The 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) started on July 31, and it will run until August 13, with 102 events and a $5,300 Main Event, which has a $3,000,000 GTD prize pool.
Event #26, Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, had 69 entries, which generated a prize pool of $655,500. This event also had lots of high-profile names running for the title. Some of them were Kristen Foxen, Dylan Linde, Faraz Jaka, Erik Seidel.
Final Table Deal
With three players left Nazar Buhaiov was all-in with king-jack, he got called by Seidel from BB with ace-ten, and board didnt show any help for Buhaiov who was eliminated in third place for $80,300.
It was Erik Seidel who came first and won $179,953. To be more precise, Erik had a slight lead going into the heads-up against Clemen Deng, and the two players decided to make a deal and end it there. Clemen Deng got a similar payout of $179,247 for his second-place finish.
Event #26 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Seidel | $179,953* |
| 2 | Clemen Deng | $179,247* |
| 3 | Nazar Buhaiov | $80,033 |
| 4 | Marcus Buhaiov | $80,300 |
| 5 | Matthew Lambrecht | $44,300 |
| 6 | Matthew Wantman | $34,400 |
| 7 | Sam Ganzfried | $29,500 |
| 8 | Faraz Jaka | $26,300 |
| 9 | Shannon Shorr | $24,100 |
True Hall of Famer
Erik Seidel is now ranked 10th in the All Time Money List with $46,908,876 in winnings, and his most significant live cash of $2,472,555, which he got for winning $250,000 Super High Roller in 2011 Aussie Millions.
Seidel is also third-ranked behind Hellmuth and Ivey in WSOP bracelets won with ten bracelets in his trophy cabinet. With all these achievements, Seidel is one of the true poker hall of farmers.
Images courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
