Matthew Kaplan Wins His Fourth Guitar Pick Trophy in the Big O Event

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  117
Prize Pool:  $60,840
April 4, 2024

Matthew Kaplan

Event 6 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Big O event. A field of 117 entries generated a prize pool of $60,480.

Matthew Kaplan  captured his fourth SHRPO guitar pick trophy when the last event playing on the second day of the tournament series played out to a conclusion. In addition to the trophy, Kaplan took home $16,190 for the victory.

The final two players were close to chopping when their chip counts were nearly even during heads-up play, but they decided to play it out with the hardware on the line in addition to the extra prize money.

Final Results:

1st: Matthew Kaplan – $16,190 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: Likang Berninger – $10,800
3rd: Ari Levy – $7,450
4th: William Wallace – $5,305
5th: Brandon Ageloff – $3,900
6th: Allen Kessler – $2,970
7th: Marc Kropf – $2,340
8th: Chrisopther Labrie – $1,910
9th: Gregory Baird – $1,620
10th: Zhen Cai – $1,620
11th: Cory Cunningham – $1,430
12th: Christopher Licht – $1,430
13th: Manuel Labandeira – $1,310
14th: David Shmuel – $1,310
15th: Kenneth Noteboom – $1,255