$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries: 170
We knew the Purple Chip Bounty was going to be big with the combination of huge money, a Sunday schedule, and players losing their stack in the Championship.
There are 170 entries in Event 40 before the first break, good enough to more than double the $100,000 guarantee between the regular prize pool and bounties.
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
The second Purple Chip Bounty tournament on the schedule gets underway at 4 pm with a big crowd expected from those who fell short in the Championship. The $1,700 buy-in tournament has a $100,000 guarantee and a two-day structure.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 from Level 13 forward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:55 pm following the 40-minute dinner break and players may re-enter a single time if they bust their first shot.
They will continue playing through 15 levels and survivors at that point will bag their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 2 pm.
Primary Event Schedule
12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
1PM: Event 39 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
4PM: Event 40 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 41 – $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship (Freeze-Out)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
3PM: $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)
8PM: $1,600 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)
9PM: $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)
2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 40
$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 873
Prize Pool: $104,760
August 9-11, 2021
The final trophy of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was awarded on Wednesday night to Gonzalo Garcia of Uruguay, who defeated Andre Bryan heads-up to win $21,970.
There were 873 entries in this event, and 53 players survived the two starting flights to reach Day 2, where they were in the money. By the time they reached the nine-handed final table, Garcia had the chip lead.
“I was the chipleader, so I had an advantage,” said Garcia. “But I got lucky, and I won a big hand, so everything went well.”
The big hand that Garcia was referring to was likely his double up against Steven Langert with six players remaining. Langert shoved bottom pair on the turn, and ran right into Garcia’s top two pair.
That pot gave Garcia 52.7% of all the chips in play, and he held onto the lead all the way to the finish line.
The final hand was a cooler, with Bryan shoving 
into Garcia’s 
, and Garcia flopped a king for the victory.
This brings the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open to a close, but our next big series is only three months away — the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) begins on November 18th. See you there!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo | Garcia | $21,970 |
| 2 | Andre | Bryan | $14,925 |
| 3 | Jose | Parra | $10,375 |
| 4 | Victor | Nassif | $7,470 |
| 5 | Anton | Kutsenko | $5,730 |
| 6 | Steven | Langert | $4,435 |
| 7 | Kevin | Buldo | $3,595 |
| 8 | Ronald | Katz | $2,825 |
| 9 | Bradley | Young | $2,105 |
| 10 | Barry | Sisselman | $2,105 |
| 11 | Lies | Kara Mostefa | $1,540 |
| 12 | George | Rovero Spyropoulos | $1,540 |
| 13 | Cornelius | Rogers | $990 |
| 14 | Luis | Espitia Diaz | $990 |
| 15 | David | Clark | $990 |
| 16 | Brian | Baris | $785 |
| 17 | David | Ehresman | $785 |
| 18 | Michael | McKiernan | $785 |
| 19 | Francois | Zayas | $690 |
| 20 | Jorge | Gomez | $690 |
| 21 | Nancy | Birnbaum | $690 |
| 22 | Jill | Rukeyser | $690 |
| 23 | Veton | Balidemaj | $690 |
| 24 | Charles | Odenz | $690 |
| 25 | Jonathan | Ounjian | $690 |
| 26 | Tuan | Phan | $690 |
| 27 | Keld | Curtis | $690 |
| 28 | Sergio | Ruiz Grajales | $615 |
| 29 | Curtis | McKinney | $615 |
| 30 | Marcelo | Jo | $615 |
| 31 | Guy | Caudill | $615 |
| 32 | Eric | Siegel | $615 |
| 33 | Mark | Miller | $615 |
| 34 | Vineet | Chanhok | $615 |
| 35 | Brandon | Miller | $615 |
| 36 | Wilmer | Chavira | $615 |
| 37 | Roberto | Bendeck | $555 |
| 38 | Eric | Morales | $555 |
| 39 | Shawn | Mohamed | $555 |
| 40 | Franco | Zamboli | $555 |
| 41 | Wongduan | Nannong | $555 |
| 42 | Michael | Casson | $555 |
| 43 | Luis | Mantilla | $555 |
| 44 | Carlos | Fernandez | $555 |
| 45 | Norman | Zapczynski | $555 |
| 46 | Anurag | Gonela | $510 |
| 47 | Alain | Candales Falcon | $510 |
| 48 | Dakota | Commanda Boissoneau | $510 |
| 49 | Antonio | Colon | $510 |
| 50 | Juan | Garcia | $510 |
| 51 | Juan | Sanchez | $510 |
| 52 | Bryan | Hunter | $510 |
| 53 | Damen | Gooljar | $510 |
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 873
About 15 minutes after heads-up play began, Gonzalo Garcia limped from the button for 125,000, Andre Bryan moved all in for about 5,100,000, and Garcia quickly called with .
