2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  411
Prize Pool:  $1,006,950
August 6-8, 2023

Event 43 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 411 entries produced a prize pool of $1,006,950. The final 52 players will make the money, with a min-cash paying $4,470.

Up top for the winner is $204,735.

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335
3rd:  $92,790
4th:  $62,000
5th:  $47,680
6th:  $39,525
7th:  $33,180
8th:  $26,885
9th-10th:  $20,600
11th-12th:  $17,370
13th-15th:  $14,470
16th-18th:  $11,885
19th-21st:  $9,870
22nd-24th:  $8,380
25th-27th:  $6,900
28th-36th:  $5,640
37th-45th:  $5,035
46th-52nd:  $4,470

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  411

The players have returned from dinner to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 411 entries, which should barely clear the $1 million guarantee. The prizepool should be released soon.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up three players with at least 140K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Mitchell Halverson  –  178,600  (179 bb)
2.  Jacob Kauffman  –  145,500  (146 bb)
3.  Joe McKeehen  –  143,200  (143 bb)

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 14, around 1:40 am.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  228

Event 43 returned from their first break and we have a clear cut leader in the early part of the day. Shlomo Perez sits with a stack worth 118,200 with Jacob Kauffman the closest to him with 68,600 and no one else is over 65K.

Good start.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  212

The $2,700 SHPRO Big 4 tournament is about to take the first break for the day, and we have a fantastic start. The field is already halfway to the $1,000,000 guarantee with six hours left to get there.

Early entrants include Chance Kornuth, Carlos Bermudez, Johnny Bromberg, Michael Wang, Filipp Khavin, Blake Bohn, Brian Altman, Ilyas Muradi, and Nick Palma.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another Big 4 event is ready with the three-day $2,700 buy-in Deep Stack at 2 pm. The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and a lot of play with the slow structure.

Players start with 25,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2 and 90 minute at the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entry options are available until the start of Level 10 at 10 pm.

Day 1 will end after Level 14 and survivors will return on Monday at noon for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $5,300 SHRPO Championship

• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

1PM: Event 40 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Event 40 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 40 Payouts

1PM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 44 Day 1A – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 45 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $300 Event 43 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Ten seats guaranteed into SHRPO Big 4 $2,700/$1,000,000 GTD Event 43
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Ten $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes $1,100 seat in Event 46 plus $150 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win seat into SHRPO Big 4 $25K High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

10PM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win seat into SHRPO Big 4 $25K High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (11:20pm)
• Structure Sheet