Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Championship: $5,300 Championship NLH
August 28 – September 3, 2014
Total Entries: 1,499
Total Prize Pool: $10,000,000
RECAP
The showcase event of the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open kicked off on August 28th and it took nearly a week to crown a champion. At the end, Dan Colman was the last player standing and he picked up $1,446,710 for winning the SHRPO Championship title.
The event feature three starting days and 1,499 entrants put up the $5,300 buy-in for a chance at the $10 million guaranteed prize pool. The tournament drew past WSOP bracelet winners, WPT Champions, high-stakes grinders, and many local players.
Seven WSOP Main Event winners took their shot at the title with Huck Seed, Carlos Mortensen, Scotty Nguyen, Jamie Gold, Joe Cada, Greg Merson, and reigning champ Ryan Riess all joining the field. 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Champion Blair Hinkle made a great run at defending his title, he cashed in the Championship but was unable to finish on top.
The tournament paid out the top 300 players and they were all in the money early on Day 2 when Bao Nguyen knocked out Joe Weissman in 301st spot. The tournament picked up the pace at that point and only 62 players returned for Day 4.
Three more WSOP champions dropped out as they played down to the last two tables. Doug Polk, Jared Jaffee, and James Collopy each had a chance to add another title to their credit but each went out short of making the penultimate day.
Day 4 saw the last 18 players return to play down to the PokerStars.tv live-streamed final table in the Paradise Live Theater. It was a short day and it came to an end when Joe Kuether knocked out Blake Bohn in 7th place.
Dan Colman was the most accomplished player on the last day but he had to deal with poker pros Mike Leah and Joe Kuether, WPT Jacksonville champion Shawn Cunix, Martin Hanowski, and 2010 November Niner John Dolan.
Colman took the lead early in the day and only briefly gave it back to Leah when the tournament was three-handed. Dolan went out in surprising fashion when he called off all his chips with second pair against Colman’s rivered straight.
The heads up stacks were relatively equal between Colman and Leah when the match began but Colman quickly gained the advantage in a huge pot with a rivered full house. They were coming up on a short dinner break when Colman finally ended it when his 
outlasted Leah’s 
.
Leah picked up $1,047,638 for the runner-up finish while Colman continued his incredible year. The $1,446,710 first place prize he earned for the SHRPO Championship adds another big score to a year which already included four cashes over $1,000,000. But this was his seven-digit win in a tournament which was not a small field, high-roller event.
It was another great event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and it drew a talented field worthy of one of the biggest guaranteed poker tournaments created.
FINAL RESULTS
1. DANIEL COLMAN (HOLDEN, MA): $1,446,710
2. MICHAEL LEAH (LAS VEGAS, NV): $1,047,638
3. SHAWN CUNIX (DELAWARE, OH): $748,313
4. JOHN DOLAN (BONITA SPRINGS, FL): $548,763
5. JOSEPH KUETHER (LAS VEGAS, WI): $424,044
6. MARTIN HANOWSKI (FRANKFORT): $324,269
7. BLAKE BOHN (SAVAGE, MN): $249,438
8. BRIAN HAWKINS (FORT MYERS, FL): $199,550
9. ROMAN VALERSTEIN (NEWTOWN, PA): $149,663
10. LENNY DUVDIVANI (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $99,775
11. CURT KOHLBERG (WESTON, MA): $99,775
12. NATASHA BARBOUR (MONTREAL, QC): $99,775
13. RUSSELL THOMAS (WALLINGFORD, PA): $77,326
