2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,258
Prize Pool:  $150,960
November 29 – December 1, 2021

Event 25 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), typically the tournament that closes each of the SHRP major series. The mutli-flight event drew 1,258 entries, generating a prize pool of $150,960, easily surpassing the $100,000 guarantee.

There were 77 players who made it into the money and returned on Day 2 to battle for the $27,770 first-place prize and outlasting them all was Alik Sitnyakovsky for his first SHRP trophy.

“This win means so much,” said an emotional Sitnyakovsky afterward. “I tried to have a positive mindset while playing, and I’m just so thankful to G-d.”

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 1,258

Eric Siegel raised all in for 1,900,000 from the button and Alik Sitnyakovsky called from the big blind.

Sigel:
Sitnyakovsky:

The board ran out , no help to Siegel and Sitnyakovsky aces and deuces to take down Event 25 outright for $27,770.

Eric Siegel finished runner-up for $18,960.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,258

Eric Siegel limped on the button and Alik Sitnyakorsky checked his option.

The flop was and Siegel shoved for 1,100,000 out of turn. Sitnyakovsky checked, Siegel’s shove stood and Sitnyakovsky tanked for about 30 seconds.

“I think you have a flush draw,” said Sitnyakovsky before he called.

Siegel showed for a pair of kings, leading Sitnyakovsky’s for a pair of nines.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Siegel to double up.

Eric Siegel  –  2,575,000  (21 bb)
Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  16,300,000  (130 bb)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,258

Diane Linke raised to 625,000 from the small blind and Alik Sitnyakovsky called from the big blind.

The flop was , Linke shoved for about 3,500,000 and Sitnyakovsky called with for a pair of queens, leading Linke’s for a pair of jacks.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Linke, ending her tournament in third place.

Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  17,575,000  (141 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  1,300,000  (10 bb)
Diane Linke  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($12,835)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,258

Roman Kornev raised from the button and Alik Sitnyakovsky called from the big blind.

The flop was and Sitnyakovsky checked to Kornev who continued for 600,000. Sitnyakovsky check-raised all in with his chip-leading stack and Kornev called all in instantly for about 2,300,000.

Kornev:
Sitnyakovsky:

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Sitnyakovsky to eliminate Kornev in fourth place.

Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  10,700,000 (86 bb)
Roman Kornev  –  Eliminated in 4th Place ($9,205)

1st: $27,770
2nd: $18,960
3rd: $12,835

4th:  Roman Kornev  –  $9,205
5th:  Chalres Defelice  –  $7,065
6th:  Barrington Bowen  –  $5,785
7th:  Alberto Niebla  –  $4,760
8th:  John Esser  –  $3,795
9th:  Rebecca Dellagloria  –  $2,845

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,258

Alik Sitnyakovsky raised from the cutoff, Charles Defelice three-bet all in for about 1,500,000 from the small blind and Sitnyakovsky called with , leading Defelice’s .

The board ran out clean for Sitnyakovsky, ending Defelice’s tournament in fifth place.

Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  7,900,000  (79 bb)
Charles Defelice  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,065)

1st: $27,770
2nd: $18,960
3rd: $12,835
4th: $9,205

5th:  Chalres Defelice  –  $7,065
6th:  Barrington Bowen  –  $5,785
7th:  Alberto Niebla  –  $4,760
8th:  John Esser  –  $3,795
9th:  Rebecca Dellagloria  –  $2,845

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,258

Diane Linke raised to 250,000 from the hijack, Barrington Bowen reraised all in for about 2,000,000 from the button and Linke called.

Linke: 
Bowen: 

The board ran out , giving Linke tens full of nines to eliminate Bowen in sixth place.

Diane Linke  –  5,000,000  (50 bb)
Barrington Bowen  –  Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,785)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,258

Alberto Niebla raised all in for about 900,000 from middle position and Alik Sitnyakovsky isolated the pot with a reshove from the cutoff.

Niebla: 
Sitnyakovsky: 

The board came , giving Sitnyakovsky trip kings to eliminate Niebla in seventh place.

Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Alberto Niebla  –  Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,760)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,258

Rebecca Dellagloria raised all in for about 900,000 from the cutoff and Diane Linke isolated the pot with a shove from the small blind.

Dellagloria: 
Linke: 

The board came down , no help to Dellagloria, ending her tournament in ninth place.

Diane Linke  –  4,900,000  (65 bb)
Rebecca Dellagloria  –  Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,845)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,258

Seat 1:  Roman Kornev  –  2,950,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2:  Rebecca Dellagloria  –  475,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3:  Alberto Niebla  –  925,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Diane Linke  –  3,975,000  (53 bb)
Seat 5:  Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  2,950,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6:  Barington Bowen  –  3,000,000  (40 bb)
Seat 7:  Eric Siegel  – 1,100,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  John Esser  –  1,750,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9:  Charles Defelice  –  1,725,000  (23 bb)

1st: $27,770
2nd: $18,960
3rd: $12,835
4th: $9,205
5th: $7,065
6th: $5,785
7th: $4,760
8th: $3,795
9th: $2,845

10th:  Thomas Gari  –  $2,845

11th:  Steven Cohen  –  $2,375
12th:  Gregory Roberts  –  $2,375

13th:  David Inselberg  –  $1,895
14th:  Paul Valenzuela  –  $1,895