2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  124
Prizepool:  $62,000
Bounty Prizepool:  $62,000
August 2, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo with 124 entries creating a regular prizepool worth $62,000, plus another $62,000 in bounties to be awarded.

The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,285. The top prize is $17,740, along with a coveted SHRPO trophy.

1st:  $17,740 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,160
3rd:  $6,665
4th:  $4,185
5th:  $3,100
6th:  $2,665
7th:  $2,310
8th:  $2,045
9th-10th:  $1,800
11th-12th:  $1,580
13th-14th:  $1,400
15th-16th:  $1,285

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 251

Jeff Farnes raised from middle position to 14,000, Mike Jozoff called from the hijack, and Owen Lynn moved all in from the small blind for about 123,000.

Farnes folded, and Jozoff called with . But Lynn turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

But the board came , and Jozoff spiked a queen on the river to win the pot and eliminate Lynn in 23rd place.

Mike Jozoff  –  525,000  (88 bb)
Owen Lynn  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($2,215)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 228,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 251

Dylan Linde moved all in from the hijack for 47,000, and chipleader Bin Weng called from the button with . Linde turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Linde flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Weng won the pot with his king to eliminate Linde in 24th place.

Bin Weng  –  520,000  (87 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($2,215)

With 23 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 218,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 251

Cherish Andrews min-raised under the gun to 12,000, Andres Korn moved all in from UTG+1 for about 60,000, and Andrews called with .

Korn turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Andrews to win the pot and eliminate Korn in 25th place.

Cherish Andrews  –  230,000  (38 bb)
Andres Korn  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($1,925)

With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 209,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,215 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 251

The players have returned from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

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

1.  Bin Weng  –  460,000  (77 bb)
2.  Min Zhang  –  389,000  (65 bb)
3.  Mike McCray  –  374,000  (62 bb)
4.  Mike Jozoff  –  353,000  (59 bb)
5.  William Wang  –  338,000  (56 bb)
6.  Daniyal Gheba  –  330,000  (55 bb)
7.  Jeff Farnes  –  329,000  (55 bb)

With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 201,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,925 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 251

Kristen Foxen got it all in from the cutoff for about 50,000 with , and she needed to improve to stay alive against the of Owen Lynn, who was under the gun.

The board came — Foxen paired her ace on the flop and turned a gutshot straight draw, but Lynn won the pot with a turned set of queens to eliminate Foxen in 28th place.

Owen Lynn  –  135,000  (27 bb)
Kristen Foxen  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($1,675)

The remaining 27 players have drawn for random seats at the final three tables, and action will continue tonight until they reach the nine-handed final table. The final table will begin tomorrow (Thursday) at 1:00 pm.

With 27 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 186,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,925 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 251

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, a player was all in with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of William Wang.

The board came , and Wang paired his king on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and eliminate his opponent to burst the Money Bubble.

William Wang  –  340,000  (68 bb)

With 32 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 157,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,675 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 251

In Hand #3 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Daniyal Gheba raised from UTG+1, Bin Weng reraised from middle position to 24,000, and Gheba reraised to 85,000.

Weng tanked for a long time before he five-bet it to 153,000, and Gheba snap-folded.

Weng showed as he took the pot.

Bin Weng  –  550,000  (138 bb)
Daniyal Gheba  –  306,000  (77 bb)

With 33 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 152,000 (38 big blinds). The final 32 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,675.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 251

With 33 players remaining, and only 32 getting paid, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

Here are the payouts at stake:

1st:  $55,285 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $39,100
3rd:  $25,000
4th:  $15,180
5th:  $11,700
6th:  $9,715
7th:  $8,150
8th:  $6,815
9th-10th:  $5,595
11th-12th:  $4,760
13th-15th:  $4,090
16th-18th:  $3,435
19th-21st:  $2,815
22nd-24th:  $2,215
25th-27th:  $1,925
28th-32nd:  $1,675

With 33 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 152,000 (38 big blinds).

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 251

Jacob Kauffman raised from the button to 7,000, Asher Neaman reraised from the big blind to 28,000, and Kauffman called.

Neaman moved all in dark before the flop came .

Kauffman thought for a while before he called all in for 78,000 with for queen high with a diamond flush draw. Neaman turned over for ace high, and Kauffman needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Kauffman won the pot with his diamond flush to double up in chips.

Jacob Kauffman  –  216,500  (72 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  85,000  (28 bb)

A short while later, after the blinds increased to 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante, Kauffman raised from the cutoff to 10,000, Neaman moved all in from the small blind for about 80,000, and Kauffman called with .

Neanman turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Neaman’s tournament life was spared by a five-high straight on the board. It was a chopped pot.

Jacob Kauffman  –  225,000  (56 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  85,000  (21 bb)

With 34 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 148,000 (37 big blinds). The final 32 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,675.