$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 1: 50/100
We are underway in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” with Tournament Director Tony Burns doing the shuffle-and-deal honors to get things moving.
We have a few big names in the game at the start while others are taking their time getting to the table.
$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 1: 50/100
The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” is set to start the second week and it’s time for the big one. The $3,500 buy-in Championship event is setting up in the ballroom as staff get things ready to go.
The Championship features a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with two starting flights and plenty of chances to get in the action. We expect players to arrive from around the country to join with our large group of local regulars to create a great field.
Players sit down to deep 30,000 stacks and hour-long levels during the starting flights. The registration desk will stay open until the start of Level 7, after the 90-minute dinner break around 8pm, so players can’t take their time getting to the ballroom or fire another bullet if they bust their stack.
The field will play four more levels after dinner and anyone left holding chips will bag them up shortly after midnight for a return on Sunday for Day 2.
It’s an important day in the ballroom and we will continue to follow the action from start to finish.
Main Event Schedule
12PM: Day 1A $3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
9AM: Event 40 – $385 Turbo Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
1PM: Event 41 – $200 Daily No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Re-Entry)
3PM: Event 42 – $385 Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
7PM: Event 43 – $150 Nightly No Limit Hold’em Second Chance (Re-Entry)
7PM: Event 38 – $150 Nightly No Limit Hold’em Second Chance (Re-Entry)
9PM: Event 39 – $385 Turbo Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
2015 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’n’ Roll Poker Open”
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed Prizepool
November 23rd-25th, 2015
Total Entries: 830
Total Prizepool: $415,000
Recap:
Last year, Ory Hen won Event 1 of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open on his way to becoming the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year. This year, Hen waited until the second big-field event of the series, winning Event 5 against a field of 830 entries to win $52,153, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters.
Event 5 needed to attract 500 entries to reach the $250,000 guarantee, but over four starting flights, there were 830 entries, even with Day 2 playing down to a winner the night before Thanksgiving.
However, once the clock struck midnight (meaning it was officially Thanksgiving) and the final table was still eight-handed after playing for more than an hour, the players began serious negotiations for a chop. Eventually a deal was reached so that even the shortest stacks would receive more than fifth-place money. While the players debated how to distribute the prize money, there was no doubt as to who would claim the trophy, as Hen had nearly a million chips more than his closest competitor.
No better way for a poker player to head into Thanksgiving (and the holiday shopping season) than a big score at a final table, and the final eight all earned at least $23,261.
Happy Thanksgiving, and congratulations to Ory Hen!
Final Table Results:
1st: Ory Hen – $52,153
2nd: Christpoher Nomikos – $42,144
3rd: Gunther Rowohlt – $38,788
4th: Steven Bennett – $35,774
5th: Nigel Murray – $34,523
6th: Phil Hernz – $27,584
7th: Zack Goodman – $26,504
8th: Lisa Teebagy – $23,261
9th: Kenneth Watson – $7,885
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 ante
After a couple of hands were played in Level 29, the final eight players resumed negotiations about a potential chop. It took a good 30 minutes, but they finally agreed to a deal.
Here were the official chip counts at the time a deal was struck:
Ory Hen – 3,600,000 (45 bb)
Christopher Nomikos – 2,720,000 (34 bb)
Gunther Rowohlt – 2,425,000 (30 bb)
Steven Bennett – 2,170,000 (27 bb)
Nigel Murray – 1,850,000 (23 bb)
Phil Hernz – 1,440,000 (18 bb)
Zack Goodman – 1,345,000 (17 bb)
Lisa Teebagy – 1,060,000 (13 bb)
The payouts were recomputed using ICM. Here are all of the final table payouts, including ninth-place finisher Kenneth Watson, who busted before th deal was struck:
1st: Ory Hen – $52,153
2nd: Christpoher Nomikos – $42,144
3rd: Gunther Rowohlt – $38,788
4th: Steven Bennett – $35,774
5th: Nigel Murray – $34,523
6th: Phil Hernz – $27,584
7th: Zack Goodman – $26,504
8th: Lisa Teebagy – $23,261
9th: Kenneth Watson – $7,885
As chipleader, Ory Hen wins the title, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters.
Congratulations to Ory Hen!
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 29. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:
Seat 2. Ory Hen – 3,620,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4. Gunther Rowohlt – 2,285,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5. Christopher Nomikos – 2,860,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6. Phil Hernz – 1,540,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7. Lisa Teebagy – 880,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8. Nigel Murray – 1,870,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9. Zack Goodman – 1,365,000 (17 bb)
Seat 10. Steven Bennett – 2,190,000 (27 bb)
1st: $95,433
2nd: $55,610
3rd: $34,030
4th: $28,013
5th: $22,825
6th: $18,675
7th: $14,940
8th: $11,205
There was some talk of a chop during the break, since they’d each earn more than $35,000 each with an even split of the remaining prizepool — more than third-place money. But at least one player wasn’t interested, so they’re continuing to play.
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 ante
There was some betting action after a flop of 
, when Lisa Teebagy moved all in. Unfortunately for her, Christopher Nomikos snap-called all in for 2,100,000 with 
for a set of tens. Teebagy turned over 
for a pair of jacks, and she’d need something runner-runner to win the pot.
The turn was the , giving Teebagy two pair, but the river was the 
. Nomikos won the pot with his set of tens to double up in chips.
Christiopher Nomikos – 3,920,000 (65 bb)
Lisa Teebagy – 1,050,000 (18 bb)
With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.1 million (35 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $11,205.
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 ante
Lisa Teebagy raised from middle position to 250,000, Kenneth Watson moved all in for 985,000, and Teebagy tanked for a while before she called with 
. Watson turned over 
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Teebagy paired her jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Watson in ninth place.
Lisa Teebagy – 3,250,000 (54 bb)
Kenneth Watson – Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,885)
With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.1 million (35 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $11,205.
$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 ante
After being knocked down to 1 1/2 big blinds, Daniel Bouchard folded several hands until he reached the big blind, which left him with a single 5K chip behind.
Phil Hernz limped from middle position for 50,000, Nigel Murray limped from the cutoff, and Steven Bennett completed the small blind. Bouchard checked his option, leaving himself 5,000 behind.
The flop came 
, Bennett checked, and Bouchard moved all in for 5,000. Everyone called, and any further betting would create a side pot.
The turn was the 
, and all three players checked. The river card paired the board with the 
, and Bennett bet 100,000. Hernz and Murray both folded, and Bennett showed 
for a six-high straight. Bouchard turned over 
for two pair, sixes and deuces, but it wasn’t enough. Bouchard was eliminated in 10th place.
Steven Bennett – 2,025,000 (34 bb)
Daniel Bouchard – Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,188)
That was the last hand of Level 27, and the blinds increase to 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante. With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.85 million (31 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $7,885.