$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Sheddy Siddiqui came in on the short stack and is the first player to go today in Hard Rock Live.
Siddiqui went in with his last 255,000 with 
against Gavin O’Rourke holding 
. Siddiqui did not catch up on the 
and is headed to the payout window.
Mohammed “Sheddy” Siddiqui finishes in 9th place for $14,050.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
The last table of the night has wrapped up and we have our final table for Event 23. The button will be in Seat 5 starting back on Level 28 with 16:00 on the clock. Play will resume at 2 PM in Hard Rock Live.
Here at the seating assignments and chip counts for our final nine players:
Seat 1: Jamie Lewin – 630,000
Seat 2: Mohammad “Sheddy” Siddiqui – 235,000
Seat 3: Rubin Ybarra – 2,045,000
Seat 4: Gavin O’Rourke – 1,215,000
Seat 5: David Eldridge – 3,300,000
Seat 6: Evan Panesis – 1,115,000
Seat 7: Dan Ishaki – 1,100,000
Seat 8: Anthony Nardi – 1,265,000
Seat 9: Viet Vo – 1,000,000
Good luck to everyone on our final table!
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
While everyone is concentrating on the High Roller and $1 Million Guarantee Event 22, they’ve played down pretty quickly in Event 23.
The field is down to the last four tables with some big names still among those 36 including Esther Taylor-Brady, Sheddy Siddiqui, Ken “Teach” Aldridge, Matt Affleck, and Tyler Patterson.
They’re schedule to play down to the final table, a pretty late night for the small buy-in Big 4 tournament.
2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
August 17-18, 2015
Total Entries: 794
Total Prize Pool: $794,000
1st: $146,100
2nd: $84,700
3rd: $51,100
4th: $43,800
5th: $36,500
6th: $29,200
7th: $21,900
8th: $18,300
9th: $14,050
10-12th: $10,950
13-15th: $8,750
16-18th: $7,300
19-21st: $6,550
22-24th: $5,850
25-27th: $5,100
28-36th: $4,400
37-45th: $3,750
46-54th: $3,150
55-63rd: $2,550
64-104th: $2,200
$25,400 High Roller Event (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante
The players have hit their dinner break in the High Roller and there’s more money on the line than anyone thought possible. 72 entries have now recorded taking the prize pool to $1,800,000.
It’s quite an eclectic mix of players in the private high roller room with many of the top superstars in the game plus some players you may not be as familiar with.
Andy Philachack has over 1.6 million dollars in tournament earnings including a WSOP circuit main event title and has twice just missed winning a WSOP bracelet having two runner-up finishes.
Also in the field is someone many players here at Seminole Hard Rock are familiar with – Bruce “SkullCrusher” Kramer. Kramer and his ever-present crystal skull card protector are looking to destroy the competition here on Day 1.
As a side note, we’re lucky that the Kramer’s card protector has not been at the same table with Phil Laak so far. Phil has gone to the glowing super-goggles and the shine off the two might be too much for everyone to handle.
$25,400 High Roller Event (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 300/600
Players in the $25,000 High Roller are in their own separate tournament room with all the amenities you’d expect for the buy-in. A nice lounge area with food, with comfy seats and an attentive bartender.
They found out pretty early they’d be playing for more than the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There were 39 entrants at the start of Level 2 and 47 as they head off on their first break. The current prize pool stands at $1,175,000 with late registration and re-entry open until 9:45pm.
Most of the usual High Roller suspects are in attendance including Jason Mercier, Brian Hastings, David “Doc” Sands, Phil Laak, and more.
Main Event Schedule
11AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $570 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 2 Day 1 – $350 Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $570 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Qualifier Schedule
3PM: Event 22 – $115 Deep(er) Stacks Qualifier (Re-Entry) 1-in-10
7PM: Event 23 – $115 Deep(er) Stacks Qualifier (Re-Entry) 1-in-10
9PM: Event 24 – $150 Survivor Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 23: $250 Pot LImit Omaha 8B
September 2, 2014
Entries: 92
Prizepool: $19,320
RECAP
Today’s Pot Limit Omaha High/Low event played out in just under 13 hours. It was over when the final five players decided they would chop up the remaining prize pool evenly. As the chip leader, 1st place, the trophy, and framed photo went to local poker pro Robert Campbell.
The other four spots were awarded by chip count:
2nd – Errol Massey $3,168
3rd – Kevin Love $3,168
4th – George Boyadjian $3,168
5th – Claudangelo Beaudouin $3,168
This event drew 92 players on the next-to-last day of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The final nine players earned a piece of the prize pool.
“This series is great,” said Campbell. “Too bad we can’t play in this room all the time.” He has several cashes during this series including a 5th place finish in the PLO/NLH event. He finished 30th in the WSOP Main Event this summer for over $230,000.
Campbell earned player of the series back in the Spring and is currently 6th on the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard with 1,494 points. He’ll pick up some more tonight, but doesn’t know if he’ll be able to catch leader Angel Vu. He’s going to give it a try, however, and will be back tomorrow on the final day to play whatever events are running.
FINAL RESULTS
1. ROBERT CAMPBELL (NORTH MIAMI, FL): $3,170
2. ERROL MASSEY (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $3,168
3. KEVIN LOVE (PALMETTO BAY, FL): $3,168
4. GEORGES BOYADJIAN (TAMARAC, FL): $3,168
5. CLAUDANGELO BEAUDOUIN (KISSIMMEE, FL): $3,168
6. MICHAEL KASE (LAKE WORTH, FL): $1,159
7. CARL PIPITONE (JUPITER, FL): $966
8. HERIBERTO FERREYRA (WEST PALM BCH, FL): $773
9. JONAH MILLER (CORAL GABLES, FL): $580
$250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k
The late hour and the climbing blinds finally took their toll on the final table and the final 5 players decided on a 5-way chop so they could get some sleep.
Robert Campbell was the chip leader and takes the trophy and framed photo, in addition to the $3,168 in prize money. The other placements were decided by chip count:
2nd – Errol Massey $3,168
3rd – Kevin Love $3,168
4th – George Boyadjian $3,168
5th – Claudangelo Beaudouin $3,168
$250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k
Mike Kase hit the rail in 6th place, earning $1,159.