2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  111
Prize Pool:  $1,065,600
August 9, 2022

Event 43 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The perennial SHRPO big buy-in closing event drew 111 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,065,600, more than doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Ed Sebesta, winning outright for $311,915.

“My best result before recently had been for $47,000,” said Sebesta afterward. “Then two months ago I won a high roller at the Aria for $120,000, and now this. I’m definitely on a heater.”

Sebesta was quick to mention how well he ran, but also how making some bold plays were necessary.

“Mostly, I got lucky,” admitted Sebesta, “but I pulled a few plays that most of these guys probably didn’t expect I would make. It was a combination of both. Then when I got heads up, I was on a roll. I had a big stack, applied pressure, and it worked out.”

Sebesta resides in Richmond, Texas, is retired, and plays poker as a hobby. He gives all of his winnings to The Congregation of Holy Cross in honor of his son, who went to the University of Notre Dame and became a Priest, before tragically passing away after a long battle with a brain tumor.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  139
Prize Pool:  $134,830
August 9, 2022

Event 44 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). The event attracted 139 entries, generating a prize pool of $134,830. Taking it down was Jeremy Ausmus, winning the tournament outright for $36,675.

One of the most decorated players in the game, this marked Ausmus’ first SHRP trophy. In 2018, he finished runner-up in the SHRPO Championship event, and with his victory tonight he is approaching $12.6 million in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  264
Prize Pool:  $29,040
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,200
August 9, 2022

Event 45 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No Limit-Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 264 entries created a prize pool of $29,040 with an additional $13,200 set aside for bounties.

Earning the victory was Aleksandr Tishchenko, winning outright for $5,610.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 139

David Moreno was all in for his remaining 220,000-ish from the big blind with against Jeremy Ausmus on the button holding .

The board ran out , giving Ausmus eights full of jacks to win Event 44 outright for $36,675.

David Moreno finished runner-up for $23,775.

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 111

Brandon Lulov limped from the button and Ed Sebesta checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Sebesta checked, Lulov bet 30,000, Sebesta check-raised to 100,000, and Lulov called.

The turn was the , Sebesta bet 100,000, and Lulov called.

The river was the , Sebesta moved all in, and Lulov thought for about 20 seconds before he called all in for roughly 500,000.

Sebesta showed for quads fours, Lulov’s hand wasn’t shown, and Sebesta won Event 43 outright for $311,915. Lulov finished runner-up for $201,100.

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

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 19:  600/1,200
Players Remaining: 2 of 139

Here is a look at the bustouts that brought things down to the heads-up final in Event 44.

3rd: Kyle Taddei – $15,915
4th: Josh Reichard – $10,980
5th: Abdullah Faiz – $7,815

Here is a look at the chip counts between the final two players.

Jeremy Ausmus – 2,305,000
David Moreno – 475,000

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 111

Brandon Lulov raised all in from the small blind for effectively 315,000 and Sean Ragozzini thought for a bit before he called all in.

Lulov: 
Ragozzini: 

The board ran out , giving Lulov jacks and sevens on the turn to eliminate Ragozzini in third place.

Brandon Lulov  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Ed Sebesta  –  1,215,000  (41 bb)
Sean Ragozzini  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($118,280)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  696
Prize Pool:  $111,360
August 7-9, 2022

Event 37 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a two-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) tournament. A field of 696 entries generated a prize pool of $111,360, more than doubling the guarantee.

Taking it down was Shannon McCloud, winning outright for $21,580.

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 111

Ed Sebesta moved all in from the small blind for about 430,000, and Filipp Khavin thought for a bit before calling all in from the big blind for about 150,000 with .

Sebesta turned over , and Khavin needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sebesta won the pot with a pair of jacks to eliminate Khavin in fourth place.

Ed Sebesta  –  605,000  (24 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($77,250)

The final three players are guaranteed at least $118,280 each.