$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 873

The players returned from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up only three players with at least a million in chips, and they are all sitting right next to each other, at Table 27 in seats 7, 8, and 9, and they are leading in that order:

1.  Bradley Young  –  1,500,000  (60 bb)
2.  Gonzalo Garcia  –  1,110,000  (44 bb)
3.  Andre Bryan  –  1,035,000  (41 bb)

And here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

23rd:  Veton Balidemaj  –  $690
24th:  Charles Odenz  –  $690
25th:  Jonathan Ounjian  –  $690
26th:  Tuan Phan  –  $690
27th:  Keld Curtis  –  $690

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 595,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $690 each. The next pay jump will be $785 for 18th place.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 873

After the elimination of Sergio Ruiz Grajales in 28th place, the final 27 players had a redraw for random seats at the final three tables.

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

28th:  Sergio Ruiz Grajales  –  $615
29th:  Curtis McKinney  –  $615
30th:  Marcelo Jo  –  $615
31st:  Guy Caudill  –  $615
32nd:  Eric Siegel  –  $615
33rd:  Mark Miller  –  $615
34th:  Vineet Chanhok  –  $615

With 27 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 485,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $690 each. The next pay jump will be $785 for 18th place.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 873

Roberto Bendeck moved all in under the gun, and Jill Rukeyser called all in from UTG+1 for about 150,000 with . Bendeck turned over , and Rukeyser needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Rukeyser to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jill Rukeyser  –  335,000  (22 bb)

Bendeck was left with a short stack, and he was eliminated a few minutes later in 37th place.

Roberto Bendeck  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($555)

But before Bendeck’s elimination, Franco Zamboli was eliminated when his went up against Kevin Buldo’s .

The final board showed — Zamboli had flopped two pair, but Buldo rivered a nine-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Zamboli in 40th place.

Kevin Buldo  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Franco Zamboli  –  Eliminated in 40th Place  ($555)

And here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

35th:  Brandon Miller  –  $615
36th:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $615

37th:  Roberto Bendeck  –  $555
38th:  Eric Morales  –  $555
39th:  Shawn Mohamed  –  $555
40th:  Franco Zamboli  –  $555
41st:  Wongduan Nannong  –  $555
42nd:  Michael Casson  –  $555
43rd:  Luis Mantilla  –  $555
44th:  Carlos Fernandez  –  $555

With 34 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 385,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $615 each. The next pay jump will be $690 for 27th place.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 873

Here is the first batch of eliminations, including the player who was eliminated during the first level of the day:

45th:  Norman Zapczynski  –  $555

46th:  Anurag Gonela  –  $510
47th:  Alain Candales Falcon  –  $510
48th:  Dakota Commanda Boissoneau  –  $510
49th:  Antonio Colon  –  $510
50th:  Juan Garcia  –  $510
51st:  Juan Sanchez  –  $510
52nd:  Bryan Hunter  –  $510
53rd:  Damen Gooljar  –  $510

With 44 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 300,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $555 each. The next pay jump will be $615 for 36th place.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 873

We only lost a single player during that first level back, but it’ll be tough to sustain that slow pace. The players then took a 15-minute break to color up the 1K chips.

Here’s the only elimination so far:

53rd:  Damen Gooljar  –  $510

The players have returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000.

With 52 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 250,000 (25 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $510 each. The next pay jump will be $555 for 45th place.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 873

The final 53 players are back in action today to play down to a winner in the final trophy event of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

Primary Event Schedule

4 p.m. – Event 40: Day 2 – $150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 40 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 40 Day 2 Table and Seat Draw
• Event 40 Payouts

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 873

Flight A: 364 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight B: 509 Entries; 31 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 4 p.m. (In the Poker Room)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 873

Flight A: 364 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight B: 509 Entries; 31 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 4 p.m. (In the Poker Room)

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 40
$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 873
Prize Pool:  $104,760
August 9-11, 2021

1st: $21,970 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $14,925
3rd: $10,375
4th: $7,470
5th: $5,730
6th: $4,435
7th: $3,595
8th: $2,825
9th-10th: $2,105
11th-12th: $1,540
13th-15th: $990
16th-18th: $785
19th-27th: $690
28th-36th: $615
37th-45th: $555
46th-53rd: $510