2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  288
Prize Pool:  $279,360
August 8, 2019

Four months ago, Nelson Resendiz of Houston, Texas suffered a bad beat when his opponent hit a three-outer against him with three players left in a trophy event during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Resendiz was eliminated the next hand, while his opponent — Gavin O’Rourke — went on to win the title and the trophy.

Resendiz finally got his redemption tonight by winning the $1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em event to win the title, the trophy, and $57,340.

“It was a long time coming,” said Resendiz, who has been focusing more on live tournaments over the past 18 months.

This time, Resendiz could point to a hand where he hit a key three-outer. “The one hand that sticks out is when I got it all in with ace-ten against ace-king, blind vs. blind,” said Resendiz.” “I happened to hit a ten, and I took off from there.” (Click here to read about that hand that happened with five players left.)

There were 288 entries in this event, creating a total prizepool worth $279,360, nearly tripling the $100K guarantee. But it was a late night, as it was nearly 4:00 am when the final hand was dealt.

Resendiz is a big fan of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and even though it was a late night, he said he plans to enter the $5,250 SHRPO Championship tomorrow for Day 1A.

“I absolutely love it here,” said Resendiz. “I love the fact that they play music while we play. It makes the time go by faster.”

Final Table Results:

1st:  Nelson Resendiz  –  $57,340 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Marco Townsend  –  $39,440
3rd:  Victor Figueroa  –  $27,605
4th:  Stanley Wang  –  $19,670
5th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $14,275
6th:  John Richards  –  $10,560
7th:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  $7,960

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$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 288

Nelson Resendiz had a 26-to-1 chip lead over Marco Townsend, and moved all in (possibly blind) on the next hand.

Townsend called all in with , and Resendiz turned over . Townsend paired his nine on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

The blinds increased to 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante, and the next hand, Townsend folded his small blind.

Resendiz shoved the next hand, and Townsend called with . Resendiz turned over , and the board came low enough for Townsend’s six to play, giving him another double up.

Marco Townsend  –  380,000  (6 bb)
Nelson Resendiz  –  3,940,000  (66 bb)

The next hand, Townsend moved all in, and Resendiz called with . Townsend turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Resendiz won the pot — and the trophy — with a rivered set of tens.

Marco Townsend finished as the runner-up, earning $39,440.

Nelson Resendiz won Event 17 ($1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em), earning $57,340, a SHRPO trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.

Congratulations to Nelson Resendiz!

1st:  Nelson Resendiz  –  $57,340 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Marco Townsend  –  $39,440
3rd:  Victor Figueroa  –  $27,605
4th:  Stanley Wang  –  $19,670
5th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $14,275
6th:  John Richards  –  $10,560
7th:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  $7,960

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 288

Marco Townsend moved all in, and Nelson Resendiz called with . Townsend said, “This is my favorite hand” as he turned over . Resendiz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Resendiz paired his ace on the flop and his deuce on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nelson Resendiz  –  2,410,000  (40 bb)
Marco Townsend  –  1,910,000  (32 bb)

A short while later, Townsend moved all in, and Resendiz called with . Townsend turned over , and the two players were nearly equal in chips.

The board came — Townsend paired his nine on the flop, but Resendiz caught a runner-runner ace-high straight to win the pot.

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Townsend had Resendiz covered by just 160,000 in chips.

Nelson Resendiz  –  4,160,000  (69 bb)
Marco Townsend  –  160,000  (3 bb)

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 288

Victor Figueroa moved all in from the button for about 975,000, and Marco Townsend called from the big blind with .

Figueroa turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Townsend flops a set of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Figueroa in third place.

Victor Figueroa  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($27,605)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Marco Townsend  –  2,975,000  (50 bb)
Nelson Resendiz  –  1,375,000  (23 bb)

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 288

Nelson Resendiz raised from the button to 125,000, Marco Townsend reraised from the small blind to 325,000, and Resendiz moved all in for about 595,000.

Townsend called with , and Resendiz turned over . Resendiz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Resendiz flopped a set of eights, Townsend turned a double-gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Resendiz won the pot with a set of eights to double up in chips.

Nelson Resendiz  –  1,290,000  (26 bb)
Marco Townsend  –  365,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, after a flop of , Townsend moved all in from the big blind, and Victor Figueroa called from the button with for a pair of aces.

