2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 108
Prize Pool:  $56,700
July 30, 2021

Event 17 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out). A field of 108 players came to play, making this the third-largest H.O.R.S.E. tournament in terms of players, while the generated prize pool of $56,700 was the largest on record for an SHRP major.

A three-handed deal was reached between the final three players and as the chip leader, Andy Woodmancey was the official winner.

“I was hitting everything, like a card rack, so I didn’t really have to do much,” said Woodmancey afterward. “I made a couple of big calls in spots on the river, but for the most part I couldn’t dodge the deck.”

This marks Woodmancey’s second SHRP trophy, having previously won a PLO8 event at the 2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

*denotes three-handed deal

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Following the elimination of Jason Fitzpatrick in fourth place, the remaining three players decided to look at the numbers for a deal and quickly agreed.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Andy Woodmancey – 879,000 (22 big bets)
Manuel Santos – 577,000 (14 big bets)
Natan Wager Vainer – 166,000 (4 big bets)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Andy Woodmancey – $13,121
Manuel Santos – $11,802
Natan Wager Vainer – $8,197

As the chip leader, Andy Woodmancey is the official winner of Event 17 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

A summary of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Stud

Jason Fitzpatrick was all in on fifth street against Andy Woodmancey.

Fitzpatrick: /
Woodmancey: /

Fitzpatrick was well ahead with kings and sixes against Woodmancey’s sevens.

Fitzpatrick caught the on sixth street, while Woodmancey picked up a few straight outs with the .

Woodmancey revealed his seventh street card first, the , to make trip sevens to surge into the lead, leaving Fitzpatrick drawing to a heart, king or six to survive.

Fitzpatrick squeezed his final card, but turned up with the to bust in fourth place.

Andy Woodmancey – 879,000 (22 big bets)
Jason Fitzpatrick – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,110)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

Razz

Stephen Allen was eliminated by Manuel Santos shortly after Nicolas Milgrom’s elimination.

Manuel Santos – 590,000 (20 big bets)
Stephen Allen – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,265)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 108

Razz

Nicolas Milgrom was all in during Razz, drawing with a made before seventh street against Andrew Woodmancey who revealed his card on seventh first and showed a final hand of .

Milgrom revealed a non-helpful to pair up, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Andrey Woodmancey – 620,000 (21 big bets)
Nicolas Milgrom – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,680)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 108

Omaha 8

After the turn of a board, a three-way all in emerged with Jorge Matute in the small blind, Maksim Pisarenko for a little bit less in the big blind and Andrew Woodmancey had them both covered from under the gun.

Matute:
Pisarenko:
Woodmancey:

Everyone had low draws, while Woodmancey was in the lead with a pair of sixes at the moment for the high.

“Pair the board! Pair the board!” said Woodmancey.

The river was the , in fact, pairing the board and giving Woodmancey trips to win the entire pot and eliminate both of his opponents.

Andrey Woodmancey – 530,000 (22 big bets)
Jorge Matute – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,275)
Maksim Pisarenko – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,900)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 108

Hold’em

Phil Hui raised from early position, Maskim Pisraenko three-bet from middle position, Hui four-bet the rest of his short stack and Pisarenko called with , leading Hui’s .

The board ran out , giving Pisarenko aces and kings to eliminate Hui in ninth place.

Maksim Pisarenko – 125,000 (5 big bets)
Phil Hui – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,700)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 108

Seat 1: Manuel Santos – 230,000 (10 big bets)
Seat 2: Phil Hui – 48,000 (2 big bets)
Seat 3: Jorge Matute – 210,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 4: Maksim Pisarenko – 75,000 (3 big bets)
Seat 5: Andy Woodmancey – 230,000 (10 big bets)
Seat 6: Stephen Allen – 255,000 (11 big bets)
Seat 7: Nicolas Milgrom – 155,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 8: Natan Wager Vainer – 290,000 (12 big bets)
Seat 9: Jason Fitzpatrick – 135,000 (6 big bets)

Final Table Payouts
1st: $15,870 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,110
5th: $3,265
6th: $2,680
7th: $2,275
8th: $1,980
9th: $1,700

In-The-Money Finishers
10th: Edward Betlow – $1,700
11th: Mark Gallo – $1,545
12th: Barry Levy – $1,545
13th: Aaron Kupin – $1,390
14th: Claudaneglo Beaudouin – $1,390

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  48 of 108

Registration closed for the $600 H.O.R.S.E. tournament drew 108 entries to create a prize pool worth $56,700. The field size is good enough for the third biggest H.O.R.S.E. in our history and the prize pool is our biggest ever topping the $51,255 from the 2021 Poker Showdown.

2021 Showdown – 153 entries
2011 Showdown – 128 entries
2021 SHRPO – 108 entries
2021 Showdown – 102 entries
2013 SHRPO – 102 entries

The last 14 players will earn some money with $1,390 for a min-cash and $15,870 to the champ.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 108
Prize Pool:  $56,700
July 30, 2021

1st: $15,870 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,780
3rd: $6,470
4th: $4,110
5th: $3,265
6th: $2,680
7th: $2,275
8th: $1,980
9th-10th: $1,700
11th-12th: $1,545
13th-14th: $1,390

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 3:  200/400 Limits
Players:  80

Despite the bigger buy-in, we’re still seeing a big turnout for today’s H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 80 players well before the first break. This is already the biggest $600 buy-in version of the tournament, mostly because there’s only been one before.

Notables in the field include Yuval Bronshtein, Amnon Filippi, David Levi, Allen Kessler, Joel Harwood, David Shmuel, and Shelly Roth.