Patrick Mahoney Wins Rock ‘N Roll Poker Open ($564,227)

Seminole Hard Rock capped off their Rock ‘N Roll Poker Open with a $3,500 Main Event that carried a hefty $2 million guarantee. The tournament met expectations with 760 entries and a $2,432,000 prize pool, and when it was all over, Minnesotan Patrick Mahoney was the last player standing. He pocketed $564,227, the biggest cash in a poker career that had already seen him earn over $700,000 in tournament play.

Official Final Table Results

Some of the players among the 72 to make the money who did not advance to the final table were Will Failla, John Racener, Matt Glantz, Matt Berkey, Jason and Natasha Mercier, Mukul Pahuja, Johanssy Joseph, Jake Bazeley, Keven Stammen, Chino Rheem, and Ben Keeline. The latter, who claimed a bracelet in Colossus II this summer, was eliminated in 10th place after running nines into Ari Engel’s aces and getting the last of his chips in with against kings.

Upeshka De Silva, another bracelet winner, was the man to catch for the majority of the penultimate day but he handed his lead over to Matthew Humphrey in a couple of big pots just …

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