The 2024 Seminole Laborious Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) kicked off on the finish of July and wrapped up on Tuesday evening with the conclusion of its conventional “Massive 4” finale. That included the $5,300 buy-in, $3 million GTD SHRPO Championship, the $25,500 Excessive Curler, $1,100 Deep Stack NLH, and $3,000 Deep Stack NLH.
We already recapped Erik Seidel taking down a $10K match, in addition to aspect occasion wins by Darryll Fish (Occasion #3: $600 Deep Stack Massive O for $16,830), Ari Engel (Occasion #8: $600 Eight-Sport Combine for $12,875), Phil Hui (Occasion #12: $600 Blended PLO for $18,495), Javier Zarco (Occasion #25: $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH for $19,740), and Nick Yunis (Occasion #29: $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH for $15,580).
There was additionally a trio of repeat winners in Lenard Adams (Occasion #11: $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH for $9,610 and Occasion #41: $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH for $16,770), Nick Seward (Occasion #31: $1,100 Deep Stack NLH for $39,000 and Occasion #37: $2,200 Deep Stack NLH for $91,500), and Matthew Wolfson (Occasion #44: $1,100 Blended PLO for $11,721 and Occasion #52: $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO for $5,000).
Under is a take a look at the winners of the “Massive 4” tournaments.
19-Yr-Outdated Faculties Older Execs in First Poker Match for $146k Title
Paul Snead Wins 2024 SHRPO Championship
The $5,300 SHRPO Championship, which befell from August 9-13, cruised by its $3 million assure as 865 entrants generated a $4,195,250 prize pool that was paid out to the highest 109 finishers.
Amongst these to make deep runs had been Ren Lin (56th – $15,500), Kristen Foxen (52nd – $18,400), Kitty Kuo (forty second – $21,800), Andrew Moreno (twenty fourth – $31,000), Jesse Lonis (thirteenth – $49,000), Jeremy Becker (tenth – $63,000), and Loni Hui (seventh – $103,000).
With simply three gamers remaining, the SHRPO Dwell Reporting Crew reported that it was Stage 30 (100,000/200,000/150,000) when Snead raised to 500,000 from the button after which referred to as when Brandon Kessous moved all in for 7 million from the small blind. Kessous held ace-jack however was behind Snead’s pocket jacks, which held to attain the knockout.
When heads-up play started Snead held a slight chip lead over Clemen Deng and the 2 labored a deal that noticed them each take residence over $500K whereas Snead grew to become the official champion.
“It feels wonderful, I simply really feel just like the Laborious Rock is my residence turf now,” Snead instructed SHRPO reporters. “I’m initially from New York and nonetheless dwell there and Florida now. Foxwoods was my residence turf, however now I completely really feel snug right here and taking part in right here. I really like the way in which that they run match right here, it’s simply nice.”
He added: “I used to be all in for my match life twice yesterday. I gained an enormous race with Ace-King towards Queens, after which I got here from behind all-in towards Clemen [Deng] post-flop with Queens towards Jack-10 on a Jack-10 flop. These had been the 2 arms the place I may have been out of the match however I gained. That hasn’t occurred to me, so I really feel actually good … I’m able to go hit the PokerGo studio for positive.”
2024 SHRPO Championship Ultimate Desk Outcomes
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Kenney & Sepiol Work Deal in $25K Excessive Curler
The most important buy-in of the “Massive 4” was Occasion #54: $25,500 Excessive Curler, which attracted 67 entrants and awarded a $1,654,900 prize pool. Based on dwell updates from the occasion, three gamers remained when Alex Foxen raised to 65,000 from the button with the blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000.
Dan Sepiol folded from the small blind and Bryn Kenney three-bet to 300,000 from the large blind. Foxen four-bet to 535,000 after which referred to as off the 965,000 he had behind after Kenney five-bet jammed. Foxen held ace-queen however was dominated by the ace-king of Kenney. The board ran out low playing cards and Kenney’s kicker held to ship Foxen to the rail in third place.
Kenney held 5.4 million to Sepiol’s 1.3 million initially of heads-up play, and the duo labored a deal that in the end noticed Kenney, because the chip lead, declare the SHRPO title plus $487,990 in prize cash.
$25,500 Excessive Curler Ultimate Desk Outcomes
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Erik Seidel Wins 2024 SHRPO $10,000 Deep Stack; Engel, Hui & Fish Declare Titles
Kevin Ordet Spins It As much as Win $3,000 Deep Stack
Occasion #50: $3,000 Deep Stack NLH featured a $1 million assure, nevertheless it fell a bit wanting assembly it drawing a discipline of 323 runners. That was paid out amongst the highest 47 finishers together with Cherish Andrews (forty third – $5,400), AJ Kelsall (thirty sixth – $6,500), Artem Metalidi (twenty third – $10,000), Landon Tice (fifteenth – $14,500), Justin Saliba (tenth – $19,200), and Nick Seward (4th – $71,000), who fell simply wanting his third title of the sequence.
After Jim Collopy exited in third place, the title got here all the way down to Hint Henderson and Kevin Ordet. The latter had begun the ultimate desk eighth in chips and wound up the victor in a rollercoaster heads-up match to win the match outright for $190,800.
$3,000 Deep Stack NLH Ultimate Desk Outcomes
Moschel Defeats a Prince En Path to $1,100 Deep Stack Victory
Occasion #53: $1,100 Deep Stack NLH attracted 504 entrants and awarded a $500,000 prize pool to the highest 65 finishers together with Maria Lampropulos (twenty first – $4,360), TK Miles (thirteenth – $6,300), Paul Balzano (eleventh – $7,500), Aaron Massey (seventh – $14,700), and Shannon Shorr (4th – $33,000).
Ultimately, Benjamin Moschel defeated Jean “Prince” Gaspard in heads-up play to win the match for $89,800. To take action, he gained three all-ins to say the chip lead earlier than ending off Prince.
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Ultimate Desk Outcomes
2024 SHRPO Winners
*Photos courtesy of SHRPO.