$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 86
After Matt Bretzfield doubled through Robert Cowen, the two agreed to a heads-up chop.
Bretzfield had the slight lead in chips, making him the official winner for $21,583. Cowen finished runner-up for $21,582.
A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.
$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 86
On a flop of 
, Robert Cowen checked from the big blind and Matt Bretzfield bet 100,000 from the button. Cowen called.
The turn was the 
, Cowen checked, Bretzfield went all in for 305,000, and Cowen called with 
for a wrap. Bretzfield showed 
for a set of deuces with draws of his own.
The river was the 
, giving Bretzfield a straight flush to double up and take the chip lead.
Matt Bretzfield – 950,000 (48 bb)
Robert Cowen – 775,000 (39 bb)
1st: $26,895 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $16,270
3rd: Ivaylo Sivinov – $10,115
4th: Zhen Cai – $6,840
5th: Jonathan Pineda – $5,215
6th: Pawel Andrzejewski – $4,170
7th: Andrey Markov – $3,460
8th: Brian Warnecke – $2,920
9th: Harvey Freedman – $2,690
10th: Cuba Levenberry – $2,505
11th: Darol Rodrock – $2,340
$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 86
Seat 1: Robert Cowen – 69,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Pawel Andrzejewski – 106,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Zhen Cai – 223,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Ivaylo Sivinov – 644,000 (81 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Pineda – 317,000 (40 bb)
Seat 6: Matt Bretzfield – 371,000 (46 bb)
1st: $26,895 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $16,270
3rd: $10,115
4th: $6,840
5th: $5,215
6th: $4,170
7th: Andrey Markov – $3,460
8th: Brian Warnecke – $2,920
9th: Harvey Freedman – $2,690
10th: Cuba Levenberry – $2,505
11th: Darol Rodrock – $2,340
2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 86
Prize Pool: $83,420
November 16, 2023
Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 86 entries created a prize pool of $83,420, with the final 11 players earning a piece of it. A min-cash pays $2,340.
Up top for the winner is $26,895.
1st: $26,895 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $16,270
3rd: $10,115
4th: $6,840
5th: $5,215
6th: $4,170
7th: $3,460
8th: $2,920
9th: $2,690
10th: $2,505
11th: $2,340
$1,100 Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Second day of the RRPO series and our second Omaha tournament is set to go at 2 pm. Event 6 is a $1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament to juice up the action.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. They will continue to play down until one player is left holding the RRPO trophy.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
11AM: Event 5 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
2PM: Event 6 – $1,100 Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 7 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
8PM: Event 8 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 173
Prize Pool: $90,825
July 27, 2023
Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 173 entries generated a prize pool of $90,825 and taking it down was Sam Sternfield, winning outright for $23,260.
“The curse is over!” said an excited and relieved Sternfield after.
This marked Sternfield’s 10th final table and 19th cash in an SHRP major series event.
“So many close calls. I was out for blood today.”
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam | Sternfield | $23,260 |
| 2 | Jeffrey | Gale | $15,300 |
| 3 | Frank | Brannan | $10,355 |
| 4 | Ryan | Gibson | $7,190 |
| 5 | Scotter | Clark | $5,135 |
| 6 | Jeremy | Parker | $3,775 |
| 7 | Andrei | Mitsiuk | $2,855 |
| 8 | Gerardo | Flores | $2,855 |
| 9 | Robert | Cote | $2,230 |
| 10 | Michael | Lerner | $2,230 |
| 11 | Jordan | Polk | $1,800 |
| 12 | Christopher | Prince | $1,800 |
| 13 | Vitaliy | Kosenyuk | $1,490 |
| 14 | Blake | Barousse | $1,490 |
| 15 | Jason | Korb | $1,280 |
| 16 | Michael | Krop | $1,280 |
| 17 | David | Moreno | $1,140 |
| 18 | Gregory | Koenig | $1,140 |
| 19 | Seyed | Hosseini | $1,055 |
| 20 | Stewart | Yancik | $1,055 |
| 21 | Gabriel | Ramos | $1,055 |
| 22 | Christopher | Licata | $1,055 |
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 173
Sam Sternfield limped for 25,000 on the button, and Jeffrey Gale checked in the big blind.
The flop was 
, Gale potted for 75,000, Sternfield repotted for 225,000, Gale reraised all in for about 390,000, and Sternfield called.
Sternfield: 
Gale: 
Both players had the same seven-high straight with outs to a bigger straight, but Sternfield was freerolling with a flush draw.
The 
turn kept things even, but the river gave Sternfield a flush to win Event 6 outright for $23,260. Jeffrey Gale finished runner-up for $15,300.
A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 173
Frank Brannan raised from the small blind, Sam Sternfield three-bet to effectively 140,000-ish from the big blind, and Brannan called all in.
Brannan: 
Sternfield: 
The board ran out 
, giving Sternfield a ten-high straight to eliminate Brannan in third place.
Sam Sternfield – 2,500,000 (125 bb)
Jeffrey Gale – 960,000 (48 bb)
Frank Brannan – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,355)
1st: $23,260 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $15,300
Final Table Results:
3rd: Frank Brannan – $10,355
4th: Ryan Gibson – $7,190
5th: Scotter Clark – $5,135
6th: Jeremy Parker – $3,775
7th: Andrei Mitsiuk – $2,855
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 173
Final table updates for Event 6 will begin after the conclusion of Event 5.
Seat 1: Jeffrey Gale – 445,000 (45 bb)
Seat 2: Frank Brannan – 360,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Andrei Mitsiuk – 200,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Gibson – 630,000 (63 bb)
Seta 5: Jeremy Parker – 121,000 (12 bb)
Seat 6: Sam Sternfield – 1,518,000 (152 bb)
Seat 7: Scotter Clark – 186,000 (19 bb)
1st: $23,260 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $15,300
3rd: $10,355
4th: $7,190
5th: $5,135
6th: $3,775
7th: $2,855
In-The-Money Finishers
8th: Gerardo Flores – $2,855
9th: Robert Cote – $2,230
10th: Michael Lerner – $2,230
11th: Jordan Polk – $1,800
12th: Christopher Prince – $1,800
13th: Vitaliy Kosenyuk – $1,490
14th: Blake Barousse – $1,490
15th: Jason Korb – $1,280
16th: Michael Krop – $1,280
17th: David Moreno – $1,140
18th: Gregory Koenig – $1,140
19th: Seyed Hosseini – $1,055
20th: Stewart Yancik – $1,055
22nd: Christopher Licata – $1,055