Bryan turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Garcia paired his king on the flop to win the pot — and the final trophy of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open — with two pair, kings and tens.
Andre Bryan finished as the runner-up, earning $14,925.
Congratulations to Gonzalo Garcia!
1st: Gonzalo Garcia – $21,970 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Andre Bryan – $14,925
3rd: Jose Parra – $10,375
4th: Victor Nassif – $7,470
5th: Anton Kutsenko – $5,730
6th: Steven Langert – $4,435
7th: Kevin Buldo – $3,595
8th: Ronald Katz – $2,825
9th: Bradley Young – $2,105
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 873
Jose Parra was all in from the big blind for about 750,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
of Gonzalo Garcia on the button.
The board came 
, and the pocket jacks held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Parra in third place.
Jose Parra – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,375)
Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:
Gonzalo Garcia – 8,300,000 (66 bb)
Andre Bryan – 4,800,000 (38 bb)
And here are the final table payouts:
1st: $21,970 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $14,925
3rd: Jose Parra – $10,375
4th: Victor Nassif – $7,470
5th: Anton Kutsenko – $5,730
6th: Steven Langert – $4,435
7th: Kevin Buldo – $3,595
8th: Ronald Katz – $2,825
9th: Bradley Young – $2,105
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 873
Victor Nassif moved all in from the button for 925,000, and Andre Bryan called from the big blind with 
.
Nassif turned over 
, and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
— Bryan flopped a set of fives, Nassif turned a double-gutshot straight draw, and Bryan rivered a full house to win the pot. Nassif was eliminated in fourth place.
Andre Bryan – 4,900,000 (39 bb)
Victor Nassif – Eliminated in 4th Place ($7,470)
With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,375,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,375 each.
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 873
Anton Kutsenko moved all in from the cutoff for 1,400,000, and Andre Bryan called from the small blind with 
.
Kutsenko turned over 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Bryan won the pot with two pair, aces and fives, to eliminate Kutsenko in fifth place.
Andre Bryan – 4,025,000 (32 bb)
Anton Kutsenko – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,730)
With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,275,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,470 each.
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 873
Jose Parra moved all in from the cutoff for 275,000, and Anton Kutsenko moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,950,000 with . Parr turned over 
, and needed it to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and the pocket kings held up for Parra to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jose Parra – 750,000 (8 bb)
Anton Kutsenko – 1,675,000 (17 bb)
Gonzalo Garcia entered the pot from the button, Parra moved all in from the big blind for 650,000, and Garcia called with . Parra turned over 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Parra rivered a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jose Parra – 1,450,000 (15 bb)
Gonzalo Garcia – 6,300,000 (63 bb)
With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,730 each.
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 873
With the board showing 
on the turn and about 800K already in the pot, Gonzalo Garcia got it all in from the button for 3,050,000 against Steven Langert in the big blind.
Garcia showed 
for two pair, jacks and nines, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Langert’s (pair of deuces).
The river card was the , and Garcia won the huge pot with his two pair to double up in chips.
Gonzalo Garcia – 6,900,000 (69 bb)
Steven Langert – 500,000 (5 bb)
The next hand, Andre Bryan moved all in from the button, and Steven Langert called all in from the small blind for 500,000 with 
.
Bryan turned over 
, and Langert needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Bryan flopped two pair, aces and deuces, to win the pot and eliminate Langert in sixth place.
Andre Bryan – 2,125,000 (21 bb)
Steven Langert – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,435)
With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,730 each.