Chris Brewer Wins the $50,000 Super High Roller For the Biggest Cash of His Career

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 29
$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  24
Prize Pool:  $1,164,000
August 4, 2021

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

There were 24 entries in the first of two $50,000 Super High Roller events, generating a prizepool of $1,164,000 that would be paid out to the final four players.

But after the elimination of Cary Katz in third place, the final two players quickly agreed to an ICM chop. As chipleader, Chris Brewer was declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and the largest share of the prizepool. This victory marks the largest live tournament cash of Brewer’s career, and it’s his first trophy from Seminole Hard Rock.

The Money Bubble began with five players left, and it lasted for about an hour and a half before Elio Fox got his short stack all in with Ac8d, but failed to improve against Brewer’s JsJc.

The final four were in the money, and the key hand came a short while later when Sean Perry shoved the river with a ten-high bluff, only to get snap-called by Chris Brewer, who had the nuts after flopping a straight. Brewer doubled into the lead, while Perry was eliminated in fourth place a short while later.

In the final hand of the night, Cary Katz got it all in with a flush draw and two overcards, but couldn’t catch up to Sean Winter, who turned trips to win the pot. Katz was out in third place, while Winter tightened up the chip counts for heads-up play.

Chris Brewer  –  1,690,000  (113 bb)
Sean Winter  –  1,310,000  (87 bb)

At that point, Brewer and Winter quickly agreed to an ICM chop, as they both felt that they were so deep that it could take a very long time to reach a winner. Plus, there will be another $50,000 Super High Roller tomorrow afternoon, and both Brewer and Winter plan to play it.

Return to SHRPO.com tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:00 pm, when the second $50,000 Super High Roller gets underway. See you then!


Final Results:

1st:  Chris Brewer  –  $420,670 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Sean Winter  –  $394,130
3rd:  Cary Katz  –  $209,520
4th:  Sean Perry  –  $139,680

Super High Roller 1: Chris Brewer Wins in an ICM Chop ($420,670); Sean Winter Finishes as Runner-Up ($394,130)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 24

Chris Brewer
Super High Roller 1 Champion Chris Brewer

After the elimination of Cary Katz in third place, Chris Brewer and Sean Winter quickly agree to an ICM chop. These were the official chip counts:

Chris Brewer  –  1,690,000  (113 bb)
Sean Winter  –  1,310,000  (87 bb)

As chipleader, Brewer is declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and the largest share of the prizepool.

Congratulations to Chris Brewer!

1st:  Chris Brewer  –  $420,670 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Sean Winter  –  $394,130
3rd:  Cary Katz  –  $209,520
4th:  Sean Perry  –  $139,680

Super High Roller 1: Cary Katz – 3rd Place ($209,520)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 24

Cary Katz
Cary Katz

After a flop of 7h4h3d, Sean Winter made a large bet, Cary Katz moved all in from the button for 395,000, and Winter called with Ad4d for a pair of fours.

Katz turned over KhQh for a heart flush draw with two overcards, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the 4d, the river card was the Kc, and Winter turned trip fours to win the pot and eliminate Katz in third place.

Cary Katz  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($209,520)

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

Chris Brewer  –  1,690,000  (113 bb)
Sean Winter  –  1,310,000  (87 bb)

And here is the prizepool at stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640

3rd:  Cary Katz  –  $209,520
4th:  Sean Perry  –  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 12:50 am.

Super High Roller 1: Sean Perry – 4th Place ($139,680)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 24

Sean Perry
Sean Perry

After a flop of 8h7c2h, Sean Perry got it all in from UTG/cutoff for about 220,000 with 10h9h for a heart flush draw with an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the QdQc of Chris Brewer on the button.

The turn card was the 9s, giving Perry a pair of nines for additional outs, but the river card was the 8d. The pocket queens held up for Brewer to win the pot and eliminate Perry in fourth place.

Chris Brewer  –  1,700,000  (113 bb)
Sean Perry  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($139,680)

With three players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 1,000,000 (67 big blinds). Here are the payouts:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520

4th:  Sean Perry  –  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 12:50 am.

