Chris Lewis Wins His Second SHRP Major Series Trophy in Event 17 After Four-Way Deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,894
Prize Pool:  $303,040
November 21-23, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 17 Champion Chris Lewis (2)

Event 17 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the Multi-Flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over six starting flights, a field of 1,894 entries generated a prize pool of $303,040. A four-way deal was reached at the final table and Chris Lewis was the chip leader, making him the official winner for $32,400.

Lewis began Day 2 in solid shape, sitting 21st of the remaining 191 players. When the final table was reached, he sat comfortably fourth in chips with 34 big blinds. However, he was in danger of busting in ninth place when he was basically all in ace-queen against ace-king. Fortunately for Lewis, he paired his queen on the flop to win the hand and take the chip lead, which he held for much of the remainder of the tournament.

The victory marked Lewis’ second SHRP major series trophy, his first coming back in 2011 at the WPT Regional Hollywood series in a $125 No-Limit Hold’em event for $12,293.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ChristopherLewis$32,400*
2GeorgesBoyadjian$31,285*
3ZacharyJohnsen$30,560*
4ThomasCarlin$29,280*
5CharlesBlankenship$12,800
6ScottZakheim$10,345
7EvanKahan$8,460
8StevenGlazerman$6,660
9IgorEvseev$5,000
10RobertLeboeuf$5,000
11MichaelGoldfarb$3,760
12OceanMayo$3,760
13MarthaDajer$2,915
14GuillermoReyes Cardoso$2,915
15CalixtoRodriguez$2,915
16RichardParadis$2,330
17CyrilDarmouni$2,330
18CarlosTorres Vazquez$2,330
19DarrellCarril$1,865
20SeanThomson$1,865
21ArielRosello$1,865
22JimmyMaheux$1,560
23PeterShapiro$1,560
24SandeepVelkuru$1,560
25JohnMayers$1,320
26MichaelDecesare$1,320
27AlexanderOrlov$1,320
28SimonTremblay$1,120
29EricLively$1,120
30TonyCousineau$1,120
31BradfordCorner$1,120
32MichaelNewman$1,120
33ScottJordan$1,120
34MichaelTweedlie$1,120
35DeonarineItwaru$1,120
36JermaineGerlin$1,120
37MarkNahama$930
38MiltonMiranda Jr.$930
39ElanaKerbel$930
40BryanHunter$930
41LawrenceBroome$930
42StevenFrederick$930
43JacobMitich$930
44MarcosSavaria$930
45JosephPetrolino$930
46PatrickPelissier$805
47AndrewFrier$805
48EmilianoSuarez Lameda$805
49JulienPlume$805
50AlbertoWu Feng$805
51MosesMorales$805
52StuartGreenbaum$805
53EvgeniyCatana$805
54DanielSilva$805
55JasonKwartler$715
56PaulValenzuela$715
57DanielMorillo Santaella$715
58GeorgeHortelano$715
59PatrickCapozziello$715
60$715
61JustinMahlfeldt$715
62DakotaPatsfield$715
63StevenBennett$715
64AmitSavani$645
65JacintoAllegue$645
66MatthewYorra$645
67CarlBatista$645
68Peter AnthonyMalbasha
69JesusAyala Figueroa$645
70RicardoVelasco$645
71HanyAyoub$645
72LuisTobo Patino$645
73AlexanderBorukhovich$610
74StephenCaplan$610
75MatthewLessor$610
76RichardRodriguez$610
77ElliotStarkman$610
78ToddKasten$610
79AshamAmir$610
80JeffreyRodino$610
81BryanWooley$610
82TuanPhan$585
83ZiadMatta$585
84ChristopherBrown$585
85ThomasCefaloni$585
86LakishiaJefferson$585
87SylvainFontaine$585
88JosephPulido$585
89MarkCabanas$585
90DonniePhan$585
91EricSalazar$560
92PedroPalacio$560
93ChristianReyes Jimenez$560
94ZacharyParisis$560
95FelipeDe Moraes$560
96GeorgeRuby$560
97DejanPetkovic$560
98ColinRobinson$560
99LeonardDemchak$560
100MarcelaNewmark$535
101JoshuaColwell$535
102JenniferAguilar$535
103ArielWainer$535
104MarcWoolf$535
105AndreiEbrahimpour$535
106RobertBrown$535
107ColinHain$535
108TracyAllen$535
109Marcos DanaJalife$510
110AleksandrTishchenko$510
111KevinBlewitt$510
112MichaelDudik$510
113EphraimUzan$510
114GarrisonBrown$510
115JosephShammas$510
116AllanBieler$510
117ClydeMaliauka$510
118ScottWeinstein$485
119TommieJimmison$485
120EduardoArechaga$485
121ArturNazarenko$485
122AlainCandales Falcon$485
123MostafaAbo Al Majed$485
124WalterRoman$485
125ClaudioKalili$485
126RobertoSchmeda$485
127FerericoAlcon Mendez$465
128RyanLeto$465
129MichaelBucar$465
130JustinLerner$465
131DavidNorena$465
132MichaelTufaro$465
133DavidMeagher$465
134MichaelTarafa$465
135RyanMcIntyre$465
136YosephYehudai$445
137JuanMontoya Bernal$445
138RichardOgle$445
139LongNguyen$445
140TamaraGoldshteyn$445
141WillyStadele$445
142JasonLevine$445
143ErickOrtiz$445
144AlejandroArana Torres$445
145MichaelEddy$425
146AkashHotwani$425
147IgorTolstov$425
148ArielWilliams$425
149BrooksLong$425
150MariaHuete$425
151MatthewBaker$425
152RaffelloLocatelli$425
153AlexySergeev$425
154AdamMammon$405
155GuyCaudill$405
156AlbertoNiebla$405
157MervickNunez Marino$405
158BenjaminPollan$405
159JorgeRamos$405
160MikhailProkopchuk$405
161DanielQuesada$405
162DawnLucarelli$405
163AayushKawar$385
164FredericoDabus$385
165FaridDridi$385
166FurkanBeg$385
167RickyCampanelli$385
168CarolynMevorah$385
169JosephPatalano$385
170YilmazYosul$385
171LuisDominguez$385
172ErikDominguez$365
173DamionRichardson$365
174KodeyPrice$365
175JosephNeiman$365
176TanupatPunjarojanakul$365
177DennisAltman$365
178EkremBozkurt$365
179KevinKernan$365
180GeorgeWaters$365
181DavidShmuel$350
182JasonMyers$350
183BrandonMiller$350
184ThomasGari$350
185MahmutEmin Urkun$350
186RichardMonteagudo$350
187AvramLockwood$350
188EvgenyKharchenko$350
189RobertDobbs$350
190PeterFox$350
191EricPearl$350

