Nancy Birnbaum Claims Her Own Bounty (and Six Others) in Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $25,145
Bounty Prize Pool:  $10,700
November 23, 2021

Nancy Birnbaum and Buddy
Nancy Birnbaum poses for her winner’s photo with her dog, Buddy, who was by her side all day.

On Tuesday night, Nancy Birnbaum outlasted a field of 107 entries and defeated German Gomez heads-up to win $7,460 plus another $700 in bounties in Event 13 ($400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha).

“It feels great,” said Birnbaum. “It’s been a while since I won a trophy here at the Seminole Hard Rock. It’s my home casino. I love this place.”

Birnbaum started the final table in the middle of the pack, but got off to a rough start to drop down to one of the short stacks. But she didn’t give up.

“I just patiently waited,” said Birnbaum. “I trapped a couple of people, picked my spots, ran well, got lucky, and here I am.”

Birnbaum was very generous with her praise of the tournament staff here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

“Tony Burns runs a great tournament,” said Birnbaum. “And now we’ve got Jason [Heidenthal], who’s awesome. The crew, the staff, the bloggers, everything is awesome here.”

Birnbaum already has plans to play the $3,500 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship on Saturday, which is Day 1B.

“This was a great experience,” said Birnbaum, “and hopefully we can run this good in the main event. But it’s midnight and I’ve been grinding since 10:00 am, so I’m ready to go home and feed my dog.”


Final Results:

PlaceNameWinnings
1stNancy Birnbaum$7,460
2ndGerman Gomez$4,655
3rdThanhlong Nguyen$2,790
4thNathaniel Givens$1,825
5thMichael Soroka$1,405
6thBrandon Duvdivani$1,155
7thChristopher Arcidiacono$980
8thChangfei Cui$855
9thDavid Hughes$750
10thKyle Fleischmann$750
11thRichard Kellett$660
12thRyan Miller$660
13thChristopher Licht$600
14thKenneth Po$600