2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 57
$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  49
Prize Pool:  $16,170
August 13, 2024

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 49 entries creating a prize pool worth $16,170. The last seven spots will be paid with $730 for a min-cash and $5,970 up top for the Event 57 champ.

1st: $5,970 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $3,560
3rd: $2,185
4th: $1,540
5th: $1,215
6th: $970
7th: $730

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Level 29 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. Here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  13,750,000  (69 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  15,050,000  (75 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  5,125,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  4,225,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  5,100,000  (26 bb)

And here are today’s payouts:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000

6th:  Tyler Montoya  –  $133,000
7th:  Loni Hui  –  $103,000
8th:  Sterling Savill  –  $80,000

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  73

The popular $10K one-day trophy event is cruising along with a big crowd of tough players having a lot of fun. Plenty of laughs and jokes and smiles.

With 73 entries, the $500,000 is in the rearview mirror and the prize pool is nearly $700,000 with registration open until 6:15 pm.

A few friends in the group include Filipp Khavin, Jake Ferro, Alex Foxen, Darren Elias, Jeremy Becker, Erik Seidel, Jonathan Tamayo, Kristen Foxen, Joe Serock, and Nitis Udornpim (doing his share of the laughs).

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 504

Seat 1:  John Conkright  –  2,180,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2:  Benjamin Moschel  –  1,250,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3:  Jason Hickey  –  1,335,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4:  Shannon Shorr  –  820,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Aaron Massey  –  655,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6:  Caleb Powell  –  730,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7:  Cameron Storto  –  500,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Adam Levy  –  430,000  (9 bb)
Seat 9:  Jean Gaspard  –  2,200,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $89,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $60,000
3rd:  $44,500
4th:  $33,000
5th:  $25,000
6th:  $19,100
7th:  $14,700
8th:  $11,400
9th:  $9,000

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Clemen Deng raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Brandon Kessous called from the small blind.

The flop came , Kessous bet 450,000, and Deng called.

The turn card was the , Kessous bet 550,000, and Deng called.

The river card was the , Kessous checked, Deng bet 1,600,000, and Kessous check-raised to 3,500,000. Deng thought for a while before he called, and Kessous showed for trip eights.

But Deng turned over to win the pot with a queen-high straight.

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,800,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  13,925,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  5,125,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  3,925,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  5,475,000  (37 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Billy Pilossoph raised from the cutoff to 325,000, Brandon Kessous moved all in from the big blind, and Pilossoph called all in for 2,625,000 with .

Kessous turned over , and Pilossoph needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Pilossoph paired his king on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  9,675,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  13,925,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  9,950,000  (66 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  4,225,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  5,475,000  (37 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 323

Nick Seward raised to 200,000 (leaving 75,000 behind) from UTG/cutoff, Trace Henderson reraised from the big blind, and Seward called all in with , leading Henderson’s .

The board ran out , giving Henderson aces and sixes to eliminate Seward in fourth place.

Trace Henderson  –  1,860,000  (62 bb)
Nick Seward  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($71,000)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,690,000 (90 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $95,000 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 504

Claudio Piedrabuena was all in with pocket fives, but they ran into the tabled by Jason Hickey with a final board reading . Piedrabuena was eliminated in 10th place for a payday worth $9,000. Hickey was up to 1,335,000 after the hand.

Jason Hickey – 1,335,000 (88 bb)
Claudio Piedrabuena – Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,000)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 504

Paul Balzano was all in with under the gun, and Caleb Powell had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read ], and Balzano was eliminated in 11th place for a payday worth $7,500. Powell stacked up 730,000.

Caleb Powell – 730,000 (15 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,500)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Clemen Deng raised under the gun to 325,000, Paul Snead called from the cutoff, Brandon Kessous called from the button, Jack Thu called from the small blind, and Billy Pilossoph called from the big blind.

All five players see a flop of , and it checked to Snead, who bet 600,000. Kessous raised to 1,500,000, the other three players folded, and Snead called.

The turn card was the , Snead checked, Kessous bet 1,000,000, and Snead called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Snead showed to win the pot with a set of nines, and Kessous mucked his (pair of sevens).

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  8,050,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  17,800,000  (119 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  9,725,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.