2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $2,297,100
November 27 – 28, 2023

The 2023 RRPO High Roller drew 93 entries for the $25,500 buy-in event and they created a prize pool worth $2,297,100. The last 12 players made the money and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Aleksejs Ponakovs outlasted a tough field to take the title along with $682,238.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 3,980,000 (80 bb)
Seat 2: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,855,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 1,870,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Timur Vardanian – 1,590,000 (32 bb)

1st: $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $459,420
3rd: $298,623
4th: $204,442
5th: Joe McKeehen – $135,529
6th: Adam Hendrix – $101,072
7th: Ali Turkan – $82,696
8th: Ben Grise – $71,210

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

The eight remaining High Rollers were sent on a break and returned with Anton Wigg leading the final table.

Blinds are up to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,330,000 (33 bb).

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 2,455,000 (61 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Hendrix – 715,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Turkan – 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Joe McKeehen – 1,555,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,825,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,215,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Timur Vardanian – 980,000 (25 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696

8th:  Ben Grise – $71,210

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

After they agreed on a short delay so Timur Vardanian wouldn’t miss any hands, cards are in the air for the RRPO High Roller final table with eight remaining.

Seat 1:  Anton Wigg  –  440,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Adam Hendrix  –  740,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3:  – Empty –
Seat 4:  Ali Turkan  –  780,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Joe McKeehen  –  1,405,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:  Aleksejs Ponakovs  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7:  Brian Altman  –  1,535,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8:  Timur Vardanian  –  1,155,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:  Ben Grise  –  1,735,000  (58 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696
8th:  $71,210