14. URI KADOSH (DAVIE, FL): $77,326
15. MATTHEW SEDGEMAN (HANSON, MA): $77,326
16. JACOB NAQUIN (DESTIN, FL): $59,865
17. FARHAN MADHANI (MIRAMAR, FL): $59,865
18. RONALD OSTROW (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $59,865
19. MICHAEL STEMBERA (LAS VEGAS, NV): $49,888
20. ROBERT PARK (LILBURN, GA): $49,888
21. JORDAN KAPLAN (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $49,888
22. TONY SINISHTAJ (BRONX, NY): $49,888
23. AMIR LEHAVOT (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $49,888
24. JARED JAFFEE (BROOKLYN, NY): $49,888
25. TYLER REIMAN (MORTON, IL): $49,888
26. EUGENE CURZIO (CLIFTON, VA): $49,888
27. SERGEY RYBACHENKO: $49,888
28. DAVID TIFFENBERG (SAINT PETERSBURG, FL): $39,910
29. ANDREW WHITAKER (TAMPA, FL): $39,910
30. ADITYA AGARWAL (NEW ALIPORE): $39,910
31. SUJAY DALAL (MCDONOUGH, GA): $39,910
32. KEVIN MALIS (BUFFALO GROVE, IL): $39,910
33. MOSHE TARICH (N MIAMI BEACH, FL): $39,910
34. KEITH WAGNER (DAVIE, FL): $39,910
35. CRAIG MORANDE (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $39,910
36. HANS WINZELER (MIAMI, FL): $39,910
37. JOSEPH SEROCK (ALBUQUERQUE, NM): $34,921
38. DOUGLAS POLK (LAS VEGAS, NV): $34,921
39. BRUCE SNELL (OKEECHOBEE, FL): $34,921
40. JOELLE GUARINO (PARKLAND, FL): $34,921
41. JONATHAN KAMHAZI AGHAI (CARACAS): $34,921
42. JAMES COLLOPY (WASHINGTON, DC): $34,921
43. IAN O’HARA (BOCA RATON, FL): $34,921
44. ERIC LAZARUS (PLANTATION, FL): $34,921
45. ROBERT WILLIAMS (MIAMI GARDENS, FL): $34,921
46. MOHSIN CHARANIA (DES PLAINES, IL): $29,933
47. LILY KILETTO (ENGLEWOOD, FL): $29,933
48. CEDRIC ADAM (NIORT): $29,933
49. OKTAY ALTINBAS (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $29,933
50. BRADLEY MYERS (SURUNGTON, VT): $29,933
51. JOHN RACENER (TAMPA, FL): $29,933
52. THAYER RASMUSSEN (SAINT PETERSBURG, FL): $29,933
53. FERNANDO HALAC (AVENTURA, FL): $29,933
54. BLAIR HINKLE (COLUMBIA, MO): $29,933
55. WILLIAM ONEAL (EVANS, GA): $24,944
56. LAWRENCE GRADUS (MARGATE, FL): $24,944
57. GUY SMITH (MILFORD, CT): $24,944
58. TYLER MCKENDRY (THOUSAND OAKS, ON): $24,944
59. NOLAN KING (WEST PALM BEACH, FL): $24,944
60. RYAN VAN SANFORD (COLO SPGS, CO): $24,944
61. PAULETTE PIPITONE (JUPITER, FL): $24,944
62. GUILLERMO HAMILTON (MIAMI, FL): $24,944
63. VIET VO (PEARLAND, TX): $24,944
64. DAVID BROMBERG (THE WOODLANDS, TX): $19,955
65. ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $19,955
66. SCOTT ZAKHEIM (DAVIE, FL): $19,955
67. ALEXANDER HABER (MONTEGO BAY): $19,955
68. DANIEL DUMONT (MAITLAND, FL): $19,955
69. VINEET PAHUJA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $19,955
70. MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $19,955
71. EMANUEL FAILLA (SMITHTOWN, NY): $19,955
72. MATTHEW BERKEY (LAS VEGAS, NV): $19,955
73. MATTHEW ELSBY (CHANDLER, AZ): $19,955
74. BRANDON GARRITY (LAS VEGAS, NV): $19,955
75. CARLOS LOVING (SARASOTA, FL): $19,955
76. DANNY SCHECHTER (SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL): $19,955
77. DANIEL WEINMAN (ALPHARETTA, GA): $19,955
78. DAVID MICHAEL FARBER (HEATHROW, FL): $19,955
79. JOSHUA HILLOCK (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $19,955
80. BAO NGUYEN (HOUSTON, TX): $19,955
81. BRIAN HASTINGS (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $19,955
82. NIKOLAI SEARS (DAVISBURG, MI): $14,966
83. ANIRUDH SETH (LAS VEGAS, NV): $14,966
84. MATTHEW GLANTZ (LAFAYETTE HL, PA): $14,966
85. MARVIN RETTENMAIER (LONDON): $14,966
86. GASTON MICULITZKI (AVENTURA, FL): $14,966
87. DANIEL ALSPACH (LAS VEGAS, NV): $14,966
88. MICHAEL ORTIZ (HIALEAH, FL): $14,966
89. OFIR MOR (WOODMERE, NY): $14,966