*denotes four-way deal

Event 17: We Have a Deal!

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,894

After playing four-handed for a little while, the remaining four players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Chris Lewis  –  8,150,000  (41 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  7,325,000  (37 bb)
Zachary Johnsen  –  6,825,000  (34 bb)
Thomas Carlin  – 6,000,000  (30 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Chris Lewis  –  $32,400
George Boyadjian  –  $31,285
Zachary Johnsen  –  $30,560
Thomas Carlin  –  $29,280

As the chip leader, Chris Lewis is the official winner of Event 17 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Event 17: Charles Blankenship – 5th Place ($12,800)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,894

Charles Blankenship during the 2022 Showdown

After a flop of 6d3c2h, Charles Blankenship was all in for about 1,800,000 from the button against Chris Lewis in the small blind.

Blankenship:  6h5h
Lewis:  7d7c

The 4h turn and 5s river completed the board, putting a six-high straight on the board.

Lewis, however, made a seven-high straight to eliminate Blankenship in fifth place.

Chris Lewis  –  8,100,000  (54 bb)
Charles Blankenship  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($12,800)

Event 17: Scott Zakheim – 6th Place ($10,345)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,894

Scott Zakheim
Scott Zakheim during the 2022 Showdown

Scott Zakheim raised all in for 2,225,000 from under the gun and Zach Johnsen thought for a bit before he called out of the big blind.

Zakheim:  As9h
Johnsen:  6d6s

The board ran out KhQh7h4c10s, no help to Zakheim after a flopped flush draw, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Zach Johnsen  –  7,500,000  (50 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,345)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 5,675,000 (38 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $12,800.

Event 17: Zach Johnsen Doubles Thru Chris Lewis

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,894

Zach Johnsen raised to 375,000 from the cutoff, Chris Lewis three-bet shoved with his chip-leading stack, and Johnsen immediately called all in for 2,525,000 with AsAd, leading Lewis’ Ac7d.

The board came 10s5h3d4h8h, safe for Johnsen to double up.

Zach Johnsen  –  5,275,000  (35 bb)
Chris Lewis  –  5,900,000  (39 bb)

Event 17: Evan Kahan – 7th Place ($8,460)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,894

George Boyadjian raised from early position, Evan Kahan three-bet all in for about 1,800,000 from the hijack, and Boyadjian called with AcKs, leading Kahan’s AhQd.

The board ran out KcQh8c10c2h, not enough help to Kahan, ending his tournament in seventh place.

George Boyadjian  –  6,900,000  (55 bb)
Evan Kahan  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($8,460)

With six players remaining, the average stack is 4,735,000 (38 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $10,345.

Event 17: Steven Glazerman – 8th Place ($6,660)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,894

Steven Glazerman
Steven Glazerman during the 2021 SHRPO

Chris Lewis raised to 275,000 from early position, Steven Glazerman three-bet all in for about 1,400,000 from the cutoff, and Lewis calls.

Lewis:  8s8h
Glazerman:  Ac6d

The board came down Qc8d7d7hKd, giving Lewis eights full of sevens to eliminate Glazerman in eighth place.

Chris Lewis  –  7,950,000  (64 bb)
Steven Glazerman  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($6,660)

Event 17: Igor Evseev – 9th Place ($5,000)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,894

Igor Evseev
Igor Evseev during the 2021 SHRPO

Scott Zakheim raised from the hijack, Chris Lewis three-bet all in for 2,925,000 from the button, Igor Evseev called all in for 2,875,000 in the big blind, and Zakheim folded.

Lewis:  AsQh
Evseev:  AdKd

The board ran out Qc9h2s8hJh, giving Lewis a pair of queens to eliminate Evseev in ninth place.

Chris Lewis  –   6,200,000  (62 bb)
Igor Evseev  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($5,000)

Event 17: Final Table Lineup

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,894

2022 RRPO Event 17 Final Table

Seat 1:  George Boyadjian  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2:  Steven Glazerman  –  1,925,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Evan Kahan  –  2,400,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4:  Zachary Johnsen  –  3,800,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Scott Zakheim  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 6:  Charles Blankenship  –  3,200,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7:  Chris Lewis  –  3,400,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8:  Thomas Carlin  –  3,750,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9:  Igor Evseev  –  2,975,000  (30 bb)

1st:  $49,145 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $34,300
3rd:  $22,995
4th:  $17,085
5th:  $12,800
6th:  $10,345
7th:  $8,460
8th:  $6,660
9th:  $5,000

RRPO Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 23 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 20 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)

2PM: Event 17 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 21 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

5PM: Event 24 – $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 RRPO Championship “One and Done” Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event and $400 event plus $600 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 RRPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

4PM: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule