$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The opening event of the 2023 RRPO series is halfway through its eight starting flights and we go really big now that the weekend is here. The $400 Deep Stack drew 2,843 entries in the first four flights and they’ll add a lot to that number today.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes in Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight E will continue until only 10% of the field remains and they will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight D

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 9 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 10 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 11 – $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 11 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  101
Prize Pool:  $34,340
November 16, 2023

Event 8 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). There were 101 entries that took part, producing a prize pool of $34,340. A heads-up deal was made, and as the chip leader, Steven Haynes was the official Event 8 winner for $9,275.

*denotes heads-up deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  244
Prize Pool:  $39,040
November 16, 2023

Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 244 entries created a prize pool of $39,040. Also up for grabs was a $3,500 seat into the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

Emerging victorious was Yang Lu, taking it down outright for $8,890 and the seat.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $83,420
November 16, 2023

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 86 entries generated a prize pool of $83,420. A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players, and as the chip leader it was Matt Bretzfield who was the official Event 6 winner for $21,583.

This marked Bretzfield’s sixth SHRP major series trophy victory.

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)

*denotes heads-up chop

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  285 of 2,854

Flight A:  736 Entries;  73 Advanced
Flight B:  629 Entries;  63 Advanced
Flight C:  761 Entries;  77 Advanced
Flight D:  728 Entries; 72 Advanced
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  72 of 728

The player in the cutoff raised, Jimmy Tomblin three-bet all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and the cutoff called all in for 88,000 with , racing with Tomblin’s .

The flop came , giving Tomblin’s opponent a set of sevens to pull ahead.

The turn was the , giving Tomblin a few outs to a better full house.

The river was the , giving Tomblin tens full of jacks to eliminate his opponent.

Along with an elimination at another table during the same hand of hand-for-hand play, that left the field with 72 remaining players that advanced to Day 2. Full chip counts through Flight D will be posted within the hour.

Jimmy Tomblin  –  225,000  (38 bb)

$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

After Matt Bretzfield doubled through Robert Cowen, the two agreed to a heads-up chop.

Bretzfield had the slight lead in chips, making him the official winner for $21,583. Cowen finished runner-up for $21,582.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

On a flop of , Robert Cowen checked from the big blind and Matt Bretzfield bet 100,000 from the button. Cowen called.

The turn was the , Cowen checked, Bretzfield went all in for 305,000, and Cowen called with for a wrap. Bretzfield showed for a set of deuces with draws of his own.

The river was the , giving Bretzfield a straight flush to double up and take the chip lead.

Matt Bretzfield  –  950,000  (48 bb)
Robert Cowen  –  775,000  (39 bb)

1st:  $26,895 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $16,270

3rd:  Ivaylo Sivinov  –  $10,115
4th:  Zhen Cai  –  $6,840
5th:  Jonathan Pineda  –  $5,215
6th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $4,170
7th:  Andrey Markov  –  $3,460
8th:  Brian Warnecke  –  $2,920
9th:  Harvey Freedman  –  $2,690
10th:  Cuba Levenberry  –  $2,505
11th:  Darol Rodrock  –  $2,340

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  76
Prize Pool:  $39,900
November 16, 2023

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry). A field of 76 entries produced a prize pool of $39,900, and winning the lion’s share of it was A.J. Kelsall, taking it down outright for $13,380.

This marked Kelsall’s fourth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $360 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2017 SHRPO, a $2,200 Six-Max Turbo NLHE at the 2019 RRPO, and a $600 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2022 RRPO.