2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  111
Prize Pool:  $58,275
November 15, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Big O tournament with 111 entries creating a prize pool worth $58,275. The last 14 places will make some money with $1,370 for a min-cash and the winner takes home $17,475 plus the RRPO trophy.

1st: $17,475 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,225
5th: $3,265
6th: $2,680
7th: $2,275
8th: $1,980
9th: $1,750
10th-12th: $1,545
13th-14th: $1,370

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  73 of 736

Flight A:  736 Entries; 73 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  73 of 736

After the elimination of Gal Yifrach on the Money Bubble, there were 74 players who advanced from Flight A. One short-stacked player opted to surrender his stack, so 73 players bagged and will return for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 is in the money.

Action ended with 29 minutes remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the earliest finish from the eight starting flights.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the eight players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Zyad Qasem  –  680,000  (113 bb)
2.  Tommy Tran  –  613,000  (102 bb)
3.  Ronald Higgins Jr.  –  561,000  (94 bb)
4.  Gregory Joslyn  –  450,000  (75 bb)
5.  Ron Glantz  –  437,000  (73 bb)
6.  Mark Casabo  –  430,000  (72 bb)
7.  Baran Kalayci  –  427,000  (71 bb)
8.  Courtney Rowe  –  426,000  (71 bb)

Flight B is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights each day over the next three days — 10:00 am and 5:00 pm flights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  74 of 736

Gal Yifrach raised all in for 9,000 from under the gun, Avery Bloom called in the small blind, and Andrew Kaplan called in the big blind.

Bloom and Kaplan proceeded to check down a board of .

Bloom showed , while Kaplan tabled for a pair of fours.

Yifrach showed for a pair of deuces, ending his Flight A on the money bubble.

Andrew Kaplan  –  209,000  (35 bb)
Avery Bloom  –  308,000  (51 bb)
Gal Yifrach  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  75 of 736

A player limped in from middle position, Joey Gargiulo raised to 24,000 from the cutoff, and Demetric Ferguson reraised all in with a covering stack from the small blind.

The limper folded and Gargiulo called all in for 163,000.

Gargiulo: 
Ferguson:

The board ran out , giving Gargiulo aces and treys to double through Ferguson.

Joey Gargiulo  –  341,000  (68 bb)
Demetric Ferguson  –  361,000  (72 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  78 of 736

Flight A quickly dropped to nine tables after the break and they are on the cusp of the money bubble.

74 will advance to Day 2 and they will go into hand-for-hand mode when 75 remain.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  99 of 736

Another break has come and gone and we have a new player at the top of the counts. Zyad Qasem is now the big stack in the room with 546,000 but, after leading most of the day, Ronald Higgins Jr is still doing just fine with 539,000 in second.

Flight A is getting closer with eleven tables remaining and 74 of those players will book a seat for Day 2 on Sunday/

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out the first day of the RRPO series with a fun one at 6 pm. Event 4 has a $200 bounty with quad-sized stacks and $50 bounties on every player in the tournament. Knock someone out, profit.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and the first levels last 15 minutes, going up to 20 minutes after that. Late registration is available until the start of Level 12 at 9:30 pm and players may fire as often as needed.

• 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 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2023 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:  202
Prize Pool:  $106,050
November 15, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ Event with 202 entries and the biggest field in our history for this tournament. We had 193 entries last January during the Lucky Hearts Poker Open and now we have another in the top spot.

They created a prize pool worth $106,050 and the last 26 spots will be paid. A min-cash is worth $800 while the Event 2 champ will take home $26,035 and the RRPO trophy.

1st: $26,035 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $17,800
3rd: $10,870
4th: $6,615
5th: $5,105
6th: $4,230
7th: $3,605
8th: $3,105
9th-10th: $2,610
11th-12th: $2,270
13th-15th: $1,930
16th-18th: $1,590
19th-21st: $1,275
22nd-24th: $980
25th-26th: $800

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

It’s already been a fun day in the Event Center, and we will add more with Flight B of RRPO Event 1 at 5 pm. The huge opener is a $400 Deep Stack with a $2,000,000 guarantee and a huge turnout is expected.

Flight A already set the pace with 736 entries, the biggest opening flight in our history, and tonight might go bigger.

Players start with 20, 000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 90 after Level 24. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Flight B will play down to the last 10% of the field and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet