Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Event 5: $150 No Limit Hold’em
March 31 – April 3, 2014
Entries: 2,396
Prize Pool: $287,520
RECAP
It was a speedy playdown day for those who final tabled Event 5: $150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A total of 268 returning players at 1 p.m. were down to just nine less than 12 hours later. On top of the chip counts was 48-year-old Carlos Cruz, originally from Cuba but now living in Miami. He lost the chip lead for a little while, but once he regained it he never let it go. After tense negotiations among the final five players in the waning stages of Day 2, a deal was agreed upon. Cruz, as the chip leader, was declared the official winner. For Cruz, it wasn’t his first win at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
“I won an event here two years ago ($350 buy-in for $33,330**), but this is the biggest field I’ve ever beat,” he told us. Cruz has a real affection for the big tournament series that the Seminole Hard Rock runs, and not just because he’s been able to notch two victories. “You guys are a bunch of professionals. The whole setup, the staff, the dealers, everybody’s awesome. It’s amazing what you guys are doing here.”
FINAL RESULTS
| PLACE | NAME | FROM | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARLOS CRUZ | MIAMI, FL | $35,880 |
| 2 | ROGER BARTLETT | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $27,672 |
| 3 | MARSHA WOLAK | HILLSBORO BCH, FL | $25,325 |
| 4 | ROBERT CAMPBELL | NORTH MIAMI, FL | $24,059 |
| 5 | MICHAEL BANDUCCI | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $24,056 |
| 6 | JOHN-THOMAS GIARRUSSO | CORAL SPRINGS, FL | $12,220 |
| 7 | CARLOS LOVING | SARASOTA, FL | $9,488 |
| 8 | STEVEN LAKE | LOWELL, AR | $6,900 |
| 9 | CHRISTIAN ROJAS | MIAMI, FL | $5,032 |
| 10 | JACQUELYN SCOTT | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $3,306 |
| 11 | OMAR MORILLO | MIAMI, FL | $3,306 |
| 12 | ADAM AXMAN | NAPLES, FL | $3,306 |
| 13 | REGETTE DUVDIVANI | SUNRISE, FL | $2,156 |
| 14 | DEVIN DELATORRE | MIAMI, FL | $2,156 |
| 15 | HUSSAIN SAJWANI | CHICAGO, IL | $2,156 |
| 16 | ERIC TUAN | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $1,495 |
| 17 | GUDMUNDUR SIGURJONSSON | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $1,495 |
| 18 | AHMAD FLEMING | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $1,495 |
| 19 | PHILIP RIGBY | MITCHAM | $1,265 |
| 20 | MICHAEL FERNEMAN | DAVENPORT, FL | $1,265 |
| 21 | JOE POZOS | LEWES, DE | $1,265 |
| 22 | YUAN SHEN | CARY, NC | $1,265 |
| 23 | DORIAN RIOS | CARACAS | $1,265 |
| 24 | BRANDON AGELOFF | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $1,265 |
| 25 | RONALD ARENA | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $1,265 |
| 26 | ALBERT ETHIER | BELLFLOWER, CA | $1,265 |
| 27 | SANTANA NORONHA | DAVIE, FL | $1,265 |
| 28 | JASON LEET | AVENTURA, FL | $1,061 |
| 29 | RANDOLPH SELLS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,061 |
| 30 | AMANDA MUSUMECI | BENSALEM, PA | $1,061 |
| 31 | ISMAEL CABRERA | MARIETTA, GA | $1,061 |
| 32 | GILBERT GUADALPI | BAY HARBOR ISLD, FL | $1,061 |
