SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship Level 1: 75/150 with a 25 ante Players: 583
The field is filling in quickly, with the board showing nearly 600 players registered so far. While the flow of players is mostly into the room, a couple players have been forced to swim upstream through the double doors, as they make early exits from this Championship.
Olivier Busquet was the first player to hit the rail, and he’s been followed by at least one more player during the last few minutes.
This is a freeze-out event, so there is no re-entry, but registration remains available until 10:00.
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship Level 1: 75/150 with a 25 ante
The 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open started two weeks ago and now it’s time for the biggest game on the schedule. The $5,250 buy-in Championship kicks off at noon and the single starting day freeze-out features a huge $5 million guaranteed prize pool.
Both the ballroom and meeting room will be packed with players as they take their shot in the big game.
Players sit down to big 30,000 stacks and levels last 60-minutes throughout Day 1. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 after dinner break at 10pm and the freeze-out format allows players a single entry into the Championship.
Today’s play will conclude at the end of Level 10 and surviving players will bag up their chips for a return tomorrow.
Players are taking their seats and cards will soon fly.
$5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool
Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 60-minute levels
Late registration available until start of Level 9
2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood WPT Finale (Event 22) $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Total Entries: 342 Prize Pool: $3,249,000 April 17-21, 2016
The WPT Finale attracted 342 players to the $10,000 buy-in event and quickly surpassed the $2,000,000 guarantee. The prize pool grew to $3,249,000 with $705,885 set aside for the eventual WPT Finale Champion.
The tournament drew players from around the world including 3-time NFL Super Bowl winner Richard Seymour, Oscar-nominate actress Jennifer Tilly, and Cricket Hall of Famer Shane Warne. The field also included WSOP Main Event winners, WPT World Champions, and top pros mixing with our local regulars.
It took two full days of action to play down and the live-streamed WPT final table six players were set when Lyle Vincent was eliminated in 6th place.
Local regular Richard Leger began the final table with the chip lead and he was follwed closely by two-time WPT Champion Chino Rheem. It was a talented, successful group of players taking their seats in the Paradise Live Theater.
WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli had the shortest stack at the start and was eliminated early by Leger. William Benson was the least tenured player at the final table and went out in 5th place after surviving against a tough table for two hours.
Leger had the lead at the start of the final table but was unable to ride it to a championship. He dropped down the counts as Aditya Prasetyo rose and was eliminated in third place to start the heads up battle.
Rheem held a small lead against Prasetyo and he never gave it up. After 40 minutes of heads up action, Rheem won the last pot of the Finale to take the title, trophy, and seat into the WPT Tournament of Champions. Rheem also became only the fourth player to win three WPT titles after Gus Hansen, Carlos Mortensen, and Anthony Zinno.
“I always say that every time I win that one feels good, but this one feels real good.” Rheem commented about his victory. “It’s been a couple years since I got to see anything substantial in any type of tournament.”
“I guess I just want to be accepted as a good player.” he continued. “That’s good enough for me. You will never hear me say that I’m the best because I know that I’m not.”
“If my peers can say ‘oh yea, Chino can play’ that’s good enough for me.”
Rheem was already eligible to play in the WPT Tournament of Champions, now he has a seat in the game courtesy of this win and the talented field might help his chances.
“When I’m playing against better players, they make me play better.” Rhee, said when asked about the Tournament of Champions. “Tomorrow’s tournament isn’t going to be a soft field, it’s going to be tough.”
“I just hope that whatever run-good I used in this, I still have some left over and I can carry it on to tomorrow.”
Congrats to Chino Rheem and we will see him in the WPT Tournament of Champions.
Final Table Results:
1st – David “Chino” Rheem (Los Angeles, CA) $705,885* 2nd – Aditya Prasetyo (Cambridge, MA) $484,130 3rd – Richard Leger (Lighthouse Point, FL) $311,305 4th – Adrian Mateos (London, UK) $200,510 5th – William Benson (Mobile, AL) $154,585 6th – Bryan Piccioli (Allegany, NY) $127,905
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Level 29: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Chino Rheem moved all in for 885,000 effective on the button, and Aditya Prasetyo quickly called to put himself at risk.
Rheem: Prasetyo:
The flop was a miss for Rheem, but the turn gave him the lead with a pair of sevens, putting him one card from victory. Prasetyo needed to pair up or fill his straight draw to stay alive, but he could not find an out on the river. The completed the board, and Rheem improved to trip sevens to win the final pot of the day.
Adiyta Prasetyo was eliminated as the runner-up, earning $484,130 for his efforts.
Chino Rheem is the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Champion, becoming just the fourth player in the Tour’s history to win three titles. He collected the top prize of $690,885 plus a freeroll into tomorrow’s WPT Tournament of Champions. A second diamond will also be added to Rheem’s plaque on the WPT Champions Cup as a visual affirmation of his impressive record.
A recap of Rheem’s victory will be published shortly.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Level 29: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 342
Aditya Prasetyo limped in on the button and Chino Rheem checked. The flop was and both players checked to the .
Rheem bet 200,000 and Prasetyo called. The river was the and Rheem bet 420,000. Prasetyo called and Rheem showed , good for trip deuces and Prasetyo mucked his hand.
Rheem extended his lead and Prasetyo is under the 10 big blind mark.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Level 29: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 342
Chino Rheem opened the button to 275,000, and Aditya Prasetyo defended his big blind.
Both players checked through the flop, and the turn was the . Prasetyo led out for 275,000, and Rheem called. The river was the . Prasetyo checked, and Rheem bet 800,000. Prasetyo took a brief pause in what has been a fast-paced heads-up match, spending a couple minutes shuffling chips as he deliberated. Eventually, he folded, and Rheem dragged another pot.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Level 29: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 342
Chino limped in on the button and Aditya Prasetyo checked his option out of the big blind. The flop was and both players checked to see the peel off on the turn.
Prasetyo bet 150,000 and Rheem called. The river was the and Prasetyo bet 200,000. Rheem called and Prasetyo tabled . Rheem mucked and Prasetyo dragged the pot.
$10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 342
Aditya Prasetyo limped in on the button and Chino Rheem raised to 300,000 out of the big blind. Prasetyo called and the flop was and Rheem bet 340,000.
Prasetyo called and the turn was the . Rheem checked and Prasetyo bet 475,000. Rheem quickly called and the river was the .
Both players check and Rheem showed , giving him a missed straight draw and king-high. Prasetyo mucked his hand and Rheem took the pot without a pair.