Das 914 entradas registradas no SHRPO (Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open) Championship, torneio com buy-in de US$ 5.250, restam apenas 49 jogadores na briga pelo título. O Brasil é representado pelo gaúcho Marcos Exterkotter, que se classificou com 1.200.000 fichas, o oitavo maior stack.
O chip leader é Noah Schwartz, que ensacou 1.690.000, seguido por Joseph Cheong, com 1.595.000. Outros nomes de peso seguem na disputa, como John Racener (825.000), Loni Harwood (770.000), Jason Mercier (250.000), entre outros. Todos já garantiram US$ 15.338, enquanto o campeão sairá com US$ 771.444.
VEJA MAIS: Felipe Salgado conquista o título do US$ 215 Sunday Supersonic do PokerStars
Entre os eliminados perto do fim do Dia 2 estavam Mike Leah, Tony Cousineau, Martin Kozlov e o brasileiro André Akkari, que ficou em 79º para um prêmio de US$ 11.747. O torneio retorna nesta segunda-feira, às 13h (horário de Brasília), com blinds em 10.000/20.000 e big blind ante de 20.000.
Confira o chip count por mesa
Mesa 5
Seat 1: Johnny Stevenson – 510,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Tziris – 765,000 (38 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Dube – 950,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4: Raman Sivkumar – 955,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Rami Taqtaq – 625,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Bill McKown – 225,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Hoan Nguyen – 760,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Bretzfield – 375,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: — Vazio —
Mesa 6
Seat 1: — Vazio —
Seat 2: Loni Harwood – 770,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Patrick Clarke – 625,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Quinn Bruno – 905,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Adam Zeltser – 425,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Adam Adler – 1,600,000 (80 bb)
Seat 7: Marcos Exterkotter – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: John Compton – 325,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Rex Clinkscales – 810,000 (41 bb)
Mesa 7
Seat 1: Alberto Rodriguez – 160,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Jorge Morales – 770,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Jared Griener – 490,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Shannon Shorr – 450,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: James Calderaro – 850,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6: — Vazio —
Seat 7: Ekrem Bozkurt – 425,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Nelson Resendiz – 1,460,000 (73 bb)
Seat 9: Stoyan Obreshkov – 735,000 (37 bb)
Mesa 12
Seat 1: Jeremy Ausmus – 715,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Ryan D’Angelo – 430,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Patrick Quinn – 205,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Chris Horter – 110,000 (6 bb)
Seat 5: Joseph Cheong – 1,595,000 (80 bb)
Seat 6: John Dolan – 995,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: — Vazio —
Seat 8: Josh Kay – 1,270,000 (64 bb)
Seat 9: Erik Christensen – 795,000 (40 bb)
Mesa 13
Seat 1: Scott Robbins – 515,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Dantonio Brown – 505,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Aaron Kupin – 1,475,000 (74 bb)
Seat 4: John Racener – 825,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Maimone – 1,050,000 (53 bb)
Seat 6: Ken Einiger – 250,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Jacob Bazeley – 665,000 (33 bb)
Seat 8: Imar Soika – 875,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Brandon Eisen – 1,240,000 (62 bb)
Mesa 14
Seat 1: Jeff Fielder – 230,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Ido Ashkenazi – 1,135,000 (57 bb)
Seat 3: Edgar Vares – 855,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: — Vazio —
Seat 5: Noah Schwartz – 1,690,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: Jason Mercier – 250,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Adam Levy – 1,085,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: John Esposito – 205,000 (10 bb)
Seat 9: Omar Zazay – 525,000 (26 bb)