| 33 | SEAN MARTIN | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $1,061 |
| 34 | JOHN BINNS | CAPE CORAL, FL | $1,061 |
| 35 | JAMES OLIVER | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,061 |
| 36 | AUSTIN L | BAL HARBOUR, FL | $1,061 |
| 37 | MICHAEL GOLDFARB | PARKLAND, FL | $903 |
| 38 | MICHAEL STORMS | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $903 |
| 39 | DAVID JACOBS | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $903 |
| 40 | JONATHAN GRABER | NAPLES, FL | $903 |
| 41 | JOSEPH CARRAFA | BURLINGTON, CT | $903 |
| 42 | LOUIS LEO 4TH | LAKE WORTH, FL | $903 |
| 43 | ROGERIO LIMA | BAL HARBOUR, FL | $903 |
| 44 | FRANCIS WARD | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $903 |
| 45 | YUNG HWANG | SUGAR LAND, TX | $903 |
| 46 | PARASKEVAS PATSATSIS | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $771 |
| 47 | JOSEPH LEVITT | BOCA RATON, | $771 |
| 48 | BRYAN EMORY | PLANTATION, FL | $771 |
| 49 | DEJUANTE ALEXANDER | HOUSTON, TX | $771 |
| 50 | CONRAD LAU | NEPTUNE BEACH, FL | $771 |
| 51 | ALEXANDER BELLO | SUNRISE, FL | $771 |
| 52 | ALCIDES GOMEZ | MIAMI, FL | $771 |
| 53 | GIOVANNI MARCACCI | SPRING HILL, FL | $771 |
| 54 | CHRIS FISHER | COOPER CITY, FL | $771 |
| 55 | IGOR SKOCHILO | ASTORIA, NY | $647 |
| 56 | JONATHAN BRODY | DAVIE, FL | $647 |
| 57 | MOHAMMED MUNAF | RICHARDSON, TX | $647 |
| 58 | MICHAEL JOHNSON | MIAMI, FL | $647 |
| 59 | SHEA SMITH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $647 |
| 60 | PAULETTE PIPITONE | JUPITER, FL | $647 |
| 61 | NICHOLAS VISCONTI | BOCA RATON, FL | $647 |
| 62 | ANDRES JARA | BUENA VENTURA LAKES, FL | $647 |
| 63 | JULIEN DURITY | MIRAMAR, FL | $647 |
| 64 | JORGE LEIDI | AVENTURA, FL | $575 |
| 65 | JOSEPH EBELHAR | DAVIE, FL | $575 |
| 66 | ANDRES BECCERA | MIAMI, FL | $575 |
| 67 | ANDREW TOUCHETTE | WAKEFIELD, MA | $575 |
| 68 | FARID DHANANI | MIRAMAR, FL | $575 |
| 69 | BRUCE RAWDIN | TAMARAC, FL | $575 |
| 70 | ANTHONY BURNS | DEERFIELD BCH, FL | $575 |
| 71 | EDWARD GILFILLAN | DECATUR, GA | $575 |
| 72 | BRIAN GELROD | WEST PALM BEA, FL | $575 |
| 73 | JORGE RIVERA | HIALEAH, FL | $532 |
| 74 | FRANCISCO REGALADO | MIAMI, FL | $532 |
| 75 | LUIS SIERRA | SANFORD, FL | $532 |
| 76 | LOU OJEDA | MIAMI, FL | $532 |
| 77 | MARIO JAMES | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $532 |
| 78 | GASTON MICULITZKI | AVENTURA, FL | $532 |
| 79 | ROBERT CHOW | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $532 |
| 80 | YLON SCHWARTZ | AUSTIN, TX | $532 |
| 81 | SHARON BACHAR | MIAMI, FL | $532 |
| 82 | LUKE DOOLITTLE | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $489 |
| 83 | JEFFREY TRUDEAU JR. | ORLANDO, FL | $489 |
| 84 | SCOTT BALDELLI | DAVIE, FL | $489 |
| 85 | THOMAS SHEEHAN | PALM BCH GDNS, FL | $489 |
| 86 | MOISES COHEN | $489 | |
| 87 | TRUONG NGUYEN | ARVADA, CO | $489 |
| 88 | AKIVA PEARLMAN | NEW YORK, NY | $489 |
| 89 | JIAN ZHAO | HOBE SOUND, FL | $489 |
| 90 | ROBERT MARCOCCHIO | ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | $489 |
| 91 | EVAN BRAUNSTIEN | PARKLAND, FL | $446 |
| 92 | CASEY KAPLAN | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $446 |
