Event 47: Adam Hendrix Takes the Lead

$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

Adam Hendrix

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

The flop was 8h7d6s, Meystel continued for 50,000, and Hendrix called.

The turn was the 9d, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 125,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the 2h, Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 350,000, and Meystel thought for a while before he called.

Hendrix tabled JhTd for a jack-high straight, besting Meystel’s 6d5d 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

Event 46: Peter Fellows Wins! ($14,350); Neil Blumenfield Finishes Runner-Up ($9,520)

$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 KsJd7s, Blumenfield checked, Fellows continued for 90,000, and Blumenfield called.

The turn was the 8h, Blumenfield checked, Fellows bet 215,000, and Blumenfield called.

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

Fellows showed Jh8d for jacks and eights, besting Blumenfield’s QsJc 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.

Event 46: David Shmuel – 3rd Place ($5,640)

$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:  9d8h
Blumenfield:  JsTd

The board came 7d5c4sTsKh, 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

Event 47: Grant Wang – 6th Place ($38,200)

$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 QhQc against Joe Serock in the big blind with AcJd.

The board ran out As8d3c9s4d, 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

Event 47: Gediminas Uselis – 9th Place ($19,100)

$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:  8 of 168

Gediminas Uselis raised to 30,000 from middle position and Meir Meystel called in the next seat over.

The flop was 9h6c5c, Uselis bet his remaining 5,000, and Meystel called.

Uselis:  Qs4s
Meystel:  AsTs

The 3h turn gave Uselis a few more outs, but the 9d river wasn’t one of them and Uselis was out in ninth place.

Meir Meystel  –  1,120,000  (75 bb)
Gediminas Uselis  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($19,100)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 420,000 (28 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $23,500.

Event 47: Final Table Lineup; Joe Serock Leads

$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:  9 of 168

Seat 1:  Grant Wang  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Nikita Kalinin  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Arunas Sapitavicius  –  115,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4:  Joe Serock  –  1,275,000  (85 bb)
Seat 5:  Gediminas Uselis  – 35,000  (2 bb)
Seat 6:  Meir Meystel  –  1,050,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Adam Hendrix  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Krasimir Yankov  –  180,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:  Sam Laskowitz  –  150,000  (10 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average stack is about 375,000 (25 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $19,100.

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500
4th:  $67,100
5th:  $50,100
6th:  $38,200
7th:  $29,700
8th:  $23,500
9th:  $19,100

10th:  Jeremy Dan  –  $19,100
11th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs –  $15,800
12th:  David DiBernardi  –  $15,800
13th:  John Depersio  –  $13,400
14th:  James Calderaro  –  $13,400
15th:  Nikolai Mamut  –  $11,600
16th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $11,600
17th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $10,250
18th:  Norbert Szecsi  –  $10,250
19th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $10,250
20th:  Asher Conniff  –  $10,250
21st:  Justin Zaki  –  $10,250

Event 47: 15th – 21st Place Finishers

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 168

15th:  Nikolai Mamut  –  $11,600
16th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $11,600
17th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $10,250
18th:  Norbert Szecsi  –  $10,250
19th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $10,250
20th:  Asher Conniff  –  $10,250
21st:  Justin Zaki  –  $10,250

Event 47: Landon Tice Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Joe Serock

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 168

Landon Tice raised from UTG+1 and Joe Serock called on the button.

They checked to the turn of an AcJh6s2d board where Serock bet 28,000. Tice check-called.

The river was the 8c, Tice checked, Serock moved all in with a covering stack, and Tice thought for a bit before he called all in for about 175,000.

Serock showed 2h2c for a set of deuces, besting Tice’s Ad6d for aces and sixes to eliminate Tice on the money bubble.

Joe Serock  –  620,000  (103 bb)
Landon Tice  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 21 players are in the money and guaranteed $10,250. Updates will continue when the final table is reached.

Event 49: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,695 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  294
Prize Pool:  $45,670
Bounty Prize Pool:  $29,300
November 28, 2023

Event 49 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 294 entries generated a prize pool of $45,670, with an additional $29,300 set aside for bounties. The final 37 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $325.

Up top for the winner is $9,695.

1st:  $9,695 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $6,950
3rd:  $4,545
4th:  $2,840
5th:  $2,190
6th:  $1,820
7th:  $1,525
8th:  $1,255
9th-10th:  $1,005
11th-12th:  $850
13th-15th:  $725
16th-18th: $605
19th-21st:  $500
22nd-24th:  $425
25th-27th:  $375
28th-37th:  $325