$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

Jeff Madsen raised under the gun, John Richards called from the hijack, and Stanley Wang called from the small blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Richards, who bet. Wang moved all in, Madsen folded, and Richards called all in for about 325,000 with for ace high with a spade flush draw.

Wang turned over [6s5s] for a gutshot straight draw with a lower flush draw, and Richards needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Wang paired his six on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Richards in sixth place.

John Richards  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,560)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the final five players:

Seat 1.  Stanley Wang  –  2,510,000  (126 bb)
Seat 2.  Nelson Resendiz  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeff Madsen  –  490,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Marco Townsend  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Victor Figueroa  –  285,000  (14 bb)

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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 288

After a flop of , chipleader Stanley Wang checked the hijack, Evan Teitelbaum bet 90,000 from the button, and Wang check-raised all in.

Teitelbaum called all in with for an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Wang’s (ace-jack high with a diamond flush draw).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Wang won the pot with an ace-high flush to eliminate Teitelbaum in seventh place.

Stanley Wang  –  1,575,000  (105 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($7,960)

The final six players are all guaranteed at least $10,560 each.

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Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 288

After the elimination of Brian Hastings in eighth place, the final seven players redraw for random seats at the final table.

Stanley Wang leads the final table with 1,045,000 (70 big blinds), and here are the updated chip counts and seating assignments as the final table begins:

Seat 1.  Stanley Wang  –  1,045,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2.  Nelson Resendiz  –  515,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  495,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeff Madsen  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  John Richards  –  475,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Marco Townsend  –  700,000  (47 bb)
Seat 7.  Victor Figueroa  –  515,000  (34 bb)

And the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $57,340 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $39,440
3rd:  $27,605
4th:  $19,670
5th:  $14,275
6th:  $10,560
7th:  $7,960

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Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 288

Here is a list of all the players who finished in the money leading up to this final table:

8th:  Brian Hastings  –  $7,960
9th:  Derek Bowers  –  $6,115
10th:  Jessica Dawley  –  $6,115
11th:  Nick Yunis  –  $4,795
12th:  Mike Sowers  –  $4,795
13th:  Andrey Kotelnikov  –  $3,835
14th:  Gregory Back  –  $3,835
15th:  Howard Mash  –  $3,130
16th:  Marius Gierse  –  $3,130
17th:  Daniel Buzgon  –  $2,610
18th:  Maria Ho  –  $2,610

19th:  Daniel Chalifour  –  $2,225
20th:  Michael Garcia  –  $2,225
21st:  Justin Steinbrenner  –  $2,225
22nd:  Ronit Chamani  –  $2,225
23rd:  Ralph Wong  –  $2,225
24th:  Adil Khan  –  $2,225

25th:  Leo Worthington-Leese  –  $1,935
26th:  Ronny Beda  –  $1,935
27th:  Hassan Tahsildar  –  $1,935
28th:  James Carroll  –  $1,935
29th:  Faraz Jaka  –  $1,935
30th:  Nicholas Zautra  –  $1,935

31st:  Jackduyph Duong  –  $1,725
32nd:  Uri Kadosh  –  $1,725
33rd:  Ari Gutman  –  $1,725
34th:  Sean Iannucci  –  $1,725
35th:  Michael Del Vecchio  –  $1,725
36th:  Richard Alati  –  $1,725

37th:  Jorge Martinez  –  $1,575
38th:  A.J. Gambino  –  $1,575
39th:  Michael Vela  –  $1,575
40th:  Jordan Cristos  –  $1,575
41st:  Roberto Bendeck  –  $1,575
42nd:  Darryll Fish  –  $1,575

43rd:  Scott Zakheim  –  $1,470
44th:  Javier Zarco  –  $1,470
45th:  Aiden Hynes  –  $1,470
46th:  Andrei Shatilov  –  $1,470
47th:  Jon Gogola  –  $1,470
48th:  Ory Hen  –  $1,470

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 288

Mike Sowers moved all in from the hijack for 140,000, and John Richards called from the big blind with . Sowers turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Sowers flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Richards won the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, to eliminate Sowers in 12th place.

