$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 143
Derrick Contreras raised the pot of 55,000 from the button, Sam Sternfield reraised from the small blind and Contreras called all in for about 80,000.
Contreras: 
Sternfield: 
The board came down 
, giving Sternfield nines full of aces to eliminate Contreras in ninth place.
Sam Sternfield – 320,000 (20 bb)
Derrick Contreras – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,100)
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 300
Ducarmel Beaubien raised all in for about 400,000 from under the gun, Milton Miranda reraised all in for about 430,000 from the hijack and Dean Rutledge called with a covering stack from the big blind.
Beaubien: 
Miranda: 
Rutledge: 
The board came down 
, safe for Beaubien to triple up. Meanwhile, Rutledge eliminated Miranda in the side pot to win the bounty.
Ducarmel Beaubien – 1,260,000 (32 bb)
Dean Rutledge – 800,000 (20 bb)
Milton Miranda – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,260)
$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 143
Seat 1: Sean Shah – 345,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2: Nicolas Seiken – 170,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Will Givens – 190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Amnon Filippi – 395,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Guedj – 350,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6: Sterling Savill – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Ian O’Hara – 125,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Derrick Contreras – 200,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: Sam Sternfield – 230,000 (23 bb)
Final Table Payouts
1st: $19,515 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $13,425
3rd: $7,960
4th: $4,880
5th: $3,720
6th: $3,155
7th: $2,740
8th: $2,400
9th: $2,100
In-The-Money Finishers
10th: Nick Shklonik – $2,100
11th: Jawuz Akcay – $2,100
12th: Homi Syodia – $1,875
13th: Jason Dollinger – $1,660
14th: Michael Rosenberg – $1,660
15th: Farid Dhanani – $1,555
16th: Lawrence Shawe – $1,555
17th: Steven Idels – $1,450
18th: Matthew Higgins – $1,450
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 300
Ronnie Day raised all in for 140,000 from the cutoff and Nick Pupillo called from the big blind.
Day: 
Pupillo: 
The board ran out 
, giving Pupillo a pair of sevens on the river to win the bounty and eliminate Day in eighth place.
Nick Pupillo – 1,650,000 (66 bb)
Ronnie Day – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,590)
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 300
Kyle Flickinger raised from under the gun, Kathleen Gliva three-bet all in from the big blind for about 250,000 and Flickinger called.
Flickinger:
Gliva:
The runout improved Flickinger to a set of queens to eliminate Gliva in ninth place and win the bounty.
Kyle Flickinger – 620,000 (25 bb)
Kathleen Gliva – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,075)
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 300
Seat 1: Kathleen Gliva – 275,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Kyle Flickinger – 330,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Ronnie Day – 280,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Dean Rudledge – 1,470,000 (74 bb)
Seat 5: Ducarmel Beaubien – 300,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Nick Pupillo – 1,330,000 (67 bb)
Seat 7: Milton Miranda – 640,000 (32 bb)
Seat 8: Vitor Coelho – 380,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Tammy Barner – 820,000 (41 bb)
Final Table Payouts
1st: $20,860 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $14,030
3rd: $9,560
4th: $6,065
5th: $4,780
6th: $3,970
7th: $3,260
8th: $2,590
9th: $2,075
2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Entries: 227
Prize Pool: $77,180
August 2, 2021
Event 21 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry). A field of 227 entries made this the second-largest Seniors Event in SHRP history. The prize pool generated was $77,180 and winning the lion’s share of it was Benjamin Robinson, winning outright for $18,030.
“It was a long day, I’ll say that,” said Robinson afterward. “We played like 12-13 hours or something. I don’t even know what time it is. It was a grind, for sure, but I’m happy to win it.”
Robinson resides in Coral Springs and while he doesn’t play a ton of poker, he’ll take part in a few tournaments during the bigger tournament series.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin | Robinson | $18,030 |
| 2 | David | Coughlin | $12,275 |
| 3 | James | Kirvin | $7,910 |
| 4 | Mack | Ham | $4,815 |
| 5 | Jaraslaw | Osinski | $3,715 |
| 6 | Traci | Myhrum | $3,080 |
| 7 | Jacque | Doucette | $2,625 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | Sheppard | $2,240 |
| 9 | Bruce | McPhillips | $1,895 |
| 10 | Howard | Wolper | $1,895 |
| 11 | Miguel | Cesar | $1,600 |
| 12 | Arthur | Holmes | $1,600 |
| 13 | Scott | Robbins | $1,365 |
| 14 | John | Colon | $1,365 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | Silverstein | $1,365 |
| 16 | Scott | Leventhal | $1,135 |
| 17 | Robert | Kahn | $1,135 |
| 18 | Jacquelyn | Scott | $1,135 |
| 19 | John | Holley | $910 |
| 20 | William | Cascioli | $910 |
| 21 | Frank | Harrington | $910 |
| 22 | David | Scarpetta | $740 |
| 23 | Scott | Levitt | $740 |
| 24 | Kevin | Blewitt | $740 |
| 25 | Nancy | Birnbaum | $610 |
| 26 | Thomas | Brown | $610 |
| 27 | Scott | Edwin Roberts | $610 |
| 28 | Christopher | Weber | $610 |
| 29 | Kevin | O'Malley | $610 |
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 227
Benjamin Robinson limped on the button, David Coughlin raised an additional 65,000 from the big blind and Robinson called.
The flop was 
, Coughlin continued for 135,000 and Robinson called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
, Coughlin shoved for roughly 750,000 and Robinson called right away with 
for the nut straight, catching Coughlin’s bluff to win Event 21 outright for $18,030.
David Coughlin finished runner-up for $12,275.
A summary of the event will be posted later tonight.
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 227
Following a flop of with about 250,000 in the pot, Benjamin Robinson checked from the small blind and James Kirvin shoved from the button for 400,000.
Robinson thought for about 35 seconds before he called with 
for a pair of nines, essentially racing with Kirvin’s for an open-ended straight draw with overcards.
The turn gave Kirvin outs a flush as well, but the river was the 
to end his tournament in third place.
Benjamin Robinson – 1,675,000 (67 bb)
David Coughlin – 1,065,000 (42 bb)
James Kirvin – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,910)
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 227
Benjamin Robinson raised to 100,000 from the button and James Kirvin defended his big blind.
The flop was , Kirvin checked, Robinson shoved for 485,000 and Kirvin called with for a pair of jacks. Robinson turned over for a pair of kings.
The turn and river completed the board, safe for Robinson to double up and take the chip lead.
Benjamin Robinson – 1,210,000 (48 bb)
James Kirvin – 610,000 (24 bb)