Michael Newman Wins His Second Trophy of the Series and Eighth Overall After Five-Way Deal in Event 44

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  286
Prize Pool: $44,330
Bounty Prize Pool: $28,600
November 29, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 44 Champion Michael Newman

Event 44 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). A field of 286 entries created a prize pool of $44,330, with an additional $28,600 set aside for bounties.

A five-way deal took place at the final table and Michael Newman was the chip leader, making him the official winner for $6,437.

The victory is Newman’s eighth SHRP major series trophy win, breaking a five-way tie for second on the all-time SHRP trophy list. Newman now stands in second alone, trailing only Raminder Singh’s nine.

Here are Newman’s eight Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series wins:

2016 SHRPO – $570 No-Limit Hold’em – $17,589
2016 RRPO – $360 Pot-Limit Omaha – $7,740
2017 LHPO – $570 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha – $7,473
2017 RRPO – $3,500 RRPO Championship – $374,240
2019 LHPO – $360 Ultimate Re-Entry – $183,525
2021 SHRPO – $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $7,573
2022 RRPO – $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $7,136
2022 RRPO – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty – $6,437

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MichaelNewman$6,437*
2BernaroAbramovich$5,789*
3DonovanConley$4,800*
4Jean ChristopheDelplanque$3,917*
5IfranKarajic$3,917*
6SandeepVelkuru$1,785
7MatthewDavenport$1,500
8MatthewElsby$1,230
9OmerRotman$1,000
10AminHosein$1,000
11AngeloCastaldi$830
12JeremyGoureau$830
13KevinBlewitt$710
14DaniyalGheba$710
15HuicunQiao$710
16AndreyKolchkov$590
17RodrigoAldorino$590
18JonathanKranker$590
19LeonardoClavel$495
20JuanDiaz$495
21CarlosPereira$495
22AlejandroMartinez$445
23StephenGriffing III$445
24LesterRainey$445
25JonathanMarcu$400
26FranciscoMotaban$400
27HowardXu$400
28ErikDominguez$375
29BrianGoldberg$375
30MatthewGallagher$375
31MahmoudHamed$375
32MarkRakoff$375
33GeorgeBoyadjian$375
34FelixPiccolo$375
35JustinBlair$375
36MiguelGomez$375

*denotes five-way deal

Event 44: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,200 to the Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  286
Prize Pool: $44,330
Bounty Prize Pool: $28,600
November 29, 2022

Event 44 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). The final event of the series drew 286 entries, generating a prize pool of $44,330. The final 36 places cash, earning at least $376.

Up top for the winner is $9,200.

1st: $9,200 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $6,315
3rd: $4,455
4th: $2,760
5th: $2,130
6th: $1,785
7th: $1,500
8th: $1,230
9th-10th: $1,000
11th-12th: $830
13th-15th: $710
16th-18th: $590
19th-21st:  $495
22nd-24th:  $445
25th-27th:  $400
28th-36th:  $375

Event 44: Closing out the Series

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last open event on the 2022 RRPO schedule gets underway at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and it will be something fun for everyone. The $300 buy-in tournament has huge stacks and bounties, $100 on every player’s head.

Players start with 40,000 quad stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes each. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm and levels increase to 20 minutes until we have a champion.

We hope to see everyone before we shut down the series and start looking to 2023.

  • 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 44 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 41 – $400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

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

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

12PM: Event 42 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 42 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 34 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 39 Day 2 – $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 44 – $300 Quad Stack Black 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 44 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 42 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 42
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule