Luke Brereton Wins Event 15 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $78,030 and a ClubWPT Gold Passport

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 15
$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  425
Prize Pool:  $412,250
November 24 – 26, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 15 Champion Luke Brereton

Event 15 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across three starting flights, a field of 425 entries generated a prize pool of $412,250.

Emerging victorious was Luke Brereton, taking it down outright for $78,030 and a ClubWPT Gold Passport into the $5,000,000 freeroll at Wynn Las Vegas, running December 13-15.

The win marked Brereton’s 2nd SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty event at the 2021 RRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1LukeBrereton$78,030 + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2MeirMeystel$53,000
3MartinsAdeniya$39,500
4BryceMcVay$29,500
5ScottWeinstein$22,300
6JustusMarsico$17,000
7CoryRock$13,100
8AlonShahar$10,200
9JamesCarroll$8,000
10CarlosGarcia$8,000
11JasonRocha$6,500
12MatthewBock$6,500
13Ya YunLiu$5,300
14UriKadosh$5,300
15WilliamLamar-Boone$5,300
16MosheRafaelowit$4,360
17ChunKwan$4,360
18HarrisonGimbel$4,360
19BogdanChornyy$4,360
20MarcusEl-Huaick$3,580
21JamesPerri$3,580
22MatthewYorra$3,580
23DavidBaize$3,580
24ChangFeng Fan$2,920
25RichardSaunders$2,920
26PascalGregoire$2,920
27MichaelChiappetta$2,920
28PaulBalzano$2,920
29DuffCharette$2,920
30JosephBrum Pacheco$2,920
31JoseChapui$2,920
32PhillipKrnyaich$2,320
33ShawnZibenberg$2,320
34JohnMcDonald$2,320
35RobertSantana$2,320
36ShoshannaDayan$2,320
37RobertBush$2,320
38NatanLidukhover$2,320
39PatrickMcConnell$2,320
40GregoryBaird$1,940
41MaksimPisarenko$1,940
42MichaelGraffeo$1,940
43LilyLotfy$1,940
44FelixSierra Aponte$1,940
45JakeSchwartz$1,940
46PabloValdivieso$1,940
47RussellBrooks$1,940
48WesleyHaymond$1,940
49JuanMarquez$1,940
50ArmanBolouri$1,940
51OrlandoMaldonado Jr.$1,940
52JessicaPerez Borrego$1,940
53PetreIonescu$1,940
54SteveYagudaev$1,940
55ShovalMalin$1,940

Event 15: Luke Brereton Wins! ($78,030 and a ClubWPT Gold Passport); Meir Meystel Finishes Runner-Up ($53,000)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 425

Luke Brereton

Meir Meystel raised to 300,000 on the button and Luke Brereton called in the big blind.

The flop was QsTc6s, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 400,000, Brereton check-raised to 850,000, Meystel went all in for about 2,300,000, and Brereton called with QdTs for queens and tens.

Meystel showed KdJh for an open-ended straight draw.

The 2h turn and Kh river completed the board, safe for Brereton to win Event 15 outright for $78,030 and a ClubWPT Gold Passport into the $5,000,000 freeroll at Wynn Las Vegas, running December 13-15. Meystel finished runner-up for $53,000.

A recap of Event 15 will be posted later tonight.

Meir Meystel

Event 15: Luke Brereton Doubles With a Flush Over Flush

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Luke Brereton

Luke Brereton raised to 200,000 on the button and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop was Kd7d4d, Meystel checked, Brereton bet, and Meystel called.

The turn was the Ac, Meystel checked, Brereton bet 450,000, Meystel check-raised to 1,450,000, and Brereton called.

The river was the 5h, Meystel went all in with a covering stack, and Brereton called all in for 3,375,000 with Jd3d for a flush, besting Meystel’s 9d6d for an inferior flush to double back into the lead.

Luke Brereton  –  10,550,000  (106 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

Event 15: Meir Meystel Doubles and Takes the Chip Lead

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Luke Brereton raised to 150,000 from the button, Meir Meystel three-bet to 400,000 in the big blind, and Brereton called.

The flop came Jh8h3s, Meystel bet 300,000, and Brereton called.

The turn was the 7s, Meystel bet 1,000,000, and Brereton called.

The river was the 9h, Meystel went all in for 1,575,000, and Brereton called.

Meystel tabled QhQd for a pair of queens, besting Brereton’s KxJx for a pair of jacks to double up.

Meir Meystel  –  6,625,000  (88 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  6,125,000  (82 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

Event 15: Luke Brereton Picks Off Another One

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Luke Brereton

Meir Meystel raised from the button and Luke Brereton called in the big blind.

The flop was 9h8h3c, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 300,000, and Brereton called.

The turn was the 6d, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 500,000, and Brereton called.

The river was the 5h, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 1,200,000, and Brereton called.

Meystel showed Jc2c, while Brereton tabled Qs8d for a pair of eights to win the pot.

