Event 13: Third Final Table is the Charm For Marc Levy

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 13: $300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 190
Prize Pool: $48,450
August 8, 2016

Marc Levy (Boynton Beach, FL)
Marc Levy (Boynton Beach, FL)

Marc Levy is the champion of Event 13 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Levy defeated a field of 190 entries in the $300 Seniors Event, winning the trophy and the top prize of $14,048 for his outright victory.

The champ is a 50-year-old semi-professional player from Boynton Beach, Florida. “I used to play professionally, but then I started a business,” Levy said after the win. His new medical marketing operation has relegated poker to a part-time hobby once again, but it’s something he still takes quite seriously. Levy has played five events so far during this series and cashed in each of them, earning nearly $25,000 in the process. This was his third final table appearance, and this one culminated in victory.

Levy was the chipleader when the money bubble burst with 18 players remaining, and he was third in chips when they combined around the ten-handed final table. For a while, though, it looked like Italy’s Luca Famea was going to storm to victory. Famea had more than half the chips in play with seven players left, but Levy waited patiently for a favorable spot. And he eventually found one.

The pivotal hand played out with six players remaining. Levy limped under the gun with pocket threes, and Famea put in a small raise with aces. Levy called, and promptly flopped a set on a king-three-deuce flop. The chips got all in on the turn, and Levy’s double-up gave him a big lead that he would not relinquish for the rest of the night.

“Once I got the chips, I felt really comfortable about beating everyone,” Levy said. About an hour later, he was sitting alone at the table with all the chips, posing for winner’s photos with his new trophy.

Final Table Results
1st: Marc Levy – $14,048 + trophy
2nd: Jeff Frerichs – $8,237
3rd: Elliott Zaydman – $4,845
4th: Luca Famea – $3,875
5th: Moses Clepper – $2,907
6th: Moshe Wasser – $2,423
7th: Marsha Wolak – $1,938
8th: Warren Jurkowicz – $1,454
9th: Daniel Genachte – $1,090

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Event 13: Marc Levy Defeats Jeff Frerichs to Win Seniors’ Event ($14,048)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 190

Marc Levy
Marc Levy

Marc Levy moved all in from the button, and Jeff Frerichs called all in for about 150,000 to put himself at risk.

Levy: AdKd
Frerichs: AhJd

The board ran out KhKc6c9s4d, and Levy won the pot and the tournament with trip kings. He earned the title, the trophy, and the top prize of $14,048. A recap of his victory will be published later today.

Frerichs was eliminated as the runner-up, earning $8,237.

Jeff Frerichs
Jeff Frerichs

Event 13: Elliott Zaydman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,845)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 190

Elliott Zaydman (Coconut Creek, FL)
Elliott Zaydman (Coconut Creek, FL)

Elliott Zaydman moved all in for 86,000 on the button, and Marc Levy called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Zaydman: AhJc
Levy: 6s6d

The board ran out 4h3d2c3hQd, and Levy won the pot with sixes up. Zaydman was eliminated in third place.

Levy is now heads up with Jeff Frerichs for the title and the trophy.

Marc Levy – 900,000 (45 bb)
Elliott Zaydman – Eliminated

Event 13: Luca Famea Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,876)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 190

Luca Famea (Venice, Italy)
Luca Famea (Venice, Italy)

Luca Famea limped in from the button, and Elliott Zaydman called in the small blind. From the big, Jeff Frerichs moved all in for 460,000. Famea quickly called all in for 430,000 to put himself at risk, and Zaydman folded out of the way.

Famea: KdKh
Frerichs: Ah6h

The board ran out Ts7c2sAcJd, and Frerichs turned a pair of aces to win the pot. Famea was eliminated in fourth place.

Jeff Frerichs – 922,000 (46 bb)
Luca Famea – Eliminated

Event 13: Jeff Frerichs Doubles Through Luca Famea

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 190

Luca Famea opened to 39,000 under the gun, and Jeff Frerichs three-bet shoved for 265,000 in the small blind. Famea called, committing about half his stack to put Frerichs at risk.

Famea: KsQd
Frerichs: 9s9d

The board ran out Ah9c6sAd8h, and Frerichs doubled up with nines full.

Jeff Frerichs – 554,000 (35 bb)
Luca Famea – 280,000 (18 bb)

Event 13: Moses Clepper Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,907)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 190

Moses Clepper (St. Augustine, FL)
Moses Clepper (St. Augustine, FL)

Moses Clepper raised to 45,000 on the button, and Jeff Frerichs defended his big blind.

The flop was Jd4c2s. Frerichs checked, Clepper moved all in for 64,000, and Frerichs instantly called to put him at risk.

Clepper: AcQh
Frerichs: QcJc

The 3c turn and Th river completed the board, and Frerichs won the pot with a pair of jacks. Clepper was eliminated in fifth place.

Jeff Frerichs – 320,000 (20 bb)
Moses Clepper – Eliminated

Event 13: Moshe Wasser Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,423)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 190

Moshe Wasser
Moshe Wasser

Luca Famea completed from the small blind, and Moshe Wasser checked his option in the big.

The flop was AcKs2h. Famea checked, Wasser moved all in for about 30,000, and Famea quickly called to put him at risk.

Famea: AhTc (pair of aces)
Wasser: Kc7d (pair of kings)

The Qh turn and 5s river completed the board, and Famea won the pot with a pair of aces. Wasser was eliminated in sixth place.

Luca Famea – 420,000 (26 bb)
Moshe Wasser – Eliminated

Event 13: Marc Levy Doubles Through Luca Famea

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 190

Marc Levy limped in under the gun, and Luca Famea raised to 30,000 next to act. Levy called the remainder to proceed.

Levy checked in the dark as the flop came Ks3h2d. Famea bet 25,000, and Levy called. The turn was the 4h, and Levy led out with a bet of 89,000. Famea moved all in, and Levy quickly called all in for 292,000, putting himself at risk.

Levy: 3s3d (set of threes)
Famea: AdAh (pair of aces, straight draw)

The river was the 6s, and Levy doubled up with a set of threes.

Marc Levy – 724,000 (60 bb)
Luca Famea – 345,000 (29 bb)

Event 13: Marsha Wolak Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,938)

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 190

Marsha Wolak (Pompano Beach, FL)
Marsha Wolak (Pompano Beach, FL)

Jeff Frerichs was all in for 97,000 preflop, heads up and dominated by Marsha Wolak.

Frerichs: Ad7h
Wolak: Ac9h

The board ran out Td8c6c9c9s, and Frerichs turned a ten-high straight to double up.

After paying off the debt, Wolak was left with less than a single big blind, and she was eliminated on the next hand. She won a Seniors’ Event here back in April 2015, but her bid for another glass trophy comes up short in seventh place.

Jeff Frerichs – 214,000 (18 bb)
Marsha Wolak – Eliminated

Event 13: Moshe Wasser Doubles Through Elliott Zaydman

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 190

Moshe Wasser moved all in for 56,000 in middle position, and Elliott Zaydman re-shoved for 160,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and Wasser was heads up for his tournament life.

Wasser: AsTd
Zaydman: KsQh

The KcQdTc flop gave Zaydman a big lead with two pair, but the Ts on the turn gave the lead right back to Wasser. The river was the 2s, and Wasser doubled up with trip tens.

Moshe Wasser – 144,000 (12 bb)
Elliott Zaydman – 104,000 (9 bb)