$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  104 of 1,034

Flight A:  550 Entries;  55 Advanced
Flight B:  484 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

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

Wilmer Chavira has made five final tables in Seminole Hard Rock seniors events (both in Hollywood and Tampa) over the past three years, but he finally won his first Seniors trophy in a four-way deal on Wednesday, which was the first day of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. (Players must be at least 50 years old to play in seniors events.)

Chavira felt he was in good position to win at a couple of those previous final tables, but he ran into bad beats and fell short.

“I kept getting close,” said Chavira, “and it feels good to finally win. That’s probably why I took the deal, to get it off my back.”

What does Chavira enjoy about playing seniors events?

“The camaraderie,” said Chavira. “Everybody’s pretty loose. And it’s very challenging, because there’s years of experience for all of the players, and you get hit from different angles. It’s not like playing GTO strategy against the young guys. You’ve got to be on your toes. Sometimes you’ve got to call the big bluff, sometimes you’ve just got to fold a hand you normally would not fold, even if you’ve got 10 big blinds or whatever.”

Chavira has won seven tournaments since 2020, mostly in Tampa, but this is the first time he’s won one of the iconic guitar-pick trophies. The $16,031 he earned for first place is the biggest cash of his career.

“I like the Seminole Hard Rock,” said Chavira. “The fields are big and the payouts are good, though I usually play at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa. They run tournaments very well over there too, and it’s closer to me.”

Has a victory on Day 1 of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open changed Chavira’s plans?

“I’m playing tomorrow,” said Chavira, “and I’m going to try to qualify for the Championship. Now that I’ve won some money I’m going to play some more events.”

Final Results:

* Indicates a four-way deal.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  49 of 484

Following a flop of , a player in middle position was all in for about 92,000 with against Chris Lewis in the big blind holding for a pair of sevens.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Lewis to score the elimination and send the remaining field through to Day 2.

Chris Lewis  –  335,000  (56 bb)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  177
Prize Pool:  $19,470
Bounty Prize Pool:  $8,850
November 16, 2022

Event 4 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). There were 177 entries, creating a prize pool of $19,470 with an additional $8,850 set aside for bounties.

A four-handed deal took place at the final and as the chip leader, it was Jesus Figueroa who was the official Event 4 champion for $4,313.

*denotes four-handed deal

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 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

The final four players returned from their break after Level 24 and quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts:

1.  Wilmer Chavira  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
2.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  990,000  (25 bb)
3.  Steven Bennett  –  750,000  (19 bb)
4.  Darin Kaplan  –  530,000  (13 bb)

And these are the revised payouts that they agreed to:

1st:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $16,031 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  $14,649
3rd:  Steven Bennett  –  $13,060
4th:  Darin Kaplan  –  $11,245

Congratulations to Wilmer Chavira!

Stay tuned for a recap from this event.

$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 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

Lisa Levy got it all in for 385,000 with , and she needed to improve to stay alive against Wilmer Chavira’s .

The board came , and Levy flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Chavira won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Levy in fifth place.

Wilmer Chavira  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)
Lisa Levy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,445)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 880,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $5,765 for fourth place.