2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  80
Prize Pool:  $42,000
November 16, 2022

Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). The tournament attracted 80 entries, generating a prize pool of $42,000.

A six-handed deal was reached at the final table, and as the chip leader it was Chris Kostoulas who was the official Event 3 champion for $7,418.

This marked Kostoulas’ second SHRP final table and his first SHRP trophy win. He previously finished runner-up in a $360 PLO event at the 2019 Showdown. With his result tonight, Kostoulas passed the $285K mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes six-handed deal

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 80

After playing six-handed for a little while, the remaining six players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time:

Chris Kostoulas  –  403,000  (34 bb)
Errol Massey  –  364,000  (30 bb)
David Shmuel  –  298,000  (25 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  254,000  (21 bb)
Kristopher Grunwald  –  178,000  (15 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  103,000  (9 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Chris Kostoulas  –  $7,418
Errol Massey  –  $7,066
David Shmuel  –  $6,412
Gabe Ramos  –  $5,930
Kristopher Grunwald  –  $4,989
Long Nguyen  –  $3,885

As the chip leader, Christopher Kostoulas is the official 2022 RRPO Event 3 champion.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 80

Errol Massey raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, Dave Dambrosi three-bet the pot from the button, Massey four-bet, and Dambrosi called all in for about 110,000.

Massey: 
Dambrosi: 

The board ran out , leaving Dambrosi drawing dead on the turn to end his tournament in seventh place.

Errol Massey  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Dave Dambrosi  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,890)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 80

Kristopher Grunwald limped for 10,000 in the hijack, Gabe Ramos raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, Kenneth Po called on the button, David Shmuel called in the small blind, and Grunwald called.

The flop was and action checked to Ramos who bet 10,000. Po raised all in for 107,000, Shmuel reraised all in with a covering stack, Grunwald folded, and Ramos folded.

Po: 
Shmuel: 

Shmuel had top set of kings with a straight draw, while Po had multiple draws with the nut-flush draw and the nut-low draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Shmuel kings full of sixes to eliminate Po in eighth place.

David Shmuel  –  403,000  (40 bb)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,680)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 80

Seat 1:  Kristopher Grunwald  –  139,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Gabe Ramos  –  174,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Kenneth Po  –  179,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  David Shmuel  –  235,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Long Nguyen  –  95,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Errol Massey  –  340,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7:  David Dambrosi  –  163,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8:  Christopher Kostoulas  –  275,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $14,195 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,190
3rd  $5,125
4th:  $3,465
5th:  $2,625
6th:  $2,100
7th:  $1,890
8th:  $1,680

In-The-Money Finishers
9th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $1,470
10th:  Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  $1,260

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/3,000
Players Remaining:  20 of 80

With 20 players remaining from the field of 80 entries, the average chip stack is 80,000 (27 big blinds).

Here are the top five stacks entering Level 13.

1.  Manuel Labandiera  –  195,000  (65 bb)
2.  David Shmuel  –  148,000  (49 bb)
T3.  Kenneth Po  –  142,500  (48 bb)
T3.  Long Nguyen  –  142,500  (48 bb)
5.  Gabe Ramos  –  139,500  (47 bb)

The final 10 players will cash.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  80
Prize Pool:  $42,000
November 16, 2022

Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). A field of 80 entries produced a prize pool of $42,000. The final 10 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $1,260.

Up top for the winner is a first-place payday of $14,195.

1st:  $14,195 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,190
3rd  $5,125
4th:  $3,465
5th:  $2,625
6th:  $2,100
7th:  $1,890
8th:  $1,680
9th:  $1,470
10th:  $1,260

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/400
Entries:  55

The Big O field is taking their first break with 55 entries in the action-packed game. A few friendly faces include Tampa PLO champ Vinny Monteiro, Long Nguyen, Gabe Ramos, David Shmuel, and Matt Bretzfield.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

There are 44 trophy events on the RRPO schedule, and plenty of them are some variant of the Omaha game. Wasting no time, the first one runs at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom with a $600 buy-in Deep Stack Big O trophy event.

They’ll start with 20K out front, and all levels last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm. They will continue to play into the evening until we crown our first Omaha champ of the series later this evening.

• 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

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