2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 2,056
Prize Pool:  $328,960
July 26-28, 2021

Event 7 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em. There were six starting flights across two days, drawing 2,056 entries and generating a prize pool of $328,960, more than doubling the $150,000 guarantee. Emerging victorious was T.K. Miles, winning outright for $51,560.

“Not bad for $200,” said Miles after the win.

Miles bagged a hefty stack in his starting flight and was 2nd overall of 260 returning players on Day 2. He maintained his standing near or at the top of the chip counts throughout the day, seizing the chip lead with three tables remaining and only giving it up briefly while at the final table.

The Tallahassee native is one of the most accomplished professional poker players in Florida. He ranks 20th on the Hendon Mob poker database for most tournament winnings for players born in Florida, and with his victory tonight he eclipsed the $4 million mark in live career tournament winnings.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 2,056

T.K. Miles raised to 1,000,000 from the button, Lucas Tae three-bet all in for about 11,000,000 from the big blind and Miles called.

Miles:
Tae:

The board ran out , giving Miles aces and jacks to eliminate Tae and win Event 7 outright for $51,560.

Tae finished runner-up for $37,055.

A recap of the event will be posted later this morning.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,056

T.K. Miles – 19,050,000 (38 bb)
Lucas Tae – 10,800,000 (22 bb)

1st: $51,560 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $37,055

With two players remaining, the average chip stack is 15,425,000 (31 big blinds).

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,056

Alex Morgovsky raised all in from the button for 2,100,000 and T.K. Miles called from the big blind.

Morgovsky:
Miles:

The board ran out , no help to Morgovsky after turning a flush draw, ending his run in third place.

T.K. Miles – 19,050,000 (38 bb)
Alex Morgovsky – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($24,645)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,056

T.K. Miles  –  16,850,000 (34 bb)
Lucas Tae  –  11,900,000 (24 bb)
Alex Morgovsky – 2,100,000 (4 bb)

1st: $51,560 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $37,055
3rd: $24,645

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 10,275,000 (21 big blinds).

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,056

Lucas Tae raised to 800,000 from UTG/cutoff, John Nguyen three-bet all in for 2,600,000 from the big blind and Tae thought for a bit before he called.

Tae:
Nguyen:

The board came down , giving Tae a pair of threes to eliminate Nguyen in fourth place.

Lucas Tae – 13,000,000 (33 bb)
John Nguyen – Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,335)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,056

T.K. Miles  –  10,300,000 (34 bb)
Lucas Tae  –  8,850,000 (30 bb)
Alex Morgovsky  –  6,200,000 (21 bb)
John Nguyen  –  5,500,000 (18 bb)

1st: $51,560 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $37,055
3rd: $24,645
4th: $18,335

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7,700,000 (26 big blinds).

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,056

John Nguyen raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, David Shmuel three-bet all in from the small blind for about 2,300,000 and Nguyen called.

Nguyen:
Shmuel:

The board ran out , not enough help to Shmuel after a good flop, ending his run in fifth place.

John Nguyen – 9,600,000 (38 bb)
David Shmuel – Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,910)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,056

Lucas Tae moved all in from the button for 2,725,000, and T.K. Miles called from the big blind with .

Tae turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Tae won the pot with two pair, aces and eights, to double up in chips.

Lucas Tae  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  5,800,000  (29 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,175,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $13,910 each.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,056

T.K. Miles raised from the button to 400,000, John Nguyen moved all in from the big blind for 2,675,000, and Miles called with .

Nguyen turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Nguyen to win the pot and double up in chips.

John Nguyen  –  5,650,000  (28 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,175,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $13,910 each.