2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  75
Prize Pool:  $25,500
August 6, 2019

Georgii Belianin’s first trip to the Seminole Hard Rock is proving to be a profitable one. In town to visit a friend, Belianin took down Event 4 outright on Saturday night for $11,315. Just three days later, Belianin won his second event of this SHRPO series, winning Event 12 outright for $7,815.

“Maybe I’ll play the Main (Championship) Event now,” Beianin said afterward with a wry smile.

Belianin had a big stack for a hefty portion of the tournament, especially the later stages. With three tables remaining he was second in chips, and he was still second in chips on the money bubble. He began the final table as the chip leader and only lost his lead for a short amount of time. In the end, Belianin emerged victorious in a PLO8 variant and captured his second trophy of the series.

Final Results
1st: Georgii Belianin –  $7,815
2nd: Charles Simon – $5,210
3rd: Ed Turner – $3,475
4th: John Holley – $2,415
5th: Amy Patel – $1,750
6th: Andrew Blum – $1,330
7th: Phil Sokolov – $1,060
8th: Craig Kessinger – $885
9th: Jason Reep – $780
10th: Anne Amato – $780

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  1 of 75

Georgi Belianin raised to 20,000 from the button and Charles Simon called from the big blind.

The flop was , Simon led out for the pot of 40,000 and Belianin called.

The turn was the , Simon bet the pot of 80,000 and Belianin called.

The river was the , Simon shoved for 139,000 and Belianin tanked for a bit before he called.

“You win,” said Simon, who showed .

Belianin tabled for trip jacks to win his second SHRP trophy this series, having previously won Event 4 on Saturday night.

Simon, meanwhile, finished runner-up for the second time as well. He finished in second place yesterday in Event 9.

Charles Simon – Eliminated in 2nd Place ($5,810)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 75

Following the turn of a board with 116,000 in the pot, Ed Turner bet the pot from the small blind. Georgii Belianin raised all in with a covering stack from the big blinf and Turner called all in for 230,000.

Turner:
Belianin:

Belianin had the nut flush with a draw and had Turner’s inferior flush drawing dead, rendering the river moot.

Georgii Belianin – 650,000 (108 bb)
Charles Simon – 250,000 (42 bb)
Ed Turner – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,475)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 18: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 75

The players are in the midst of a 10-minute break.

Seat 3: Ed Turner – 283,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Georgii Belianin – 348,000 (58 bb)
Seat 6: Charles Simon – 269,000 (45 bb)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 75

Charles Simon raised to 13,000 from the cutoff, John Holley called from the button and Amy Patel three-bet all in for 24,500 from the big blind. Simon reraised the pot to 84,500 and Holley sighed before he called all in for about 35,000 more.

Simon:
Holley:
Patel:

The board came down , giving Simon trip fives to score the double elimination.

Charles Simon – 285,000 (57 bb)
John Holley – Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,415)
Amy Patel – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,750)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 75

Following a flop of , Andrew Blum was all in for about 42,000 from the hijack against Amy Patel in the small blind.

Patel:
Blum:

Patel had a set of sevens, while Blum held an open-ended straight draw to go along with the nut-flush draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Patel jacks full of sevens to eliminate Blum in sixth place.

Amy Patel – 122,000 (31 bb)
Andrew Blum – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,330)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 75

Following the turn of a board, Phil Sokolov was all in for about 20,000 from early position against Amy Patel in the cutoff.

Sokolov:
Patel:

Sokolov had a of aces for the high, while Patel had the low locked up and was freerolling.

The river was the , giving Patel an eight-high straight to scoop the pot and eliminate Sokolov in seventh place.

Amy Patel – 132,000 (44 bb)
Phil Sokolov – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,060)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/2,500
Players Remaining:  7 of 75

Following Jerry Wong’s elimination on the money bubble, a flurry of eliminations brought the field down to one table.

Here is the Final Table Lineup:
Seat 1: John Holley – 148,000 (59 bb)
Seat 2: Phil Sokolov – 35,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Ed Turner – 193,000 (77 bb)
Seat 4: Amy Patel – 71,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Georgii Belianin – 240,000 (96 bb)
Seat 6: Charles Simon – 162,500 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Blum – 51,500 (21 bb)

Remaining Payouts:
1st:  $7,815
2nd:  $5,210
3rd:  $3,475
4th:  $2,415
5th:  $1,750
6th:  $1,330
7th:  $1,060

Results Thus Far
8th: Craig Kessinger – $885
9th: Jason Reep – $780
10th: Anne Amato – $780

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,000/2,000
Players Remaining:  11 of 75

Jerry Wong raised to 4,000 from the hijack, John Holley called from the cutoff and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was and action checked to Holley who bet 7,000. The big blind folded, Wong check-raised all in and Holley called.

Wong:
Holley:

Holley led with sevens full of sixes, but the turn was the to give both players sevens full of aces. Holley, though, picked up a seven-six low with it.

The river was the , giving Holley three quarters.

John Holley – 94,000 (47 bb)
Jerry Wong – 15,000 (7.5 bb)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 12:  1,000/1,500
Players Remaining:  11 of 75

The remaining 11 players are in the midst of a dinner break, and when play resumes they will be on the money bubble.

Charles Simon leads with 180,000, followed by Georgii Belianin with about 155,000.

Here are the payouts:

1st:  $7,815
2nd:  $5,210
3rd:  $3,475
4th:  $2,415
5th:  $1,750
6th:  $1,330
7th:  $1,060
8th:  $885
9th:  $780
10th:  $780

In depth coverage will be provided once the final table is reached.