90. MATTHEW SALSBERG (STUDIO CITY, CA): $14,966
91. LUIS VELADOR (CORONA, CA): $14,966
92. SEAN POSNER (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $14,966
93. JIMMY DOWDA (GROVELAND, FL): $14,966
94. HAROLD KLEIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $14,966
95. THOMAS ALCORN JR (WINDER, GA): $14,966
96. RONALD MCGINNITY (QUINCY, MA): $14,966
97. RYAN OLISAR (NAPERVILLE, IL): $14,966
98. MILLARD HALE III (KALAMAZOO, MI): $14,966
99. VICTOR SBRISSA (SAO PAOLO, ): $14,966
100. BARRY HUTTER II (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $12,472
101. SIMON DEADMAN (NORFLOK): $12,472
102. DANNY HANNAWA (W BLOOMFIELD, MI): $12,472
103. LUIS SANTONI (PEMBROKE PNES, FL): $12,472
104. GEORGE DOLOFAN (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $12,472
105. ALEXANDER VENOVSKI (CLERMONT, FL): $12,472
106. DARRYL RONCONI (NAPERVILLE, IL): $12,472
107. TIMOTHY BURT (DIBERVILLE, MS): $12,472
108. JAMES OLIVER (BOCA RATON, FL): $12,472
109. ERACLES PANAYITOU (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $12,472
110. BROC SEGURA (BROUSSARD, LA): $12,472
111. MOHAMMED JAAFAR (MIAMI, FL): $12,472
112. RICHARD LEGER (LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL): $12,472
113. JIA LIU (BROOKLYN, NY): $12,472
114. TAI NGUYEN (FREMONT, CA): $12,472
115. DANIEL OBRIEN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $12,472
116. COREY BURBICK (DAVIE, FL): $12,472
117. RICHARD ARNO (MIRAMAR, FL): $12,472
118. COURTLAND TWYMAN (LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL): $12,472
119. DAVID RING (WESTON, FL): $12,472
120. EDDIE TURNER (LUTZ, FL): $12,472
121. ZOLTAN CZINKOTA (DAVIE, FL): $12,472
122. ANGELA PRADA-MOED (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $12,472
123. MICHAEL FUNK (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $12,472
124. NOEL VARGAS (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $12,472
125. CHRISTOPHER BOLEK (BOCA RATON, FL): $12,472
126. MARC DUQUETTE (BOCA RATON, FL): $12,472
127. PHILLIP WASSERMAN (SARASOTA, FL): $12,472
128. JUAN MUBARAK PERALTA (HIALEAH, FL): $12,472
129. BRADLEY RUBEN (HERNANDO, FL): $12,472
130. MATTHEW STOUT (LAS VEGAS, NV): $12,472
131. DAPREESCH SCATES (STERLING HEIGHTS, MI): $12,472
132. ROBERTO RODRIGUES (MINAS GERAIS): $12,472
133. NGOC VU (SOUTH DAYTONA, FL): $12,472
134. ALEXANDER TURYANSKY (BUNDEREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND): $12,472
135. EDWARD BLOUNT (MINERAL, VA): $12,472
136. JEFFREY HAMMOND (PLANTATION, FL): $12,472
137. CHRISTIAN FLANDERS (LEXINGTON, NJ): $12,472
138. ANTHONY DIANATY (TAMPA, FL): $12,472
139. RICHARD KIRSCH (PLANTATION, FL): $12,472
140. LUKE BRERETON (PRESBURY, ): $12,472
141. KENNY POWERS (MIRAMAR, FL): $12,472
142. EDWARD SABAT JR (LANCASTER, CA): $12,472
143. TIMOTHY MILES (MIAMI, FL): $12,472
144. DEN KIM (LAS VEGAS, NV): $12,472
145. BENJAMIN LAMB (HENDERSON, NV): $12,472
146. ERIC AFRIAT (SAINT-LAURENT, QC): $12,472
147. DAVID RHEEM (LOS ANGELES, CA): $12,472
148. THOMAS BARNARD (LAKE MARY, FL): $12,472
149. JOHN DUBOIS (CUTLER BAY, FL): $12,472
150. THOMAS MCCORMICK (FARGO, ND): $12,472
151. JESSE MCEUEN (AKRON, OH): $9,978
152. THAD MCNULTY (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $9,978
153. STEVEN GROSS (LAS VEGAS, NV): $9,978
154. TRAVIS LUTES (CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN): $9,978
155. KEVEN STAMMEN (CARTHAGENA, OH): $9,978
156. TUAN PHAM (PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL): $9,978
157. MATTHEW DAVENPORT (MACCLESFIELD): $9,978
158. ERNEST WARD (OCEAN SPRINGS, MS): $9,978
159. CHRISTOPHER SENSOLI (MACOMB, MI): $9,978
