2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  331
Prize Pool:  $68,848
November 28, 2024

Event 28 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 331 entries generated a prize pool of $68,848, more than doubling the guarantee.

A four-handed deal took place and Ronel Juan was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 28 winner for $11,741, a seat into the $3,500 RRPO Championship beginning on November 29th, and a ClubWPT Gold Passport into the $5,000,000 freeroll at Wynn Las Vegas, running December 13-15.

*denotes four-handed deal

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 331

After playing four-handed briefly, the remaining players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Ronel Juan  –  3,175,000  (32 bb)
David Rivera  –  2,225,000  (22 bb)
Facundo Rosello  –  750,000  (8 bb)
Karim Masarweh  –  475,000  (5 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Ronel Juan  –  $11,741
David Rivera  –  $10,634
Facundo Rosello  –  $7,397
Karim Masarweh  –  6,316

As the chip leader, Ronel Juan is the official Event 28 winner for $11,741, a seat into the RRPO Championship, and a ClubWPT gold passport.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 331

Ronel Juan  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
David Rivera  –  1,875,000  (19 bb)
Karim Masarweh  –  775,000  (8 bb)
Facundo Rosello  –  750,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $14,788 + RRPO Trophy + RRPO Championship seat + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $10,365
3rd:  $6,665
4th:  $4,270

5th:  Brent Hoover  –  $3,295
6th:  Craig Nix  –  $2,725
7th:  Jean-Paul Drayton  –  $2,290
8th:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  $1,880
9th:  Kamil Zeman  –  $1,480

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 331

Brent Hoover raised all in for 940,000 from the hijack and David Rivera called all in for 820,000 in the big blind with , leading Hoover’s .

The board ran out , giving Rivera a nine-high straight to double through Hoover.

Down to 120,000, Hoover busted the next hand in fifth place.

David Rivera  –  1,760,000  (22 bb)
Brent Hoover  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,295)

With four players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 1,655,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,270.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 331

Craig Nix raised all in for 210,000 in the hijack and chip leader Ronel Juan called in the big blind with . Nix showed .

The board ran out , giving Juan a pair of fours on the river to eliminate Nix in sixth place.

Ronel Juan  –  2,920,000  (37 bb)
Craig Nix  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,725)

With five players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 1,325,000 (17 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,295.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 331

Ronel Juan limped in from the small blind and Jean-Paul Drayton checked in the big blind.

The flop was , Juan bet 75,000, Drayton raised all in for about 350,000, and Juan called with for a pair of nines. Drayton showed for an open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Drayton, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Ronel Juan  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Jean-Paul Drayton  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,290)

With six players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 1,103,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,725.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 331

Deonarine Itwaru raised all in for 435,000 under the gun and David Rivera isolated the action with a reshove in middle position.

Itwaru: 
Rivera: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Itwaru with an inferior two pair, ending his tournament in eighth place.

David Rivera  –  1,115,000  (18 bb)
Deonarine Itwaru  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,880)

With seven players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 945,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,290.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 331

Karim Masarweh raised all in for 390,000 in middle position and got action from Brent Hoover in the small blind.

Masarweh: 
Hoover: 

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

Karim Masarweh  –  880,000  (18 bb)
Brent Hoover  –  985,000  (20 bb)

With eight players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 830,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,880.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 331

Seat 1:  Facundo Rosello  –  690,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Ronel Juan  –  1,315,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Jean-Paul Drayton  –  465,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Karim Masarweh  –  155,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  505,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6:  Craig Nix  –  900,000  (23 bb)
Seat 7:  David Rivera  –  735,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8:  Brent Hoover  –  1,775,000  (44 bb)

With eight players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 830,000 (21 big blinds).

1st:  $14,788 + RRPO Trophy + RRPO Championship seat + ClubWPT Gold Passport
2nd:  $10,365
3rd:  $6,665
4th:  $4,270
5th:  $3,295
6th:  $2,725
7th:  $2,290
8th:  $1,880
9th:  Kamil Zeman  –  $1,480

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 331

10th:  Steven Bennett  –  $1,245
11th:  Rajasekar Govindan  –  $1,245
12th:  Jorge Briones  –  $1,245
13th:  Yoel Lajonchere Espinosa  –  $1,060
14th:  Peter Hadeed  –  $1,060
15th:  Chad Vetstein  –  $1,060
16th:  Long Dinh  –  $880
17th:  Jorge Rivera  –  $880
18th:  Hunter Ritchie  –  $880