2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  114
Prize Pool:  $38,760
November 24, 2024

Event 16 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), attracting 11 entries for a prize pool of $38,760. The final 15 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $872.

Up top for the winner is $11,435.

1st:  $11,435 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $7,074
3rd:  $4,225
4th:  $2,713
5th:  $2,054
6th:  $1,705
7th:  $1,473
8th:  $1,298
9th:  $1,143
10th-12th:  $1,008
13th-15th:  $872

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 6,480

1.  Roland Wakim  –  7,480,000  (94 bb)
2.  Tal Avivi  –  6,940,000  (87 bb)
3.  Eric Yanovsky  –  6,700,000  (84 bb)
4.  Mark Grassi  –  6,005,000  (75 bb)
5.  Maurice Hawkins  –  5,950,000  (74 bb)
6.  Mark Glazewski  –  5,675,000  (71 bb)
7.  Kevin Vail  –  5,650,000  (71 bb)
8.  Jeremy Becker  –  5,365,000  (67 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 6,480

48th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $5,200
49th:  Jordan Richard  –  $5,200
50th:  Daniel Quesada  –  $5,200
51st:  Rudolph Bourg  –  $5,200
52nd:  Michael Watkins  –  $5,200
53rd:  Christopher Lewis  –  $5,200
54th:  Gary Kosakowski  –  $5,200
55th:  Ronnie Lamb  –  $5,200

56th:  Anthony Pathman  – $4,300
57th:  Alena Karunets  –  $4,300
58th:  Shawn Lucas  –  $4,300
59th:  Brian Smith  –  $4,300
60th:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  $4,300
61st:  Michael Storms  –  $4,300
62nd:  Michele McLoud  –  $4,300
63rd:  Perla Ojeda –  $4,300

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 6,480

Kevin Vail  –  7,600,000  (127 bb)
Tal Avivi  –  7,300,000  (122 bb)
Eric Yanovsky  –  6,100,000  (102 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  5,600,000  (93 bb)
James Carroll  –  5,300,000  (88 bb)
Maurice Hawkins  –  4,400,000  (73 bb)
Jessica Cai  –  3,200,000  (53 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  2,950,000  (49 bb)
Scott Blackman  –  2,200,000  (37 bb)
Michael Tarafa  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Wesley Haymond  –  1,500,000  (25 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  1,100,000  (18 bb)
Richard Davis  –  900,000  (15 bb)
Jacob Naumann  –  800,000  (13 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 6,480

64th:  Alfred Gjekaj  –  $3,560
65th:  Jerome Leonardo  –  $3,560
66th:  Marshall Morris  –  $3,560
67th:  Marvin Karlins  –  $3,560
68th:  Bradley Smith  –  $3,560
69th:  Mohamad Saadeghvaziri  –  $3,560
70th:  Timothy Shortell  –  $3,560
71st:  Michael O’Malley  –  $3,560
72nd:  Daniel Thelen  –  $3,560
73rd:  Marco Di Nardo  –  $3,560
74th:  Peter Fellows  –  $3,560
75th:  Vien Hong  –  $3,560
76th:  Quan Quach  –  $3,560

77th:  Lester Trimino  –  $2,980
78th:  John Cofhlin  –  $2,980
79th:  Rodney Tullock  –  $2,980
80th:  Herman Tam  –  $2,980
81st:  Adrian Hoda  –  $2,980

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 6,480

The player in the cutoff raised to 145,000, Bradley Smith three-bet all in for 520,000 in the small blind, and Rafael Lopez thought for nearly three minutes before he reraised all in, chasing out the cutoff.

Smith: 
Lopez: 

The board ran out , giving Lopez a pair of nines to eliminate Smith in 68th place.

Rafael Lopez  –  2,900,000  (58 bb)
Bradley Smith  –  Eliminated in 68th Place  ($3,560)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 6,480

82nd: Christine Sazon  –  $2,980
83rd:  Volkan Guzey  –  $2,980
84th:  Wander Pericles  –  $2,980
85th:  Will Heddon  –  $2,980
86th:  David Baize  –  $2,980
87th:  Corey Whitaker  –  $2,980
88th:  Stephen Schmidt  –  $2,980
89th:  Brent Hoover  –  $2,980

90th:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  $2,500
91st:  Amin Hosein  –  $2,500
92nd:  Steven Champ  –  $2,500
93rd:  Wagner Wysotchanski  –  $2,500
94th:  Cyril Darmouni  –  $2,500
95th:  Mike Chiappetta  –  $2,500
96th:  Gerard Brady  –  $2,500
97th:  James Calderaro  –  $2,500
98th:  Howard Mash  –  $2,500
99th: Jefferson Guerrero  –  $2,500
100th:  Sheddy Siddiqui –  $2,500
101st:  Jonathan Gavrielof  –  $2,500
102nd:  Patrick Biancone  –  $2,500
103rd:  Bogdan Chornyy  –  $2,500
104th:  Rajiv Maragh  –  $2,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 6,480

105th:  Tyler Kuhlman $2,100
106th:  Carlos Bermudez $2,100
107th:  Chet Sickle $2,100
108th:  Michael Pawelek $2,100
109th:  Oscar Ramirez $2,100
110th:  John Costello $2,100
111th:  Vincent Mollica $2,100
112th:  Evan Roman $2,100
113th:  Darrell Bean $2,100
114th:  Sinval Donimgues De Araujo $2,100
115th:  Sean Shah $2,100
116th:  Shadi Ahmed $2,100
117th:  Mark Nahama $2,100
118th: Ibran Cruz Feliciano $2,100
119th:  Samuel Cherfas $2,100
120th:  Carlo Amenta $2,100
121st:  Lawrence Klur $2,100
122nd: Michael Bucar $2,100

123rd:  Nick Yunis $2,100
124th:  Veton Kastrati $2,100
125th:  Lanny Vaysman $2,100
126th:  Alejandro Freites Bellante $2,100
127th:  Calixto Rodriguez $2,100
128th:  Lee Vaughn Williams $2,100
129th:  Pierre Noel $2,100
130th:  Artur Rudenkov $2,100
131st:  Leodegario Alabastro $2,100
132nd:  Raminder Singh $2,100
133rd:  David Coraci $2,100

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 6,480

The players are in the midst of a 45-minute dinner break. Play resumes at about about 9:24 p.m.

Here are the chip leaders at dinner break:

1.  Tal Avivi  –  6,390,000  (128 bb)
2.  Maurice Hawkins  –  5,310,000  (106 bb)
3.  Eric Yanovsky  –  4,680,000  (94 bb)
4.  Kevin Vail  –  4,390,000  (88 bb)
5.  Jessica Cai  –  4,020,000  (80 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,138,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 6,480

Chris Lewis raised from the cutoff, the player on the button called, and Jessica Cai called in the big blind.

The flop was , Cai checked, and Lewis continued. Both the button and Cai called.

The turn was the , Cai checked, Lewis bet, the button folded, and Cai called.

The river was the , Cai checked, Lewis went all in, and Cai tanked for a bit before she called all in for 1,235,000.

Lewis showed for a missed open-ender, while Cai tabled for a pair of eights to win the pot and double up.

Jessica Cai  –  4,020,000  (101 bb)
Chris Lewis  –  3,100,000  (78 bb)