2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 35

Razz

Michael Soroka:  (X-X)  / 
Caleb Piderit:  (X-X)  / 

Third Street:  Soroka completed, Piderit raised, Soroka called.
Fourth Street:  Soroka bet, Piderit called.
Fifth Street:  Soroka bet, Piderit called all in for 5,000.

Soroka:    / 
Piderit:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Soroka:    /    / 
Piderit:    /    / 

Soroka’s nine-seven-five just beat Piderit’s nine-seven-six to score the elimnation.

Michael Soroka  –  43,000  (5 big bets)
Caleb Piderit  –  Eliminated

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 35

Play resumes at about 7:35 p.m.

Table 40
Seat 1:
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Mark Hurst –  33,500  (4 big bets)
Seat 5:  Michael Soroka  –  19,500  (2 big bets)
Seat 6:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  126,000  (16 big bets)
Seat 7:  Matthew Lessor  –  14,500  (2 big bets)
Seat 8:  Caleb Piderit  –  20,000  (2.5 big bets)

Table 44
Seat 1:  Dmitriy Strunin  –  30,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Joel Harwood  –  35,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Efthimios Piperakis  –  61,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 7:  George Kraynak  –  83,000  (10 big bets)
Seat 8:  Donny Rubinstein  –  102,500  (13 big bets)

Recent eliminations include Ricardo Velasco, John Goyette, Jonathan Toft-Nielsen, and Aaron Klausman.

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  14 of 35

Razz

Bobby Leff:  (X-X)  / 
Michael Soroka:  (X-X)  / 
Maksim Pisarenko:  (X-X)  / 
Caleb Piderit:  (X-X)  / 

Fellow short stacks Bobby Leff and Caleb Piderit were all in on third street, with side action still pending between Michael Soroka and Maksim Pisarenko.

Here were the runouts until fifth street:

Leff:  (X-X)  / 
Soroka:  (X-X)  / 
Pisarenko:  (X-X)  /    –  fold
Piderit:  (X-X)  / 

Fourth Street:  Pisarenko checked, Soroka checked
Fifth Street:  Pisarenko checked, Soroka bet, Pisarenko folded

Leff:    / 
Soroka:    / 
Piderit:    / 

Soroka had the lead with king-eight drawing to an eight-six, while Piderit was drawing to an eight-five.

Here was the rest of the runout:

Leff:    /    / 
Soroka:    /    / 
Piderit:    /    / 

Piderit made an eight-seven-five, besting Soroka’s eight-seven-six and Leff’s jack to eliminate Leff.

Caleb Piderit  –  13,000  (3 big bets)
Michael Soroka  –  62,000  (16 big bets)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  32,000  (8 big bets)
Bobby Leff  –  Eliminated

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Freezeout)
$40,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Event 7 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open gets started at 6 p.m.

Players start with 40,000 in chips, the first eight levels are 15 minutes long, and the rest are 20 minutes. This tournament is a freezeout, and late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 p.m.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Freezeout
• 40,000 chips and 15/20-minute levels
• Late Registration available until 8:15 p.m.
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  15 of 35

Table 40
Seat 1:  Dmitriy Strunin  –  25,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 2:  John Goyette  –  59,000  (15 big bets)
Seat 3:  Bobby Leff  –  3,000  (< 1 big bet)
Seat 4:  Mark Hurst –  24,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 5:  Michael Soroka  –  47,000  (12 big bets)
Seat 6:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  41,000  (10 big bets)
Seat 7:  Matthew Lessor  –  35,000  (9 big bets)
Seat 8:  Caleb Piderit  –  17,000  (4 big bets)

Table 44
Seat 1:  Ricardo Velasco  –  31,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 2:  Jonathan Toft-Nielsen  –  14,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Joel Harwood  –  43,000  (11 big bets)
Seat 5:  Aaron Klausman  –  33,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 6:  Efthimios Piperakis  –  66,000  (17 big bets)
Seat 7:  George Kraynak  –  37,000  (9 big bets)
Seat 8:  Donny Rubinstein  –  50,000  (13 big bets)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  17 of 35

Omaha 8

Matthew Lessor limped from under the gun and Matthew Hurst checked in the big blind.

The flop was , Hurst checked, Lessor bet 1,500, Hurst check-raised to 3,000, Lessor reraised and Hurst committed his remaining 5,000-ish.

Lessor: 
Hurst: 

Hurst had jacks and fours, while Lessor had wheel outs along with the nut low draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lessor a six-high straight along with the nut low to scoop the pot and eliminate Hurst.

Matthew Lessor  –  39,000  (13 big bets)
Matthew Hurst  –  Eliminated

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  35
Prize Pool:  $7,315
September 20, 2022

Event 6 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open, the $250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), attracted 35 entries and created a prize pool of $7,315. The final five players will cash, with a min-cash playing $585.

Up top for the winner is $2,999 and a guitar trophy.

1st:  $2,999 + Guitar Trophy
2nd:  $1,829
3rd:  $1,097
4th:  $805
5th:  $585

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  292
$30,000 Guaranteed
Prize Pool:  $34,456
September 19, 2022

Event 5 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open was a $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The event attracted 292 entries, generating a prize pool of $34,456. A six-way deal occurred at the final table, and as the chip leader, it was Raminder Singh who was the official Event 5 winner for $5,272.

This marked Singh’s second win of the series, having previously won Event 2 earlier in the week. Singh already has the most Seminole major series (LHPO, Showdown, SHRPO, RRPO) trophies with eight, and now has two Everglades Poker Open trophies to add to his impressive collection.

*denotes six-way deal

Primary Event Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #6 – $250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• 15,000 chips and 30-minute levels
• Late Registration with unlimited re-entries until 3:30 p.m.
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #7 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Freezeout)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 40,000 chips and 15/20-minute levels
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

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

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$250 Deep Stack Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  90
$10,000 Guaranteed
Prize Pool:  $18,810
September 19, 2022

Event 4 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open was a $250 Deep Stack Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 90 entries produced a prize pool of $18,810.

Emerging victorious was Gregory Spinder, winning outright for $5,760.