Super High Roller 1: Chris Brewer Doubles Thru Sean Perry with a Flopped Straight

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 24

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

With the board showing 6d5s4h9c on the turn and nearly 600K already in the pot, Sean Perry bet 165,000 from the small blind, and Chris Brewer called from the big blind.

The river card was the 3h, Perry thought for a bit before he moved all in, and Brewer snap-called all in for 310,000 with 8h7h for the nuts — a nine-high straight.

Perry turned over 10s8s for a ten-high bluff, and Brewer won the pot to double up in chips.

Chris Brewer  –  1,200,000  (80 bb)
Sean Perry  –  425,000  (28 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 750,000 (50 big blinds). The field is in the money, and here are the payouts at the stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:50 am.

Super High Roller 1: Elio Fox Bubbles in 5th Place

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 24

Elio Fox
Bubble Finisher Elio Fox

Elio Fox got it all in from the cutoff for about 175,000 with Ac8d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJc of Chris Brewer on the button.

The board came 10d10h4h7hQs, and the pocket jacks held up for Brewer to win the pot and eliminate Fox in fifth place on the money bubble.

Chris Brewer  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Elio Fox  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($0)

With four players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 750,000 (50 big blinds). The field is in the money, and here are the payouts at the stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:50 am.

Super High Roller 1: Sean Perry Doubles Thru Elio Fox

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 24

Sean Perry
Sean Perry

Sean Perry got it all in from the button for 445,000 with JdJc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the Qd10d of Elio Fox in the small blind.

The board came Kc6h5sAd7c — Fox turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket jacks held up for Perry to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sean Perry  –  920,000  (61 bb)
Elio Fox  –  215,000  (14 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 600,000 (40 big blinds). The field is on the Money Bubble, and here are the payouts at the stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:50 am.

Super High Roller 1: Chris Brewer Shoves Over Cary Katz’s 10x Raise; Katz Leads at the Break

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 24

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

There hasn’t been much action on the Money Bubble since Jake Schindler was eliminated in sixth place.

However, shortly before the break, with the blinds still at 5,000-10,000, chipleader Cary Katz raised under the gun to 100,000 (same raise he made the previous hand), and Chris Brewer moved all in from the big blind for 261,000.

Katz tanked for a long time before he folded, and Brewer showed JhJd as he took the pot.

Chris Brewer  –  376,000  (38 bb)
Cary Katz  –  1,000,000  (100 bb)

A few minutes later, they took a 10-minute break, and these were their updated chip counts with the blinds increasing to 5,000-15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000:

Seat 1.  Chris Brewer  –  370,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Cary Katz  –  995,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Winter  –  665,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Perry  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Elio Fox  –  515,000  (34 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 600,000 (40 big blinds). The field is on the Money Bubble, and here are the payouts at the stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:50 am.

Cary Katz
Chipleader Cary Katz

Super High Roller 1: Jake Schindler Eliminated in 6th Place by Cary Katz

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 24

Jake Schindler
Jake Schindler

Jake Schindler raised from the hijack to 16,000, and Cary Katz called from the cutoff.

The flop came 10c9h3h, Schindler bet about 35,000, Katz moved all in, and Schindler called all in for about 155,000 with JsJd.

But Katz turned over 10s10h for a set of tens, and Schindler needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the Kh, the river card was the 4c, and Katz won the pot with his set of tens to eliminate Schindler in sixth place.

Cary Katz  –  960,000  (120 bb)
Jake Schindler  –  Eliminated in 6th Place

With five players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 600,000 (75 big blinds). The field is now on the Money Bubble, and here are the payouts at the stake:

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:40 am.

Super High Roller 1: Sean Winter Leads the Final Six at the Break

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 24

Sean Winter
Sean Winter

The players return from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000, with a big blind ante of 8,000.

Nick Petrangelo was eliminated in seventh place late during the last level, and here are official chip counts from the break for the final six players, followed by the payouts at stake:

Seat 1.  Chris Brewer  –  347,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Jake Schindler  –  228,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  Cary Katz  –  674,000  (84 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Winter  –  742,000  (93 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Perry  –  418,000  (52 bb)
Seat 6.  Elio Fox  –  591,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $512,160 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $302,640
3rd:  $209,520
4th:  $139,680

With six players remaining from a field of 24, the average chip stack is about 500,000 (63 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:40 am.