Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 19: $250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
September 1, 2014
Entries: 249
Prizepool: $52,290
RECAP
What better way to spend the Labor Day Holiday than at a tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood! There were 249 entrants who did just that today, starting at 12 noon. After about 11 hours, Bob Chow claimed 1st place and $10,628 in a three-way chop. In addition to the prize money, Chow will also take home the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy and custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI.
Second place and $9,771 went to Ramon Watson. Third place and $7,830 went to Steve Marcozzi. Also cashing in this event was two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner John Holley. He finished 25th.
This re-entry event drew 249 entrants on a holiday Monday and paid the top 27 finishers. The total prize pool came to $52,290.
Chow, who plays poker for a living, came down from Chicago for this series and came close to claiming a trophy in the Seniors event, coming back from a 5 to 1 chip deficit, but then had his pocket Kings beat by pocket 9s that turned into quads. Chow finished 2nd in that event for $5,443. He has a few other cashes during this series, but now he’s finally got a win.
Back in 2011, Chow bested a field of 1,615 entrants to win the Horseshoe Hammond Main Event and a WSOP Circuit gold ring. He’s planning to stay through the end of this series and will be back on the felt again tomorrow.
FINAL RESULTS
1. ROBERT CHOW (SCHAUMBURG, IL): $10,377
2. RAMON WATSON (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $9,787
3. STEVEN MARCOZZI (NAPLES, FL): $8,068
4. ERIC RILEY (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $4,026
5. ANTUAN BUNKLEY (RIVIERA BEACH, FL): $3,137
6. GLORIA WHIMPER (NORCROSS, GA): $2,615
7. EVGENIY CATANE (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL): $2,092
8. PHILLIP WISSER (MIAMI, FL): $1,569
9. ASHLEY SLEETH (LAS VEGAS, NV): $1,046
10. TERENCE RYAN (LEWIS CENTER, OH): $680
11. THEODORE DRISCOLL (ARLINGTON, MA): $680
12. YIGAL HEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $680
13. BRIAN HARDY (LOXAHATCHEE, FL): $575
14. JOHN ROBERTSON (LAS VEGAS, NV): $575
15. JUAN ENDARA (MIAMI, FL): $575
16. RYAN HUNTER (WESTON, FL): $523
17. ROY COHEN (BOCA RATON, FL): $523
18. WILLIAM SCARSDALE (HARRISON, AR): $523
19. TAVARIS SIMS (MIAMI, FL): $471
20. CRAIG SIEFKER (TALLAHASSEE, FL): $471
21. ELIAS NASSIF (PLANTATION, FL): $471
22. STUART BREAKSTONE (MEMPHIS, TN): $471
23. ERIC PIDERIT (WESTON, FL): $471
24. VASILE SCHITA (OAKLAND PARK, FL): $471
25. JOHN HOLLEY III (NICEVILLE, FL): $471
26. ERROL ROSEN (WESTON, FL): $471
27. SCOTT LENTER (MIAML, FL): $471