Event 1 Flight A: 500 and Counting

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  500

Flight A put 500 entries into the opening tournament of the series with about an hour to run it higher. That’s a great start and we expect to see a lot of players in Flight B which gets underway in the Seminole Ballroom at 6 pm.

That means they should top the $500,000 sometime tomorrow afternoon and continue building it up.

Event 1 Flight A: Back from Break

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  430

Flight A returned from their first break of the day, a chance to unwind and catch a breather, and cards are back in the air in Level 5.

The field is up to 430 entries for nearly $150,000 towards the $500K guarantee. It won’t be much of stretch to get it there before we get too deep into the weekend.

Event 1 Flight A: More Familiar Faces

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  365

Greg Fishberg

The Flight A field is filling in nicely with 365 entries before noon on a Thursday. They will play out the next two levels before enjoying a 15-minute break from the action.

We found more friendly faces in the crowd including Greg Fishberg, George Dolofan, Ory Hen, Nigel Murray, Eric and Caleb Piderit, and Jennifer David.

Fishberg came close to making some history here in April, falling just short of the rare feat of back-to-back titles. He won the $400 Pot Limit Omaha title during the opening weekend of the Poker Showdown and came in second to Ryan Hogan in the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em tournament the next day.

George Dolofan

Event 1 Flight A: Early Entries

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries:  293

Sean Shah

Flight A of the opening SHRPO tournament is going big right out of the gates with nearly 300 entries rolling into Level 2. That’s $100,000 towards the $500,000 guarantee with a lot of time to go.

We found some familiar faces in the early levels including Sean Shah, Mark Cannon, and Nancy Thomas. Thomas has success in this tournament, banking more than $100K for a runner-up finish in the 2017 LHPO opener.

Mark Cannon
Nancy Thomas

Event 1 Flight A: Getting SHRPO Underway

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The wait is over and now is the time to kick off the biggest series on our yearly schedule of tournaments. The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open features a whopping 43 primary trophy events and we start things off with a huge multi-day tournament.

Event 1 is a $400 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament with six starting flights and a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight A gets underway at 10 am with the second starting at 6 pm.

Players will start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm and players are limited to a single re-entry per flight.

Their day will continue until only 12.5% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

We have 20 days of tournaments, settle in for a great time.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Single re-entry per flight
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Single re-entry per flight
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 2 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Single re-entry per flight
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: Event 51 – $150 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed: seats in Event 1 and Event 15 plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 52 – $150 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed: seats in Event 1 and Event 15 plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 53 – $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,700 packages guaranteed: seats into any SHRPO $1,100 and $400 event plus $200 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Schedule