2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$400 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 120
Prize Pool:  $40,800
August 10, 2021

Raminder Singh won his seventh major Hollywood title earlier in the series and Michael Newman with five was not about to let him get too far ahead on the all-time list. He rolled through the $400 Turbo No Limit Hold’em tournament and earned his sixth trophy plus $7,573 after a five-way deal.

Newman’s previous five victories came with some big payouts including a win in the 4,058-entry 2019 LHPO Ultimate Re-Entry tournament for $181,025 and he was the SHRP Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Champion in 2017 for another $374,240.

2016 SHRPO – $570 No Limit Hold’em
2016 RRPO – $360 Pot Limit Omaha
2017 LHPO – $570 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha
2017 RRPO – $3,500 RRPO Championship
2019 LHPO – $360 Ultimate Re-Entry
2021 SHRPO – $400 Turbo NLH

Newman’s sixth SHRP Hollywood title ties him with three-time WPT Champion Brian Altman on the all-time win list and one behind Singh and David Prociak.

Congrats to Michael on the historic win and we’ll see you in November for the 2021 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open!

* denotes results of five-way deal

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 490

Shannon Shorr limped on the button and Aditya Prasetyo checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was and Prasetyo check-called 75,000 from Shorr.

The turn was the , Prasetyo checked and Shorr bet 500,000. Prasetyo check-raised to 1,200,000 and Shorr called.

The river was the , Prasetyo shoved for about 2,300,000 and Shorr called right away with for a king-high flush, besting Prasetyo’s for kings and sevens to take it down for $186,261.

Prasetyo finished runner-up for $170,243.

A recap of the event will be published later tonight.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza raised from the button to 600,000, Dimitri Vorbe reraised to 1,750,000, and Garza folded.

Vorbe said, “I have two kings.” Garza said, “No way.”

Vorbe showed as he took the pot.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  41,000,000  (164 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  6,200,000  (25 bb)

Dimitri Vorbe won the next pot as well, and then AP Louis Garza limped from the button for 250,000, and Vorbe checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Vorbe bet 900,000, and Garza folded.

Vorbe said, “If I told you I had a full house, would you believe me?” Garza said, “Yes.”

Vorbe showed for jacks full of sevens as he took the pot.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  42,300,000  (169 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  4,900,000  (20 bb)

A few hands later, Dimitri Vorbe raised from the button to 600,000, and AP Louis Garza called.

The flop came , Garza checked, Vorbe bet 500,000, and Garza called. The turn card paired the board with the , Garza checked, Vorbe bet 600,000, and Garza folded.

Vorbe said, “I have a full house,” and he showed for jacks full of tens as he took the pot.

“No way,” said Garza. “What the heck is going on?”

Dimitri Vorbe  –  43,125,000  (173 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  4,050,000  (16 bb)

That was the last hand before the break. Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $674,285

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 490

Mukul Pahuja raised to 600,000 on the button, leaving less than that behind. Shannon Shorr three-bet out of the small blind to 1,125,000, which was exactly Pahuja’s entire stack.

Aditya Prasetyo folded and Pahuja called. Pahuja showed and was dominated by Shorr’s .

The board ran out and Pahuja was out in third place for $141,966.

Shannon Shorr – 6,175,000
Mukul Pahuja – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza raised to 600,000 from the button and Dimitri Vorbe called from the big blind.

The flop was and Vorbe checked to Garza who continued for 500,000. Vorbe check-raised to 1,500,000 and Garza called.

The turn was the , Vorbe bet 3,000,000 and Garza folded.

Vorbe showed for a flush and said to Garza, “Bro, I’m going to be honest. I’m on a mission, and no one is going to stop me.”

Dimitri Vorbe – 37,200,000 (149 bb)
AP Louis Garza – 10,000,000 (40 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,180

Dimitri Vorbe limped from the button for 250,000, AP Louis Garza raised to 750,000, and Vorbe called. The flop came , Garza bet 500,000, and Vorbe called.

The turn card was the , Garza checked, Vorbe bet 875,000, and Garza folded. Vorbe showed for top pair as he took the pot.

