$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 86

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 50,000 from early position, Justin Zaki reraised all in for 65,000 from the hijack, and Mermelstein called.

Mermelstein: 
Zaki: 

The board ran out , giving Zaki an ace-high straight to double through Mermelstein.

Justin Zaki  –  195,000  (8 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,100,000  (44 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 615,000 (25 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 86

Justin Zaki raised all in for 35,000 from under the gun, Mike Chiappetta reraised to 75,000 in the small blind, and Aaron Mermelstein called in the big blind.

The flop was , Chiappetta bet 65,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Chiappetta showed , while Zaki tabled .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Zaki to win the pot.

Justi Zaki  –  130,000  (5 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,210,000  (48 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  495,000  (20 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 615,000 (25 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 86

With the board showing on the turn and about 350K already in the pot, Marcos Exterkotter checked from under the gun, Juan Maceiras bet 90,000, and Exterkotter used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called.

The river card was the , and it looked like Exterkotter checked, Maceiras moved all in, and Exterkotter snap-called all in for 430,000. Regardless of the specific order of betting, it was quick and sudden that they both got it all in.

Maceiras showed for a turned set of eights, but Exterkotter turned over for a flopped set of kings to win the pot.

Marcos Exterkotter  –  1,400,000  (56 bb)
Juan Maceiras  –  160,000  (6 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 615,000 (25 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 86

Daniel Rezaei raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Cherish Andrews three-bet all in for 340,000 from the cutoff, Juan Maceiras four-bet all in for 360,000 from the button, and Rezaei folded.

Andrews: 
Maceiras: 

The board ran out , giving Maceiras aces and kings to eliminate Andrews.

Juan Maceiras  –  815,000  (33 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  Eliminated

With 14 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 615,000 (25 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 86

Viktor Ustimov raised all in for 270,000 from under the gun, and Brandon Wittmeyer isolated the action from the cutoff with , racing with Ustimov’s .

The board came , safe for Ustimov to double up.

Viktor Ustimov  –  590,000  (30 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  860,000  (43 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 575,000 (29 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 86

Chad Eveslage moved all in from the small blind for 205,000, and Daniel Rezaei called from the big blind with . Eveslage turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Rezaei won the pot with his ace to eliminate Eveslage in 16th place.

Daniel Rezaei  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  Eliminated

With 15 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 575,000 (29 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 86

Daniel Rezaei raised to 40,000 from early position, Isaac Kempton three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind, Rezaei four-bet shoved with a covering stack, and Kempton called all in for 485,000 with , leading Rezaei’s .

The board ran out , safe for Kempton to double up.

Isaac Kempton  –  1,000,000  (50 bb)
Daniel Rezaei  –  1,010,000  (51 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 538,000 (27 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $57,350.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 86

After the elimination of Brandon Wilson in 17th place, the remaining players drew for random seats at the final two tables. They played the last two minutes of Level 15, and then took a break.

Here is the updated lineup, with official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Justin Zaki  –  125,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Foxen  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Joey Weissman  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  David Coleman  –  510,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Saliba  –  445,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Mike Chiappetta  –  600,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Aaron Mermelstein  –  650,000  (33 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  995,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  545,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Cherish Andrews  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  Juan Maceiras  –  490,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Viktor Ustimov  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Isaac Kempton  –  505,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Chad Eveslage  –  245,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8.  Daniel Rezaei  –  1,410,000  (71 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $441,085
3rd:  $276,150
4th:  $189,055
5th:  $125,330
6th:  $93,465
7th:  $76,470
8th:  $65,850
9th:  $63,725
10th:  $61,600
11th:  $59,475
12th:  $57,350

With 16 players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 538,000 (27 big blinds).

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which begins at 1:00 pm as part of the SHRPO Big 4.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $2,124,200
August 7-8, 2023

Registration closed for the $25K Big 4 High Roller with 86 entries creating a prize pool worth $2,124,200. The last 12 players will earn some cash with $57,350 for a min-cash and $614,645 waiting for our Big 4 High Roller champ.

1st: $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $441,085
3rd: $276,150
4th: $189,055
5th: $125,330
6th: $93,465
7th: $76,470
8th: $65,850
9th: $63,725
10th: $61,600
11th: $59,475
12th: $57,350

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  49

The entry count for the Big 4 High Roller is nearing the half-century mark with 49 in the game right now and another four hours remaining to register (or re-enter if that’s an option).

Recent additions include Jake Schindler, Aaron Mermelstein, Taylor Wilson (fresh from his Championship 30th place finish), David Coleman (27th in the Championship), Chad Eveslage, and Jerry Wong.