$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 76

Omaha Hi-Lo

A.J. Kelsall raised to 100,000 from the button as the cards were still being dealt and Ari Engel called all in for 75,000 in the big blind.

Kelsall: 
Engel: 

The board ran out , giving Kelsall a jack-high straight to win Event 5 outright for $13,380. Engel finished runner-up for $7,780.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

1st:   A.J. Kelsall  –  $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  Ari Engel  –  $7,780
3rd:  Fillipos Stavrakis  –  $4,900
4th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $3,290
5th:  Tal Avivi  –  $2,500
6th:  Andy Pokrivnak  –  $2,050
7th:  Long Nguyen  –  $1,800
8th:  Alexander Hoff  –  $1,600
9th:  Erik Perry  –  $1,400
10th:  Natan Wager Vainer  –  $1,200

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 76

Stud

A.J. Kelsall:    / 
Ari Engel:    /    –  fold

Ari Engel was the bring-in, A.J. Kelsall completed to 50,000, Engel raised to 100,000, and Kelsall called.

Kelsall check-called 50,000 from Engel on fourth street.

Kelsall checked on fifth street, Engel bet 100,000, Kelsall check-raised to 200,000, and Engel thought for a while before he called.

Kelsall took the on-board lead on sixth street with an open pair of queens and bet 100,000. Engel thought for about 45 seconds before he folded.

A.J. Kelsall  –  1,445,000  (14 BB)
Ari Engel  –  75,000  (< 1 BB)

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 76

A.J. Kelsall  –  895,000  (9 BB)
Ari Engel  –  625,000  (6 BB)

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780

3rd:  Fillipos Stavrakis  –  $4,900
4th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $3,290
5th:  Tal Avivi  –  $2,500
6th:  Andy Pokrivnak  –  $2,050
7th:  Long Nguyen  –  $1,800

8th:  Alexander Hoff  –  $1,600
9th:  Erik Perry  –  $1,400
10th:  Natan Wager Vainer  –  $1,200

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 76

Limit Hold’em

A.J. Kelsall (who had taken the chip lead) raised to 80,000 from the button, Ari Engel three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind, and Kelsall called.

The flop was , Engel bet 40,000, and Kelsall called.

The turn was the , Engel bet 80,000, Kelsall raised to 160,000, and Engel called (leaving 11,000 behind).

The river was the , Engel bet his remaining 11,000, and Kelsall called.

Engel tabled for a flush, besting Kelsall’s holding to double up.

Ari Engel  –  662,000  (8 BB)
A.J. Kelsall  –  858,000  (11 BB)

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 76

Razz

A.J. Kelsall:    /    / 
Ari Engel:    /    / 

Ari Engel was the bring-in, A.J. Kelsall completed for 30,000, and Engel called.

Engel check-called 30,000 on fourth street before taking the on-board lead and betting 60,000 the rest of the way. Kelsall called him down

“You got it,” said Engel.

Kelsall showed for a ten-nine low, Engel mucked, and Kelsall won the pot

A.J. Kelsall  –  745,000  (12 BB)
Ari Engel  –  775,000  (13 BB)

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780

$1,100 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 86

Seat 1:  Robert Cowen  –  69,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  106,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3:  Zhen Cai  –  223,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Ivaylo Sivinov  –  644,000  (81 bb)
Seat 5:  Jonathan Pineda  –  317,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6:  Matt Bretzfield  –  371,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $26,895 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $16,270
3rd:  $10,115
4th:  $6,840
5th:  $5,215
6th:  $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

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 76

No-Limit Hold’em

Fillipos Stavrakis raised from the small blind and Ari Engel called in the big blind.

The flop was , Stavrakis continued for 25,000, and Engel called.

The turn was the , Stavrakis went all in for about 125,000, and Engel called with for a pair of aces, leading Stavrakis’ for a pair of jacks.

The river was the , no help to Stavrakis, ending his tournament in third place.

Ari Engel  –  924,000  (18 BB)
A.J. Kelsall  –  596,000  (12 BB)
Fillipos Stavrakis  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,900)

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 76

Stud Hi-Lo

Donny Rubinstein:    /    / 
A.J. Kelsall:    /    / 
Fillipos Stavrakis:    /    / 

Donny Rubinstein completed his bring-in all in for 15,000, A.J. Kelsall raised to 35,000, and Fillipos Stavrakis called.

Action was then checked to seventh street where Kelsall bet 40,000. Stavrakis folded.

Kelsall tabled for an ace-high straight, besting Rubinstein’s to eliminate Rubinstein in fourth place.

A.J. Kelsall  –  260,000  (6.5 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,290)

With three players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 507,000 (13 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,900.

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 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 101 entries generated a prize pool of $34,340. The final 13 players will make the money, with a min-cash paying $875.

Up top for the winner is $10,375.

1st:  $10,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,410
3rd:  $3,950
4th:  $2,575
5th:  $2,010
6th:  $1,605
7th:  $1,365
8th:  $1,185
9th-10th:  $1,050
11th-12th:  $945
13th:  $875

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 76

Seat 1:  Fillipos Stavrakis  –  376,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3:  Ari Engel  –  658,000  (16 BB)
Seat 5:  Donny Rubinstein  –  189,000  (5 BB)
Seat 7:  A.J. Kelsall  –  297,000  (7 BB)

With four players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is 380,000 (9.5 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,290.

1st: $13,380 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,780
3rd: $4,900
4th: $3,290

5th: Tal Avivi  –  $2,500
6th: Andy Pokrivnak  –  $2,050
7th: Long Nguyen  –  $1,800

8th:  Alexander Hoff  –  $1,600
9th:  Erik Perry  –  $1,400
10th:  Natan Wager Vainer  –  $1,200