Event 6: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 446

Day 2 begins at 3 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameChip Count
271PerryErnest88,000
272DavidNowling158,000
273BrettRoland36,000
274DavidBrookshire215,000
275WilliamRogers89,000
276JacobRistich160,000
277DanielKloepper151,000
278PatrickQuinn132,000
281MarkGuariglia54,000
282HoanNguyen72,000
283AndriyKovalchuk250,000
284JahzeelEsquivel45,000
286ChristianBarrett9,000
287ZacharyEichenbaum303,000
288TrentHatch289,000
291FrankMenendez56,000
292NaftaliRosenberg50,000
293JamesSebastiano255,000
294JeffRodriguez342,000
295TerenceReid51,000
296NikitaKutukov197,000
297VencentWelch89,000
301ZhiWu112,000
302LuisGalicia43,000
303RyanHogan103,000
304WalterHurtado105,000
305MarcusEl Huaick90,000
306RonnyBeda55,000
307IlliaShtondenko184,000
308StephenNussrallah362,000
371EzequielLebed64,000
372MichaelChiappetta129,000
373ZacharyGruneberg65,000
374KevinKernan253,000
375AaronMassey220,000
377KevinGarosshen264,000
378TimothyMiles203,000
381SteveBuckner117,000
382AaronKupin166,000
383MichaelMcFadden165,000
384JeremyParker288,000
385BillyTaylor128,000
386TommyTran221,000
387MateuszSikorski87,000
388AdamDemersseman78,000
391EranShaham119,000
392JoshuaJohnson169,000
394GregoryFishberg164,000
395JasonYoung62,000
396RoyRubin77,000
397TitusSchrock49,000
398WilliamWatson149,000
401PhillipHernz169,000
402EdgardoRosario476,000
403QuiontusGriffin197,000
404RickVan Bruggen79,000
406DavidTrivino31,000
407IgorPinheiro92,000
408ColbertSilva495,000

Event 6: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 446

Day 2 begins Monday at 3 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1ColbertSilva495,000
2EdgardoRosario476,000
3StephenNussrallah362,000
4JeffRodriguez342,000
5ZacharyEichenbaum303,000
6TrentHatch289,000
7JeremyParker288,000
8KevinGarosshen264,000
9JamesSebastiano255,000
10KevinKernan253,000
11AndriyKovalchuk250,000
12TommyTran221,000
13AaronMassey220,000
14DavidBrookshire215,000
15TimothyMiles203,000
16QuiontusGriffin197,000
17NikitaKutukov197,000
18IlliaShtondenko184,000
19PhillipHernz169,000
20JoshuaJohnson169,000
21AaronKupin166,000
22MichaelMcFadden165,000
23GregoryFishberg164,000
24JacobRistich160,000
25DavidNowling158,000
26DanielKloepper151,000
27WilliamWatson149,000
28PatrickQuinn132,000
29MichaelChiappetta129,000
30BillyTaylor128,000
31EranShaham119,000
32SteveBuckner117,000
33ZhiWu112,000
34WalterHurtado105,000
35RyanHogan103,000
36IgorPinheiro92,000
37MarcusEl Huaick90,000
38WilliamRogers89,000
39VencentWelch89,000
40PerryErnest88,000
41MateuszSikorski87,000
42RickVan Bruggen79,000
43AdamDemersseman78,000
44RoyRubin77,000
45HoanNguyen72,000
46ZacharyGrunberg65,000
47EzequielLebed64,000
48JasonYoung62,000
49FrankMenendez56,000
50RonnyBeda55,000
51MarkGuariglia54,000
52TerenceReid51,000
53NaftaliRosenberg50,000
54TitusSchrock49,000
55JahzeelEsquivel45,000
56LuisGalicia43,000
57BrettRoland36,000
58DavidTrivino31,000
59ChristianBarrett9,000

Event 6: Prize Pool and Payouts

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 446
Prize Pool:  $432,620
April 18-19, 2021

Event 6 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown drew 446 entries and generated a prize pool of $432,620, more than quintupling the guarantee.

It is a two-day event, with Day 1 scheduled to end at about 1:10 a.m.

1st: $86,490 + Trophy
2nd: $57,640
3rd: $42,565
4th: $31,770
5th: $23,960
6th: $18,270
7th: $14,080
8th-9th: $9,810
10th-12th: $7,475
13th-14th: $5,555
15th-16th: $4,525
17th-20th: $3,735
21st-24th: $3,115
25th-32nd: $2,630
33rd-40th: $2,250
41st-48th: $1,945
49th-56th: $1,705

Event 6: Sunday Afternoon Poker

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second new tournament on today’s schedule gets underway at 4 pm and it will be another great field. Event 6 has a $1,100 buy-in with deep stacks, a two-day structure, and a $75,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and run 30-minutes blinds for the first 12 levels. They will increase to 40-minutes with Level 13 and stay that way until the final table. Late registration with a single re-entry option is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm. The tournament will continue to the end of Level 15 and survivors will return on Monday for Day 2.

There are a lot of people ready for this tournament and it should be another fun turnout.

  • $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 5 – $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

4PM: Event 6 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

  • $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 44 – $130 Event 6 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seat into $1,100 buy-in Showdown Event 6
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
  • Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 45 – $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
  • Players will be entered into the earliest starting day
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 46 – $130 Event 15 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100 buy-in Showdown Event 15
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
  • Structure Sheet

Complete 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Schedule

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Carlos Rodriguez Rojas Wins Event 6 Outright for $62,090

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  301
Prize Pool:  $291,970
January 17-18, 2021

Carlos Rodriguez
Event 6 Winner Carlos Rodriguez Rojas

It took two days to get down from 301 entries to a single winner, and Carlos Rodriguez Rojas outlasted them all to win his first poker trophy.