Townsend turned over for a pair of nines, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Townsend additional outs to a flush draw, and the river card was — the . Townsend rivered a diamond flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marco Townsend  –  950,000  (19 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  815,000  (16 bb)

A short while later, Townsend had dropped down to 455,000, and he moved all in from the button. Nelson Resendiz called from the big blind with , and Townsend turned over . Townsend needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Townsend won the pot with a king-high diamond flush to double up in chips.

That was the last hand of Level 26, and the players took a 10-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Nelson Resendiz  –  1,925,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Marco Townsend  –  985,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Victor Figueroa  –  1,415,000  (24 bb)

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 288

Stanley Wang moved all in from the button for 705,000, and Marco Townsend called all in from the big blind for 375,000 with . Wang turned over , and Townsend needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Townsend won the pot with a full house, queens full of sevens, to double up in chips.

Marco Townsend  –  810,000  (20 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  330,000  (8 bb)

A short while later, Wang moved all in from the button for 230,000, and Townsend called from the big blind with . Wang turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — both players paired their kickers on the flop, but Townsend won the pot with a higher two pair, kings and sevens, to eliminate Wang in fourth place.

Marco Townsend  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($19,670)

The final three players are all guaranteed at least $27,605 each.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 288

After a flop of , Marco Townsend checked the big blind, Victor Figueroa bet 45,000 from the cutoff, and Townsend check-raised to 400,000 — 41% of his stack.

Figueroa three-bet all in for 850,000, and Townsend thought for a while before he folded face up — top pair. Figueroa took the pot without showing his cards

Victor Figueroa  –  1,355,000  (45 bb)
Marco Townsend  –  575,000  (19 bb)

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 288

After a flop of , Stanley Wang bet 200,000 from the big blind, and Nelson Resendiz thought for a while before he called from the cutoff.

The turn card was the , Wang bet 360,000, and Resendiz once again thought fora while before he called.

The river card was the , and Wang thought for a long time before he checked. Resendiz thought for a while himself before he checked behind.

Wang showed for jack high, and Resendiz turned over to win the pot worth well over a million in chips with a pair of sixes to take the chip lead.

Nelson Resendiz  –  1,710,000  (57 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  980,000  (33 bb)

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 288

Jeff Madsen was down to 300,000 (12 big blinds) when Level 23 began, and it’s not off to a good start for him so far.

Stanley Wang raised from the button to 50,000, and Madsen called from the big blind. Wang bet the flop, and Madsen folded, dropping down to 225,000.

The next hand, Madsen folded his small blind, dropping down to 210,000.

Jeff Madsen  –  210,000  (8 bb)

Three hands later, Stanley Wang raised from the small blind to 75,000, Nelson Resendiz moved all in from the big blind for 540,000, and Wang called with .

Resendiz turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

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

Nelson Resendiz  –  1,105,000  (44 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  1,820,000  (73 bb)

The next hand, Madsen was in the big blind again as Victor Figueroa raised from the cutoff to 50,000, and Madsen called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Madsen checked, Figueroa min-bet 25,000, and Madsen folded. Figueroa took the pot.

Victor Figueroa  –  740,000  (30 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  135,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Madsen folded his small blind to drop down to 120,000.

Three hands later, Madsen moved all in under the gun for 120,000, and Figueroa moved all in over the top with . Madsen turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Figueroa paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Madsen in fifth place.

Victor Figueroa  –  860,000  (34 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($14,275)

The final four players are guaranteed at least $19,670 each.

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$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

Victor Figueroa was all in from the big blind for 265,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of chipleader Stanley Wang, who was under the gun.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Figueroa to win the pot and double up in chips.

Victor Figueroa  –  560,000  (28 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  2,250,000  (113 bb)

A short while later, with the board showing on the turn and about 200K already in the pot, Victor Figueroa checked the big blind, and Jeff Madsen checked from the button.

The river card was the , Figueroa bet 150,000, and Madsen tanked for a long time before he folded, leaving himself with just 300K. Figueroa took the pot.

Victor Figueroa  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Jeff Madsen – 300,000  (15 bb)

Two hands later, Level 20 came to an end, and the players took a 10-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Stanley Wang  –  2,255,000  (90 bb)
Seat 2.  Nelson Resendiz  –  580,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeff Madsen  –  300,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Marco Townsend  –  540,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Victor Figueroa  –  650,000  (26 bb)

The final five players are all guaranteed at least $14,275 each, with $57,340 waiting for the winner.