$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
Lots of other familiar faces are turning up in today’s inaugural flight:
Steven Bennett
Zach ‘Redlocks’ Kessler
Errol Massey
Elliott ‘Comrade’ Zaydman
Stuart Paterson
Russ Dykshteyn
Johnathan Marks
Bo Toft
Registration has closed with an unofficial total number of entries of 336 for Flight A.
350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: Blinds 400/800/100 ante
Players are back from their second break of the day and the green 25 chips have been removed from play.
A couple more WSOP bracelet holders have been spotted in the crowd and they have more than bracelets in common. Tristan Wade and David Diaz are both playing today. They finished first and second, respectively, back in August at the WSOP Circuit Main Event in West Palm Beach.
350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
Hassan Sader (Wellington, FL) gave his opponent a “suckout seminar” when the unfortunate man in seat 7 got all-in preflop holding pocket 4s.
Hassan had AK and the board ran clean until the river, when a King landed. After dispatching his opponent, Hassan chipped up to about 90k, making him one of the early chip leaders.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: Blinds 250/500/50 ante
I’ve run across the “eventual winner” of this event. His name is Ross Willner (Boca Raton, FL) and he says he’s going to take the title.
“Even if I have to play Friday and Saturday” he said.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: Blinds 200/400/50 ante
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#SHRPO $500K TODAY! #LetsGetThatMoney #RedlocksPoker & #TeamPokerJoker bout to #grinandwin
— Redlocks (@zachtax) November 13, 2014
Off to a good start @shrpo , quads on my 3rd hand..
— JD (@jdegli) November 13, 2014
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$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 4: Blinds 100/200
Players are on a well-deserved break after the first two hours of play. There are already 260 entries in this flight.
Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 9 (about 3:30pm) so there’s plenty of time for more arrivals.
This event carries a $500,000 guarantee on the total prize pool.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: Blinds 100/200
Blinds are climbing every half hour. Players will be rewarded with a break after level 4.
The ladies are making a strong showing here today. In addition to 2014 POY Angel Vu, we’ve got WSOP bracelet winner Marsha Wolak in the house.
Another strong female player in the field is Nancy Birnbaum, who has three WSOP Circuit rings to her credit.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: Blinds 50/100
Angel Vu is the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, a title she fought hard for all year, earning the most points in the qualifying events. She’s back today continuing her pursuit of the 2015 title.
The 2015 season began in September at the CocoOpen, and continues with this series. Later events also included in this season are the Lucky Hearts Poker Open in January and the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in April. The 2015 season concludes with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August.
You can follow the point standings here.
Good Luck to Angel and all the other players in the chase for points!
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
Cards are in the air for the opening event of the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll” Poker Open!
Players began with 20,000 chips and all Day 1 levels are 30 minutes long. They’ll play 14 levels today, or until they reach 12% of the starting field.
This is the first of six starting flights over the next three days. Here’s the full schedule:
Flight 1A: underway
Flight 1B: 6pm today
Flight 1C: 11am Friday
Flight 1D: 6pm Friday
Flight 1E: 11am Saturday
Flight 1F: 6pm Saturday
Day 2 begins at 1pm Sunday when the survivors of all six starting flights come together for the finale.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 1: $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
August 14-18, 2014
Entries: 2,888
Prize Pool: $866,400
RECAP
Event 1 was scheduled for six starting flights and a final day to determine a winner but they needed a few extra levels to finish it up. Dan Suied is a regular in The Poker Room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and he was the last player standing at the end to earn $110,349 after a four-way deal.
“I love this place.” Suied said, “The Hard Rock is my home, it’s great to get this one done.”
The $350 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament was the first on the series schedule and drew 2,888 players across three opening flights. Only 462 players survived to come back for Day 2 with Mark Spies in the lead with nearly 491,000. He lost half his stack near the start of play but was able to hold on to finish 25th.
The money bubble burst when 250 players remained and the tournament quickly picked up steam. More than 100 players were eliminated in the hour after the bubble before it slowed at the end of the evening. They formed the final table after midnight and stopped play at the end of Level 33 with eight players remaining.
Reinaldo Tronconis came back for the extra day with a healthy chip lead and it stayed that way until he lost a big pot to David Smith late in play. Michael Tufaro began as the short stack, plus a late arrival, and was gone after just a few hands. Steele Sutter and Glen Cressman soon followed him out the door before Suied won a big race at the five-handed table.
