Joseph Di Rosa Rojas Wins Event 12 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $50,920 5s4e7

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 12 Champion Joseph Di Rosa Rojas

Event 12 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry) with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. A field of 570 entries crushed that, almost sextupling that number en route to the $299,250 prize pool. It is the largest six-max event when in SHRP major history.

After more than 16 hours of play, it was Venezuelan professional Joseph Di Rosa Rojas emerging victorious, winning the tournament outright for $50,920.

Di Rosa Rojas has more than $1.3 million in career tournament earnings according to the Hendon Mob database. In 2017, Di Rosa Rojas won a World Series of Poker bracelet when he took down The Marathon event, besting a field of 1,759 for nearly $700,000. In 2019, Di Rosa Rojas took third place in the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open event for $359,555.

At the final table tonight, several players had on the rail. Di Rosa Rojas had friend and fellow Venezuelan Dorian Rios in his corner rooting him on, not long after winning Event 14. Rios had said how nice it would be for both to capture trophies on the same night, shortly after they arrived at the Seminole Hard Rock together.

Mission accomplished.

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas and Dorian Rios
Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Joseph Di Rosa Rojas $50,920
2 Patrick Quinn $35,930
3 John Dollinger $25,785
4 Dustin Colwell $18,760
5 David Shmuel $13,840
6 Jesse Kertland $10,355
7 Rodrigo Sardi $7,860
8 Vincent Giuliano $7,860
9 Alex Vazquez $6,055
10 Amin Hosein $6,055
11 Christopher Shebat $4,735
12 Aaron Thivyanathan $4,735
13 Joshua Zucchet $3,755
14 Eric Greenwood Jr. $3,755
15 Richard Gress $3,025
16 John MacGregor $3,025
17 Steven Karp $2,475
18 Joshua Garber $2,475
19 Shaun Gillian $2,055
20 Perry Shiao $2,055
21 Adam Demersseman $2,055
22 Blake Purvis $2,055
23 Harold Evans $2,055
24 Dustin Bryan $2,055
25 George Zinaty $1,735
26 Matthew Johnson $1,735
27 Frederick Smith $1,735
28 Eran Shaham $1,735
29 David Feigenbaum $1,735
30 Charles Phillips $1,735
31 James Tomblin $1,490
32 Kevin Rodriguez $1,490
33 Jesse Lonis $1,490
34 Michael Wang $1,490
35 Drew O'Connell $1,490
36 James Burns $1,490
37 Robert Hadnott $1,300
38 Austin Reilly $1,300
39 Carlos Matos Erarte $1,300
40 Jose Reyes $1,300
41 Blake Whittington $1,300
42 Randal Fernandez $1,300
43 Raffaello Locatelli $1,155
44 Scott Robbins $1,155
45 Jonathan Grasso $1,155
46 David DiBernardi $1,155
47 Ryan Depaulo $1,155
48 Jacob Ristich $1,155
49 Robert Abner $1,040
50 Dwayne Vetter $1,040
51 David Moreno $1,040
52 William Watson $1,040
53 Jeff Trudeau $1,040
54 James Halverson $1,040
55 Amelio Amato $955
56 Vincent Moscati $955
57 Marco Leonelli $955
58 Jonathan Borenstein $955
59 Joseph Hebert $955
60 Dan Stavila $955
61 Aron Dermer $895
62 James Anderson $895
63 Ronnie Day $895
64 $895
65 Thanhlong Nguyen $895
66 Christopher Weber $895
67 Daniel Ferreira $850
68 Lawrence Brown $850
69 Fernando Rodriguez Vasquez $850
70 William Blais $850
71 Jason Russianoff $850
72 Alan Hamza $850
73 Stuart Greenbaum $850
74 Michael Tait $850
75 Timothy Stull $850
76 Ronald Velez $850
77 Thomas Hunnicutt $850
78 Martin Robbins $850
79 Adam White $825
80 Blake Napierala $825
81 Christopher Underwood $825
82 Steve Zhang $825
83 Richard Meister $825
84 Marcus El Huaick $825
85 Matthew Cosentino $825
86 Alberto Sabogali $825
87 Joseph Henry $825
88 Ducarmel Beaubien $825
89 Max Pinnola $825
90 Connor Kleitz $825
91 Matthew Ploof $800
92 Nikita Kutukov $800
93 David Albertson $800
94 Jeremy Becker $800
95 Anthony Askey $800

Event 12: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas Wins! ($50,920); Patrick Quinn Eliminated in 2nd Place ($35,930) 2y1e3i

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 570

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – Event 12 Champion

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas limped from the button and Patrick Quinn checked in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 10s10dQd7s board where Quinn shoved for about 1,500,000. Di Rosa Rojas called instantly with 10h6d for trip tens, well ahead of Quinn’s 9h8d.

The river was the 5c, locking up the victory for Di Rosa Rojas for $50,920.

Patrick Quinn finished runner-up for $35,930.

A recap will be published in a little while.

