Event 12: Tom Middleton Eliminated in 6th ($6,000)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Tom Middleton
Tom Middleton

Former chip leader Tom Middleton was down to 100,000 and called a 13,000 open from Colin Robinson to see the Jh6h3s flop. Robinson bet out and Middleton immediately announced all-in.

Just as quickly, Robinson called.

Robinson: QhJc
Middleton: Js9d

Middleton was in trouble and couldn’t come back as the board finished 4c2s to send him out earlier than he anticipated at the start of the day.

Colin Robinson – 370,000 (62 bb)
Tom Middleton – Eliminated in 6th place ($6,000)

Event 12: Updated Counts

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Jeremy hunkered down behind Castle Joseph
Jeremy hunkered down behind Castle Joseph

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 720,000 (144 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 121,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 270,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 138,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 98,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 95,000 (19 bb)

Event 12: Massive Double for Joseph

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

Jeremy Joseph opened the action to 13,000 and picked up a call from Colin Robinson on the button and Toby Boas in the small blind. Tom Middleton made it 50,000 from the big blind and Joseph put in a fourth bet for 105,000. Robinson and Boas quickly folded before Middleton asked how much Joseph had at the beginning of the hand.

After he got the answer, Middleton announced all-in and was quickly called by Joseph.

Joseph: AsAd
Middleton: JcJs

Joseph was ahead for the huge pot and stayed that way as the dealer spread Qs9c6sKs4d. The hand moved Joseph well above the rest of the table.

Jeremy Joseph – 760,000 (152 bb)
Tom Middleton – 108,000 (22 bb)

Event 12: Joseph Marzilli Eliminated in 7th ($4,800)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 120

Joseph Marzilli (Tequesta, FL)
Joseph Marzilli (Tequesta, FL)

Joseph Marzilli was down to only 17,500 and put those in the middle with an early open. Tom Middelton raised it to 35,000 from the small blind and Joseph Drory folded his big blind after a little thought.

Middleton: Jc2s
Marzilli: 6s6d

“Thanks,” Marzilli told Middleton. “For now.”

His pair didn’t hold up long, not making it past the JsTcTh flop. The 8d turn and 4c river were no good for Marzilli to send him out in 7th place.

Tom Middleton – 330,000 (66 bb)
Joseph Marzilli – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,800)

Event 12: Nicholas Immekus Eliminated in 8th ($3,600)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 120

Nicholas Immekus (Jefferson Hills, PA)
Nicholas Immekus (Jefferson Hills, PA)

A few hands after Gimbel was sent out, Jeremy Joseph mixed it up again. This time he got all-in against Nicholas Immekus and was in trouble with AhKs against the AsAc of Immekus.

Joseph picked up some outs on the Kd5h3c flop, blanked the Qd turn, then got a reaction from the rest of the table when the river came Kh.

They gave the stacks a look and Joseph had Immekus covered by a bit to send him out in 8th place.

Jeremy Joseph – 330,000 (66 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – Eliminated in 8th place ($3,600)

Event 12: Harrison Gimbel Eliminated in 9th ($2,700)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Harrison Gimbel (Jupiter, FL)
Harrison Gimbel (Jupiter, FL)

Harrison Gimbel returned from the break and immediately put his short stack in the middle under the gun. Jeremy Joseph called next to act and Kenneth Watson moved all-in for 84,500.

The rest of the table got out of the way, including Joseph, and Watson had Gimbel dominated.

Gimbel: KcJc
Watson: AdKs

The board ran out 8h6h4dQs7c to give Watson the hand and send the former PCA champ out in 9th place.

Kenneth Watson – 155,000 (31 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – Eliminated in 9th place ($2,700)

Event 12: Marzilli Doubles Again

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

On one of the last hands of the level, Joseph Marzilli three-bet shoved for 36,000 and Harrison Gimbel called with AhKs. Marzilli needed to fade the over cards versus his 8c8h and the Qc7d3h9d2s board cooperated to give him another double.

“How many times can I win these flip?” Marzilli asked the table.

The final table went on their first break of the day and will return in 15 minutes.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 154,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 82,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 85,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 240,500 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 158,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 226,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 299,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 164,500 (33 bb)
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 31,000 (6 bb)

Event 13: Prize Pool and Payouts

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 77 of 190

Registration closed for the Seniors Event and it drew 190 entrants to top the crowd from last year. They created a prize pool worth $48,450 with the last 18 players earning a piece. A min-cash pockets $727 while the winner will take home $14,048 along with the trophy and custom-framed print courtesy of the folks at IMPDI.

1st: $14,048
2nd: $8,237
3rd: $4,845
4th: $3,876
5th: $2,907
6th: $2,423
7th: $1,938
8th: $1,454
9th: $1,090
10 – 12th: $969
13 – 15th: $848
16 – 18th: $727

Event 12: Level Up

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Another 30 minutes down with no major hands but a lot of pleasant conversations about mangoes. Blinds increased at the top of the hour with the average stack staying the same at 160,000 but down to only 40 big blinds.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 220,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 86,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 85,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 180,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 120,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 150,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 290,000 (73 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 170,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 145,000 (36 bb)

Event 14: Turbo Lovers

$360 Big Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Monday afternoon presents players with a fast moving, big prize tournament to round out the day’s main schedule. Event 14 is a $360 No Limit Hold’em tournament with big starting stacks and turbo structure with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit down to 15,000 in their stack and will do the fast grind through 15-minute levels. Late registration is open until the start of Level 15 at 7pm but they are limited to only one re-entry should they be eliminated. This is a one-day tournament that will play down quickly to the next SHRPO champion.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/ single re-entry available until start of Level 15
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet