2016 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open”
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 6: $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 807
Prize Pool: $403,500
November 21-23, 2016

Marc Levy is the champion of Event 6 at the 2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. Levy defeated a field of 807 entries in the $570 Deep Stack event, winning his third Hard Rock trophy and the top payout of $49,910 in an eight-way deal.

Levy is a 50-year-old part-time player from Boynton Beach, Florida. Over the course of the past few years, his medical marketing business has taken up more and more of the free time he used to dedicate to the game, but he still finds plenty of opportunities to hit the tables, particularly here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

“Honestly, playing in this room is awesome,” Levy said in his postgame interview. “The temperature is perfect, the staff is good — I’m always very calm here. It’s very comfortable, and I think that has a lot to do with my success. Everyone does a great job.”

Levy is a true grinder, with dozens of tournament results on his stat sheet over the past few years, including 30 cashes in this “comfortable” building. This result is his largest on record, though, and his total career tournament earnings are now approaching $400,000.

Day 2 almost wasn’t for the eventual champion. Finding himself short on chips near the end of Day 1, Levy moved all in blind, and he was called by a player with pocket sevens. Levy rolled over ace-six and promptly flopped trip aces to double up on one of the final hands of the night.

The rest, as they say, is history. Levy climbed the leaderboard steadily throughout Day 2, only finding himself at risk one time, against then-chip-leader James Dorrance. Levy won a race with king-queen against Dorrance’s pocket eights, doubling back into contention with 15 players remaining.

By the time the field combined around the final table, Levy was the chip leader and the only player with more than 3,000,000 chips. Dorrance was hot on his heels at that point, but a couple false steps left the former leader on the rail in ninth place. The final eight players decided to stop and talk numbers, and a deal was quickly reached, with Levy earning the top prize and the title of champion.

Final Table Payouts
1st: Marc Levy – $49,910 + trophy
2nd: Charlemagne Benjamin – $39,865
3rd: Michael Abitbol – $38,805
4th: Wally Maddah – $37,361
5th: Joseph Duchman – $32,433
6th: David Diaz – $30,367
7th: David Maslowski – $24,135
8th: Daren Stabinski – $20,803
9th: James Dorrance – $7,667

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 807

With the elimination of James Dorrance in ninth place, the final eight players elected to run the numbers once again. This time, everyone was satisfied with what came out of the calculator, handshakes were exchanged, and the tournament was declared complete.

By virtue of his chip lead at the time of the deal, Marc Levy is the champion of Event 6, taking the top payout of $49,910 and his third Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy. Here’s the full breakdown of the deal:

1st: Marc Levy – $49,910 + trophy
2nd: Charlemagne Benjamin – $39,865
3rd: Michael Abitbol – $38,805
4th: Wally Maddah – $37,361
5th: Joseph Duchman – $32,433
6th: David Diaz – $30,367
7th: David Maslowski – $24,135
8th: Daren Stabinski – $20,803

A more in-depth story of Levy’s victory will be published shortly.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 807

James Dorrance – Eliminated in 9th place ($7,667)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 807

Daren Stabinski opened with a raise to 180,000 in early position, and Michael Abitbol three-bet shoved for 605,000 in the small blind. Stabinksi called the remainder to put Abitbol at risk.

Stabinski:
Abitbol:

The board ran out , and Abitbol doubled up with a pair of aces.

Michael Abitbol – 1,380,000 (17 bb)
Daren Stabinski – 885,000 (11 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 807

Action folded around to the blinds where James Dorrance shoved from the small and Wally Maddah called all in for 1,135,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Dorrance:
Maddah:

The flop gave Dorrance the lead with a pair of kings, but Maddah picked up a flush draw for his tournament life. Sure enough, the turn was the , filling that flush and locking up the pot one card early. The river was the meaningless , and Maddah doubled up.

Wally Maddah – 2,360,000 (30 bb)
James Dorrance – 1,595,000 (20 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 807

Steven Richardson moved all in for just less than 400,000 in the small blind, and Joseph Duchman called in the big blind to put Richardson at risk.

Richardson:
Duchman:

The board ran out , and Duchman’s ace kicker played to earn him the knockout pot. Richardson was eliminated in 10th place.

Joseph Duchman – 2,245,000 (28 bb)
Steven Richardson – Eliminated in 10th place ($5,044)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 807

Here’s the remaining lineup as the blinds move to 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante:

Seat 1: Steven Richardson – 515,000 (6 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Duchman – 1,600,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: James Dorrance – 2,870,000 (36 bb)
Seat 4: Wally Maddah – 1,275,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Abitbol – 1,635,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Charlemagne Benjamin – 690,000 (9 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Levy – 3,075,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Daren Stabinski – 1,565,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: David Maslowski – 1,840,000 (23 bb)
Seat 10: David Diaz – 1,080,000 (14 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $92,795 + trophy
2nd: $54,069
3rd: $33,087
4th: $27,236
5th: $22,193
6th: $18,158
7th: $14,526
8th: $10,895
9th: $7,667
10th: $5,044

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 807

Derek Ecenarro moved all in for 220,000 under the gun, and James Dorrance called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Ecenarro:
Dorrance:

The first four cards were clean for Ecenarro on the board, but the was a disaster on the river. Dorrance found a pair of tens, winning the knockout pot and sending Ecenarro to the cashier in 11th place.

The final 10 players are now drawing for new seats around the final table. Both the live stream and these live updates will be presented on a 30-minute delay from here until the conclusion.

James Dorrance – 2,800,000 (47 bb)
Derek Ecenarro – Eliminated in 11th place ($5,044)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 807

Action folded around to the blinds where Derek Ecenarro shoved from the small and David Diaz called all in for 610,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Ecenarro:
Diaz:

The board ran out , and Diaz’s ace played to earn him a double-up.

David Diaz – 1,270,000 (21 bb)
Derek Ecenarro – 390,000 (7 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 807

Jesus Cabrera moved all in for just less than 500,000 in the cutoff, and David Maslowski re-shoved on the button, isolating himself in search of the knockout.

Cabrera:
Maslowski:

Cabrera clapped his hands together in celebration at the sight of the good news. “Come on baby!” he yelled. “Just dodge a jack!” He could not, though. The flop gave Maslowski the lead, and the and completed the board with blanks. Maslowski won the pot with two pair, eliminating Cabrera in 12th place.

David Maslowski – 2,550,000 (51 bb)
Jesus Cabrera – Eliminated in 12th place ($5,044)