$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 145

On the first hand of the final table, Sal Pipitone raised to 17,000 from the cutoff. David Shmuel called on the button, and Jonathan Israel called in the big blind.

The flop was , Israel bet the pot of 63,000, Pipitone raised, Shmuel folded, and Israel called all in for another 2,000.

Pipitone: 
Israel: 

Pipitone’s broadway straight was leading Israel’s diamond flush draw.

The turn and river completed the board, keeping Pipitone’s straight best to eliminate Israel in seventh place.

Sal Pipitone  –  405,000  (51 bb)
Jonathan Israel  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,685)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 145

Seat 1:  Errol Massey  –  544,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2:  Donald Maloney  –  658,000  (82 bb)
Seat 3:  Vitaly Kosenyuk  –  540,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4:  Sal Pipitone  –  292,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  David Shmuel  –  335,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6:  Brandon Ageloff  –  441,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7:  Jonathan Israel  –  90,000  (11 bb)

1st:  $21,140 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,325
3rd:  $7,840
4th:  $4,760
5th:  $3,690
6th:  $3,050
7th:  $2,685

Results Thus Far:
8th:  David Thurston  –  $2,385
9th:  Chris Labrie  –  $2,100
10th:  Dmitry  Savelyev  –  $2,100
11th:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  $1,830
12th:  Stephen Tung  –  $1,830
13th:  William Leffingwell  –  $1,560
14th:  Mehmet Akbas  –  $1,560
15th:  Harvey Freedman  –  $1,335
16th:  Barry Levy  –  $1,335
17th:  Ahmet Alper  –  $1,200
18th:  Steven Novak  –  $1,200
19th:  Robrecht Winterink  – $1,200

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 145

Table 9
Seat 1:  Chris Labrie  –  114,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2:  David Shmuel  –  294,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Stephen Tung  –  102,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Donald Maloney  –  473,000  (59 bb)
Seat 6:  Sal Pipitone  –  263,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  William Leffingwell  –  29,000  (4 bb)
Seat 8:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  47,000  (6 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1:  Brandon Ageloff  –  392,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2:  Errol Massey  –  473,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Vitaly Kosenyuk  –  364,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Jonathan Israel  –  33,000  (4 bb)
Seat 6:  David Thurston  –  98,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Mehmet Akbas  –  91,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8:  Dmitry  Savelyev  –  98,000  (12 bb)

Results Thus Far:
15th:  Harvey Freedman  –  $1,335
16th:  Barry Levy  –  $1,335
17th:  Ahmet Alper  –  $1,200
18th:  Steven Novak  –  $1,200
19th:  Robrecht Winterink  – $1,200

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 214

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  David Hixson  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Thomas Liberti  –  245,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  James Shucart  –  210,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  David Inselberg  –  700,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.  Tiger Parker  –  340,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Walter Buss  –  80,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Joseph Yselonia  –  245,000  (16 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Dan Van Dyke  –  435,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Richard Vest  –  105,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Santana Noronha  –  365,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Scott Hecker  –  410,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7.  Darren Snow  –  375,000  (25 bb)
Seat 8.  Steven Bennett  –  335,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Kelley Slay  –  255,000  (17 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 214, the average chip stack is about 305,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,290 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  243
Prize Pool:  $26,730
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,150
July 26, 2023

Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 243 entries generated a prize pool of $26,730, with an additional $12,150 set aside for bounties. The final 31 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $225.

Up top for the winner is $5,880.

1st:  $5,880 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,055
3rd:  $2,470
4th:  $1,755
5th:  $1,290
6th:  $1,065
7th:  $910
8th:  $790
9th-10th:  $670
11th-12th:  $550
13th-15th:  $450
16th-18th:  $380
19th-21st:  $320
22nd-24th:  $260
25th-31st:  $225

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  480

Flight B of SHRPO Event 1 closed with 480 entries, bringing the total field size to 988 entries through two flights. We are about a third to the guarantee with six starting flights to come.

Play in Flight B will continue until 48 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  145
Prize Pool:  $76,125
July 26, 2023

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). A field of 145 entries marked the second-largest Big O field in SHRP history, and the biggest at this price point (the rest being $400 buy-ins).

2022 LHPO  –  161 entries
2023 SHRPO  –  145 entries ($600 buy-in)
2023 Showdown  –  141 entries
2022 SHRPO  –  129 entries
2023 LHPO  –  116 entries

The final 19 players will cash, earning at least $1,200. Up top for the winner is $21,140.

1st:  $21,140 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,325
3rd:  $7,840
4th:  $4,760
5th:  $3,690
6th:  $3,050
7th:  $2,685
8th:  $2,385
9th-10th:  $2,100
11th-12th:  $1,830
13th-14th:  $1,560
15th-16th:  $1,335
17th-19th:  $1,200

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 508

Flight A:  508 Entries; 51 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 508

After the elimination of Marc Sacheli on the Money Bubble, the final 51 players have bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

Action ended with 11:33 remaining in Level 18, with blinds at 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the earliest finish from the eight starting flights.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the five players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Maikel Cruz  –  556,000  (70 bb)
2.  Joseph Romeo  –  549,000  (69 bb)
3.  Delon Mikhail  –  470,000  (59 bb)
4.  Phil Hui  –  455,000  (57 bb)
5.  Jonathan Lawrence  –  418,000  (52 bb)

Flight B is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights each day over the next three days — 10:00 am and 5:00 pm flights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 508

On the 13th hand of the money bubble, Marc Sacheli raised all in for about 27,000 from middle position. Evgeniy Kharchenko called in the big blind with , trailing Sacheli’s .

The board came , giving Kharchenko jacks full of queens to eliminate Sacheli and send the remaining 51 players onward to Day 2.

Evgeniy Kharchenko  –  385,000  (48 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble