2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $25,145
Bounty Prize Pool:  $10,700
November 23, 2021

On Tuesday night, Nancy Birnbaum outlasted a field of 107 entries and defeated German Gomez heads-up to win $7,460 plus another $700 in bounties in Event 13 ($400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha).

“It feels great,” said Birnbaum. “It’s been a while since I won a trophy here at the Seminole Hard Rock. It’s my home casino. I love this place.”

Birnbaum started the final table in the middle of the pack, but got off to a rough start to drop down to one of the short stacks. But she didn’t give up.

“I just patiently waited,” said Birnbaum. “I trapped a couple of people, picked my spots, ran well, got lucky, and here I am.”

Birnbaum was very generous with her praise of the tournament staff here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

“Tony Burns runs a great tournament,” said Birnbaum. “And now we’ve got Jason [Heidenthal], who’s awesome. The crew, the staff, the bloggers, everything is awesome here.”

Birnbaum already has plans to play the $3,500 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship on Saturday, which is Day 1B.

“This was a great experience,” said Birnbaum, “and hopefully we can run this good in the main event. But it’s midnight and I’ve been grinding since 10:00 am, so I’m ready to go home and feed my dog.”

Final Results:

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  1 of 107

German Gomez pot-raised from the button to 60,000, and Nancy Birnbaum called from the big blind.

The flop came , and both players checked.

The turn card paired the board with the , Birnbaum moved all in, and Gomez called all in for 55,000.

Nancy Birnbaum:    (trip kings)
German Gomez:    (pair of fives, wrap straight draw)

The river card was the , and Birnbaum won the pot — and $7,460 and the trophy — with a full house, kings full of deuces.

German Gomez finished as the runner-up, earning $4,655.

Congratulations to Nancy Birnbaum!

1st:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $7,460 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  German Gomez  –  $4,655
3rd:  Long Nguyen  –  $2,790
4th:  Nathaniel Devon Givens  –  $1,825
5th:  Mike Soroka  –  $1,405
6th:  Brandon Duvdivani  –  $1,155
7th:  Chris Arcidiacono  –  $980
8th:  Changfei Cui  –  $855
9th:  David Hughes  –  $750

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 107

Nancy Birnbaum limped from the button for 20,000, Long Nguyen completed the small blind, and German Gomez checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , and Nguyen pot-bet 60,000. Gomez folded, Birnbaum moved all in, and Nguyen called all in for about 265,000.

Nancy Birnbaum:    (pair of jacks, heart flush draw)
Long Nguyen:    (set of tens)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Birnbaum rivered her heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Nguyen in third place.

Nguyen was fresh off a victory last night in Event 11, earning $12,040, and he came close to back-to-back trophies on back-to-back days.

Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,790)

These were the chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Nancy Birnbaum  –  2,025,000  (101 bb)
German Gomez  –  115,000  (6 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $7,460 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $4,655

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 107

In the last hand before the break, German Gomez (small blind) and Nancy Birnbaum played a hand with about 246,000 in the pot on the turn:

Gomez moved all in for about 900,000, and Birnbaum snap-called all in for 761,000. They turned over their cards:

German Gomez:    (set of sevens, club flush draw, open-ended straight draw)
Nancy Birnbaum:    (set of aces)

The river card was the , and Birnbaum won the pot with her set of aces to double up into a massive chip lead.

Seat 1.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  1,720,000  (108 bb)
Seat 2.  Long Nguyen  –  285,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  German Gomez  –  135,000  (8 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 713,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $2,790.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 107

Devon Givens got it all in preflop for about 105,000 against German Gomez.

German Gomez:  
Devon Givens:  

The board came , and surprisingly for PLO, Gomez won the pot with king-queen high to eliminate Givens in fourth place.

German Gomez  –  1,090,000  (91 bb)
Devon Givens  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,825)

Gomez collects the $100 bounty, but Givens goes home with an additional $1,500 in bounties, nearly doubling his earnings for this tournament.

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 713,000 (59 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $2,790.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 107

With the blinds still at 5,000-10,000, after a flop of , Nancy Birnbaum was all in for 136,000 against Devon Givens.

Devon Givens:    (pair of queens, gutshot straight draw)
Nancy Birnbaum:    (set of queens, two pair)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Birnbaum won the pot with her set of queens to double up in chips.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  305,000  (31 bb)
Devon Givens  –  126,000  (13 bb)

About 15 minutes later, after the blinds increased to 6,000-12,000, Mike Soroka moved all in under the gun for 24,000. Long Nguyen called from the cutoff, Devon Givens called from the small blind, and Nancy Birnbaum called from the big blind.

Any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , and it checked to Nguyen, who bet 12,000. Givens folded, and Birnbaum called.

The turn card tripped the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Birnbaum bet 100,000, and Nguyen folded. Birnbaum took the side pot.

For the main pot, Birnbaum and Soroka turned over their cards:

Nancy Birnbaum:    (quad eights)
Mike Soroka:    (trip eights)

Birnbaum won the pot with her quad eights to eliminate Soroka in fifth place.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  705,000  (59 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  434,000  (36 bb)
Mike Soroka  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,405)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 535,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $1,825.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 107

Chipleader German Gomez raised from the hijack to 25,000, Mike Soroka called from the small blind, and Brandon Duvdivani moved all in bb for 74,000. German and Soroka both called, and any further betting would create a side pot between them.

The flop came , Soroka checked, Gomez moved all in, and Soroka called all in for 50,000. All three players showed their cards.

German Gomez:    (pair of aces, gutshot straight draw)
Mike Soroka:    (set of tens)
Brandon Duvdivani:    (pocket queens, gutshot straight draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Soroka won the entire pot with quad tens, doubling thru Gomez and eliminating Duvdivani in sixth place.

Mike Soroka  –  322,000  (32 bb)
German Gomez  –  925,000  (93 bb)
Brandon Duvdivani  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,155)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 428,000 (43 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $1,405.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 107

Chris Arcidiacono raised under the gun to 20,000, Devon Givens called from the hijack, and Long Nguyen reraised from the big blind to 84,000. Arcidiacono tanked for a while before he called, and Givens also tanked for a while before he called.

The flop came , and Nguyen moved all in. Arcidiacono quickly called all in for about 50,000, and Givens folded.

Long Nguyen:    (wrap draw)
Chris Arcidiacono:    (two pair, jacks and nines)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Nguyen rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Arcidiacono in seventh place.

Long Nguyen  –  445,000  (56 bb)
Devon Givens  –  190,000  (24 bb)
Chris Arcidiacono  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($980)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 357,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $1,155.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 107

Changfei Cui got it all in on the turn from the button, with the final board showing on the river.

Devon Givens bet from the small blind, and Nancy Birnbaum folded the big blind. Givens and Cui turned over their cards.

Devon Givens:    (ten-high flush)
Changfei Cui:    (two pair, aces and eights)

Givens won the pot with his flush to eliminate Cui in eighth place.

Devon Givens  –  300,000  (38 bb)
Changfei Cui  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($855)

With this knockout, Givens collected his 15th $100 bounty of the tournament, which means he has already earned more than fifth place money in bounties alone.

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 306,000 (38 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $980.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 107

David Hughes was all in on a previous street against two other players with the final board showing on the river.

Brandon Duvdivani checked, German Gomez bet 125,000, and Duvdivani folded.

German Gomez:    (kings full of tens)
David Hughes:    (tens full of jacks)

Gomez won the pot with a higher full house to eliminate Hughes in ninth place.

German Gomez  –  1,000,000  (125 bb)
David “Moose” Hughes  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($750)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 268,000 (34 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $855.