$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  153 of 643

The player in the cutoff got it all in for about 85,000 with , and he was slightly covered by Daniel Umana in the small blind with .

The board came — the cutoff paired his king on the turn, but Umana rivered a jack-high diamond flush to win the pot.

Both chip stacks were counted down, and Umana had his opponent covered by about 6,000, eliminating him out of Flight A.

Daniel Umana  –  181,000  (72 bb)

With about 153 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 84,000 (34 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Three trophies on the first day of the series and the third one gets underway at the top of the hour. Event 4 is a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and one-day structure.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm. Blind levels go up to 20 minutes after registration closes and will stay that way until we hand out another SHRPO trophy.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  175 of 643

The players return from a color-up break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tal Avivi  –  255,000  (128 bb)
2.  Kyle Taddei  –  233,500  (117 bb)
T-3.  Jay Newkirk  –  207,000  (104 bb)
T-3.  Raminder Singh  –  207,000  (104 bb)

With about 175 players remaining from a Flight A field of 643, the average chip stack is around 73,500 (37 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 65 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  272
Prize Pool:  $91,120
July 27, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ tournament with 272 entries creating a huge $91,120 prize pool. The last 34 spots will be paid with a min-cash earning $625 and the SHRPO Event 2 champ walking away with $20,550.

1st: $20,550 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $14,185
3rd: $9,315
4th: $5,680
5th: $4,385
6th: $3,635
7th: $3,060
8th: $2,555
9th-10th: $2,055
11th-12th: $1,730
13th-15th: $1,480
16th-18th: $1,240
19th-21st: $1,025
22nd-24th: $820
25th-27th: $705
28th-34th: $625

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2:  100/200
Entries:  68

We have a nice crowd across the hall playing some Big O. There are 68 entries less than an hour into the tournament and a great turnout for the 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha 8 event.

A few notables include former SHRP champs David Shmuel, Dean Salisbury, and Sean Shah.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  272

Registration closed for the first of two Seniors Events on the 2022 SHRPO schedule with 272 entries. A great turnout and the third biggest Seniors Event in our history only behind the 281 from LHPO in January and the massive 386 from the 2021 Showdown series.

Tournament staff are putting the numbers together and we will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

2021 Showdown – 386 entries
2022 LHPO – 281 entries
2022 SHRPO – 272 entries
2021 SHRPO – 227 entries
2017 WSOPC – 226 entries

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

There are 45 trophy events on the 2022 SHRPO schedule and a good number of them are Omaha games in some variant. We kick off that part of the schedule at 3 pm with a $400 buy-in Big O tournament, five card Pot Limit Omaha 8 for plenty of action.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm. They will continue playing into the evening until we have our first Omaha champion of the series.

• Players begin with 15,000 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

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  643

The math is complete and Flight A of SHRPO Event 1 drew 643 entries to put more than $200K towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with seven more flights to go along with a massive weekend.

Flight A will continue through the afternoon and into the early evening until only 65 players remain. The survivors will bag their chips and return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  643

Cards are back in the air after the second break and registration is closed for the first of eight flights of the $1,000,000 opener. The tournament clock shows 643 entries but tournament staff are running the numbers to confirm the count.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  610

The entry count for Flight A is snowballing with more re-entries than new players, over 600 with time running out to join the huge field. This is one of the biggest opening flights in our history, setting this tournament up for a record number.

A few more friendly faces in the crowd include Richard Zipes, Jeremy Becker, Michael Tait, and Danielle Bastarache.