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Event 5: Day 1D Chip Counts

April 1, 2014 @ 7:04PM by Mickey Doft

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Day 1D of Event 5 has concluded with 19 players remaining from the starting field of 206 entries. Those who survived will return on Day 2 (Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m.) with all other Day 1 survivors.

Here are the 19 survivors from Day 1D:

Gaston Miculitzki – 300,600
Lance “Cord” Garcia – 207,600
Tevy Wellins – 194,900
Yung “Andy” Hwang – 153,200
Erik Christensen – 140,400
Nicholas Briggs – 132,500
Jorge Reveron – 117,100
David Heath Boyd – 107,900
Mario James – 87,600
Tai Nguyen – 85,600
Jorge Chavez – 78,600
Robert “The Thorn” Rosengarten – 78,300
Jon Lane – 69,300
Seymour Field – 64,300
Joseph Carrafa – 55,300
Matthew Goldman – 51,700
John-Thomas Giarrusso – 50,000
Robert Levin – 48,400
Barrington Richards – 35,500

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SHRP SHOWDOWN FINAL RESULTS – EVENT 6

April 1, 2014 @ 7:01PM by Mickey Doft

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Event 6: $250 Omaha H/L
March 31 – April 1, 2014

Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $14,070

RECAP
With more than $400,000 in live tournament winnings*, including a fourth-place finish worth $72,121 in a $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8/B event at the 2009 World Series of Poker, 46-year-old Robert Campbell is no stranger to the game. Originally from California, but now living in North Miami, Campbell has a fondness for Omaha eight-or-better.

“I enjoy Omaha High/Low a lot,” said Campbell. “I play Omaha for the fun, but Hold’em for the money. I’ll be playing in a bunch of Hold’em events the rest of the series.”

Campbell topped a field of 67 players over the course of two days to claim the title. The final table saw the chip lead change many times, including a back and forth battle between the final four players, where each player spent time as the chip leader and as the short stack. In the end, Campbell prevailed for the victory.

FINAL RESULTS

PLACE	NAME	FROM	WINNINGS
1	ROBERT CAMPBELL	NORTH MIAMI, FL	$4,925
2	GREGORY MONALDI	DANIA BEACH, FL	$2,673
3	STUART BREAKSTONE	MEMPHIS, TN	$1,688
4	MATTHEW ELSBY	CHANDLER, AZ	$1,266
5	MAX JONES	DAVIE, FL	$985
6	JOEY PROSPER	MIAMI, FL	$844
7	JORDAN CHIZICK	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$704
8	HARRY EISENBERG	WAYLAND, MA	$563
9	LANE ABRAHAM	PALMETTO BAY, FL	$422

MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE

*earnings from hendonmob.com

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Event 6: Greg Monaldi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($2,673)

April 1, 2014 @ 6:15PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 24 – Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Limits: 20,000-40,000

Greg Monaldi $2,673 — Greg Monaldi
$2,673

Greg Monaldi limps on the button, Robert Campbell checks his option, and the flop comes down . Campbell leads out, Monaldi raises all in, and Campbell calls.

Monaldi:
Campbell:

Both players have drawing hands, but it’s Campbell that gets there as the turn and river give him a flush for the high and a 7-6-4-3-2 low to scoop the pot and win the tournament.

Monaldi pockets $2,673 for his runner-up showing.

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Event 6: Heads-Up Chip Counts

April 1, 2014 @ 5:47PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 24 – Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Limits: 20,000-40,000

Greg Monaldi – 117,000 (5 bb)
Robert Campbell – 553,000 (27 bb)

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Event 6: Stuart Breakstone Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,688)

April 1, 2014 @ 5:42PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 23 – Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Limits: 16,000-32,000

Stuart Breakstone $1,688 — Stuart Breakstone
$1,688

A short-stacked Stuart Breakstone is all in with against Greg Monaldi’s . The board rolls out , no help to Breakstone, ending his run in third place for $1,688.

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Event 6: Matt Elsby Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,266)

April 1, 2014 @ 5:35PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 23 – Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Limits: 16,000-32,000

Matthew Elsby raises from the cutoff and Robert Campbell three-bets from the button. Elsby four-bets, Campbell calls, and the flop falls .

Elsby’s last few chips get into the middle with against Campbell’s . The turn is the to give Elsby trip deuces to go along with the nut-low draw, but the river falls to give Campbell aces full of fours for the high, while no qualifying low hits the table.

Elsby earns $1,266 for his fourth-place finish.

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Event 6: Chip Counts

April 1, 2014 @ 4:22PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 21 – Blinds: 6,000/12,000 Limits: 12,000-24,000

Stuart Breakstone – 124,000 (10 bb)
Greg Monaldi – 130,000 (10 bb)
Matt Elsby – 203,000 (16 bb)
Robert Campbell – 213,000 (17 bb)

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Event 6: Max Jones Eliminated in 5th Place ($985)

April 1, 2014 @ 3:57PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 21 – Blinds: 5,000/10,000 Limits: 10,000-20,000

With the flop reading , Max Jones winds up all in for 58,000 with against Robert Campbell’s .

The turn and river fall to give both players a flush, but Campbell’s king-high flush is best to eliminate Jones in fifth place.

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Event 5: Field Update

April 1, 2014 @ 3:44PM by Mickey Doft

The Day 1D field is down to 63 players from the starting 206 entries. Play is currently in Level 9 and will continue through the end of Level 14.

Day 1E is also underway and is currently in Level 2 with 191 entries so far. Registration remains open through the start of Level 5.

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Event 6: Joey Prosper Eliminated in 6th Place ($844)

April 1, 2014 @ 3:07PM by Mickey Doft

$250 Limit Omaha 8/B
Level 20 – Blinds: 4,000/8,000 Limits: 8,000-16,000

After a flop, Joey Prosper checks from the small blind and Greg Monaldi bets from the big blind. Stuart Breakstone raises from the button, leading to Prosper calling all in for 16,000. Monaldi calls, then bets when then turn falls. A raise from Breakstone is called by Monaldi, landing the river where Monaldi check-calls a bet from Breakstone.

Breakstone:
Monaldi:

Breakstone wins the high with an ace-high flush, while Monaldi has the nut low. Prosper mucks and is out in sixth place.