2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 553
Prize Pool: $290,325
April 26, 2021
Event 23 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry). The event drew 553 entries and generated a prize pool of $290,325, nearly sextupling the $50,000 guarantee.
After more than 18 hours, including a heads-up battle that lasted two hours, it was Benson Tang who came out on top. The outright victory earned Tang $54,655 for his showing.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson | Tang | $54,655 |
| 2 | Christopher | Meyers | $36,465 |
| 3 | Michael | Vela | $26,855 |
| 4 | Tyler | Hirschfeld | $20,005 |
| 5 | Mateusz | Sikorski | $15,075 |
| 6 | William | Blais | $11,495 |
| 7 | Dylan | Wilkerson | $8,865 |
| 8 | Andreas | Ioakimides | $6,195 |
| 9 | Timothy | Tobey | $6,195 |
| 10 | Kevin | Blewitt | $4,740 |
| 11 | Miguel | Use | $4,740 |
| 12 | Charles | Morgensen | $4,740 |
| 13 | Mark | Alciviar | $3,545 |
| 14 | Blake | Whittington | $3,545 |
| 15 | John | Mino | $2,905 |
| 16 | Christopher | Barton | $2,905 |
| 17 | Ira | Schwartz | $2,415 |
| 18 | Renata | Colache | $2,415 |
| 19 | Tai | Cao | $2,415 |
| 20 | Bao | Vinh | $2,415 |
| 21 | Christopher | Cruz | $2,030 |
| 22 | Gerard | Sukhram | $2,030 |
| 23 | Fabio | Dagata | $2,030 |
| 24 | Dominique | Terzian | $2,030 |
| 25 | Scott | Baumstein | $1,730 |
| 26 | Donald | Kelly | $1,730 |
| 27 | Eric | Salazar | $1,730 |
| 28 | Jay | Feingold | $1,730 |
| 29 | James | Miller | $1,730 |
| 30 | Justin | Alloy | $1,730 |
| 31 | Alan | Vaughn | $1,730 |
| 32 | Brett | Apter | $1,730 |
| 33 | Adam | Asbury | $1,495 |
| 34 | David | Chislett II | $1,495 |
| 35 | John | Graham | $1,495 |
| 36 | Carl | Cajuste | $1,495 |
| 37 | Jorge | Martinez | $1,495 |
| 38 | Eric | Kolodny | $1,495 |
| 39 | Matthew | Norris | $1,495 |
| 40 | She Lok | Wong | $1,495 |
| 41 | Joshua | Mountain | $1,310 |
| 42 | David | McGowan | $1,310 |
| 43 | James | Vales | $1,310 |
| 44 | Ashraf | Chehata | $1,310 |
| 45 | John | Twyman | $1,310 |
| 46 | Thomas | Schehr | $1,310 |
| 47 | James | Kennon | $1,310 |
| 48 | Judith | Bielan | $1,310 |
| 49 | Franck | Garot | $1,160 |
| 50 | David | Hoag | $1,160 |
| 51 | Will | Givens | $1,160 |
| 52 | Shai | Arbel | $1,160 |
| 53 | Jae | Sim | $1,160 |
| 54 | Joshua | Lee | $1,160 |
| 55 | Barbara | Rogers | $1,160 |
| 56 | Michael | Lasalvia | $1,160 |
| 57 | Steven | Bennett | $1,045 |
| 58 | Prashray | Rai | $1,045 |
| 59 | Paul | Camby | $1,045 |
| 60 | Steven | Stout | $1,045 |
| 61 | Phong | Nguyen | $1,045 |
| 62 | Jesse | Kertland | $1,045 |
| 63 | Derrick | Contreras | $1,045 |
| 64 | Leonid | Vizirov | $1,045 |
| 65 | Matt | Yorra | $950 |
| 66 | Michael | Casey | $950 |
| 67 | Oktay | Altinbas | $950 |
| 68 | Zachary | Fisher | $950 |
| 69 | George | Pappas | $950 |
| 70 | Dennis | Zollo | $950 |