On the last hand before the break, Suied called a shove from Raminder Singh and won the race with 
against 
. The hand eliminated Singh and put Suied well ahead of the pack. The four remaining players went on break and that would end up as the last hand of the tournament.
They made quick work of chopping up the remaining $365,594 in prize money with Suied’s big stack earning him $110,349 along with the Event 1 trophy and a custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI with event information plaque.
Suied will soon be back to grinding in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock where he is a regular in the 5/10 and 10/25 No Limit Hold’em games. His opponents may not be happy with his bigger bankroll.
“I’ve got some more 3-betting power.” Suied joked, “But man, what a party.”
Suied has some big scores to his credit but this is the biggest of his career. His previous top payouts include a 6th place finished in a 2013 WSOP Circuit event at the Palm Beach Kennel Club and an unofficial final table appearance at the 2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship. Suied plans to play a full slate of tournaments during the rest of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with an eye towards another win.
“It’s good to pop one.” he said, “I had a couple final tables but it’s nice to get a six-digit score.”
FINAL RESULTS
1. DANIEL SUIED (HALLANDALE, FL): $110,349
2. DAVID SMITH (NEW YORK, NY): $94,574
3. REINALDO TROCONIS (CORAL GABLES, FL): $81,752
4. BRETT BADER (BOCA RATON, FL): $78,919
5. RAMINDER SINGH (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $44,983
6. GLEN CRESSMAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $35,831
7. STEELE SUTTER (PALM BCH GDNS, FL): $26,765
8. MICHAEL TUFARO (FORT MYERS, FL): $18,131
9. RICHARD RUSS (HALLANDALE BEACH, FL): $12,951
10. RICHARD NEWTON (WEST PALM BCH, FL): $8,634
11. TRISTAN WADE (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $8,634
12. EFTHIMIOS PIPERAKIS (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $8,634
13. REX CLINKSCALES (LAS VEGAS, NV): $5,828
14. MATTHEW WILKINS (PLANTATION, FL): $5,828
15. DANIEL PIELA (WHEATON, IL): $5,828
16. MICHAEL JAGROO (ORLANDO, FL): $4,447
17. DIPAK CHAUDHARI (AURORA, CO): $4,447
18. KATSUHIDE YAMAMOTO (STUART, FL): $4,447
19. TUAN PHAM (ESTERO, FL): $3,626
20. JOSEPH RAPOSA (FALL RIVER, MA): $3,626
21. RICHARD KIRSCH (PLANTATION, FL): $3,626
22. JOSEPH CALDERON (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $3,626
23. DAVID CASTRANOVA (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $3,626
24. LEE PIPPEN (JUPITER, FL): $3,626
25. MARK SPIES (PARKLAND, FL): $3,626
26. AVI HAKMON (PLANTATION, FL): $3,626
27. MICHAEL ORTIZ (HIALEAH, FL): $3,626
28. PIERROT MASSENAT (MIRAMAR, FL): $3,065
29. DAVID SIDLER (KENNESAW, GA): $3,065
30. RANDOLPH MALLEN (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $3,065
31. NATHANIEL PALOMBO: $3,065
32. A NONYMOUS (MIAMI, FL): $3,065
33. ROBERTO ALBERRO (CORAL GABLES, FL): $3,065
34. STUART PATERSON (BOCA RATON, FL): $3,065
35. JAMES DILL (APOPKA, FL): $3,065
36. DAVID HASS (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $3,065
37. DAVID ZIONTS (DAVIE, FL): $2,590
38. MATTHEW YORRA (MIAMI, FL): $2,590
39. IAN O’HARA (BOCA RATON, FL): $2,590
40. MARTY HEALY (ELKHORN, WI): $2,590
41. ISMAEL CABRERA (MARIETTA, GA): $2,590
42. LUIZ LAMARDO NETO (MIAMI, FL): $2,590
43. ZAFER BULUT (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $2,590
44. RONALD TOURONY (CAPE CORAL, FL): $2,590
45. DUSTIN NELSON (TALLAHASSEE, FL): $2,590
46. JACQUES ALABRE (MIAMI, FL): $2,159
47. BYUNG YOO (NORWOOD, NJ): $2,159
48. JOAQUIN SOSA (ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL): $2,159
49. RAYMOND MCDONOUGH (JUPITER, FL): $2,159
50. JOSEPH MALONE JR (LAND O LAKES, FL): $2,159
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