2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $65,960
November 22, 2022

Event 20 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-Out). A field of 68 entries produced a prize pool of $65,960, and the 10 players who won their opening tables on Day 1 were in the money and facing off for the title on Day 2.

Emerging victorious was Colin Robinson, winning outright for $22,135. This was Robinson’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH during the 2016 SHRPO.

“I haven’t been here since 2019,” said Robinson afterward. “I wasn’t planning on coming, but I had a change of plans and my friends were here, so I figured why not?”

Robinson also had not planned on playing in the event.

“I had already made Day 2 of the $200 (Event 17), and my friend said I should just play this. He thought it was better value than the other event on the schedule, so it just worked out. And, I kind of lucked out that my starting table was six-handed when some others were seven-handed. Luck of the draw, so kind of fortunate.”

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 68

Mate Hanusi raised to 30,000 from the button, Colin Robinson three-bet to 105,000 from the big blind, Hanusi four-bet all in for about 650,000, and Robinson called with , leading Hanusi’s .

The board ran out , safe for Robinson to win Event 20 outright for $22,135.

Hanusi finished runner-up for $12,865.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 68

Colin Robinson raised all in from the small blind and Natasha Mercier called all in for 27,000 in the big blind.

They agreed to see the runout first before seeing their hands, although Robinson did show one card – the .

The board ran out and Robinson turned over the to make a pair of kings.

Mercier tabled a non-helpful , ending her tournament in 3rd place.

Colin Robinson  –  1,410,000  (118 bb)
Mate Hanusi  –  590,000  (49 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($8,050)

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 68

Natasha Mercier raised all in from the small blind and Mate Hanusi called all in for 253,000 in the big blind.

Mercier: 
Hanusi: 

The board ran out and Hanusi’s eights held up to double.

Mate Hanusi  –  518,000  (43 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  39.000  (3 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 68

Natasha Mercier raised all in for 55,000 from the small blind and Mate Hanusi called in the big blind with , trailing Mercier’s .

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

Shortly thereafter, Colin Robinson raised all in from the small blind and Mercier called all in from the big blind for 140,000 with , leading Robinson’s .

The board ran out and Mercier locked up another double.

Natasha Mercier  –  292,000  (24 bb)
Colin Robinson  –  1,443,000  (120 bb)
Mate Hanusi  –  265,000  (22 bb)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 666,000 (56 bb).

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865
3rd:  $8,050

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 68

Natasa Mercier raised all in for about 220,000 from the button and Mate Hanusi called all in for 157,000 in the small blind.

Mercier: 
Hanusi: 

The board ran out , giving Hanusi tens full of sixes to double up.

Mate Hanusi  –  326,000  (27 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  65,000  (5 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 68

Mate Hanusi raised to 20,000 from the button, Matt Zarcadoolas three-bet all in for about 109,000 from the big blind, and Hanusi called with , leading Zarcadoolas’ .

The board came , no help to Zarcadoolas, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Colin Robinson  –  1,260,000  (126 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  380,000  (38 bb)
Mate Hanusi  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($5,445)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 666,000 (67 bb).

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865
3rd:  $8,050

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 68

Colin Robinson opened to 20,000 from the button, Matt Zarcadoolas three-bet all in for about 290,000 from the small blind, Natasha Mercier called all in for 171,000 in the big blind, and Robinson folded.

Zarcadoolas showed , racing with Mercier’s .

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

Natasha Mercier  –  372,000  (37 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  119,000  (12 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 68

Natasha Mercier raised to 20,000 from the button and Colin Robinson called in the big blind.

The flop was , Robinson checked, Mercier bet 15,000, Robinson check-raised to 32,000, and Mercier called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Robinson bet 39,000, and Mercier called.

Robinson tabled for jacks and fives, Mercier mucked, and Robinson won the pot.

Colin Robinson  –  1,340,000  (134 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  181,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865
3rd:  $8,050
4th:  $5,445

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 68

Yoseh Yehudai open-shipped for 91,000 from the button and Colin Robinson called on the button. Matthew Zarcadoolas thought for a minute and folded his big.

Robinson:
Yehadai:

The chip leader woke up with a monster and his aces held on the when he flopped the overkill full house.

Colin Robinson – 1,100,000 (138 bb)
Yoseph Yehudai – Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,125)