2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  129
Prize Pool:  $43,215
July 27, 2022

Event 3 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry). The tournament attracted 129 entries, making it the second biggest Big O event in SHRP history.

Emerging victorious was Hal Rotholz, taking it down outright for $11,860.

“It’s a little bittersweet,” Rotholz said afterward. “I came in 2nd in the WSOP ($10K) Razz two weeks ago, but it’s nice to close this one out.”

This marked Rotholz’s third SHRP final table and his first SHRP trophy win. The victory pushes him toward the $900K mark in live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  1 of 129

Hal Rotholz raised to 150,000 on the button, James Astorino thought for a bit before three-betting all in for about 210,000 from the big blind, and Rotholz called.

Rotholz: 
Astorino: 

The board came , giving Rotholz a six-high straight for the high, along with a wheel for the low, to scoop the pot and win Event 3 outright for $11,860.

Astorino finished runner-up for $7,425.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 129

Hal Rotholz  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
James Astorino  –  685,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $11,860 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $7,425

3rd:  Lyle Diamond  –  $4,580
4th:  Matt Affleck  –  $2,800
5th:  Paul Williams  –  $2,140
6th:  Eric Kent  –  $1,815
7th:  Jonathan Moschel  –  $1,575
8th:  Jefferson Trent  –  $1,380

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 129

Down to about 170,000, Lyle Diamond was all in from the big blind with against James Astorino in the small blind with .

Diamond was unable to catch up, finishing in third place for $4,580.

James Astorino  –  685,000  (17 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,580)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 129

In a battle of the blinds with the board reading , Hal Rotholz bet about 115,000 from the small blind and Matt Affleck called from the big blind.

The river was the , Rotholz bet about 390,000, and Affleck tanked for a while before he called.

Rotholz tabled for eights full of sixes with an 8-6-5-4-3 low, Affleck mucked, and Rotholz scooped the hefty pot.

Down to 30,000, Affleck busted shortly thereafter.

Hal Rotholz  –  1,230,000  (41 bb)
Matt Affleck  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,800)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 129

Hal Rotholz raised to 60,000 from the button and James Astorino called from the big blind.

The flop was and Astorino check-called 70,000 from Rotholz.

The turn was the , Astorino led for 150,000, Rotholz raised, and Astorino called all in for 310,000.

Rotholz: 
Astorino: 

Both had a wheel for the low, both had a six-high straight for the current lead for the high, and both also had flush draws. Astorino, however, had the superior flush draw.

The river was the , giving Astorino an ace-high flush for the high to quarter Rotholz.

James Astorino  –  640,000  (26 bb)
Hal Rotholz  –  225,000  (9 bb)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 129

Lyle Diamond  –  575,000  (29 bb)
Matt Affleck  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Hal Rotholz  –  485,000  (24 bb)
James Astorino  –  380,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $11,860 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $7,425
3rd:  $4,580
4th:  $2,800

5th:  Paul Williams  –  $2,140
6th:  Eric Kent  –  $1,815
7th:  Jonathan Moschel  –  $1,575
8th:  Jefferson Trent  –  $1,380

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 129

Paul Williams raised all in for 21,000 from the button, Hal Rotholz called in the small blind, and Matt Affleck called in the big blind.

Action was checked to the river of a board where Rotholz bet 40,000. Affleck folded.

Rotholz tabled for fours full of treys, besting Williams’ (who had been leading with a flush) to end Williams’ run in fifth place.

Hal Rotholz  –  740,000  (46 bb)
Paul Williams  – Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,140)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 129

Lyle Diamond limped from under the gun, Hal Rotholz raised from the cutoff, Eric Kent reraised all in from the big blind for 66,000, and both Diamond and Rotholz called.

The flop was , Diamond bet 100,000, and Rotholz folded.

Diamond: 
Kent: 

Diamond had the low locked up and also had a pair of sevens, while Kent had a straight draw to try for half the pot.

The turn and river completed the board, missing Kent completely, giving Diamond the pot and eliminating Kent in sixth place.

Lyle Diamond  –  650,000  (41 bb)
Eric Kent  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,815)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 129

James Astorino was all in for 83,000 against Jonathan Moschel.

Astorino: 
Moschel: 

The board came , giving Astorino nines full of deuces to double through Moschel, leaving him with 20,000.

A few hands later, Moschel raised all in for 20,000 under the gun, Matt Affleck reraised to 32,000 from the button, and Astorino called in the small blind.

The flop was and Astorino check-called 25,000 from Affleck.

The turn was the , Astorino bet the pot, and Affleck folded.

Astorino showed for a flush, leading Moschel’s for aces and kings.

The river was the , keeping Astorino’s flush as the winner for the high, while his live deuce was good for the low, scooping the pot and eliminating Moschel in seventh place.

James Astorino  –  290,000  (24 bb)
Matt Affleck  –  280,000  (23 bb)
Jonathan Moschel  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,575)