$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 94
Nick Petrangelo
The final six players have played four hands since returning from the dinner break, and Nick Petrangelo has won the last three of them.
On the second hand back, Nick Yunis opened to 80,000, and Petrangelo three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind. Yunis folded.
Next, Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 85,000, and three players called, including Petrangelo on the button. It checked to the button on the flop, and a bet of 140,000 was enough to coax three folds and give Petrangelo his second pot in a row.
Petrangelo opened the next hand to 90,000 from the cutoff, and David Malka three-bet to 230,000 on the button. Petrangelo four-bet to 675,000, and Malka quickly folded.
Petrangelo’s stack has trended upward to start this level, and it looks like he’s just inched his way up to 3,000,000 chips as he stacked that last pot. That gives him more than 30% of the total chips in play with six players remaining.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 1,222 Average Stack: 18,330,000 (61 bb)
Hyoung Chae eliminated in 3rd place
A severely shortstacked Hyoung Chae was on the button and shoved for less than 1,000,000. Justin Young was in the small blind and raised. Garrett Greer mucked and Chae was at risk against Young.
Young: Chae:
The dealer burned and turned a and Young earned the bustout. Chae, who began the 10-handed final table with the chip lead, earned $297,336 for his 3rd-place finish.
Garrett Greer – 22,450,000 (89 bb) Justin Young – 14,200,000 (47 bb) Hyoung Chae – Eliminated in 3rd place ($297,336)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 1,222 Average Stack: 12,220,000 (40 bb)
Garrett Greer was on the button and raised to 650,000. Action moved to Hyoung Chae in the small blind and he made it 1,600,000. Justin Young folded the big blind sending it back to Greer. He called and saw a flop with Chae.
Chae lead for 2,000,000. Greer called.
Chae open-shoved having Greer covered. Greer snap-called his last 7,200,000. Chae flipped over for top pair top kicker while Greer was best with the set.
Chae didn’t improve on the river and Greer earned the full double.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood Event #29 $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Total Entries: 175 Prize Pool: $36,750
Jeremy Costa Wins $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Jeremy Costa won the final open event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the 40-year-old Massachusetts native.
Costa was in bad financial shape before the final event, but found a way to outlast a field of 175 players to take home the title and $10,657.
“To be honest with you, I was almost dead broke,” said Costa after his win. “I was just deciding if I was going to just go back and regroup before Borgata or if I was going to play this last one.”
Costa made the right decision. He is leaving the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with a five-figure score and his first career tournament win.
Costa has been surrounded by tournament success the last few weeks. His two roommates, Frankie Flowers and Charbel Azzi, booked a very successful series here in South Florida. Just 15 hours earlier, Flowers won a tournament of his own and Azzi made a deep run in the $3,500 WPT Main Evnet.
While many would be motivated by their friends’ success, Costa just continued to look within himself for the motivation to succeed.
“It was really just believing in myself and telling myself ‘You know what? there’s still one more tournament. If I got a chip and a chair, I’m going to try and win.’ That’s really what happened,” said Costa.
Away from the table, Costa is trying to put his money to good use. He started a company called Poker For a Purpose, which offers an understanding of the game for people who are looking for an alternative path in their life.
“You know, I didn’t have the greatest life growing up and stuff like that,” said Costa. “So I just want to give back to the community. This win will actually help me start doing that. I’ve got some motivational gear and some motivational things that I’ll be able to do now.”
Costa is from the northeast originally, but has been putting in lots of time at the tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.
After having several close calls earlier in his poker career and a failed shot in the $3,500 WPT main event after satelliting in, he’s just grateful for the win.
“It’s just a blessing,” said Costa. “To be able to be here and win one of these trophies. It’s one of my favorite places to play and it just feels unbelievable.”
Here is a look at the results:
1st: Jeremy Costa – $10,657 2nd: Andy Spears – $6,248 3rd: Eric Kolodny – $3,675 4th: Jorge Gomez – $2,940 5th: Jerry Humphrey – $2,205 6th: Mario James – $1,838 7th: Michael Newman – $1,470 8th: Maurice Roy – $1,103 9th: Charles Dunker – $827 10th: Sheila O’Connor – $735 11th: Michael Lavoie – $735 12th: Adam Weinraub – $735 13th: William Massey – $643 14th: Francis Margaglione – $643 15th: Marsha Wolak – $643 16th: Thomas Neientimp – $551 17th: Thomas Gari – $551 18th: Richard Roeper – $551
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 1,222 Average Stack: 12,220,000 (48 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 1,222 Average Stack: 12,220,000 (48 bb)
Matthew Haugen eliminated 4th
Justin Young opened from under the gun to 525,000 and it folded to Matthew Haugen in the big blind. Haugen shoved for 4,975,000 and Young called putting Haugen at risk.
Young: Haugen:
The dealer burned and turned a board improving neither player and officially busting Haugen 4th. He earned $220,207.
Justin Young – 11,875,000 (47 bb) Matthew Haugen – Eliminated in 4th place ($220,207)
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 1,222 Average Stack: 9,165,000 (36 bb)
$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) End of Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 94
The final six players have been sent off for a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at 9:10 p.m., and action will continue tonight until a winner is determined.
Here’s how the table will stack up when the new level begins:
$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) End of Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 94
Brian Benderoff
Brian Benderoff moved all in for just less than 500,000 in middle position, and action folded around to David Malka in the big blind. He squeezed his cards one at a time. “First one’s good,” Malka said. When he peeked at the second, he said, “Wow,” and dropped a stack of calling chips into the pot.
Benderoff: Malka:
The board ran out , and Malka won the pot with his pair of aces. Benderoff, who began the day with the chip lead, was eliminated in seventh place.
David Malka – 2,050,000 (68 bb) Brian Benderoff – Eliminated
flop, and a bet of 140,000 was enough to coax three folds and give Petrangelo his second pot in a row.
and Young earned the bustout. Chae, who began the 10-handed final table with the chip lead, earned $297,336 for his 3rd-place finish.
set.
