2023 RRPO Live Updates

Hal Klein Wins His 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in Event 43 Heads-Up Deal for $9,583

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $32,550
November 27, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 43 Champion Hal Klein

Event 43 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 62 entries produced a prize pool of $32,550, and taking it down after a heads-up deal was Hal Klein for $9,583.

This marked Klein’s third SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $240 H.O.R.S.E. during the 2013 Showdown and a $400 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2020 LHPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1HaroldKlein$9,583*
2DalePhillips$9,012*
3AriEngel$4,315
4CharlesWells$2,930
5SalvatorePipitone$2,280
6MatthewKaplan$1,790
7KennethPo$1,465
8HoytVerner$1,175

*denotes heads-up deal

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Elliott Kampen Wins Event 44 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $36,005

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$2,200 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  63
Prize Pool:  $126,000
November 27, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 44 Champion Elliott Kampen

Event 44 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $2,200 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 63 entries for a prize pool of $126,000.

A heads-up chop was agreed to at the final table with Elliott Kampen holding a slight chip lead over Jon Borenstein, making Kampen the official Event 44 winner for $36,005.

The win marked Kampen’s second SHRP major series victory, having won a $10,000 PLO event last year during the 2022 RRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ElliottKampen$36,605*
2JonathanBorenstein$36,005*
3JohnFauver$16,695
4PawelAndrzejewski$11,340
5KamelMokhammad$8,820
6JamesChen$6,930
7TylerBrown$5,670
8NitisUdornpim$4,535

*denotes heads-up chop

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Anthony Piacquadio Wins Event 41 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $30,200

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $100,000
November 27, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 41 Champion Anthony Piacquadio

Event 41 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 95 entries and a prize pool of $100,000. Taking it down was Anthony “Tony Stax” Piacquadio, winning outright for $30,200.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AnthonyPiacquadio$30,200
2MichaelBerk$18,750
3MikeDentale$11,500
4StevenBennett$7,500
5JamesPillon$5,850
6AthanasiosPolychronopoulos$4,675
7DanielSepiol$3,975
8DavidMcGowan$3,450
9YanTsang$3,050
10ArkadiyTsinis$3,050
11BrettBader$2,750
12TonyDunst$2,750
13DanielNeilson$2,500
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Eddy Mroczkowski Wins Event 38 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Three-Way Deal for $25,469

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 38
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  124
Prize Pool:  $124,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $62,000
November 26 – 27, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 38 Champion Eddy Mroczkowski

Event 38 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 124 entries produced a prize pool of $124,000, with an additional $62,000 set aside for bounties.

A three-way deal took place at the final table and Eddy Mroczkowski was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 38 winner for $25,469.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EdwardMroczkowski$25,469*
2NicholasSeward$23,991*
3GrantWang$21,775*
4PaulFisher$8,370
5RogenChhabra$6,200
6CraigHueffner$5,330
7NickYunis$4,620
8StevenSteinmetz$4,095
9JorgeBriones$3,600
10MikeDentale$3,600
11AmitEzra$3,165
12EricKim$3,165
13WasimAssaf$2,760
14GeorgeJames$2,760
15RoniZelichonok$2,550
16HaimToorgeman$2,550

*denotes three-handed deal

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Event 39: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 640

