2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $54,940
November 28, 2023

Event 46 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Seniors 50+ N0-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries created a prize pool of $54,940.

Taking it down was Peter Fellows, winning outright for $14,350.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 168

Joe Serock raised all in for 265,000 from the button and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

Serock: 
Hendrix: 

The board came , safe for Hendrix to win Event 47 outright for $192,150. Serock finished runner-up for $126,300.

A recap of Event 47 will be posted later tonight.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 168

Adam Hendrix raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button, Joe Serock folded his small blind, and Meir Meystel called all in for about 915,000 in the big blind.

Hendrix: 
Meystel: 

The board ran out , no help to Meystel, ending his tournament in third place.

Adam Hendrix  –  3,095,000  (77 bb)
Joe Serock  –  265,000  (7 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($91,500)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Adam Hendrix raised to 80,000 from the button and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop was , Meystel checked, Hendrix continued for 50,000, and Meystel called.

The turn was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 215,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 425,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Hendrix tabled for trip kings, Meystel mucked, and Hendrix won the pot to retake the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  775,000  (19 bb)
Joe Serock  –  385,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Arunas Sapitavicius raised to 60,000 from the button, Joe Serock called in the small blind, and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop came , Serock checked, and Meystel bet 100,000. Sapitavicius called and Serock folded.

The turn was the , Meystel bet 200,000, and Sapitavicius called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Sapitavicius went all in for 440,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Sapitavicius showed for a pair of aces, but Meystel tabled for eights and deuces to win the pot and eliminate Sapitavicius in fourth place.

Meir Meystel  –  1,970,000  (66 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($67,100)

With three players remaining, the average stack is 1,120,000  (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $91,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 168

Meir Meystel raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

The flop was , Meystel continued for 50,000, and Hendrix called.

The turn was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 125,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 350,000, and Meystel thought for a while before he called.

Hendrix tabled for a jack-high straight, besting Meystel’s for a nine-high straight to take the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  1,375,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  950,000  (38 bb)
Joe Serock  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  335,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500
4th:  $67,100

Recent Eliminations
5th:  Krasimir Yankov  –  $50,100

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 164

Peter Fellows raised to 85,000 from the button and Neil Blumenfield called in the big blind.

The flop was , Blumenfield checked, Fellows continued for 90,000, and Blumenfield called.

The turn was the , Blumenfield checked, Fellows bet 215,000, and Blumenfield called.

The river was the , Blumenfield checked, Fellows went all in with a covering stack, and Blumenfield called all in for about 605,000.

Fellows showed for jacks and eights, besting Blumenfield’s to win Event 46 outright for $14,350. Blumenfield finished runner-up for $9,520.

A recap of Event 46 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 164

After losing most of his stack to Peter Fellows, David Shmuel was all in for bout 160,000 in the big blind against Neil Blumenfield in the small blind.

Shmuel: 
Blumenfield: 

The board came , giving Blumenfield a pair of tens to eliminate Shmuel in third place.

Peter Fellows  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
David Shmuel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,640)

1st: $14,350 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Peter Fellows  –  1,400,000  (35 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  – 1,000,000  ( 25 bb)
David Shmuel  –  880,000  (22 bb)

1st: $14,350 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520
3rd: $5,640

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 168

Grant Wang was all in for about 155,000 from the cutoff with against Joe Serock in the big blind with .

The board ran out , giving Serock a pair of aces to eliminate Wang in sixth place.

Joe Serock  –  1,308,000  (92 bb)
Grant Wang  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($38,200)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 560,000 (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $50,100.

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Nikita Kalinin  –  $29,700
8th:  Sam Laskowitz  –  $23,500