$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight G Entries: 725
The Seminole Ballroom is packed right now but it about to empty at the end of the level. Flight G has a 15-minute break coming up and we will have our first look at the early chip leaders.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight G Entries: 611
As with any big Hollywood series, we always have a great contingent traveling across the state from our sister poker room in Tampa. Today is no different and they are adding to our huge Saturday afternoon.
Among them, we found Wally Maddah, Tom Nguyen, Mark Winchell, and Jeff Morzella but there are others throughout the room.
$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 25/50
While most people are concentrating on the huge Event 1 field, we have a fun tournament set to kick off on the side. Event 6 is a $400 buy-in game with the popular Omaha variant of Big O. Five-card Pot Limit Omaha 8, all the action you need on a Saturday afternoon.
Everyone sits down to 12,000 starting stacks and levels last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.
This one-day tournament will crown our next RRPO champ later this evening and we will pick up the coverage once it reaches a final table.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight G Entries: 414
Players continue to pour into the Seminole Ballroom and the field doubled over 400 entries in the first 30 minutes. There is a steady line at the registration desk that will keep feeding seats.
Trung Pham grabbed his seat early in Level 1, trying to make his way to Day 2 like he did last year. He did a little better than sliding his way through the field, he won the 2018 RRPO version of this tournament. Pham earned $123,644 for the win after a seven-way deal at the final table.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight G Entries: 217
Flight G didn’t even have to wait until the start of play to put Event 1 over its $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There were 160 entries 10 minutes before the start of the day to slide right past the magic number.
We’re going to have a packed house all day long and this is a great start to the first Saturday of the series.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
It’s going to be a huge day in the Seminole Ballroom. Event 1 has nearly reached its $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and might reach it before cards go in the air for Flight G. The first six flights combined for 2,783 entries and only 159 more are needed to hit the mark.
But we expect to grow much bigger throughout the day and push the last two flights near 1,000 before registration closes. Flight G kicks off at 11 am and we will close it out with Flight H at 5 pm.
Players will start with 20,000 deep stacks and Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and Flight G will come to an end after Level 14. Those with chips at that point will join the 427 players who booked their seats for Day 2 on Sunday.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 1 Day 1G – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 6 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 1 Day 1H – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
9AM: Event 37 – $100 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)
3PM: Event 38 – $150 Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
8PM: Event 39 – $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 137
Prize Pool: $46,580
November 22, 2019
Tommy Tran of Atlanta, Georgia, booked his flights and accommodations this week around the hope of making Day 2 of Event 1, but after firing a few bullets, he wasn’t able to find a bag. That’s okay, because his preferred game is Pot Limit Omaha, and after a roller-coaster ride thru Event 5 ($400 Pot Limit Omaha), Tran defeated Hyndi Khomutetsky heads-up to win his second PLO trophy this year.
“I’ve never done really well in hold’em,” said Tran. “I’m an action, gambling type of player. I love PLO. I’ve always played PLO cash games.”
In the past year or so, Tran has started to play more tournaments, fitting them into his schedule when he’s not busy running two different businesses — a financial education and services company, and a restaurant consulting and development firm.
The transition to tournaments has been going well, as Tran won a PLO trophy in Atlantic City back in January, followed by a runner-up finish in $570 Pot Limit Omaha at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic in February.
When asked about his path to victory in this event, Tran said, “I had the biggest roller-coaster. I knocked out 10 or 11 players at my first table, and probably took out at least 16 players in this tournament.”
When the field was down to the final two tables, Tran was chipleader with 330K, but then the tournament hit a wall with 13 players remaining, and they played for well over an hour without anybody busting. During that time, Tran dropped all the way down to 65K, but he bounced back to start the nine-handed final table third in chips with 250K.
“I thought I played pretty well,” said Tran. “I caught a lot of people in a lot of good spots, and I made some really tough calls. Then [Sean][Shah] caught a five-outer against me to knock me back down with eight players left. Huge swings for me, but it was worth it.”
Tran won the event just a couple of hours before he and his wife, Magdalena Hernandez, had to catch a flight back to Atlanta. But they’re leaving most of their luggage here at the hotel because they’ll be returning on another flight tomorrow night. Both of them are big fans of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
“We came here three months ago when there was still construction,” said Tran. “But the new poker room is absolutely beautiful. I love it here.”
Final Results:
1st: Tommy Tran – $11,705 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $7,805
3rd: David Moreno – $5,455
4th: Iman Nikmaram – $3,915
5th: Sean Shah – $2,895
6th: Wilfor Marentes Pinto – $2,205
7th: Kenny McCollough – $1,730
8th: Steve Roth – $1,400
9th: Gabriel Ramos – $1,170
10th: Trenton Pippin – $1,170
11th: Federico Herrera – $1,010
12th: Brandon Sinawi – $1,010
13th: Aaron Kupin – $905
14th: Christopher Back – $905
15th: David Carvara – $840
16th: Hossein Ghodosi Fard – $840
17th: Stewart Yancik – $810
18th: Joshua Adkins – $810
$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000
Players Remaining: 1 of 137
After a flop of 
, Hyndi Khomutetsky got it all in for 735,000 against Tommy Tran, who had her covered with 830,000.
Tommy Tran: 
(queen-high flush draw with two pair, nines and sixes)
Hyndi Khomutetsky: 
(king-high flush draw with a pair of fives)
The turn card was the 
, the river card was the 
, and Tran won the pot — and the Pot Limit Omaha title — with two pair, tens and nines.
1st: Tommy Tran – $11,705 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $7,805
3rd: David Moreno – $5,455
4th: Iman Nikmaram – $3,915
5th: Sean Shah – $2,895
6th: Wilfor Marentes Pinto – $2,205
7th: Kenny McCollough – $1,730
8th: Steve Roth – $1,400
9th: Gabriel Ramos – $1,170
$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 137
Hyndi Khomutetsky raised from the button, David Moreno reraised from the big blind for 280,000, and Khomutetsky called.
The flop came 
, Moreno checked, Khomutetsky moved all in for 170,000, and Moreno called.
David Moreno: 
(pair of aces)
Hyndi Khomutetsky: 
(two pair, eights and fives)
Khomutetsky needed her hand to hold to stay alive. The turn card was the , and the river card was the 
. Moreno rivered a higher two pair, kings and sevens, but the same card gave Khomutetsky an eight-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.
Hyndi Khomutetsky – 915,000 (31 bb)
David Moreno – 25,000 (<1 bb)
The next hand, Moreno folded his small blind, sacrificing 15,000.
David Moreno – 10,000 (<1 sb)
The next hand, Moreno called all in from the button for 10,000, Khomutetsky completed the small blind to 30,000, and Tommy Tran checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Khomutetsky checked, Tran bet 40,000, and Khomutetsky folded. Tran took the side pot, and he and Moreno showed their cards.
Tommy Tran: 
(two pair, aces and deuces)
David Moreno: 
(pair of jacks)
Moreno needed to improve to stay alive, but the turn was the 
, and the river paired the board with the 
. Tran won the pot with two pair, aces and eights, to eliminate Moreno in third place.
David Moreno – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,455)