2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  229
Prize Pool:  $107,630
Bounty Prize Pool:  $114,500
April 3-4, 2022

Event 20 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry). The two-day affair drew 229 entries, producing a prize pool of $107,630, with another $114,500 set aside for bounties. All told, the $100,000 guarantee was more than doubled.

Outlasting the rest for the outright win was Matthew Lambrecht, earning $24,065 for the victory.

“I came in with a lot of chips today, and just kept chipping up,” said Lambrecht afterward. “I had over 100 big blinds for almost the entire day, so it was pretty straightforward.”

Lambrecht and Richard Kellett played a long heads-up match, lasting nearly three-and-a-half hours before Lambrecht came out on top.

“Richard and I were pretty much the only ones with chips at the final table, and then we got heads-up and were really deep. It was fun. You don’t get to play heads-up too often, and it was a really good battle.”

For Lambrecht, it’s his first SHRP major series trophy. The score also puts him over the $600,000 mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 229

Matthew Lambrecht raised to about 500,000 and Richard Kellett called all in for about that amount with , leading Lambrecht’s .

The board ran out , giving Lambrecht tens and fours on the river to win the tournament outright for $24,065.

Richard Kellett finished runner-up for $16,100.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Richard Kellett raised from the button and Matthew Lambrecht called.

The flop was and Lambrecht check-called 85,000 from Kellett.

The turn was the , Lambrecht checked, Kellett bet 220,000, Lambrecht check-raised all in with a covering stack, and Kellett folded.

Matthew Lambrecht  – 3,970,000  (79 bb)
Richard Kellett  – 610,000  (12 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Matthew Lambrecht raised to 85,000 from the button and Richard Kellett called.

The flop was , Kellett checked, Lambrecht continued for 70,000, Kellett check-raised to 200,000, and Lambrecht called.

The turn was the , Kellett bet 220,000, and Lambrecht called.

The river was the , Kellett checked, Lambrecht bet 375,000, and Kellett folded.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  3,150,000  (79 bb)
Richard Kellett  –  1,430,000  (36 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Richard Kellett raised to 95,000 and Matthew Lambrecht called.

The flop was and Lambrecht check-called 70,000 from Kellett.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Lambrecht bet 275,000, and Kellett thought for a bit before he called.

Lambrecht tabled for a queen-high straight, Kellett mucked, and Lambrecht won the pot.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,080,000  (52 bb)
Richard Kellett  –  2,500,000  (63 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Richard Kellett limped in for 30,000, Matthew Lambrecht raised to 100,000, Kellett reraised all in with a covering stack, and Lambrecht called all in for 585,000.

Kellett: 
Lambrecht: 

The board ran out , giving Lambrecht queens and fours to double up.

Richard Kellett  –  3,380,000  (113 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,200,000  (40 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Matthew Lambrecht raised to 65,000 and Richard Kellett called.

The flop was and Kellett check-called 50,000 from Lambrecht.

The turn was the , Kellett checked, Lambrecht bet 110,000, Kellett check-raised to about 260,000, and Lambrecht folded.

Richard Kellett  –  3,965,000  (132 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  – 615,000  (21 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Richard Kellett limped for 30,000 and Matthew Lambrecht checked.

The flop was , Lambrecht bet 30,000 and Kellett called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Lambrecht bet 55,000, and Kellett called after a few moments.

“Nine high,” said Lambrehct, shaking his head.

Kellett tabled , Lambrecht mucked, and Kellett won the pot.

Richard Kellett  –  3,550,000  (118 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,030,000  (34 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Starting heads-up play 100 big blinds deep apiece, the pots haven’t been too bloated between Richard Kellett and Matthew Lambrecht.

Kellett, though, has been winning majority of the pots so far and is comfortably in the chip lead.

Richard Kellett  –  3,000,000  (120 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,580,000  (63 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 229

Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,420,000  (121 bb(
Richard Kellett  –  2,160,000  (108 bb)

1st:  $24,065
2nd:  $16,100