2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  189
Prize Pool:  $183,330
November 21-22, 2021

Event 9 ($1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em) was a two-day event that attracted 189 entries, and one of the last players to enter was Jesse Lott, who finished Day 1 second in chips. Lott carried that momentum all the way to victory on Day 2, winning $46,020.

“It feels pretty good,” said Lott. “I got into some good spots, and I guess the dealers took care of me.”

Lott defeated Adam Zeltser heads-up, and any talk of a potential deal was scuttled because both players really wanted the trophy.

“I’ve come runner-up a few times,” said Lott, “and it’s nice to finally get the W. I final tabled the first event I ever played here (Event 1 in the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open), and I got sixth place. That was right after my Dad passed.”

Lott fought back tears as he continued.

“My Dad’s always traveled with me, so this means a lot,” said Lott. “I hate that he’s not here to see it. But he was watching over me when I got those quad tens. I think he’s smiling over me.”

Lott finished his interview on a lighter note.

“Now I’m gonna take this trophy home to my kids,” said Lott with a big smile, “and show them that I don’t suck at poker.”

Final Results:

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 189

The final two players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Jesse Lott  –  2,930,000  (147 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  850,000  (43 bb)

About 15 minutes into the level, Adam Zeltser raised, Jesse Lott reraised to 170,000, and Zeltser called.

The flop came , Lott checked, Zeltser moved all in, and Lott snap-called with .

Zeltser turned over for a pair of nines, and he’d need to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Lott won the pot — and the trophy — with a full house, fives full of kings.

Congratulations to Jesse Lott!

1st:  Jesse Lott  –  $46,020 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  Adam Zeltser  –  $31,090
3rd:  Carlos Dorca  –  $18,790
4th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $11,400
5th:  Raymond Tetsoshvili  –  $8,825
6th:  Dani Dayan  –  $7,315
7th:  Erik Nomberg  –  $6,235
8th:  Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  $5,440
9th:  Myles Holton  –  $4,665

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 189

Carlos Dorca moved all in from the button for 236,000, and Jesse Lott called from the small blind with .

Dorca turned over , and needed his higher pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

But the board came , and Lott rivered a five-high wheel straight to win the pot and eliminate Dorca in third place.

Carlos Dorca  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($18,790)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Jesse Lott  –  2,625,000  (164 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  1,155,000  (72 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $46,020 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $31,090

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 189

Adam Zeltser raised under the gun to 36,000, Jesse Lott reraised from the small blind to 82,000, and Giuseppe Iadisernia moved all in from the big blind for 404,000.

Zeltser quickly folded, and Lott asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called with .

Iadisernia turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Lott rivered an ace-high spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Iadisernia in fourth place.

Jesse Lott  –  2,105,000  (132 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($11,400)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,260,000 (79 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $18,790.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 189

Raymond Tetsoshvili raised from the button to 75,000, Jesse Lott moved all in from the small blind, and Tetsoshvili called all in for about 275,000 with .

Lott turned over , and Tetsoshvili needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Tetsoshvili turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Lott won the pot with a turned set of kings to eliminate Tetsoshvili in fifth place.

Jesse Lott  –  1,920,000  (160 bb)
Raymond Tetsoshvili  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,825)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 945,000 (79 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,400.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 189

Dani Dayan moved all in under the gun for 104,000, Raymond Tetsoshvili called from the small blind, and chipleader Jesse Lott thought for a while before calling from the big blind. (Any further betting will create a side pot.)

Tetsoshvili and Lott check down to the river on a board of . Tetsoshvili checked for a third time, Lott bet 75,000, and Tetsoshvili folded face up.

For the main pot, Dayan showed , but Lott turned over to win the pot with a rivered full house, threes full of jacks, eliminating Dayan in sixth place.

Jesse Lott  –  1,650,000  (138 bb)
Raymond Tetsoshvili  –  275,000  (23 bb)
Dani Dayan  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($7,315)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 756,000 (63 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $8,825.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 189

Here are updated chip counts for the final seven players:

Seat 1.  Adam Zeltser  –  440,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Dorca  –  380,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Raymond Tetsoshvili  –  365,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Jesse Lott  –  1,550,000  (129 bb)
Seat 5.  Dani Dayan  –  140,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Erik Nomberg  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  575,000  (48 bb)

A short while later, Erik Nomberg gets it all in from the small blind for about 220,000 with , but he runs into the of Giuseppe Iadisernia in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Iadisernia to win the pot and eliminate Nomberg in seventh place.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  920,000  (77 bb)
Erik Nomberg  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($6,235)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 630,000 (53 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $7,315.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 189

Now that Event 1 has come to a conclusion (via a six-way ICM deal), we can turn our focus to the final table of Event 9.

Myles Holton was the first final tablist to bust, finishing in ninth place.

Myles Holton  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,665)

A short while later, Manuel Amaro Alvarez raised from the button to 20,000, and Adam Zeltser moved all in from the small blind for 110,000. Alvarez called with , and Zeltser was in trouble with .

But the board came , and Zeltser paired his ten on the flop and his queen on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Adam Zeltser  –  244,000  (20 bb)

Alvarez was eliminated a short while later.

Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($5,440)

More recently, chipleader Jesse Lott raised under the gun to 25,000, Adam Zeltser moved all in from the button for 212,000, and Lott thought for a while before he called with .

Zeltser turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

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

Adam Zeltser  –  454,000  (38 bb)
Jesse Lott  –  1,325,000  (110 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 540,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $6,235 for seventh place.

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 189

The final nine players have drawn for random seats at the final table, and here is the updated lineup:

Seat 1.  Adam Zeltser  –  133,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Dorca  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Raymond Tetsoshvili  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Jesse Lott  –  1,491,000  (149 bb)
Seat 5.  Myles Holton  –  163,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Dani Dayan  –  164,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Erik Nomberg  –  269,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  597,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.  Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  388,000  (39 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 420,000 (42 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $46,020 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $31,090
3rd:  $18,790
4th:  $11,400
5th:  $8,825
6th:  $7,315
7th:  $6,235
8th:  $5,440
9th:  $4,665

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 189

With the final board showing , Jesse Lott bet 45,000, Jeff Trudeau moved all in for about 225,000, and Lott calls.

Trudeau showed for two pair, queens and eights, but Lott turned over to win the pot with a full house, queens full of jacks, eliminating Trudeau in 21st place.

Jesse Lott  –  615,000  (103 bb)
Jeff Trudeau  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($1,825)

A few minutes later at another table, Lew Thiesen was eliminated in 21st place.

Lewe Thiesen  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($2,250)

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 189,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,250 each, and the next pay jump is $2,815 for 18th place.