Duff Charette Goes From Last to First to Win His Third SHRP Trophy in Event 34 Outright for $76,075

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  838
Prize Pool:  $435,760
November 27-29, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 34 Champion Duff Charette

Event 34 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over three starting flights, a field of 838 entries generated a prize pool of $435,760, more than doubling the guarantee.

There were 106 players who made it to Day 2 and were guaranteed at least a min-cash. The one most likely to min-cash was Duff Charette, who began last in 106th place of those returning Day 2 players with just 10,000 in chips at the 2,000/4,000/4,000 level. However, Charette went on an amazing run, turning his 2.5 big blinds into a $76,075 first-place score.

“A series saver, for sure,” said Charette afterward. “Florida poker is good to me.”

The win is Charette’s third SHRP major series trophy win. Most recently, he won a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2022 SHRPO, while his first came in the $5,000 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em at the 2021 RRPO almost one year ago today.

“I was planning to play that $5K again,” admitted Charette. “I was the big blind on the first hand, so I was all in right away. I had 3-4 suited, was in against two better hands, flopped it, and just ran it up from there. I’ll take it.”

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DuffCharette$76,075
2AsemAlsaadi$52,300
3ConnorRash$34,900
4LuniquePetiote$25,795
5MichaelLaufer$19,600
6AlanHamza$15,600
7PaulValenzuela$12,900
8JoseRivero$10,270
9ChrisAudrain$7,715
10ChandanMathur$7,715
11RonnieAbro$6,330
12BrandonDuvdivani$6,330
13ScottZakheim$5,010
14DavidKahan$5,010
15StevenBennett$5,010
16StevenMcKoy$4,150
17EphraimUzan$4,150
18JasonHickey$4,150
19VincentGiuliano$3,415
20DavidMcGowan$3,415
21PhuVo$3,415
22ZacharyMullenix$2,890
23DominickSannino$2,890
24LawrenceMeldman$2,890
25ZakVanKeuren$2,390
26MosheGutnick$2,390
27DonaldMaloney$2,390
28CalebPiderit$2,005
29DavidLaufer$2,005
30She LokWong$2,005
31SherryVassilaros$2,005
32AlanHayden$2,005
33CharbelAzzi$2,005
34CameronStorto$2,005
35MeghanSmith$2,005
36RyanRiver$2,005
37JasonDos Santos$1,735
38JeremyBecker$1,735
39WillGivens$1,735
40MichaelDavis$1,735
41JamesFrangouldis$1,735
42AminHosein$1,735
43MariaKonnikova$1,735
44BarryWerpin$1,735
45LaurenceEssak$1,735
46DavidDiBernardi$1,540
47DennisRodriguez$1,540
48Neil JohnPrincipe$1,540
49MichaelGarcia$1,540
50RonaldKatz$1,540
51GregoryBaird$1,540
52MatthewGruda$1,540
53SamuelBrown$1,540
54JesseCohen$1,540
55JugalDaterao$1,390
56KevinNaim$1,390
57SamuelTaylor$1,390
58ChadHimmelspach$1,390
59TaylorHart$1,390
60DaniyalGheba$1,390
61ShinyGalion$1,390
62AaronKupin$1,390
63MichaelEddy$1,390
64GiulianoLentini$1,265
65LukeBlindert$1,265
66LouisLeo IV$1,265
67FrancisMargaglione$1,265
68GilAboodi$1,265
69EmilianoGuido$1,265
70MarcoRodriguez$1,265
71RoniZelichonok$1,265
72LongNguyen$1,265
73ChristopherMitchell$1,155
74DavidGuiffreda$1,155
75AlexanderOrlov$1,155
76RomanPipman$1,155
77DonovanConley$1,155
78RobertKessler$1,155
79ArkadoGadelov$1,155
80AlexanderHaber$1,155
81NoahPiderit$1,155
82HuicunQiao$1,055
83LeviBerger$1,055
84ButchieMitchell$1,055
85LawrenceKlur$1,055
86MichaelNye$1,055
87CarlosBermudez$1,055
88CoreyHochman$1,055
89TracyAllen$1,055
90CyrilDarmouni$1,055
91ChrisHak$960
92AlexanderMorgovsky$960
93JonathanDobson$960
94WilliamSlepcevich$960
95MatthewLamprecht$960
96IfranKarajic$960
97MatthewVetstein$960
98ChristopherMc Clung$960
99MarcSacheli$960
100BrettApter$960
101RobertoBendeck$960
102EliotHudon$960
103SebastienSoares$960
104PeterFox$960
105RobertZend-Gabori$960
106HowardFeingold$960

