Event 14: Seniors Day

$300 + $50 No Limit Hold’em Seniors

Blinds: 25/50

It should be a fun day in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock as Event 14 gets moving. It will be the Seniors throwing chips around trying to grab a piece of a $15,000 guaranteed prizepool.

The $350 buy-in tournament requires players to be 50 years of age or older to enter and they are here early. Players begin with stacks of 8,000 and will play 40-minutes levels. Late registration is available through four levels of play and can re-enter if eliminated during that time.

We will follow their action throughout the day and bring live updates on SHRPOLive.com.

11/26/2013 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Schedule

Tuesday is going to see a lot of poker taking place at The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock. We have the exciting conclusion of Event 13, a $300 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament that will have five players returning to fight it out for the title at 3 p.m. Play ended at 3 a.m. with Santana Noronha leading the way with 284K. Not far behind is Jason Kwartler with 240K.

There will be a gathering of some poker veterans at 12 p.m. as Event 14, a $350 No Limit Hold ‘Em Seniors tournament will get underway. This tournament has a $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and registration/re-entry will be allowed for the first four levels. Players will start with 8,000 in chips and the levels are 40 minutes in length. Play will continue until the final table or 11 p.m., which ever comes first.

At 6 p.m., Event 15, a $150 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament will take place. The tournament has a $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and registration/re-entry is open until the end of level 4. Levels are 30 minutes long and players start with 6,000 in chips. Play will continue until the final table, or 3 a.m., which ever comes first.

We will be providing continuous updates for all three events on our live updates blog. Coming up this Friday, November 29th is Event #18, the $500,000 Guarantee No Limit Hold’Em Championship Event. Here is the full schedule of events that you won’t want to miss out on:

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Schedule

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Tournament Schedule for November 26th

Today in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock:

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Schedule and Structure

12pm – Event 14 ($350 NL Hold’em Seniors – $15,000 Guaranteed)

50 years or older to qualify
Registration open until end of Level 4
Eliminated players may re-enter until end of Level 4
Player begin with 8,000 chips and play 40-minute levels

2pm – Main Event Mega Satellite ($200 NL Holdem – 2 Seats Guaranteed)

Registration open until end of Level 4
Eliminated players may re-enter until end of Level 4
Players begin with 7,500 and play 30-minute levels
Two $1,650 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Main Event seats guaranteed

6pm – Event 15 ($150 NL Hold’em – $20,000 Guaranteed)

Registration open until end of Level 4
Eliminated players may re-enter until end of Level 4
Player begin with 6,000 chips and play 30-minute levels

8pm – Main Event Turbo Mega Satellite ($200 NL Holdem – 2 Seats Guaranteed)

Registration open until end of Level 8
Eliminated players may re-enter until end of Level 8
Players begin with 7,500 and play 15-minute levels
Two $1,650 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Main Event seats guaranteed

Event 12 Recap: Don Todd Makes 2nd Final Table In One Day And Finds Success

It is hard enough to make a final table in a tournament. Making a final table twice in a 24 hour time frame is almost unheard of. That’s exactly what Don Todd did today at the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open”. Not content with his 9th place finish in Event 10, Todd came back to give it another go today in Event 12, a $240 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better tournament. It is a good thing he did, as he turned the shortest stack once they were in the money into the largest stack, and ultimately was able to prevail for the $4,958 first place prize.

The final table was not in the money until we reached 7 players and once that money bubble was burst our final table looked as follows:

Seat 1Don Todd (Davie, FL)30K
Seat 2Mike Bruyere (Boca Raton, FL)50K
Seat 3Arnold Cohen (West Palm, FL)65K
Seat 4Steve Roth (Coral Springs, FL)45K
Seat 5Matt Ezrol (Coconut Creek, FL)30K
Seat 6Errol Massey (Queens, NY)40K
Seat 7Michael Rosenberg (Marietta, GA)275K

After doubling up Don Todd, Errol Massey, a 41 year old professional poker player originally from Queens, New York made a stand at the wrong time. All the chips went in on a Jh8h3h flop and with Mike Bruyere holding Ah5h2s8s, leaving Massey in bad shape. The turn Qd and river 9d did not help him any and Bruyere’s nut flush scooped the pot and Massey was our first in the money elimination.

