$5,300 SHRPO Championship Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante Players Remaining:  7 of 865 2s5i4

Loni Hui raised all in preflop for 1,050,000 UTG+1, and Brandon Kessous called to cover her on the big blind. The two players then flipped overt their cards.

Hui:
Kessous:

Board:

The board ran out a chopped pot so Hui held 1.15 million while Kessous retained his chip lead with 14.25 million.

Barndon Kessous – 14,250,000 (114 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,150,000 (9 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised to 325,000 preflop under the gun, and Loni Hui called on the hijack. Tyler Montoya also called on the button.

The first three cards were dealt , and Kessous bet 350,000, Hui called, and Montoya folded.

The turn fell , Hui bet 1.1 million, and Kessous called. The river then delivered the , Hui bet 1.8 million, and Kessous thought for a moment before calling.

Hui showed down , but Kessous revealed to win the hand (if you go back and watch the live stream you can see after the fact that Montoya had folded pocket eights earlier in the hand as well). Kessous was over 10.6 million, and Hui was down to just under 1.4 million after the hand.

Brandon Kessous – 10,675,000 (85 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,375,000 (11 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

SHRPO Championship Live-Stream

Paul Snead raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Sterling Savill moved all in from the hijack for 1,975,000, and Snead thought for a while before he called with .

Savill turned over , and needed them to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Snead flopped a set of sevens to Savill’s gutshot straight draw, and the set held up for Snead to win the pot and eliminate Savill in eighth place.

Paul Snead  –  10,200,000  (82 bb)
Sterling Savill  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($80,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 6,175,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

SHRPO Championship Live-Stream

Now that the 30-minute delay has ed, the SHRPO Live Stream is underway for the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. To avoid spoilers, our updates here will be following the same 30-minute delay.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000
6th:  $133,000
7th:  $103,000
8th:  $80,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (43 big blinds).

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

The final eight players are back at the table and ready to play down to a winner in front of the SHRPO Live Stream, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

However, since our coverage will be following the same 30-minute delay as the live stream, updates won’t begin appearing here for another half hour. So stay tuned.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000
6th:  $133,000
7th:  $103,000
8th:  $80,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (43 big blinds).

We have a busy day on deck in the Grand Ballroom. The last ten trophies of the series, including those awarded in the Big 4 events, are going home with some talented players.

The SHRPO Championship returns at noon to play its final table on the Gorilla Gaming live-stream table while the Big 4 High Roller, $3,000 Deep Stack, and $1,100 Deep Stack restart at 1 pm.

The High Roller and $3K are down to their final tables, while the $1,100 returns with 26 players.

Here’s a look at all four lineups coming back. We will provide as much coverage as physically (and mentally) possible.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 67

Seat 1:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  228,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2:  Brandon Wilson  –  956,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3:  Bryn Kenney  –  894,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Darren Elias  –  381,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Alex Foxen  –  2,946,000  (118 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Sepiol  –  368,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  171,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9:  Daniel Rezaei  –  202,000  (8 bb)

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Seat 1: Manny Amaro – 485,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Myles Mullaly – 770,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Miller – 855,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Christian Harder – 585,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Collopy – 2,105,000 (84 bb)
Seat 6: Kevin Ordet – 550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Bruce Russell – 1,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Trace Henderson – 805,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Seward – 930,000 (37 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 504

Table 1
Seat 1:  Carl Pipitone  –  75,000  (5 bb)
Seat 2:  Jason Hickey  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:  Paul Balzano  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  David Jackson  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Mark Pukhov  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Massey  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Rasta Mansour  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 8:  Caleb Powell  –  690,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:  Harrison Ashdown  –  310,000  (21 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  T.K. Miles  –  440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:  Paul Fisher  –  125,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Adam Levy  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Jean Gaspard  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Cameron Storto  –  420,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Salim Joseph Salem  –  530,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7:  Earl Bernard  –  345,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Joseph Chase  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9:  Juan Mubarak –  230,000  (15 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Jose Andres Fernandez  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3:  Benjamin Moschel  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  John Conkright  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Shannon Shorr  –  575,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6:  Gabriel Casals  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Saber Salum Penayo  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  65,000  (4 bb)
Seat 9:  Maria Lampropoulou  –  130,000  (9 bb)

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Final Table – $5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Final Table Seats and Counts
• Championship Payouts

1PM: Event 50 Day 2 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 50 Final Table Seats and Counts
• Event 50 Payouts

1PM: Event 51 Day 2 – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 51 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 51 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 51 Payouts

1PM: Event 53 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 53 Seats and Counts
• Event 53 Payouts

1PM: Final Table – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Final Table Seats and Counts
• High Roller Payouts

11AM: Event 57 – $400 Deep Stack PLO8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 57 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 58 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 59 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 60 – $1,100 Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 60 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 61 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 61 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 58 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

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2024 Poker Open Schedule

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

Level 27 comes to an end, and since it’s past midnight, the tournament staff has stopped action for the night, and the final eight will return tomorrow at 12:00 noon, as scheduled, to play down to a winner. The SHRPO Live Stream will be on a 30-minute delay, starting around 12:30 pm EDT.

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (43 big blinds). Here is the lineup with official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  14,700,000  (118 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  7,325,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sterling Savill  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jack Thu  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Billy Pilossoph  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Tyler Montoya  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $626,950 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $415,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $230,000
5th:  $175,000
6th:  $133,000
7th:  $103,000
8th:  $80,000

Action resumes tomorrow at 12:00 noon, with the SHRPO Live Stream scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm EDT. Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for the exciting conclusion of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 865

Kevin Schulz was all in from the cutoff for 775,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Brandon Kessous in the big blind.

The board came , and Kessous won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Schulz in ninth place.

Brandon Kessous  –  4,600,000  (46 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($63,000)

With eight players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $80,000 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 865

Kevin Schulz raised from the button to 200,000, Paul Snead reraised from the big blind to 800,000, and Schulz thought for a while before he moved all in for 3,950,000.

Snead quickly called all in for 3,175,000 with , and Schulz turned over . Snead needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the nines held up for Snead to win the pot and double up in chips.

Paul Snead  –  6,500,000  (65 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  775,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 4,800,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $63,000 each.