2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 171
Prize Pool:  $41,040
Bounty Prize Pool: $17,100
July 26, 2021

Event 8 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, a $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry), drew 171 entries and generated a prize pool of $41,040, with another $17,100 dedicated to bounties. After about fourteen hours, Eric Piderit emerged victorious to capture the first-place prize of $10,730.

This is Piderit’s second Seminole Hard Rock Major trophy, having previously won a bounty event at the 2017 Showdown series, also outright. Playing for the win is important to Piderit, who does not entertain the idea of a chop.

“I don’t even know what first place pays,” Piderit said before heads-up play began. “If ever I make a huge final table, I’ll want the experience already of having played for the win. These tournaments are perfect for that.”

Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, Piderit resides in Weston, Florida and is a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock. When he won his first SHRP trophy in 2017, his wife Tamra was there to see him do it. Tonight, it was his son Caleb on-site to witness the victory.

“He’s my best friend in the world,” Piderit said of Caleb. “Shout out to Team Ride or Die.”

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 171

Eric Piderit raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Andre Bryan called all in from the big blind for 415,000.

Piderit:
Bryan:

The flop came down , keeping Piderit ahead. The turn, however, brought the to vault Bryan into the lead with a pair of jacks. Piderit picked up a flush draw, though.

The river was the , giving Piderit a pair of queens to lock up the victory, good for $10,730.

Andre Bryan finished runner-up for $7,140.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 171

Roni Zelichonok limped from the small blind and Eric Piderit checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Zelichonok bet 55,000, Piderit raised to 125,000 and Zelichonok called.

The turn was the , Zelichonok checked and Piderit shoved for effectively 650,000.

Zelichonok tanked for a little while before he called all in with for a pair of eights with a flush draw and straight draw. Piderit tabled for a pair of jacks.

The river was the , no help to Zelichonok, ending his run in third place.

Eric Piderit – 2,010,000 (67 bb)
Andre Bryan – 555,000 (19 bb)
Roni Zelichonok – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,210)

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 171

Eric Piderit – 1,050,000 (42 bb)
Roni Zelichonok – 900,000 (36 bb)
Andre Bryan – 615,000 (25 bb)

1st: $10,730 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,140
3rd: $4,210

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 171

Andrew Koski raised all in for about 285,000 from under the gun/cutoff and Eric Piderit isolated the pot from the small blind.

Koski:
Piderit:

The board came down , giving Piderit aces full of kings to eliminate Koski in fourth place.

Eric Piderit – 760,000 (38 bb)
Andrew Koski – Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,560)

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 171

Eric Piderit raised all in for about 260,000 from under the gun and Brandon Sligh called all in for about 175,000 from the hijack,

Piderit:
Sligh:

The board came down , giving Piderit tens and sixes to eliminate Sligh in fifth place.

Eric Piderit – 480,000 (32 bb)
Brandon Sligh – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,975)

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 171

Miguel Solano Rodriguez raised to 70,000 from the hijack, Andre Bryan reraised from the small blind and Rodriguez called all in for another 20,000 with , trailing Bryan’s .

The board came down , giving Bryan a pair of tens to eliminate Rodriguez in sixth place.

Andre Bryan – 1,500,000 (100 bb)
Miguel Solano Rodriguez – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,635)

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 171

After running ace-queen suited into aces, James Sutherland was down to 29,000.

Andrew Koski raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, Sutherland reraised all in for 29,000 from the button, Eric Piderit called from the big blind and Koski called.

They checked down a board of .

Koski:
Sutherland:
Piderit:

Piderit took it down with queens and jacks, winning the bounty and eliminating Sutherland in seventh place.

Eric Piderit – 270,000 (18 bb)
Andrew Koski – 330,000 (22 bb)
James Sutherland – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,415)

After the hand, the players decided to keep their own $100 bounties.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 171

Alecia Ackred raised all in for 186,000 from middle position and Andre Bryan called from the big blind.

Ackred:
Bryan:

The board came down , not enough help to Ackred, ending her tournament in eighth place and locking up another bounty for Bryan.

Andrey Bryan – 1,070,000 (107 bb)
Alecia Ackred – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,205)

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 171

Roni Zelichonok raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Andre Bryan called from the hijack and Jamison Alford three-bet all in for 76,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Zelichonok who thought for a while before he folded. Bryan called.

Alford:
Bryan:

The board ran out , no help to Alford, ending his tournament in ninth place while Bryan collected the bounty.

Andre Bryan – 800,000 (80 bb)
Jamison Alford – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,000)