Seat 6 - Errol Massey

Errol Massey (Queens, NY), 7th place – $603

25 year old Matt Ezrol would get involved in a cooler with Arnold Cohen when the two would get it all in on a Qs6h6d flop with Ezrol holding Ah6s4s2c and Cohen holding AdJd6c2d. The turn was the Kd and the river was the 8d giving Cohen runner runner nut flush. Ezrol had Cohen covered by just 3K and he  would get his chips in the very next hand. He would flop a full house on the T-T-4 flop but Don Todd had T-9 and would river a 9 to give him a bigger full house. Ezrol is a successful local who has a $100,000 tournament score and a WSOP Main Event cash for $44,655 to his credit.

Seat 5 - Matt Ezrol

Matt Ezrol, 6th place – $804

Having moved up the money ladder with the two eliminations, a short stacked Steve Roth could wait no longer and he moved all in pre-flop and was called by Michael Rosenberg and Don Todd. The two bigger stacks checked it down to the river on the Ts8h6sAs7c board with Rosenberg finally making a small 5K bet on the river. Todd folded and Michael turned over 2h3c6h9c for the nut low and a ten high straight. It was good as Roth held AcTc2hQd. Roth adds another cash to go along with the numerous cashes he has in live Omaha tournaments

Seat 4 - Steve Roth

Steve Roth, 5th place – $1,005

With four players remaining, Arnold Cohen limped, Michael Rosenberg limped, and Don Todd raised the pot from the small blind. The big blind, Mike Bruyere, folded and Cohen decided to make the call. Rosenberg got out of the way and we saw a AcJsTh flop. Todd bet pot, committing his entire stack and Cohen made the call having him covered by 10K. Todd turned over AsAd7s4d for a flopped set of Aces and Cohen was drawing to a queen or running hearts with his AhKd3h5d . The turn was the Jc wrapping up the hand for Todd with a full house. Todd would finish Cohen off on the very next hand.

Seat 3 - Arnold COhen

Arnold Cohen, 4th place – $1,273

In three handed play, a set is usually a monster in any variation of Pot Limit Omaha. Mike Bruyere learned the hard way though that even a set is not a guarantee. The chips went into the middle quickly on a Td9d4s flop and both Don Todd and Michael were both all in. Bruyere turned over AdTh4h4c for a flopped set of 4′s but hist set was second best as Todd had TsTc9h2s for a flopped set of 10′s. “What a cooler,” groaned a shocked Bruyere. The turn was an Ace giving him a few outs to a bigger full house but the river was a blank and we were now heads up as Bruyere was eliminated.

Mike Bruyer, 3rd place - $1,809

Mike Bruyere, 3rd place – $1,809

Don Todd went into heads up play with approximately a 2:1 chip lead on Michael Rosenberg. The two saw a Ks8d7d flop and Todd bet out 10K. Rosenberg potted it to 40K and Todd quickly put in another pot raise, this one to 130K. Michael seemed perplexed and only had about 20K behind if he decided to make the call. With a “what the hell” look on his face, Rosenberg put the rest of his chips in and Todd quickly called. The hands:

Rosenberg KhTc8s7h for top two pair.

Todd Kd8h6s4d for top two pair as well but he also had a low draw and a flush draw.

The turn would be the 3d giving Todd a low and a flush. “Oh no, I don’t know why I did that,” said a flustered Rosenberg. The river was the 2h and Rosenberg was out in 2nd place.

Michael Rosenberg, 2nd place - $2,948

Michael Rosenberg, 2nd place – $2,948

A 46 year old software engineer from Davie, Florida, Todd has had some success here at Seminole including a win at the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in April of 2011 for $39,721. This was surprisingly his first ever live Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better tournament. “They just don’t play it that often,” he explained, adding how much he loved the game because of all the mathematical decisions involved. Don told us that he loves playing at The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock and plans on playing the main event. Congratulations on your win Don!

Don Todd, Winner, Event 12

Don Todd, Winner, Event 12 -$4,958

Final Results Event 12

Event 13: Done For The Night

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

They have finished play for the night and the five remaining players have bagged and tagged and will return tomorrow at 3 p.m. Here are the Seating Assignments and Chip Counts for those coming back:

Seat 1Courtland Twyman (Poughkeepsie, NY)99,500
Seat 2Peter Striano (Parkland, FL)137,500
Seat 3Santana Noronha (India)284,000
Seat 4Gil Haim Nagar (Cooper City, FL)198,500
Seat 5Jason Kwartler (South Fallsburg, FL)240,000

This is what they will be playing for:

1st$10,300.00
2nd$5,930.00
3rd$3,900.00
4th$2,650.00
5th$2,105.00

Event 13: 6th place, Andrea Sighinolfi – $2,105

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

Blinds: 2K/4K Ante 500

Folded to Andrea Sighinolfi in the small blind, he moved his somewhat short stack all in. He was quickly called by Peter Striano out of the big blind as Striano had pocket 5’s. They were racing as Andrea had 8s6s. The flop had a little something for both of them as it came 6c5s4d. A set for Peter and top pair and a gutter for Andrea. The turn was the Jc and the river was the 4h to give Peter a full house and the pot.

Seat 3 - Andrea Sighinolfi
Andrea Sighinolfi, 6th place – $2,105

Event 13: 7th place,Jason Vyner – $1,325

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

Blinds: 2K/4K Ante 500

A short stacked Jason Vyner had doubled up once and after flopping top pair out of the big blind with 8c3c on a 8h7s6s board he moved all in for his last 25K into the 15K pot. Santana Noronha made the call with Ac9c and when the turn came 6d Santana mistakenly thought it was a 5 and said “straight”. It was quickly pointed out to him it was a 6 but it didn’t matter because Noronha would hit a card on the river, the Ad, to give him the pot and knock out Vyner.

Event 13: 8th place, Daniel Blum – $1,010

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

Blinds: 1.5K/3K Ante 500

A patient Daniel Blum finally picked up the hand he was looking for and moved all in over the top of Andrea Sighinolfi’s 6K opener. It wasn’t much more for Andrea to call, so he did. Blum had KsKh and Andrea AdQc. The flop was a safe one for Daniel as it came 8h5h3d. The Qh on the turn gave Andrea a pair prompting him to ask the dealer for another one. The dealer obliged with the Qd on the river to stun Blum. “Thank you,” said Sighinolfi as the dealer pushed him the pot.

Seat 10 - Daniel Blum
Daniel Blum, 8th place – $1,010

Event 13: 9th place, Brian Wachs – $702

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

Blinds: 1.2K/2.4K Ante 400

A short stacked Brian Wachs moved all in first to act for his last 32K. It was folded to Courtland Twyman who also moved all in. Everyone else folded and we were racing with Wachs and his 7’s and the AhKc Twyman held. An Ace on the flop would give Courtland a strangle hold on the hand and no miracles arrived to save Brian’s tournament and he is our 9th place finisher.

9th place, Brian Wachs - $702
9th place, Brian Wachs – $702

Event 13: 10th place, Fausto Padron – $546

$260 + $40 No Limit Hold’em

Blinds: 1.2K/2.4K Ante 400

A short stacked Fausto Padron moved all in for his last 15K and was called by Andrea Sighinolfi and Peter Schiano. The flop came 8c6c6d and Andrea bet 13K and was called by Peter. The turn was the 6h and Andrea checked. Peter moved all in for just under 50K and Sighinolfi made the call. Andrea turned over 7d7s but was behind the Th8h of Peter. Fausto still had some life for the main pot with Ah9c but the 2c on the river gave Schiano both pots and more than a double up while eliminating Padron.

Seat 8- Fausto Padron
10th place – Fausto Padron, $546