| 93 | DALLY NICOLAS-DAVID | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $446 |
| 94 | AVI HAKMON | PLANTATION, FL | $446 |
| 95 | MICHAEL MCCLOUD | DENVER, CO | $446 |
| 96 | JUAN FERRER | MIAMI, FL | $446 |
| 97 | NATHANIEL DALBEC | SUPERIOR, WI | $446 |
| 98 | SAMUEL BAEZ | HIALEAH, FL | $446 |
| 99 | SEYMOUR FIELD | CORAL SPRINGS, FL | $446 |
| 100 | MICHAEL ANGELINI | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $446 |
| 101 | CHRISTOPHER LINDH | LAS VEGAS, NV | $417 |
| 102 | RAINOLFO RICARDO | HIALEAH, FL | $417 |
| 103 | DANIEL KINZEL | PLANTATION, FL | $417 |
| 104 | HAROLD LAM | PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL | $417 |
| 105 | MICHAEL ARRINGTON | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $417 |
| 106 | MARCUS BEESLEY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $417 |
| 107 | CORY DANIELS | PINE LAKE, GA | $417 |
| 108 | JOSEPH DIAZ | PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL | $417 |
| 109 | JOSHUA ROSENBERG | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $417 |
| 110 | MARCUS KROPF | PEMBROKE PNES, FL | $417 |
| 111 | MIGUELANGEL SALVADOR | BIVALENTE | $403 |
| 112 | WILLIE WIGGINS | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $403 |
| 113 | RICHARD TULCHIN JR. | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $403 |
| 114 | ERIC TIPSWORD | WILDWOOD, MO | $403 |
| 115 | IVAN AGNELLI | F I | $403 |
| 116 | PAUL BRETTLER | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $403 |
| 117 | JAMES SPIRES JR. | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $403 |
| 118 | JERMAINE PHANG | DEERFIELD BEACH, FL | $403 |
| 119 | FREDDIE KIRKLAND | TAMPA, FL | $403 |
| 120 | DANIYAR KUNTAYEV | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $403 |
| 121 | GILBERT SILVA | HIALEAH, FL | $388 |
| 122 | DAVID FABER | WESTON, FL | $388 |
| 123 | WILLIE KENDRICK | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $388 |
| 124 | ARTURO AZURIN | ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL | $388 |
| 125 | EVGENIY CATANE | SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL | $388 |
| 126 | MATTHEW GOLDMAN | PHOENIX, AZ | $388 |
| 127 | RAVINDRA MADALA | WELLINGTON, FL | $388 |
| 128 | CLINTON DUNN | ORLANDO, FL | $388 |
| 129 | ZACHARY MILCHMAN | BOCA RATON, FL | $388 |
| 130 | KENNETH SCHOCKETT | HALLANDALE, FL | $388 |
| 131 | JUAN ENDARA | MIAMI, FL | $374 |
| 132 | LANCE GARCIA | KATY, TX | $374 |
| 133 | MICHAEL LOPEZ | MIRAMAR, FL | $374 |
| 134 | NICHOLAS BRIGGS | SEFFNER, FL | $374 |
| 135 | DAVID ALBERTSON | CORAL SPRINGS, FL | $374 |
| 136 | JOSE RODRIGUEZ | MIAMI, FL | $374 |
| 137 | JAMES AVERY | NAPLES, FL | $374 |
| 138 | BRIAN HARDY | LOXAHATCHEE, FL | $374 |
| 139 | GREGORY RUDOLPH | OCEANSIDE, NY | $374 |
| 140 | JEROME BRADPIECE | LONDON | $374 |
| 141 | SYED KARIM | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $359 |
| 142 | ERIK CHRISTENSEN | MIAMI, FL | $359 |
| 143 | PETER VICTOR | LAS VEGAS, NV | $359 |
| 144 | YAI NGUYEN | MIRAMAR, FL | $359 |
| 145 | ROBERT ROSENGARTEN | AVENTURA, FL | $359 |
| 146 | ANTONIO CAMPBELL | SAN DIEGO, CA | $359 |
