$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 1: 50/100
Players: 211
Cards are freshly in the air for Day 1 of Event 23, a $2,650 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed freeze-out. The clock shows 211 players with late registration available until the start of Level 9 (~8:40pm).
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
The second of four events on The Big 4 schedule begins at 2pm. Featuring a $2,650 buy-in and a $1,000,000 guarantee, Event 23 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open sees its player begin with 20,000 chips and log 40-, 60- and 90- minute levels. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 with Day 1 wrapping following Level 14. Like the Championship before it, Event 23 is a freeze-out.
Tournament details:
2PM: Event 23 Day 1 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Updates throughout the tournament’s conclusion will be available right here at SHRPO.com.
All eligible, direct buys have been verified and the payouts for those who took part in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Bring a Friend Program are available in the poker room.
Thank you all for participating!
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #23
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 257
Prize Pool: $128,500
Vincent Procopio was on the rail for Michael Mizrachi’s win in the $570 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max event.
Some of Mizrachi’s run-good must have rubbed off on Procopio since about a week later, he took down a Seminole Hard Rock trophy of his own.
On Monday night, Procopio bested a field of 257 players to earn $35,971 and the title in the $570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em event. It was a long day of poker for the Philadelphia native. The tournament kicked off at noon on Monday, but Procopio didn’t secure his title until almost 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The long day didn’t phase the 50-year-old professional gambler. Despite the long hours at the table, he found a way to top a tough final table that featured Paul Balzano, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Ambassador Wally Maddah, Robert Transue and seasoned professional Ben Palmer.
This was both Balzano’s and Transue’s second final table of the series and Palmer has more than $1.4 million in career tournament earnings.
Procopio found himself heads-up with Palmer and after a tough heads-up battle, Procopio found himself on the winning side of the match.
The win brings Procopio’s career tournament earnings over the $300,000 mark.
Here is a look at the results:
1st: Vincent Procopio – $35,971
2nd: Ben Palmer – $21,203
3rd: Seville Hale – $12,208
4th: Nissin Vankin – $9,895
5th: Aaron Thomas – $7,710
6th: Robert Transue – $6,425
7th: Paul Balzano – $5,140
8th: Wally Maddah – $3,885
9th: Jerry Humphrey – $2,570
10th: Mohammed Jaafar – $1,671
11th: Lazaro Dubrocq- $1,671
12th: Raymond Ruszkowski – $1,671
13th: Haden Fortini – $1,414
14th: Gregory Jensen – $1,414
15th: Nicholas Palma – $1,414
16th: Georgios Roussos – $1,285
17th: Francisco Milanes – $1,285
18th: Jorge Gomez – $1,285
19th: DJ MacKinnon – $1,157
20th: Manig Loeser – $1,157
21st: Darrin Bareck – $1,157
22nd: Alexis Gavin – $1,157
23rd: Matthew Winslow – $1,157
24th: Gregory Marcus – $1,157
25th: Ory Hen – $1,157
26th: Leodegario Alabastro – $1,157
27th: Brandon Shane – $1,157
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 257
Vincent Procopio won the $570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em for $39,971 after defeating Ben Palmer heads-up. A complete recap will be posted in the morning.
$570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 257
Average Stack: 385,500
The $570 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack event is down to the final 10 players and they have re-drawn for seats at the final table.
