$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 76

Stud Hi-Lo

Donny Rubinstein:    /    / 
A.J. Kelsall:    /    / 
Fillipos Stavrakis:    /    / 

Donny Rubinstein completed his bring-in all in for 15,000, A.J. Kelsall raised to 35,000, and Fillipos Stavrakis called.

Action was then checked to seventh street where Kelsall bet 40,000. Stavrakis folded.

Kelsall tabled for an ace-high straight, besting Rubinstein’s to eliminate Rubinstein in fourth place.

A.J. Kelsall  –  260,000  (6.5 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,290)

With three players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 507,000 (13 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,900.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  101
Prize Pool:  $34,340
November 16, 2023

Event 8 of 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 101 entries generated a prize pool of $34,340. The final 13 players will make the money, with a min-cash paying $875.

Up top for the winner is $10,375.

1st:  $10,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,410
3rd:  $3,950
4th:  $2,575
5th:  $2,010
6th:  $1,605
7th:  $1,365
8th:  $1,185
9th-10th:  $1,050
11th-12th:  $945
13th:  $875

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 76

Seat 1:  Fillipos Stavrakis  –  376,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3:  Ari Engel  –  658,000  (16 BB)
Seat 5:  Donny Rubinstein  –  189,000  (5 BB)
Seat 7:  A.J. Kelsall  –  297,000  (7 BB)

With four players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is 380,000 (9.5 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,290.

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780
3rd: $4,900
4th: $3,290

5th: Tal Avivi  –  $2,500
6th: Andy Pokrivnak  –  $2,050
7th: Long Nguyen  –  $1,800

8th:  Alexander Hoff  –  $1,600
9th:  Erik Perry  –  $1,400
10th:  Natan Wager Vainer  –  $1,200

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 76

Omaha Hi-Lo

Tal Avivi raised to 30,000 from under the gun, Donny Rubinstein called in the cutoff, A.J. Kelsall called on the button, and Ari Engel called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Kelsall who bet 30,000. Engel called, Avivi called all in for 3,000, and Rubinstein folded.

The turn was , Engel checked, Kelsall bet 30,000, and Engel called.

The river was the and both checked.

Engel tabled for a set of fours with the second-best low, Kelsall showed for the nut low, while Avivi showed a defeated pair of jacks, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Ari Engel  –  580,000  (19 BB)
A.J. Kelsall  –  265,000  (9 BB)
Tal Avivi   –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,500)

With four players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 380,000 (13 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,290.

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 76

Omaha Hi-Lo

Andy Pokrivnak raised all in for 19,000 from under the gun, Ari Engel called in the hijack, and Tal Avivi called in the cutoff. Donny Rubinstein completed the raise to 30,000 from the button and both Engel and Avivi called.

The flop was and action checked to Rubinstein who bet 15,000. Only Avivi called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Avivi checked, Rubinstein bet 30,000, and Avivi folded.

Rubinstein tabled for aces and sevens with the nut low, scooping Pokrivnak’s to eliminate Pokrivnak in sixth place.

Donny Rubinstein  –  230,000  (8 BB)
Ari Engel  –  500,000  (17 BB)
Tal Avivi  –  33,000 (1 BB)
Andy Pokrivnak  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,050)

With five players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 304,000 (10 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,500.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight D Entries:  728

Flight D of RRPO Event 1 closed with 728 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,854 entries through four flights. We are just about half way to the guarantee with four starting flights to come.

Play in Flight D will continue until 73 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Through Flight C

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 76

Limit Hold’em

Ari Engel raised to 20,000 from the hijack, Tal Avivi called in the cutoff, and Long Nguyen three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind. Both Engel and Avivi called.

The flop was , Nguyen bet 10,000, Engel called, and Avivi called.

The turn was the , Nguyen bet 20,000, Engel called, and Avivi raised to 40,000. Nguyen called all in for less and Engel called.

The river was the , Engel checked, and Avivi checked behind.

Engel: 
Avivi: 
Nguyen:

Engel’s ace-high flush was best, ending Nguyen’s tournament in seventh place.

Ari Engel  –  670,000  (34 BB)
Tal Avivi  –  270,000  (14 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,800)

With six players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 253,000 (13 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,050.

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 76

Seat 1:  Fillipos Stavrakis  –  90,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2:  Andy Pokrivnak  –  80,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3:  Ari Engel  –  495,000  (25 BB)
Seat 4:  Tal Avivi  –  370,000  (19 BB)
Seat 5:  Donny Rubinstein  –  200,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6:  Long Nguyen  –  75,000  (4 BB)
Seat 7:  A.J. Kelsall  –  210,000  (11 BB)

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780
3rd: $4,900
4th: $3,290
5th: $2,500
6th: $2,050
7th: $1,800

8th:  Alexander Hoff  –  $1,600
9th:  Erik Perry  –  $1,400
10th:  Natan Wager Vainer  –  $1,200

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  213 of 2,126

Flight A:  736 Entries;  73 Advanced
Flight B:  629 Entries;  63 Advanced
Flight C:  761 Entries;  77 Advanced
Flight D:  Underway (Registration Open Until 9:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  77 of 761

After scoring the elimination on the money bubble, Raul Paez bagged the biggest stack of the Flight C field with 707,000. There were 77 players who advanced and will return for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 is in the money.

As of now, the blinds will roll back to the beginning of Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the eight players who bagged at least 400K from Flight C:

1.  Raul Paez  –  707,000  (118 bb)
2.  Asher Neaman  –  468,000  (78 bb)
3.  Patrick McCollum  –  440,000  (73 bb)
4.  Alejandro Arana  –  427,000  (71 bb)
5.  Brett Bader  –  425,000  (71 bb)
6.  Youssef Bargach  –  411,000  (69 bb)
7.  Gabriel Fuller  –  404,000  (67 bb)
8.  Moshe Refaelovitz  –  400,000  (67 bb)

Flight D is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights each day over the next two days — 10:00 am and 5:00 pm flights on Friday and Saturday.