$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 3,730

Allan Maloney raised from the cutoff to 600,000, Yaroslav Nakonechnyy moved all in from the small blind for 2,325,000, and Maloney called with . Nakonechnyy turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

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

Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  5,150,000  (21 bb)
Allan Maloney  –  5,250,000  (21 bb)

Scott Jordan moved all in from the hijack for 2,600,000, and Robert Gregory called from the big blind with . Jordan turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Gregory won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to eliminate Jordan in 12th place.

This pot moves Gregory into the chip lead.

Robert Gregory  –  12,900,000  (52 bb)
Scott Jordan  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($12,585)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 6,775,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $12,585.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,730

Event 1 drew 3,730 entries but only 12 players remain with a chance to take the title, the trophy, and more than $192,000. They return this afternoon at 3 pm to begin playing towards the final table and eventual champion.

Pablo Ortiz leads the field but there’s plenty of time for the rest to catch him. Everyone is guaranteed at least $12,585 but they have $192,850 awaiting the champion.

Blinds for the restart are 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante and the average stack is 6,225,000 (25 bb).

TABLE 20
Seat 1.  Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  1,775,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Scott Jordan  –  2,550,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Brad Speight  –  3,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Patrick Capozziello  –  2,600,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Allan Maloney  –  7,550,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Robert Gregory  –  11,425,000  (46 bb)

TABLE 30
Seat 1.  Joseph Rossi  –  9,150,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Joseph Lachkovich  –  2,800,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Don Flynn  –  9,400,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Curtis King  –  6,850,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Jerry Robinson  –  5,250,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Pablo Ortiz  –  12,950,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $192,850 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $131,630
3rd:  $96,620
4th:  $74,845
5th:  $56,270
6th:  $41,295
7th:  $29,925
8th:  $23,765
9th-10th:  $17,845
11th-12th:  $12,585

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,730

Day 2 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open kickoff event began with 467 players, all starting the day in the money. After 17 levels of play, just 12 players remain, each looking to capture the $192,850 first-place prize. Pablo Ortiz is leading the way after Day 2 with 12,950,000.

The remaining 12 players will return on Monday at 3 p.m.

TABLE 20
Seat 1.  Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  1,775,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Scott Jordan  –  2,550,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Brad Speight  –  3,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Patrick Capozziello  –  2,600,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Allan Maloney  –  7,550,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Robert Gregory  –  11,425,000  (46 bb)

TABLE 30
Seat 1.  Joseph Rossi  –  9,150,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Joseph Lachkovich  –  2,800,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Don Flynn  –  9,400,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Curtis King  –  6,850,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Jerry Robinson  –  5,250,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Pablo Ortiz  –  12,950,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $192,850 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $131,630
3rd:  $96,620
4th:  $74,845
5th:  $56,270
6th:  $41,295
7th:  $29,925
8th:  $23,765
9th-10th:  $17,845
11th-12th:  $12,585

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,730

On the final hand of the night, Gloria Jackson raised to 550,000 from the hijack and Jerry Robinson three-bet shoved from the button with a covering stack. Jackson called all in for about 1,700,000.

Jackson:
Robinson:

The flop came , giving Jackson a set of kings while Robinson flopped top two pair.

The turn was the , giving Robinson aces full of kings to lock up the hand, rendering the river moot.

Jerry Robinson – 5,250,000 (26 bb)
Gloria Jackson – Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,345)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,730

14th: Brandon Noe – $9,345
15th: Lou Ojeda – $9,345
16th: Steve Rosen (pictured) – $7,740

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,730

Jorge Ribeiro was all in from the cutoff for about 900,000 against Robert Gregory in middle position.

Ribeiro:
Gregory:

The board came down , no help to Ribeiro, locking up the pot for Gregory.

Robert Gregory – 8,700,000 (44 bb)
Jorge Ribeiro – Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,740)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,730

Jeff Rolland raised all in for about 1,500,000 from under the gun and Robert Gregory isolated the pot with a shove from the small blind.

Rolland:
Gregory:

The board came down , no help to Rolland, ending his run in 18th place.

Robert Gregory – 7,400,000 (49 bb)
Jeff Rolland – Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,740)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,730

Curtis King opened to 300,000 from under the gun, Joseph Rossi called from the button and Michael Schwartz three-bet shoved from the big blind for 1,550,000. King four-bet shoved for about 3,300,000 and Rossi folded.

King:
Schwartz:

The board came down , giving King an ace-high flush to eliminate Schwartz in 19th place.

Curtis King – 5,450,000 (36 bb)
Michael Schwartz – Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,470)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 3,730

Dylan Malcomson raised all in for about 1,300,000 from under the gun and got action from Pablo Ortiz (pictured) in the hijack.

Malcomson:
Ortiz:

The board ran out , giving Ortiz aces and nines to eliminate Malcomson in 21st place.

Pablo Ortiz – 4,450,000 (30 bb)
Dylan Malcomson – Eliminated in 21st Place ($6,470)

Recent Eliminations
20th: Willy Stadele – $6,470

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 3,730

Nigel Murray raised from the hijack, Brad Speight reraised to effectively 2,750,000 from the big blind and Murray thought for a bit before he called all in.

Murray:
Speight:

The board ran out , giving Speight an ace-high flush to eliminate Murray in 22nd place.

Brad Speight – 6,100,000 (49 bb)
Nigel Murray – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($5,400)

Recent Eliminations
23rd: Lexy Gavin – $5,400