2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $35,175
November 24, 2023
Event 30 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry), drawing 67 entries and producing a prize pool of $35,175.
For the third time during the 2023 RRPO it was Matt Bretzfield who emerged victorious, winning in a three-way deal for $8,481.
“I’ve never played some of these games in my life,” said Bretzfield afterward. “I wasn’t doing well today, so Yuval (Bronshtein) said to play the eight-game and he’d buy a piece. Worked out pretty damn well.”
Here are Bretzfield’s eight SHRP major series trophy victories:
2019 LHPO: $1,100 Big Stack PLO ($15,323)
2022 Showdown: $400 Mixed PLO ($11,475)
2022 SHRPO: $1,100 Mixed PLO ($20,165)
2022 RRPO: $600 Deep Stack Turbo ($5,828)
2023 LHPO: $600 Mixed PLO ($14,963)
2023 RRPO: $1,100 Five-Card PLO ($21,583)
2023 RRPO: $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO ($8,073)
2023 RRPO: $600 Eight-Game Mix ($8,481)
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt | Bretzfield | $8,481* |
| 2 | Oleksandr | Trokhymenko | $7,991* |
| 3 | Victor | Cianelli | $7,163* |
| 4 | Sandy | Sanchez | $3,080 |
| 5 | Erik | Perry | $2,375 |
| 6 | Jose | Paz | $1,850 |
| 7 | Oxana | Cummings | $1,585 |
| 8 | Matthew | Axelrod | $1,410 |
| 9 | John | Centeno | $1,240 |
*denotes three-handed deal