2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $38,540
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,400
November 22, 2023

Event 26 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries generated a prize pool of $38,540, with an additional $16,400 set aside for bounties.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Matt Bretzfield was the chip leader, making him the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

This marked Bretzfield’s seventh SHRP major series trophy victory overall, and his second of the 2023 RRPO (which was also in 5-Card PLO).

Here are Bretzfield’s seven SHRP major series trophy victories:

2019 LHPO:  $1,100 Big Stack PLO  ($15,323)
2022 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($11,475)
2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,165)
2022 RRPO:  $600 Deep Stack Turbo  ($5,828)
2023 LHPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($14,963)
2023 RRPO:  $1,100 Five-Card PLO  ($21,583)
2023 RRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO  ($8,073)

*denotes three-handed deal

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

After the elimination of Guy Naimi in fourth place, the remaining three players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matt Bretzfield  –  2,110,000  (106 bb)
Dmitry Savelyev  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Brandon Duvdivani  –  405,000  (20 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Matt Bretzfield  –  $8,073
Dmitry Savelyev  –  $6,416
Brandon Duvdivani  –  $5,511

As the chip leader, Matt Bretzfield was the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Craig Morande was all in from the cutoff for about 180,000 against Matt Bretzfield under the gun.

Morande: 
Bretzfield: 

The board came , giving Bretzfield an eight-high straight to eliminate Morande in fifth place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,860,000  (93 bb)
Craig Morande  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,450)

Recent Eliminations
4th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,275
6th:  Ty Nguyen  –  $1,865

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

In a four-way limped pot, action was checked to the turn of an board.

Mike Dentale bet the pot of 80,000 from the cutoff. Matt Bretzfield check-raised to 200,000 from the big blind, Dentale reraised all in for about 320,000, and Bretzfield called.

Dentale: 
Bretzfield: 

Bretzfield had aces full of deuces, leading Dentale’s fives full of aces.

The river was the , no help to Dentale, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,700,000  (142 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,450)

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,150

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Mike Dentale raised the pot to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matt Bretzfield reraised the pot to 110,000 from the big blind, and Dentale called.

The flop was , Bretzfield bet the pot, Dentale raised all in, and Bretzfield called all in for 409,000.

Bretzfield: 
Dentale: 

Bretzfield had aces and a Broadway draw, while Dentale had jacks and fours with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Bretzfield aces and eights to double into the lead through Dentale.

Matt Bretzfield  – 1,053,000  (105 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  214,000  (21 bb)

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Seat 1:  Brandon Duvdivani  –  253,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Bretzfield  –  546,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3:  Craig Morande  –  165,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Guy Naimi  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Seat 5:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  355,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6:  Joshua Stewart  –  285,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7:  Mike Dentale  –  645,000  (65 bb)
Seat 8:  Ty Nguyen  –  370,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $9,315 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215
3rd:  $4,470
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,450
6th:  $1,865
7th:  $1,450
8th:  $1,150

9th:  Scott Hecker  –  $930
10th:  Gary Kosakowski  –  $930
11th:  David Goldman  –  $775
12th:  Demetric Ferguson  –  $775
13th:  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  $655
14th:  Thomas Currey  –  $655
15th:  Menahem Asher  –  $565
16th:  Brian Krinsky  –  $565
17th:  Ronald Higgins Jr.  –  $500
18th:  Christopher Mo  –  $500
19th:  Roberto Bendeck  –  $500
20th:  Leovigildo Salo  –  $500
21st:  Seth Greenleaf  –  $500

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $38,540
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,400
November 22, 2023

Event 26 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries created a prize pool of $38,540, with an additional $16,400 set aside for bounties. The final 21 players will make the money, with a min-cash paying $500.

Up top for the winner is $9,315.

1st:  $9,315 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215
3rd:  $4,470
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,450
6th:  $1,865
7th:  $1,450
8th:  $1,150
9th-10th:  $930
11th-12th:  $775
13th-14th:  $655
15th-16th:  $565
17th-21st:  $500

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

There are only a few more chances to get a trophy before we kick off the last weekend of the series and Event 26 is one of them. This one has bounties and extra cards with a $400 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO tournament.

All the action you need for Wednesday afternoon.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

Another fun tournament as we prepare to fire up the RRPO Championship.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 25 – $600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 19 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 19 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 19 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 19 Payouts

2PM: Event 23 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 23 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 23 Payouts

2PM: Event 26 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 27 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet