2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 300
Prize Pool:  $600,000
August 5, 2021

Event 32 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry). The $200,000 guarantee was tripled, as 300 entries created a prize pool of $600,000.

The final three players agreed to a deal, and Bin Weng was the chip leader at the time to get the official victory. This marks Weng’s second-largest score of his career, as well as his third cash of the series.

*denotes three-handed deal

$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: 3 of 300

Before beginning three-handed play, the players looked at the numbers for a deal and ultimately agreed.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Bin Weng  –  2,450,000 (25 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  2,125,000 (21 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  1,425,000 (14 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Bin Weng  –  $99,142
Frank Funaro  –  $95,363
Aaron Massey  –  $85,020

As the chip leader, Bin Weng was the official winner of Event 32 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

A summary of the event will be posted later this morning.

$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: 3 of 300

Frank Funaro raised all in for 1,225,000 from UTG/cutoff and Matt Waxman thought for a little while before he called all in from the small blind for 700,000.

Funaro:
Waxman:

The board ran out , giving Funaro fives full of deuces to eliminate Waxman in fourth place.

Frank Funaro – 2,125,000 (21 bb)
Matt Waxman – Eliminated in 4th Place ($37,320)

$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 300

Bin Weng raised all in for about 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Sebastien Grax called all in for about 700,000 from the big blind.

Weng:
Grax:

The board came down , giving Weng tens and fours to eliminate Grax in fifth place.

Bin Weng – 2,025,000 (27 bb)
Sebastien Grax – Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,800)

$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 300

Anton Kutsenko raised all in for 650,000 from the cutoff and Frank Funaro called from the button.

Kutsenko:
Funaro:

The board came down , no help to Kutsenko, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Frank Funaro – 1,800,000 (24 bb)
Anton Kutsenko – Eliminated in 6th Place ($23,850)

$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: 6 of 300

Bin Weng  –  1,400,000 (23 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  1,325,000 (22 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  1,000,000 (17 bb)
Sebastien Grax – 900,000 (15 bb)
Matt Waxman  –  750,000 (13 bb)
Anton Kutsenko – 625,000 (10 bb)

1st: $130,380 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $90,685
3rd: $58,460
4th: $37,320
5th: $28,800
6th: $23,850

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 300

Sean Davidson raised all in for 445,000 from UTG+1 and Bin Weng called from the big blind.

Davidson:
Weng:

The flop brought a king and Davidson was drawing dead by the turn, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Bin Weng – 1,950,000 (39 bb)
Sean Davidson – Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,040)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 300

Bin Weng raised to 90,000 from UTG+1, Matt Waxman three-bet all in for 190,000 from the hijack and Weng called.

Weng:
Waxman:

The board came down , giving Waxman a pair of aces to double up.

Matt Waxman – 480,000 (12 bb)
Bin Weng – 1,650,000 (41 bb)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 300

Justin Saliba raised to about 300,000 (with 125,000 behind) from the hijack, Sebastien Grax reraised all in for 405,000 from the button and Saliba called.

Saliba:
Grax:

The board ran out , giving Grax a nine-high straight to double through Saliba.

Down to 20,000, Saliba busted a few hands later.

Sebastien Grax – 885,000 (30 bb)
Justin Saliba – Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,470)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 300

Frank Funaro raised to 60,000 from middle position, Aaron Massey three-bet all in for 595,000 from the small blind, Blair Hinkle called all in for 250,000 from the big blind and Funaro called with a covering stack.

Funaro:
Massey:
Hinkle:

The board came down , safe for Massey to double through Funaro while also eliminating Hinkle in ninth place.

Aaron Massey – 1,470,000 (49 bb)
Frank Funaro – 300,000 (10 bb)
Blair Hinkle – Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,100)