$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 188
Mitchell Range
Steve Olivier raised from under the gun, Mitchell Range three-bet all in for roughly 240,000 from the small blind, and Olivier called.
Range: Olivier:
The board ran out , no help to Range, ending his tournament in sixth place.
Steve Olivier – 1,515,000 (76 bb) Mitchell Range – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,440)
With five players remaining from a field of 188 entries, the average chip stack is about 750,000 (38 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,940 each.
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 8 $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry) Entries: 81 Prize Pool: $27,135 July 29, 2022
Event 8 Champion Chris Labrie
“The camaraderie of players in mixed games is why I quit hold’em years ago.”
That quote came from Chris Labrie of Tampa, Florida, after winning the $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (OE) event Friday night in a five-way deal. It was the first trophy of Labrie’s poker career.
“I really appreciate all the guys I’ve played with over the years that have really helped me improve my game,” said Labrie. “Honestly, I wouldn’t be here without them. I’ve just been blessed.”
A game like OE has a much different vibe than the hold’em events that attract massive fields, and that’s part of the appeal for Labrie.
“When you play in a hold’em field, you can sit at a table and not know half the players,” said Labrie. “But in these kind of games, you know everybody. You may not know their names, but you’ve at least played with them before.”
On the flip side, those same factors often lead to stronger competition.
“It was a really tough final table,” said Labrie. ” The lead changed many times, and I was very impressed with everybody at the table. I didn’t think I was going to end up here, because I really wasn’t near the top in chips until the end.”
Labrie called out one of his opponents as particularly tough — runner-up Miami John Cernuto, a poker legend with three WSOP bracelets and more than $6 million in career earnings.
Labrie also praised Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
“The staff and dealers here are fabulous,” said Labrie. “To win here for the first time is as good as it gets. I just got back from Vegas, but far and away I love coming down here.
“Hopefully this is the first trophy of many to come,” said Labrie.
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 188
Harrison Luba
Harrison Luba raised all in for about 365,000 from under the gun and Steve Olivier isolated with a shove of his own from UTG+1.
Luba: Olivier:
The board came , giving Olivier a pair of jacks to eliminate Luba in seventh place.
Steve Olivier – 855,000 (43 bb) Harrison Luba – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,075)
With six players remaining from a field of 188 entries, the average chip stack is about 625,000 (32 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,440 each.
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 188
On the river of a board with roughly 150,000 in the pot, Sam Kang shoved from the big blind for about 205,000. Mitchell Range folded from under the gun and Joseph Hinton thought for a few moments before he called from UTG+1.
Kang showed for a pair of queens, but Hinton tabled for two pair, tens and nines, to win the pot and eliminate Kang in eighth place.
Joseph Hinton – 710,000 (47 bb) Sam Kang – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,815)
With seven players remaining from a field of 188 entries, the average chip stack is about 535,000 (36 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,075 each.
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 188
Caleb Piderit raised to 30,000 from middle position, Samuel Stockwell three-bet all in for about 140,000 from the big blind, and Piderit called.
Piderit: Stockwell:
The board came , giving Piderit a set of sevens to eliminate Stockwell in ninth place.
Caleb Piderit – 875,000 (58 bb) Samuel Stockwell – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,555)
With eight players remaining from a field of 188 entries, the average chip stack is 470,000 (31 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,815 each.
The final five players returned from a break and quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split up the remaining prizepool. These were their official chip counts:
1. Chris Labrie – 278,000 (6 BB) 2. Miami John Cernuto – 234,000 (5 BB) 3. Shane Daniels – 177,000 (4 BB) 4. Bobby Leff – 162,000 (3 BB) 5. Steve Allen – 126,000 (3 BB)
As chipleader, Chris Labrie was declared the champion, receiving the title and the trophy. Here are the modified payouts they agreed to:
1st: Chris Labrie – $5,328 + SHRPO trophy 2nd: Miami John Cernuto – $4,754 3rd: Shane Daniels – $4,010 4th: Bobby Leff – $3,814 5th: Steve Allen – $3,344
Congratulations to Chris Labrie!
Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.
During a round of Stud-8, Bobby Leff limped for 20,000, Hoyt Verner raised all in for 35,000, and Leff called.
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Leff started off with split aces to put him in the lead, and picked up two pair on 4th street, while Verner improved to a heart flush draw with three cards to come.
But Leff made a full house on 6th street, nines full of aces, to clinch the pot. When the final cards were dealt, Verner wasn’t able to complete his flush anyway.
Leff won the pot with an even better full house, aces full of nines, to eliminate Verner in sixth place.
Bobby Leff – 162,000 (4 BB) Hoyt Verner – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,360)
With five players remaining from a field of 81 entries, the average chip stack is around 194,000 (5 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,700 each.
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