2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 531
Prize Pool: $1,062,000
April 22, 2021

Event 17 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry). Once again, the field size and prize pool set record highs. All told, there were 531 entries that generated a prize pool of $1,062,000, more than quintupling the guarantee.

The tournament lasted nearly 18 hours and when the dust settled, it was Andrew Ostapchenko who emerged victorious, winning outright for $200,850.

This marked the California native’s second career cash at the Seminole Hard Rock, and also pushed him past $1 million in career tournament earnings according to the Hendon Mob database.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 531

Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 475,000 from the button, Toby Boas three-bet all in for about 2,100,000 from the big blind and Ostapchenko called.

Ostapchenko:
Boas:

The board ran out , giving Ostapchenko a flush to eliminate Boas and win Event 17 outright for $200,850.

Boas finished runner-up for $133,895.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 531

Andrew Ostapchenko – 6,275,000 (50 bb)
Toby Boas – 4,350,000 (35 bb)

1st: $200,850 + Trophy
2nd: $133,895

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 531

Michael Horchoff raised all in for about 1,500,000 from the button and Toby Boas called from the big blind.

Horchoff:
Boas:

The board came down , giving Boas kings and fours to eliminate Horchoff in third place.

Toby Boas – 4,350,000 (35 bb)
Michael Horchoff – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($98,495)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 531

After ascending to the second in chips, Vincent Pontrello raised to 1,000,000 from the button. Toby Boas reraised all in for 1,975,000 from the big blind and Pontrello called.

Pontrello:
Boas:

The board ran out , giving Boas a pair of kings to double through Pontrello.

Down to 375,000, Pontrello busted two hands later in fourth place.

Toby Boas – 4.150,000 (33 bb)
Vincent Pontrello – Eliminated in 4th Place ($73,310)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 531

Andrew Ostapchenko – 4,725,000 (47 bb)
Toby Boas – 2,700,000 (27 bb)
Vincent Pontrello – 1,650,000 (17 bb)
Michael Horcoff – 1,550,000 (16 bb)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 531

Joshua Zucchet raised all in for 625,000 from the button and Toby Boas called from the big blind.

Zucchet:
Boas:

The board came down , no help to Zucchet, ending his run in fifth place.

Toby Boas – 1,650,000 (22 bb)
Joshua Zucchet – Eliminated in 5th Place ($55,220)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 531

Andrew Ostapchenko raised from the hijack, Vergit Droumev three-bet all in from the big blind for about 800,000 and Ostapchenko called.

Ostapchenko:
Droumev:

The board ran out , giving Ostapchenko trip aces to eliminate Droumev in sixth place.

Andrew Ostapchenko – 5,500,000 (73 bb)
Vergil Droumev – Eliminated in 6th Place ($42,100)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 531

Eric Tankanow limped from the small blind, Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 175,000 from the big blind, Tankanow reraised all in for about 875,000 and Ostapchenko called.

Tankanow:
Ostapchenko:

The board ran out , no help to Tankanow, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Andrew Ostapchenko – 3,475,000 (46 bb)
Eric Tankanow – Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,490)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 531

There were no all-in confrontations for the entirety of the final table until this one.

Vincent Pontrello raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Andrew Ostapchenko called from the cutoff, and Orson Young three-bet shoved for 460,000 from the button.

Michael Horchoff four-bet all in from the big blind and isolated the pot with , leading Young’s .

The board ran out , no help to Young after a turned flush draw, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Michael Horchoff – 2,500,000 (33 bb)
Orson Young – Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,735)