2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 323
Prize Pool: $109,820
August 4, 2019
There was a huge field for today’s $400 Deepstack NLH event, with 323 entries more than doubling the guaranteed prizepool. The action started at 12:00 noon, and it was around 12:30 am when the field got down to nine players for the final table.
Marc Fine had a huge lead as the final table began, but would ultimately finish 3rd as the final table lasted about four hours.
That left Wanlop Phonphornwithoon and Gustavo Lopez to battle for the title, and Phonphornwithoon opened up a 3-to-1 chip lead before they got it all in on the turn with a board showing 
. Lopez had 
for trip sevens, but Phonphornwithoon had him dominated with 
for trip sevens with an ace kicker, and he was one card away from winning the tournament.
But the river card was a , giving Lopez a full house to double up in chips, effectively evening their stacks.
They battled for another 15 minutes or so before getting it all in after a flop of 
. Phonphornwithoon showed 
, while Lopez had him covered with 
for a heart flush draw.
The turn card was the 
, and the river card was the 
. Lopez rivered his flush to win the pot — and the tournament.
Lopez is a local player from Miami, and this is the first victory at the Seminole Hard Rock. Along with the title, Lopez wins $23,755, a SHRPO trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.
Final Results:
1st: Gustavo Lopez – $23,755 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Wanlop Phonphornwithoon – $16,580
3rd: Marc Fine – $10,640
4th: Roberto Bendeck – $6,765
5th: Trung Pham – $5,210
6th: Bennie Hoover – $4,305
7th: Matthew Baker – $3,605
8th: Hany Ayoub – $2,950
9th: Johnny Sandoval – $2,375
10th: Danglis Thompkins – $2,375
11th: Alfonso Ortiz – $1,995
12th: Alexi Hernandez – $1,995
13th: Paul Chung – $1,695
14th: Andrew Phillips – $1,695
15th: Jeremy Goureau – $1,695
16th: Rebecca Lindnerlike – $1,420
17th: Ketan Patel – $1,420
18th: Carlos Torres Vazquez – $1,420
19th: Mohammad Bidarian – $1,165
20th: Daniel Banchero – $1,165
21st: Jorge Gomez – $1,165
22nd: Carlos Bezara Vivas – $950
23rd: Steven Moreno – $950
24th: Scott Harwood – $950
25th: Elias Nassif – $825
26th: Michael Falanga – $825
27th: Jonathan Marcu – $825
28th: Aleksey Vadimovicii Shaburov – $695
29th: Christopher Honore – $695
30th: Alan Kraut – $695
31st: Euclid Zurbaran – $695
32nd: Ory Hen – $695
33rd: Beau Dickinson – $695
34th: Yigal Hen – $695
35th: Leor Shaltiel – $695
36th: Hans Cadet – $695
37th: Nelson Resendiz – $570
38th: Henrique Sevilhano – $570
39th: Juan Diaz – $570
40th: Zoltan Czinkota – $570
41st: Lawrence Kiang – $570
