2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  81
Prize Pool:  $26,325
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,200
August 2, 2024

There were 81 entries for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo on Friday, and they reached the nine-handed final table in about 4 1/2 hours. The final table lasted another two hours or so until Greg Buonocore defeated Andre Bryan heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $8,420.

“It feels unbelievable,” said Buonocore after his victory. “I’ve been playing for probably 15 to 20 years as a side gig, and to finally come through felt really special.”

Our turbo events usually run in the evenings, but this one was different, starting at 12:00 noon.

“I knew that, no matter what happened, the latest it would go to is 7:00 or 8:00 at night,” said Buonocore. “So I figured, let me enter this and get really aggressive at the beginning. I haven’t played in a lot of turbos, so I knew I’d either get a lot of chips or go home. And I was lucky and got a lot of chips.”

Buonocore lives in Delray Beach, Florida, and loves coming to play poker at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

When asked about the casino, Buonocore said, “It’s fantastic. I live 30 minutes away, and I come down here as much as I possibly can to play. It’s unbelievable how they run the tournaments, and all the employees are fantastic.”

Results:

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  133
Prize Pool:  $55,860
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,300
August 2, 2024

Event 10 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 133 entries generated a prize pool of $55,860, with an additional $13,300 set aside for bounties. The final 17 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,100.

Up top for the winner is $15,725.

1st:  $15,725 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,985
3rd:  $5,920
4th:  $3,630
5th:  $2,765
6th:  $2,345
7th:  $2,035
8th:  $1,785
9th:  $1,580
10th-12th:  $1,400
13th-15th:  $1,230
16th-17th:  $1,100

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  276 of 2,740

Flight A:  441 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight B:  419 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight C:  536 Entries;  54 Advanced
Flight D:  528 Entries;  53 Advanced
Flight E:  816 Entries;  82 Advanced
Flight F:  In Progress  (Reg. Open Until 9:30 p.m.)
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  82 of 816

When the field got down to 83 players, the tournament staff had everyone wrap up the hands in progress so hand-for-hand play could begin on the Money Bubble.

But one of those hands resulted in an elimination, so the remaining 82 players had survived this flight and made it into the money without any hand-for-hand play. Action ended at the end of Level 16, so their next hand would have been the first hand of Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the earliest finish from the eight starting flights, which at this point was late in the 3,000-5,000 level, when Flight B ended.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted a little later tonight, but here is a look at the players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Frank Russo  –  891,000  (149 bb)
2.  Michael Vuong  –  495,000  (83 bb)
3.  Steffen Lue  –  482,000  (80 bb)
4.  Gregory McNealy  –  423,000  (71 bb)
5.  Jesse Mills  –  418,000  (70 bb)
6.  Robert Seaton  –  403,000  (67 bb)

Flight F is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights tomorrow (Saturday), with one at 10:00 am and the other at 5:00 pm.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 81

After Andre Bryan’s double-up, the final two players were relatively even in chips for a while without playing any particularly big pots.

Then, about 20 minutes after Bryan’s double-up, they played to the river on a board of , and quickly got it all in on the river, with Bryan making the shove and Greg Buonocore snap-calling.

Bryan showed for two pair, fives and threes, but Buonocore turned over to win the pot with a five-high straight.

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Buonocore had Bryan covered by about 70K to win the pot, the title and the trophy. Buonocore also earns $200 for knocking out Bryan, and as the winner, he gets to keep his own $200 bounty as well.

Congratulations to Greg Buonocore!

1st:  Greg Buonocore  –  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Andre Bryan  –  $5,135
3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  79
Prize Pool:  $40,685
August 2, 2024

Event 8 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 79 entries for a prize pool of $40,685. The final 10 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,160.

Up top for the winner is $12,875.

1st:  $12,875 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,515
3rd:  $5,665
4th:  $3,860
5th:  $2,695
6th:  $1,925
7th-8th:  $1,415
9th-10th:  $1,160

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 25,000, and Andre Bryan checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Bryan checked, Buonocore bet 25,000, and Bryan check-raised all in for 335,000.

Buonocore quickly called with for a pair of nines, but Bryan turned over for a pair of nines with a higher kicker. Bryan needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bryan won the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, to double up in chips.

Andre Bryan  –  745,000  (30 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  875,000  (35 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 20,000, Andre Bryan moved all in, and Buonocore called all in for 625,000 with .

Bryan turned over , and Buonocore needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Buonocore paired his nine on the flop and rivered an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Greg Buonocore  –  1,270,000  (64 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  350,000  (18 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Carlos Bermudez (button) and Andre Bryan (big blind) got it all in preflop with similar stacks around 400K each. Bermudez had the preflop lead with against Bryan’s .

The flop came , and Bryan took the lead with a pair of kings, while Bermudez picked up a gutshot straight draw.

But the turn card was the , and Bermudez retook the lead with a pair of aces.

The river card was — the .

Bryan rivered two pair, kings and nines, to win the pot. Their chip stacks were counted down — Bermudez had 410,000, but Bryan had 415,000. Bryan won the pot to eliminate Bermudez in third place and collect the $200 bounty.

Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,190)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Andre Bryan  –  855,000  (43 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  765,000  (38 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 81

Carlos Bermudez completed the small blind to 20,000, Greg Buonocore raised from the big blind to 50,000, and Bermudez limp-raised all in.

Buonocore snap-called all in for 375,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Bermudez.

The board came , and Bermudez paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Buonocore won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Greg Buonocore  –  770,000  (39 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  425,000  (21 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,190 each.