Event 6: Chip Counts on Dinner Break

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 35

Play resumes at about 7:35 p.m.

Table 40
Seat 1:
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Mark Hurst –  33,500  (4 big bets)
Seat 5:  Michael Soroka  –  19,500  (2 big bets)
Seat 6:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  126,000  (16 big bets)
Seat 7:  Matthew Lessor  –  14,500  (2 big bets)
Seat 8:  Caleb Piderit  –  20,000  (2.5 big bets)

Table 44
Seat 1:  Dmitriy Strunin  –  30,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Joel Harwood  –  35,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Efthimios Piperakis  –  61,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 7:  George Kraynak  –  83,000  (10 big bets)
Seat 8:  Donny Rubinstein  –  102,500  (13 big bets)

Recent eliminations include Ricardo Velasco, John Goyette, Jonathan Toft-Nielsen, and Aaron Klausman.

Event 6: Bobby Leff Eliminated by Caleb Piderit

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  14 of 35

Razz

Bobby Leff:  (X-X)  /  Ax
Michael Soroka:  (X-X)  /  8x
Maksim Pisarenko:  (X-X)  /  9x
Caleb Piderit:  (X-X)  /  8x

Fellow short stacks Bobby Leff and Caleb Piderit were all in on third street, with side action still pending between Michael Soroka and Maksim Pisarenko.

Here were the runouts until fifth street:

Leff:  (X-X)  /  AxKxKx
Soroka:  (X-X)  /  8xKx6x
Pisarenko:  (X-X)  /  9xQx2x  –  fold
Piderit:  (X-X)  /  8x8x5x

Fourth Street:  Pisarenko checked, Soroka checked
Fifth Street:  Pisarenko checked, Soroka bet, Pisarenko folded

Leff:  Jx7x  /  AxKxKx
Soroka:  3x2x  /  8xKx6x
Piderit:  3xAx  /  8x8x5x

Soroka had the lead with king-eight drawing to an eight-six, while Piderit was drawing to an eight-five.

Here was the rest of the runout:

Leff:  Jx7x  /  AxKxKx4x  /  10x
Soroka:  3x2x  /  8xKx6x8x  /  7x
Piderit:  3xAx  /  8x8x5x7x  /  7x

Piderit made an eight-seven-five, besting Soroka’s eight-seven-six and Leff’s jack to eliminate Leff.

Caleb Piderit  –  13,000  (3 big bets)
Michael Soroka  –  62,000  (16 big bets)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  32,000  (8 big bets)
Bobby Leff  –  Eliminated

Event 6: H.O.R.S.E. Final Two Tables

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  15 of 35

Table 40
Seat 1:  Dmitriy Strunin  –  25,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 2:  John Goyette  –  59,000  (15 big bets)
Seat 3:  Bobby Leff  –  3,000  (< 1 big bet)
Seat 4:  Mark Hurst –  24,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 5:  Michael Soroka  –  47,000  (12 big bets)
Seat 6:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  41,000  (10 big bets)
Seat 7:  Matthew Lessor  –  35,000  (9 big bets)
Seat 8:  Caleb Piderit  –  17,000  (4 big bets)

Table 44
Seat 1:  Ricardo Velasco  –  31,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 2:  Jonathan Toft-Nielsen  –  14,000  (4 big bets)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Joel Harwood  –  43,000  (11 big bets)
Seat 5:  Aaron Klausman  –  33,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 6:  Efthimios Piperakis  –  66,000  (17 big bets)
Seat 7:  George Kraynak  –  37,000  (9 big bets)
Seat 8:  Donny Rubinstein  –  50,000  (13 big bets)

Event 6: Matthew Hurst Eliminated by Matthew Lessor

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  17 of 35

Omaha 8

Matthew Lessor limped from under the gun and Matthew Hurst checked in the big blind.

The flop was Jh5d4s, Hurst checked, Lessor bet 1,500, Hurst check-raised to 3,000, Lessor reraised and Hurst committed his remaining 5,000-ish.

Lessor:  AcQh3c2h
Hurst:  Jd8h6h4h

Hurst had jacks and fours, while Lessor had wheel outs along with the nut low draw.

The 6s turn and 9c river completed the board, giving Lessor a six-high straight along with the nut low to scoop the pot and eliminate Hurst.

Matthew Lessor  –  39,000  (13 big bets)
Matthew Hurst  –  Eliminated

Event 6: H.O.R.S.E. Prize Pool and Payouts

2022 Everglades Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  35
Prize Pool:  $7,315
September 20, 2022

Event 6 of the 2022 Everglades Poker Open, the $250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), attracted 35 entries and created a prize pool of $7,315. The final five players will cash, with a min-cash playing $585.

Up top for the winner is $2,999 and a guitar trophy.

1st:  $2,999 + Guitar Trophy
2nd:  $1,829
3rd:  $1,097
4th:  $805
5th:  $585

Everglades Poker Open Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #6 – $250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • 15,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late Registration with unlimited re-entries until 3:30 p.m.
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #7 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Freezeout)

Tournament updates will begin at about 3:00 p.m.