2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $38,540
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,400
November 22, 2023

Event 26 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries generated a prize pool of $38,540, with an additional $16,400 set aside for bounties.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Matt Bretzfield was the chip leader, making him the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

This marked Bretzfield’s seventh SHRP major series trophy victory overall, and his second of the 2023 RRPO (which was also in 5-Card PLO).

Here are Bretzfield’s seven 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)

*denotes three-handed deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,631
Prize Pool:  $260,960
November 20 – 22, 2023

Event 19 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 1,631 entries across six starting flights created a prize pool of $260,960. There were 163 players who cashed and returned for Day 2.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Jen-Yue Chiang was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 19 winner for $34,911.

*denotes three-way deal

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 98

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 200,000 from the button and Oxana Cummings called in the big blind.

The flop was, Cummings led out for 100,000, Bronshtein raised to 200,000, and Cummings called.

The turn was the , Cummings checked, Bronshtein bet 200,000, and Cummings called.

The river was the , Cummings checked, and Bronshtein checked.

Cummings showed for a pair of fours and missed draws, while Bronshtein tabled for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  2,410,000  (12 BB)
Oxana Cummings  –  40,000  (< 1 BB)

The following hand, Cummings was forced all in for 40,000.

Cummings: 
Bronshtein: 

The board ran out , giving Bronshtein trip sixes with a six-five low to scoop the pot and win Event 25 outright for $14,405. Cummings finished runner-up for $9,605.

A recap of Event 25 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

After the elimination of Guy Naimi in fourth place, the remaining three players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matt Bretzfield  –  2,110,000  (106 bb)
Dmitry Savelyev  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Brandon Duvdivani  –  405,000  (20 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Matt Bretzfield  –  $8,073
Dmitry Savelyev  –  $6,416
Brandon Duvdivani  –  $5,511

As the chip leader, Matt Bretzfield was the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,631

The final three players in Event 19 agreed to a three-way deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  11,525,000  (56 bb)
Oleg Minavichev  –  9,725,000  (49 bb)
Allan Bieler  –  3,500,000  (18 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  $34,911
Oleg Minavichev  –  $33,463
Allan Bieler  –  $25,461

As the chip leader, Jen-Yue Chiang was the official Event 19 winner for $34,911.

A recap of Event 19 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Craig Morande was all in from the cutoff for about 180,000 against Matt Bretzfield under the gun.

Morande: 
Bretzfield: 

The board came , giving Bretzfield an eight-high straight to eliminate Morande in fifth place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,860,000  (93 bb)
Craig Morande  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,450)

Recent Eliminations
4th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,275
6th:  Ty Nguyen  –  $1,865

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,631

Nicholas Fischer raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun (leaving 75,000 behind) and Jen-Yue Chiang called in the small blind.

The flop was , Chiang bet, and Fischer called all in for 75,000 with , trailing Chiang’s .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Fischer, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Jen-Yue Chiang  –  11,400,000  (57 bb)
Nicholas Fischer  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($11,120)

Recent Eliminations
6th:  Diego Yonashiro Yza  –  $8,980
7th:  Christopher Su  –  $7,410
8th:  Satish Surapaneni  –  $5,860

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

In a four-way limped pot, action was checked to the turn of an board.

Mike Dentale bet the pot of 80,000 from the cutoff. Matt Bretzfield check-raised to 200,000 from the big blind, Dentale reraised all in for about 320,000, and Bretzfield called.

Dentale: 
Bretzfield: 

Bretzfield had aces full of deuces, leading Dentale’s fives full of aces.

The river was the , no help to Dentale, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,700,000  (142 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,450)

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,150

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Mike Dentale raised the pot to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matt Bretzfield reraised the pot to 110,000 from the big blind, and Dentale called.

The flop was , Bretzfield bet the pot, Dentale raised all in, and Bretzfield called all in for 409,000.

Bretzfield: 
Dentale: 

Bretzfield had aces and a Broadway draw, while Dentale had jacks and fours with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Bretzfield aces and eights to double into the lead through Dentale.

Matt Bretzfield  – 1,053,000  (105 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  214,000  (21 bb)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,631

Ronald Everage raised to 425,000 from under the gun, Oleg Minavichev three-bet to 1,200,000 from the next seat over, and Everage called.

The flop was , Everage shoved for about 1,500,000, and Minavichev called with , leading Everage’s .

The turn and river complete the board, no help to Everage, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Oleg Minavichev  –  6,200,000  (50 bb)
Ronald Everage  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,365)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 3,060,000  (24 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,860.