2022 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 14: Vincent Chauve Doubles Thru Mor Zucker

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 262

Vincent Chauve

Mor Zucker raised to 95,000 from the button, Vincent Chauve three-bet all in for 1,130,000 from the big blind, and Zucker called with AcKc, leading Chauve’s Ad10d.

The board ran out Kd9d3hJsJd, giving Chauve a flush on the river to double through Zucker.

Vincent Chauve  –  2,320,000  (58 bb)
Mor Zucker  –  770,000  (19 bb)

Andrew Pecina Wins the Largest Poker Tournament in Florida History

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  7,703
Prize Pool:  $2,541,990
July 27 – August 1, 2022

Andrew Pecina
Event 1 Champion Andrew Pecina

The record for largest poker tournament in Florida history (measured by field size) was set here last November in the first event of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open, which attracted 6,196 entries.

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off here last Wednesday, and with the same number of starting flights, Event 1 beat that record by more than 1,500 entries, finishing with 7,703.

The largest poker tournament in Florida history deserved an equally impressive prizepool, and the record-setting field more than doubled the $1 million guarantee to create a massive prizepool worth $2,541,990.

There were 772 players who survived the starting flights to finish in the money, and they played for nearly 14 hours on Sunday before stopping for the night with 17 players remaining.

Those 17 returned on Monday afternoon to play to a winner, and after five hours or so, the final five players agreed to a deal to end the tournament and split the remaining prizepool.

The overwhelming chipleader at that point was Andrew Pecina, who had 39% of all the chips in play, more than the next two players combined. As chipleader, Pecina was declared the winner, winning the title, the trophy, and $225,906.

“It feels amazing,” said Pecina. “Phenomenal. Words can’t describe it.”

This was the first time Pecina had ever played a poker tournament here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and he waited until the final starting flight.

“I entered the last flight,” said Pecina. “I was alternate #530. I waited two hours to get in, and I only bought in once.”

Pecina said he played many key hands, but his big turning point likely came on Day 2.

“I was down to one big blind at one point on Day 2,” said Pecina. “But I came back and things just came together.”

Pecina seemed a little overwhelmed by the victory. He had some friends who had been watching the action all day on his way to victory, and they seemed more outwardly exuberant than Pecina. So what’s next for Pecina?

“I’m just going to go celebrate.”


Final Table Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AndrewPecina$225,906*
2TommyMorgado$186,979*
3NicholasCarballo$173,368*
4HosseinPezeshkan$165,792*
5DavidFrenkel$155,827*
6CorelTheuma$73,718
7ColbyCovington$48,298
8ScottLivingston$35,588
9VinnyMonteiro$25,420

* Indicates results of a five-way deal.

Event 15: Chip Counts Thru Flight B

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000
Players Remaining: 42 of 332

Flight A:  155 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight B:  177 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight C:   In Progress

Day 2:  Tuesday at 2 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1DuffCharetteOttawaON487,000
2NicholasNietoCutler BayFL475,000
3StevenSteinmetzAventuraFL460,500
4MatthewBretzfieldHollywoodFL385,000
5MeladMarjiOneidaNY365,000
6RyanRouselNew OrleansLA318,000
7SyedShahDelray BeachFL317,000
8CarlosGuerreroOrlandoFL278,000
9JohnComptonSumterSC272,500
10RuslanLukashKherson217,000
11JeromyBittanBaltimoreMD204,000
12JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY189,500
13LuzSanchezMiamiFL176,500
14JohnOrfanosCarol StreamIL143,000
15PhillipGrimesNorth Redington BeachFL141,000
16AndrewDudleyNorth Myrtle BeachSC137,000
17ConnerReynoldsNaplesFL134,500
18ManuelJoMiamiFL132,500
19SamiKasemLas VegasNV129,500
20PaulCampbellWestlakeOH125,500
21BrianMckainMadisonIN122,000
22TonyTamayoMiamiFL114,000
23AaronKupinBoca RatonFL111,500
24DianeLeperaBrigantineNJ109,000
25BobMatherLas VegasNV95,000
26WilliamCascioliPembroke PinesFL86,000
27AdilKhanCoral SpringsFL86,000
28LauraLindauerFort LauderdaleFL84,000
29SteveMavrigiannakisPierrefondsQC84,000
30JordanSemelFort LauderdaleFL81,000
31KennethPoSeven HillsOH79,000
32KahlilFrancisBrooklynNY76,000
33JuanMontoyaAventuraFL70,500
34ChrisLewisLake WorthFL69,500
35MarcGardnerBoca RatonFL59,000
36CaseyTemperCrest HillIL54,500
37DavidChoeChicagoIL52,000
38AndreiMitsiukBay Harbor IslandsFL36,000
39Dhia El HakBen HaddejCummingGA28,000
40RudyPenaMiramarFL26,000
41KaiHicksSeattleWA20,000
42JamesSutherlandOcalaFL14,000

Event 14: Brandon Hamlet Doubles Thru Vincent Chauve

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 262

Brandon Hamlet

Brandon Hamlet raised all in from the button for 470,000 and got action from Vincent Chauve in the small blind.

