2022 Everglades Poker Open

Event 4: Gregory Spinder Wins! ($5,760); Claudio Kalili Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,570)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 90

Claudio Kalili raised all in for 185,000 from the button and Gregory Spinder called in the big blind.

Kalili:  Kd6d
Spinder:  7s7h

The board ran out 2cJd4c10h4s, safe for Spinder to win Event 4 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open outright for $5,760.

Claudio Kalili finished runner-up for $3,570.

Event 4: Two Pair for Gregory Spinder

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 90

Gregory Spinder raised to 45,000 on the button and Claudio Kalili called in the big blind.

The flop was 5cJc4s and Kalili check-called 50,000 from Spinder.

The turn was the 10s and Kalili check-called 100,000 from Spinder.

The river was the Kc, Kalili led out for 125,000, and Spinder called.

Kalili showed Qc10d for a pair of tens, but Spinder tabled 10h4d for tens and fours to win the pot.

Gregory Spinder  –  1,530,000  (102 bb)
Claudio Kalili  –  270,000  (18 bb)

Event 4: Trent Smith – 3rd Place ($2,255)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 90

Trent Smith raised all in for 109,000 from the button, Claudio Kalili called in the small blind, and Gregory Spinder called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 4s6sAc8s board where Spinder bet 50,000. Kalili called.

The river was the 6h, Kalili checked, Spinder bet 100,000, and Kalili called.

Spinder showed 8c8d for eights full of sixes, besting Kalili’s holdings and Smith’s AsQh to eliminate Smith in third place.

Gregory Spinder  –  1,155,000  (96 bb)
Claudio Kalili  –  645,000  (54 bb)
Trent Smith  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,255)

1st:  $5,760 + Trophy
2nd:  $3,570

Event 4: Trent Smith Makes Quads and Doubles Thru Gregory Spinder

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 90

Gregory Spinder raised to effectively 88,000 from the small blind and Trent Smith called all in for that amount in the big blind with JhJd, leading Spinder’s Kc4c.

The board ran out Jc3c3s8sJs, giving Smith quad jacks to double up.

Trent Smith  –  188,000  (16 bb)
Gregory Spinder  –  640,000  (53 bb)

Event 4: Gary Korkhin – 4th Place ($1,500)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 90

Gary Korkhin raised all in from the small blind about 155,000 and Claudio Kalili called in the big blind with JsJh, leading Korkhin’s Ac10c.

The board ran out KdKc2d6sQc, no help to Korkhin, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Claudio Kalili  –  850,000  (71 bb)
Gary Korkhin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,500)

Event 4: Nancy Thomas – 5th Place ($1,130)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 90

Gary Korkhin raised all in for 169,000 from the cutoff and Nancy Thomas isolated with the action with a re-shove from the button.

Korkhin:  AdQs
Thomas:  AsKh

The board ran out 6c5sQh3s3h, giving Korkhin queens and treys to double through Thomas.

Down to 36,000, Thomas busted the following hand in fifth place.

Gary Korkhin  –  363,000  (36 bb)
Nancy Thomas  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,130)

Event 4: Nicholas Visconti – 6th Place ($900)

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 90

Nicholas Visconti raised all in for about 115,000 from the button and Trent Smith isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Visconti:  Ah4h
Smith:  10s10d

The board ran out Qh2sQc8s10c, giving Smith tens full of queens to eliminate Visconti in sixth place.

Trent Smith  –  275,000  (34 bb)
Nicholas Visconti   –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($900)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Justo Prieto  –  $755
8th:  David Echavarria  –  $660
9th:  Theo Lawson  –  $600

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts

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 attracted 292 entries, generating a prize pool of $34,456. The final 37 players will cash, earning at least $210.

Up top for the winner is $7,435 and a guitar trophy.

1st:  $7,435 + Guitar Trophy
2nd:  $5,341
3rd:  $3,435
4th:  $2,145
5th:  $1,656
6th:  $1,371
7th:  $1,153
8th:  $950
9th-10th:  $760
11th-12th:  $645
13th-15th:  $550
16th-18th:  $455
19th-21st:  $375
22nd-24th:  $300
25th-27th:  $265
28th-36th:  $235
37th:  $210

Event 4: Seniors Final Table Lineup

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 90

Seat 1:  David Echavarria  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Gregory Spinder  –  230,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3:  Nicholas Visconti  –  80,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Theo Lawson  –  50,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5:  Justo Prieto  –  70,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Trent Smith  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Seat 7:  Gary Korkhin  –  210,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8:  Nancy Thomas  –  275,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:  Claudio Kalili  –  585,000  (98 bb)

1st:  $5,760 + Trophy
2nd:  $3,570
3rd:  $2,255
4th:  $1,500
5th:  $1,130
6th:  $900
7th:  $755
8th:  $660
9th:  $600

Event 4: Neil Blumenfield Eliminated in 10th Place by Nancy Thomas

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 90

Neil Blumenfield raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Claudio Kalili called on the button, and Nancy Thomas called in the big blind.

The flop was 5dQh4h and Thomas checked to Blumenfield who continued for 10,000. Both Kalili and Thomas called.

The turn was the Js, and action checked to Kalili who bet 25,000. Thomas called, Blumenfield check-raised all in for 100,000, Kalili folded, and Thomas called all in for 64,000 with Ah10h for the nut flush draw with a straight draw.

Blumenfield was also drawing with 7h6h for an open-ended straight draw with an inferior flush draw. His hole cards were live, too.

The river was the As, giving Thomas a pair of aces to double up.

Three hands later, Blumenfield was all in for about 35,000 with 3d3h against Thomas’ 6h6d.

The board ran out 5d6s5h10sKc, giving Thomas sixes full of fives to eliminate Blumenfield in 10th place.

Nancy Thomas  –  275,000  (46 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($600)