Event 28: Joe Shammas – 5th Place ($2,557)

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 334

Steve Horniacek limped in from under the gun, Joe Shammas raised all in for 215,000 from the small blind, and Horniacek called.

Shammas:  AcTc
Horniacek:  KsQd

The flop came AdTd3d, giving Shammas top two pair while Horniacek picks up a flush draw and straight draw.

The Qs turn kept Shammas ahead, but the river was the 7d giving Horniacek a flush, eliminating Shammas in fifth place.

Steve Horniacek  –  760,000  (15 bb)
Joe Shammas  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,557)

With four players remaining, the average stack is about 1,670,000 (33 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,316.

Event 28: Peter Cleven – 6th Place ($2,116)

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 334

Peter Cleven raised all in for 150,000 from under the gun and got action from Jason Rocha on the button.

Cleven:  Jd3s
Rocha:  QhJc

The board ran out Ks8c5s2s2c, no help to Cleven, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Jason Rocha  –  2,850,000  (57 bb)
Peter Cleven  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,116)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 1,335,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,557.

Event 28: Kurt Frazer – 7th Place ($1,777)

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 334

Song Yim raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Kurt Frazer reraised to 400,000 (leaving 5,000 behind) from the hijack, and Yim called.

The flop was AsTc6h, Yim bet, and Frazer called all in with AhKs for a pair of aces. Yim, however, had the lead with 6s6c for a set of sixes.

The Qc turn and 4c river completed the board, ending Frazer’s tournament in seventh place.

Song Yim  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
Kurt Frazer  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,777)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 1,115,000 (28 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,116.

Event 28: Jonathan Marcu – 8th Place ($1,459)

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 334

Song Yim raised to 70,000 from UTG+1, Jonathan Marcu (after earlier having run ace-king into aces) reraised all in for 205,000 from the hijack, and Yim called.

Yim:  AcJh
Marcu:  9d9s

The board came AhKc8h5dJd, giving Yim aces and jacks to eliminate Marcu in eighth place.

Song Yim  –  940,000  (31 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,459)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 955,000 (32 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,777.

Event 28: Final Table Lineup

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 334

Seat 1:  Peter Cleven  –  435,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:  Song Yim  –  210,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3:  Joe Shammas  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Marcu  –  800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5:  Kurt Frazer  –  550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Jason Rocha  –  1,400,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Steve Horniacek  –  1,150,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8:  Daniel Saffer  –  690,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $11,476 + $3,500 WPT RRPO Seat + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,046
3rd:  $5,174
4th:  $3,316
5th:  $2,557
6th:  $2,116
7th:  $1,777
8th:  $1,459

Event 28: Results from 9th – 18th

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 334

9th:  Christopher Boegler  –  $1,148
10th:  Kenneth Goff  –  $967
11th:  Mitchell Silver  –  $967
12th:  Fernando Pages  –  $967
13th:  Mike Beasley  –  $823
14th:  Sergey Kharitonov  –  $823
15th:  Jose Lopez  –  $823
16th:  Louis Greco  –  $684
17th:  Thomas Chiodett  –  $684
18th:  Michelle Ceglarek  –  $684

Event 28: Results from 19th – 27th

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 334

19th:  Fausto Torres  –  $564
20th:  Robert Kessler  –  $564
21st:  Milo Jiang  –  $564
22nd:  David Jacobs  –  $460
23rd:  Joe Bartholdi  –  $460
24th:  Chad Crowley  –  $460
25th:  Nicholas Biasevich  –  $398
26th:  Facundo Rossello  –  $398
27th:  Richard Ganesh  –  $398

Event 28: Results from 28th – 42nd

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 334

28th:  Michael Larkin  –  $337
29th:  Kevin Naim  –  $337
30th:  Gaia Marino Freire  –  $337
31st:  Raphael Robertson  –  $337
32nd:  Christopher Zollo  –  $337
33rd:  Nachum Lumelski  –  $337
34th:  Ronnie Abro  –  $337
35th:  Armando Basigalup  –  $337
36th:  Daniel Calvaruso  –  $337

37th:  Courtney Rowe   – $275
38th:  Steve Olivier  –  $275
39th:  Nicholas Richards  –  $275
40th:  Erik De Souza  –  $275
41st:  Alexander Hirsch  –  $275
42nd:  Nicholas Velentzas  –  $275

Event 28: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,476 and a Championship Seat to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$200 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  334
Prize Pool:  $53,440
November 23, 2023

Event 28 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $200 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) A field of 334 entries generated a prize pool of $53,440, nearly tripling the guarantee. The final 42 players will make the money, with a min-cash paying $275.

Up top for the winner is $11,476, along with a $3,500 seat into the WPT RRPO Championship.

1st:  $11,476 + $3,500 WPT RRPO Seat + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,046
3rd:  $5,174
4th:  $3,316
5th:  $2,557
6th:  $2,116
7th:  $1,777
8th:  $1,459
9th:  $1,148
10th-12th:  $967
13th-15th:  $823
16th-18th:  $684
19th-21st:  $564
22nd-24th:  $460
25th-27th:  $398
28th-36th:  $337
37th-42nd:  $275

Event 28: Holiday Deep Stack

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We hope everyone had a great day with their families and we are here if you need some poker action. RRPO Event 28 is a $200 Holiday Deep Stack with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a WPT RRPO Championship seat to first place.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

It will be a fun night in the Poker Room with football on the TVs and games on the tables.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 28 Structure Sheet