$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante Day 1A Entries: 442
Nobody was running away with a monster stack after the first four levels but Eric Piderit was doing his best. He caught a big hand before the break with then got his stack in the middle against and .
It wasn’t looking great for the SHRP regular but he flopped trip kings on the board and turned quads on the turn. That was good enough to give him a stack worth 69,200 at the break.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante Day 1A Entries: 419
Level 4 has come to an end and tournament staff sent Event 1 players on the first break. They have 15 minutes to enjoy the new lounge area outside the Grand Ballroom or grab a bite to eat.
The 419 entries so far already make this the biggest opening flight of this tournament with four more levels to registration.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante Day 1A Entries: 399
Flight A is close to topping 400 entries starting Level 4, a huge turnout that is going to set a record for the biggest opening flight of this tournament. And it won’t be close.
That means we’re seeing a lot more friendly faces back in the Grand Ballroom including Shawn Mohamed, Martin Ryan, Eric Piderit, David Albertson Michael Tait, Nancy Thomas, and Nancy Birnbaum.
They will play out Level 4 before enjoying the first break of the day.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante Day 1A Entries: 262
RRPO players will experience a location change from the last few series. It’s been several years since the last card was dealt in the Grand Ballroom but we are back to where it all started a decade ago.
The 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the last series we played in this room before moving our action over to the Event Center and Seminole Ballroom. Now we return to the Grand Ballroom, closer to the casino action, and underway with 70 tables ready to be put in play.
In addition to the change of venue, there is also a new area for tournament registration. The registration desk is now located at the former Fresh Harvest buffet (across from Constant Grind) for an easy stop on the way to the Ballroom.
Note: if you have not played with us since October 25, it is recommended that you stop at one of the many player’s card kiosks in the casino to make sure your Seminole Wild Card is up to date.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 1: 100/100 Day 1A Entries: 174
Cards are in the air for the 2021 RRPO series with 174 entries starting their day in the Grand Ballroom. That is a great start to what we expect to be a huge opening tournament with the field continuing to grow until registration closes at the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 1: 100/100
The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open gets underway this morning and starting off big. Event 1 of the series has a whopping $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool for a $400 buy-in and we expect a huge crowd to get things going.
For comparison, this tournament drew a Florida state record of 5,018 entries in 2016 for a $1.5 million prize pool.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. Flight A will continue into the evening and come to an end with 10% of the field remains. Those players will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday in the money.
Flight A gets underway at 10 am with seven more flights to cruise towards the first weekend.
$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
Please note: Unless otherwise noted, all RRPO events will get held in the Seminole Grand Ballroom. You can register for all events across from Constant Grind at the previous buffet area.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 1 $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guaranteed Entries: 3,730 Prize Pool: $1,249,550 July 22-25, 2021
The opening event of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open attracted 3,730 entries across six starting flights, and the large field meant the event didn’t even reach the final table by the time Day 2 hit the hard stop at 3:00 am late Sunday night.
So the final 12 players returned on Monday afternoon, and played nearly three hours before Joseph Rossi was declared the winner in a four-way deal.
“I jumped out fast with 12 players left,” said Rossi, “and when I got to the final table, I started out okay. I lost one or two hands, but I regrouped, and I won a monster at the end by eliminating two people by flopping the nuts.”
The flop came , Rossi shoved, and Capozziello snap-called with for a set of kings. But Rossi flipped over for an ace-high straight, and it held up to eliminate both players.
The final four players quickly agreed to an ICM deal at that point, and as chipleader, Rossi was awarded the title, the trophy, and the most money — $138,887.
“I hear people say all the time that it’s not about the money, it’s about winning,” said Rossi. “That really is the case.”
Rossi doesn’t actually play poker that often, saying he plays when he has time, between work and family.
“I come to the Seminole Hard Rock for the big series,” said Rossi. “I normally play one or two of the bigger events, to just take my few shots a year.”
So will he return to play in the $5,250 SHRPO Championship that begins on Friday, August 6th? “I’m supposed to be on vacation,” said Rossi, “but I’m really going to try to be here.”
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 3,730
After the double-elimination of Allan Maloney in sixth place and Patrick Capozziello in fifth place, the final four players counted up their chip stacks to discuss a possible ICM deal.
These were the official chip counts:
Seat 1. Don Flynn – 12,650,000 (32 bb) Seat 2. Robert Gregory – 17,775,000 (44 bb) Seat 3. Pablo Ortiz – 17,300,000 (43 bb) Seat 4. Joseph Rossi – 26,875,000 (67 bb)
After running the numbers, they quickly agreed to an ICM deal. As chipleader, Rossi wins the title, the trophy, and the most money.
Joseph Rossi – $138,887 Robert Gregory – $123,193 Pablo Ortiz – $122,222 Don Flynn – $111,641
Stay tuned for a recap of this final table to come later tonight.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 3,730
Patrick Capozziello was all in from the cutoff for 4,750,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Allan Maloney in the small blind with 5,750,000.
The board came , and Capozziello paired his jack on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.
Patrick Capozziello – 10,300,000 (26 bb) Allan Maloney – 1,000,000 (3 bb)
A short while later, Capozziello raised from the cutoff to 1,200,000, and Maloney called all in from the small blind for 1,000,000. Joseph Rossi called the 1,200,000, creating a side pot of 400,000.
The flop came , and Rossi thought for a while before moving all in. Capozziello snap-called, and all three players turned over their cards.
Joseph Rossi: (ace-high straight) Patrick Capozziello: (set of kings) Allan Maloney: (seven high)
Maloney was nearly drawing dead (unless the board brought an ace-high straight for a three-way chop), while Capozziello needed the board to pair to stay alive.
The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the ace-high straight held up for Rossi to win the entire pot, eliminating both Maloney and Capozziello from the tournament.
Joseph Rossi – 26,875,000 Patrick Capozziello – Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,270) Allan Maloney – Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,295)
With four players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 18,650,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $74,845.