SHRPO Big 4: Shaun Deeb Wins $25K High Roller ($778,300)
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The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Big Four wound down on Tuesday evening, and Shaun Deeb emerged as champion of the biggest buy-in of the bunch. Deeb took down the $25,000 High Roller for $778,300, topping a field of 115.
It's the second win in a $25,000 event for Deeb, who won the $25K Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller at the 2018 WSOP. He also finished second in this same event last year for $534,989.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | USA | $778,300 |
| 2 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | $545,375 |
| 3 | Olivier Busquet | USA | $340,860 |
| 4 | Andy Andrejevic | Serbia | $235,760 |
| 5 | TK Miles | USA | $150,545 |
| 6 | Josh Ray | USA | $110,780 |
| 7 | Jake Schwartz | USA | $90,895 |
| 8 | Matthew Wantman | USA | $76,695 |
The 115 entries in the event allowed it to easily surpass the $2 million guaranteed prize pool, clearing the $2.8 million mark. Two tables of players were paid and some of those cashing but missing the final table included Ali Imsirovic, Sam Soverel and recent $50K champ Jason Mercier.
Mercier's second straight strong high roller run was cut short on the official final table bubble when he got queens in three ways, according to the live updates, but TK Miles hit an ace on the river with ace-king to bust him in a side pot after Josh Ray flopped a set of nines for the main pot.
Final Table Action
Andy Andrejevic had the chip lead going into the final eight with Deeb and Albert Daher also toting big stacks.
Deeb got off to a good start, busting Matthew Wantman in a flip with A♦9♦ against sevens.
He almost pulled a double knockout after that, but Ray got there with ace-king against Deeb's queens and Jake Schwartz's ace-jack. Still, it would be Ray out next courtesy of Deeb nonetheless. Ray tried floating with J♠7♠ after calling a three-bet from Deeb, and he shoved the turn on Q♣9♠4♥4♠. Deeb sprang a trap with A♦Q♦ and held to bust him.
After Deeb busted Miles in another race, sevens against ace-king, he had about half of the chips four-handed. He continued to climb up from there and had a huge lead three-handed with 7.8 million of about 11.5 million, despite Olivier Busquet scoring an elimination of Andrejevic.
The four-time bracelet winner then made quick work of Daher heads up.
What looked like an easy victory took some work, though. First Busquet would double after rivering a flush, then Daher made his own flush, calling a river shove from Deeb, who had the nut blocker. That moved Daher into a slight lead over Deeb.
Deeb recovered quickly though, busting Busquet when both flopped top pair of eights in the blinds and Deeb's queen kicker beat Busquet's six. The four-time bracelet winner then made quick work of Daher heads up, ending things on a final race about half an hour in when he paired up with ace-queen against pocket sevens.
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