2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $56,700
November 18, 2022

Event 9 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 108 entries generated a prize pool of $56,700, and emerging victorious was Sal Pipitone, winning outright for $16,900.

This marked Pipitone’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having won his first at the 2021 RRPO in the $400 H.O.R.S.E.

That was Pipitone’s first time at the Seminole Hard Rock, and in the short span of a year, he has amassed ten cashes in the mixed-game tournaments, including four final tables and now two victories.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 108

Sal Pipitone raised to 100,000 from the button, Charlie Coultas three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind, and Pipitone called.

The flop came , Coultas bet 50,000, Pipitone raised to 100,000, Coulas three-bet to 150,000, Pipitone capped it at 200,000, and Coultas called.

The turn was the , Coultas bet 100,000, Pipitone raised to 200,000, Coultas reraised all in for about 230,000, and Pipitone called.

Pipitone: 
Coultas: 

Coultas was ahead with a set of queens, while Pipitone had an overpair and flush draw (his bottom two pair was moot).

The river was the , giving Pipitone a king-high flush to win Event 9 outright for $16,900 and his second SHRP major series trophy.

Coultas finished runner-up for $10,390.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Charlie Coultas and Sal Pipitone agreed to look at the numbers for a potential deal, but ultimately decided that playing it out was the preferred route. Each is hoping to capture his second SHRP major series trophy.

Coultas won his at the 2017 SHRPO in a $2,650 PLO event, while Pipitone’s came at the 2021 RRPO in a $400 H.O.R.S.E.

Through the first half hour of their heads-up match, Pipitone has pulled ahead.

Sal Pipitone  –  950,000  (12 BB)
Charlie Coultas  –  650,000  (8 BB)

1st:  $16,900 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $10,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Volodymyr Kondratenko called all in for 30,000 from the small blind with , facing Charlie Coultas’ in the big blind.

The board ran out , giving Coultas kings and treys to eliminate Kondratenko in third place.

Charlie Coultas  –  975,000  (16 BB)
Sal Pipitone  –  625,000  (10 BB)
Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,295)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Charlie Coultas limped for 30,000 on the button, Sal Pipitone completed in the small blind, Volodymyr Kondratenko raised to 60,000 from the big blind, Coultas called, and Pipitone called.

The flop was , and action checked to Coultas who bet 30,000. Both Pipitone and Kondratenko called.

The turn was the , and everyone checked.

The river was the , Pipitone bet 60,000, Kondratenko called, Coultas raised to 120,000, Pipitone called, and Kondratenko open folded (leaving himself 30,000).

Coultas tabled for quad eights, Pipitone showed a defeated for kings full of eights, and Coultas won the pot.

Charlie Coultas  –  945,000  (16 BB)
Sal Pipitone  –  625,000  (10 BB)
Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  30,000  (< 1 BB)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Charlie Coultas raised to 60,000 from the button, Dale Phillips three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind, Sal Pipitone called in the big blind, and Coultas called.

The flop was , Phillips bet 30,000, Pipitone called, and Coultas called.

The turn was the , Phillips bet his remaining, 10,000, Pipitone called, and Coultas called.

The river was the , Pipitone bet 60,000, and Coultas called.

Pipitone tabled , giving Pipitone trip jacks with an ace kicker. Coultas flashed for inferior trip jacks and mucked.

Phillips showed for cracked aces and a nut-low draw that never got there, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Sal Pipitone  –  685,000  (11 BB)
Charlie Coultas  –  560,000  (9 BB)
Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  375,000  (6 BB)
Dale Phillips  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,110)

1st:  $16,900 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $10,390
3rd:  $6,295

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 108

Nick Yunis raised all in for 35,000 from under the gun, Charlie Coultas called on the button, Dale Phillips called in the small blind, and Sal Pipitone called in the big blind.

The flop was , and action checked to Coultas who bet 25,000. Both Phillips and Pipitone called.

The turn was checked around.

The river was the , Phillips checked, Pipitone bet 50,000, Coultas folded, and Phillips folded.

Pipitone showed for aces and eights with the nut low, besting Yunis’ to eliminate Yunis in sixth place.

Sal Pipitone  –  350,000  (7 BB)
Nick Yunis  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,610)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 108

Josh Pender raised to 50,000 from middle position, Charlie Coultas three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind, Pender four-bet all in for 90,000, and Coulas called.

Pender: 
Coultas: 

The board ran out , giving Coultas trip sixes to eliminate Pender in seventh place.

Charlie Coultas  –  780,000  (16 BB)
Josh Pender  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,210)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 108

David McHenry raised to 40,000 from middle position, Al Wu Feng three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind, and McHenry called.

The flop was , Feng bet 20,000, and McHenry called.

The turn was the , Feng bet his remaining 24,000, and McHenry called.

McHenry: 
Feng: 

McHenry had aces and kings, leading Feng’s aces and deuces.

The river was the , no help to Feng, ending his tournament in eighth place.

David McHenry  –  360,000  (9 BB)
Al Wu Feng  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,930)