160. BRIAN WACHS (SUNRISE, FL): $9,978
161. JOSEPH COUDEN (BLACKLICK, OH): $9,978
162. IVAN MARTIN (MIAMI, FL): $9,978
163. ANTHONY LOMBARD (HOSCHTON, GA): $9,978
164. EVAN PANESIS (ST PETERSBURG, FL): $9,978
165. RYAN D’ANGELO (ENDWELL, NY): $9,978
166. DERRICK SIMON (MIRAMAR, FL): $9,978
167. GABRIEL AGACHE (BOCA RATON, FL): $9,978
168. JAMES GILBERT (BENSALEM, PA): $9,978
169. RICHARD MUNRO (WEST HILLS, CA): $9,978
170. HYON KIM (HILLSBOROUGH, NJ): $9,978
171. BRYAN MORTON (DAVIE, FL): $9,978
172. LAURENCE NOVICK (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $9,978
173. JESSICA DAWLEY (ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL): $9,978
174. JOSE VELADOR (CORONA, CA): $9,978
175. TOM THOMAS (ALBERTSON, NY): $9,978
176. FARAZ JAKA (SAN JOSE, CA): $9,978
177. ZACHARY KESSLER (BOCA RATON, FL): $9,978
178. BRETT TREVILLIAN (MACQUARIE HILLS): $9,978
179. RYAN FAIR (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $9,978
180. JEFFREY COHEN (PARKLAND, FL): $9,978
181. DONALD LEHN (PLANTATION, FL): $9,978
182. DAVID WILLIAMS (LAS VEGAS, NV): $9,978
183. ROBERT PANITCH (NORTHBROOK, IL): $9,978
184. JOSEPH BOULAIS (COCOA, FL): $9,978
185. STEWART NEWMAN (WESTON, FL): $9,978
186. OLEG TITOV (IRTUSK): $9,978
187. WILLIAM MILAM (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $9,978
188. DANIEL FUHS (SAN DIEGO, CA): $9,978
189. PAUL BALZANO (SUNRISE, FL): $9,978
190. MATTHEW HAUGEN (CHICAGO, MI): $9,978
191. BRADLEY YOUNG (NEW YORK, NY): $9,978
192. GEDIMINAS GARMUS (ST PETERSBURG, FL): $9,978
193. NARIMAN DARUVALLA (MIAMI, FL): $9,978
194. BRIAN ODONOGHUE (BAYSIDE, NY): $9,978
195. WADE WOELFEL (MANKATO, MN): $9,978
196. ADAM LEVY (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $9,978
197. FARID JATTIN (MIAMI, FL): $9,978
198. JORGE RIBEIRO (SAN PAULO): $9,978
199. ZACHARY GRUNEBERG (BOALSBURG, PA): $9,978
200. RODERIC BOLING (LONGWOOD, FL): $9,978
201. JEFFREY MADSEN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
202. NANCY BIRNBAUM (HENDERSON, NV): $7,483
203. RICHARD GUTTMAN (TORONTO, ON): $7,483
204. ZEEVY MALIK (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $7,483
205. JOSEPH CALDERON (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $7,483
206. RILEY FULLER (BOCA RATON, FL): $7,483
207. NICHOLAS AUGUSTINO (WESTON, FL): $7,483
208. ERIC FIELDS (GREENSBORO, NC): $7,483
209. JASON MERCIER (COOPER CITY, FL): $7,483
210. MUHAMMAD ABDEL-RAHIM (DERRY, NH): $7,483
211. GREGORY MARCUS (MIAMI, FL): $7,483
212. YUAN SHEN (CARY, NC): $7,483
213. MICHAEL HAAG (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
214. ANTTI MARTTINEN (VANTAA, ): $7,483
215. DAVID INSELBERG (LONG BEACH, NY): $7,483
216. ITZHAK DICKSTEIN (DAVIE, FL): $7,483
217. DEBORAH MITCHELL (SUMMERFIELD, FL): $7,483
218. ERIK CHRISTENSEN (MIAMI, FL): $7,483
219. NICHOLAS SCHULMAN (MANHATTAN, NY): $7,483
220. CHRISTOPH CSIK (HOBOKEN, NJ): $7,483
221. MICHAEL SIMKINS (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $7,483
222. TRISTAN WADE (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $7,483
223. DANIEL BUZGON (MARLTON, NJ): $7,483
224. JOSHUA ARIEH (ALPHARETTA, GA): $7,483
225. JOHN HOLLEY III (NICEVILLE, FL): $7,483
226. WILLIAM BEASLEY (DAVIE, FL): $7,483
227. ROBERT SUER (DANA POINT, CA): $7,483
228. BRIAN LAMANNA (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
229. RONALD SULLIVAN (BRADENTON, FL): $7,483
230. RICHARD MURNICK (MONTCLAIR, NJ): $7,483
231. MATTHEW ODONNELL (TAMPA, FL): $7,483
232. JOHN ROVETO (DULUTH, GA): $7,483
233. ANN MONG (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