“This is my club, the Hard Rock,” said Rojas. “I always play here. And this is the first trophy that I won, and it’s from the Hard Rock.”

Like most people, Rojas hasn’t played much live poker in the past year.

“I played in Vegas a couple weeks ago,” said Rojas, “and then I played a couple of daily tournaments here at the Hard Rock. Because of the pandemic, I haven’t played that much. But I couldn’t miss this one.”

Now that he’s had his first taste of victory, expect Rojas to go for more trophies. He plans to play the rest of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, and take his shot in the $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open coming up this weekend.


Final Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1Carlos RodriguezRojas$62,090
2NadeemHirani$41,395
3JosephWalters$30,265
4RodneyTurvin$22,430
5BillyPappas$16,860
6IanWilliams$12,850
7MatthewYorra$8,870
8StephenVecchio$8,870.00
9RicardoEyzaguirre$6,210.00
10DennisRodriguez$6,210.00
11RyanVan Sanford$5,020.00
12AlexPolk$5,020.00
13MatthewZazaian$4,120.00
14CrystalUtley$4,120.00
15AlbertSabogali$3,435.00
16Guilebaldo FloresManzo$3,435.00
17AlfredLow$2,905.00
18JalalFarooq$2,905.00
19EmanuelKiprakis$2,905.00
20Daniel CalwayFagen$2,905.00
21ChristinaRead$2,500.00
22JustinHarvell$2,500.00
23StevenBaber$2,500.00
24ChristopherNunnally$2,500.00
25RobertKessler$2,185.00
26YordanPetrov$2,185.00
27AllanBieler$2,185.00
28DavidMelman$2,185.00
29SebastiaanDe Jonge$2,185.00
30JasonBlock$2,185.00
31RichardDamigos$2,185.00
32JeffreyHewitt$2,185.00
33Jorge ManuelDe Oliveira Lopez$1,945.00
34AnHwang$1,945.00
35BrandonMifsud$1,945.00
36ZacharyMullennix$1,945.00
37RichardFlach III$1,945.00
38DrewOconnell$1,945.00

Event 6: Carlos Rodriguez Rojas Wins ($62,090); Nadeem Hirani Finishes as Runner-Up ($41,395)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 301

Carlos Rodriguez Rojas
Carlos Rodriguez Rojas

After a flop of Ks9c8c, Nadeem Hirani checked, Carlos Rodriguez Rojas bets 150,000, and Hirani check-raised to 450,000. Rojas called.

The turn card was the 3s, and Hirani moved all in for about 1.35 million, and Rojas called with QhQc.

Hirani turned over 10c7s for an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to catch a jack or a six to stay alive.

The river card was the 5d, and the pocket queens held up for Rojas to win the pot — and the trophy and the $62,090 first prize.

Congratulations to Carlos Rodriguez Rojas!

1st:  Carlos Rodriguez Rojas  –  $62,090 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Nadeem Hirani  –  $41,395
3rd:  Joseph Walters  –  $30,265
4th:  Rodney Turvin  –  $22,430
5th:  Billy Pappas  –  $16,860
6th:  Ian Williams  –  $12,850
7th:  Matthew Yorra  –  $8,870

Nadeem Hirani
Nadeem Hirani

Event 6: Nadeem Hirani Wins a Big Pot, But Carlos Rodriguez Rojas Quickly Wins His Chips Back

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 301

After a flop of 8s8c7d, Carlos Rodriguez Rojas and Nadeem Hirani put in 140,000 each.

The turn card was the Qd, Rojas checked, Hirani bet 320,000, and Rojas called.

The river card was the 10h, Rojas checked, Hirani bet 1,100,000, and Rojas called. Hirani showed Qh8d to win the pot with a full house, and Rojas mucked.

Nadeem Hirani  –  4,500,000  (90 bb)
Carlos Rodriguez Rojas  –  1,475,000  (30 bb)

A few minutes later, with the board showing KcQc8d4d5d on the river and about 300,000 already in the pot, Hirani bet about 300,000.

Rojas raised all in for 1,340,000, and Hirani called with Kh5h for two pair, kings and fives. But Rojas turned over 10d3d to win the pot with a rivered diamond flush to double up in chips.

Carlos Rodriguez Rojas  –  2,975,000  (60 bb)
Nadeem Hirani  –  3,050,000  (61 bb)

Event 6: Joseph Walters – 3rd Place ($30,265)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 301

Joseph Walters
Joseph Walters

Joseph Walters moved all in from the button for about 600,000, and Nadeem Hirani called from the small blind with 8s8c.

Walters turned over Ah3c, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ks5s4s10h3s — Walters paired his three on the river, but the same card gave Hirani a spade flush. Hirani won the pot to eliminate Walters in third place.

Joseph Walters  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($30,265)

Heads-up play is now underway between Hirani and Carlos Rodriguez Rojas, with Hirani holding more than a 2-to-1 chip lead.

Nadeem Hirani  –  4,150,000  (83 bb)
Carlos Rodriguez Rojas  –  1,900,000  (38 bb)

Event 6: Rodney Turvin – 4th Place ($22,430)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 301

Rodney Turvin

Nadeem Hirani min-raised from the cutoff to 80,000, Rodney Turvin moved all in from the button for 580,000, and Hirani asked for an exact count before he called with Kd9h.

Turvin turned over KsQd, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 6c4d3d9s6s, and Hirani paired his nine on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Turvin in fourth place.

Nadeem Hirani  –  3,175,000  (79 bb)
Rodney Turvin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($22,430)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.0 million (50 big blinds).