Elio Fox & Rich Alati Win Six-Figure Prizes at Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
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The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off with Nick Ahmadi winning the opener for $210K and will culminate with the $3,500 buy-in, $3 million GTD World Poker Tour Championship this weekend (April 12-16),
In between, a series of preliminary events have been playing out, two of which recently crowned six-figure winners.
Elio Fox Wins SHRP Super High Roller �� Again!
The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event #14: $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry) attracted 20 entrants, which just met the $1 million guarantee, albeit rake-free. That meant the top four got paid and unsurprisingly they were a familiar lot with 2018 Global Poker Award winner for ��Breakout Player of the Year�� Ali Imsirovic finishing fourth for $120,000.
��It was a really tough tournament, and I love playing with the group of guys that was here."
He was followed by Alex Foxen and Sam Soverel, who finished third and second for $180K and $260K respectively. Finishing on top for $440,000 was Elio Fox (pictured above), who during the 2018 SHRPO series won the same event for $500,000. That was the last Super High Roller held at the Seminole Hard Rock, which means Fox essentially went back-to-back and defended his title.
��It feels great,�� Fox told tournament officials after the win. ��It��s always wonderful to start out a trip doing well �C makes it easier the rest of the way.��
In the final hand of the tournament, Fox limped holding king-queen and Soverel raised with pocket fives. Fox limp-raised enough to put Soverel all in, and he called it off. The flop and turn kept Soverel in the lead, but a king spiked on the river to give Fox the win.
��It was a really tough tournament, and I love playing with the group of guys that was here,�� Fox added. ��I play with them a lot, and I��m really happy to have won.��
SHRP Super High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio Fox | $440,000 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | $260,000 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | $180,000 |
| 4 | Ali Imsirovic | $120,000 |
Prop Bet Winner Alati Wins Event #9
Rich Alati is perhaps best known for winning a prop bet against Rory Young late last year. In it, Alati had to spend 30 days in a blacked out, soundproof bathroom. He won it after just 20 days when Young bought out. Now, Alati is adding tournament champ to his r��sum��.
��Rich Alati, just emerging from his month of solitary confinement and still squinting under the bright lights, is victorious,�� joked Darren Rabinowitz after Alati took down the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event #9: $1,100 NLH Re-Entry, a tournament that drew 689 entrants and crushed its $250K guarantee by creating a $668,300 prize pool.
Alati reached heads-up play holding 10.225 million (82 bb) to Sam Panzica��s 7 million (56 bb), and the duo opted to strike a deal with the former claiming the trophy.
��The prop bet definitely helped to get me centered,�� Alati told tournament officials. ��It gave me some time to reflect on a lot of things. It helped me be more patient at the table, more calm, and to think logically.��
SHRP Event #9 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alati | $107,740* |
| 2 | Sam Panzica | $100,836* |
| 3 | Ryan Olisar | $55,425 |
| 4 | Philipe Pizzari Pinto | $40,695 |
| 5 | Judy Miller | $31,077 |
| 6 | Roberto Bendeck | $24,775 |
| 7 | Kyle Carson | $20,518 |
| 8 | Markus Gonsalves | $16,334 |
| 9 | Kurt Lichtman | $12,264 |
| 10 | Haim Toorgeman | $10,159 |
*denotes chop agreement
Images courtesy of SHRPO.
