2019 RRPO Live Updates

Event 20: Jaime Lewin and Paul Domb Lead After Day 1; Registration Open Until Start of Day 2

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$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 67

Paul Domb

Event 20 of the 2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, the $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry), has already well surpassed its $200,000 guarantee with 67 entries on Day 1. Registration remains open until the cards are in the air on Day 2, which begins Monday, December 2nd at 1 p.m.

On top of the chip counts is Jaime Lewin with 152,500, slightly ahead of Paul Domb with 152,000 and Ivan Galinec with 149,000.

Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw:

Table 9:
Seat 1: James Carroll – 129,500
Seat 2: Jaime Lewin – 152,500
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Scott Margereson – 27,000
Seat 6: Michael Dwyer – 61,500
Seat 7: Peter Walsworth – 125,000
Seat 8: Robert Greenberg – 110,000
Seat 9:

Table 10:
Seat 1: Chris O’Hara – 139,000
Seat 2: Matas Cikinas – 36,000
Seat 3: Brock Wilson – 72,500
Seat 4: Timothy Flank – 97,000
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7: Paul Domb – 152,000
Seat 8: Matas Cimbolas – 55,500
Seat 9:

Table 19:
Seat 1:
Seat 2:
Seat 3: Anton Wigg – 22,500
Seat 4: Joey Weissman – 95,500
Seat 5: Timo Kamphues – 115,000
Seat 6: Emrah Cakmak – 112,000
Seat 7: Tomas Jozonis – 113,500
Seat 8: Leonard Maue – 22,500
Seat 9:

Table 20:
Seat 1: Alex Papazian – 90,500
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Ivan Galinec – 149,000
Seat 6: Craig Chait – 27,000
Seat 7: Michael Tureniec – 14,500
Seat 8: Jake Schwartz – 88,000
Seat 9:

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Event 20: Talented Crew

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$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  26

James Carroll

The $5,000 Eight-Handed game is up to 26 entries as they near the first break of the day, more than halfway to the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with some talented players in the mix.

Reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champion James Carroll jumped in early along with Darren Elias, Matas Cimbolas, Paul Domb, Shannon Shorr, and Tony Utnage.

Darren Elias
Tony Utnage
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Event 20: Higher Stakes

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$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last of the new Sunday tournaments on the RRPO schedule gets underway at 6 pm in the Seminole Ballroom and it will feature a talented group of players.

The tournament has a $5,000 buy-in with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, eight-handed format, and two-day structure.

Players will start with 30,000 stacks and all levels will last 40 minutes during the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Monday and Day 1 will come to an end after Level 11 this evening.

We will report the high points along the way and see who comes back tomorrow for Day 2.

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Day 2
  • Day 1 will end after Level 11 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet
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RRPO Day 12 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 18 – $400 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 19 – $1,100 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 Day 1 – $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Day 2
  • Day 1 will end after Level 11 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 64 – $140 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100 RRPO Event 24 OR 27
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 64 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 65 – $150 All-in or Fold (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Players will have two options only; go all in or fold
  • Any chips placed in the pot area will be treated as an all-in
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 65 Structure Sheet

Complete 2019 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock N Roll” Poker Open Schedule

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Championship: Sean Winter Dominates the Final Table From Beginning to End to Win His First SHRP Trophy

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2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  809
Prize Pool:  $3,923,650
August 9-13, 2019

2019 SHRPO Champion Sean Winter
2019 SHRPO Champion Sean Winter

When one player completely dominates a final table, it usually ends relatively quickly (as we saw four days ago when Jason Mercier steamrolled the $50K Super High Roller final table in about 90 minutes). The final table of the $5,250 SHRPO Championship ran more than nine hours from start to finish, but there’s no denying that Sean Winter dominated it wire-to-wire. Winter was methodical but relentless, and at no point did his chip stack even drop as low as 120 big blinds, ultimately winning the SHRPO Championship for $698,175.

Winter wasn’t the only big stack coming into the final table, as Joseph Cheong began with 110 big blinds after making it to this final table for the second straight year. (Cheong finished eighth in the 2018 SHRPO Championship to earn $102,843.) But Cheong ran into trouble early, and by the time Jordan Fisch doubled thru him in Hand #14, Cheong had lost nearly half his chips.

Speaking of double-ups, that was the theme of this final table for the first three-and-a-half hours, as the first eight all-in situations ended with the short stack doubling up. Five different players (including Cheong) were the shortest stack during that time, with a sixth dropping below 20 big blinds. Winter was coasting well above the fray, of course, never in a hint of any danger.

Eventually, in Hand #73, Nick Schwarmann got it all in with 8s8h, but it failed to hold against Winter’s Ad9h when an ace fell on the flop. That opened the floodgates.

Brandon Carl was knocked out by Winter on a bad beat in Hand #79, when Winter’s AcQs flopped a queen against Carl’s AdKd

In Hand #102, Giuliano Lentini doubled thru Cheong, knocking him down to a single big blind, and Cheong was eliminated on the next hand.

Ben Farrell was knocked out in sixth place when his Kh10d failed to improve against the 5s5c of Jordan Fisch in Hand #106.

In Hand #144, Giuliano Lentini got it all in with QdJd, but failed to improve against the AsKh of Jerry Robinson, and Lentini was out in fifth place.

