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Event 4: Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr – 8th Place ($3,560)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

Action slowed to a crawl with deep stacks and considerable skills at the table. There were several short stack shoves but it generally just small chips floating around the table.

That was until Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. moved all-in after an Aaron Mermelstein open to 11,000. It folded back around and Mermelstein quickly called with KsKh. Trudeau needed a lot of help with 8d8c but was drawing as dead as possible after Mermelstein flopped the other two kings in the deck.

It was a big hand in the tournament but Trudeau was gone in 8th place for $3,560.

Aaron Mermelstein flops quad kings
Aaron Mermelstein flops quad kings
Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr.
Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr.

Event 1 Recap

2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

July 30 – August 3, 2015

Total Entries:  2,906
Total Prize Pool:  $871,800

Jorge Gomez, Event 1 Champion
Jorge Gomez, Event 1 Champion

Recap:

Event 1 was such a big success that it took an extra day of action to determine a winner. After 15 players returned for Day 3, it was local grinder Jorge Gomez capturing his first major Seminole Hard Rock Poker title along with $85,832 after the final table made a deal.

The first event of the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open drew 2,906 entrants over the six starting flights and it attracted plenty of top names from South Florida and around the world.  Just a few of those included Sheddy Siddiqui, Stewart Newman, Jessica Dawley, and Stuart Paterson along with WSOP bracelet winner Jason Young, Jacqueline Scott, and Marsha Wolak.

Those six flights saw a total 574 players returning for Day 2 where they hit the money bubble more than three hours into play with 250 getting paid out of the $871,800 prize pool. Once they were in the money, it was a steady stream of players to the payout desk to grab their money.

The second day wasn’t enough to whittle the field down to a winner and 15 returned for some bonus poker. Dustin Murphy returned with a huge chip lead but the blinds were climbing. Jonathan Ulrich quickly exited the final table followed by Tuyen Le.

Players at that point decided the risk was too great, with blinds at 125,000/250,000/25 Ante and going up, to gamble further and they made the uncommon move to chop of the remaining $477,775 in prize money between the last seven players.

The calculations were based on chip counts and Jorge Gomez was the top man at that point, not much further ahead than Murphy but it was good enough for the top prize, trophy, and custom-framed winner photo from IMPDI.

“This is my home casino,” Gomez said, “This is where I play and all the tournaments.”

Congratulations to Gomez on his title and great start to the series.

Final Table Results:

1st: Jorge Gomez (Miami, FL) $85,832
2nd: Dustin Murphy (Arcadia, FL) $75,533
3rd: Dan Iman (Los Angeles, CA) $70,934
4th: Marc Sacheli (Miami Beach, FL) $64,529
5th: Robert Aron (Boca Raton, FL) $62,995
6th: Viorel Chelariu (Brasov, RO) $61,910
7th: Michael Morton (Davie, FL) $56,042
8th: Tuyen Le (Sunrise, FL) $18,308
9th: Jonathan Ulrich (Delray Beach, FL) $13,077

Event 4: Stuart Paterson – 9th Place ($2,670)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000/400 Ante

With the money bubble in the rearview mirror, Stuart Paterson was free to put in his last 7,500 in the middle and found calls from Marc Bronstein and John Mayers in the blinds.

The two live players checked down the 8d4d2sKd6c board and Bronstein showed a rivered pair with Qd6s. The was good enough to beat Mayers’ Jc9c and Paterson’s QcTc to send him out in 9th place for $2,670.

Stuart Paterson
Stuart Paterson

Event 1: Jorge Gomez Wins Title After 7-Way Chop

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

After Tuyen Le’s elimination, the seven remaining players quickly came a consensus on a ICM chop deal for the big money. Jorge Gomez was holding the chip lead and takes the title.

1st: Jorge Gomez – $85,832
2nd: Dustin Murphy – $75,533
3rd: Dan Iman – $70,934
4th: Marc Sacheli – $64,529
5th: Robert Aron – $62,995
6th: Viorel Chelariu – $61,910
7th: Michael Morton – $56,042

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

Event 1: Tuyen Le – 8th Place ($18,308)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

Tuyen Le took his turn at the bottom of the chip counts with Ulrich’s elimination and put his last 800,000 in the middle from early position. Action folded around before Jorge Gomez and Robert Aron called in the blinds.

The two live players checked it down until the board read Ks9c6hAhJs and Gomez bet 1,400,000. Aron kept shaking his head before eventually folding to see Gomez’ nuts QsTs.

Le was far behind with 8c7c to go out in 8th place for $18,308.

Tuyen Le
Tuyen Le

Event 1: Jonathan Ulrich – 9th Place ($13,077)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

Jonathan Ulrich was sitting around patiently, biding his time with a short stack, as he laddered up courtesy of the early KOs.

He took a shot once he made the final table with a shove for exactly 2,000,000 from the cutoff with ThTd and Viorel Chelariu called in the big blind with AsQc. Ulrich didn’t have to wait long to see how he would make out in the race when the dealer put an ace in the window on the Ah5d4d flop.

There was no saving card on the 6h turn or Qh river and the former chip leader was gone in 9th place for $13,077.

Jonathan Ulrich
Jonathan Ulrich

Event 1: Chris Boegler – 10th Place ($8,718)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 34: 125,000/250,000/25,000 Ante

No sooner had the players arranged themselves at the final table we had Chris Boegler taking a standing with his short stack.

He moved all-in from the cutoff for 1,325,000 and Michael Morton called on the button along with Jorge Gomez in the big blind. Morton and Gomez checked the Qs8d4s flop and Gomez led out after the 3s turn.

Morton let his hand go and Gomez showed top pair KsQc to get “I’m drawing dead” from Boegler. He showed KdJd and had zero river outs to exit Event 1 in 10th place for $8,718.

Chris Boegler
Chris Boegler

Event 1: Steed Simmons – 11th Place ($8,718)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante

While Amrooei was going out on Table 3, Steed Simmons was up against a decision on Table 4. The board was reading Jh6h6c and Jorge Gomez put him all-in for his Steed’s few remaining chips.

He called with the flush draw Kh9h and was still good against Gomez’ 7h5h. Simmons dodged the Qs but the unlucky 7d river sent him out in 11th place to set the final table.

Steed Simmons
Steed Simmons