{"id":4769,"date":"2021-11-30T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:07:18","slug":"seminole-hard-rock-2021-rock-n-roll-poker-open-setting-new-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/seminole-hard-rock-2021-rock-n-roll-poker-open-setting-new-records","title":{"rendered":"Seminole Hard Rock 2021 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Setting New Records"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n The Seminole Hard Rock 2021 Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Poker Open<\/em> is down to its final events, with the main highlight of the festival, the World Poker Tour (WPT) RRPO Championship<\/em> set to crown a winner this week at the Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood<\/a>. <\/p>\n The $3,500 buy-in tournament kicked off on November 26 and attracted 1,566 entrants to generate $5,011,200 in total prize pool, more than double its original guarantee of $2 million. This makes the 2021 edition the biggest ever in the tournament\u2019s history.<\/p>\n The opening event set a new record for the biggest field size in Seminole Hard Rock history after drawing 6,196 entries, also the largest in the state of Florida<\/a>. <\/p>\n Event #1: $400 Deep Stack NLH<\/em> featured a $1 million guarantee but ended up awarding $2,044,680 in total prize money. It was won by Michael Laufer<\/strong> following a six-way deal. The New Jersey native walked away with $160,734 in top prize.<\/p>\n The other five players involved in the deal also took home six figures: Aleks Petrovic<\/strong> (2nd, $155,302); Amed de la Torre<\/strong> (3rd, $147,218); Isai Coello<\/strong> (4th, $139,973); Mali Cagatay<\/strong> (5th, 138,561); and Aaron Valencia<\/strong> (6th, $131,729). <\/p>\n Completing the final table were Steven Miller<\/strong> (7th, $47,027), Courtney Rowe<\/strong> (8th, $33,737) and Victor Carrera<\/strong> (9th, $22,491).<\/p>\n Another notable side event on the 2021 RRPO schedule is Event #10: $600 Deep Stack NLH<\/em> which ran from November 22-24. A total of 972 entries signed up for the tournament over four starting flights, and when the dust settled, it was Loni Hui<\/strong> (formerly Loni Harwood<\/a>) who bagged the lion\u2019s share of the $505,400 prize pool. <\/p>\n Hui, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and one of the world\u2019s most successful female poker pros, won the $85,355 top prize after defeating Neil Zonenashvili<\/strong> heads-up. Zonenashvili earned $60,210 for finishing second.<\/p>\n The other players who made it to the final table were Ricardo Eyzaguirre<\/strong> (3rd, $39,500); Abhishek Panda<\/strong> (4th, $29,140); Rogrigo Sardi<\/strong> (5th, $22,085); Orlando Maldonado<\/strong> (6th, $17,595); Stewart Yancik<\/strong> (7th, $14,600); Dimitry Agrachov<\/strong> (8th, $11,605); and James Patterson<\/strong> (9th, $8,675).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summary The 2021 RRPO successful so far with key events setting new records Michael Laufer won the opening event, while Loni Hui took down Event #10. WPT RRPO Championship close to crowing a winner The Seminole Hard Rock 2021 Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Poker Open is down to its final events, with the main highlight of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
2021 RRPO Opening Event Sets New Record<\/h2>\n
Loni Hui Takes Down Event #10: $600 Deep Stack NLH<\/h2>\n