Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

Jay Kovoor raised to 11,000 from early position and Barry Hutter called from middle position. Jun Ji came along from the hijack and the three of them saw a flop of .

Two checks saw Ji bet 24,000 and both his opponents called. The trio then checked the   turn and the completed the board on the river.

Kovoor checked, Hutter bet 68,000, and Ji folded. Kovoor called only to muck when Hutter rolled over the

Barry Hutter – 362,000 (72 bb)
Jay Kovoor – 136,000 (27 bb)
Jun Ji – 90,000 (18 bb)

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

The eliminations of James Calderaro and Stanley Lee, who finished 12th and 11th respectively, has brought about the final table of 10 players. Here’s how it stacks up:

Seat 1: Jun Ji – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick – 95,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Almedin Imsirovic – 200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Robinson – 110,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 365,000 (91 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 140,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Kovoor – 221,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Shannon Shorr – 70,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Riess – 275,000 (69 bb)
Seat 10: Barry Hutter – 220,000 (55 bb)

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 12 of 91

After Jeff Trudeau and James Romero exited in 15th and 14th place respectively, the money bubble was in effect. It didn’t last long.

Aaron Mermelstein got his stack of 98,000 all in on a flop against Barry Hutter, who barely had him covered.

Hutter:
Mermelstein:

Hutter got lucky to pull ahead of kings and he filled up on the turn. The river was no help to Mermelstein and he left empty-handed in 13th place while the remaining 12 players locked up a minimum payday of $21,857.

Barry Hutter – 220,000
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated
Jeff Trudeau – Eliminated
James Romero – Eliminated

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 15 of 91

Sergi Reixach got his last 40,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Ray Qartomy.

Qartomy:
Reixach:

Reixach was looking to hold to stay alive but that didn’t happen as the flop paired Qartomy. Neither the turn nor river helped Reixach and he wished the table luck before exiting the tournament area.

Ray Qartomy – 345,000 (86 bb)
Sergi Reixach – Eliminated

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 2,000/3,000/3,000
Players Remaining: 16 of 91

Shannon Shorr raised to 7,000 under the gun and 2015 WSOP champ Joe McKeehen moved all in for 76,000 from the button. 2013 WSOP champ Ryan Riess then jammed over the top for 140,000 from the small blind and Shorr ditched his hand.

Riess:
McKeehen:

It was a flip and while McKeehen held on the flop, the turn did him in. The river offered no help and McKeehen made a beeline for the exit.

Ryan Riess – 235,000 (78 bb)
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 14: 2,000/3,000/3,000
Players Remaining: 18 of 91

With around 50,000 in the pot and a board reading , Stanley Lee checked from the big blind and Ray Qartomy bet 25,000 from the cutoff.

Joey Weissman then moved all in for 75,000 from the button, Lee check-jammed, and Qartomy called off for 90,000.

Qartomy:
Lee:
Weismann:

The turn was an action card that put Qartomy out in front with a straight. Neither of his opponents boated on the river and Qartomy won a monster while Weissman hit the rail in 19th place.

Ray Qartomy – 310,000 (103 bb)
Stanley Lee – 58,000 (19 bb)
Joey Weissman – Eliminated

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  91
Prize Pool:  $873,600
August 14, 2018

The prize pool has been released for the Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event, and with 91 entries the total prize pool is worth $873,600. The final 12 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $21,857 each, and first prize is worth $277,151.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $277,151
2nd: $165,984
3rd: $104,832
4th: $67,704
5th: $52,416
6th: $41,496
7th: $34,944
8th:  $30,576
9th: $27,719
10th: $25,334
11th: $23,587
12th: $21,857

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 27 of 91

Elio Fox, who last week won the 2018 SHRPO $50,000 Super High Roller, got his last 21,500 all in preflop and was in dire straits against Aaron Mermelstein.

Mermelstein:
Fox:

Fox had a kicker problem and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out to give Mermelstein a full house.

Meanwhile, Kristen Bicknell was also eliminated from the tournament over at another table.

Aaron Mermelstein – 80,000 (40 bb)
Elio Fox – Eliminated
Kristen Bicknell – Eliminated

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 27 of 91

Jeff Gross got his stack of approximately 30,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Barry Hutter.

Hutter:
Gross:

Gross got it in good but he lost the lead when the flop paired Hutter’s ace. Neither the turn nor river helped Gross and he headed for the exit.

Barry Hutter – 75,000 (38 bb)
Jeff Gross – Eliminated

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 36 of 91

Almedin Imsirovic – 235,000
Ryan Riess – 105,000
Ray Qartomy – 100,000
Shannon Shorr – 90,000
Ben Yu – 53,000
Joe McKeehen – 50,000
Sam Soverel – 50,000
Dan Shak – 35,000
Jeff Gross – 27,000
James Calderaro – 11,500
Chris Hunichen – Eliminated
Noah Schwartz –  Eliminated
Paul Domb – Eliminated