2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  2,532
Prize Pool:  $405,120
August 1-3, 2022

Event 18 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over six starting flights, 2,532 entries created a prize pool of $405,120, more than doubling the guarantee.

There were 255 players who advanced to Day 2, and into the money, but it was Carlos Pino who took the lion’s share of the prize. He was the chip leader when a heads-up deal was reached, making him the official winner for $54,720.

*denotes heads-up deal

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,532

Before heads-up play began, Carlos Pino and Boris Kravets agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Carlos Pino  –  25,825,000  (86 bb)
Boris Kravets  –  12,175,000  (30 bb)

Here were their resulting payouts:

Carlos Pino  –  $54,720
Boris Kravets  –  $53,000

As the chip leader, Carlos Pino was the official winner of Event 18 for $54,720. Boris Kravets finished runner-up for $53,000.

A recap of the event will be published later tonight.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,532

Boris Kravets raised all in from the small blind and Michael Forca called all in from the big blind for about 2,000,000 with , trailing Kravets’ .

The board ran out , no help for Forca, ending his tournament in third place.

Michael Forca  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($30,480)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,532

Julio Delgado limped from the small blind, Carlos Pino raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the big blind and Delgado called all in for about 5,400,000.

Delgado: 
Pino: 

The board ran out , further improving Pino to a set of deuces to eliminate Delgado in fourth place.

Carlos Pino  –  26,000,000  (87 bb)
Boris Kravets  –  9,400,000  (31 bb)
Michael Forca  –  2,600,000  (9 bb)
Julio Delgago  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($22,590)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,532

Tammy Barner raised all in for about 3,200,000 from the cutoff and Carlos Pino called from the small blind with , racing with Barner’s .

The board ran out , giving Pino jacks and fives to eliminate Barner in fifth place.

Carlos Pino  –  23,000,000  (77 bb)
Tammy Barner  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($16,900)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,532

Chris Lee raised all in for about 3,200,000 from the hijack and got action from Boris Kravets in the cutoff.

Lee: 
Kravets: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Lee, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Boris Kravets  –  10,300,000  (41 bb)
Chris Lee  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($13,525)

$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:  6 of 2,532

$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:  7 of 2,532

Casey Temper raised all in for 850,000 from the hijack and Chris Lee called on the button.

Temper: 
Lee: 

The board ran out , no help to Lee, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Chris Lee  –  4,200,000  (21 bb)
Casey Temper  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($8,355)

$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:  8 of 2,532

With the double elimination of Ivan Ruban in 9th and Michael Tufaro in 10th, the final table for the multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) is set.

Seat 1:  Michael Forca  –  3,500,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2:  Julio Delgado  –  4,700,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3:  Casey Temper  –  1,600,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4:  Carlos Pino  –  12,700,000  (85 bb)
Seat 5:  Chris Lee  –  3,900,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6:  Boris Kravets  –  3,900,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Matt Munsen  –  1,500,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Tammy Barner  –  6,100,000  (41 bb)

1st:  $63,430 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $44,290
3rd:  $30,480
4th:  $22,590
5th:  $16,900
6th:  $13,525
7th:  $10,600
8th:  $8,355

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  255 of 2,532

The $200 Big Stack tournament drew a great group of 2,532 entries over six starting flights to crush the $200,000 guarantee. They put more than $400,000 up for grabs and 255 players return this afternoon after locking up some money.

David Lopez leads the Day 2 return at 2 pm with Timothy Burden, Tal Avivi, Boris Kravets, and Eric Diaz rounding out the top five.

Action resumes with 29:04 remaining in Level 14 and the average stack is a whopping 50 big blinds.

Settle in.

Top 10 returning stacks:

1. David Lopez – 516,000 (172 bb)
2. Timothy Burden – 475,000 (158 bb)
3. Tal Avivi – 447,000 (149 bb)
4. Boris Kravets – 392,000 (131 bb)
5. Eric Diaz – 382,000 (127 bb)
6. Joel Border – 374,500 (125 bb)
7. Felix Ramirez – 364,000 (121 bb)
8. Dov Vogel – 346,000 (115 bb)
9. Jennifer Aguilar – 335,000 (112 bb)
10. David Vurgait – 326,000 (109 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts