EVENT 53 ($1K NLHE): Paul Balzano Eliminated in 11th Place by Caleb Powell

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 504

Paul Balzano was all in with KsQd under the gun, and Caleb Powell had him covered holding AhQh on the big blind.

The final board read Jh]9d6s5d4h, and Balzano was eliminated in 11th place for a payday worth $7,500. Powell stacked up 730,000.

Caleb Powell – 730,000 (15 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,500)

Big 4 Lineups

We have a busy day on deck in the Grand Ballroom. The last ten trophies of the series, including those awarded in the Big 4 events, are going home with some talented players.

The SHRPO Championship returns at noon to play its final table on the Gorilla Gaming live-stream table while the Big 4 High Roller, $3,000 Deep Stack, and $1,100 Deep Stack restart at 1 pm.

The High Roller and $3K are down to their final tables, while the $1,100 returns with 26 players.

Here’s a look at all four lineups coming back. We will provide as much coverage as physically (and mentally) possible.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 67

Seat 1:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  228,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2:  Brandon Wilson  –  956,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3:  Bryn Kenney  –  894,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Darren Elias  –  381,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Alex Foxen  –  2,946,000  (118 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Sepiol  –  368,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  171,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9:  Daniel Rezaei  –  202,000  (8 bb)

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Seat 1: Manny Amaro – 485,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Myles Mullaly – 770,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Miller – 855,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Christian Harder – 585,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Collopy – 2,105,000 (84 bb)
Seat 6: Kevin Ordet – 550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Bruce Russell – 1,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Trace Henderson – 805,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Seward – 930,000 (37 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 504

Table 1
Seat 1:  Carl Pipitone  –  75,000  (5 bb)
Seat 2:  Jason Hickey  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:  Paul Balzano  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  David Jackson  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Mark Pukhov  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Massey  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Rasta Mansour  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 8:  Caleb Powell  –  690,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:  Harrison Ashdown  –  310,000  (21 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  T.K. Miles  –  440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:  Paul Fisher  –  125,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Adam Levy  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Jean Gaspard  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Cameron Storto  –  420,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Salim Joseph Salem  –  530,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7:  Earl Bernard  –  345,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Joseph Chase  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9:  Juan Mubarak –  230,000  (15 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Jose Andres Fernandez  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3:  Benjamin Moschel  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  John Conkright  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Shannon Shorr  –  575,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6:  Gabriel Casals  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Saber Salum Penayo  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  65,000  (4 bb)
Seat 9:  Maria Lampropoulou  –  130,000  (9 bb)

SHRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Final Table – $5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 50 Day 2 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 51 Day 2 – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 53 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Final Table – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

11AM: Event 57 – $400 Deep Stack PLO8 (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 57 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 58 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 58 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 59 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 59 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 60 – $1,100 Six-Max PLO (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 60 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 61 – $300 Quad Stack Black 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 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 61 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 58 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Open Schedule

Event 53 ($1K NLHE): Rasta Mansour Leads the Final 26 Players

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 504

Day 2 is Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Table 1
Seat 1:  Carl Pipitone  –  75,000  (5 bb)
Seat 2:  Jason Hickey  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:  Paul Balzano  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  David Jackson  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Mark Pukhov  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Massey  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Rasta Mansour  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 8:  Caleb Powell  –  690,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:  Harrison Ashdown  –  310,000  (21 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  T.K. Miles  –  440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:  Paul Fisher  –  125,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Adam Levy  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Jean Gaspard  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Cameron Storto  –  420,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Salim Joseph Salem  –  530,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7:  Earl Bernard  –  345,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Joseph Chase  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9:  Juan Mubarak –  230,000  (15 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Jose Andres Fernandez  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3:  Benjamin Moschel  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  John Conkright  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Shannon Shorr  –  575,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6:  Gabriel Casals  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Saber Salum Penayo  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  65,000  (4 bb)
Seat 9:  Maria Lampropoulou  –  130,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $89,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $60,000
3rd:  $44,500
4th:  $33,000
5th:  $25,000
6th:  $19,100
7th:  $14,700
8th:  $11,400
9th-10th:  $9,000
11th-12th:  $7,500
13th-15th:  $6,300
16th-19th:  $5,200
20th-23rd:  $4,360
24th-26th:  $3,680

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
27WayneHarmon$3,680
28NamitPatel$3,680
29VamsiMagam$3,680
30KenroyWright$3,680
31DavidBluestein$3,680
32WasimAssaf$3,100
33CharlesBragg Jr.$3,100
34GilAboodi$3,100
35MatthewLessor$3,100
36BradleyCoultas$3,100
37FrancoisZayas$3,100
38AdamAgaev$3,100
39DavidDiBernardi$3,100
40MarkZullo$2,620
41PerlaOjeda$2,620
42DanStavila$2,620
43ShonShlomo Perez$2,620
44AlexanderZiskin$2,620
45DanielBlum$2,620
46JoseChapui$2,620
47SamuelKim$2,620
48JoeBartholdi$2,220
49IdoAboudi$2,220
50JohnShuler$2,220
51RajeskarGovindan$2,220
52WendyLu$2,220
53AlexQueen$2,220
54MarcusEl-Huaick$2,220
55ShyaneMogilski$2,220
56HarveyCastro$1,940
57EricPenner$1,940
58JoelGola$1,940
59AlejandroToledo Rincon$1,940
60AnthonyAskey$1,940
61AleksDimitrov$1,940
62JonahMiller$1,940
63JuanMontoya$1,940
64JuanRepetto$1,940
65JudyBielan$1,940

