$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

As expected with a tournament featuring a $25,500 buy-in, the field was tough and filled with some of the best players in the world. The 116 entries created the biggest $25K High Roller field in Seminole Hard Rock Poker history and we have 29 returning today.

They pushed the prize pool over the $1,000,000 Guarantee and locked in at $2.9 million. The last 16 players earning a piece and the High Roller champion banking $794,600.

Poker pro, and former SHRP champ, Jonathan Little returns with a healthy lead but there are no soft spots among the 29 players. Little is followed by eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel, Jake Schindler, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood.

The stacks are deep and the structure is slow. These top players will have every chance to showcase their talent this afternoon.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Jonathan Little – 750,000 (63 bb)
2. Erik Seidel – 657,000 (55 bb)
3. Jake Schindler – 651,000 (54 bb)
4. Loni Harwood – 639,000 (53 bb)
5. Bryn Kenney – 619,000 (52 bb)
6. Grayson Ramage – 606,000 (51 bb)
7. Anthony Spinella – 599,000 (50 bb)
8. Rainer Kempe – 582,000 (49 bb)
9. David Cohen – 453,000 (38 bb)
10. Justin Bonomo – 445,000 (37 bb)

Day 2 Counts | Day 2 Seats | High Roller Payouts

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Final Table – $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship

• Championship Final Table Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 28 Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em

• High Roller Chip Counts
• High Roller Table/Seat Assignments
• High Roller Payouts

12PM: Event 30 – $300 Big Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 15
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 26 Day 12 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 26 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 26 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 26 Payouts

2PM: Event 29 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 29 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 29 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: Event 100 – $200 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 100 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 101 – $130 Survivor No Limit Hold’em (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 players will win $1,000 cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 101 Structure Sheet

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update

Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:

• Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room

• The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.

• Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.

For additional construction updates, please visit TheNewHardRock.com

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

Today was the start of another of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown’s flagship events, the $25,500 High Roller. By the time registration closed just before midnight, 116 entries had been tallied, making this the largest $25k tournament in Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood’s history.

Fifteen levels were played, and Jonathan Little ended the day with the biggest stack, bagging up 750,000 chips. The 40-minute structure created volatility in the stacks of many, but Little enjoyed a fairly steady climb to the top of the overnight leaderboard, a run which included a midday knockout of George Dolofan.

Dolofan re-entered after that exit, and he managed to survive the day with the shortest stack of 92,000 chips. He wasn’t the only one to re-enter, though, not by any means.

Erik Seidel tried three times without getting much going, but the fourth time was the charm for the Hall of Famer. Seidel went on a late-day rush, finishing in second place with 657,000 chips. He was pushing chips around right until the finish line, highlighted by a big confrontation with Olivier Busquet during the last level of the night.

Jake Schinder (651,000), SHRP Team member Loni Harwood (639,000), and high-rolling regular Bryn Kenney (619,000) round out the overnight top five.

Rainer Kempe and Dietrich Fast chopped the $50,000 Super High Roller, and both of them also advanced to Day 2 in this $25,500 regular-old High Roller. Kempe ended inside the top 10 with 582,000 chips, while Fast took two shots in this event and bagged up 262,000 on his second bullet.

A complete overnight leaderboard and the Day 2 seat draw can be found in the posts below.

Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante when play resumes, putting the average stack around 33 big blinds. Only the final 16 players will earn shares of the $2.9 million prizepool, so bursting the bubble will be the day’s first order of business.

Day 2 begins at 12 p.m. and is scheduled to continue until a winner is determined. That’s the plan, but it may be a tall task; levels will increase to 90 minutes apiece once the final table is set.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

The final few hands are complete at each table, and the 29 remaining players have bagged up their chips for the night. Jonathan Little ended the day atop the leaderboard, chased by Erik Seidel, Jake Schindler, and SHRP Team member Loni Harwood.

A recap of the day’s action along with a full leaderboard and the Day 2 seat draw will be posted shortly.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

Robert Heidorn opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 60,000 in the cutoff. From the small blind, Erik Seidel four-bet to 145,000 total, and that was enough to chase Heidorn out of the way. Busquet spent a couple minutes considering it, then called to see a flop.

It came . Seidel assembled a stack of chips and slid out what looked like 130,000 of them. Busquet spent another couple minutes in thought, long enough for us to count the 251,000 chips he had left in front of him. He eventually surrendered his cards into the muck, and Seidel won the pot with no further resistance.

Erik Seidel – 645,000 (65 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 251,000 (25 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 116

The clock was paused with 10 minutes left in Level 15. A five was drawn from the deck, and each table will play that many more hands before the Day 1 survivors bag up for the night.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 116

Alex Keating opened to 20,000 in middle position, and Jeff Gross three-bet shoved for 222,000 next to act. Keating spent a long while on the decision before calling, committing close to half of his remaining stack to put Gross at risk.

Keating:
Gross:

The board ran out , and Gross’ aces held to earn him a double-up.

Jeff Gross – 460,000 (46 bb)
Alex Keating – 280,000 (28 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 116

Tom Marchese got the last 86,000 of his chips into the middle preflop against Martin Finger.

Marchese:
Finger:

The board ran out , and Finger won the pot with kings full to eliminate Marchese.

Martin Finger – 260,000 (26 bb)
Tom Marchese – Eliminated