Robert Transue is leading the final 10 players with 820,000 in chips and at his second final table of the series. Everybody is guaranteed a payout of at least $1,671, but they are all shooting for the $35,971 first place prize.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:
Seat 1: Robert “Papa Bear” Transue – 820,000
Seat 2: Seville Hale – 550,000
Seat 3: Vincent Procopio – 493,000
Seat 4: Paul Balzano – 700,000
Seat 5: Nissim Vaknin – 232,000
Seat 6: Aaron Thomas – 310,000
Seat 7: Wally Maddah – 145,000
Seat 8: Ben Palmer – 280,000
Seat 9: Jerry Humphrey – 234,000
Seat 10: Mohammad Jaafar – 80,000
Here is a look at the remaining payouts:
1st: $35,971
2nd: $21,203
3rd: $12,208
4th: $9,985
5th: $7,710
6th: $6,425
7th: $5,140
8th: $3,855
9th: $2,570
10th: $1,671
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 257
Event 23, today’s 12 p.m. $570 Big Stack tournament, drew 257 entries generating a $128,500 prize pool. That number shattered the event’s $50,000 guarantee and helped in padding the payouts. Each of the top 27 finishers earn prize money of at least $1,157. The eventual champion, expected to be crowned during the early morning hours of Tuesday, scores $35,971
Full payouts:
1st – $35,971
2nd – $21,203
3rd – $12,208
4th – $9,895
5th – $7,710
6th – $6,425
7th – $5,140
8th – $3,855
9th – $2,570
10th-12th – $1,671
13th-15th – $1,414
16th-18th – $1,285
19th-27th – $1,157
The clock currently shows 108 players remaining toward the beginning of Level 10. We will provide another update when the 10-handed final table is reached.
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
While most eyes will be focused on the $10,000 WPT Finale restarting on one side of the ballroom, there’s another new Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown event kicking off on the other. Event 23 is a $570 buy-in Big Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and single re-entry option.
Entrants start with 15,000 big stacks and play 30-minute levels from noon until we have a champion. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm and players are limited to a single re-entry if they bust out. This is a one-day tournament, so we’ll be handing out a new, shiny Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown trophy before too long.
Players are taking their seats and about to get underway.
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
David Eldridge came into this afternoon’s showdown in Hard Rock Live as the chip leader in this tournament. He continued to stay on a roll for most of the final table and then hung on to claim the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 23 championship.
The final table in Hard Rock Live started off with two quick exits as Gavin O’Rourke put away Mohammed “Sheddy” Siddiqui in 9th and Jamie Lewin in 8th. But then David Eldridge started to let his presence be known.
Eldridge used his chip advantage and managed to take out the next four players in the tournament. Eldridge was ahead in the first three eliminations taking out Viet Vo in 7th place, Evan Panesis in 6th place and Anthony Nardi in 5th. Eldridge then hit a flop with 
and called down Dan Ikashi’s all-in with 
holding the nut flush draw. Iskashi missed sending him out in 4th place and we were down to three with Eldridge well in control.
But then this event got very interesting. Both Gavin O’Rourke and Rubin Ybarra doubled up through Eldridge. Ybarra continued to pound away on both of his opponents and eventually found himself out in front. Ybarra continued his outstanding play and after taking out O’Rourke found himself with a two million chip lead over Eldridge as they went into heads-up play.
Ybarra had a shot to win the tournament as he held 
against Eldridge’s 
but Eldridge turned a five to win the hand and flipped things around on Ybarra in just one hand. On the final hand, Ybarra found himself ahead again with 
against Eldridge’s 
. But Eldridge hit a club flush on the river and completed his comeback to wrap up the Event 23 title.
Congratulations to our Event 23 Champion – David Eldridge!
1st: David Eldridge (Gibosnia, PA) – $146,100
2nd: Rubin Ybarra (Park Ridge, IL) – $84,700
3rd: Gavin O’Rourke (Portlaosie, Ireland) – $51,100
4th: Dan Ikashi (Miami, FL) – $43,800
5th: Anthony Nardi (Madison, WI) – $36,500
6th: Evan Panesis (St. Petersburg, FL) – $29,200
7th: Viet Vo (Pearland, TX) – $21,900
8th: Jamie Lewin (Cibralda) – $18,300
9th: Mohammed Siddiqui (Pembroke Pines, FL) – $14,050
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
After nearly letting this tournament get away, David Eldridge came from behind again and clinched the Event 23 title.
Eldridge did his usual 260,000 chip raise but this time Rubin Ybarra pushed his stack into the middle and Eldridge quickly made the call. But Eldridge found himself dominated as Ybarra showed to his .
Once agains after the flop of 
Ybarra found himself in a strong position to win the hand and even things out. But the 
came on the turn giving Eldridge outs to a flush and he got there after the 
came on the river. The flush gave Eldridge the hand and the championship. After a terrific run, Rubin Ybarra finishes in 2nd place for $84,700.
Congratulations to our Event 23 Champion – David Eldridge!