In Hand #149, Jordan Fisch shoved from the small blind over two limpers with Ks8c, but Sean Winter woke up in the big blind with 10h10c. Fisch failed to catch up, and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Three-handed play lasted 29 hands before Jerry Robinson lost a race in Hand #178 with AhKc against Sean Winter’s 10h10d.

When heads-up play began, Winter had nearly 200 big blinds, and more than a 6-to-1 chip lead over Shalom Elharrar. This was a match-up between an experienced high-stakes pro with a massive chip lead (Winter) and a recreational player (Elharrar) who owns a business called Paranoia Horror Maze, which the Miami Herald described as “part haunted house, part escape room.”

But Elharrar had been the short stack at one point with nine players left, and had already played a lot of big pots against Winter. Could Elharrar come from behind yet again to overcome the seasoned pro who had dominated the final table to this point?

No.

Heads-up play was a lot of quick, small pots, with Winter slowly and methodically chipping away at Elharrar’s stack.

In Hand #215, Elharrar limped with 7d7c, and Winter shoved with 5c4c. Elharrar called, and he was a huge favorite to double up. Elharrar flopped a set of sevens, but the board brought five hearts, making it a chopped pot.

Elharrar appeared to go on tilt after having his double-up taken from him, and Winter took six of the next seven hands without a showdown to wear down Elharrar to just two big blinds.

Elharrar appeared to move all in blind before the cards were dealt in Hand #223, and Winter called with Ac10d. Elharrar turned over Ks10h, and he was dominated.

The final board read 7d5s5c4d9c, and though it had taken nine hours, Winter had won the SHRPO Championship in a dominating performance from beginning to end.

Winter won $698,175, raising his career live tournament earnings to more than $13.6 million. This is the fourth six-figure score for Winter at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, but surprisingly, this is Winter’s first victory here.

With performances like he put on today, it’s unlikely to be his last.

Final Table Results:

1st: Sean Winter –  $698,175
2nd: Shalom Elharrar –  $487,695
3rd: Jerry Robinson –  $314,230
4th: Jordan Fisch – $232,065
5th: Giuliano Lentini – $176,350
6th: Ben Farrell – $139,705
7th: Joseph Cheong – $115,300
8th: Brandon Carl – $91,365
9th: Nick Schwarmann – $69,800

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Championship: Sean Winter Wins! ($698,175); Shalom Elharrar Finishes 2nd ($487,695)

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$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 809

Sean Winter

HAND #223  –  Shalom Elharrar moved all in blind for 450,000, and Sean Winter called blind. The dealer dealt the cards, and Elharrar showed Ks10h. Winter turned over Ac10d, and Elharrar needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d5s5c4d9c, and Winter won the pot — and the SHRPO Championship — with his ace.

Shalom Elharrar finished as the runner-up, earning $487,695.

Sean Winter won the 2019 SHRPO Championship, earning $698,175, a SHRPO trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI. Congratulations to Sean Winter!

Shalom Elharrar

1st:  Sean Winter  –  $698,175
2nd:  Shalom Elharrar  –  $487,695
3rd:  Jerry Robinson  –  $314,230
4th:  Jordan Fisch  –  $232,065
5th:  Giuliano Lentini  –  $176,350
6th:  Ben Farrell  –  $139,705
7th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $115,300
8th:  Brandon Carl  –  $91,365
9th:  Nick Schwarmann  –  $69,800

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Championship: Hands #219-222

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$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #219  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar folded.

HAND #220  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Jd9h4c, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.

HAND #221  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Ah9s5h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 200,000, and Winter check-raised to 400,000. Elharrar folded, and Winter took the pot.

HAND #222  –  Sean Winter raised, and Shalom Elharrar quickly folded.

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Championship: Hands #215-218

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$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #215  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar called all in for 3,100,000 with 7d7c.

Winter turned over 5c4c, and Elharrar needed his pocket sevens to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h7h3hKh8h, putting a heart flush on the board to chop the pot — costing Elharrar a crucial double up.

HAND #216  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of Ad6c3c5h6s. Elharrar checked, Winter bet 325,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.

HAND #217  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 7c6s4s, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #218  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. The flop came Qd3h3c, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar check-raised to 400,000. Winter reraised to 600,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.

Sean Winter  –  32,175,000  (161 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  1,850,000  (9 bb)

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Championship: Shalom Elharrar Getting Very Short

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$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #205  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Jc9h6h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 200,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the Ks, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2d, and they checked again. Elharrar showed 9c5h to win the pot with a pair of nines.

HAND #206  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 8c7d3d8h9c. Elharrar showed Kd9d to win the pot.

HAND #207  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar folded.

HAND #208  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 10h8d5dKc5s. Elharrar showed Qd9h, but Winter turned over QhJd to win the pot.

HAND #209  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 5d3h2c, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 350,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the Ah, and both players checked.

The river card was the Kd, Winter bet 475,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.

HAND #210  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8d4d3d2s, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the Kd, and both players checked. Elharrar showed 8h6c to win the pot with a pair of eights.

HAND #211  –  Shalom Elharrar folded, giving Sean Winter a walk.

HAND #212  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the river on a board of Qh9d6sKc7d, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 300,000, and Elharrar folded, showing one card — the 6h. Winter took the pot.

HAND #213  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Jh8h5d3h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

HAND #214  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Qc10d5c7c, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.

Sean Winter  –  30,925,000  (155 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  3,100,000  (16 bb)