$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 176

The UTG+1 player moved all in with a short stack, the player in the hijack moved all in over the top, and Neil Blumenfield called from the big blind, covering both players.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts.

Neil Blumenfield:  
Hijack:  
UTG+1:  

The board came , and the UTG+1 player turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Blumenfield won the entire pot with his pocket queens to eliminate both of his opponents from the tournament.

Neil Blumenfield  –  105,000  (53 bb)

With 46 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 76,500 (38 big blinds). The final 22 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,175 each.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 176

Deonarine Itwaru raised under the gun to 2,400, Scott Robbins moved all in from the hijack for 28,900, and Itwaru asked for an exact count before he went into the tank.

Itwaru asked if Robbins has ace-king, but Robbins didn’t say anything. Itwaru thought for a while longer before he asked himself, “Do I want to gamble this early in the event?”

Itwaru eventually called with , and Robbins turned over . Robbins needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Robbins flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a double-gutshot, but missed his outs on the river. Itwaru won the pot with his ace to eliminate Robbins from the tournament.

Donarine Itwaru  –  68,000  (57 bb)
Scott Robbins  –  Eliminated

With about 80 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 44,000 (37 big blinds). The final 22 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,175 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  176
Prize Pool:  $92,400
November 16, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors Event with 176 entries creating a prize pool worth $92,400. The last 22 spots will be paid with $1,175 for a min-cash and $23,740 plus the RRPO trophy for the Seniors Event champ.

1st: $23,740 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $16,005
3rd: $9,475
4th: $5,765
5th: $4,445
6th: $3,690
7th: $3,185
8th: $2,790
9th-10th: $2,425
11th-12th: $2,070
13th-15th: $1,750
16th-18th: $1,455
19th-22nd: $1,175

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  176

The players returned from their second break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 176. As soon as we get official numbers, we will post the prizepool here in the updates.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 90K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Wilmer Chavira  –  118,100  (118 bb)
2.  Vito Masi  –  90,500  (91 bb)
3.  Raphael Bloom  –  90,300  (90 bb)

With 87 players remaining from an unofficial field of 176, the average chip stack is about 40,500 (41 big blinds). The official prizepool will be released soon.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  147

The Seniors Event reached the first break of their day and tournament staff sent them away from a 15-minute breather. The entry count is just shy of 150 and they are having a good time on the other side of the Grand Ballroom.

Jeff Kessler had the best time of them over the first four levels and the 2013 RRPO Seniors champ leads the field early with 84,200.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  80

The Seniors Event is wasting no time creating a big field early in the morning with 80 already in the game and hours to go to build it bigger. Some early faces include Jeff Kessler, Thomas Gari, and Nancy Thomas, Jacqueline Scott.

Kessler is a former champ of this tournament, he won the RRPO Seniors Event in 2013 in the old Seminole Paradise Poker Room.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Seniors Event is such a popular game on any schedule that we went ahead and planned two for this series starting with the first at 11 am in the Grand Ballroom. Event 2 is a $600 Seniors Event open to anyone 50 years and older.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They have a 40-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to play down to the first RRPO trophy of the series.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 3 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 4 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (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 4 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet