Aido, King & Peters Among Big 2022 SHRPO Winners; Nearly $20 Million Awarded

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2022 SHRPO Winners

From July 27-August 9, South Florida��s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino played host to the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO), which culminated on Tuesday with their annual ��Big 4�� finale.

That included the $5,300 buy-in, $3 million guaranteed SHRPO Championship, and $25,500 Big 4 Hig Roller, both of which are recapped in depth below. The other two events were Event #35: $2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold��em, which saw Josh Adcock top a 435-entry field ($1,065,750 prize pool) to claim a $151,469 top prize, and Event #39: $1,100 Big 4 No-Limit Hold��em, which attracted 563 runners ($563,000 prize pool) and had Ivan Ruban come out on top to the tune of $107,125.

Andrew Pecina kicked off the 2022 SHRPO in a big way by winning the Florida record-setting Event #1: $400 NLH Re-Entry for $225,906. Others winners who followed included four female winners in a two-day period, Phil Hui (Event #19: $600 HORSE for $14,460), UFC fighter Colby Covington (Event #22: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 for $25,875), Esther ��E-Tay�� Taylor (Event #41: $2,200 Five-Card PLO for $59,825), Jeremy Ausmus (Event #44: $1,100 Six-Max PLO for $36,675), and Filippos Stavrakis, who was the only player to capture two titles �C Event #28: $1,100 HORSE Freezeout for $24,045 and Event #38: $600 Deep Stack NLH Turbo for $12,060.

When all was said and done, the 45-event series catered to a combined 20,045 entrants and awarded $19,651,717 in prize money!

Sergio Aido Victorious in SHRPO Championship Event

Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido and his crew.

From August 5-9, the $5,300 SHRPO Championship took place with 1,110 entries crushing the $3 million guarantee by creating a $5,838,500 prize pool. On Tuesday, the final seven players returned to play down to a winner on a Poker Night in America live-streamed finale, and after more than nine hours of play, it was Spanish poker pro Sergio Aido claiming the prestigious tit le and $900,100 top prize.

��As you can expect with 90-minute levels,�� Aido told SHRPO reporters after the win, ��there was plenty of play. I��m very happy with how I played.��

He added: ��Now I��m living in Mexico. It��s closer to Miami, and I think this stop will be in my schedule in the following months. So, I will be back for sure.��

The victory came a week after he finished fourth in the $50,000 Super High Roller. With the 2022 SHRPO Championship win, Aido earned his third-largest career score and moved past $14 million in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob.

2022 SHRPO Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Sergio Aido$900,100
2Jim Collopy$614,775
3Chris Brewer$412,375
4Justin Liberto$305,955
5Paul Hernandez$231,060
6Ugis Steinman$186,200
7Ryan Gianquitti$154,185

King Turns $2,650 Satty Win Into $713,190 Payday in $25,500 High Roller

Nolan King
Nolan King

Event #40: $25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry), which played out from August 8-9, attracted 105 entries and offered up a $2,593,500 prize pool, which squeaked by the $2 million guarantee. That was paid out to the top 15 finishers and among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Darren Elias (10th - $67,430), Joseph Cheong (12th - $62,255), and recent 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tablist Asher Conniff (13th - $59,650).

Nolan King was playing in his first-ever high roller tournament, which he qualified for via a $2,650 satellite.

��One of my buddies, James Carroll, texted me and said, ��Hey, come play this satellite with me,�� King explained to SHRPO officials. ��I was in bed, getting ready to go to sleep, but I said ��Alright, I��ll come play.�� So, I came and played, and I won that. I never would have played this otherwise.��

King was almost one of the first to go from the final table but ��got very lucky in a lot of spots�� including one where he was dominated by Sean Winter.

��I had ace-three, and Sean had ace-king,�� said King. ��We got it all in preflop. He flopped a flush draw and turned a king, but I hit a miracle straight on the river.��

Heads-up play against Winter lasted more than two hours before coming to a head.

��That last hand, I had six-seven of spades,�� said King. ��Sean flopped top two, and I got lucky with a spade on the turn. So everything went my way today.��

2022 SHRPO $25,500 Big 4 High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Nolan King$713,190
2Sean Winter$505,700
3Arian Stolt$319,000
4James Carroll$217,900
5Taylor Wilson$140,050
6David Peters$103,740
7Chad Eveslage$85,585
8Dylan Linde$72,615
9Michael Duek$70,025

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David Peters Wins $50K Super High Roller

David Peters
David Peters

Earlier in the series, from August 4-5 to be exact, Event #30: $50,000 Super High Roller attracted 25 of the world��s best to battle for a $1,212,500 prize pool.

David Peters began the second day as the short stack with just a dozen big blinds, but he managed to spin that up into victory after striking a heads-up deal with Byron Kaverman, The latter received $380,580 as a part of the deal while Peters walked away with $407,545 and the trophy, his third from the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

��It feels great, especially coming in short,�� Peters told SHRPO officials. ��I was able to chip up early, and a lot of things went well today.��

The deal came after back-to-back bust outs by the short stacks. First, Aido failed to get there with ace-ten against Peters�� pocket kings to fall in fourth for $133,375, and then Kaverman��s ace-six held against the queen-jack of Elio Fox, who exited in third place for $194,000.

