2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  168
Prize Pool:  $789,600
November 28, 2023

Event 47 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 168 entries generated a prize pool of $789,600, more than tripling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Adam Hendrix, winning outright for $192,150.

This marked Hendrix’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $600 No-Limit Holdem event at the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. 

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 168

Joe Serock raised all in for 265,000 from the button and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

Serock: 
Hendrix: 

The board came , safe for Hendrix to win Event 47 outright for $192,150. Serock finished runner-up for $126,300.

A recap of Event 47 will be posted later tonight.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 168

Adam Hendrix raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button, Joe Serock folded his small blind, and Meir Meystel called all in for about 915,000 in the big blind.

Hendrix: 
Meystel: 

The board ran out , no help to Meystel, ending his tournament in third place.

Adam Hendrix  –  3,095,000  (77 bb)
Joe Serock  –  265,000  (7 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($91,500)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Adam Hendrix raised to 80,000 from the button and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop was , Meystel checked, Hendrix continued for 50,000, and Meystel called.

The turn was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 215,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 425,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Hendrix tabled for trip kings, Meystel mucked, and Hendrix won the pot to retake the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  775,000  (19 bb)
Joe Serock  –  385,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Arunas Sapitavicius raised to 60,000 from the button, Joe Serock called in the small blind, and Meir Meystel called in the big blind.

The flop came , Serock checked, and Meystel bet 100,000. Sapitavicius called and Serock folded.

The turn was the , Meystel bet 200,000, and Sapitavicius called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Sapitavicius went all in for 440,000, and Meystel used a time-extension before he called.

Sapitavicius showed for a pair of aces, but Meystel tabled for eights and deuces to win the pot and eliminate Sapitavicius in fourth place.

Meir Meystel  –  1,970,000  (66 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($67,100)

With three players remaining, the average stack is 1,120,000  (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $91,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 168

Meir Meystel raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

The flop was , Meystel continued for 50,000, and Hendrix called.

The turn was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 125,000, and Meystel called.

The river was the , Meystel checked, Hendrix bet 350,000, and Meystel thought for a while before he called.

Hendrix tabled for a jack-high straight, besting Meystel’s for a nine-high straight to take the chip lead.

Adam Hendrix  –  1,375,000  (55 bb)
Meir Meystel  –  950,000  (38 bb)
Joe Serock  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Arunas Sapitavicius  –  335,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500
4th:  $67,100

Recent Eliminations
5th:  Krasimir Yankov  –  $50,100

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 168

Grant Wang was all in for about 155,000 from the cutoff with against Joe Serock in the big blind with .

The board ran out , giving Serock a pair of aces to eliminate Wang in sixth place.

Joe Serock  –  1,308,000  (92 bb)
Grant Wang  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($38,200)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 560,000 (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $50,100.

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Nikita Kalinin  –  $29,700
8th:  Sam Laskowitz  –  $23,500

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 168

Gediminas Uselis raised to 30,000 from middle position and Meir Meystel called in the next seat over.

The flop was , Uselis bet his remaining 5,000, and Meystel called.

Uselis: 
Meystel: 

The turn gave Uselis a few more outs, but the river wasn’t one of them and Uselis was out in ninth place.

Meir Meystel  –  1,120,000  (75 bb)
Gediminas Uselis  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($19,100)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 420,000 (28 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $23,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 168

Seat 1:  Grant Wang  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Nikita Kalinin  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Arunas Sapitavicius  –  115,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4:  Joe Serock  –  1,275,000  (85 bb)
Seat 5:  Gediminas Uselis  – 35,000  (2 bb)
Seat 6:  Meir Meystel  –  1,050,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Adam Hendrix  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Krasimir Yankov  –  180,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:  Sam Laskowitz  –  150,000  (10 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average stack is about 375,000 (25 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $19,100.

1st:  $192,150 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $126,300
3rd:  $91,500
4th:  $67,100
5th:  $50,100
6th:  $38,200
7th:  $29,700
8th:  $23,500
9th:  $19,100

10th:  Jeremy Dan  –  $19,100
11th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs –  $15,800
12th:  David DiBernardi  –  $15,800
13th:  John Depersio  –  $13,400
14th:  James Calderaro  –  $13,400
15th:  Nikolai Mamut  –  $11,600
16th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $11,600
17th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $10,250
18th:  Norbert Szecsi  –  $10,250
19th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $10,250
20th:  Asher Conniff  –  $10,250
21st:  Justin Zaki  –  $10,250