2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  83

Theo Lawson  –  74,000  (148 bb)
Fernando Pages  –  62,000  (124 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  46,000  (92 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum  –  38,000  (76 bb)
Trent Smith  –  36,000  (72 bb)
Nancy Thomas  –  31,000  (62 bb)
George Hortelano  –  23,000  (46 bb)
Gary Korkhin  –  22,000  (44 bb)
Zaki Lichaa  –  20,000  (40 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  20,000  (40 bb)
Tim Kegel  –  20,000  (40 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  19,000  (38 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  17,500  (35 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  16,000  (32 bb)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  91
$30,000 Guaranteed
Prize Pool:  $30,485
September 18, 2022

Event 3 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 91 entries generated a prize pool of $30,485.

Taking it down was Donald Gibbs, earning the outright victory for $9,550.

Primary Event Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #4 – $250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 20,000 chips and 30-minute levels
• Late Registration with unlimited re-entries until 3:30 p.m.
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #5 – $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 15,000 chips and 15/20-minute levels
• Late Registration with unlimited re-entries until 8:15 p.m.
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 3:00 p.m.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  1,547
$100,000 Guaranteed
Prize Pool:  $179,452
September 14-18, 2022

The opening event of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open was a multi-flight $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over six starting flights, the event drew 1,547 entries and generated a prize pool of $179,452, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A deal took place between the final three players. As the chip leader, it was Dennis Rodriguez who was the official winner for a first-place prize of $25,017.

Rodriguez is a regular in Seminole Hard Rock tournaments. Earlier this year, he won the opening event of the 2022 May Deep Stack Series. His victory today pushes him above the $400K mark in live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes three-way deal

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,547

After playing three-handed for a little while, the remaining three players agreed to look at the numbers and eventually reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Dennis Rodriguez  –   9,925,000  (40 bb)
Bruce Kahn  –  8,950,000  (36 bb)
Richard Torres  –  4,350,000  (17 bb)

Here were the agreed-upon payouts:

Dennis Rodriguez  –   $25,017
Bruce Kahn  –  $22,895
Richard Torres  –  $18,893

As the chip leader, Dennis Rodriguez is the official Event 1 winner of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,547

Dennis Rodriguez raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Jean Dorvil called in the big blind.

The flop was , Dorvil shoved for roughly 1,400,000, and Rodriguez called with for queens sevens, leading Dorvil’s for a pair of kings.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Dorvil, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Dennis Rodriguez  –  11,100,000  (56 bb)
Jean Dorvil  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($10,855)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,547

Dennis Rodriguez raised to 600,000 in the cutoff, Brayan Cruz three-bet all in for about 2,700,000 on the button, Bruce Kahn four-bet all in for about 6,400,000 in the small blind, and Rodriguez folded.

Cruz: 
Kahn: 

The board came , no help to Cruz after a turned nut flush draw, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Bruce Kahn  –  10,200,000  (51 bb)
Brayan Cruz  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,290)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,547

Dennis Rodriguez opened to 400,000 on the button, Sam Sternfield three-bet all in for about 2,975,000 from the big blind, and Rodriguez called.

Rodriguez: 
Sternfield: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Sternfield, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Dennis Rodriguez  –  9,325,000  (47 bb)
Sam Sternfield  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($6,875)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,547

Bruce Kahn raised from the hijack, Brayan Cruz reraised all in for 1,100,000 in the big blind, and Kahn called with , leading Cruz’s .

The board came , giving Cruz a pair of sevens to double up.

Brayan Cruz  –  2,425,000  (16 bb)
Bruce Kahn  –  2,600,000  (17 bb)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,547

Richard Torres limped under the gun, Jean Dorvil raised to 400,000 from the hijack, Brayan Cruz three-bet all in for about 2,850,000 on the button, Torres folded, and Dorvil called all in for 1,600,000.

Dorvil: 
Cruz: 

The board ran out , giving Dorvil an eight-high straight to double up.

Jean Dorvil  –  3,575,000  (24 bb)
Brayan Cruz  –  1,250,000  (8 bb)