Event 32 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 54 entries for a prize pool of $513,000. A heads-up deal took place and Sam Sternfield had the chip lead at the time, making him the official winner of Event 32 for $157,046.

“Is this real life?” an elated Sternfield kept asking.

This marked Sternfield’s largest career score and his third SHRP major series trophy victory. His first two came during the 2023 SHRPO series, $2,700 eight-game mix event.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize Amount
1	Sam	Sternfield	$157,046*
2	Dylan	Linde	$145,454*
3	Tyler	Brown	$69,300
4	Matthew	Wantman	$48,800
5	Jason	Mercier	$38,500
6	Alex	Foxen	$30,800
7	Robert	Cowen	$23,100

*denotes heads-up deal

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 18:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 54

Before heads-up play was set to begin, Sam Sternfield and Dylan Linde looked at the numbers and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Sam Sternfield  –  3,885,000  (52 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  2,865,000  (38 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Sam Sternfield  –  $157,046
Dylan Linde  –  $145,454

As the chip leader, Sternfield was the official Event 32 winner for his third SHRP major series trophy victory.

A recap of Event 32 will be posted later this morning.

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 18:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 54

Sam Sternfield raised to 180,000 from the button, Tyler Brown reraised all in for about 490,000 from the big blind, and Sternfield called.

Sternfield: 
Brown: 

The board ran out , giving Sternfield a wheel to eliminate Brown in third place.

Sam Sternfield  –  3,885,000  (52 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  2,865,000  (38 bb)
Tyler Brown  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($69,300)

1st:  $189,600 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $112,900

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 54

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 54

Dylan Linde raised all in 100,000 from the cutoff, Tyler Brown called on the button, and Matthew Wantman reraised all in for for 290,000.

Linde called, Brown reraised the pot to 1,200,000, and Linde folded.

Brown: 
Wantman: 

The board ran out , giving Wantman eights and deuces to double through Brown.

Wantman doubled up again a few hands later and is now second in chips.

Seat 2:  Dylan Linde  –  1,945,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5:  Tyler Brown  –  395,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  1,950,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8:  Sam Sternfield  –  2,460,000  (62 bb)

1st:  $189,600  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $112,900
3rd:  $69,300
4th:  $48,800

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 54

Seat 2:  Dylan Linde  –  1,750,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5:  Tyler Brown  –  1,830,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  370,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Sam Sternfield  –  2,800,000  (70 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 54 entries, the average stack is 1,685,000 (42 bb).

1st:  $189,600  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $112,900
3rd:  $69,300
4th:  $48,800

5th:  Jason Mercier  –  $38,500
6th:  Alex Foxen  –  $30,800
7th:  Robert Cowen  –  $23,100

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 54

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 54

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 54

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 54

Taha Maruf was all in from the big blind for roughly 200,000 with against Jason Mercier in the cutoff holding .

The board ran out , giving Mercier aces and fives to eliminate Maruf on the money bubble.

Jason Mercier  –  600,000  (24 bb)
Taha Maruf  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With seven players remaining from the field of 54 entries, the average stack is about 965,000 (39 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $23,100.