$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 217

A player moved all in under the gun for 35,500, but Ashraf Chehata didn’t notice it from the small blind, so he called, thinking he was just calling the 2K big blind. But it’s ruled a call of the all-in bet.

After action completed at the other six tables, the UTG player turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Chehata’s .

The board came , and Chehata paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate his opponent on the Money Bubble.

Chehata apologized, though he had already made it clear that he would not have called if he knew the UTG player had moved all in. But the rest of the field was appreciative that the Money Bubble had been relatively quick, and they were now in the money.

Ashraf Chehata  –  320,000  (160 bb)

With 37 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 88,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $505 each.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 217

Two spots away from the money, Isaac Freund was all in from the button for 17,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Darryl Wettlaufer in the small blind.

The board came — Freund turned a gutshot straight draw, but missed his outs. Wettlaufer won the pot with two pair, aces and kings, to eliminate Freund in 39th place.

Darryl Wettlaufer  –  165,000  (83 bb)
Isaac Freund  –  Eliminated

With 38 players remaining and 37 getting paid, hand-for-hand play begins on the Money Bubble. The average chip stack is about 85,500 (43 big blinds), and the final 37 players are guaranteed to earn at least $505 each.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 217

The field has been shrinking surprisingly quickly, to the point that the average stack is up to 56 big blinds, before the action slowed as they were on the verge of the Money Bubble.

There are currently 39 players remaining, and the final 37 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $505 each. As soon as one more player busts, hand-for-hand play will begin on the Money Bubble.

With 39 players remaining from a field of 217, the average chip stack is about 83,500 (56 big blinds).

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 217

After a flop of , Shane Raikes bet 3,000 from the cutoff, and Mukul Pahuja called from the button.

The turn card was the , Raikes bet 13,000, and Pahuja called. The river card was the , and both players checked. Raikes showed for ace high (missed his flush draw), and Pahuja turned over to win the pot with a pair of eights.

Mukul Pahuja  –  88,000  (59 bb)
Shane Raikes  –  83,000  (55 bb)

A short while later, a player at another table got it all in from the button for 10,500 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Isaac Freund in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Freund to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Isaac Freund  –  40,000  (27 bb)

The next hand, Freund completed the small blind to 1,500, the big blind raised to 5,500, and Freund moved all in for 40,000. The big blind thought for a while before he folded, and Freund took the pot.

Isaac Freund  –  47,000  (31 bb)

And here are some more updated chip counts from the field:

Jeff Trudeau  –  13,500  (9 bb)
Darryl Wettlaufer  –  125,000  (83 bb)
Cameron Storto  –  70,000  (47 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan  –  34,000  (23 bb)
Joseph Duchman  –  115,000  (77 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  80,000  (53 bb)
John Gorsuch  –  15,000  (10 bb)
Peter Striano  –  60,000  (40 bb)
Mark Dube  –  25,000  (17 bb)
Stuart Young  –  140,000  (93 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  100,000  (67 bb)

With about 60 players remaining from a field of 217, the average chip stack is about 54,500 (36 big blinds). The final 37 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $505 each.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  66 of 217

Registration closed for the Six-Max tournament and it drew 217 entries to push the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $73,780. The last 37 spots will be paid with $505 for a min-cash and $16,285 for the champ later this evening.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  217
Prize Pool:  $73,780
July 27, 2021

1st: $16,285 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $11,105
3rd: $7,705
4th: $5,455
5th: $3,940
6th: $2,905
7th-8th: $2,190
9th-10th: $1,680
11th-12th: $1,320
13th-14th: $1,060
15th-16th: $870
17th-18th: $735
19th-24th: $630
25th-30th: $560
31st-37th: $505

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  216

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 100K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stuart Young  –  133,000  (133 bb)
2.  Shane Raikes  –  122,000  (122 bb)
3.  Joseph Duchman  –  116,000  (116 bb)
4.  Darryl Wettlaufer  –  106,000  (106 bb)
5.  Cameron Storto  –  103,500  (104 bb)

Registration has just closed, and as soon as we get official field and prizepool numbers, we will post them here in the updates. The prizepool should be worth about $73,000, easily surpassing the $50K guarantee.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  202

Trung Pham raised from the cutoff to 1,400, Mark Dube reraised from the small blind to 4,600, and Cameron Storto four-bet it from the big blind to 10,600. Pham quickly folded, and Dube tanked for a long time before he called.

The flop came , Dube checked, Storto bet 5,800, and Dube folded. Storto took the pot.

Cameron Storto  –  61,000  (102 bb)
Mark Dube  –  30,000  (50 bb)

Their table broke after that hand, and soon after that the blinds increased to 400-800. Then Storto got involved in another pretty big pot.

After a flop of , Storto bet about 4,100 from the small blind, Peter Striano raised from the button to 12,000, and Storto called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Storto bet 8,500, and Striano quickly called with for a pair of aces. But Storto turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces and a king kicker to reach about 100,000 in chips.

Cameron Storto  –  100,000  (125 bb)
Peter Striano  –  67,000  (84 bb)

And here are a few other chip counts from around the field:

Scott Baumstein  –  31,000  (39 bb)
Trung Pham  –  28,000  (35 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  23,000  (29 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  19,500  (24 bb)
Gloria Jackson  –  15,500  (19 bb)
Britney Billian  –  5,000  (6 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the upcoming break, around 4:30 pm. The field has already exceeded the $50K guarantee, with a prizepool worth more than $68,000 so far.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  198

Time is running out to join the popular Six-Max tournament with a little under one hour remaining in registration. The single re-entry tournament is on the verge of hitting 200 entries and it has an outside chance to double its $50,000 guarantee.

We found Ricardo Eyzaguirre in today’s field and always a danger to the rest of the field. With eight tournament wins on his resume, he know how to close. One thing he is missing; a major SHRP title despite winning in the Poker Room. Eyzaguirre has several close calls and this would be a good one to take home.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight D Entries:  298

Registration closed for Flight D of SHRPO Event 7 with 298 entries pushing the combined total up to 1,192 and the prize pool to $190,720.

The last 38 players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 2 pm in the money and ready to go.

Chip counts through Flight C

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  285

Level 6 is running out for Flight D of Event 7 which means registration will soon close. But have no fear, if you miss out on this one, Flight E gets underway at 3 pm so it’s not a long wait. The combined entry count is up to 1,179 with a lot more expect throughout the day.