Patrick Quinn – 2nd Place

Event 12: Double-Ups Galore 2u6l1s

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 570

Within the first 15 minutes of playing heads up, Patrick Quinn and Joseph Di Rosa Rojas have had three all-in and calls, with the shorter stack surviving each time.

First, following a flop of Jd4h6h, Di Rosa Rojas ended up all in for 2,330,000 with Jh9c for a pair of jacks against Quinn’s 8h3h for a flush draw.

The As turn and Ac river completed the board, safe for Di Rosa Rojas to take the chip lead.

Not long after, the chip were in preflop and this time it was Quinn at risk for 3,375,000 with 5s5d against Di Rosa Rojas’ AhJh.

The board ran out 2dKd6d8sAd, giving Quinn a diamond flush to double back into the lead.

It was short-lived, however, as a few minutes later Di Rosa Rojas picked up AcKd and got it in against Quinn’s AhJd.

The runout was dramatic, but the board came AsJs7s10dKc, giving Di Rosa Rojas the river win after getting outflopped.

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – 6,000,000 (60 bb)
Patrick Quinn – 2,550,000 (26 bb)

Event 12: Heads-Up Chip Counts 1u361o

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 570

Patrick Quinn (left) vs Joseph Di Rosa Rojas (right)

Patrick Quinn – 6,150,000 (82 bb)
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – 2,400,000 (32 bb)

1st: $50,920 + Trophy
2nd: $35,930

Event 12: John Dollinger – 3rd Place ($25,785) 2ss1x

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 570

John Dollinger – 3rd Place

John Dollinger limped on the button, Joseph Di Rosa Rojas completed from the small blind and Patrick Quinn checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was 9s10d3d and action checked to Dollinger who bet 150,000. Rojas folded, Quinn check-raised to 500,000, Dollinger shoved for about 900,000 and Quinn called.

Dollinger: 10c6c
Quinn: Jh8c

The 7c turn locked it up for Quinn with a jack-high straight, rendering the Ks river moot.

Patrick Quinn – 6,150,000 (82 bb)
John Dollinger – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($25,785)

Event 12: Dustin Colwell – 4th Place ($18,760) s4720

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 570

Dustin Colwell – 4th Place

Dustin Colwell raised to 225,000 from the button, Patrick Quinn three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind, Colwell four-bet shoved for 2,025,000 and Quinn confirmed the count before he called.

Colwell: AsQh
Quinn: AhKd

The board ran out Js10s5d5c6d, no help to Colwell, ending his run in fourth place.

Patrick Quinn – 5,300,000 (71 bb)
Dustin Colwell – Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,760)

Event 12: David Shmuel – 5th Place ($13,840) 4q2u24

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 570

David Shmuel – 5th Place

David Shmuel raised to 135,000 from the cutoff, John Dollinger three-bet to 710,000 from the small blind (leaving 20,000 behind) and Shmuel tanked for a bit before he called.

The flop was 8d4c2s, Dollinger checked, Shmuel bet and Dollinger called all in for his remaining 20,000.

Shmuel: Ac6s
Dollinger: AhQs

Dollinger was ahead, but the 3c turn gave Shmuel a few extra outs. However, the 10d river fell, locking up the double for Dollinger.

On the following hand, Shmuel shoved from under the gun for 355,000 and Dollinger isolated with a shove of his own.

Shmuel: As7c
Dollinger: JhJc

The board ran out 10sKh8s6d7h, not enough help to Shmuel, ending his tournament in fifth place.

John Dollinger – 2,085,000 (52 bb)
David Shmuel – Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,840)

Event 12: Jesse Kertland – 6th Place ($10,355) 5dv6b

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 570

Jesse Kertland – 6th Place

Jesse Kertland raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Joseph Di Rosa Rojas three-bet shoved all in from the button for about 1,100,000 and Kertland called all in for about 900,000.

Kertland: AcKd
Rojas: JhJc

The board came down 2s2d10s10c8d, no help to Kertland, ending his run in sixth place.

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – 2,100,000 (42 bb)
Jesse Kertland – Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,355)

Event 12: Rodrigo Sardi – 7th Place ($7,860) 203k3c

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 570

Following the turn of an AcJh10c2c board, Rodrigo Sardi was all in for about 360,000 with Qc10d from the cutoff for a pair of tens with some draws. He trailed Dustin Colwell in the big blind with Js2s for jacks and deuces.

The river was the 6s, no help to Sardi, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Dustin Colwell – 2,180,000 (55 bb)
Rodrigo Sardi – Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,860)

Event 12: Final Table Redraw 5l646d

$600 Big Stack Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 570

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 12 Final Table

Seat 1: Rodrigo Sardi – 575,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: John “Jake” Dollinger – 1,340,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – 1,075,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Dustin Colwell – 1,685,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: David Shmuel – 1,455,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Jesse Kertland – 770,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Patrick Quinn – 1,680,000 (42 bb)

1st: $50,920 + Trophy
2nd: $35,930
3rd: $25,785
4th: $18,760
5th: $13,840
6th: $10,355
7th: $7,860