Flight A:  155 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight B:  228 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight C:  237 Entries;  33 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
381SaberSalum PenayoAsuncion-113,000
382KevinBlewittTampaFL148,000
383ChadVetsteinBoca RatonFL455,500
384StephenKehoeDublin-64,000
385JoelGolaGolden BeachFL132,000
386DavidDiBernardiTampaFL49,000
387JuanEndaraMiamiFL121,000
388LuisGonzalez GomezMurcia-223,000
389NicholasVelentzasDeerfield BeachFL108,000
391PeterShapiroNorth Miami BeachFL31,000
392EugeneKotlyarevskiyBoca RatonFL337,500
393FarhadJamasiOcoeeFL385,000
394DimitryAgrachovDelray BeachFL59,000
395RobertGrossmanHallandale BeachFL432,000
396GabrielCroteauVictoriavilleQC136,000
397EvanPantanoKey WestFL59,000
398HarrisonShockleySaint LouisMO13,000
399ClaudioPiedrabuenaRosario-269,000
401RamiHahittiHallandaleFL81,000
402AlexanderYenIndianapolisIN149,500
403RogerLamiaGloucesterON81,000
404JuniorAntoineLe Bourget-58,500
405JordanKasimowMiamiFL166,000
406StevenHaynesHollywoodFL178,500
407JakeSchwartzFt LauderdaleFL160,000
408JohnDeignanDavieFL41,000
409DavidLauferBrooklynNY137,500
461OrlandoMaldonado JrHialeahFL125,000
462JaspalBrarEdmontonAB286,500
463FlorianRibouchonFrance-47,000
464RobBrownCooper CityFL65,500
465BoshuangGaoMadisonWI32,000
466YanirHahittiNew Hyde ParkNY254,000
467RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL44,000
468GregoryJoslynMilfordPA267,000
469DavidKozmaBudapest-161,000
471MichaelPhillipsMadisonWI271,000
472DiomigDelgadoNaplesFL142,000
473RudyCadenasLas VegasNV274,500
474TuanNguyenLas VegasNV24,000
475RajasekarGovindanSunriseFL209,000
476OlgaIermolchevaKyiv-236,500
477LuisRamosOrlandoVA194,500
478StewartYancikDelray BeachFL233,000
479SangHoLas VegasNV84,000
481TeddyTavares CorreaRio-128,000
482JoshuaZurMiamiFL213,500
483BrettMurraySanta RosaCA136,000
484ChaimAppelBrooklynNY75,000
485ChetSicklePalm BayCA139,000
486T.K.MilesDavieFL48,000
487AaronMasseyLas VegasNV52,500
488MichaelMerisierN LauderdaleFL270,500
489SantanaNoronhaDavieFL390,000
541LebertGrinanMiamiFL56,000
542RyanBrownEllicott CityMD107,500
543BrockWilsonArdsleyNY93,000
544AlNormanHollywoodFL172,000
545CarlMoultrie IiiArlingtonVA36,000
546JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA52,000
547FrederickAttiasBoca RatonFL49,500
548StuartGreenbaumHollywoodFL102,500
549HowardMashCoconut CreekFL251,000
551MarkShullaPonte VedraFL153,500
552SatishSurapaneniCliftonNJ69,000
553DavidHoagWashingtonDC332,500
554JohnPetroFredericksburgVA52,500
555DanielCliffordRomakloster-109,500
556CarlosSaturno GarciaDavieFL260,000
557AyedShweihatLapeerMI100,000
558MustafaLobutMiamiFL224,000
559FranklinRojasPlantationFL98,000
561ArtPeacockJupiterFL246,500
562AxelOrellana GomezMadrid-163,000
563StanleyLeeLas VegasNV200,000
564MikeVelaNewburghNY120,000
565TimHicksHallandale BeachFL543,000
566YangLuSeattleWA94,500
567CorelTheumaBoca RatonFL310,500
568BrianNgQuincyMA77,000
569NathanThrushDelray BeachFL137,500
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Event 39: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 640

