SHRPO Champion Farid Jattin Prioritizes Family Over Poker

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,070
Prize Pool:  $5,189,500
August 4-8, 2023

SHRPO Champion Farid Jattin
SHRPO Champion Farid Jattin

There were 1,070 entries in the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, creating a prizepool worth more than $5.1 million to crush the $3 million guarantee. On Tuesday afternoon, the final four players agreed to a deal, and as chipleader, Farid Jattin was declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and $655,000.

“It feels amazing,” said Jattin. “How else can it feel?”

“I was second in chips,” said Jattin, “and I think I also had a pretty good seat draw, which is very important at the final table. I was just in my zone doing my thing. I took out a short stack early with kings to queen-ten, and after that a couple of good things went my way, and I was able to capitalize on them.”

Jattin only scored that one knockout at the final table, but he was first or second in chips the entire day. While this victory gives Jattin more than $8 million in career live tournament earnings, poker isn’t as central to his life as it used to be.

“I think the moment I stopped defining my life by poker results, the results started coming by nature,” said Jattin. “I’m playing for my family now — for my wife, for my brother, for my parents. I’m very thankful for poker, but eventually you’ve got to disconnect.”

Jattin likes to take three months off from poker each year. Earlier this year Jattin took a couple months off to get married in Italy.

“It’s been very nice,” said Jattin about taking extended breaks from poker. “It’s been very good to be able to reset my energy, be able to work on other things, be able to learn new crafts. Life is good.”

Jattin is a regular in the big tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and this is his third major trophy here in the past two years.

“This is an amazing venue,” said Jattin. “I think besides Vegas, it’s the capital of poker nowadays in the States. It’s very professional, with a very good atmosphere. And they blow the guarantees out of the water.”


Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FaridJattin$655,000*
2ShannonShorr$545,000*
3OmerRotman$490,762*
4KittyKuo$480,763*
5JimCollopy$223,925
6KorayAldemir$180,130
7NadyaMagnus$148,885
8MikeLeah$118,115
9PhilipePizzari Pinto$87,960
10RyanRiess$87,960
11AsherNeaman$68,500
12JoelHarwood$68,500
13DavidPham$53,710
14JamesMendoza$53,710
15AsherConniff$53,710
16NatashaMercier$43,800
17DarrenElias$43,800
18FrancisMargaglione$43,800
19MikeJozoff$36,120
20JustinLiberto$36,120
21AlexanderStewart$36,120
22ChrisBackhouse$29,840
23SebastienGuinand$29,840
24SheddySiddiqui$29,840
25MikeChiapetta$25,790
26ChristianHarder$25,790
27DavidColeman$25,790
28ChrisO'Hara$22,625
29ArditKurshumi$22,625
30TaylorWilson$22,625
31MarcDuquette$22,625
32LouOjeda$22,625
33BrianArbaugh$22,625
34GaryBolden$22,625
35JoshuaAdcock$22,625
36JamesRomero$22,625
37CesarFuentes$19,515
38JustinBond$19,515
39JulianMillard Feral$19,515
40MichaelBerk$19,515
41LandonTice$19,515
42PeterMugar$19,515
43DavidJackson$19,515
44AriDinov$19,515
45YunkyuSong$19,515
46RajasekarGovindan$17,385
47MichaelFinstein$17,385
48RaffaelloLocatelli$17,385
49AnthonyBertuccio$17,385
50JustinZaki$17,385
51JosephDulaney$17,385
52AbdulAl Magbleh$17,385
53MattGlantz$17,385
54AntonioSalorio$17,385
55Unclaimed$15,830
56AntonioSerrao$15,830
57AaronFlores$15,830
58BrandonWittmeyer$15,830
59JamesCalderaro$15,830
60CherishAndrews$15,830
61PaulChung$15,830
62TylerCornell$15,830
63MikeGao$15,830
64RuslanPrydryk$14,685
65BenjaminKendall$14,685
66DominikBosnjak$14,685
67ZhenCai$14,685
68NicholasCarballo$14,685
69JonBorenstein$14,685
70DomMosley$14,685
71ChrisLimo$14,685
72EdMcNamara$14,685
73TungNguyen$13,600
74DanielClifford$13,600
75JasonDaly$13,600
76DenysShafikov$13,600
77PaulKoster$13,600
78RyanJones$13,600
79GregoryAnda$13,600
80DavidNowling$13,600
81HaimOr Krief$13,600
82RogenChhabra$12,560
83JuanEndara$12,560
84NikolaiMamut$12,560
85JakeCody$12,560
86DanielSmijkovic$12,560
87CaioDe Lucca Sorbal$12,560
88MarcelloDel Grosso$12,560
89Yi ChiLi$12,560
90ThomasBoivin$12,560
91DmitriVorbe$11,520
92DavidZibelli$11,520
93DanielBlum$11,520
94RogerTeska$11,520
95MichaelNewman$11,520
96DevonShalmi$11,520
97RafaelReis$11,520
98ClemenDeng$11,520
99AlexNguyen$11,520
100AleksDimitrov$10,485
101BrandonWilson$10,485
102KevinAndriamahefa$10,485
103ColbyCovington$10,485
104DanielCouzens$10,485
105D.JAlexander$10,485
106JoeyLeBrun$10,485
107EdwardMroczkowski$10,485
108ScottWright$10,485
109JakeSchindler$9,500
110ArtemMetalidi$9,500
111RobertFrench$9,500
112CharlesDiFalco$9,500
113JordanSchneider$9,500
114TonyCousineau$9,500
115HowardMash$9,500
116LoniHui$9,500
117MinZhang$9,500
118BryceMcVay$8,515
119JoshReichard$8,515
120MatthewLeecy$8,515
121ZacharyGoodman$8,515
122RichardWarren$8,515
123ZacharyHarrell$8,515
124JakeSchwartz$8,515
125FrankStepuchin$8,515
126EdgarVaras$8,515
127MoArani$7,530
128DavidMelman$7,530
129SterlingSavill$7,530
130WasimAssaf$7,530
131AshtonGriffin$7,530
132BrianLuo$7,530
133JasonWandling$7,530
134MichaelDuek$7,530

