$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 121

The big buy-in bounty tournament drew 121 entries and only eight players remain for the restart today. The $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty tournament easily surpassed the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and they played down into the money late last night.

The final eight bagged up their chips and are ready to get back to the business of crowning a winner.

Chris Bolek is the overwhelming chip leader with 622,000 for more than double his next closest opponent Florida poker pro Phil Hui.  Hui (270,000) came runner up to Peter Walsworth in Event 2 of this series making this his second final table appearance thus far.

Martin Kozlov, who currently sits in third place with 268,000 is the returning champion of the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship Event where he earned $754,083.

Stay tuned for the coverage as cards go back in the air at 2:00 PM local time.

Here is a look at the seat draw for the final eight players:

Seat 1: Daniel Neilson – 139,000
Seat 2: Chris Bolek – 622,000
Seat 3: Phil Hui – 270,000
Seat 4: Greg Barba – 92,000
Seat 5: Joshua Hood – 233,000
Seat 6: Jose Parra – 92,000
Seat 7: Martin Kozlov – 268,000
Seat 8: Barry Pevner – 98,000

Here’s what they are playing for:

1st: $35,088 + Trophy
2nd: $21,780
3rd: $13,008
4th: $8,168
5th: $6,050
6th: $5,203
7th: $4,507
8th: $3,993
9th: $3,509
10th-12th: $3,086
13th-15th: $2,692
16th: $2,360

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 7 – $360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

2PM: Event 6 Day 2 – $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 6 Payouts

3PM: Event 9 – $360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 10 – $150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $5,250 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 39 – $140 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into any $1,100 SHRPO event
• 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 39 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 40 – $550 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed worth $5,000 each
• Package includes $2,650 Event 20 seat, $1,100 Event 21 seat, and $1,250 cash
• 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 40 Structure Sheet

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
End of Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 Big Blind Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 121

The $1,650 purple chip bounty no-limit hold’em reached a final table late in the day and then lost Nelson Resendiz in 10th place and Klajdi Lika in ninth place before they finished the 17 scheduled levels of play.

They will return on Monday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner. Blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante and everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $3,993.

Here is a look at the seat draw for the final eight players:

Seat 1: Daniel Neilson – 139,000
Seat 2: Chris Bolek – 622,000
Seat 3: Phil Hui – 270,000
Seat 4: Greg Barba – 92,000
Seat 5: Joshua Hood – 233,000
Seat 6: Jose Parra – 92,000
Seat 7: Martin Kozlov – 268,000
Seat 8: Barry Pevner – 98,000

Results thus far:

9th: Klajdi Lika – $3,509
10th: Nelson Resendiz – $3,086
11th: Eric Samra – $3,086
12th: Phu Nguyen – $3,086
13th: Thomas Foley – $2,692
14th: Michael Scoma – $2,692
15th: Adam Levy – $2,692
16th: Nick Yunis – $2,360

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 1,200 Ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 121

After a blind limp from under the gun, the player on the button moved all in for about 12,000 and the player in the small blind moved all in for about 30,000.

Nelson Resendiz was in the big blind and thought for a few moments before moving all in himself for about 40,000. The limper folds.

Resendiz showed and was in great shape against the small blind’s and the button’s .

The board ran out and Resendiz’s kings full took the pot, eliminated two players and the final 17 players are on the bubble.

After one more elimination, the final 16 players will be guaranteed at least $2,360.

Nelson Resendiz – 84,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 Big Blind Ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 121

With level 13 nearing an end and 19 players remaining, the field is just three eliminations from bursting the money bubble and giving the final 16 players a payday.

His girlfriend’s father won the $360 pot-limit Omaha hi-lo last night and now Phil Hui is trying to one-up Joel Harwood. Hui is leading the pack as the money bubble nears.

Here are the top three stacks:

Phil Hui – 278,000
Martin Kozlov – 245,000
Daniel Nielson – 190,000

Other notables still alive include Adam Levy with 78,000 and Nick Yunis with 30,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 Ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 121

On a flop of , Michelle Shah bet 8,000 out of the big blind and a player in middle position folded. Daniel Neilson called on the button.

They were heads-up to the turn card and Shah moved all in for about 25,000. Neilson snap-called.

Neilson showed , good for middle set, and didn’t have to sweat a river against Shah’s .

The river was the and Neilson picked up another bounty and took over the chip lead, while Shah was eliminated.

Daniel Neilson – 157,000
Michelle Shah – Eliminated 

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 Ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 121

Registration closed on the Purple Chip Bounty tournament and it officially drew 121 entries to cruise past the $100,000 Guarantee. They combined to put $121,000 in the main prize pool with another $60,500 up for grabs in the form of player bounties.

The last 16 spots will be paid out with a min-cash earning $2,360 and the Purple Chip Bounty champ winning $35,088 later tomorrow afternoon along with 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 #6
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries: 121
Prize Pool: $121,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $60,500
August 5-6, 2018

1st: $35,088 + Trophy
2nd: $21,780
3rd: $13,008
4th: $8,168
5th: $6,050
6th: $5,203
7th: $4,507
8th: $3,993
9th: $3,509
10th-12th: $3,086
13th-15th: $2,692
16th: $2,360

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 121

On a flop of , the player in the small blind checked and Adam Levy checked from early position. Will Failla bet 3,500 from the hijack, the button folded, the small blind folded and Levy moved all in.

Failla thought for about a minute before calling. Failla was the player at risk for his last 24,500. Levy quickly turned up .

“I trapped you,” joked Failla, showing .

Failla needed a diamond to double up and stay alive, but the on the turn and the on the river sent Failla to the rail and moved Levy into the top five chip stacks.

Adam Levy – 89,000
Will Failla – Eliminated 

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 121

Purple Chip Bounty players returned from their second break and registration is now closed. Levels increased to 40 minutes long and they will stay that way until they reach the final table when they switch to one hour.

Martin Kozlov leads the way with 124,000 followed by John Dubois with 103,000. The last time Kozlov was seen taking a winner’s photo, it was right here last August when he won the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship for a cool $754,000.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 Ante
Entries: 119

The Purple Chip Bounty event is in the last level with registration open with 119 entries here so far. The tournament already surpassed its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool as well as the entry count from this event last year.

We have plenty of talent mixing it up including Will “The Thrill” Failla, Chris Bolek, Michelle Shah, Phil Hui, Brett Bader, Richard Rice, Brett Apter, Mike Beasley, and Adam Levy.

They will finish out this level, take a 15-minute break, and registration and registration will close when they return.