bubble.

Seat 1: Ivan Luca – 510,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Schindler – 620,000 (62 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schulman – 996,000 (100 bb)
Seat 4: Rainer Kempe – 245,000 (25 bb)

Payouts:
1st: $440,000
2nd: $260,000
3rd: $180,000
4th: $120,000

Super High Roller: Playing from Five to One

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 19

Nick Schulman

The $50,000 Super High Roller event featured 16 talented players but only five of them remain with a chance for the title along with the $440,000 top prize. They slowly dropped throughout the opening day as WSOP and WPT Champion Nick Schulman built up his stack.

He returns today with a big chip lead against four tough opponents, all with huge results of their own. But they still have a little work to do to make some money, five remain but only four get paid.

Jake Schindler, Bryn Kenney, Ivan Luca, and Rainer Kempe will be trying to chase down Schindler and they are all capable.

Action will get back underway at noon and we will follow all the action until we have our next Super High Roller champion.

Seat 1: Ivan Luca – 567,000 (57 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Schindler – 358,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schulman – 924,000 (92 bb)
Seat 4: Bryn Kenney – 351,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: Rainer Kempe – 180,000 (18 bb)

Payouts:
1st: $440,000
2nd: $260,000
3rd: $180,000
4th: $120,000

SHRPO Day 7 Schedule

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 10 Day 1 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 12
  • Day 1 will end when 9 remain or Tournament Director discretion
  • $1,100 Big 4 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 Day 2 – $50,000 Super High Roller

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 34 – $140 Turbo Satellite to Event 10 (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats GTD into $1,100/$500K GTD SHRPO Big 4 Event 10
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 35 – $570 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $3 Million GTD SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 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 35 Structure Sheet

SHRPO players are encouraged to park in Seminole Way Garage for easy, covered access to the tournament area and poker room
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Super High Roller: Nick Schulman Leads Final Five

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 19

Nick Schulman

Today was a big day at Seminole Hard Rock Open, as the series’ biggest-buy-in event began inside the secondary ballroom.

The $50,000 Super High Roller drew 19 entries by the time registration closed, with a prizepool worth $1 million up for grabs. After 14 level of action, just five players remain.

Here’s the lineup:

Seat 1: Ivan Luca – 567,000 (57 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Schindler – 358,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schulman – 924,000 (92 bb)
Seat 4: Bryn Kenney – 351,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: Rainer Kempe – 180,000 (18 bb)

The initial entry list was littered with faces familiar to this sort of buy-in; most of the usual suspects were in attendance.

There were 16 unique players, and David Cohen, Giuseppe Iadisernia, and Jason Koon each entered twice to bring the field to 19 total entries. None of the three managed to make it to the final table.

Schulman was in control of the big stack when the final nine combined, and he trended consistently upward from there to the end of the night, too.

Texas businesswoman Kathy Lehne was the first to depart the final table, falling in ninth place at the hands of Tom Marchese. Marchese was next to go himself, though, eliminated by Jake Schindler in eighth.

That knockout gave Schindler a brief lead, but Schulman quickly retook control of the big stack, and he did not relinquish it for the remainder of the night.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker’s own Chance Kornuth fell in seventh place, and David Peters was eliminated in sixth on the final hand of the night.

The clock ran out on the day, and the five finalists bagged up their chips for the overnight soak. They’ll return to action Wednesday to play it out to a winner.

With five players left and only room for four in the payouts, crossing that milestone will be the first item on the docket for Day 2. The average stack is still close to 50 big blinds at this point, so it may be a while before it happens.

Here are the payouts reserved for the final four:

1st: $440,000
2nd: $260,000
3rd: $180,000
4th: $120,000

Day 2 begins at 12 p.m. in the poker room and will continue until a winner is determined.

Super High Roller: David Peters Eliminated by Ivan Luca

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 19

David Peters

Ivan Luca opened the button to 16,000, and David Peters three-bet shoved for about 180,000 in the small blind. As soon as Jake Schindler folded his big, Luca called. Peters winced just a bit, knowing he was likely in trouble.

Luca: AcKs
Peters: As6c

The board ran out 3s2d2cKd8d, and Luca turned kings up to end the drama one card early. Peters was eliminated in sixth place on the final hand of the night.

The five finalists are now bagging up their chips for the overnight soak, set to return to action Wednesday at 12 p.m.

Ivan Luca – 565,000 (71 bb)
David Peters – Eliminated

Super High Roller: Ivan Luca Takes From Jake Schindler

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 19

Ivan Luca

Jake Schindler opened to 21,000 second to act, and Ivan Luca defended his big blind.

The flop was Ad4c3h, and Luca check-called a bet of 14,000 from Schindler. He check-called another 48,000 after the 7h turn, and both players checked through the 4s river.

Luca showed AsTs, winning the pot with aces up.

Ivan Luca – 390,000 (49 bb)
Jake Schindler – 345,000 (43 bb)

Super High Roller: David Peters Doubles Through Ivan Luca

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 19

Action folded around to the blinds, where Ivan Luca moved all in from the small and David Peters called off his last 100,000 chips to put himself at risk.

Luca: Js5d
Peters: AsJd

The board ran out clean for Peters, coming 9s4c3dTs6h to grant him a double-up.

David Peters – 206,000 (26 bb)
Ivan Luca – 315,000 (30 bb)

Super High Roller: Nick Schulman Cruising

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 19

Nick Schulman

After a long period of relative inactivity, things are suddenly happening quickly at the table. We missed Chance Kornuth’s elimination while we were writing a previous hand, but it looks like Nick Schulman was responsible for the knockout.

While that one was being posted, Schulman and Bryn Kenney tangled in another big pot. The board showed 8c5h3c5s5c on the end, and Schulman bet 125,000 into a pot of about that much. Kenney eventually called, and Schulman showed him AhAc to win the pot.

Schulman is starting to open up a gap on the field, sitting with more than a third of the total chips in play.

Nick Schulman – 820,000 (103 bb)
Bryn Kenney – 190,000 (24 bb)