2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 446
Prize Pool:  $432,620
April 18-19, 2021

Event 6 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry). A field of 446  entries generated a prize pool of $432,620, more than quintupling the guarantee.

Despite beginning the second day of action 35th in chips of the remaining 59 players, Ryan Hogan navigated his way through the field en route to the victory.  A heads-up chop was made between Hogan and Event 4 champion Greg Fishberg and as the chip leader, Hogan was officially the winner of Event 6.

For Hogan, this marked his first cash here at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, but just a few months ago Hogan won an event at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa in the 2020 Winter Poker Open.

*denotes heads-up chop

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 446

After playing heads up for a few minutes, Ryan Hogan and Greg Fishberg agreed to an even chop.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Ryan Hogan – 5,825,000 (78 bb)
Greg Fishberg – 3,100,000 (41 bb)

The even chop paid each player $72,065.

As the chip leader, Ryan Hogan is officially the winner of Event 6 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

Greg Fishberg, meanwhile, now has a 1st and 2nd place finish under his belt in the first few days of the series.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 446

Ryan Hogan – 4,650,000 (62 bb)
Greg Fishberg – 4,275,000 (57 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 446

Zach Gruneberg raised all in for about 550,000 from the button and Ryan Hogan isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Gruneberg:
Hogan:

The board ran out , no help to Gruneberg, ending his run in third place.

Ryan Hogan – 4,650,000 (62 bb)
Zach Gruneberg – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($42,565)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 446

Kevin Garosshen raised from under the gun and Ryan Hogan called from the big blind.

The flop was and a flurry of action led to Hogan all in and at risk for 1,475,000 with for multiple draws.

Garosshen had the lead with , but the gave Hogan a flush.

The river was no help to Garosshen, knocking him down to 100,000. He busted shortly thereafter in fourth place.

Ryan Hogan – 3,450,000 (46 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – Eliminated in 4th Place ($31,770)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 446

Greg Fishberg – 3,850,000 (51 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – 1,725,000 (23 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 1,700,000 (23 bb)
Zach Gruneberg – 1,650,000 (22 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 446

Greg Fishberg raised to 150,000 from the button, Jahzeel Esquivel three-bet all in from the small blind for 475,000 and Fishberg thought for a bit before he called.

Fishberg:
Esquivel:

The board ran out , giving Fishberg a pair of nines to eliminate Esquivel in fifth place.

Greg Fishberg – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
Jahzeel Esquivel – Eliminated in 5th Place ($23,960)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 446

Jahzeel Esquivel has been short for the entire final table, winning three all-ins to survive, but he hadn’t been able to get above 16 big blinds until now.

Kevin Garosshen raised to 110,000 from the button, Esquivel three-bet all in for 475,000 from the big blind and Garosshen called.

Garosshen:
Esquivel:

The board came , giving Esquivel a pair of queens to double up again.

Jahzeel Esquivel – 1,025,000 (20 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – 1,500,000 (30 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 446

Ryan Hogan – 2,920,000 (58 bb)
Zach Gruneberg – 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – 1,950,000 (39 bb)
Greg Fishberg – 1,450,000 (29 bb)
Jahzeel Esquivel – 600,000 (12 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 446

Kevin Garosshen raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Ryan Hogan  three-bet to 315,000 from the big blind, Garosshen four-bet all in for effectively 1,315,000 and Hogan called all in with , leading Garosshen’s .

The board came down , safe for Hogan to double into the chip lead.

Ryan Hogan – 2,650,000 (66 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – 1,700,000 (43 bb)