234. WILLIAM COMEE (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $7,483
235. BRIAN BRUNNER (CARMEL, IN): $7,483
236. GUSTAVO MOSCON (SAN ISIDRO, FL): $7,483
237. WESLEY HOLLAND (ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL): $7,483
238. LIAM O’DONOGHUE (CO TIPPERARY): $7,483
239. MICHAEL CHIAPPETTA (BOCA RATON, FL): $7,483
240. NGHI TRAN: $7,483
241. MICHAEL VO: $7,483
242. ANTHONY ZINNO (BOSTON, MA): $7,483
243. SEAN WINTER (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $7,483
244. YIGAL HEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $7,483
245. MARK FLOWERS JR (WINTERVILLE, NC): $7,483
246. AMANDA MUSUMECI (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $7,483
247. STUART PATERSON (BOCA RATON, FL): $7,483
248. HUI-CHEN KUO: $7,483
249. MATTHEW ALEXANDER (MINNEAPOLIS, MN): $7,483
250. HUCKLEBERRY SEED (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
251. JASON WHEELER (SAN DIEGO, CA): $7,483
252. OLEG GAIDOUK (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL): $7,483
253. DOUGLAS BOOTH (BOWLING GREEN, KY): $7,483
254. RICHARD TATALOVICH (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): $7,483
255. ANDREW DAVIES (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $7,483
256. MICHAEL WINT (LAUDERHILL, FL): $7,483
257. GREGORY MERSON (LAUREL IHO, MD): $7,483
258. SCOTT HART (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $7,483
259. LAZARO RODRIGUEZ (KENDALL, FL): $7,483
260. RICARDO ALVARADO (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
261. BENJAMIN ZAMANI (BOCA RATON, FL): $7,483
262. PFIZER JORDAN (ZION, IL): $7,483
263. SOON HWANG (SUWANEE, GA): $7,483
264. ANTHONY MARCH (TAMPA, FL): $7,483
265. ARAM OGANYAN (N HOLLYWOOD, CA): $7,483
266. ALFONSO PEREZ (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $7,483
267. DAVID TRAGER (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $7,483
268. DAVID NOWLING (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $7,483
269. KYLE CARLSTON (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
270. GABRIEL ANDRADE (HOUSTON, TX): $7,483
271. THUAN NGUYEN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7,483
272. LANCE STEINBERG (JERICHO, NY): $7,483
273. CARLOS CHADHA VILLAMARIN (WASHINGTON, DC): $7,483
274. THOMAS MACEY (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $7,483
275. GEORGES BOYADJIAN (TAMARAC, FL): $7,483
276. ANTHONY MOSES (SAINT ANTHONY, MN): $7,483
277. PAUL VOLPE (WEST CHESTER, PA): $7,483
278. TAYLOR VONKRIEGENBERGH (STONEHAM, MA): $7,483
279. ANDREW BATKIN (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $7,483
280. TIMOTHY TRACY (FRANKLIN, TN): $7,483
281. JOSEPH STIERS (SILVER SPRING, MD): $7,483
282. TOM NGUYEN (TAMPA, FL): $7,483
283. CORY NESTLEHUTT (PALMETTO, GA): $7,483
284. NOAH SCHWARTZ (SUNNY ISLES BCH, FL): $7,483
285. JULIO DELGADO COMPARELLI (DORAL, FL): $7,483
286. JAMES HAMBURGER (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $7,483
287. STUART BREAKSTONE (MEMPHIS, TN): $7,483
288. FERNANDO J DIAZ (MIAMI, FL): $7,483
289. THOMAS GIORGI (VALRICO, FL): $7,483
290. JAMES SCOTT (BALDWIN, FL): $7,483
291. DARIN THOMPSON (TAMPA, FL): $7,483
292. JONATHAN ROSENBERG (BOCA RATON, FL): $7,483
293. REINALDO TROCONIS (DORAL, FL): $7,483
294. RICHARD WHITEBROOK (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $7,483
295. MICHAEL LEWIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $7,483
296. SCOTTSWORTH GERTISER (NOKOMIS, FL): $7,483
297. TUAN PHAM (ESTERO, FL): $7,483
298. JOHN O’SEAH (DUBLIN, ): $7,483
299. ORY HEN (COOPER CITY, FL): $7,483
300. EL FASSY XAVIER (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $7,483