2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 12: $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 120
Prize Pool: $120,000
August 7 – 8, 2016

Purple Chip Bounty Event 12 had the biggest buy-in on the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open schedule to date and it produced a talented field. It drew 120 entrants to easily surpass the $100,000 Guarantee and it was Arizona native Colin Robinson taking the title when it was complete.

The $1,650 price tag included a $500 bounty on each player to keep things aggressive throughout. Players were able to profit long before hitting the payout portion of the prize pool. The tournament paid out 18 players and stopped play on Day 1 after nine players reached the final table.

Tom Middleton began the final table with the biggest stack and wielded it with force early on. He was the dominant figure until he lost the majority of his stack to Joseph when his jacks fell to kings.

Joseph used those chips to hold the lead three-handed but was unable to get any further after losing an interesting hand to Robinson. Boas began heads up play looking up at Robinson’s big lead and was unable to overcome it, losing his trip tens to a turned full house.

“It was a sick run,” Robinson said soon afterwards.”I’m still not sure what Joseph had.”

“I’m still not sure what Joseph had,” he continued, still thinking about the critical hands where Joseph could not be his ace-high.

“I picked up 11 or 12 bounties,” Robinson said. “I had at least seven coming into today”. A nice little bonus to his payout.

Congrats to Robinson on his win. He takes home $34,800 for the win, plus those added bounties, the SHRPO trophy, and the custom-framed winner’s photo from IMPDI.

Final table results:

1st: Colin Robinson (Anthem, AZ) $34,800
2nd: Toby Boas (Gainesville, FL) $20,400
3rd: Jeremy Joseph (Pembroke Pines, FL) $12,000
4th: Kenneth Watson (Montego Bay, JM) $9,600
5th: Joseph Drory (Canton, MA) $7,200
6th: Tom Middleton (Leeds, UK) $6,000
7th: Joseph Marzilli (Tequesta, FL) $4,800
8th: Nicholas Immekus (Jefferson Hills, PA) $3,600
9th: Harrison Gimbel (Jupiter, FL) $2,700

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$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Colin Robinson’s stack was dropping lower when they saw a flop and it was all calm as the board completed . Robinson dropped 45,000 in front and Boas raised it up to 118,000.

Robinson put Boas all-in and he gave it a long think. He eventually called and Robinson said “full house”.

He tabled for the turned boat and Boas showed his trip tens with to go out in the runner-up position. He collected $20,400 for his efforts while Robinson grabbed the big prize of $34,800 and the SHRPO trophy.

Tournament recap and results to come.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 120

There was little action between the two over the last level. Robinson maintains his lead while Boas bides his time.

Colin Robinson – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Toby Boas – 380,000 (38 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 120

Jeremy Joseph went from big stack to no stack in two hands after the break. The first saw him open to 20,000 from the button and he called 59,000 from Colin Robinson to the flop.

Robinson fired 65,000 to get a call before the turn. It was another 115,000 from Robinson and another call from Joseph.

Robinson bet again after the river, this time for 230,000, and Joseph took his time to think about it then stacked up calling chips to put them in the middle leaving only 24,000 behind. Robinson tossed up his unimproved and seemed shocked that Joseph didn’t quickly table a hand.

Instead, Joseph mucked to ace-high.

It was a huge pot and Joseph’s chips were in the middle on the next hand. He lost to the of Toby Boas to go out in 3rd place.

Colin Robinson – 110,000 (14 bb)
Toby Boas – 360,000 (45 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated in 3rd ($12,000)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 120

The three remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Colin Robinson has moved into the lead but no one is in danger at this point.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 508,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 619,000 (77 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 322,000 (40 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 120

Kenneth Watson opened to 19,000 from the button and Colin Robinson asked how much he was playing. It was around 80K behind at the moment.

Robinson raised to 45,000 and Toby Boas quickly got out of the way in the big blind. Watson announced all-in and Robinson said “why not, I call”.

Robinson:
Watson:

It was a race until Robinson hit the flop. The turn left Watson drawing dead and he was eliminated in 4th place.

Colin Robinson – 625,000 (104 bb)
Kenneth Watson – Eliminated in 4th place ($9,600)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 120

Toby Boas opened to 12,000 and Joseph Drory moved all-in for his last 41,000. Jeremy Joseph called next to act and Boas shoved over the top for 304,000.

Joseph considered before he finally folded his hand to start the race.

Drory:
Boas:

Drory was pleading with the dealer but found no help as the board ran to send him out in 5th place.

Toby Boas – 280,000 (47 bb)
Joseph Drory – Eliminated in 5th place ($7,200)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Former chip leader Tom Middleton was down to 100,000 and called a 13,000 open from Colin Robinson to see the flop. Robinson bet out and Middleton immediately announced all-in.

Just as quickly, Robinson called.

Robinson:
Middleton:

Middleton was in trouble and couldn’t come back as the board finished to send him out earlier than he anticipated at the start of the day.

Colin Robinson – 370,000 (62 bb)
Tom Middleton – Eliminated in 6th place ($6,000)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 720,000 (144 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 121,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 270,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 138,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 98,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 95,000 (19 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Jeremy Joseph opened the action to 13,000 and picked up a call from Colin Robinson on the button and Toby Boas in the small blind. Tom Middleton made it 50,000 from the big blind and Joseph put in a fourth bet for 105,000. Robinson and Boas quickly folded before Middleton asked how much Joseph had at the beginning of the hand.

After he got the answer, Middleton announced all-in and was quickly called by Joseph.

Joseph:
Middleton:

Joseph was ahead for the huge pot and stayed that way as the dealer spread . The hand moved Joseph well above the rest of the table.

Jeremy Joseph – 760,000 (152 bb)
Tom Middleton – 108,000 (22 bb)