Vorbe said, “I’m hot. I’m very hot. The cards are falling my way.”

Dimitri Vorbe  –  27,750,000  (111 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  19,500,000  (78 bb)

The next hand, AP Louis Garza raised from the button to 600,000, and Dimitri Vorbe called. The flop came , Vorbe checked, Garza bet 400,000, and Vorbe called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , Vorbe bet 1,000,000, and Garza folded face up, saying he had a strong flop but missed his outs.

As he took the pot, Vorbe turned over and said, “Two pair.”

Dimitri Vorbe  –  29,000,000  (116 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  18,300,000  (73 bb)

The next hand, Dimitri Vorbe raised from the button to 625,000, AP Louis Garza reraised to 1,750,000, and Vorbe called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Garza bet 1,200,000, and Vorbe quickly called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Vorbe showed to win the pot with two pair, tens and nines, and Garza mucked.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  32,000,000  (128 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  15,000,000  (60 bb)

The next hand, AP Louis Garza raised from the button to 600,000, and Dimitri Vorbe called.

The flop came , Vorbe checked, Garza bet 450,000, and Vorbe called. The turn card was the , Vorbe checked, Garza bet 800,000, and Vorbe quickly called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Vorbe showed to win the pot with queen high, and Garza mucked.

That’s four pots in a row for Vorbe, who has opened up a 2.5-to-1 chip lead.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  34,000,000  (136 bb)
AP Louis Garza  –  13,300,000  (53 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:
1st:  $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $674,285

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 490

Once James Miller was eliminated in fourth place, the remaining three players began talking about a chop.

After looking at the ICM numbers, Mukul Pahuja, Aditya Prasetyo and Shannon Shorr started talking about a possible chop.

After lengthy negotiations, the three players agreed to a chop with money saved for the eventual champion. Prasetyo took the most guaranteed money since he possessed the largest stack, Pahuja took the least money and the three players agreed to save $30,655 to give to the eventual winner.

Here is a look at the guaranteed payouts:

Aditya Prasetyo – $170,243
Shannon Shorr – $155,606
Mukul Pahuja – $141,966

Whoever wins will earn an additional $30,655.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,180

AP Louis Garza raised to 700,000 from the button and Dimitri Vorbe called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Garza bet 700,000. Vorbe check-raised to 2,100,000 and Garza tanked for a bit before he folded.

Vorbe showed for deuces full of aces.

Along with a few other small pots, Vorbe took the chip lead.

Dimitri Vorbe – 25,000,000 (100 bb)
AP Louis Garza – 22,200,000 (89 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 490

On the turn, with the board reading , James Miller checked from the big blind and Aditya Prasetyo bet 150,000 on the button.

Miller check-raised to 700,000 and Prasetyo moved all in. Miller called and was all in for about 1,800,000. He showed , good for two pair, but needed to fill up against Prasetyo’s .

The river was the and Prasetyo won the pot with a straight to eliminate Miller in fourth place for $72,650.

With the win, Prasetyo has about half of the chips in play as three-handed play begins.

Aditya Prasetyo – 6,150,000
James Miller – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,180

The beginning of heads-up play has been fairly slow, as you might expect when both players have more than 75 big blinds. This was the biggest hand they’ve played so far:

Dimitri Vorbe raised from the button to 600,000, AP Louis Garza reraised to 1,750,000, and Vorbe called.

The flop came , Garza bet 1,050,000, and Vorbe called.

The turn card was the , Garza checked, Vorbe bet 2,000,000, and Garza thought for a while before he folded. Vorbe took the pot.

AP Louis Garza  –  26,500,000  (106 bb)
Dimitri Vorbe  –  20,750,000  (83 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $929,365 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $674,285

3rd:  Ian O’Hara  –  $437,350
4th:  Mark Dube  –  $324,035
5th:  Matt Affleck  –  $244,775
6th:  Darren Rabinowitz  –  $197,850
7th:  Jeff Trudeau  –  $163,390
8th:  Harrison Brown  –  $130,455
9th:  Michael Wang  –  $100,215