John Richards  –  580,000  (58 bb)
Mike Sowers  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($4,795)

Stanley Wang raised from the hijack to 20,000, Brian Hastings reraised from the cutoff to 55,000, and Jessica Dawley moved all in from the button for 195,000.

Wang folded, and Hastings asked for an exact count before he called with . Dawley turned over , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Hastings turned a flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Dawley won the pot with her pocket queens to double up in chips.

Jessica Dawley  –  435,000  (44 bb)
Brian Hastings  –  335,000  (34 bb)

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 288

Andrey Katelnikov was all in from the small blind for 120,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Stanley Wang in the big blind.

The board came , and Wang won the pot with a flopped two pair, aces and sixes, to eliminate Katelnikov in 13th place.

Stanley Wang  –  390,000  (39 bb)
Andrey Katelnikov  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,835)

Jeff Madsen was all in from the small blind for 315,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of chipleader John Richards.

The board came , and the pocket fours held up for Madsen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeff Madsen  –  650,000  (65 bb)
John Richards  –  425,000  (43 bb)

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 288

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 265,000 (27 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $3,835 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 12 will be guaranteed at least $4,795 each.

Here are the updated chip counts for the final 13 players:

1.  John Richards  –  750,000  (75 bb)
2.  Marco Townsend  –  675,000  (68 bb)
3.  Brian Hastings  –  550,000  (55 bb)
4.  Jeff Madsen  –  375,000  (38 bb)
5.  Victor Figueroa  –  370,000  (37 bb)
6.  Nelson Resendiz  –  325,000  (33 bb)
7.  Jessica Dawley  –  270,000  (27 bb)
8.  Stanley Wang  –  265,000  (27 bb)
9.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  250,000  (25 bb)
10.  Mike Sowers  –  145,000  (15 bb)
11.  Nick Yunis  –  130,000  (13 bb)
12.  Andrey Katelnikov  –  120,000  (12 bb)
13.  Derek Bowers  –  105,000  (11 bb)

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 288

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 138,000 (28 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $1,935 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 24 will be guaranteed at least $2,225 each.

John Richards leads the field with 432,000 (86 big blinds), and here are updated chip counts for some of the notables in the field:

John Richards  –  432,000  (86 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  284,000  (57 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  276,000  (55 bb)
Mike Sowers  –  271,000  (54 bb)
Jessica Dawley  –  241,000  (48 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  238,000  (48 bb)
Brian Hastings  –  160,000  (32 bb)
Ronit Chamani  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  80,000  (16 bb)
Maria Ho  –  70,000  (14 bb)

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Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 288

The Money Bubble has burst in Event 17, and the final 48 players are in the money and guaranteed at least $1,470 each. First prize is $57,340, plus a SHRPO trophy and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 102 of 288

Level 9 is upon the $1,100 buy-in Six-Max Single Re-Entry field and registration is closed. The final tally came in at a strong 288 entries putting the total prize pool at $279,360. The top 48 spots finish in the money with a min-cash awarding $1,470. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $57,340 first prize.

Payouts:

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$1,100 Six-Max (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  288
Prize Pool:  $279,360
August 8, 2019

1st – $57,340
2nd – $39,440
3rd – $27,605
4th – $19,670
5th – $14,275
6th – $10,560
7th-8th – $7,960
9th-10th – $6,115
11th-12th – $4,795
13th-14th – $3,835
15th-16th – $3,130
17th-18th – $2,610
19th-24th – $2,225
25th-30th – $1,935
31st-36th – $1,725
37th-42nd – $1,575
43rd-48th – $1,470

The field is littered with notables including reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Brett Bader. Bader ran up a big Day 2 stack in the massive 3,229-entry opener and worked his way into the money. He hopes for another score here in the $1,100 Six-Max.

Tournament updates from this event will pick up deeper into the structure.