SHRPO FINAL RESULTS – EVENT 1

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 1: $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
August 14-18, 2014

Entries: 2,888
Prize Pool: $866,400

Dan Suied, Event 1 Champion
Dan Suied, Event 1 Champion

RECAP
Event 1 was scheduled for six starting flights and a final day to determine a winner but they needed a few extra levels to finish it up. Dan Suied is a regular in The Poker Room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and he was the last player standing at the end to earn $110,349 after a four-way deal.

“I love this place.” Suied said, “The Hard Rock is my home, it’s great to get this one done.”

The $350 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament was the first on the series schedule and drew 2,888 players across three opening flights. Only 462 players survived to come back for Day 2 with Mark Spies in the lead with nearly 491,000. He lost half his stack near the start of play but was able to hold on to finish 25th.

The money bubble burst when 250 players remained and the tournament quickly picked up steam. More than 100 players were eliminated in the hour after the bubble before it slowed at the end of the evening. They formed the final table after midnight and stopped play at the end of Level 33 with eight players remaining.

Reinaldo Tronconis came back for the extra day with a healthy chip lead and it stayed that way until he lost a big pot to David Smith late in play. Michael Tufaro began as the short stack, plus a late arrival, and was gone after just a few hands. Steele Sutter and Glen Cressman soon followed him out the door before Suied won a big race at the five-handed table.

On the last hand before the break, Suied called a shove from Raminder Singh and won the race with AdKs against TsTh. The hand eliminated Singh and put Suied well ahead of the pack. The four remaining players went on break and that would end up as the last hand of the tournament.

They made quick work of chopping up the remaining $365,594 in prize money with Suied’s big stack earning him $110,349 along with the Event 1 trophy and a custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI with event information plaque.

Suied will soon be back to grinding in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock where he is a regular in the 5/10 and 10/25 No Limit Hold’em games. His opponents may not be happy with his bigger bankroll.

“I’ve got some more 3-betting power.” Suied joked, “But man, what a party.”

Suied has some big scores to his credit but this is the biggest of his career. His previous top payouts include a 6th place finished in a 2013 WSOP Circuit event at the Palm Beach Kennel Club and an unofficial final table appearance at the 2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship. Suied plans to play a full slate of tournaments during the rest of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with an eye towards another win.

“It’s good to pop one.” he said, “I had a couple final tables but it’s nice to get a six-digit score.”

