High Roller: Chad Eveslage – 9th Place ($65,185)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 91

Chad Eveslage
Chad Eveslage

Darren Elias raised from middle position to 80,000, Joseph Cheong called from the button, and Chad Eveslage moved all in from the small blind for 590,000. Elias moved all in over the top, and Cheong quickly folded.

Eveslage turned over JsJh, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Elias’s KhKd.

The board came 6s5h2c10s6c, and the pocket kings held up for Elias to win the pot and eliminate Eveslage in ninth place.

Darren Elias  –  1,980,000  (50 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($65,185)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,430 each.

High Roller: Jake Daniels Doubles Thru Nadya Magnus; Magnus Down to 1.5 Big Blinds

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

Jake Daniels moved all in under the gun for 505,000, and Nadya Magnus called from the button with 10h10c.

Daniels turned over Ad8d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came As4h3hQsAc, and Daniels paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Magnus down to 1 1/2 big blinds.

Jake Daniels  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  60,000  (1.5 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $65,185 each.

High Roller: David Peters Doubles Thru Darren Elias

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

David Peters
David Peters

David Peters moved all in from the small blind for 355,000, and Darren Elias thought for a while before calling from the big blind with Kd5d.

Peters turned over 9d8d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc5s3dAd8s — Elias paired his five on the flop, but Peters paired his eight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Peters  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Darren Elias  –  1,300,000  (33 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $65,185 each.

High Roller: Joe McKeehen Extends His Lead

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

Joe McKeehen

Thomas Boivin raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Nadya Magnus three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack and Joe McKeehen four-bet shoved with his chip-leading stack from the big blind.

Boivin folded, as did Magnus after about 45 seconds.

McKeehen showed AsKc as he collected the pot.

Joe McKeehen – 3,200,000 (80 bb)
Nadya Magnus – 765,000 (19 bb)
Thomas Boivin – 765,000 (19 bb)

High Roller: Big Money Final Table

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

Joe McKeehen

The $25K High Roller attracted 91 tough players and, as expected, returns today with a talented final table. WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen leads the return with four-time WPT Champ Darren Elias, November Niner Joseph Cheong, newly crowned WPT champ Chad Eveslage also in the mix.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm with everyone $65,185 and the winner earning $629,345 for the High Roller title.

Seat 1.  David Peters  –  510,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Darren Elias  –  1,420,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Nadya  Magnus –  1,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,105,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6.  Chad Eveslage – 645,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Jake Daniels  –  400,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,235,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,160,000 (39 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st: $629,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $460,780
3rd: $285,460
4th: $197,800
5th: $128,120
6th: $96,650
7th: $78,670
8th: $67,430
9th: $65,185

SHRPO Day 20 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (2:25pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 42 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 43 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:10pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

1PM: Final Table – $5,250 SHRPO Championship

1PM: Final Table – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

1PM: Final Table – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

3PM: Final Table – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

4PM: Final Table – $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

5PM: Event 40 Day 1B – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • All levels will last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 6% of field remains
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: Event 120 – $1,030 Event 43 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Schedule

High Roller: Joe McKeehen Leads the High Roller Final Table

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

The final table begins Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1.  David Peters  –  510,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Darren Elias  –  1,420,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Nadya  Magnus –  1,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,105,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6.  Chad Eveslage – 645,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Jake Daniels  –  400,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,235,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,160,000 (39 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st: $629,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $460,780
3rd: $285,460
4th: $197,800
5th: $128,120
6th: $96,650
7th: $78,670
8th: $67,430
9th: $65,185

In-The-Money Finishers
10th:  Brandon Adams  –  $62,935
11th:  John Riordan  –  $60,690
12th:  Barry Hutter  –  $58,440
13th:  Bin Weng  –  $56,195

High Roller: In The Money

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 91

With the elimination of Alex Foxen on the money bubble, the remaining 13 players are in the money.

Table 80
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Joseph Cheong  –  960,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3.  John Riordan  –  625,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Jake Daniels  –  680,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,420,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Chad Eveslage  –  360,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe McKeehen  –  1,350,000 (68 bb)

Table 90
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  700,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Bin Weng  –  475,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4.  David Peters –  465,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Thomas Boivin  –  150,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Barry Hutter  –  360,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Brandon Adams  –  350,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Darren Elias  –  1,090,000 (55 bb)

1st: $629,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $460,780
3rd: $285,460
4th: $197,800
5th: $128,120
6th: $96,650
7th: $78,670
8th: $67,430
9th: $65,185
10th: $62,935
11th: $60,690
12th: $58,440
13th: $56,195

High Roller: Prize Pool and Payouts with $629,345 Up Top

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 91
Prize Pool:  $2,247,700
August 9-10, 2021

Registration closed on the $25K High Roller and it was another great field coming out for the big game. It drew 91 entries to surpass the $2,000,000 guarantee and put $2,247,700 in the prize pool.

The High Roller will pay out the last 13 players with $56,195 for a min-cash and a huge $629,345 payday for the winner.

1st: $629,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $460,780
3rd: $285,460
4th: $197,800
5th: $128,120
6th: $96,650
7th: $78,670
8th: $67,430
9th: $65,185
10th: $62,935
11th: $60,690
12th: $58,440
13th: $56,195

High Roller: Chasing the Guarantee

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  55

Nadya Magnus

The $25K High Roller is filling up and we have 55 entries in the big game after the first break. That’s a great start and they are on their way to hitting the $2,000,000 guarantee.

Among the crew we found Nadya Magnus, Jerry Wong, and Dominque Mosley who hopped straight in after stone-cold bubbling Event 35.

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Dominque Mosley
Jerry Wong