Long Nguyen Wins His Second Trophy of 2021 in Six-Max PLO

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  144
Prize Pool:  $48,240
November 22, 2021

Long Nguyen
Long Nguyen

On Monday night, Long Nguyen outlasted a field of 144 entries to win $12,040 and his second Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy in four months. (Nguyen won a Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event back in July during SHRPO.)

“It feels really good,” said Nguyen.

“I came in as the shortest stack,” said Nguyen about the final table. “I folded for a while, and then I just ran good at the end, honestly. About four handed I started catching cards, and it worked out for me.”

“Kevin [Ruscitti] and Matt [Bretzfield] were my only two worries,” said Nguyen. “If I could fade them, I thought I was going to win.”

As it turned out, Bretzfield and Ruscitti were the final two hurdles Nguyen needed to cross, with Bretzfield busting third and Ruscitti finishing as the runner-up.

Nguyen is a regular here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood for the big tournament series, so what keeps him coming back?

“The staff is great,” said Nguyen. “They run a good tournament, with big fields.”


Final Results:

PlaceNameWinnings
1stLong Nguyen$12,040
2ndKevin Ruscitti$8,010
3rdMatty Bretzfield$4,945
4thJason Campbell$3,005
5thJon Dupee$2,325
6thNikolay Grigorov$1,925
7thJoel Reiss$1,530
8thEric Piderit$1,530
9thNathan Willis$1,225
10thDavid Vance$1,225
11thTom Guedj$1,055
12thFrank Gentile$1,055
13thKevin Garosshen$890
14thAftab Shakoor$890
15thMichael Newman$890
16thMatthew Wolfson$740
17thBenjamin Stewart$740
18thChristopher Licht$740
19thSung Kim$610
20thShane Raikes$610
21stDerrick Contreras$610
22ndMilton Miranda Jr.$550
23rdBrandon Duvdivani$550
24thJulio Fernandez$550