$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Day 1B of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship is ready to go and cards go in the air at 11 am. The last chance for players to hoist the new SHRPO Championship trophy.

The first milestone of the day will be hit the moment cards go in the air. Only 46 new entries are needed to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee and we’ll have more than that registered before the start. That’s the easy one. The stretch goals include tacking more money on top of the guarantee, hitting four-digit entries, seeing how close it can get to the massive 2013/2014 SHRPO field.

It will be an exciting Saturday in the Seminole Ballroom.

Championship players start with 40,000 stacks out front and levels run for 60 minutes until the tournament reaches the last three tables, increasing to 90 minutes at that point. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and players have a single re-entry available to them if needed.

Day 1B will come to an end and anyone with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 advance tomorrow at noon joining the 186 from Day 1A.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 27 players remain then 90 minutes until heads-up
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Single re-entry per day
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $5,250 SHRPO Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 27 players remain then 90 minutes until heads-up
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Single re-entry per day
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: Event 107 – $600 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into SHRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 108 – $300 Event 35 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $2,650/$1 Million GTD Event 35
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 109 – $300 Event 35 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $2,650/$1 Million GTD Event 35
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 110 – $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 111 – $400 Event 35 Bounty Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $2,650/$1 Million GTD Event 35
• 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

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  186 of 573

Day 1A: 573 Entries; 186 Advanced
Day 1B: Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2: Sunday at 12 p.m.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  186 of 573

Day 1A of the $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship drew 573 entries, almost reaching the $3 million guarantee in the opening flight.  There were 186 players who survived and have locked up a seat for Day 2.

Sean Perry is the Day 1A chip leader, bagging a stack of 418,500.

Here is an unofficial top five of the leaderboard:

1. Sean Perry  –  418,500 (209 bb)
2. Jake Daniels  –  316,500 (158 bb)
3. Nick Petrangelo  –  315,000 (158 bb)
4. Ed McPike  –  310,000 (155 bb)
5. Mark Dube  –  307,000 (154 bb)

Also surviving the day was defending  SHRPO champion Sean Winter with 102,500, as well as the original SHRPO champion Blair Hinkle, bagging 180,500. The 186 players who survived will return on Sunday at noon.

Full chip counts from Day 1A will be posted later tonight.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 573

Cherish Andrews raised from the hijack, Paul Fisher called from the cutoff and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was , the big blind checked, Andrews continued for 5,000 and only Fisher called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Andrews bet 15,000 and Fisher called.

Andrews tabled for kings and tens, besting Fisher’s to win the pot.

Cherish Andrews – 320,000 (160 bb)
Paul Fisher – 65,000 (33 bb)

With Mark Dube slipping during this past level, Andrews is among several players in the 320k range in the running for the chip lead.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  225 of 573

Following a flop of , Bill Gazes ended up all in from the hijack for roughly 50,000 with against James Romero in the big blind with .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Romero to score the elimination.

James Romero – 230,000 (115 bb)
Bill Gazes – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  234 of 573

The chip leader approaching the final level of Day 1A is Mark Dube with about 432,000.

We noticed former chip leader Gabriel Abusada’s seat empty and Dube with a good 150,000 more than he had previously, so we inquired for the hand that made it happen.

Following a flop of , Abusada got it in for roughly 100,000 with against Dube’s .

Dube faded the outs that he needed to, eliminating Abusada and ascending to the chip lead.

Mark Dube – 432,000 (288 bb)
Gabriel Abusada – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  261 of 573

With about 23,000 in the pot and the flop reading , Sean Perry bet 14,500 from the small blind and John Riordan called from the cutoff.

The turn was the , Perry bet 14,500 again and Riordan called.

The river was the , Perry bet 25,500 (leaving 1,500 behind) and Riodan called for a third time.

Perry tabled for fives full of sixes, Riordan mucked and Perry collected the pot.

Sean Perry – 133,500 (89 bb)
John Riordan – 213,000 (142 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  573

Level 9 is underway and registration closed for Day 1A of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. It drew 573 entries for the $5,250 buy-in tournament to leave it only 46 away from making the $3,000,000 guarantee and it will get there when cards go in the air for Day 1B.

This was the fifth biggest SHRPO Championship flight in our history behind the three massive fields in 2013 and 2014 for the $10,000,000 guarantee.

2013 Flight C – 1,060 entries
2014 Flight C – 722 entries
2013 Flight B – 690 entries
2013 Flight A – 634 entries
2021 Flight A – 573 entries

Day 1A will continue for another two levels and survivors will bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  563

Following the turn of a board, Jake Schindler checked from the big blind and 2021 LHPO champion Ilyas Muradi bet 7,000 from the button. Schindler called.

The river was the , Schindler checked, Muradi bet effectively 17,500-ish and Schindler called all in instantly.

Muradi showed for sixes full of jacks, while Schindler tabled for jacks full of nines to double through Muradi.

Jake Schindler – 62,000 (52 bb)
Ilyas Muradi – 20,000 (17 bb)