2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 143
Prize Pool:  $73,075
August 2, 2021

Event 23  of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 143 entries came to play and created a prize pool of $73,075.

A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and as the chip leader, Tom Guedj was the official Event 24 champion.

This marked Guedj’s third final table in a PLO event in an SHRP major, with previous third and fourth-place finishes at the 2019 and 2020 Lucky Hearts seres. The third time was the charm, as Guedj’s victory earned him $18,238.

*denotes heads-up deal

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 143

After playing a few hands heads-up, Tom Guedj and Amnon Filippi agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Tom Guedj – 1,695,000 (57 bb)
Amnon Filippi – 450,000 (15 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Tom Guedj – $18,238
Amnon Filippi – $14,702

As the chip leader, Tom Guedj was the official winner of Event 23 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

A summary of the event will be posted later this morning.

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 143

Amnon Filippi limped on the button, Tom Guedj raised the pot from the small blind and Sam Sternfield reraised all in for about 200,000 from the big blind. Filippi folded and Guedj called.

Guedj:
Sternfield:

The board ran out , giving Guedj a set of nines on the river to eliminate Sternfield in third place.

Tom Guedj –  1,745,000 (58 bb)
Amnon Filippi – 400,000 (13 bb)
Sam Sternfield – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,960)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 143

Following a flop of , Ian O’Hara was all in from the button for 155,000 against Tom Guedj who was UTG/Cutoff.

O’Hara:
Guedj:

Guedj was ahead with eights and sevens, while O’Hara had a pair of aces.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to O’Hara, ending his run in fourth place.

Tom Guedj – 1,220,000 (49 bb)
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,880)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 143

Sterling Savill was all in for about 190,000 from the cutoff against Amnon Filippi in the big blind.

Savill:
Filippi:

The board came down , giving Filippi a set of aces to eliminate Savill in fifth place.

Amnon Filippi – 450,000 (18 bb)
Sterling Savill – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,720)

Shortly beforehand as Event 22 finished, Sean Shah was eliminated in 6th place for $3,155.

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 143

Nicolas Seiken was all in for about 130,000 from under the gun against Amnon Filippi who was UTG+1.

Seiken:
Filippi:

The board ran out , no help to Seiken, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Amnon Filippi – 400,000 (20 bb)
Nicolas Seiken – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,740)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 143

Will Givens was all in for 30,000 from the small blind against Sean Shah in the cutoff.

Givens:
Shah:

The board ran out , giving Shah jacks full of aces to eliminate Givens in eighth place.

Sean Shah – 670,000 (34 bb)
Will Givens – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,400)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 143

Derrick Contreras raised the pot of 55,000 from the button, Sam Sternfield reraised from the small blind and Contreras called all in for about 80,000.

Contreras:
Sternfield:

The board came down , giving Sternfield nines full of aces to eliminate Contreras in ninth place.

Sam Sternfield – 320,000 (20 bb)
Derrick Contreras – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,100)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 143

Seat 1:  Sean Shah  –  345,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicolas Seiken  –  170,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Will Givens  –  190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Amnon Filippi  –  395,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5:  Tom Guedj  –  350,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6:  Sterling Savill  –  130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Ian O’Hara  –  125,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8:  Derrick Contreras  –  200,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9:  Sam Sternfield  –  230,000 (23 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st: $19,515 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $13,425
3rd: $7,960
4th: $4,880
5th: $3,720
6th: $3,155
7th: $2,740
8th: $2,400
9th: $2,100

In-The-Money Finishers
10th:  Nick Shklonik  –  $2,100
11th:  Jawuz Akcay  –  $2,100
12th:  Homi Syodia  –  $1,875
13th:  Jason Dollinger  –  $1,660
14th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $1,660
15th:  Farid Dhanani  –  $1,555
16th:  Lawrence Shawe  –  $1,555
17th:  Steven Idels  –  $1,450
18th:  Matthew Higgins  –  $1,450

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 22 of 143

Registration closed earlier for Event 23, a $600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), and it drew 143 entries.

The top 18 places will be paid, with a min-cash paying $1,450. Up top for the winner is $19,515.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 143
Prize Pool:  $73,075
August 2, 2021

1st: $19,515 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $13,425
3rd: $7,960
4th: $4,880
5th: $3,720
6th: $3,155
7th: $2,740
8th: $2,400
9th-10th: $2,100
11th-12th: $1,875
13th-14th: $1,660
15th-16th: $1,555
17th-18th: $1,450