Peters added: ��It was a battle. With this very deep structure, it could have gone all night if things went a little differently. But it was fun. It��s a great environment and a lot of friends always come to this stop. There��s great weather, great food, and restaurants. This is one of my favorite stops.��

2022 SHRPO $50K Super High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1David Peters$407,545*
2Byron Kaverman$380,580*
3Elio Fox$194,000
4Sergio Aido$133,375
5Krishna Lawrence$97,000

*Denotes heads-up deal.

2022 SHRPO

2022 SHRPO Winners

*DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize*   
July 27-August 1Event #1: $400 NLH Re-Entry7,703$2,541,990Andrew Pecina$225,906   
27-JulEvent #2: $400 Seniors NLH 50+272$91,120Robert Garcia$15,364   
27-JulEvent #3: $400 Big Stack Big O129$43,215Hal Rotholz$11,860   
27-JulEvent #4: $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty212$23,320Eric Halpern$5,495   
28-JulEvent #5: $600 Limit Omaha 8109$57,225Aaron Kupin$17,015   
28-JulEvent #6: $400 8-Handed PLO144$48,240Kahlil Francis$13,220   
28-JulEvent #7: $150 Big Stack NLH297$35,046Darrell Carril$7,196   
29-JulEvent #8: $400 Omaha 8/Stud 881$27,135Chris Labrie$5,328   
29-JulEvent #9: $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH188$61,100Steve Olivier$12,478   
29-JulEvent #10: $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO149$63,325Vincent Fiorenza$17,240   
30-JulEvent #11: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8124$41,540Sheila O'Connor$10,000   
30-JulEvent #12: $300 Ladies NLH66$17,160Mica Lamar$5,000   
31-JulEvent #13: $400 Deep Stack NLH505$169,175Donna Stutts$19,197   
July 31-August 1Event #14: $1,100 Six-Max NLH262$254,140Vincent Chauve$58,030   
July 31-August 2Event #15: $600 Deep Stack PLO500$260,000Duff Charette$48,075   
31-JulEvent #16: $600 NLH Turbo100$53,000Jennifer Borsini$12,500   
August 1-2Event #17: $1,100 Seniors 50+137$132,890Neil Blumenfield$31,670   
August 1-3Event #18: $200 Big Stack NLH2,532$405,120Carlos Pino$54,720   
August 1-2Event #19: $600 HORSE86$45,150Phil Hui$14,460   
1-AugEvent #20: $400 NLH Turbo86$29,240Rob Brown$9,320   
2-AugEvent #21: $600 Deep Stack 6-Max NLH257$134,925Nick Yunis$31,415   
August 2-3Event #22: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 884$81,480Colby Covington$25,875   
August 3-4Event #23: $1,100 Deep Stack NLH314$304,580Michael Tweedlie$66,500   
August 3-4Event #24: $25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller52$1,284,400Melad Marji$443,118   
3-AugEvent #25: $600 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO158$52,930Brandon Duvdivani$13,660   
3-AugEvent #26: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH395$43,500Jarett Minkoff$8,460   
3-AugEvent #27: $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH97$97,000James Rodriguez$29,185   
August 4-5Event #28: $1,100 HORSE Freezeout72$69,840Filippos Stavrakis$24,045   
August 4-5Event #29: $2,200 Deep Stack NLH229$458,000Ian O'Hara$107,155   
August 4-5Event #30: $50,000 Super High Roller25$1,212,500David Peters$407,545   
4-AugEvent #31: $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH303$98,475Rostyslav Huriak$15,885   
August 5-9Event #32: $5,300 SHRPO Championship1,110$5,383,500Sergio Aido$900,100   
5-AugEvent #33: $400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH241$56,635Michael Sautner$13,150   
6-AugEvent #34: $150 Big Stack NLH302$35,636Christopher Sweeney$5,320   
August 7-9Event #35: $2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold'em435$1,065,750Josh Adcock$151,469   
August 7-8Event #36: $1,100 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha78$75,660Matt Bretzfield$20,165   
August 7-9Event #37: $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em696$111,360Shannon McCloud$21,580   
7-AugEvent #38: $600 Deep Stack NLH Turbo65$34,450Filippos Stavrakis$12,060   
August 8-9Event #39: $1,100 Big 4 No-Limit Hold'em563$563,000Ivan Ruban$107,125   
August 8-9Event #40: $25,500 Big 4 High Roller105$2,593,500Nolan King$713,190   
August 8-9Event #41: $2,200 Five-Card PLO115$230,000Esther Taylor$59,825   
9-AugEvent #42: $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH153$35,955David Baize$6,599   
9-AugEvent #43: $10,000 Deep Stack NLH111$1,065,600Ed Sebesta$311,915   
9-AugEvent #44: $1,100 Six-Max PLO139$134,870Jeremy Ausmus$36,675   
9-AugEvent #45: $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty264$29,040Aleksandr Tishchenko$5,610   

*Images courtesy of SHRPO.

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