2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,631
Prize Pool:  $260,960
November 20 – 22, 2023

Event 19 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 1,631 entries across six starting flights created a prize pool of $260,960. There were 163 players who cashed and returned for Day 2.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Jen-Yue Chiang was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 19 winner for $34,911.

*denotes three-way deal

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,631

The final three players in Event 19 agreed to a three-way deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  11,525,000  (56 bb)
Oleg Minavichev  –  9,725,000  (49 bb)
Allan Bieler  –  3,500,000  (18 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  $34,911
Oleg Minavichev  –  $33,463
Allan Bieler  –  $25,461

As the chip leader, Jen-Yue Chiang was the official Event 19 winner for $34,911.

A recap of Event 19 will be posted later tonight.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,631

Nicholas Fischer raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun (leaving 75,000 behind) and Jen-Yue Chiang called in the small blind.

The flop was , Chiang bet, and Fischer called all in for 75,000 with , trailing Chiang’s .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Fischer, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Jen-Yue Chiang  –  11,400,000  (57 bb)
Nicholas Fischer  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($11,120)

Recent Eliminations
6th:  Diego Yonashiro Yza  –  $8,980
7th:  Christopher Su  –  $7,410
8th:  Satish Surapaneni  –  $5,860

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,631

Ronald Everage raised to 425,000 from under the gun, Oleg Minavichev three-bet to 1,200,000 from the next seat over, and Everage called.

The flop was , Everage shoved for about 1,500,000, and Minavichev called with , leading Everage’s .

The turn and river complete the board, no help to Everage, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Oleg Minavichev  –  6,200,000  (50 bb)
Ronald Everage  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,365)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 3,060,000  (24 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,860.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,631

Seat 1:  Diego Yonashiro Yza  –  2,350,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2:  Christopher Su  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3:  Nicholas Fischer  –  900,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4:  Satish Surapaneni  –  500,000  (5 bb)
Seat 5:  Ronald Everage  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6:  Oleg Minavichev  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Elsby  –  3,950,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8:  Jen-Yue Chiang  –  1,640,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9:  Allan Bieler  – 3,650,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $43,855 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $30,110
3rd:  $19,870
4th:  $14,700
5th:  $11,120
6th:  $8,980
7th:  $7,410
8th:  $5,860
9th:  $4,365

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,631

Table 71
Seat 1:  Allan Bieler  –  2,355,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2:  Bogdan Toma  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3:  Anderson Premdas  –  815,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  David Rivera  –  2,280,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Jen-Yue Chiang  –  1,640,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Oleg Minavichev  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Michael Sanders  –  925,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9:  Christopher Su  –  940,000  (16 bb)

Table 72
Seat 1:  John Graff  –  615,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2:  Satish Surapaneni  –  1,320,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Michael Tarafa  –  740,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Matthew Elsby  –  2,450,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6:  Nicholas Fischer  –  1,465,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7:  Diego Yonashiro Yza  –  2,250,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8:  Guillermo Hamilton  –  1,175,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9:  Ronald Everage  –  1,200,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $43,855 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $30,110
3rd:  $19,870
4th:  $14,700
5th:  $11,120
6th:  $8,980
7th:  $7,410
8th:  $5,860
9th:  $4,365
10th-12th:  $3,320
13th-15th:  $2,575
16th:  $2,075

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  163 of 1,631

The $200 Big Stack drew 1,631 entries over six starting flights, cruised past its $200,000 and 163 players return this afternoon at 2 pm in the money. Everyone is guaranteed at least $350 with $43,910 awaiting the winner.

Another nice return on investment.

Chris Lewis is the big stack coming back but some former champs and talented players are there trying to chase him down. It will be a long battle until we can crown our RRPO Event 19 champ later this evening.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Chris Lewis – 548,000 (219 bb)
2. Jose Galvez Jr – 434,000 (174 bb)
3. Hector Pacheco – 417,500 (167 bb)
4. Matthew Elsby – 393,500 (157 bb)
5. Diego Yonashiro Yza – 372,000 (149 bb)
6. Oleg Minavichev – 355,500 (142 bb)
7. Ray Martinez – 338,000 (135 bb)
8. Thomas Gari – 335,000 (134 bb)
9. Jimmy Tomblin – 328,000 (131 bb)
10. Steven Bennett – 318,000 (127 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 25 – $600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 19 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 19 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 19 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 19 Payouts

2PM: Event 23 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 23 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 23 Payouts

2PM: Event 26 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (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 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 27 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (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 12 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  163 of 1,631

Flight A:  188 Entries;  19 Advanced
Flight B:  230 Entries;  23 Advanced
Flight C:  208 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight D:  229 Entries;  23 Advanced
Flight E:  346 Entries;  35 Advanced
Flight F:  430 Entries;  42 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 2 p.m.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  163 of 1,631

Flight A:  188 Entries;  19 Advanced
Flight B:  230 Entries;  23 Advanced
Flight C:  208 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight D:  229 Entries;  23 Advanced
Flight E:  346 Entries;  35 Advanced
Flight F:  430 Entries;  42 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 2 p.m.