2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 101
Prize Pool:  $969,600
August 10, 2021

Event 43 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drew 101 entries to create a prize pool of $969,665, nearly doubling the guarantee. Emerging victorious was accomplished poker high roller Sam Soverel, winning outright for $293,205.

His victory tonight pushes him past $16 million in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 101

Farhad Jamasi raised all in for 445,000 from the button and Sam Soverel called.

Jamasi:
Soverel:

The flop came , giving Soverel sevens full of aces. The turn river completed the board, officially locking up the outright victory for Soverel, earning $293,205.

Jamasi finished as runner-up for $181,800.

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 101

Farhad Jamasi raised all in for 225,000 from the button and Sam Soverel called.

Jamasi:
Soverel:

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

Farhad Jamasi – 465,000 (31 bb)
Sam Soverel – 1,555,000 (104 bb)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 101

Tomas Soderstom raised all in from the button for about 160,000 and Sam Soverel isolated from the small blind.

Soderstrom:
Soverel:

The board ran out , no help to Soderstrom, ending his tournament in third place.

Sam Soverel – 1,795,000 (120 bb)
Farhad Jamasi – 225,000 (15 bb)
Tomas Soderstrom –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($111,505)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Sam Soverel raised all in from the small blind with his chip-leading stack and Anthony Hu called all in for about 120,000 from the big blind.

Soverel:
Hu:

The board came down , giving Soverel sevens and deuces to eliminate Hu in fourth place.

Sam Soverel – 1,550,000 (103 bb)
Anthony Hu – Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,720)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 101

Brock Wilson raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, Farhad Jamasi reraised all in from the big blind and Wilson called all in for another 5,000.

Wilson:
Jamasi:

The board ran out , giving Jamasi queens and tens to eliminate Wilson in fifth place.

Farhad Jamasi – 275,000 (19 bb)
Brock Wilson – Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,720)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 101

James Calderaro raised all in for about 65,000 from under the gun and Sam Soverel gave him action from the cutoff.

Calderaro:
Soverel:

The flop came , giving Calderaro the lead with a pair of queens.

However, the turn and river completed the board, giving Soverel a king-high straight to eliminate Calderaro in sixth place.

Sam Soverel – 1,300,000 (87 bb)
James Calderaro – Eliminated in 6th Place ($45,375)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 101

Ray Qartomy raised to 125,000 from middle position, Sam Soverel reraised all in from the big blind with a covering stack and Qartomy called all in for 370,000.

Qartomy:
Soverel:

The board ran out , giving Soverel kings full of sixes to eliminate Qartomy in eighth place.

Shortly thereafter, Soverel eliminated Matthew Sabia in seventh place.

Sam Soverel – 1,100,000 (73 bb)
Ray Qartomy – Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,450)

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 101

Seat 1:  Farhad Jamasi  –  335,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2:  Ray Qartomy  –  345,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3:  Tomas Soderstrom  –  210,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4:  James Calderaro  –  100,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  180,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Sabia  –  160,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7:  Sam Soverel  –  535,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8:  Anthony Hu  –  155,000 (16 bb)

Final Table Payouts
1st:  $293,205 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $181,800
3rd: $111,505
4th:  $72,720
5th:  $56,720
6th:  $45,375
7th:  $38,590
8th:  $33,450

In-The-Money Finishers
9th:  Scott Ball  –  $28,120
10th:  Sean Perry  –  $28,120
11th:  Chad Eveslage  –  $26,665
12th:  Conrad De Armas  –  $26,665
13th:  Katie Wier  –  $26,665

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 101

Registration closed on the last tournament of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and the $10,000 buy-in tournament drew 101 entries to beat the $500,000 guarantee and put $969,600 in the prize pool.

That last 13 spots will be paid with $26,665 for a min-cash and $293,205 to the winner.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 101
Prize Pool:  $969,600
August 10, 2021

1st: $293,205 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $181,800
3rd: $111,505
4th: $72,720
5th: $56,720
6th: $45,375
7th: $38,590
8th: $33,450
9th-10th: $28,120
11th-13th: $26,665