$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante
Already down to 27 players remaining at three tables. One of the two-timers has busted out. Moe Maghraoui hit the rail in 28th place, so he’s taken his seat in Event 24 for good.
Earning $437:
28 – Moe Maghraoui
29 – Barry Chazen
30 – Paul Prager
31 – Jason Altibol
32 – Jack Searcy
33 – Oneal Doward
34 – Kenneth Berman
35 – Sheikh Akhter
36 – Charles Benjamin
$5,300 Championship NLH $10 Million Guaranteed (Re-Entry)
Level 35: Blinds 150k/250k/50k ante
$200 Buy-In Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $50K Guaranteed
Level 14: Blinds 1K/2K/ 300 ante
We have 67 players left out of the 344 entries that started in today’s $50K Guaranteed tournament. Blinds are at 1K/2K with a 300 ante. Average stack is 77K.
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k/1k ante
After several rounds of hand for hand play, a player on table 10 got all-in with three callers, who checked down the board of 
.
David Glancy showed 
for trip ducks and everyone else mucked, including seat 5, who is today’s bubble-buy.
Now the remaining 36 players are in the money!
@shrpo #shrpo 3rd cash this series, not too shabby. Event 22, going for it. 35 players left. pic.twitter.com/bU1VStQVwG
— Oktay Todd Altinbas (@OA72) September 3, 2014
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 21: $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
September 1 – September 3, 2014
Total Entries: 125
Total Prize Pool: $187,500
Prize Pool: $125,000
Bounties: $62,500
RECAP
The 125 entries into the Purple Chip Bounty tournament generated a prize pool of $125,000 with $500 of each buy-in going towards the bounty portion of the tournament. It was supposed to be a 2 day tournament, but when 3am rolled around and they were still heads-up…they bagged and tagged to come back for a Day 3. And what a Day 3 it was, with heads up play lasting 3 hours as neither Derrick Simon nor Ian O’Hara would give up on this one. At the end though, Simon was able to chip away at the stack of O’Hara and ultimately take the title of Event 21 $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH Champion and win the grand prize of $37,648!
Derrick Simon had an extremely good SHRPO. He final tabled Event #8 $560 Buy-In $1 Million guarantee in 5th place just 10 days ago, taking home a score of $71,768. He also cashed in the SHRPO $10 Million guarantee Championship Main Event in 166th place. Simon, who currently calls Florida his home, is originally from Jamaica and had a good amount of supporters during heads up play to cheer him on. He noted that two particular hands stood out to help propel him to his final table run. One was when his pocket 4s made a full boat against his adversary’s nut flush to double him up. The other was when he shoved with A9 and had 3 callers, he ended up making the nut flush to triple up and keep him in the game.
Simon is a recreational player who owns an auto mechanic shop in the area. However, he loves the game of poker, loves playing tournaments and cash games at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood and would like to play more if he can. With today’s win and his big score earlier in the SHRPO, he can definitely afford to do so. Ian O’Hara gets $20,708 for his runner-up finish.
FINAL RESULTS
1. DERRICK SIMON (MIRAMAR, FL): $37,648
2. IAN O’HARA (BOCA RATON, FL): $20,708
3. VICTOR FIGUEROA (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $11,923
4. JASON WHEELER (SAN DIEGO, CA): $10,040
5. STEVEN BENNETT (DEERFIELD BCH, FL): $7,530
6. COREY BURBICK (DAVIE, FL): $6,275
7. BLAIN DERMOT (CO DONEGAL, ): $5,020
8. IAN DAVIS (MIRAMAR, FL): $3,765
9. BARRY PEVNER (COOPER CITY, FL): $2,824
10. YVONNE MCQUILLAN (FORT MYERS, FL): $2,510
11. DANIEL PIELA (WHEATON, IL): $2,510
12. RACHEL KRANZ (NEW YORK, NY): $2,510
13. DONALD LEHN (PLANTATION, FL): $2,196
14. MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,196
15. CARLOS LEIVA (BUENOS AIRES, ): $2,196
16. JOSE PARRA (HIALEAH, FL): $1,883
17. RYAN VAN SANFORD (COLO SPGS, CO): $1,883
18. JORGE RIBEIRO (SAN PAULO, ): $1,883
$200 Buy-In Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $50K Guaranteed
Level 13: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
After seat 5 opened for 3,500 and seat 6 called, Butch Mitchell (Pompano, FL) shoved for 13,100. He got called by the big blind and both seats 5 & 6.
The flop fell 
and it was checked to seat 6, who jammed for 29,600, forcing the other two players out.
Once heads-up with Butch, seat 6 showed 
for an open-ender. Butch was ahead with 
.
The last two cards fell 
and changed nothing. Butch quadrupled up with his pair of 3s.
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 3k/6k/500 ante
Players are back on the felt following a color-up break and only 41 of them are still in the hunt for a payday. The final 36 will get paid, so they’re just 5 spots from the money.
$5,300 Championship NLH $10 Million Guaranteed (Re-Entry)
Level 34: Blinds 100k/200k/25k ante
$5,300 Championship NLH $10 Million Guaranteed (Re-Entry)
Level 34: Blinds 100k/200k/25k ante
Shawn Cunix was a distant third among those remaining and took a chance with two live cards. Colman raised to 450,000 from the button, Cunix called in the small blind and Leah three-bet to 1,400,000.
Colman called and Cunix moved all-in over the top for 5,875,000. Leah finally let his hand go and Colman put Cunix at risk.
Cunix: 
Colman:
Cunix fell further behind immediately on the all red, 
flop but picked up a gut-shot draw on the 
. Cunix couldn’t hit a miracle Broadway when the river dropped to send him out in 3rd place for $748,313.
Mike Leah and Dan Colman are now heads up with each guaranteed at least $1 million.
Dan Colman – 25,450,000
Mike Leah – 19,550,000
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Event 21 Winner: Derrick Simon
A short stacked Ian O’Hara shoves and Derrick Simon calls pre-flop:
O’Hara: 
Simon: 
Board rolls out 
and Simon pairs up his 6 on the river to best the pocket 4s of O’Hara to eliminate him from the tournament. O’Hara gets $20,708 for his finish as runner-up.
2nd place – Ian O’Hara
Congratulations Derrick Simon, champion of the 2014 SHRPO Event 21: $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em tournament! He gets $37,648, the brand new shiny SHRPO trophy, and the customized framed winner’s photo!
$5,300 Championship NLH $10 Million Guaranteed (Re-Entry)
Level 34: Blinds 100k/200k/25k ante
Mike Leah min-raise from the button and Dan Colman three-bet to 1,200,000 from the small blind. Leah called and the flop came 
. Colman bet 900,000 and called once again.
The 
turn prompted a 1,600,000 bet from Colman which was called by Leah to the 
river. Colman put Leah all-in the Canadian quickly called with 
to beat Colman’s busted flush draw . The hand pushed Leah back into the lead.
Mike Leah – 21,475,000
Dan Colman – 17,300,000
Shawn Cunix – 6,225,000