2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,110
Prize Pool:  $5,383,500
August 5-9, 2022

There were 1,110 entries in the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, enough to smash the $3 million guarantee and create a massive prizepool worth $5,383,500.

On Monday night they got down to the seven-handed final table, with all seven players guaranteed at least $154,185 each. They then played down to a winner on Tuesday on a live-stream broadcast by Poker Night in America.

In a final table that lasted more than nine hours, Sergio Aido was the last player standing to win the title, the iconic Guitar Tower-shaped trophy, and $900,100.

“As you can expect with 90-minute levels,” said Aido, “there was plenty of play. I’m very happy with how I played.”

Justin Liberto began the day as chipleader with a whopping 136 big blinds, but the long final table had taken a toll on his chip stack, and with four players left, he got it all in with against Aido’s . Liberto failed to improve, and he was out in fourth place, earning $305,955. (Click here for more details.)

Chris Brewer started the final table second in chips with 97 big blinds, and made it all the way to the final three. Brewer got it all in preflop with , but never caught up to Jim Collopy’s . Brewer finished third to earn $412,375. (Click here for more details.)

Collopy began heads-up play with the lead over Aido, but Aido cracked Collopy’s queens on a double-paired board to double up to a nearly 3-to-1 chip lead. (Click here for more details.)

Collopy was never able to recover from that deficit, but he went out on his own terms on a board of . Collopy held the , but with action on every street, a lowly pair of fives wasn’t likely to be the best hand.

Aido had turned a flush with , but checked the river to Collopy, who tanked for a while before bluffing all in. Aido snap-called with his flush to win the trophy, the title, and the $900,100 first prize. (Click here for more details on the final hand.)

Aido is originally from Spain, and you know he must have an impressive poker resume when this $900,100 prize is only his third largest. He finished fourth last week in Event 30, the $50,000 Super High Roller, and this victory will put Aido over $14 million in career earnings.

Aido has played in some of our big events here at Seminole Hard Rock over the past two years, and we might be seeing more of him in the future.

“Now I’m living in Mexico,” said Aido. “It’s closer to Miami, and I think this stop will be in my schedule in the following months. So I will be back for sure.”

Final Results:

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 1,110

Jim Collopy raised from the button to 750,000, and Sergio Aido called.

The flop came , Aido checked, Collopy bet 600,000, and Aido check-raised to 1,850,000. Collopy called.

The turn card was the , Aido bet 1,800,000, and Collopy called.

The river card was the , Aido checked, and Collopy tanked for a while before he moved all in for 12,300,000.

Aido quickly called, and Collopy showed for a pair of fives. But Aido turned over to win the pot — and the Guitar Tower trophy — with a queen-high club flush.

Jim Collopy finished as the runner-up, earning $614,775.

Sergio Aido won the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, earning $900,100 and the amazing trophy in the shape of the iconic Guitar Tower here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

Congratulations to Sergio Aido!

1st:  Sergio Aido  –  $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  Jim Collopy  –  $614,775
3rd:  Chris Brewer  –  $412,375
4th:  Justin Liberto  –  $305,955
5th:  Raul Hernandez  –  $231,060
6th:  Ugis Steinman  –  $186,200
7th:  Ryan Gianquitti  –  $154,185

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,110

Sergio Aido raised from the button to 700,000, Jim Collopy reraised to 2,700,000, and Aido called.

The flop came , Collopy bet 1,900,000, and Aido called.

The turn card was the , Collopy checked, Aido bet 2,500,000, and Collopy called.

The river card was the , Collopy checked, Aido moved all in for 9,075,000, and Collopy called with for two pair, queens and jacks.

But Aido turned over to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of sixes, and double up in chips.

Sergio Aido  –  32,650,000  (109 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  11,750,000  (39 bb)

1st:  $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $614,775

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,110

Jim Collopy raised from the small blind to 825,000 with , and Chris Brewer called from the big blind with .

The flop came , Collopy checked, Brewer bet 650,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Collopy checked, Brewer bet 1,100,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he check-raised all in.

Brewer slammed some chips on the table in frustration, and then tanked for a while before he folded. Collopy took the pot.

Jim Collopy  –  19,925,000  (66 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  5,875,000  (20 bb)

Two hands later, Chris Brewer min-raised from the button to 600,000, Jim Collopy moved all in from the big blind, and Brewer tanked for a while before he called all in for 5,125,000 with .

Collopy turned over , and Brewer needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Brewer turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Collopy won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Brewer in third place.

Chris Brewer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($412,375)

And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Jim Collopy  –  26,525,000  (88 bb)
Sergio Aido  –  17,850,000  (60 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,110

Justin Liberto raised from the button to 600,000, Sergio Aido moved all in from the big blind, and Liberto called all in with .

Aido turned over , and Liberto needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Aido to win the pot with two pair, kings and nines, eliminating Liberto in fourth place.

Justin Liberto  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($305,955)

And here are the updated chip counts from a hand or two later, followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1.  Chris Brewer  –  10,100,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.  Sergio Aido  –  16,500,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Jim Collopy  –  17,650,000  (59 bb)

1st:  $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $614,775
3rd:  $412,375

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,110

Raul Hernandez opened to 550,000 from under the gun and Sergio Aido defended his big blind to see the flop. Aido checked, Hernandez bet 400,000 and Aido check-raised all in. Hernandez had the shortest stack and called at risk for 1,900,000.

Aido:
Hernandez:

Hernandez was ahead preflop but Aido paired his queen to take the lead. The board finished with the turn and river to send the local favorite out in fifth place.

Sergio Aido – 12,975,000 (52 bb)
Raul Hernandez – Eliminated in 5th Place ($231,060)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,110

No movement after another 90 minutes of action and tournament staff sent players on a 45-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 ante and the average stack is about 8,875,000 (36 bb).

Seat 1: Chris Brewer – 6,150,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Sergio Aido – 9,725,000 (39 bb)
Seat 4: Raul Hernandez – 5,175,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Collopy – 15,825,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Liberto – 7,500,000 (30 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd: $614,775
3rd: $412,375
4th: $305,955
5th: $231,060

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,110

There were few major pots over Level 29 and the five remaining players went on break with Jim Collopy leading. Things should pick up with the stacks getting a bit more shallow.

You can follow all the action on the live stream below on a 30-minute delay with hole cards.

Seat 1: Chris Brewer – 7,025,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Sergio Aido – 8,075,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Raul Hernandez – 3,675,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Collopy – 15,850,000 (79 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Liberto – 9,750,000 (49 bb)

1st: $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd: $614,775
3rd: $412,375
4th: $305,955
5th: $231,060

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,110

Seat 1: Chris Brewer – 9,425,000 (63 bb)
Seat 3: Sergio Aido – 2,350,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Raul Hernandez – 9,950,000 (66 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Collopy – 11,950,000 (80 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Liberto – 10,700,000 (71 bb)

1st: $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd: $614,775
3rd: $412,375
4th: $305,955
5th: $231,060

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,110

Ugis Steinman was the short stack at the table and woke up with a monster under the gun. He open-shipped for 1,075,000 with aces and Chris Brewer came along next to act.

Steinman:
Brewer:

Steinman found aces in a good spot to double up but Brewer made a full house on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Steinman was an unlucky elimination from the final table.

Chris Brewer – 8,300,000 (66 bb)
Ugis Steinman – Eliminated in 6th Place ($186,200)