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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

PlacePlayerPrize
1Elio Fox$440,000
2Sam Soverel$260,000
3Alex Foxen$180,000
4Ali Imsirovic$120,000

Prop Bet Winner Alati Wins Event #9

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Event #9 champ Rich Alati

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

PlacePlayerPrize
1Rich Alati$107,740*
2Sam Panzica$100,836*
3Ryan Olisar$55,425
4Philipe Pizzari Pinto$40,695
5Judy Miller$31,077
6Roberto Bendeck$24,775
7Kyle Carson$20,518
8Markus Gonsalves$16,334
9Kurt Lichtman$12,264
10Haim Toorgeman$10,159

*denotes chop agreement

Images courtesy of SHRPO.

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