2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  217
Prize Pool:  $73,780
July 27, 2021

Event 10 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry). A field of 217 entries generated a prize pool of $73,780.

The tournament played down in a relatively quick fashion and at about the 12-hour mark, the remaining three players agreed to a deal. As the chip leader, it was Lunique Petiote who was the official winner, earning $13,000 for his victory.

*denotes three-handed deal

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 217

Before three-handed play began, the players agreed to look at the numbers for a deal. After about 10 minutes, a deal was agreed upon.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Lunique Petiote – 1,435,000 (96 bb)
Blake Whittington – 1,090,000 (73 bb)
Sean Perez – 730,000 (49 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Lunique Petiote – $13,000
Blake Whittington – $12,000
Sean Perez – $10,095

As the chip leader, Lunique Petiote is the official winner of Event 10 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 217

Stuart Young raised all in for about 240,000 from the button and Sean Perez called from the big blind.

Young:
Perez:

The board ran out , no help to Young, ending his run in fourth place.

Sean Perez – 730,000 (49 bb)
Stuart Young – Eliminated in 4th Place ($5,455)

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 217

Blake Whittington raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, Darryl Wettlaufer three-bet all in for about 440,000 from the small blind and Whittington called instantly.

Whittington:
Wettlaufer:

It was aces again for Whittington and he held up thru the runout, ending Wettlaufer’s tournament in fifth place.

Blake Whittington – 1,150,000 (77 bb)
Darryl Wettlaufer – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,940)

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 217

Blake Whittington raised to 30,000 from under the gun, Cameron Storto three-bet to 75,000 from the hijack, Whittington four-bet all in for 270,000 and Storto called with . Whittington tabled .

The board ran out , safe for Whittington to double up.

Down to 75,000, Storto was eliminated shortly thereafter in sixth place.

Blake Whittington – 575,000 (38 bb)
Cameron Storto – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,905)

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 217

Seat 1.  Blake Whittington  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Cameron Storto  –  405,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Perez  –  435,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Darryl Wettlaufer  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Lunique Petiote  –  945,000  (63 bb)
Seat 6.  Stuart Young  –  805,000  (54 bb)

1st:  $16,285 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,105
3rd:  $7,705
4th:  $5,455
5th:  $3,940
6th:  $2,905

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Salvatore Spina  –  $2,190
8th:  Scott Leventhal  –  $2,190

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 217

In the first level after the dinner break, with the blinds at 1,500-2,500, Sean Perez had been knocked down to just 3,500 in chips — less than one-and-a-half big blinds. That was with about 24-25 players remaining, when the payouts were $560-$630.

Now, with eight players remaining, Perez raised from the button to 24,000, Salvatore Spina called from the small blind, and chipleader Stuart Young moved all in from the big blind.

Perez thought for a while before he called all in for 234,000, and Spina quickly folded.

Perez turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Young’s .

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

Sean Perez  –  502,000  (50 bb)

Perez had been down to the figurative chip-and-a-chair with about 25 players left, and now he’s knocking on the door of a final table with 50 big blinds.

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 407,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $2,190 each.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 217

James Reynolds raised all in for about 80,000 from the small blind and Stuart Young called from the big blind.

Reynolds:
Young:

The board ran out , no help to Reynolds, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Stuart Young – 800,000 (80 bb)
James Reynolds – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,680)

Recent Eliminations
10th: Neil Blumenfield – $1,680
11th: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $1,680

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 217

After a flop of , Antti Halme checked the big blind, Lunique Petiote bet 20,000 from the cutoff, and Halme called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , putting four diamonds on the board, and Halme bet 75,000. Petiote tanked for a very long time, at one point saying, “This is so sick.”

Eventually, Petiote called, and Halme said, “Nice call,” as he mucked his cards to forfeit the pot. Petiote showed for a set of aces as he pulled in the pot.

Lunique Petiote  –  335,000  (56 bb)
Antti Halme  –  98,000  (16 bb)

A short while later, Darryl Wettlaufer raised under the gun to 16,000, and Halme called from the big blind.

The flop came , Halme checked, Wettlaufer bet 23,000, and Halme check-raised all in for about 85,000.

Wettlaufer called with for an overpair, and Halme turned over for an open-ended straight draw. Halme needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the aces held up for Wettlaufer to win the pot and eliminate Halme in 12th place.

Darryl Wettlaufer  –  345,000  (58 bb)
Antti Halme  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($1,320)

After the hand, Lunique Petiote pointed out that Wettlaufer had the same two aces (ace of hearts and ace of clubs) that Petiote had against Halme. Coincidentally, Blake Whittington also had the exact same two aces when he doubled up a short while earlier at the other table.

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 296,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,320 each.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 217

After a flop of , Salvatore Spina bet 17,000 from the big blind, Blake Whittington moved all in from the cutoff for 73,000, and Spina called with for a pair of jacks.

Whittington turned over for an overpair, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Whittington’s aces held up for him to win the pot and double up in chips.

Blake Whittington  –  180,000  (30 bb)
Salvatore Spina  –  265,000  (44 bb)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 271,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,320 each.

Recent Eliminations
13th: Steven Glazerman – $1,060
14th: Ryan Luppino – $1,060
15th: Steve Karp – $870