2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 184
Prize Pool: $62,560
August 5, 2019

Event 7 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 184 entries generated a prize pool of $62,560.

A five-handed deal at the final table was reached and it was Lisa Teebagy who was chip leader at the time, officially giving her the victory.

For Teebagy, this marked her second SHRP trophy. A few months ago during the 2019 Showdown series, Teebagy earned top honors in a $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) after a six-way deal. Today, she was on top of the chip counts with five players remaining and a deal was quickly agreed upon by everybody.

“I can’t explain,” said Teebagy afterward of her wins in consecutive major Seminole Hard Rock Poker Series. “Just a very nice and euphoric feeling. We are blessed to all be able to play this game, and then to rise to the top and take it down…it’s a great feeling.”

Between the Showdown series in April and today, Teebagy also won two nightly tournaments at the Seminole Hard Rock. What has led to her recent string of success?

“I study the game a lot. I talk to friends about the game, play a lot of tournaments, play as often as I can, and also take a break to step away from the game and clear my head, recalibrate and come back fresh.”

Final Results:
*1st: Lisa Teebagy – $9,188 + SHRPO Trophy
*2nd: Anthony Hobbs – $8,143
*3rd: Elizabeth Provan -$8,058
*4th: Deborah Miller – $7,656
*5th: Ofer Peleg – $7,130
6th: Chris Honore – $2,495
7th: Joseph Tumminelli – $2,125
8th: Lazaro Rodriguez – $1,870
9th: Gerald Silva – $1,620
10th: Nir Peleg – $1,620
11th: Robert Levin – $1,375
12th: David Hixson – $1,375
13th: Harold Shapiro – $1,155
14th: Michael Trathen – $1,155
15th: Alan Gould – $1,155
16th: Nancy Birnbaum – $970
17th: Jonathan Marks – $970
18th: Larry Hirschfield – $970
19th: Richard Rice – $780
20th: Howard Mash – $780
21st: Ory Hen – $780
22nd: Lisa Roberts – $595
23rd: Scott Robbins – $595

*denotes five-way deal

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 184

The remaining five players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time:

Lisa Teebagy – 585,000 (39 bb)
Anthony Hobbs – 450,000 (30 bb)
Elizabeth Provan – 440,000 (29 bb)
Deborah Miller – 395,000 (26 bb)
Ofer Peleg – 340,000 (23 bb)

Here were their new payouts:

Lisa Teebagy – $9,188 + SHRPO Trophy
Anthony Hobbs – $8,143
Elizabeth Provan -$8,058
Deborah Miller – $7,656
Ofer Peleg – $7,130

As the chip leader, Lisa Teebagy is officially the winner of Event 7 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 184

Chris Honore raised all in from the hijack for about 95,000 and Anthony Hobbs isolated with a shove of his own from the button.

Honore:
Hobbs:

The board ran out , no help to Honore, ending his run in sixth place.

Anthony Hobbs – 450,000 (30 bb)
Chris Honore – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,495)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 184

Joseph Tumminelli raised to 35,000 from middle position and Elizabeth Provan called from the small blind.

The flop was and Provan check-called a bet from Tumminelli.

The turn was the , Provan checked, Tumminelli shoved for 115,000 and Provan called (with exactly the same amount behind).

Tumminelli:
Provan:

Provan was in the lead with a set of threes and held up through the river to eliminate Tumminelli in seventh place.

“It’s my favorite hand,” said Provan afterward.

Elizabeth Provan – 440,000 (44 bb)
Joseph Tumminelli – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,125)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 184

Picking up the action after the turn of an board with about 70,000 in the pot, Lazaro Rodriguez checked from the small blind and Joseph Tumminelli checked from the big blind. Lisa Teebagy bet 38,000 from the button and only Rodriguez called.

The river was the , Rodriguez checked, Teebagy bet effectively 75,000-ish and Rodriguez called all in with for sevens and fours.

Teebagy, though, tabled for a queen-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Rodriguez in eighth place.

Lisa Teebagy – 570,000 (57 bb)
Lazaro Rodriguez – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,870)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 184

Seat 1: Anthony Hobbs – 315,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Lisa Teebagy – 372,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Lazaro Rodriguez – 179,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Joseph Tumminelli – 283,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Deborah Miller – 436,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: Ofer Peleg – 370,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Chris Honore – 110,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Elizabeth Provan – 136,000 (14 bb)

Remianing Payouts
1st: $15,985 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,870
3rd: $6,410
4th: $3,900
5th: $3,010
6th: $2,495
7th: $2,125
8th: $1,870

Results Thus Far
9th: Gerald Silva – $1,620
10th: Nir Peleg – $1,620

11th: Robert Levin – $1,375
12th: David Hixson – $1,375

13th: Harold Shapiro – $1,155
14th: Michael Trathen – $1,155
15th: Alan Gould – $1,155

16th: Nancy Birnbaum – $970
17th: Jonathan Marks – $970
18th: Larry Hirschfield – $970

19th: Richard Rice – $780
20th: Howard Mash – $780
21st: Ory Hen – $780

22nd: Lisa Roberts – $595
23rd: Scott Robbins – $595

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 184

The player in the hijack raised all in for 15,500 and Lisa Teebagy called from the button with , leading her opponent’s .

The board came down , giving Teebagy a pair of jacks to eliminate her opponent.

Lisa Teebagy – 180,000 (72 bb)

With that pot, the remaining 23 players are in the money.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 184

Registration closed on the Seniors Event with 184 entries, a significant increase in turnout from last summer’s 147. They created a prize pool worth $62,560 and the last 23 spots will be paid out.

A min-cash will earn $595 while the Seniors Event champion will cash out $15,985 and take home the SHRPO trophy.

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  184
Prize Pool:  $62,560
August 5, 2019

1st: $15,985 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $10,870
3rd: $6,410
4th: $3,900
5th: $3,010
6th: $2,495
7th: $2,125
8th: $1,870
9th-10th: $1,620
11th-12th: $1,375
13th-15th: $1,155
16th-18th: $970
19th-21st: $780
22nd-23rd: $595

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with 300 ante
Entries: 151

The Seniors Event field hit 150 before the first break of the day and one of those entries belongs to our defending champ. Six-time WSOP Circuit winner John Holley won last year’s Seniors Event after a three-way chop.

That tournament drew 147 entries so we’re already bigger and a lot of time to grow.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with 100 ante
Entries: 85

The front of the Event Center is filling up nicely with our older grinders and it’s shaping up to be a very nice field with four hours still available for registration.

SHRP regular Howard Mash was here at the start and knows a bit about winning these tournaments. The multiple Coco Poker winner picked up his first WSOP bracelet this summer when he was the Seniors Championship for a cool $662K payday.