Flight A:  155 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight B:  228 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight C:  237 Entries;  33 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1TimHicksHallandale BeachFL543,000
2ChadVetsteinBoca RatonFL455,500
3RobertGrossmanHallandale BeachFL432,000
4SantanaNoronhaDavieFL390,000
5FarhadJamasiOcoeeFL385,000
6EugeneKotlyarevskiyBoca RatonFL337,500
7DavidHoagWashingtonDC332,500
8CorelTheumaBoca RatonFL310,500
9JaspalBrarEdmontonAB286,500
10RudyCadenasLas VegasNV274,500
11MichaelPhillipsMadisonWI271,000
12MichaelMerisierN LauderdaleFL270,500
13ClaudioPiedrabuenaRosario-269,000
14GregoryJoslynMilfordPA267,000
15CarlosSaturno GarciaDavieFL260,000
16YanirHahittiNew Hyde ParkNY254,000
17HowardMashCoconut CreekFL251,000
18ArtPeacockJupiterFL246,500
19OlgaIermolchevaKyiv-236,500
20StewartYancikDelray BeachFL233,000
21MustafaLobutMiamiFL224,000
22LuisGonzalez GomezMurcia-223,000
23JoshuaZurMiamiFL213,500
24RajasekarGovindanSunriseFL209,000
25StanleyLeeLas VegasNV200,000
26LuisRamosOrlandoVA194,500
27StevenHaynesHollywoodFL178,500
28AlNormanHollywoodFL172,000
29JordanKasimowMiamiFL166,000
30AxelOrellana GomezMadrid-163,000
31DavidKozmaBudapest-161,000
32JakeSchwartzFt LauderdaleFL160,000
33MarkShullaPonte VedraFL153,500
34AlexanderYenIndianapolisIN149,500
35KevinBlewittTampaFL148,000
36DiomigDelgadoNaplesFL142,000
37ChetSicklePalm BayCA139,000
38DavidLauferBrooklynNY137,500
39NathanThrushDelray BeachFL137,500
40GabrielCroteauVictoriavilleQC136,000
41BrettMurraySanta RosaCA136,000
42JoelGolaGolden BeachFL132,000
43TeddyTavares CorreaRio-128,000
44OrlandoMaldonado JrHialeahFL125,000
45JuanEndaraMiamiFL121,000
46MikeVelaNewburghNY120,000
47SaberSalum PenayoAsuncion-113,000
48DanielCliffordRomakloster-109,500
49NicholasVelentzasDeerfield BeachFL108,000
50RyanBrownEllicott CityMD107,500
51StuartGreenbaumHollywoodFL102,500
52AyedShweihatLapeerMI100,000
53FranklinRojasPlantationFL98,000
54YangLuSeattleWA94,500
55BrockWilsonArdsleyNY93,000
56SangHoLas VegasNV84,000
57RamiHahittiHallandaleFL81,000
58RogerLamiaGloucesterON81,000
59BrianNgQuincyMA77,000
60ChaimAppelBrooklynNY75,000
61SatishSurapaneniCliftonNJ69,000
62RobBrownCooper CityFL65,500
63StephenKehoeDublin-64,000
64DimitryAgrachovDelray BeachFL59,000
65EvanPantanoKey WestFL59,000
66JuniorAntoineLe Bourget-58,500
67LebertGrinanMiamiFL56,000
68AaronMasseyLas VegasNV52,500
69JohnPetroFredericksburgVA52,500
70JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA52,000
71FrederickAttiasBoca RatonFL49,500
72DavidDiBernardiTampaFL49,000
73T.K.MilesDavieFL48,000
74FlorianRibouchonFrance-47,000
75RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL44,000
76JohnDeignanDavieFL41,000
77CarlMoultrie IiiArlingtonVA36,000
78BoshuangGaoMadisonWI32,000
79PeterShapiroNorth Miami BeachFL31,000
80TuanNguyenLas VegasNV24,000
81HarrisonShockleySaint LouisMO13,000
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Event 39: Prize Pool and Payouts; $61,610 to the Winner

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  640
Prize Pool:  $332,800
November 26 – 28, 2023

Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across three starting flights, a field of 640 entries produced a prize pool of $332,800. The 81 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money, having locked up a min-cash of $955.

Up top for the winner is $61,610.

1st:  $61,610 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $42,440
3rd:  $27,975
4th:  $20,280
5th:  $15,560
6th:  $12,475
7th:  $10,355
8th:  $8,250
9th-10th:  $6,200
11th-12th:  $5,130
13th-15th:  $4,090
16th-18th:  $3,405
19th-21st:  $2,790
22nd-24th:  $2,360
25th-27th:  $1,995
28th-36th:  $1,640
37th-45th:  $1,440
46th-54th:  $1,270
55th-63rd:  $1,140
64th-72nd:  $1,030
73rd-81st:  $955

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High Roller: Final Table Set with Ben Grise Leading

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$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

The final table begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. with 28:47 remaining in Level 16 and 90-minute levels the rest of the way.

Seat 1:  Anton Wigg  –  440,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Adam Hendrix  –  740,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3:  –empty–
Seat 4:  Ali Turkan  –  780,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Joe McKeehen  –  1,405,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:  Aleksejs Ponakovs  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7:  Brian Altman  –  1,535,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8:  Timur Vardanian  –  1,155,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:  Ben Grise  –  1,735,000  (58 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696
8th:  $71,210

9th:  Justin Zaki  –  $68,913
10th:  Shashi Ramakrishna  –  $66,616
11th:  Frank Lagodich  –  $64,319
12th:  Ethan Yau  –  $62,022

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High Roller: Justin Zaki Eliminated in 9th Place by Brian Altman

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$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

Justin Zaki

Joe McKeehen raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Justin Zaki three-bet all in from the button for about 580,000, Brian Altman four-bet all in from the small blind, and McKeehen folded.

Zaki:  Ac4c
Altman:  QsQd

The board came Th7s4sJc3h, no help to Zaki, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Brian Altman  –  1,535,000  (51 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($68,913)

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High Roller: Shashi Ramakrishna Eliminated in 10th Place by Aleksejs Ponakovs

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$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 93

Anton Wigg opened to 60,000 from under the gun, Shashi Ramakrishna reraised all in for 460,000 from the button, Aleksejs Ponakovs reraised with a covering stack from the big blind, and Wigg folded.

Ramakrishna:  Ah4h
Ponakovs:  AcKh

The board came 8c7c2s9s8c, no help to Ramakrishna, ending his tournament in 10th place.

Aleksejs Ponakovs  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Sashi Ramakrishna  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($66,616)