2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,070
Prize Pool:  $5,189,500
August 4-8, 2023

There were 1,070 entries in the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, creating a prizepool worth more than $5.1 million to crush the $3 million guarantee. On Tuesday afternoon, the final four players agreed to a deal, and as chipleader, Farid Jattin was declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and $655,000.

“It feels amazing,” said Jattin. “How else can it feel?”

“I was second in chips,” said Jattin, “and I think I also had a pretty good seat draw, which is very important at the final table. I was just in my zone doing my thing. I took out a short stack early with kings to queen-ten, and after that a couple of good things went my way, and I was able to capitalize on them.”

Jattin only scored that one knockout at the final table, but he was first or second in chips the entire day. While this victory gives Jattin more than $8 million in career live tournament earnings, poker isn’t as central to his life as it used to be.

“I think the moment I stopped defining my life by poker results, the results started coming by nature,” said Jattin. “I’m playing for my family now — for my wife, for my brother, for my parents. I’m very thankful for poker, but eventually you’ve got to disconnect.”

Jattin likes to take three months off from poker each year. Earlier this year Jattin took a couple months off to get married in Italy.

“It’s been very nice,” said Jattin about taking extended breaks from poker. “It’s been very good to be able to reset my energy, be able to work on other things, be able to learn new crafts. Life is good.”

Jattin is a regular in the big tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and this is his third major trophy here in the past two years.

“This is an amazing venue,” said Jattin. “I think besides Vegas, it’s the capital of poker nowadays in the States. It’s very professional, with a very good atmosphere. And they blow the guarantees out of the water.”

Results:

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,070

After the elimination of Jim Collopy in fifth place, the final four players took an unscheduled break to consider their options, and after much discussion, they agreed to a deal for the remainder of the prizepool.

These were their final chip counts:

1.  Farid Jattin  –  16,675,000  (83 bb)
2.  Omer Rotman  –  9,525,000  (48 bb)
3.  Kitty Kuo  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)
4.  Shannon Shorr  –  7,825,000  (39 bb)

As chipleader, Farid Jattin was declared the winner, earning the title and the trophy. Here are the payouts they agreed to:

1st:  Farid Jattin  –  $655,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  Shannon Shorr  –  $545,000
3rd:  Omer Rotman  –  $490,762
4th:  Kitty Kuo  –  $480,763

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,070

Jim Collopy moved all in from the small blind for 1,650,000, and Kitty Kuo folded the big blind. Collopy took the blinds and the ante.

Jim Collopy  –  2,050,000  (10 bb)

The next hand, Collopy moved all in from the button for 2,050,000, and this time Kuo called from the small blind with . Collopy turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Kuo won the pot with her king kicker to eliminate Collopy in fifth place.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($223,925)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 10,700,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $295,595 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Omer Rotman raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Kitty Kuo called from the small blind, and Shannon Shorr reraised from the big blind to 5,000,000.

Rotman and Kuo both folded, and Shorr took the pot.

Shannon Shorr  –  7,450,000  (37 bb)
Omer Rotman  –  10,525,000  (53 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,150,000  (31 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

The first half hour of Level 30 has been very quiet in terms of action. Here are approximate chip counts with nearly an hour left in this level:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  7,500,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,200,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  14,000,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,800,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  4,100,000  (21 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

In the last hand of Level 29, Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, Kitty Kuo called from the button, and Farid Jattin reraised from the big blind to 1,750,000. Rotman and Kuo both folded, and Jattin took the pot.

The players left for their 15-minute break, and when they return, the blinds will increase to 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  8,900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  12,125,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,000,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  5,175,000  (26 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo raised from the cutoff to 325,000, Koray Aldemir reraised from the small blind to 1,300,000 (leaving himself just 175K), and Kuo called.

The flop came , and Aldemir quickly got it all in for 175,000 with for two pair, aces and tens. But Kuo turned over for trip tens, and Aldemir needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Kuo won the pot with her trip tens to eliminate Aldemir in sixth place.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($180,130)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind. The flop came , Aldemir checked, Rotman bet 1,000,000, and Aldemir moved all in for 1,025,000.

Rotman called with for ace high, and Aldemir turned over for a pair of nines. Aldemir needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Rotman the lead with a pair of jacks, but the river card was the , putting a diamond flush on the board to chop the pot.

Omer Rotman  –  9,975,000  (67 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  1,475,000  (10 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Farid Jattin raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Kitty Kuo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Kuo bet 500,000, and Jattin called.

The river card paired the board with the , Kuo checked, Jattin bet 1,575,000, and Kuo called with for a flopped eight-high straight. But Jattin turned over to win the pot with a rivered spade flush.

Farid Jattin  –  11,000,000  (73 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,650,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.