Event 3: Final Four Players

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 111

Seat 1:  Jose Paz  –  330,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  David Prociak  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3:  Fred Stones  –  1,085,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4:  Marc Sacheli  –  560,000  (28 bb)

1st: $17,475 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,225

Results
5th:  Ilya Dyment  –  $3,265
6th:  Sal Pipitone  –  $2,680
7th:  Josh Tzur  –  $2,275
8th:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  $1,980

9th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,750

10th:  Steven Novak  –  $1,545
11th:  Kenneth Po  –  $1,545
12th:  Ashton Griffin  –  $1,545

13th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $1,370
14th:  Jonathan Moschel  –  $1,370

Event 3: Sal Pipitone – 6th Place ($2,680)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 111

Sal Pipitone was all in from the button for about 50,000 against David Prociak in the hijack.

Pipitone:  AdTs8s5h2c
Prociak:  KdKc6h4s4d

The board came Ah5d2h9hKs, giving Prociak a set of kings on the river along with a six-five low, scooping the pot to eliminate Pipitone in sixth place.

David Prociak  –  480,000  (48 bb)
Sal Pipitone  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,680)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Josh Tzur  –  $2,275
8th:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  $1,980

With five players remaining from a field of 111 entries, the average stack is about 444,000 ( 44 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,265.

Event 3: Big O Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 111

Seat 1:  Jose Paz  –  95,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2:  Ilya Dyment  –  330,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3:  David Prociak  –  575,000  (72 bb)
Seat 4:  Josh Tzur  –  55,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5:  Fred Stones  –  740,000  (93 bb)
Seat 6:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  40,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7:  Sal Pipitone  –  35,000  (4 bb)
Seat 8:  Marc Sacheli  –  350,000  (44 bb)

1st: $17,475 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,225
5th: $3,265
6th: $2,680
7th: $2,275
8th: $1,980

Results
9th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,750

10th:  Steven Novak  –  $1,545
11th:  Kenneth Po  –  $1,545
12th:  Ashton Griffin  –  $1,545

13th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $1,370
14th:  Jonathan Moschel  –  $1,370

Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts with $17,475 to Big O Champ

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  111
Prize Pool:  $58,275
November 15, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Big O tournament with 111 entries creating a prize pool worth $58,275. The last 14 places will make some money with $1,370 for a min-cash and the winner takes home $17,475 plus the RRPO trophy.

1st: $17,475 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,225
5th: $3,265
6th: $2,680
7th: $2,275
8th: $1,980
9th: $1,750
10th-12th: $1,545
13th-14th: $1,370

Event 3: Day One Big O

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The 2023 RRPO schedule is packed solid with non-hold’em games and we’re wasting no time getting one going on the first day of the series. Starting at 2 pm, Event 3 is a Deep Stack Big O tournament with a $600 buy-in and one-day structure.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. From there, they continue playing down until they reach the final table and eventual RRPO champ later this evening.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 3 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Schedule

David Shmuel Wins His 8th SHRP Major Series Trophy in Event 3 for $18,903

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  145
Prize Pool:  $76,125
July 26, 2023

2023 SHRPO Event 3 Champion David Shmuel

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). A field of 145 entries marked the second-largest Big O field in SHRP history, and the biggest at the $600 price point. The prize pool was set at $76,125, and winning the lion’s share of it was David Shmuel, taking it down in a heads-up deal for $18,903.

This marked Shmuel’s eighth SHRP major series trophy, tying him with John Holley and Yuval Bronshtein, trailing only Michael Newman’s nine and Raminder Singh’s ten.

Here are Shmuel’s eight SHRP major series trophy victories:

2017 RRPO:  $360 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($7,152)
2017 RRPO:  $150 No-Limit Hold’em  ($16,573)
2018 SHRPO:  $360 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($12,589)
2020 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($7,742)
2022 Showdown:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($13,890)
2022 RRPO:  $400 H.O.R.S.E.  ($7,471)
2023 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($12,025)
2023 SHRPO:  $600 Big O  ($18,903)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DavidShmuel$18,903*
2DonaldMaloney$15,562*
3VitalyKosenyuk$7,840
4ErrolMassey$4,760
5SalvatorePipitone$3,690
6BrandonAgeloff$3,050
7JonathanIsrael$2,685
8DavidThurston$2,385
9ChrisLabrie$2,100
10DmitrySavelyev$2,100
11KyleFleischmann$1,830
12StephenTung$1,830
13WilliamLeffingwell$1,560
14MehmetAkbas$1,560
15HarveyFreedman$1,335
16BarryLevy$1,335
17AhmetAlper$1,200
18StevenNovak$1,200
19RobrechtWinterink$1,200

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 3: David Shmuel Wins in a Heads-Up Deal With Donald Maloney

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 145

David Shmuel
David Shmuel

Before heads-up play began, David Shmuel and Donald Maloney agreed to a deal.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

David Shmuel  –  2,070,000  (69 bb)
Donald Maloney  –  830,000  (28 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

David Shmuel  –  $18,903
Donald Maloney  –  $15,562

As the chip leader, David Shmuel was the official Event 3 winner for $18,903 and his eighth SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Donald Maloney
Donald Maloney

Event 3: Vitaly Kosenyuk – 3rd Place ($7,840)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 145

Vitaly Kosenyuk
Vitaly Kosenyuk

Vitaly Kosenyuk limped for 30,000 on the button, David Shmuel did the same from the small blind, and Donald Maloney checked in the big blind.

The flop was 9s8c2h, and action was checked to Kosenyuk who bet the pot of 120,000. Both Shmuel and Maloney called.

The turn was the Qc, Shmuel potted for 480,000, and Maloney folded.

Kosenyuk:  7h6s5s4d3s
Shmuel:  JhTd9d5d4h

Shmuel was ahead with a queen-high straight and held through the 9c river to eliminate Kosenyuk in third place.

David Shmuel  –  2,070,000  (69 bb)
Donald Maloney  –  830,000  (28 bb)
Vitaly Kosenyuk  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($7,840)