2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 82
Prize Pool: $27,880
July 23, 2021
Event 3 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out). A field of 82 players came to play and in the end, a heads-up deal was reached between Avery Bloom and “Miami” John Cernuto. As the chip leader, Bloom was the official Event 3 winner.
The 27-year-old Bloom plays mostly online poker, but has transitioned to playing live more after moving to Miami from Atlanta.
“I’ve started to play live a little more and have been liking it more,” Bloom said afterward. “I like the action, so this is what I’ve been doing lately and plan to do a lot more of it.”
For Bloom, he finds what is probably the least popular of the five-game rotation as his favorite game in the mix.
“I love Razz. Not many people seem to like it much, so I feel that I have a good edge there.”
In addition to his victory tonight, Bloom also bagged an above-average stack in the opening event, locking up a pair of cashes in the first two days of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avery | Bloom | $6,903* |
| 2 | "Miami" John | Cernuto | $6,802* |
| 3 | Dominic | Granteed | $3,715 |
| 4 | Hal | Klein | $2,615 |
| 5 | Cory | Zeidman | $1,910 |
| 6 | Evan | Haskell | $1,450 |
| 7 | Patti | Norris | $1,150 |
| 8 | Scott | Baumstein | $950 |
| 9 | Aaron | Kupin | $820 |
| 10 | Joseph | Sweeney | $820 |
| 11 | John | Holley | $373 |
| 12 | David | Reno | $372 |
*denotes heads-up deal