Luke Brereton  –  10,050,000  (134 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  2,700,000  (36 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

Event 15: Meir Meystel Doubles Up

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Meir Meystel

Luke Brereton raised to 120,000 from the button and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop was Th2d2s, Meystel checked, Brereton continued, Meystel check-raised to 300,000, and Brereton called.

The turn was the 5h, Meystel bet 500,000, and Brereton called.

The river was the Tc, Meystel moved all in for 1,560,000, and Brereton thought for a little while before he called.

Meystel tabled Ts4s for tens full of deuces, besting Brereton’s holdings to double up.

Meir Meystel  –  5,020,000  (84 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  7,730,000  (129 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

Event 15: Luke Brereton Hero Calls With Queen High to Pull Well Ahead

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Luke Brereton

Meir Meystel limped in for 60,000 on the button, Luke Brereton raised to 225,000 in the big blind, and Meystel called.

The flop was Ac9h2h, Brereton continued for 200,000, Meystel raised to 450,000, and Brereton called.

The turn was the 7d, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 450,000, and Brereton called.

The river was the Ks, Brereton checked, Meystel bet 1,000,000, and Brereton called.

Meystel showed 8s5h, while Brereton showed Qh6h for queen high to win the pot.

Luke Brereton  –  10,200,000  (170 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  2,550,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

Event 15: Martins Adeniya – 3rd Place ($39,500)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Martins Adeniya

Luke Brereton raised from the button and Martins Adeniya called in the big blind.

The flop was 7c6d2s, Adeniya checked, and Brereton continued for 120,000. Adeniya check-raised to 370,000 and Brereton called.

The turn was the Ts and both checked.

The river was the 7d, Adeniya bet 650,000, Brereton thought for a bit before he raised all in for with a covering stack, and Adeniya called all in for about 1,600,000 total.

Brereton showed 7h6h for sevens full of sixes, besting Adeniya’s Ah7s for trip sevens to end Adeniya’s tournament in third place.

Meir Meystel  –  6,930,000  (116 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  5,820,000  (97 bb)
Martins Adenita  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($39,500)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
3MartinsAdeniya$39,500
4BryceMcVay$29,500
5ScottWeinstein$22,300
6JustusMarsico$17,000
7CoryRock$13,100
8AlonShahar$10,200
9JamesCarroll$8,000
10CarlosGarcia$8,000
11JasonRocha$6,500
12MatthewBock$6,500
13Ya YunLiu$5,300
14UriKadosh$5,300
15WilliamLamar-Boone$5,300
16MosheRafaelowit$4,360
17ChunKwan$4,360
18HarrisonGimbel$4,360
19BogdanChornyy$4,360
20MarcusEl-Huaick$3,580
21JamesPerri$3,580
22MatthewYorra$3,580
23DavidBaize$3,580
24ChangFeng Fan$2,920
25RichardSaunders$2,920
26PascalGregoire$2,920
27MichaelChiappetta$2,920
28PaulBalzano$2,920
29DuffCharette$2,920
30JosephBrum Pacheco$2,920
31JoseChapui$2,920
32PhillipKrnyaich$2,320
33ShawnZibenberg$2,320
34JohnMcDonald$2,320
35RobertSantana$2,320
36ShoshannaDayan$2,320
37RobertBush$2,320
38NatanLidukhover$2,320
39PatrickMcConnell$2,320
40GregoryBaird$1,940
41MaksimPisarenko$1,940
42MichaelGraffeo$1,940
43LilyLotfy$1,940
44FelixSierra Aponte$1,940
45JakeSchwartz$1,940
46PabloValdivieso$1,940
47RussellBrooks$1,940
48WesleyHaymond$1,940
49JuanMarquez$1,940
50ArmanBolouri$1,940
51OrlandoMaldonado Jr.$1,940
52JessicaPerez Borrego$1,940
53PetreIonescu$1,940
54SteveYagudaev$1,940
55ShovalMalin$1,940

Event 15: Straight for Meir Meystel

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 425

Meir Meystel

On the turn of a 6h5hAd4c board, Meir Meystel checked in the big blind and Martins Adeniya bet 400,000 from the button. Meystel check-raised to 1,100,000 and Adeniya called.

The river was the 2d, Meystel bet 1,000,000, and Adeniya called.

Meystel showed 3d2c for a six-high straight, Adeniya mucked, and Meystel collected the pot.

Meir Meystel  –  7,400,000  (123 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  3,650,000  (61 bb)
Martins Adeniya  –  1,700,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $78,030 + RRPO Trophy + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $53,000
3rd:  $39,500

Event 15: Bryce McVay – 4th Place ($29,500)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $412,250  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 425

Bryce McVay

Bryce McVay raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, Meir Meystel three-bet to 300,000 in the small blind, McVay four-bet all in for about 1,470,000, and Meystel called.

McVay:  JhJs
Meystel:  QdQh

The board ran out KsTc9s9h7s, no help to McVay, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Meir Meystel  –  6,000,000  (120 bb)
Bryce McVay  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($29,500)

With three players remaining from the field of 425 entries, the average stack is about 4,250,000 (85 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $39,500.