Rock ‘N’ Roll

Adam Hendrix Wins His Second SHRP Major Series Trophy With RRPO Event 47 Outright Win for $192,150

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  168
Prize Pool:  $789,600
November 28, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 47 Champion Adam Hendrix

Event 47 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 168 entries generated a prize pool of $789,600, more than tripling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Adam Hendrix, winning outright for $192,150.

This marked Hendrix’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $600 No-Limit Holdem event at the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. 

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AdamHendrix$192,150
2JoeSerock$126,300
3MeirMeystel$91,500
4ArunasSapitavicius$67,100
5KrasimirYankov$50,100
6GrantWang$38,200
7NikitaKalinin$29,700
8SamLaskowitz$23,500
9GediminasUselis$19,100
10JeremyDan$19,100
11VitalijsZavorotnijs$15,800
12DavidDiBernardi$15,800
13JohnDepersio$13,400
14JamesCalderaro$13,400
15NikolaiMamut$11,600
16ArtemMetalidi$11,600
17KorayAldemir$10,250
18NorbertSzecsi$10,250
19CarlosBermudez$10,250
20AsherConniff$10,250
21JustinZaki$10,250

Nathan Thrush Wins Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Three-Way Deal for $48,961

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  640
Prize Pool:  $332,800
November 26 – 28, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 39 Champion Nathan Thrush

Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a multi-flight $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). There were 640 entries, producing a prize pool of $332,800.

A three-handed deal took place at the final table and Nathan Thrush was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 39 winner for $48,961.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1NathanThrush$48,961*
2StewartYancik$45,569*
3FranklinRojas$37,495*
4RajeskarGovindan$20,280
5ChadVetstein$15,560
6AlNorman$12,475
7OrlandoMaldonado Jr.$10,355
8RyanBrown$8,250
9DavidLaufer$6,200
10ArthurPeacock$6,200
11AxelOrellana Gomez$5,130
12WilliamHicks$5,130
13ChetSickle$4,090
14JakeSchwartz$4,090
15KevinBlewitt$4,090
16MichaelMerisier$3,405
17ClaudioPiedrabuena$3,405
18CarlosSaturno Garcia$3,405
19StanleyLee$2,790
20YanirHahitti$2,790
21EugeneKotlyarevskiy$2,790
22T.K.Miles$2,360
23GregoryJoslyn$2,360
24SaberSalum Penayo$2,360
25DavidKozma$1,995
26HowardMash$1,995
27CorelTheuma$1,995
28NicholasVelentzas$1,640
29MichaelPhillips$1,640
30RobertGrossman$1,640
31JoshuaZur$1,640
32FarhadJamasi$1,640
33MustafaLobut$1,640
34OlgaIermolcheva$1,640
35MarkShulla$1,640
36RudyCadenas$1,640
37LuisRamos$1,440
38AyedShweihat$1,440
39DimitryAgrachov$1,440
40DanielClifford$1,440
41DavidHoag$1,440
42SangHo$1,440
43JordanKasimow$1,440
44BrockWilson$1,440
45JaspalBrar$1,440
46LuisGonzalez Gomez$1,270
47SantanaNoronha$1,270
48GabrielCroteau$1,270
49RogerLamia$1,270
50DiomigDelgado$1,270
51BrettMurray$1,270
52RobBrown$1,270
53JuanEndara$1,270
54SatishSurapaneni$1,270
55DavidDiBernardi$1,140
56RichardWhitebrook$1,140
57FlorianRibouchon$1,140
58TeddyTavares Correa$1,140
59StevenHaynes$1,140
60YangLu$1,140
61BrianNg$1,140
62JoelGola$1,140
63JosiasSantos$1,140
64LebertGrinan$1,030
65FrederickAttias$1,030
66StephenKehoe$1,030
67JuniorAntoine$1,030
68AaronMassey$1,030
69StuartGreenbaum$1,030
70TuanNguyen$1,030
71RamiHahitti$1,030
72CarlMoultrie$1,030
73AlexanderYen$955
74JohnPetro$955
75BoshuangGao$955
76PeterShapiro$955
77ChaimAppel$955
78HarrisonShockley$955
79JohnDeignan$955
80MichaelVela$955
81EvanPantano$955

*denotes three-handed deal

Peter Fellows Wins Event 46 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $14,350

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $54,940
November 28, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 46 Champion Peter Fellows

Event 46 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Seniors 50+ N0-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries created a prize pool of $54,940.

Taking it down was Peter Fellows, winning outright for $14,350.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1PeterFellows$14,350
2NeilBlumenfield$9,520
3DavidShmuel$5,640
4JudithBielan$3,430
5JosephVillacci$2,650
6PhilipConsolo$2,195
7StephenRoselius$1,900
8GiuseppeGalluzzo$1,675
9StevenBennett$1,460
10NancyThomas$1,460
11MarceloJo$1,265
12ArieBen-Mayor$1,265
13JeffreyKessler$1,070
14JosiasSantos$1,070
15YuriyKozinskiy$1,070
16JeffreyMiller$890
17IgorHot$890
18ClintonFromal$890
19AlexanderBorukhovich$750
20ScottZakheim$750
21RonaldKatz$750

Event 47: Adam Hendrix Wins! ($192,150); Joe Serock Finishes Runner-Up ($126,300)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 168

Adam Hendrix

Joe Serock raised all in for 265,000 from the button and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

Serock:  9h8s
Hendrix:  Ac2s

The board came Td6c3dKcQc, safe for Hendrix to win Event 47 outright for $192,150. Serock finished runner-up for $126,300.

A recap of Event 47 will be posted later tonight.

Joe Serock

Event 47: Meir Meystel – 3rd Place ($91,500)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 168

Meir Meystel

Adam Hendrix raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button, Joe Serock folded his small blind, and Meir Meystel called all in for about 915,000 in the big blind.

Hendrix:  5h5d
Meystel:  Ac8c

The board ran out KcJhTd4dTh, no help to Meystel, ending his tournament in third place.

Adam Hendrix  –  3,095,000  (77 bb)
Joe Serock  –  265,000  (7 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($91,500)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300

Event 47: Adam Hendrix Retakes the Lead

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Adam Hendrix raised to 80,000 from the button and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop was Kd3h2s, Meystel checked, Hendrix continued for 50,000, and Meystel called.

The turn was the Kh, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 215,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the 6s, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 425,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Hendrix tabled Ks8h for trip kings, Meystel mucked, and Hendrix won the pot to retake the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  775,000  (19 bb)
Joe Serock  –  385,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500

Event 47: Arunas Sapitavicius – 4th Place ($67,100)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Arunas Sapitavicius

Arunas Sapitavicius raised to 60,000 from the button, Joe Serock called in the small blind, and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop came Kd8s2h, Serock checked, and Meystel bet 100,000. Sapitavicius called and Serock folded.

The turn was the Qd, Meystel bet 200,000, and Sapitavicius called.

The river was the 3c, Meystel checked, Sapitavicius went all in for 440,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Sapitavicius showed AsAc for a pair of aces, but Meystel tabled 8d2c for eights and deuces to win the pot and eliminate Sapitavicius in fourth place.

Meir Meystel  –  1,970,000  (66 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($67,100)

With three players remaining, the average stack is 1,120,000  (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $91,500.

Event 47: Adam Hendrix Takes the Lead

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 168

Adam Hendrix

Meir Meystel raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

The flop was 8h7d6s, Meystel continued for 50,000, and Hendrix called.

The turn was the 9d, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 125,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the 2h, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 350,000, and Meystel thought for a while before he called.

Hendrix tabled JhTd for a jack-high straight, besting Meystel’s 6d5d for a nine-high straight to take the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  1,375,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  950,000  (38 bb)
Joe Serock  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  335,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500
4th:  $67,100

Recent Eliminations
5th:  Krasimir Yankov  –  $50,100

Event 46: Peter Fellows Wins! ($14,350); Neil Blumenfield Finishes Runner-Up ($9,520)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 164

Peter Fellows raised to 85,000 from the button and Neil Blumenfield called in the big blind.

The flop was KsJd7s, Blumenfield checked, Fellows continued for 90,000, and Blumenfield called.

The turn was the 8h, Blumenfield checked, Fellows bet 215,000, and Blumenfield called.

The river was the Ac, Blumenfield checked, Fellows went all in with a covering stack, and Blumenfield called all in for about 605,000.

Fellows showed Jh8d for jacks and eights, besting Blumenfield’s QsJc to win Event 46 outright for $14,350. Blumenfield finished runner-up for $9,520.

A recap of Event 46 will be posted later tonight.

Event 46: David Shmuel – 3rd Place ($5,640)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 164

After losing most of his stack to Peter Fellows, David Shmuel was all in for bout 160,000 in the big blind against Neil Blumenfield in the small blind.

Shmuel:  9d8h
Blumenfield:  JsTd

The board came 7d5c4sTsKh, giving Blumenfield a pair of tens to eliminate Shmuel in third place.

Peter Fellows  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
David Shmuel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,640)

1st: $14,350 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520