$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 865

Luis Zedan moved all in from the small blind for 555,000, and Aaron Mermelstein thought for a while before he called all in from the big blind for 535,000 with .

Zedan turned over , and Mermelstein needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Zedan turned a spade flush to clinch the pot and eliminate Mermelstein in 54th place.

Luis Zedan  –  1,110,000  (56 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  Eliminated in 54th Place  ($18,400)

With 53 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 815,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $18,400.

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  97
Prize Pool:  $22,310
Bounty Prize Pool:  $9,700
August 11-12, 2024

Event 52 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 97 generated a prize pool of $22,310, with an additional $9,700 set aside for bounties. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $558.

Up top for the winner is $6,803.

1st:  $6,803 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $4,183
3rd:  $2,566
4th:  $1,673
5th:  $1,305
6th:  $1,043
7th:  $887
8th:  $770
9th:  $680
10th-12th:  $614
13th:  $558

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 865

Billy Pilossoph was all in from the cutoff for 205,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Drew O’Connell, who was under the gun.

The board came , and Pilossoph turned an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Billy Pilossoph  –  460,000  (23 bb)
Drew O’Connell  –  1,025,000  (51 bb)

A few minutes later, Pilossoph was in middle position and played a hand against the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked.

The turn card paired the board with the , and they put in 60,000 each.

The river card was the , the big blind bet 85,000, and Pilossoph called with for two pair, aces and queens. His opponent mucked, and Pilossoph won the pot to reach 700,000.

Billy Pilossoph  –  700,000  (35 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $18,400.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  59 of 865

Dion Jagroo was all in short with in the hole UTG+1, and Mark Zullo had him covered holding pocket aces on the button.

The final board read , and Jagroo was eliminated in 60th place for a payout worth $15,500. Zullo stacked up 1.55 million after collecting the pot.

Mark Zullo – 1,550,000 (77 bb)
Dion Jagroo – Eliminated in 60th Place ($15,500)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250   |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 865

Clemen Deng  –  1,650,000  (83 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  1,300,000  (65 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  1,300,000  (65 bb)
Bin Weng  –  960,000  (48 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  960,000  (48 bb)
Loni Hui  –  880,000  (44 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  700,000  (35 bb)
Sterling Savill  –  650,000  (33 bb)
Francis Anderson  –  610,000  (32 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  380,000  (19 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  280,000  (14 bb)
Omar Zazay  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  220,000  (11 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250   |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 865

Mark Davidoff raised to 45,000 from the hijack, Kitty Kuo reraised all in for 135,000 in the small blind, and Davidoff called with .

Kuo showed and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , giving Kuo trip aces to double up.

Kitty Kuo  –  310,000  (16 bb)
Mark Davidoff  –  275,000  (14 bb)

With 56 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 772,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $15,500.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 865

A player raised under the gun to 30,000, Andrew M. Smith moved all in from the hijack for 210,000, and the UTG player called with .

Smith turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Smith won the pot with two pair, kings and tens, to double up in chips.

Andrew M. Smith  –  470,000  (24 bb)

With 60 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 720,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $15,500.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250   |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 865

Harrison Ashdown raised to 30,000 from the button, Ren Lin reraised all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Ashdown called all in for 240,000 with , leading Lin’s .

The board ran out , safe for Ashdown to double up.

Harrison Ashdown  –  505,000  (33 bb)
Ren Lin  –  530,000  (35 bb)

With 60 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 720,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $15,500.

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  323
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000
August 11, 2024

Registration closed for the $3,000 Deep Stack no-limit hold’em tournament with  entries creating a prize pool worth $1 million. The top 47 spots will be paid with $5,400 for a min-cash and $190,800 up top for the winner.

1st:  $190,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $128,000
3rd:  $95,000
4th:  $71,000
5th:  $54,000
6th:  $41,000
7th:  $31,500
8th:  $24,400
9th-10th:  $19,200
11th-12th:  $16,800
13th-15th:  $14,500
16th-19th:  $12,200
20th-23rd:  $10,000
24th-31st:  $8,100
32nd-39th:  $6,500
40th-47th:  $5,400

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250   |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 865

David Jackson was all in from the big blind for about 240,000 with against Martin Carnero on the button holding .

The board ran out , giving Carnero a set of aces to eliminate Jackson.

Martin Carnero  –  940,000  (63 bb)
David Jackson  –  Eliminated in 65th Place  ($13,100)