$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 24

Dan Smith got it all in from the hijack for about 193,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Cary Katz on the button.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Katz to win the pot and eliminate Smith in eighth place.

Cary Katz  –  530,000  (88 bb)
Dan Smith  –  Eliminated in 8th Place

With seven players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 429,000 (72 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $139,680 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:40 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 24

The final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table, and here are their updated seating positions and approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Chris Brewer  –  300,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Dan Smith  –  150,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Jake Schindler  –  230,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Cary Katz  –  305,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5.  Nick Petrangelo  –  155,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  Sean Winter  –  795,000  (133 bb)
Seat 7.  Sean Perry  –  420,000  (70 bb)
Seat 8.  Elio Fox  –  640,000  (107 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 375,000 (63 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $139,680 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:40 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 24

Giuseppe Iadisernia was eliminated in 10th place by Sean Perry, and with nine players remaining, they were about to redraw for random seats at the final table.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  Eliminated in 10th Place

But at the other table, Zhuang Ruan got it all in from the cutoff with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Sean Winter in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Winter to win the pot and eliminate Ruan in ninth place

Sean Winter  –  795,000  (159 bb)
Zhuang Ruan  –  Eliminated in 9th Place

With eight players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 375,000 (75 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $139,680 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:40 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 24

The first of the Super High Roller events drew 24 entries and generated a prize pool of $1,164,000.

The top four places will pay, with the first-place prize set at $512,160.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 29
$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 24
Prize Pool:  $1,164,000
August 4, 2021

1st: $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $302,640
3rd: $209,520
4th: $139,680

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 24

Alex Foxen was short-stacked and all in from the small blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nick Petrangelo in the big blind.

The board came — Foxen paired his jack on the flop and turned two pair, but Petrangelo rivered a king-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Foxen in 11th place.

Nick Petrangelo  –  160,000  (32 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 11th Place

With 10 players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 300,000 (60 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $139,680 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:35 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 24

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000. Registration is now closed, and as soon as we get official numbers from the casino, we will post them here in the updates.

There were a few players who entered the field during the dinner break — Alex Foxen, Nick Petrangelo, and Zhuang Ruan. They each received a starting stack of 125,000 (25 big blinds).

The field is scheduled to play tonight until the end of Level 15, which should be around 12:35 am.

With 11 players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 273,000 (55 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 24 entries (unofficially), the prizepool would be worth more than $1.1 million.\

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

Level 9 came to an end, and the players left for their 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:20 pm.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Elio Fox  –  616,000  (123 bb)
Seat 2.  Cary Katz  –  193,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Perry  –  333,000  (67 bb)
Seat 4.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  119,000  (24 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Dan Smith  –  276,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2.  Sean Winter  –  384,000  (77 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris Brewer  –  374,000  (75 bb)
Seat 4.  Jake Schindler  –  330,000  (66 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 313,000 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

Cary Katz limped under the gun, Sean Perry raised from the button to 15,000, and Katz moved all in for 90,500. Perry thought for a bit before calling with .

Katz turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Katz paired his ace on the flop and his king on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Cary Katz  –  193,500  (39 bb)
Sean Perry  –  365,000  (73 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 312,500 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 20

With the final board showing and about 160K already in the pot, Jake Schindler checked the button, Dan Smith moved all in from the cutoff, and Schindler thought for a while before calling all in for 89,500.

Smith showed for ace high, and Schindler turned over to win the pot with a pair of jacks and double up in chips.

Jake Schindler  –  340,000  (68 bb)
Dan Smith  –  295,000  (59 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 312,500 (63 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 20

The tournament clock shows 20 entries, which means two more players should be taking their seats, but only one shows up — Jake Schindler. Presumably the other player will arrive before registration closes, but for now, there are eight players at two tables, with one more set to arrive eventually.

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Dan Smith
Seat 2.  Cary Katz
Seat 3.  Jake Schindler
Seat 4.  Sean Perry

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Chris Brewer
Seat 2.  Elio Fox
Seat 3.  Sean Winter
Seat 4.  Giuseppe Iadisernia

With nine players remaining from a field of 20, the average chip stack is about 278,000 (70 big blinds). Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 8:20 pm. With 20 entries so far, the prizepool is up to $970,000.