2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$150 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  312
Prize Pool:  $36,816 (+ $3,500 Championship Seat)
November 24, 2022

Event 25 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $150 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 312 entries generated a prize pool of $36,816, more than tripling the guarantee.

Taking it down outright was Igor Tolstov, winning outright for $7,816. In addition, Tolstov won a $3,500 seat into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 312

Igor Tolstov raised to 200,000 from the button and Julio Delgado called in the big blind.

The flop was and Delgado check-called 200,000 from Tolstov.

The turn was the , Delgado checked, Tolstov bet 450,000, Delgado check-raised to 1,500,000, Tolstov reraised all in with a slightly covering stack, and Delgado called all in for about 2,750,000.

Tolstov: 
Delgado: 

Delgado was ahead with queens and eights, while Tolstov a had pair of kings with an open-ended straight draw.

The river was the , giving Tolstov trip kings to win Event 25 outright for $7,816 and a $3,500 seat into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

Delgado finished runner-up for $5,540.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 312

James Tomblin raised all in for 890,000 from the button and Igor Tolstov isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Tomblin: 
Tolstov: 

The board ran out , no help to Tomblin after turning a few straight outs, ending his tournament in third place.

Igor Tolstov  –  3,175,000  (40 bb)
Julio Delgado  –  3,075,000  (38 bb)
James Tomblin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,630)

1st:  $7,816 + Trophy + $3,500 Championship Seat
2nd:  $5,540

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Julio Delgado raised to 125,000 from UTG/cutoff, Igor Tolstov called in the small blind, and Joel Weisberger called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Tolstov bet 225,000. Only Weisberger called.

The river was the , Tolstov checked, Weisberger moved all in for about 535,000, and Tolstov called after a few moments.

Weisberger showed , while Tolstov tabled for queens and sixes to eliminate Weisberger in fourth place.

Igor Tolstov  –  2,500,000  (42 bb)
Joel Weisberger  – Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,290)

With three players remaining, the average stack is 2,080,000 (35 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,630.

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Joel Weisberger raised to 130,000 from UTG/cutoff, Igor Tolstov three-bet all in for 935,000 from the big blind, and Weisberger called with . Tolstov showed .

The board came down , giving Tolstov an ace-high flush to double through Weisberger.

Igor Tolstov  –  1,960,000 (33 bb)
Joel Weisberger  –  1,540,000  (26 bb)

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

In a limped pot, the action was checked to the turn of a board.

Joel Weisberger checked from the big blind, Tanupat Punjarojanakul bet 75,000 from the button, Weisbeger check-raised to 375,000, Punjarojanakul reraised all in for about 1,050,000, and Weisberger called.

Weisberger: 
Punjarojanakul: 

Weisberger was ahead with a set of fives and held through the river to eliminate Punjarojanakul in fifth place.

Joel Weisberger  –  2,500,000  (50 bb)
Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,765)

With four players remaining, the average stack is about 1,560,000 (31 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,290.

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 312

Eisele Lorenz raised all in from middle position for 275,000, Richard Ogle called in the cutoff, Julio Delgado reraised all in with his chip-leading stack from the big blind, and Ogle called all in for about 725,000.

Lorenz: 
Ogle: 
Delgado: 

The board came down , giving Delgado a set of queens to score the double elimination.

Julio Delgado  –  2,950,000  (74 bb)
Richard Ogle  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,460)
Eisele Lorenz  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,230)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 1,250,000 (31 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,765.

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 312

James Tomblin raised all in for 270,000 from the hijack and Igor Tolstov called in the big blind.

Tomblin:
Tolstov: 

The board came , giving Tomblin queens full of treys to double up.

James Tombin  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Igor Tolstov  –  520,000  (13 bb)

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 312

James Tomblin raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Richard Ogle called in the small blind.

The flop was and Ogle check-called 45,000 from Tomblin.

The turn was the , Ogle shoved for 235,000, and Tomblin thought for a moment before he called with for a pair of queens, leading Ogle’s .

The river was the , giving Ogle Broadway to double up.

Richard Ogle  –  790,000  (20 bb)
James Tomblin  –  220,000  (6 bb)

$150 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 312

David May raised all in for 230,000 from UTG+1 and got action from Joel Weisberger on the button.

May: 
Weisberger: 

The board came down , giving Weisberger a pair of jacks to eliminate May in eighth place.

Joel Weisberger  –  1,580,000  (53 bb)
David May  – Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,010)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 890,000 (30 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,230.