Event 34: Duff Charette Wins! ($76,075); Asem Alsaadi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($52,300)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 838

Following the elimination of Connor Rash (3rd – $34,900), Asam Alsaadi had about a 3:1 chip lead on Duff Charette.

However, Charette battled back and took the chip lead before closing it out.

On the final hand, Alsaadi limped in on the button, Charette raised to 450,000 from the big blind, Alsaadi reraised all in for about 4,500,000, and Charette called after a few moments with Ac2c, leading Alsaadi’s Qc9s.

The flop came down 8c4c3c, locking it up for Charette instantly with an ace-high flush, rendering the Qd turn and Jh river moot.

Charette won Event 34 outright for $76,075, while Alsaadi finished runner-up for $52,300.

A recap of the event will be posted later this morning.

Event 34: Alan Hamza – 6th Place ($15,600)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 838

Alan Hamza was all in for about 1,550,000 from the cutoff against Asem Alsaadi on the button.

Hamza:  KdQc
Alsaadi:  AsAh

The board ran out 9s7s4s6h5c, no help to Hamza, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Asem Alsaadi  –  8,800,000  (110 bb)
Alan Hamza  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($15,600)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 3,350,000 (42 bb). The remaining five players are guaranteed at least $19,600.

Event 34: Peru Valenzuela – 7th Place ($12,900)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 838

Duff Charette raised to 125,000 from middle position, Peru Valenzuela three-bet all in for about 600,000 from the small blind, and Charette thought for a few moments before he called.

Charette:  5d5s
Valenzuela:  9s7s

The board ran out Kc8h4dAsAh, no help to Valenzuela, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Duff Charette  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Peru Valenzuela  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($12,900)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 2,795,000  (47 bb). Everyone is guaranteed at least $15,600.

Event 34: Jose Rivero – 8th Place ($10,270)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 838

Jose Rivero was all in for about 1,350,000 from the small blind with 10s10h against Asem Alsaadi in early position holding KcKs.

The board came down Qs7s5s3hJd, no help to Rivero, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Asem Alsaado  –  4,300,000  (72 bb)
Jose Rivero  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($10,270)

Event 34: Chris Audrain – 9th Place ($7,715)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 838

Chris Audrain

Chris Audrain raised all in for 200,000 from the hijack and Alan Hamza called on the button with Kd9c, trailing Audrain’s AhAs.

The board came down 9d8d2hJd2d, giving Hamza a flush to eliminate Audrain in ninth place.

Alan Hamza  –  2,900,000  (58 bb)
Chris Audrain  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($7,715)

Event 34: Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 838

2022 RRPO Event 34 Final Table Lineup

Seat 1:  Duff Charette  –  2,045,000  (41 bb)
Seat 2:  Alan Hamza  –  3,265,000  (65 bb)
Seat 3:  Asem Alsaadi  –  2,450,000  (49 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Laufer  –  700,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Peru Valenzuela  –  860,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6:  Connor Rash  –  3,200,000  (64 bb)
Seat 7:  Lunique Petiote  –  2,400,000  (48 bb)
Seat 8:  Jose Rivero  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9:  Chris Audrain  –  350,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $76,075 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $52,300
3rd:  $34,900
4th:  $25,795
5th:  $19,600
6th:  $15,600
7th:  $12,900
8th:  $10,270
9th-10th:  $7,715