Event 53: Prize Pool and Payouts with $89,800 to the Deep Stack NLHE Champ

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  504
Prize Pool:  $500,000
August 12-13, 2024

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 504 entries creating a prize pool worth $500,000. The last 65 spots will be paid with $1,940 for a min-cash and $89,800 up top for the winner.

1st:  $89,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $60,000
3rd:  $44,500
4th:  $33,000
5th:  $25,000
6th:  $19,100
7th:  $14,700
8th:  $11,400
9th-10th:  $9,000
11th-12th:  $7,500
13th-15th:  $6,300
16th-19th:  $5,200
20th-23rd:  $4,360
24th-31st:  $3,680
32nd-39th:  $3,100
40th-47th:  $2,620
48th-55th:  $2,220
56th-65th:  $1,940

Event 53: Next Big 4

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The penultimate day on the SHRPO schedule means it is time to roll out the last two Big 4 events. First up, we have the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament at noon with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and two-day structure.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 90 at the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 7:30 pm.

Day 1 will continue until 18 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 18 players remain
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 50 Day 2 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 53 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 18 players remain
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 52 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

5PM: Event 51 Day 1B – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 55 – $1,100 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 55 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 56 – $600 Turbo NLH/PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 56 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 58 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Open Schedule

Joshua Heinzl Wins Poker Showdown Event 53 Outright for $57,455

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  266
Prize Pool:  $258,020
April 18, 2024

Joshua Heinzl

Poker Showdown Event 53 was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament that drew 266 entries to more than double the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $258,020. The last nine players returned for Day 2 and Joshua Heinzl won the title outright for $57,455 against a tough final table.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JoshuaHeinzl$57,455
2JasonGray$40,800
3JamesTolbert$26,375
4AndrewOstapchenko$16,100
5EldoRodriguez$12,450
6ClemenDeng$10,295
7StanleyLee$8,645
8TimothyCapretta$7,225
9CorelTheuma$5,825
10RoniZelichonok$5,825
11DavidKim$4,900
12GiuseppeIadisernia$4,900
13ScottMcInnis$4,200
14IraSchwartz$4,200
15MaxRomano$4,200
16ToddIvens$3,515
17SpencerChamplin$3,515
18HowardMash$3,515
19IvanRuban$2,900
20JaydenKrnyaich$2,900
21JeremyBecker$2,900
22BrianAltman$2,330
23NicholasSeward$2,330
24JasonSaltzman$2,330
25FikretKovac$2,000
26JohnRichards$2,000
27MarioArribas$2,000
28MichaelWang$1,770
29SantiagoOspina$1,770
30LukeBrereton$1,770
31JosephBrum Pacheco$1,770
32JoeMcKeehen$1,770
33MitchHalverson$1,770
34BlaiseIngoglia$1,770

Showdown Day 17 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1 and Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes each
  • Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 59 – $600 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha 8

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 59 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 60 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Final table only payouts
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 60 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • See structure sheet for Milestone satellite rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • See structure sheet for Milestone satellite rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • See structure sheet for Milestone satellite rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule

Event 53: Andrew Ostapchenko Leads the Final Table

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $258,020 | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 266

Andrew Ostapchenko
Andrew Ostapchenko

The final table begins Friday at Noon.

Table 8
Seat 1:  Clint Tolbert  –  1,160,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2:  Joshua Heinzl  –  640,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3:  Tim Capretta  –  400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  Clemen Dang  –  1,010,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5:  Jason Gray  –  400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Eldo Rodriguez  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,455,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8:  Stanley Lee  –  755,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Corel Theuma  –  275,000  (11 bb)

1st:  $57,455 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $40,800
3rd:  $26,375
4th:  $16,100
5th:  $12,450
6th:  $10,295
7th:  $8,645
8th:  $7,225
9th:  $5,825

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
10RoniZelichonok$5,825
11DavidKim$4,900
12GiuseppeIadisernia$4,900
13ScottMcInnis$4,200
14IraSchwartz$4,200
15MaxRomano$4,200
16ToddIvens$3,515
17SpencerChamplin$3,515
18HowardMash$3,515
19IvanRuban$2,900
20JaydenKrnyaich$2,900
21JeremyBecker$2,900
22BrianAltman$2,330
23NicholasSeward$2,330
24JasonSaltzman$2,330
25FikretKovac$2,000
26JohnRichards$2,000
27MarioArribas$2,000
28MichaelWang$1,770
29SantiagoOspina$1,770
30LukeBrereton$1,770
31JosephBrum Pacheco$1,770
32JoeMcKeehen$1,770
33MitchHalverson$1,770
34BlaiseIngoglia$1,770