FINAL RESULTS
1. DANIEL SUIED (HALLANDALE, FL): $110,349
2. DAVID SMITH (NEW YORK, NY): $94,574
3. REINALDO TROCONIS (CORAL GABLES, FL): $81,752
4. BRETT BADER (BOCA RATON, FL): $78,919
5. RAMINDER SINGH (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $44,983
6. GLEN CRESSMAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $35,831
7. STEELE SUTTER (PALM BCH GDNS, FL): $26,765
8. MICHAEL TUFARO (FORT MYERS, FL): $18,131
9. RICHARD RUSS (HALLANDALE BEACH, FL): $12,951
10. RICHARD NEWTON (WEST PALM BCH, FL): $8,634
11. TRISTAN WADE (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $8,634
12. EFTHIMIOS PIPERAKIS (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $8,634
13. REX CLINKSCALES (LAS VEGAS, NV): $5,828
14. MATTHEW WILKINS (PLANTATION, FL): $5,828
15. DANIEL PIELA (WHEATON, IL): $5,828
16. MICHAEL JAGROO (ORLANDO, FL): $4,447
17. DIPAK CHAUDHARI (AURORA, CO): $4,447
18. KATSUHIDE YAMAMOTO (STUART, FL): $4,447
19. TUAN PHAM (ESTERO, FL): $3,626
20. JOSEPH RAPOSA (FALL RIVER, MA): $3,626
21. RICHARD KIRSCH (PLANTATION, FL): $3,626
22. JOSEPH CALDERON (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $3,626
23. DAVID CASTRANOVA (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $3,626
24. LEE PIPPEN (JUPITER, FL): $3,626
25. MARK SPIES (PARKLAND, FL): $3,626
26. AVI HAKMON (PLANTATION, FL): $3,626
27. MICHAEL ORTIZ (HIALEAH, FL): $3,626
28. PIERROT MASSENAT (MIRAMAR, FL): $3,065
29. DAVID SIDLER (KENNESAW, GA): $3,065
30. RANDOLPH MALLEN (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $3,065
31. NATHANIEL PALOMBO: $3,065
32. A NONYMOUS (MIAMI, FL): $3,065
33. ROBERTO ALBERRO (CORAL GABLES, FL): $3,065
34. STUART PATERSON (BOCA RATON, FL): $3,065
35. JAMES DILL (APOPKA, FL): $3,065
36. DAVID HASS (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $3,065
37. DAVID ZIONTS (DAVIE, FL): $2,590
38. MATTHEW YORRA (MIAMI, FL): $2,590
39. IAN O’HARA (BOCA RATON, FL): $2,590
40. MARTY HEALY (ELKHORN, WI): $2,590
41. ISMAEL CABRERA (MARIETTA, GA): $2,590
42. LUIZ LAMARDO NETO (MIAMI, FL): $2,590
43. ZAFER BULUT (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $2,590
44. RONALD TOURONY (CAPE CORAL, FL): $2,590
45. DUSTIN NELSON (TALLAHASSEE, FL): $2,590
46. JACQUES ALABRE (MIAMI, FL): $2,159
47. BYUNG YOO (NORWOOD, NJ): $2,159
48. JOAQUIN SOSA (ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL): $2,159
49. RAYMOND MCDONOUGH (JUPITER, FL): $2,159
50. JOSEPH MALONE JR (LAND O LAKES, FL): $2,159
51. ALEXANDER STEP (AVENTURA, FL): $2,159
52. THONG TRAN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $2,159
53. SALMAN JADDI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $2,159
54. MATTHEW FRASER (HOPKINTON, MA): $2,159
55. CARLOS ARABITG (MIAMI, FL): $1,899
56. MARK SHULLA (PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL): $1,899
57. BRYAN MORTON (DAVIE, FL): $1,899
58. JACOB TRYBA (TALLAHASSEE, FL): $1,899
59. GARY SPANIER (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,899
60. $1,899
61. JORGE LEIDI (AVENTURA, FL): $1,899
62. JOSEPH DIPASCALE (NAPLES, FL): $1,899
63. JUAN MUBARAK PERALTA (HIALEAH, FL): $1,899
64. ERROL GUNTER (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $1,727
65. EFRAIN LOPEZ (MIAMI, FL): $1,727
66. STEVE YAGUDAEV (AVENTURA, FL): $1,727
67. DMITRY SHEKHTER (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,727
68. RICHARD MCCRARY (HUNTSVILLE, AL): $1,727
69. SYED SHAH (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $1,727
70. MATTHEW SMITH (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,727
71. ANDREW GRAHAM (WESTFORD, MA): $1,727
72. MICHAEL LEWIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $1,727
73. SIMON KAFATI (LA MIRADA, CA): $1,563
74. BRADLEY MIXSON (MIAMI, FL): $1,563
75. TJ SHULMAN (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $1,563
76. ROQUE AZPURUA (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $1,563
77. MATTHEW BALL (MARLTON, NJ): $1,563
78. HAROLD KLEIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $1,563
79. PAULA BARROS (MIAMI, FL): $1,563
80. RONALD KATZ (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,563
81. DEVON SHALMI (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,563
82. HAIM GIL NAGAR (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,433
83. DEBORAH MITCHELL (SUMMERFIELD, FL): $1,433