Hamlet:  AdJc
Chauve:  KhQh

The board ran out Js6c5c4d6d, giving Hamlet jacks and sixes to double up.

“His name is Brandon Hamlet, and he’s the most handsome man at the table!” shouted Hamlet’s rail.

Brandon Hamlet  –  1,000,000  (25 bb)
Vincent Chauve  –  900,000  (23 bb)

Event 14: Michael Dalberth – 5th Place ($13,635)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 262

Michael Dalberth

Matt Waxman raised to effectively 340,000-ish from the small blind and Michael Dalberth called all in from the big blind for that amount.

Waxman:  Qd2h
Dalberth:  Ac6s

The board ran out As2cQc7s4c, giving Waxman queens and deuces to eliminate Dalberth in fifth place.

Matt Waxman  –  1,600,000  (40 bb)
Michael Dalberth  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($13,635)

Event 1: Andrew Pecina Wins in a Five-Way Deal! ($225,906)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 7,703

Andrew Pecina
Event 1 Champion Andrew Pecina (left) and Fifth-Place Finisher David Frenkel (right)

After playing five-handed for a while, the final five players stopped to discuss a deal, and rather quickly they agreed to end the tournament and split up the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts:

1.  Andrew Pecina  –  59,800,000  (75 bb)
2.  Tommy Morgado  –  31,500,000  (39 bb)
3.  Nicholas Carballo  –  24,500,000  (31 bb)
4.  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  21,100,000  (26 bb)
5.  David Frenkel  –  17,100,000  (21 bb)

As chipleader, Andrew Pecina was awarded the title and the trophy. These are the modified payouts they agreed to:

1st:  Andrew Pecina  –  $225,906* + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Tommy Morgado  –  $186,979*
3rd:  Nicholas Carballo  –  $173,368*
4th:  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  $165,792*
5th:  David Frenkel  –  $155,827*

Congratulations to Andrew Pecina!

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

* Indicates the results of a five-way deal.

Event 17: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$1,100 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 137

Table 7
Seat 1:  Ronald Katz  –  10,000  (2 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeffrey Revell  –  36,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3:  David Feigenbaum  –  97,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Woloshin  –  196,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5:  Carlo Sciannameo  –  363,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6:  Mark Threadgill  –  171,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  93,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8:  Jeff Silverstein  –  193,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:  Mark Dickstein  –  155,000  (31 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  John Famularo  –  378,000  (76 bb)
Seat 2:  David Poces  –  171,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Emerson Ward  –  74,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Naoum Zarcadoolas  –  294,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5:  Stacey Manning  –  35,000  (7 bb)
Seat 6:  Marsha Wolak  –  105,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7:  David Finkelstein  –  21,000  (4 bb)
Seat 8:  Neil Blumenfield  –  402,000  (80 bb)
Seat 9:  Randal Taylor  –  17,000  (3 bb)

1st:  $36,670 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $23,390
3rd:  $13,885
4th:  $8,375
5th:  $6,515
6th:  $5,450
7th:  $4,720
8th:  $4,195
9th-10th:  $3,715
11th-12th:  $3,255
13th-15th:  $2,825
16th-18th:  $2,425

Event 1: Nicholas Carballo Cracks Kings to Doubles Thru Hossein Pezeshkan

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 7,703

Nicholas Carballo
Nicholas Carballo

Nicholas Carballo raised from the cutoff to 11,000,000 (14x the big blind), Hossein Pezeshkan moved all in from the button for about 35,000,000, and Carballo called all in for 13,100,000 with 10s10h.

But Pezeshkan turned over KsKd, and Carballo needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jh4s2h7h6h, and Carballo caught a runner-runner heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nicholas Carballo  –  28,200,000  (35 bb)
Hossein Pezeshkan  –  21,800,000  (27 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is about 30.8 million (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $101,680 each.

Event 14: Brad Speight – 6th Place ($10,035)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 262

Brad Speight

Mor Zucker raised all in for 375,000 from under the gun, Brad Speight three-bet all in for 845,000 from the hijack, and Vincent Chauve four-bet isolated the pot from the button.

Zucker:  8c8s
Speight:  AhJh
Chauve:  KcKh

The board ran out 7s6d3h10h8d, giving Zucker a set of eights on the river to triple up.

Speight, meanwhile, was eliminated by Chauve in sixth place.

Mor Zucker  –  1,200,000  (40 bb)
Vincent Chauve  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Brad Speight  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,035)

Event 14: Final Six Players

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 262

Seat 1:  Vincent Chauve  –  1,140,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Waxman  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3:  Michael Dalberth  – 940,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4:  Mor Zucker  –  450,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Brad Speight  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Brandon Hamlet  –  600,000  (24 bb)

1st: $58,030 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $39,100
3rd: $26,930
4th: $18,950
5th: $13,635
6th: $10,035

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Hassan Tahsildar  –  $7,560