2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  346
Prize Pool:  $179,920
August 4-6, 2024

There were 346 entries in the three starting flights for Event #16, $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha, and 44 players survived to Day 2, where they all made the money.

On Tuesday evening, Juan Maceiras outlasted them all, defeating Stuart Paterson heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $37,080. Maceiras rose to prominence in the poker world when he finished eighth in the 2023 WSOP Main Event, and this is his first trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

Results:

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 346

Stuart Paterson raised from the button to 40,000, Juan Maceiras reraised from the big blind to 120,000, and Paterson called.

The flop came , Maceiras bet 100,000, and Paterson called.

The turn card was the , Maceiras bet 400,000, and Paterson called.

The river card was the , Maceiras moved all in, and Paterson snap-called all in for 970,000.

Juan Maceiras:    (full house, kings full of eights)
Stuart Paterson:    (full house, eights full of aces)

Maceiras held the higher full house to win the pot, the title, and the trophy. Plus the first prize of $37,080.

Congratulations to Juan Maceiras!

1st:  Juan Maceiras  –  $37,080 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Stuart Paterson  –  $24,600
3rd:  Joey Glyshaw  –  $18,200
4th:  Ivan Starostin  –  $13,600
5th:  Michael Wang  –  $10,300
6th:  Michael Lee  –  $7,900
7th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $6,000
8th:  Zhen Cai  –  $4,700
9th:  Darryll Fish  –  $3,680

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 346

Juan Maceiras raised from the button, Stuart Paterson reraised from the big blind to 260,000, and Maceiras called.

The flop came , Paterson moved all in for 520,000, and Maceiras called.

Juan Maceiras:    (pair of sevens, open-ended straight draw)
Stuart Paterson:    (pair of nines, gutshot straight draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Paterson won the pot with two pair, nines and fives, to double up in chips.

Stuart Paterson  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Juan Maceiras  –  5,325,000  (178 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $37,080 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $24,600

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 346

Joey Glyshaw raised from the button to 115,000, Juan Maceiras reraised from the big blind, and Glyshaw called all in for 315,000.

Juan Maceiras:  
Joey Glyshaw:  

The board came , and Maceiras paired his five on the flop, his king on the turn and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair, aces and kings, eliminating Glyshaw in third place.

Joey Glyshaw  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($18,200)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Juan Maceiras  –  5,450,000  (182 bb)
Stuart Paterson  –  1,475,000  (49 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $37,080 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $24,600

3rd:  Joey Glyshaw  –  $18,200
4th:  Ivan Starostin  –  $13,600
5th:  Michael Wang  –  $10,300
6th:  Michael Lee  –  $7,900
7th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $6,000
8th:  Zhen Cai  –  $4,700
9th:  Darryll Fish  –  $3,680

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 346

Ivan Starostin raised from the cutoff to 75,000, Juan Maceiras called from the small blind, and Stuart Paterson called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Maceiras bet 300,000. Paterson folded, and Starostin moved all in for about 725,000. Maceiras thought for a while before he called.

Juan Maceiras:    (flush draw, gutshot straight draw, pair of fives)
Ivan Starostin:    (set of queens)

The turn card was the , giving Starostin two sets, which did him no good, and Maceiras picked up a second flush draw, giving him diamonds and spades.

The river card was the , and Maceiras completed his spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Starostin in fourth place.

Juan Maceiras  –  4,700,000  (157 bb)
Ivan Starostin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($13,600)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,305,000 (77 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $18,200 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 346

Michael Wang raised from the cutoff to 90,000, and Stuart Paterson called from the big blind.

The flop came , and they quickly got it all in, with Wang all in as the short stack with roughly 250,000.

Stuart Paterson:    (two pair, jacks and nines)
Michael Wang:    (pair of aces)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Paterson turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Wang in fifth place.

Stuart Paterson  –  1,950,000  (65 bb)
Michael Wang  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($10,300)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,730,000 (58 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $13,600 each.