84. DAVID JACOBS (WEST PALM BEACH, FL): $1,433
85. BRIAN PHILLIS (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $1,433
86. JOHN CONLON (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,433
87. COSKUN YALCIN (NAPLES, FL): $1,433
88. JOHN RESTREPO (MIAMI, FL): $1,433
89. CHRISTOPHER BORN (PLANTATION, FL): $1,433
90. CESAR FUENTES (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $1,433
91. IVAN MARTIN (MIAMI, FL): $1,321
92. MATTHEW GOLDMAN (PHOENIX, AZ): $1,321
93. ALEJANDRO FUNES (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,321
94. WILLIAM KIM (DORAL, FL): $1,321
95. PAUL MCCAFFREY (MIAMI, FL): $1,321
96. TIMOTHY MYERS (ORMOND BEACH, FL): $1,321
97. NOAH NOVICK (LOS ALTOS, CA): $1,321
98. LUIS GHELMAN GRODNITZKY (): $1,321
99. SCOTT ZAKHEIM (DAVIE, FL): $1,321
100. DANIEL GARON (SUNNY ISLES, FL): $1,321
101. JONATHAN LANE (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,217
102. ALDRIN GOMEZ (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,217
103. EDDIE TURNER (LUTZ, FL): $1,217
104. CHRISTOPHER CARLSON (FAYETTEVILLE, NC): $1,217
105. OSCAR LINDO ZELEDON (SPRING HILL, FL): $1,217
106. WAYNE LIPPMAN (CORAL GABLES, FL): $1,217
107. STEVEN MCKOY (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $1,217
108. GILBERT WHORRIE (HALLANDALE BEACH, FL): $1,217
109. BRENT PHILBIN (BONITA SPRINGS, FL): $1,217
110. FRANC BOYDEN (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,217
111. BENJAMIN CROSS (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,122
112. HOMERO MOLINA (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,122
113. HILARY FREEMAN (MIAMI, FL): $1,122
114. BRUCE SMITH (WEST PALM BEACH, FL): $1,122
115. KALVIN WILLIAMS (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $1,122
116. OSCAR FERRER (CABO ROJO, PR): $1,122
117. ANTHONY CESARE 3RD (NEWFIELD, NJ): $1,122
118. GUILLERMO SOCARRAS (MIAMI, FL): $1,122
119. CHRISTOPHER MENDIOLA (ORLANDO, FL): $1,122
120. MARSHALL WHITE (GARNER, NC): $1,122
121. SHANE DELANEY (SEMINOLE, FL): $1,036
122. FRANCOIS ZAYAS (MIAMI SPRINGS, FL): $1,036
123. JONATHAN DANIELS (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $1,036
124. GREGORY MARCUS (MIAMI, FL): $1,036
125. HOLLANDER PREAP (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $1,036
126. JOSEF SHERTZER (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,036
127. SCOTT HART (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $1,036
128. ISRAEL DE LA CERDA (ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL): $1,036
129. GUSTAVO LOPEZ (MIAMI, FL): $1,036
130. TRACY WHITE (PALM CITY, FL): $1,036
131. VICTOR FIGUEROA (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $950
132. ADAMASTOR SANTOS (OXFORD, FL): $950
133. JOSEPH KLIMA (PORT ST LUCIE, FL): $950
134. JOSE MENDEZ (HIALEAH, FL): $950
135. ROBYN MARSHMAN (TAMARAC, FL): $950
136. ANGIE TRAN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $950
137. MICHAEL WANG (LIVINGSTON, NJ): $950
138. ALFONSO PEREZ (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $950
139. RICHARD MEYER (COOPER CITY, FL): $950
140. MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $950
141. THOMAS MEYER (CASEY CREEK, KY): $863
142. MARITES FAELDONEA: $863
143. MORRIS HEIDER (BOCA RATON, FL): $863
144. MATTHEW LESSOR (WESTON, FL): $863
145. GEOFFREY MCNEELY (ONTARIO, CAN): $863
146. PASQUALE CAIAZZA (COOPER CITY, FL): $863
147. MANUEL JULVE (PLANTATION, FL): $863
148. YECHEZKEL WELLS (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $863
149. LUIZ STADLER (MIAMI, FL): $863
150. CLAUDIO KALILI (SAO PAULO): $863
151. ERIC GEORGE (WEST LAFAYETTE, IN): $820
152. DAVID BROWN (BABSON PARK, FL): $820
153. EVAN TEITELBAUM (PARKLAND, FL): $820
154. SONG O (TAMPA, FL): $820
155. ALAN KORPI (LUTZ, FL): $820
156. CONG NGUYEN (SAN JOSE, CA): $820
157. CHARLES FAWCETT (LAKELAND, FL): $820
158. KENNETH NIPAL (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $820
159. CHAD GRABER (PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL): $820
160. AARON AHARONOVIC (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $820
161. BRYAN HOOKER (TUSCALOOSA, AL): $786
162. BERNARD COHEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $786
163. ROBERT GIANQUITTI (LAKE WORTH, FL): $786
164. ANTHONY RUTTLER (MIAMI, FL): $786
165. DONNFLL DAIS (ATLANTA, GA): $786
