$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 209

A player moved all in from the button for 26,000 and Shannon Shorr called from the small blind.

The button appeared to be in great shape when he turned over his against Shorr’s .

The board came clean until the hit the river for Shorr to score the knockout.

Shannon Shorr – 115,000 (58 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 209

Registration closed on the $2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)Hold’em event with a healthy 209 entries blasting past the $200,000 Guarantee. They combined to put $418,000 in the prize pool and the tournament will pay out the last 27 spots.

A min-cash is worth $3,455, the last three players will earn at least $46,845 and the SHRPO Event 17 winner will walk away with $96,235 plus the SHRPO trophy and custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters.

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event #1
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee
Entries: 209
Prize Pool: $418,000
August 9, 2018

1st: $96,235 + Trophy
2nd: $64,160
3rd: $46,845
4th: $34,690
5th: $26,060
6th: $19,865
7th: $15,370
8th: $12,070
9th-10th: $9,625
11th-12th: $7,795
13th-14th: $6,410
15th-16th: $5,360
17th-20th: $4,555
21st-24th: $3,935
25th-27th: $3,455

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Total Entrants: 200

Ankush Mandavia moved all in from the button for around starting stack. Jeff Savage called from the big blind.

Mandavia tabled and needed to get lucky against Savage’s .

The board came and Savage’s queen kicker held to eliminate Mandavia.

Jeff Savage – 150,000
Ankush Mandavia – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 11 : 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entrants: 197

Players are currently on a forty minute dinner break that coincides with the close of registration. They will return to increased blinds and antes of 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entrants: 197

Joe Cheong opened to 3,500 from middle position and Hassan Tahsildar moved all in for 13,500 from the button. Cheong called and appeared to be in good shape with against Tahsildar’s .

The board came and Tahsildar spiked a seven on the river to double through Cheong.

Hassan Tahsildar – 30,000
Joe Cheong – 56,500

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entrants: 196

Here’s a look at some counts from around  the room:

Mike Dentale – 181,000
Matt Affleck – 142,000
Darryll Fish – 95,000
Harrison Gimbel – 90,000
Mark Dube – 84,000
James Romero – 81,000
Zach Donovan – 80,000
Alex Foxen – 80,000
Ian O’Hara – 78,000
Chance Kornuth – 72,000
Kristen Bicknell – 66,000
Jeff Gross – 55,000
Ankush Mandavia – 55,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 54,000
Michael Tureneic – 54,000
Shannon Shorr – 50,000
Joey Weissman – 47,000
Ryan Olisar – 43,000
Olivier Busquet – 40,000
Justin Young – 38,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 30,000
Maria Konnikova – 26,000
David Peters – 21,000
Ben Yu – 20,000
Dan Shak – 18,000
Nadya Magnus – 12,500
Michael Mizrachi – 11,000
Jake Schwartz – 11,000

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10 : 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Total Entrants: 192

DJ Alexander moved all in for 14,200 from late position, Michael Rissotto reshoved for 26,900 and Anna Antimony called having them both covered.

Michael Rissotto:
DJ Alexander:
Anna Antimony:

The board came and Rissotto’s pocket aces held to double through Antimony and eliminate Alexander.

Michael Rissotto – 75,000
Anna Antimony – 36,000
DJ Alexander – Eliminated 

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entrants: 171

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break. Here’s how they stack up:

Mike Dentale – 180,000
Matt Affleck – 90,000
Harrison Gimbel – 74,000
Ryan Olisar – 73,000
Joe Cheong – 72,000
Olivier Busquet – 65,000
Alex Foxen – 56,000
Mark Dube – 52,000
Chance Kornuth – 45,000
Darryll Fish – 41,000
Marc MacDonnell – 39,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 38,000
Anna Antimony – 34,000
Shannon Shorr – 28,500
Joe McKeehen – 23,000
Martin Kozlov – 19,000
DJ Alexander – 21,000
Kyle Keranen – 15,000

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entrants: 171

On a flop of Joe Cheong checked from the big blind and Kyle Keranen bet 1,600 into a pot of around 6,000. Cheong called.

The turn brought the , Cheong checked and Keranen bet 3,400. Cheong called.

The river was the , Cheong checked and Keranen moved all in for 7,200. Cheong called and Keranen said “You win”.

Cheong turned over the winning to best Keranen’s .

Joe Cheong – 85,000
Kyle Keranen – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 500 ante
Total Entrants: 160

In a battle of the blinds on a flop reading Manuel Suarez bet 3,600 from the small blind and Michael Rissotto shoved from the big blind for 12,000.

Suarez thought shortly and muttered “It’s so close too.. 3 to 1..” before he called.

Rissotto turned over for top pair and needed to hold against Suarez’s .

The board came , and Rissotto wound up with two-pair to score a double.

Michael Rissotto – 30,000
Manuel Suarez – 7,000