Hard Rock Tampa Poker Tournament 2019
The nearly two-week-long 2019 Winter Poker Open wrapped up Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Bay with the conclusion of the $1,650 Main Event, a tournament that drew 479 entries over three starting flights and surpassed its $500K guarantee by generating a $718,500 prize pool.
For the foreseeable future, all guaranteed tournaments at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will no longer have a guarantee. The leaderboard promotion will end as scheduled on March 17 th. Players earning a prize from the leaderboard will be issued cash in lieu of tournament seats, when applicable.
Hard Rock Tampa Poker room. The poker room offers the guests to choose any of 46 tables with different size of bets and the game variety. Hard Rock Tampa Poker room has more than 200 table games, including Texas Holdem for poker classic and old-school players, Omaha, Stud Poker, Asia Poker and some others. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa continues to elevate its music and entertainment with the new Hard Rock Event Center. This 1,500-seat venue and is on the second level of the casino complex. The event center has everything you’re looking for to host some of the nation's hottest entertainers and must-see concerts as well as conventions, trade shows. The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic $1,650 Main Event attracted 332 entrants and created a $498,000 prize pool, well above the advertised $300K guarantee. In the end, poker pro Matt. The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series continued on Friday with the second of three starting flights in Event #1: $350 DeepStack NLH.Day 1b attracted 200 runners, which along with.
Coming out on top of that event was David Moses of Greenville, South Carolina, who captured a $149,595 first-place prize after defeating poker pro Justin Zaki in heads-up play.
It was the third Florida title for Moses in 2019. Back in February, he won Event #12: $400 NLH Turbo at the World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Coconut Creek for $10,591, and in May followed it up by taking down the CardPlayer Poker Tour VII bestbet Jacksonville Event #9: $350 NLH Bounty for $2,160.
Hard Rock Tampa Poker Tournament 2019 Results
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Moses | $149,595 |
| 2 | Justin Zaki | $104,750 |
| 3 | TK Miles | $67,345 |
| 4 | Duff Charette | $44,367 |
| 5 | Manny Minaya | $34,165 |
| 6 | Nick Mann | $28,295 |
| 7 | Terri-Anne Crawford | $23,711 |
| 8 | Mark Scacewater | $19,320 |
| 9 | Austin Buchanan | $14,959 |
According to updates from the event, 72 players advanced to Day 2 with 48 of those making the money. Others to cash the event were Peter Vitantonio (11th - $12,516), John Dolan (12th - $12,516), Alex Rocha (15th - $10,598), Kevin Eyster (19th - $7,221), Wasim Assaf (28th - $4,167), Barry Brown (39th - $3,779), Andrew Kelsall (44th - $3,779), and Raymond Sykes Jr. (48th - $3,485).
In the final hand of the tournament, Moses had pulled out to a slight lead in the heads-up match. In Level 31 (100,000/150,000/150,000), Zaki raised to 350,000 and Moses jammed.
“I’m leaning call,” Zaki said as he hit the tank. Eventually, he did call off his stack holding ace-eight only to see he was pipped by Moses, who held ace-nine. The board ran out ten-high meaning the kicker came into play and Zaki had to settle for second place and a $104,750 consolation prize.
Here’s a look at all those who captured titles during the 2019 Winter Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa:
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $160 NLH | 653 | $81,625 | Thomas Clements Jr | $10,237 |
| Event #2: $360 NLH | 1,010 | $303,000 | Tony March | $45,851 |
| Event #3: $570 NLH Freezeout | 80 | $40,000 | David DiBernardi | $12,379 |
| Event #4: $570 Eight-Handed NLH | 106 | $53,000 | Jacob Naumann | $14,505 |
| Event #5: $1,100 NLH/PLO | 70 | $67,200 | Justin Harrell | $16,000 |
| Event #6: $1,650 Main Event | 479 | $718,500 | David Moses | $149,595 |
| Event #7: $480 NLH | 264 | $109,560 | Shadrach Tercy | $21,004 |
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The Hard Rock Poker Open returns this August with prize monies over $6.5 Million.
Hard Rock Tampa Poker Tournament 2019 Dates
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Announces 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Held Aug. 1 to Aug. 13
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will celebrate its seventh season of highly anticipated, top tournament play at South Florida’s iconic entertainment destination Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. SHRPO will kick off Thursday, Aug. 1 with the $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (NLH) series opener highlighting a $1 Million Guarantee.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Unique to South Florida, The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) is known for its one-of-a-kind finisher – The Big 4. The Big 4 is a collection of four-tournament finales that feature staggered structures, timed so the events play down simultaneously in front of a live audience. Filmed by Poker Night in America and televised on CBS Sports Network, The Big 4 will be played at the resort’s Hard Rock Event Center on Tuesday, Aug. 13. All of the synchronized poker action will be live streamed on SHRPO.com.
“SHRPO is our flagship series and has put South Florida front and center on the poker map since the first $10 million guarantee in August 2013,” said Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Tournament Director, Tony Burns. “The tournament attracts a global audience and we’ve amped up this year’s series with new price points as well as the return of The Big 4, a finisher unlike any other in the industry.”
The resort’s Hard Rock Event Center will serve as the primary tournament space during the 13-day series.
Carrying combined prize pools of $6.5 million, The Big 4 premium events include:
$5,250 SHRPO Championship NLH (Single Re-Entry), $3 Million Guarantee, starts at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9
$2,650 NLH (Single Re-Entry), $1 Million Guarantee, starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11
$1,100 NLH (Re-Entry), $500,000 Guarantee, starts at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry), $2 Million Guarantee, starts at noon on Monday, Aug. 12
Other events surrounding The Big 4 include the $50,000 Super High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) highlighting a $1 Million Guarantee, which starts on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. and a $10,000 One-Day NLH event starting on Tuesday, Aug. 13 highlighting a $500,000 guarantee.
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Jeff Conine Celebrity Poker Classic
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino again hosts the Jeff Conine Celebrity Poker Classic benefitting the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. The charity event will kick off with an exclusive VIP player party in the Terrace Ballroom at Hard Rock Event Center from 5:30 – 7 p.m. prior to the tournament’s start time at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy live music, cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres and a chance to win a variety of prizes including a seat in the SHRPO Championship. Buy-in for the charity event is $300 and players can re-enter throughout the evening. Former major league baseball player Jeff Conine will be in attendance along with other celebrities.
Hard Rock Tampa Poker Tournament 2019 Schedule
Tournament promotions include Seminole Gaming’s signature “Win a Seat” program. Participants can visit HardRockPoker.com to enter for a chance to win entries into major poker tournaments at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, including three winners of a $5,250 entry into the SHRPO Championship.
Poker hotel rates during SHRPO will start at $139 on weekdays and $189 on weekends. For more information and to view the series schedule, future tournament details and make hotel reservations, please visit SHRPO.com. Follow us on Twitter at @SHRPO and @SHRThePokerRoom.