Robert Brandl Turns a $400 Buy-In Into $23,178 in One Day

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  510
Prize Pool:  $204,000
November 21, 2021

Robert Brandl
Robert Brandl

The Sunday one-day tournament drew a huge crowd of 510 entries, both from players who missed out on Day 2 of Event 1 or made some money early in the day. The field was so large that they quadrupled the $50K guarantee, creating a prizepool worth $204,000.

Action started at 1:00 pm, and it took nearly 15 hours just to reach the final table.

They played for about an hour before the final six players agreed to an ICM deal. As chipleader, Robert Brandl won the title, the trophy, and $23,178. Not bad for a one-day $400 buy-in tournament!


Final Results:

PlaceNameWinnings
1stRobert Brandl$23,178*
2ndSpyros Malkotsis$17,793*
3rdLogan Moon$16,611*
4thAlfredo Vaz Reed$14,924*
5thDeeneash Krishnanand$12,506*
6thGreg Robinson$10,918*
7thKenny Han$5,560
8thDavid Neddam$4,445
9thManuel Soltero Luna$3,335
10thRafael Indriago$3,335
11thJay Klitzner$2,765
12thFelix Sierra Aponte$2,765
13thRandy Sim$2,320
14thPatrick Pigford$2,320
15thMarcelo Savio Dabus$2,060
16thChristine Holubeck$2,060
17thKahlil Francis$1,810
18thAriel Soffer$1,810
19thJamey Avila$1,560
20thJoao Oliveira$1,560
21stJose Gonzalez$1,560
22ndDaimon Parrish$1,305
23rdMansoor Kader$1,305
24thSean Thomson$1,305
25thRoger Boulter$1,125
26thBertrand Laroque$1,125
27thMichael Moskowitz$1,125
28thVu Nguyen$960
29thKenneth Bruno$960
30thMarcelo Delgado Sergueev$960
31stJohn Robinson$960
32ndDaniel Chess$960
33rdDaniel Orgil$960
34thOmar Sader$960
35thKevin Choe$960
36thThomas Nelson$960
37thMarcus Gurley$825
38thTerie Waller$825
39thPiyal Bose$825
40thDonna Gem$825
41stWadner Pericles$825
42ndKyle Azzo$825
43rdMark Harmon$825
44thAlecia Ackred$825
45thDaniel Kasper$825
46thAngel Martinez Vasquez$700
47thMarcus Carter$700
48thVeton Kastrati$700
49thNicholas Wood$700
50thNicolas Gagne$700
51stMatthew Ferguson$700
52ndDavid Kilcoyne$700
53rdJairo Carrillo$700
54thTimothy Tobey$700
55thFrank Gentile$600
56thDaniel Stoy$600
57thVictor Haynes$600
58thNeal Corcoran$600
59thVinh Pham$600
60thYan Kerefov$600
61stMichael Dreese$600
62ndGinold Rendel$600
63rdMel Goss$600
64thBruno Krajnik Baquerizo$600

* Indicates the results of a six-way deal.

Event 8: Final Table Begins with Spyros Malkotsis in the Lead

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 510

Event 8 Final Table
Event 8 Final Table

After the elimination of Rafael Indriago in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Logan Moon  –  1,315,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Spyros Malkotsis  –  1,705,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Alfredo Vaz  –  1,690,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  Greg Robinson  –  425,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5.  Robert Brandl  –  880,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Manuel Soltero  –  710,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Kenny Han  –  1,675,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8.  Krishnanand Deeneash  –  510,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9.  David Neddam  –  1,275,000  (26 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $32,600
2nd:  $23,150
3rd:  $15,025
4th:  $10,455
5th:  $8,015
6th:  $6,685
7th:  $5,560
8th:  $4,445
9th:  $3,335

They will play down to a winner tonight.

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts with $32,600 to Winner

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  510
Prize Pool:  $170,850
November 21, 2021

The Sunday one-day tournament drew a huge crowd, both from players who missed out on Day 2 of Event 1 or made some money early in the day. All told, the $400 buy-in tournament drew a huge 510 entries to more than quadruple the $50,000 guarantee up to a prize pool worth $170,850.

The last 64 players will be paid some cash from the prize pool with $600 for a min-cash and $32,600 for the Event 8 champ.

1st: $32,600 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $23,150
3rd: 415,025
4th: $10,455
5th: $8,015
6th: $6,685
7th: $5,560
8th: $4,445
9th-10th: $3,335
11th-12th: $2,765
13th-14th: $2,320
15th-16th: $2,060
17th-18th: $1,810
19th-21st: $1,560
22nd-24th: $1,305
25th-27th: $1,125
28th-36th: $960
37th-45th: $825
46th-54th: $700
55th-64th: $600

Event 8: Sunday One-Day

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Due to the huge Event 1 restart, the $400 Deep Stack one day tournament pushed its start time back to 1:30 pm to make sure we had tables for them to use. The fast action in the opening tournament meant there was plenty of room for Event 8 with the short delay.

The tournament has a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and players start with 20,000 deep stacks with 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are now available until the start of Level 9 at 6 pm. They will take a 40-minute dinner break at 8 pm and return to play down to our next RRPO champion.

Cards went in the air at 1:30 pm and we will hit the highlights throughout the day.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 5 Schedule

Please note: Unless otherwise noted, all RRPO events will be held in the Seminole Grand Ballroom. You can register for all events across from Constant Grind at the previous buffet area.

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1:30PM: Event 8 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Note: Start time pushed to 1:30pm
  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 9 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:55pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $250 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; seat in any $1,100 and $600 RRPO event plus $400 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five WPT RRPO Championship seats guaranteed
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2021 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule