$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,566

Day 3 will begin at noon with one-hour levels until 40 players remain.

At that point, levels will increase to 90 minutes for the remainder of Day 3, which will conclude once the field is down to 16 players.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$400 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  390
Prize Pool:  $91,650
Bounty Prize Pool:  $39,000
November 28, 2021

Event 21  of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
. A field of 390 entries came to play and created a prize pool of $91,650, nearly doubling the $50,000 guarantee. There was also an additional $39,000 set aside for bounties.

A deal was reached between the final five players and as the chip leader, Maikel Cruz was the official Event 21 champion.

*denotes five-handed deal

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  58
Prize Pool:  $30,740
November 28, 2021

Event 23 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry). The tournament drew 58 entries, creating a prize pool of $30,740.

A deal was reached between the final three players, and as the chip leader it was Mike Graffeo who officially was the champion.

This marked Graffeo’s third SHRP trophy victory, having previously won a $570 NLH/PLO event at the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and the $1,100 WPTDS Lucky Hearts Main Event in 2017.

*denotes three-handed deal

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 275

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 275

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,566

When Day 2 began, there were 455 players remaining from the field of 1,566 entries. After 10 one-hour levels, just 63 players remain in the running for the WPT RRPO Championship and the $778,490 first-place prize.

Leading the way into Day 3 is Luke Martinelli with 2,680,000, followed by Nate Silver with 2,345,000. Others still in the field include Willie Wiggins with 1,600,000, Joseph Cheong with 1,540,000, Kristen Bicknell with 1,275,000, and 2018 RRPO champion Pavel Plesuv with 755,000.

Full chip counts, along with the Day 3 table and seat draw, will be posted shortly.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,566

Ema Zajmovic was all in from the big blind for about 125,000 with , trailing the held by Mike Shanahan in the cutoff.

The board ran out , no help to Zajmovic, ending her run as Day 2 came to an end.

Michael Shanahan  –  450,000  (23 bb)
Ema Zajmovic  –  Eliminated in 64th Place  ($11,675)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 1,566

Sonia Shashikhina moved all in from the hijack for 170,000, and the big blind called with .

Shashikhina turned over , and she needed it to hold to stay alive.

There was a king in the window as the board came . Shashikhina won the pot with a set of kings to double up in chips.

Sonia Shashikhina  –  370,000  (19 bb)

With 64 players remaining from a field of 1,566, the average chip stack is about 980,000 (49 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $11,675 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 12:40 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 1,566

Jeremy Joseph raised from the hijack to 45,000, Pavlo Veksler reraised from the cutoff to 140,000, and Joseph moved all in for about 840,000.

Veksler called with , and Joseph turned over . Joseph needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Joseph paired his seven on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeremy Joseph  –  1,820,000  (91 bb)
Pavlo Veksler  –  630,000  (32 bb)

With 64 players remaining from a field of 1,566, the average chip stack is about 980,000 (49 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $11,675 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 12:40 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 1,566

Picking up the action on the turn of a board, Miguel Capriles was already all in from the big blind with side action between Joseph Cheong in the small blind and Nate Silver in the hijack.

Cheong check-folded to a bet from Silver who showed for a set of fives. Capriles was drawing dead with , rendering the river moot.

Nate Silver  –  2,345,000  (117 bb)
Miguel Capriles  –  Eliminated in 65th Place ($10,625)