2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 40
$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  873
Prize Pool:  $104,760
August 9-11, 2021

The final trophy of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was awarded on Wednesday night to Gonzalo Garcia of Uruguay, who defeated Andre Bryan heads-up to win $21,970.

There were 873 entries in this event, and 53 players survived the two starting flights to reach Day 2, where they were in the money. By the time they reached the nine-handed final table, Garcia had the chip lead.

“I was the chipleader, so I had an advantage,” said Garcia. “But I got lucky, and I won a big hand, so everything went well.”

The big hand that Garcia was referring to was likely his double up against Steven Langert with six players remaining. Langert shoved bottom pair on the turn, and ran right into Garcia’s top two pair.

That pot gave Garcia 52.7% of all the chips in play, and he held onto the lead all the way to the finish line.

The final hand was a cooler, with Bryan shoving into Garcia’s , and Garcia flopped a king for the victory.

This brings the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open to a close, but our next big series is only three months away — the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) begins on November 18th. See you there!

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 873

About 15 minutes after heads-up play began, Gonzalo Garcia limped from the button for 125,000, Andre Bryan moved all in for about 5,100,000, and Garcia quickly called with .

Bryan turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Garcia paired his king on the flop to win the pot — and the final trophy of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open — with two pair, kings and tens.

Andre Bryan finished as the runner-up, earning $14,925.

Congratulations to Gonzalo Garcia!

1st:  Gonzalo Garcia  –  $21,970 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Andre Bryan  –  $14,925
3rd:  Jose Parra  –  $10,375
4th:  Victor Nassif  –  $7,470
5th:  Anton Kutsenko  –  $5,730
6th:  Steven Langert  –  $4,435
7th:  Kevin Buldo  –  $3,595
8th:  Ronald Katz  –  $2,825
9th:  Bradley Young  –  $2,105

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 873

Jose Parra was all in from the big blind for about 750,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Gonzalo Garcia on the button.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Parra in third place.

Jose Parra  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,375)

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

Gonzalo Garcia  –  8,300,000  (66 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  4,800,000  (38 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $21,970 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,925

3rd:  Jose Parra  –  $10,375
4th:  Victor Nassif  –  $7,470
5th:  Anton Kutsenko  –  $5,730
6th:  Steven Langert  –  $4,435
7th:  Kevin Buldo  –  $3,595
8th:  Ronald Katz  –  $2,825
9th:  Bradley Young  –  $2,105

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 873

Victor Nassif moved all in from the button for 925,000, and Andre Bryan called from the big blind with .

Nassif turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Bryan flopped a set of fives, Nassif turned a double-gutshot straight draw, and Bryan rivered a full house to win the pot. Nassif was eliminated in fourth place.

Andre Bryan  –  4,900,000  (39 bb)
Victor Nassif  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,470)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,375,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,375 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 873

Anton Kutsenko moved all in from the cutoff for 1,400,000, and Andre Bryan called from the small blind with .

Kutsenko turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bryan won the pot with two pair, aces and fives, to eliminate Kutsenko in fifth place.

Andre Bryan  –  4,025,000  (32 bb)
Anton Kutsenko  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,730)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,275,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,470 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 873

Jose Parra moved all in from the cutoff for 275,000, and Anton Kutsenko moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,950,000 with . Parr turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

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

Jose Parra  –  750,000  (8 bb)
Anton Kutsenko  –  1,675,000  (17 bb)

Gonzalo Garcia entered the pot from the button, Parra moved all in from the big blind for 650,000, and Garcia called with . Parra turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Parra rivered a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jose Parra  –  1,450,000  (15 bb)
Gonzalo Garcia  –  6,300,000  (63 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,730 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 873

With the board showing on the turn and about 800K already in the pot, Gonzalo Garcia got it all in from the button for 3,050,000 against Steven Langert in the big blind.

Garcia showed for two pair, jacks and nines, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Langert’s (pair of deuces).

The river card was the , and Garcia won the huge pot with his two pair to double up in chips.

Gonzalo Garcia  –  6,900,000  (69 bb)
Steven Langert  –  500,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Andre Bryan moved all in from the button, and Steven Langert called all in from the small blind for 500,000 with .

Bryan turned over , and Langert needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bryan flopped two pair, aces and deuces, to win the pot and eliminate Langert in sixth place.

Andre Bryan  –  2,125,000  (21 bb)
Steven Langert  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,435)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,730 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 873

Steven Langert moved all in from the small blind, and Kevin Buldo called all in from the big blind for about 800,000 with .

Langert turned over , and Buldo needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Langert flopped a set of deuces and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Buldo in seventh place.

Steven Langert  –  4,000,000  (40 bb)
Kevin Buldo  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,595)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,175,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,435 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 873

Ronald Katz moved all in from middle position for 450,000, and Anton Kutsenko called from the big blind with .

Katz turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Kutsenko won the pot with two pair, aces and eights, to eliminate Katz in eighth place.

Anton Kutsenko  –  2,300,000  (31 bb)
Ronald Katz  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,825)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,875,000 (25 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,595 each.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 873

Victor Nassif moved all in under the gun for 825,000, and Bradley Young called from the big blind with . Nassif turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Nassif rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Victor Nassif  –  1,740,000  (29 bb)
Bradley Young  –  415,000  (7 bb)

Jose Parra moved all in from the cutoff for 400,000, and Bradley Young called all in from the button for 335,000 with . Parra turned over , and Young needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Parra flopped a set of eights to win the pot and eliminate Young in ninth place.

Jose Parra  –  885,000  (15 bb)
Bradley Young  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,105)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,635,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,825 each.