Event 16 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 478 entries generated a prize pool of $463,660, more than doubling the guarantee.
A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and Armando Romero was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 16 winner for $78,000.
“The final table was very challenging,” said Romero after the win. “There were a lot of great players there, but I ran very well. I’m mainly a cash-game player, but I’ve been putting in a lot of work. A lot of videos, and a lot of training, and I want to give a special thanks to my coach Alec Torelli.”
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando | Romero | $78,000* |
| 2 | John | McDonald | $74,895* |
| 3 | Daniel | Frederick | $41,300 |
| 4 | Michael | Wang | $28,355 |
| 5 | Zhen | Cai | $21,770 |
| 6 | Raminder | Singh | $18,145 |
| 7 | Eric | Siegel | $15,150 |
| 8 | Kharlin | Sued | $12,160 |
| 9 | Rosario | Simone | $9,180 |
| 10 | Nadya | Magnus | $9,180 |
| 11 | David | Mzareulov | $7,575 |
| 12 | Frederick | Attias | $7,575 |
| 13 | Richard | Alati | $5,980 |
| 14 | Guy | Naimi | $5,980 |
| 15 | Michel | Baroud | $5,980 |
| 16 | Jorge | Galarza | $5,055 |
| 17 | Krzysztof | Spisak-Spisacki | $5,055 |
| 18 | Robert | Gottfried | $5,055 |
| 19 | Michel | Bittan | $4,265 |
| 20 | Corel | Theuma | $4,265 |
| 21 | Jorie | Damiani | $4,265 |
| 22 | Christopher | Agnello | $3,560 |
| 23 | Matthew | Zarcadoolas | $3,560 |
| 24 | Scott | Weinstein | $3,560 |
| 25 | Alexander | Stewart | $3,085 |
| 26 | Michael | Laufer | $3,085 |
| 27 | Christopher | Howard | $3,085 |
| 28 | Ryan | Estrada | $2,690 |
| 29 | Kevin | MacDonald | $2,690 |
| 30 | Craig | Pollak | $2,690 |
| 31 | Farid | Dridi | $2,690 |
| 32 | Joseph | McCray | $2,690 |
| 33 | Robert | Lupo | $2,690 |
| 34 | Matthew | Alli | $2,690 |
| 35 | Peter | Kamaras | $2,690 |
| 36 | Julio | Delgado Reyes | $2,690 |
| 37 | Neal | Corcoran | $2,320 |
| 38 | Pasquale | Caiazza | $2,320 |
| 39 | Jack | Lieberman | $2,320 |
| 40 | Maroun | Akiki | $2,320 |
| 41 | Aaron | Flores | $2,320 |
| 42 | Michael | Chiappetta | $2,320 |
| 43 | Brett | Bader | $2,320 |
| 44 | Nancy | Birnbaum | $2,320 |
| 45 | David | Jackson | $2,320 |
| 46 | Barry | Rosenkranz | $1,950 |
| 47 | Michael | Graffeo | $1,950 |
| 48 | Nicholas | Mahabee | $1,950 |
| 49 | Huicun | Qiao | $1,950 |
| 50 | Shon Shlomo | Perez | $1,950 |
| 51 | Chet | Sickle | $1,950 |
| 52 | Michael | Wetcher | $1,950 |
| 53 | James | Calderaro | $1,950 |
| 54 | Carlos | Bermudez | $1,950 |
| 55 | Dimitry | Agrachov | $1,700 |
| 56 | Luis | Gamboa | $1,700 |
| 57 | Lou | Ojeda | $1,700 |
| 58 | David | Inselberg | $1,700 |
| 59 | Anthony | Askey | $1,700 |
| 60 | Sheddy | Siddiqui | $1,700 |
| 61 | Josh | DePersio | $1,700 |
*denotes heads-up deal