$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  109 of 1,085

Once the Money Bubble burst for Flight E, the remaining 109 players bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bagged chips will finish in the money, though those payouts won’t be known until registration has closed for all eight starting flights.

Action ended with 18:37 remaining in Level 18, with blinds at 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante. But the blinds at the start of Day 2 will roll back to wherever they were for the flight that finished earliest. Right now that’s Flight C, which finished with 2:20 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

The full list of official chip counts for this flight will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the six players who bagged at least 400K, with big blinds calculated at the 3,000-5,000 level:

1.  Chad Lipton  –  597,000  (119 bb)
2.  John Gorsuch  –  591,000  (118 bb)
3.  Kareem Marshall  –  512,000  (102 bb)
4.  Bassem Ngier  –  479,000  (96 bb)
5.  Chuan He  –  411,000  (82 bb)
6.  Trent Smith  –  405,000  (81 bb)

Flight F is already underway with 464 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm tonight. There will be two more starting flights tomorrow (Saturday), at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  109 of 1,085

Chad Lipton raised to 18,000 from under the gun and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was and the big blind check-called 18,000 from Lipton.

The turn was the , the big blind led for 43,000, and Lipton called.

The river was the , the big blind shoved for 209,000, and Lipton called with for trip eights, besting his opponent’s to send the remaining 109 players into the money.

In addition, with that pot, Lipton became the Flight E chipleader.

Chad Lipton  –  597,000  (75 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  110 of 1,085

After the elimination of a player in 111th place, hand-for-hand play has begun on the Money Bubble. As soon as one more player is eliminated, the survivors will bag up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Everyone who bags chips will finish in the money, with the prizepool to be determined after registration has closed for all eight starting flights, but the total prizepool is already worth more than $1.5 million, crushing the $1 million guarantee.

With 110 players remaining from a flight of 1,085 entries, the average chip stack is around 197,000 (25 big blinds). The final 10% of this flight (109 players) will advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  112 of 1,085

The players returned from break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  John Gorsuch  –  536,000  (67 bb)
2.  Kareem Marshall  –  492,000  (62 bb)
3.  Baseem Nsier  –  461,000  (58 bb)
4.  Chuan He  –  416,000  (52 bb)
T-5.  Eric Siegel  –  411,000  (51 bb)
T-5.  Ryan Pathman  –  411,000  (51 bb)

With 112 players remaining from a flight of 1,085 entries, the average chip stack is around 194,000 (24 big blinds). The final 10% of this flight (109 players) will advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  188
Prize Pool:  $61,100
Bounty Prize Pool:  $37,600
July 29, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) tournament with 188 entries generating a prize pool of $61,100, with an additional $37,600 set aside for bounties. The final 24 players make the money, with a min-cash paying $800.

Up top for the winner is $14,835 plus the SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $14,835 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $10,120
3rd:  $6,265
4th:  $3,810
5th:  $2,940
6th:  $2,440
7th:  $2,075
8th:  $1,815
9th-10th:  $1,555
11th-12th:  $1,340
13th-15th:  $1,130
16th-18th:  $940
19th-24th:  $800

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  17 of 81

The players returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased betting limits of 4,000-8,000.

There are only two players above 100K in chips:

1.  Bobby Leff  –  135,000  (17 BB)
2.  Chris Labrie  –  107,000  (13 BB)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 81 entries, the average chip stack is around 57,000 (7 Big Bets). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $760 each.

$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 E Players Remaining:  126 of 1,085

Eric Siegel raised from under the gun and got five callers.

The flop was and action checked to Siegel who continued for 29,000. Only the player in the hijack got involved further as he raised all in for about 140,000. Siegel called with , leading his opponent’s .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Siegel to score the elimination.

Eric Siegel  –  415,000  (69 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  160 of 1,085

Mike Chiappetta moved all in from middle position for 53,000, and Charlie Heo called all in from the big blind for 42,000 with .

Chiappetta turned over , and Heo needed to improve to stay alive.

The flop came , giving Heo a gutshot straight draw, and he repeatedly asked the dealer for a seven.

The turn card paired the board with the , and the river card was — the . Heo rivered a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Chiappetta down below three big blinds.

Charlie Heo  –  90,000  (23 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  11,000  (3 bb)

The next hand, Chiappetta moved all in from UTG+1 for 11,000, Eric Siegel raised from the cutoff to 20,000, and Johnny Blevins moved all in over the top from the big blind for roughly 70,000. Siegel quickly folded.

Chiappetta turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Blevins.

The board came — Chiappetta rivered a ten-high straight, but Blevins rivered an ace-high diamond flush. Blevins won the pot to eliminate Chiappetta from Flight E.

Johnny Blevins  –  110,000  (28 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  Eliminated

With about 160 players remaining from a flight of 1,085 entries, the average chip stack is around 136,000 (34 big blinds). The final 10% of this flight (109 players) will advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  190 of 1,085

The players returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  C.J. Peake  –  327,000  (82 bb)
2.  Casey Temper  –  307,000  (77 bb)
3.  Chuan He  –  306,000  (77 bb)

With about 190 players remaining from a flight of 1,085 entries, the average chip stack is around 114,000 (29 big blinds). The final 10% of this flight (109 players) will advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  33 of 81

The players returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased limits of 2,000-4,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 65K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  70,100  (18 BB)
2.  Chris Labrie  –  69,700  (17 BB)
3.  Mike Dreese  –  66,000  (17 BB)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 81 entries, the average chip stack is around 29,500 (7 Big Bets). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $760 each.