$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,110

Mike Liang raised to 175,000 from under the gun, Andrew Moreno called on the button, and Raul Hernandez called from the big blind.

The flop was and Hernandez checked to Liang who continued for 450,000. Moreno called and Hernandez folded.

The turn was the , Liang bet 900,000, and Moreno called.

The river was the , Liang bet 1,450,000, and Moreno folded.

Mike Liang  –  4,925,000  (66 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$2,200 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  115
Prize Pool:  $230,000
August 8-9, 2022

Registration closed for the $2,200 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 115 entries creating a prize pool worth $230,000. The last 15 players will earn some money with $5,175 for a min-cash and $67,850 awaiting our Event 41 winner.

1st: $67,850 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $41,975
3rd: $25,070
4th: $16,100
5th: $12,190
6th: $10,120
7th: $8,740
8th: $7,705
9th: $6,785
10th-12th: $5,980
13th-15th: $5,175

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,110

Ugis Steinman min-raised under the gun to 150,000, Chris Brewer reraised from the big blind to 600,000, and Steinman called.

The flop came , Brewer bet 425,000, and Steinman called.

The turn card was the , Brewer checked, Steinman started counting out chips for a bet, and Brewer snap-folded. Steinman took the pot.

Ugis Steinman  –  4,900,000  (65 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  6,050,000  (81 bb)

The next hand, after a flop of , Steinman checked from the big blind, and Liberto checked from the button behind him.

The turn card was the , Steinman bet 200,000, Liberto raised to 575,000, and Steinman called fairly quickly.

The river card was the , Steinman checked, Liberto bet 1,950,000, and Steinman snap-called with for a queen-high diamond flush.

But Liberto turned over to win the pot with an ace-high flush.

Justin Liberto  –  8,000,000  (107 bb)
Ugis Steinman  –  2,200,000  (29 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 4,025,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,900 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 435

Paul Balzano was all in preflop on a short stack with in the hole from late position, and Brandon Hamlet had him covered holding from middle position.

The board was dealt , and Balzano was eliminated in 17th place, good for $12,415 in prize money. Hamlet stacked up 2,101,000 after collecting the pot.

Brandon Hamlet – 2,101,000 (131 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated in 17th Place ($12,415)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 36
$1,100 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  78
Prize Pool:  $75,660
August 7-8, 2022

While the Big 4 was rolling along this weekend, we had to keep our Omaha players happy and put together a Mix Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with a $1,100 buy-in and tough field. When all was settled, Hollywood regular Matt Bretzfield was posing with another trophy and taking home $20,165.

Bretzfield pulled off a remarkable feat with this title; he earned back-to-back wins in the same game, this one going along nicely with his $400 Mixed PLO win from the Poker Showdown a few months ago.

And just like that win, this title had extra meaning for Bretzfield.

“I dedicated that win to my dad who had just passed away,” he said. “I just lost my aunt three weeks ago, she was like a mother to me.”

“This one is for her.”

Results:

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,110

Ryan Gianquitti moved all in from the hijack for 1,325,000, and Ugis Steinman tanked for a while before calling from the big blind with .

Gianquitti turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Gianquitti flopped a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ryan Gianquitti  –  2,775,000  (37 bb)
Ugis Steinman  –  4,000,000  (53 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 4,025,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,900 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  105
Prize Pool:  $2,593,500
August 8-9, 2022

Registration closed for the $25K Big 4 High Roller with 105 entries. The $2,000,000 guaranteed turned into a prize pool worth $2,593,500 and the last 15 spots will be paid. A min-cash is worth $54,465 while the last six players will earn six digits and the champ will cash for $713,190.

1st: $713,190 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $505,700
3rd: $319,000
4th: $217,900
5th: $140,050
6th: $103,740
7th: $85,585
8th: $72,615
9th: $70,025
10th: $67,430
11th: $64,840
12th: $62,255
13th: $59,650
14th: $57,055
15th: $54,465

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,110

Raul Hernandez raised to 175,000 from the under the gun, Sergio Aido called in the cutoff, and Mitchell Halverson called in the big blind.

The flop was , Halverson bet his remaining 150,000, and both Hernandez and Aido called.

The turn was checked by both remaining players, as was the river.

Halverson showed for a pair of sevens, besting Hernandez’s , but Aido tabled for a pair of tens to win the pot and eliminate Halverson in 12th place.

Sergio Aido  –  4,975,000  (66 bb)
Raul Hernandez  –  1,950,000  (26 bb)
Mitchell Halverson  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($69,900)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,110

Tim Capretta min-raised under the gun to 150,000, Mike Liang reraised from the button to 375,000, and Sergio Aido tanked for a while in the small blind before he moved all in for more than 2.5 million.

Capretta called all in for about 950,000, and Liang quickly folded, later claiming he had ace-ten suited.

Capretta turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Aido’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Aido to win the pot and eliminate Capretta in 13th place.

Sergio Aido  –  4,200,000  (56 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($54,920)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 3,700,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,900 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 435

Here is a look at the players that have finished in the money on the journey down to 17 players remaining in the tournament.

18th: Justin Zaki – $12,415
19th: Farhad Jamari – $10,340
20th: William Nguyen – $10,340
21st: John Spadavecchia – $10,340
22nd: James Gilbert – $8,730
23rd: Billy Pilossoph (pictured) – $8,730
24th: Jacky Wong – $8,730
25th: Carlo Rodeiguez – $7,200
26th: Kee Fredkove – $7,200
27th: Anthony Spinella – $7,200
28th: Artem Metalidi – $5,885
29th: Harrison Ashdown – $5,885
30th: Jason Cummings – $5,885
31st: Alan Rosenbaum – $5,885
32nd: Richard Leger – $5,885
33rd: Zachary Eichenbaum – $5,885
34th: Sean Ragozzini – $5,885
35th: Giuseppe Iadisemia – $5,885
36th: Jordan Degrenier – $5,885
37th: Rodney Turvin – $5,180
38th: Daniel Lowe – $5,180
39th: Adolfi Isoldi – $5,180
40th: Mark Dickstein – $5,180
41st: Hector Pacheco – $5,180
42nd: Michael Nugent – $5,180
43rd: Chritina Gollins – $5,180
44th: Corey Wade – $5,180
45th: Endri Foto – $5,180
46th: Paul Fisher – $4,540
47th: Darren Elias – $4,540
48th: Saber Salum Penayo – $4,540
49th: Daniel Couzens – $4,540
50th: Jaroslaw Salabaj – $4,540
51st: Thanh Long – $4,540
52nd: Edwatd Mandel – $4,540
53rd: Adam Hendrix – $4,540
54th: Haim Toorgeman – $4,540
55th: Alexander Rosenblatt – $4,540

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $215,730 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $146,250
3rd: $97,080
4th: $65,435
5th: $50,300
6th: $41,800
7th: $35,000
8th: $28,240
9th-10th: $21,510
11th-12th: $18,225
13th-15th: $15,135
16th-17th: $12,415