166. LEANDRO PEIRANO (HIALEAH GARDENS, FL): $786
167. ROBERT PANETTA (TEQUESTA, FL): $786
168. LAWRENCE CONE (MIAMI, FL): $786
169. CARLOS SOBENES (CHAPEL LAKES, FL): $786
170. KEVIN MAINGOT (VERO BEACH, FL): $786
171. NEIL MOSKALENKO (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $760
172. ROBERT BLOOM (UHRICHSVILLE, OH): $760
173. EDGAR VILLAMIL (HIALEAH GARDENS, FL): $760
174. JOHN BINONER (LA GRANGE, KY): $760
175. DAVID POCES (BOCA RATON, FL): $760
176. MICHAEL SCHEINBERG (MIAMI, FL): $760
177. JAE BAHN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $760
178. DAVAR ANSARI (HOUSTON, TX): $760
179. BRANDON AGELOFF (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $760
180. BRYAN GREEN (MIAMI, FL): $760
181. ARMANDO BLONDIN (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $743
182. JOSE TORRES (URB CASITAS DE LA FUENTE, PR): $743
183. JAIME HERRERA (MIAMI LAKES, FL): $743
184. JOSHUA KAY (BOCA RATON, FL): $743
185. CHRISTIAN GIRALDO (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $743
186. MICHAEL MERISIER (NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL): $743
187. ARIEL ROSELLO (HIALEAH, FL): $743
188. ALEXIS STERNER (ALAFAYA, FL): $743
189. JORDAN PERALTA (NORTHDALE, FL): $743
190. JULIO SANCHEZ (SOUTH MIAMI, FL): $743
191. ANTONIO COLON (PRINCETON, FL): $743
192. JONAH MILLER (CORAL GABLES, FL): $743
193. LEONARD MILLER (DEARBORN, MI): $743
194. TRAVIS DAUBERT (NEW SMYRNA, FL): $743
195. BRENDAN MIRONOV (GOLDEN BEACH, FL): $743
196. DAREN STABINSKI (WESTON, FL): $743
197. ERIC PRANDL (EAGLE, ID): $743
198. CHRISTOPHER LEWIS (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $743
199. MICHAEL BATHERWICH (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $743
200. LINDA LIPKINS (BOCA RATON, FL): $743
201. JOSEPH IRGON (PRINCETON, NJ): $725
202. JOSHUA SMITH (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $725
203. ERIK CHRISTENSEN (MIAMI, FL): $725
204. CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $725
205. GARY SUSSWEIN (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $725
206. STEVEN BENNETT (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $725
207. JULIAN CONDE (SUNRISE, FL): $725
208. JAMES AVERY (NAPLES, FL): $725
209. DAVID KOIRO (YULEE, FL): $725
210. JOHN PAPPAS (TAMPA, FL): $725
211. LOUIS CHEFFY (NAPLES, FL): $725
212. ANGELO MIELE (DAVIE, FL): $725
213. ANTHONY MIGLIORE (FORT MYERS, FL): $725
214. VLADISLAV GRACH (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $725
215. MARIO JAMES (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $725
216. MAXIMIANO GONCALVES FILHO (RIO DE JANEIRO, ): $725
217. EDWARD MROCZKOWSKI (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $725
218. PRAVEEN TARAGATURI (IRVING, TX): $725
219. IGOR SKOCHILO (ASTORIA, NY): $725
220. ERIC SILVERBERG (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $725
221. WALID MADDAH (TAMPA, FL): $725
222. BURTON WEITZMAN (NEW PORT RICHEY, FL): $725
223. ZACHARY GOODMAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $725
224. DAVID JACKSON (JONESBORO, GA): $725
225. JESSICA ROSADO (ORANGE PARK, FL): $725
226. ORLANDO MALDONADO (HIALEAH, FL): $725
227. BRENDA NELSON (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $725
228. LUIS MANTILLA (SUNRISE, FL): $725
229. ARCHIBALD MCLAUCHLIN (SAINT PETERSBURG, FL): $725
230. ROBERT TRIBBLE (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $725
231. DAVID AKER (KENNESAW, GA): $725
232. JOSEPH INGRASSIA (MIAMI, FL): $725
233. BRUCE RAWDIN (TAMARAC, FL): $725
234. DAVID BAKER (TEQUESTA, FL): $725
235. LUIS CRISTOBOL (CORAL GABLES, FL): $725
236. HENRY JONES (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $725
237. EDWARD PAPP (FORT MYERS, FL): $725
238. PAUL PRAGER (DAVIE, FL): $725
239. MATTHEW SAMPSON (MC DONALD, PA): $725
240. JEFFREY DOAN (DAVIE, FL): $725
241. IAN BANKOFF (LAUDERHILL, FL): $725
242. CYL HILL (MIAMI, FL): $725
243. TAYLOR SIAS (JUPITER, FL): $725
244. HANY AYOUB (MIAMI, FL): $725
245. MICHAEL PAWELEK (AMHERST, NY): $725
246. VICTOR MILIAN (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $725
247. JOHN ODE (FLAMINGO LDGE, FL): $725
248. DAVID MACDONALD (JUPITER, FL): $725
249. FRANCIS NAVIN (CARY, NC): $725
250. JAVIER SARACHE (WESTON, FL): $363
251. RAY WILLIG (NORTH MIAMI, FL): $362

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