Matt Bretzfield Wins His 3rd Event of the Series and 8th SHRP Major Trophy in RRPO Event 30 Three-Way Deal for $8,481

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $35,175
November 24, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 30 Champion Matt Bretzfield

Event 30 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry), drawing 67 entries and producing a prize pool of $35,175.

For the third time during the 2023 RRPO it was Matt Bretzfield who emerged victorious, winning in a three-way deal for $8,481.

“I’ve never played some of these games in my life,” said Bretzfield afterward. “I wasn’t doing well today, so Yuval (Bronshtein) said to play the eight-game and he’d buy a piece. Worked out pretty damn well.”

Here are Bretzfield’s eight SHRP major series trophy victories:

2019 LHPO:  $1,100 Big Stack PLO  ($15,323)
2022 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($11,475)
2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,165)
2022 RRPO:  $600 Deep Stack Turbo  ($5,828)
2023 LHPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($14,963)
2023 RRPO:  $1,100 Five-Card PLO  ($21,583)
2023 RRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO  ($8,073)
2023 RRPO:  $600 Eight-Game Mix  ($8,481)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MattBretzfield$8,481*
2OleksandrTrokhymenko$7,991*
3VictorCianelli$7,163*
4SandySanchez$3,080
5ErikPerry$2,375
6JosePaz$1,850
7OxanaCummings$1,585
8MatthewAxelrod$1,410
9JohnCenteno$1,240

*denotes three-handed deal