| 147 | JASON KOUZA | FENTON, MI | $359 |
| 148 | MARTIN CARNERO | DAVIE, FL | $359 |
| 149 | GREGORY MARCUS | MIAMI, FL | $359 |
| 150 | JEFF KESSLER | PLANTATION, FL | $359 |
| 151 | CHAS SAMUEL | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $345 |
| 152 | SEAN KRAPER | APOPKA, FL | $345 |
| 153 | BRETT TAYLOR | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $345 |
| 154 | DENNIS RODRIGUEZ | SUNRISE, FL | $345 |
| 155 | JESSE DELBENE | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $345 |
| 156 | JUAN RESTREPO | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $345 |
| 157 | MIGUEL MUNOZ | MIAMI, FL | $345 |
| 158 | DANIEL LETTS | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $345 |
| 159 | SANDY MATZA | PLANTATION, FL | $345 |
| 160 | RICARDO RONDEROS | NORTH MIAMI, FL | $345 |
| 161 | JOHN YARBROUGH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $331 |
| 162 | MARK BERNSTEIN | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $331 |
| 163 | VENDEL JOHNSON | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $331 |
| 164 | DAVID BOYD | NORTHPORT, AL | $331 |
| 165 | RALPH CAMPBELL 3RD | PLANTATION, FL | $331 |
| 166 | TEVY WELLINS | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $331 |
| 167 | FERDINAND SCHRENKER | WELLINGTON, FL | $331 |
| 168 | JOAQUIN SOSA | ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL | $331 |
| 169 | MICHAEL CORBETT | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $331 |
| 170 | MICHAEL GRAFFEO | FORT MILL, SC | $331 |
| 171 | VADIMS IVANOVS | SUNNY ISL BCH, FL | $316 |
| 172 | JUAN PERALTA | HIALEAH, FL | $316 |
| 173 | ROBERT TRANSUE | NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL | $316 |
| 174 | JACQUES ALABRE | MIAMI, FL | $316 |
| 175 | IAN FELLER | TAMPA, FL | $316 |
| 176 | GINA VARGAS | HIALEAH, FL | $316 |
| 177 | JOSEPH LACHKOVICH | MIAMI, FL | $316 |
| 178 | MAURICIO AMELLER | MIAMI, FL | $316 |
| 179 | LARRY RHEINSCHMIDT | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $316 |
| 180 | COLIN YORK | LAS VEGAS, NV | $316 |
| 181 | NORBERT KARA | LAKITELEK | $302 |
| 182 | THOMAS MURPHY | NAPLES, FL | $302 |
| 183 | MARTIN LAPOINTE | SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES | $302 |
| 184 | ROGER BROOKS | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $302 |
| 185 | CARLOS MOLL | BELLEVIEW, FL | $302 |
| 186 | STEVEN THOMAS | PLEASANTON, CA | $302 |
| 187 | JORGE GOMEZ | PLANTATION, FL | $302 |
| 188 | DERRICK CUTLER | MARIETTA, GA | $302 |
| 189 | ROBERT GIANQUITTI | LAKE WORTH, FL | $302 |
| 190 | GUS SOLA | BROOKSVILLE, FL | $302 |
| 191 | KARSA KHODAYARKHANI | PLANO, TX | $302 |
| 192 | LARRY KUSCH | SUMTERVILLE, FL | $302 |
| 193 | TUYEN LE | SUNRISE, FL | $302 |
| 194 | MICHAEL ANDERSON | DAVIE, FL | $302 |
| 195 | GLORIA WHIMPER | NORCROSS, GA | $302 |
| 196 | ARIEL WILLIAMS | MIRAMAR, FL | $302 |
| 197 | BARRINGTON RICHARDS | SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL | $302 |
| 198 | FRANK MENENDEZ | TAMPA, FL | $302 |
| 199 | JACINTO ALLEGUE | MIAMI, FL | $302 |
| 200 | SON PHUOC PHAM | LAUDERHILL, FL | $302 |
places 1-5 made a five-way deal
**data from hendobmob.com