Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier Ships the 2016 SHRPO High Roller for $787,497

The $25,500 High Roller at the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) crowned its champion late Tuesday evening at the Hard Rock Live arena in South Florida. Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier defeated a field of 105 players and a very tough final table to win the title and the top prize of $787,497.

Final Table Results

Rettenmaier, aged 29-years old, previously won three other high roller events including his biggest win in the World Poker Tour $25,500 World Championship at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for $1,196,858 back in 2012.

The German shared with SHRPO officials that he “[…] ran very well on the final table,” before adding, “Three-handed I get queens to jacks and aces to kings.”

The two-day event kicked off on Monday with players starting with 100,000 chips and 40 minute blind levels. Unlimited reentries were permitted until the end of level 13.

The 105 entrants generated a $2,625,000 prize pool, both easily eclipsing the $1,000,000 guarantee and the $2,075,000 prize pool created in the 2015 SHRPO High Roller, a tournament won by Jason Mercier for $517,000.

The final day of play began with nine players remaining with blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante. Ray Qartomy began play as the final table chip leader with 2,335,000 with Rettenmaier sitting in sixth place with 860,000. Andjelko Andrejevic started with just a single big blind.

Final Table Chip Counts

The final table kicked off at a …

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