$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 85

Kevin Pham limped from UTG/cutoff, James Sebastiano raised from the big blind, and Pham called.

The flop came , Sebastiano bet 55,000, Pham raised to 125,000, and Sebastiano three-bet all in for 364,000. Pham tanked for a while before he called all in for 324,000 with for a pair of kings.

But Sebastiano turned over for a pair of kings with a higher kicker, and Pham needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .

Pham spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with two pair, kings and tens, to double up in chips. Sebastiano was knocked all the way down to just three big blinds.

Kevin Pham  –  720,000  (60 bb)
James Sebastiano  –  40,000  (3 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 425,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 85

James Sebastiano raised from the cutoff to 30,000, and Kevin Pham reraised from the button to 80,000. Alex Ziskin called from the big blind, and Sebastiano four-bet all in for 375,000. Pham asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before he folded.

Ziskin called all in for about 120,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Sebastiano’s .

The board came , and Sebastiano turned a full house, kings full of sixes, to win the pot and eliminate Ziskin in fifth place.

Since this is a bounty tournament, Sebastiano earned $200 for the knockout.

James Sebastiano  –  590,000  (59 bb)
Alex Ziskin  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,755)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 425,000 (43 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 85

With the board showing on the turn, Matthew Zarcadoolas got it all in with for a diamond flush draw, and he needed to hit it to stay alive against the (pair of aces) of Carlos Bermudez in the hijack.

The river card was the , and Bermudez won the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Zarcadoolas in sixth place.

Since this is a bounty tournament, Bermudez earns $200 for the knockout.

Carlos Bermudez  –  560,000  (70 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,400)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 340,000 (43 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,755 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 85

Josh Cranfill moved all in from the hijack for 43,000, and Kevin Pham called from the button with . Cranfill turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

But the board came , and Pham paired his six on the flop to put a bad beat on Cranfill and eliminate him in seventh place.

Since this is a bounty tournament, Pham earns $200 for the knockout.

Kevin Pham  –  435,000  (54 bb)
Josh Cranfill  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,165)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 283,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,400 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 85

Andre Plaza is all in from the hijack for 91,000 with , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Alex Ziskin in the big blind.

The board came , and Plaza wins the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Andre Plaza  –  202,000  (25 bb)
Alex Ziskin  –  140,000  (18 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 243,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,165 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 85

Alton Mendleson moved all in from UTG+1 for 72,000, and James Sebastiano called from the small blind with . Mendleson turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Mendleson paired his jack on the flop and picked up a gutshot straight draw, but Sebastiano flopped a set of tens. The set held up for Sebastiano to win the pot and eliminate Mendleson in eighth place.

Since this is a bounty tournament, Sebastiano earns $200 for the knockout.

James Sebastiano  –  410,000  (51 bb)
Alton Mendleson  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($980)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 243,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,165 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 85

Turbo events move quickly, and bounty turbo events can move even faster. The field is already down to eight players at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Kevin Pham  –  395,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  126,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Alton Mendleson  –  52,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Alex Ziskin  –  270,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Carlos Bermudez  –  435,000  (54 bb)
Seat 6.  Andre Plaza  –  90,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7.  Josh Cranfill  –  59,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  James Sebastiano  –  320,000  (40 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $9,030 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,470
3rd:  $3,400
4th:  $2,300
5th:  $1,755
6th:  $1,400
7th:  $1,165
8th:  $980

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 213,000 (27 big blinds).

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  85
Prize Pool:  $28,050
Bounty Prize Pool:  $17,000
July 28, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH tournament with 85 entries creating a regular prize pool worth $28,050 plus another $17,000 in the bounty prize pool.

The last 11 spots will be paid with $800 for a min-cash and $9,030 up top for the Event 9 champ.

1st: $9,030 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $5,470
3rd: $3,400
4th: $2,300
5th: $1,755
6th: $1,400
7th: $1,165
8th: $980
9th-10th: $875
11th: $800

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have two bounty tournaments on today’s schedule with No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha varieties. First up at noon, we have a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH version but tweaking it with a turbo structure to keep the action hot.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:15 pm. The tournament will zoom right along and continue until we have another SHRPO champ.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

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

• $1,000,000 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 8 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 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 8 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 9 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 10 – $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

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

• $1,000,000 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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $600 SHRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,300 buy-in, $3,000,000 GTD SHRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet