Event 21: Familiar Faces

$400 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  130

Jessica Cai

The $400 Six-Max has a nice turnout in the Grand Ballroom with 130 entries and registration open for about another 90 minutes.

Some friendly faces include Jessica Cai, Jimmy Tomblin, Luz Sanchez, Jerermy Becker, Marc Sachelli, David Somers, Michael Tweedlie, Nick Yunis, and Matthew Yorra.

Jimmy Tomblin
Luz Sanchez

Event 21: More Short-Handed

$400 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We’re getting closer to RRPO Championship weekend and we have a great warmup getting underway at noon with Event 21. The $400 Deep Stack has a six-max format for tons of action through the one-day trophy event.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. They have a 45-minute dinner break schedule at 6:30 pm and come back to continue the march toward the next RRPO champ.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 19 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 21 – $400 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 22 – $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 16 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 23 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 19 Day 1E – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 19 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 24 – $400 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

4PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Schedule

Lawrence Berg Wins Event 21 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $21,110

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $59,170
August 1, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 21 Champion Lawrence Berg

Event 21 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry). A crowd of 61 entries produced a prize pool of $59,170, and winning the lion’s share of it was Lawrence Berg, taking it down outright for $21,110.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1LawrenceBerg$21,110
2OxanaCummings$12,500
3MatthewWolfson$7,840
4PhilHui$5,325
5MaksimPisarenko$53,250
6EugeneKotlyarevskiy$3,255
7SamSternfield$2,665
8LeonardAugust$2,330

Event 21: Oxana Cummings Leads the Final Five Players

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 61

Oxana Cummings  –  730,000  (46 BB)
Lawrence Berg  –  230,000  (14 BB)
Matt Wolfson  –  140,000  (9 BB)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  75,000  (5 BB)
Phil Hui  –  45,000  (3 BB)

1st:  $21,110 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,500
3rd:  $7,840
4th:  $5,325
5th:  $4,145

6th:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  $3,255
7th:  Sam Sternfield  –  $2,665
8th:  Leonard August  –  $2,330

Event 21: Prize Pool and Payouts with $21K to H.O.R.S.E. Champ

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $59,170
August 1, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 61 entries creating a prize pool worth $59,170. The last eight players will earn some money with $2,330 for a min-cash and $21,110 plus the SHRPO trophy for the champ.

1st: $21,110 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $12,500
3rd: $7,840
4th: $5,325
5th: $4,145
6th: $3,255
7th: $2,665
8th: $2,330

Event 21: Bigger H.O.R.S.E.

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  150/300 Limits

We have a big H.O.R.S.E. tournament on deck today, kicking off the $1,100 buy-in tournament at 11 am and it features plenty of play with a two-day structure.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 3:30 pm. The tournament will continue until nine players remain and the final table will return on Wednesday at noon to play it out for the title.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 21 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 17 – $1,100 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 22 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 23 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 14 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 24 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 18 Day 1E – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 25 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 26 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Multi-Event Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seat into $10,000 buy-in Event 23
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seat into any $25,500 SHRPO High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 SHRPO Schedule
Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

Ukrainian Newcomer Vladyslav Shovkovyi Outlasts a Field of 3,989 to Win His First Trophy and $299,715

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  3,989
Prize Pool:  $2,074,280
April 20-24, 2023

Event 21 Champion Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Event 21 Champion Vladyslav Shovkovyi

“I think I still don’t understand what happened,” said Event 21 champion Vladyslav Shovkovyi, “but I am happy and grateful.”

Sometimes things just go your way, like they did for Shovkovyi the past few days. He entered the sixth and final starting flight for Event 21 on Saturday evening, and he had a really good day, bagging up the chip lead for that flight, and the second largest stack overall.

Day 2 wasn’t as kind to Shovkovyi, at least at first.

“At one point I was down to only 13 big blinds,” said Shovkovyi about his Day 2. “I was struggling, waiting for some hands. But then I doubled up a few times.”

The key moment for Shovkovyi seemed to come shortly before midnight on Day 2 with 31 players remaining. Shovkovyi got into a preflop raising war with chipleader Bin Weng, eventually six-betting all in for 83 big blinds. Weng folded, giving Shovkovyi the chip lead with 123 big blinds. (Click here for more details.)

Neither player showed their cards, though Shovkovyi said something in his winner’s interview that implies he might have made an aggressive play there with ace-queen.

“I think ace-queen was my hand of the tournament,” said Shovkovyi, “because I made a few good moves with that hand and I won a lot of chips.”

Nobody knew it at the time, but after that hand, Shovkovyi would be at or near the chip lead for the rest of the tournament.

Shovkovyi had the lead when the nine-handed final table started, and after Charlemagne Benjamin was eliminated in ninth place, Shovkovyi scored the next six knockouts in a row (including two in one hand) to get heads-up against David Trager with a 5-to-1 chip lead.

Trager put up a strong fight, and over the next half hour or so, he doubled up and continued building his stack until he had nearly evened up the stacks — 87 big blinds for Shovkovyi and 73 big blinds for Trager. That’s when they took a scheduled break, and agreed to an ICM deal to end the tournament and split the remaining prizepool.

As chipleader, Shovkovyi was declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and $299,715.

“Getting first and the trophy in such a big field is awesome,” said Shovkovyi. “I had a few good runs this year, but I took second, third, and a few more final tables, but not first.”

Shovkovyi battled some tough competition for this title, particularly Darryll Fish (who finished fourth) and Ari Engel (who finished fifth). With their cashes in this event, Fish has just shy of $5 million in live tournament earnings, and Engel has just crossed the $8 million mark.

“The level of some players here is very good,” said Shovkovyi. “The guys on the final table had millions in winnings, and I’m only just starting. So it was awesome to play with good players, and to put pressure on them.”

While his career in poker tournaments is relatively young, and this is by far his biggest live score, based on his performance this weekend, this victory won’t be his last.


Final Table Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1VladyslavShovkovyi$299,715*
2DavidTrager$288,485*
3AlexandreHenry$161,700
4DarryllFish$124,600
5AriEngel$94,300
6RyanBrown$69,580
7GregAnda$50,015
8JosephDipascale$39,800
9CharlemagneBenjamin$30,765

Event 21: Vladyslav Shovkovyi Wins in a Heads-Up Deal with David Trager

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 3,989

Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Vladyslav Shovkovyi

When the final two players returned from break, they quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool. These were their confirmed official chip counts:

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  43,300,000  (87 bb)
David Trager  –  36,500,000  (73 bb)

And these are the modified payouts they’ve agreed to:

1st:  Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  $299,715* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  David Trager  –  $288,485*

As chipleader, Vladyslav Shovkovyi is awarded the title and the trophy. Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.


Final Table Results:

1st:  Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  $299,715* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  David Trager  –  $288,485*
3rd:  Alexandre Henry  –  $161,700
4th:  Darryll Fish  –  $124,600
5th:  Ari Engel  –  $94,300
6th:  Ryan Brown  –  $69,580
7th:  Greg Anda  –  $50,015
8th:  Joseph Dipascale  –  $39,800
9th:  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  $30,765

David Trager
David Trager