Championship: Farid Jattin Wins in a Four-Way Deal! ($655,000)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,070

Farid Jattin
SHRPO Champion Farid Jattin

After the elimination of Jim Collopy in fifth place, the final four players took an unscheduled break to consider their options, and after much discussion, they agreed to a deal for the remainder of the prizepool.

These were their final chip counts:

1.  Farid Jattin  –  16,675,000  (83 bb)
2.  Omer Rotman  –  9,525,000  (48 bb)
3.  Kitty Kuo  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)
4.  Shannon Shorr  –  7,825,000  (39 bb)

As chipleader, Farid Jattin was declared the winner, earning the title and the trophy. Here are the payouts they agreed to:

1st:  Farid Jattin  –  $655,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  Shannon Shorr  –  $545,000
3rd:  Omer Rotman  –  $490,762
4th:  Kitty Kuo  –  $480,763

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr
Omer Rotman
Omer Rotman
Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

Championship: Jim Collopy – 5th Place ($223,925)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,070

Jim Collopy
Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy moved all in from the small blind for 1,650,000, and Kitty Kuo folded the big blind. Collopy took the blinds and the ante.

Jim Collopy  –  2,050,000  (10 bb)

The next hand, Collopy moved all in from the button for 2,050,000, and this time Kuo called from the small blind with AhKd. Collopy turned over As2d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qh6d4c10h6h, and Kuo won the pot with her king kicker to eliminate Collopy in fifth place.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($223,925)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 10,700,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $295,595 each.

Championship: Shannon Shorr Takes One Preflop

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

Omer Rotman raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Kitty Kuo called from the small blind, and Shannon Shorr reraised from the big blind to 5,000,000.

Rotman and Kuo both folded, and Shorr took the pot.

Shannon Shorr  –  7,450,000  (37 bb)
Omer Rotman  –  10,525,000  (53 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,150,000  (31 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

Championship: Updated Chip Counts; Farid Jattin Still Leads

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Farid Jattin
Farid Jattin

The first half hour of Level 30 has been very quiet in terms of action. Here are approximate chip counts with nearly an hour left in this level:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  7,500,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,200,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  14,000,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,800,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  4,100,000  (21 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

Championship: Farid Jattin Leads the Final Five at the Break with 12,125,000

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Farid Jattin

In the last hand of Level 29, Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, Kitty Kuo called from the button, and Farid Jattin reraised from the big blind to 1,750,000. Rotman and Kuo both folded, and Jattin took the pot.

The players left for their 15-minute break, and when they return, the blinds will increase to 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  8,900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  12,125,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,000,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  5,175,000  (26 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

Championship: Koray Aldemir – 6th Place ($180,130)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Kitty Kuo raised from the cutoff to 325,000, Koray Aldemir reraised from the small blind to 1,300,000 (leaving himself just 175K), and Kuo called.

The flop came As10s10h, and Aldemir quickly got it all in for 175,000 with AhKs for two pair, aces and tens. But Kuo turned over Kc10c for trip tens, and Aldemir needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 5d, the river card was the 6h, and Kuo won the pot with her trip tens to eliminate Aldemir in sixth place.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($180,130)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

Championship: Koray Aldemir Gets It All In But Chops with Omer Rotman

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind. The flop came Kd9d5d, Aldemir checked, Rotman bet 1,000,000, and Aldemir moved all in for 1,025,000.

Rotman called with AcJc for ace high, and Aldemir turned over 10c9h for a pair of nines. Aldemir needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the Jd, giving Rotman the lead with a pair of jacks, but the river card was the 8d, putting a diamond flush on the board to chop the pot.

Omer Rotman  –  9,975,000  (67 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  1,475,000  (10 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

Championship: Farid Jattin vs. Kitty Kuo

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Farid Jattin

Farid Jattin raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Kitty Kuo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8s7d4s9c, Kuo bet 500,000, and Jattin called.

The river card paired the board with the 9s, Kuo checked, Jattin bet 1,575,000, and Kuo called with 6h5d for a flopped eight-high straight. But Jattin turned over As7s to win the pot with a rivered spade flush.

Farid Jattin  –  11,000,000  (73 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,650,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

Championship: Omer Rotman vs. Shannon Shorr

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman
Omer Rotman

Shannon Shorr raised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Omer Rotman called from the big blind.

The flop came As7d5c, Rotman checked, Shorr bet 275,000, and Rotman called.

The turn card was the Qd, Rotman checked, Shorr bet 1,300,000, and Rotman thought for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the Qs, and both players checked. Rotman showed Ac7c to win the pot with two pair, aces and queens, and Shorr mucked.

Omer Rotman  –  9,425,000  (63 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  7,350,000  (49 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.