There are number of events on the 2019 SHRPO schedule yet to be decided, but this evening’s $150 buy-in, $50,000 guarantee will be one of the last to finish. Day 1A of this two-start-day event begins at 5pm and a 5pm restart on Tuesday opens it up to those grinders that work traditional hours.
The big guarantee affords players 15,000 starting chips and they’ll log 30-minute levels throughout. Registration and unlimited re-entry are available until about 9:30pm. Those unable to make today’s or play can join for Day 1B tomorrow also at 5pm.
Here are the details:
5PM: Event 24 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
Our tournament updates will concentrate on Day 2 of the Championship as well as Day 1 of the $2,650 — both of which are underway now. For this $150, we’ll provide the end of night chip counts shortly after play wraps at around 1:40am.
2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 24 $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed Entries: 645 Prize Pool: $77,400 April 15-17, 2019
Neal Corcoran, Event 24 Champion
As has become tradition, we close out every big series with a smaller buy-in multi-flight tournament geared towards our loyal regulars. The $150 buy-in tournament had a great turnout and local Neal Corcoran walked away with the title for more than $11,000 after a five-way deal.
Event 24 featured a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and they nearly hit it in the first flight. The two starting sessions combined to put $77,400 up for grabs when registration closed with 645 entries.
We saw 62 of them return for Day 2 in the Poker Room and they quickly made the money before the first break. The tournament was down to the final table bubble by the second break and there on the first hand back.
Corcoran returned for Day 2 with the chip lead, held it most of the day, but traded it with several players including Richard Whitebrook who won this event during the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open when it had six starting flights.
Multiple SHRP champ Sean Shah hit the rail in sixth place, Corcoran retook the lead, and the five remaining players decided to divide up the remaining prize pool. Corcoran took the title with the chip lead along with $12,155.
This is the third biggest cash for Corcoran after a fifth-place finish in December’s Seminole Turnpike Series and 17th place in the 2016 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship.
Final table results:
1st: Neal Corcoran – $12,155 * 2nd: Richard Leger – $11,377 * 3rd: Jose Ruiz – $10,199 * 4th: Richard Whitebrook – $8,455 * 5th: Daniel Perez – $7,353 * 6th: Sean Shah – $3,135 7th: Dave Phillips – $2,399 8th: Eric Kolodny – $1,703 9th: Greg Rosen – $1,238 10th: Renny Morales – $929 * – Denotes results of five-way deal
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 645
Neal Corcoran
The five remaining players played most of Level 27 with only one major pot that saw Neal Corcoran take a pot from Richard Leger with a timely river. He moved into the lead, Leger dropped to second, and they decided to look at the ICM numbers.
The math was run and all agreed to the adjusted payout numbers with Corcoran taking the lion’s share of $12,155 as the leader. The remaining prize pool was divided this way:
Neal Corcoran – 2,955,000 (49 bb) Richard Leger – 2,530,000 (42 bb) Jose Ruiz – 1,975,000 (33 bb) Richard Whitebrook – 1,290,000 (22 bb) Daniel Perez – 935,000 (16 bb)
1st: Neal Corcoran – $12,155 2nd: Richard Leger – $11,377 3rd: Jose Ruiz – $10,199 4th: Richard Whitebrook – $8,455 5th: Daniel Perez – $7,353
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 645
Sean Shah
Action folded to Sean Shah on the button and he moved all in for 575,000. Richard Leger reshipped from the small blind to get a fold from Jose Ruiz in the big
Leger: Shah:
“You know you’re the favorite, right Sean?” Richard Whitebrook joked.
Shah had two live cards but blanked the board to exit in sixth place.
Richard Leger – 2,535,000 (51 bb) Sean Shah – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,135)
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 645
Dave Phillips
Daniel Perez open-shoved for 570,000 and it folded to Dave Phillips in the big blind. He called with a slightly bigger stack and they flipped up their cards.
Perez: Phillips:
Phillips needed to win the race to send Perez out but the sevens stayed ahead on the board. Phillips was left with dust and gone on the next hand
Daniel Perez – 1,165,000 (23 bb) Dave Phillips – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,399)
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 645
It was three-ways to a flop and Sean Shah bet 100,000. Richard Whitebrook called on the button and Neal Corcoran folded from the big blind. Both players checked the turn and Shah checked the river.
Whitebrook announced 300,000, Shah called, then quickly mucked when Whitebrook showed the case ace for quads.
Richard Whitebrook – 2,985,000 (60 bb) Sean Shah – 500,000 (10 bb)
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 645
Eric Kolodny
Eric Kolodny opened to 145,000 from early position and Neal Corcoran called. It made it around to Richard Whitebrook and he moved all in for ~1,300,000. Kolodny shipped for a similar stack and Corcoran flashed as he folded.
Whitebrook: Kolodny:
A cooler for Kolodny and the better starting pair held this time as the board came .
Richard Whitebrook – 2,450,000 (61 bb) Eric Kolodny – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,703)
board to exit in sixth place.
board. Phillips was left with dust and gone on the next hand
flop and Sean Shah bet 100,000. Richard Whitebrook called on the button and Neal Corcoran folded from the big blind. Both players checked the 
turn and Shah checked the 
river.
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