Ethan Bennett Wins his 2nd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2024 RRPO Event 11 Heads-Up Deal for $13,000

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $53,760
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,800
November 22, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 11 Champion Ethan Bennett

Event 11 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 128 entries generated a prize pool of $53,760, with an additional $12,800 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and Ethan Bennett was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 11 winner for $13,000.

The victory marked Bennett’s second SHRP major series trophy, previously winning a $400 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2023 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EthanBennett$13,000*
2DimasMartinez$12,100*
3ZacharyFischer$5,775
4MikhailChykiliov$3,630
5AndrePlaza$2,690
6DavidDambrosi$2,315
7IkechukwuNlemchi$2,005
8JohnBinns$1,775
9JasonRoig$1,560
10JordanRichard$1,370
11SinvalDomingues De Araujo$1,370
12JuanMarquez$1,370
13ChristopherMo$1,200
14ZyadQasem$1,200
15ShaharBiniamimov$1,200
16AndreiMitsiuk$1,200

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 11: Ethan Bennett Wins in a Heads-Up Deal

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 128

Dimas Martinez (left) and Ethan Bennett (right)

After playing heads-up for a little while, Dimas Martinez and Ethan Bennett agreed to a heads-up deal.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Ethan Bennett  –  1,365,000  (68 bb)
Dimas Martinez  –  1,195,000  (60 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Ethan Bennett  –  $13,000
Dimas Martinez  –  $12,100

As the chip leader, Ethan Bennett was the official Event 11 champion for $13,000 and his second SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of Event 11 will be posted later tonight.

Event 11: Dimas Martinez Leads the Final Three Players

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 128

Dimas Martinez

Dimas Martinez  –  1,580,000  (79 bb)
Ethan Bennett  –  790,000  (40 bb)
Zachary Fischer  –  190,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775

4th:  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  $3,630
5th:  Andre Plaza  –  $2,690
6th:  David Dambrosi  –  $2,315
7th:  Ikechukwu Nlemchi  –  $2,005
8th:  John Binns  –  $1,775
9th:  Jason Roig  –  $1,560
10th:  Jordan Richard  –  $1,370
11th:  Sinval Domingues De Araujo  –  $1,370
12th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,370
13th:  Christopher Mo  –  $1,200
14th:  Zyad Qasem  –  $1,200
15th:  Shahar Biniaminov  –  $1,200
16th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,200

Event 11: Mikhail Chykiliov – 4th Place ($3,630)

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 128

Following a flop of Jc8s6c, Mikhail Chykiliov was all in from the small blind with AdKdQsTs[9s[][for][for][a][wrap][against][Dimas][Martinez][in][the][big][blind][holding][AcJh8c7h6h] for two pair with a flush draw.

The 3s turn and 9c river completed the board, giving Martinez a flush to eliminate Chykiliov in fourth place.

Dimas Martinez  –  1,370,000  (86 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,630)

Event 11: Andre Plaza – 5th Place ($2,690)

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 128

Zachary Fischer raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Michael N called in the cutoff, Ethan Bennett called in the small blind, and Andre Plaza reraised all in from the big blind for 84,000. Fischer reraised the pot and isolated the action.

Fischer:  AcAs9s8s2s
Plaza:  QsJsTs9h2d

The board ran out Kd6s5c5dTc, no help to Plaza, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Zachary Fischer  –  830,000  (83 bb)
Andre Plaza  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,690)

Recent Eliminations
6th:  David Dambrosi  –  $2,315

With four players remaining from 128 entries, the average stack is 640,000 (64 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,630.

Event 11: Dimas Martinez Leads the Final Six Players

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 128

Seat 1:  Andre Plaza  –  170,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2:  Zachary Fischer  –  410,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3:  David Dambrosi  –  115,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael N  –  755,000  (94 bb)
Seat 5:  Dimas Martinez  –  990,000  (124 bb)
Seat 6:  Ethan Bennett  –  200,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775
4th:  $3,630
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,315

7th:  Ikechukwu Nlemchi  –  $2,005
8th:  John Binns  –  $1,775
9th:  Jason Roig  –  $1,560
10th:  Jordan Richard  –  $1,370
11th:  Sinval Domingues De Araujo  –  $1,370
12th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,370
13th:  Christopher Mo  –  $1,200
14th:  Zyad Qasem  –  $1,200
15th:  Shahar Biniaminov  –  $1,200
16th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,200

Event 11: Prize Pool and Payouts; $15,425 to the Five-Card PLO Bounty Champ

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $53,760
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,800
November 22, 2024

Event 11 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a  $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 128 entries generated a prize pool of $53,760, with an additional $12,800 set aside for bounties. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,200.

Up top for the winner is $15,425.

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775
4th:  $3,630
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $2,005
8th:  $1,775
9th:  $1,560
10th-12th:  $1,370
13th-16th:  $1,200

Event 11: All the Action You Need

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level:  100/100 with a 100 ante

First up today, we had an Omaha tournament, then we threw a bounty tournament, and now we do a bit of both. RRPO Event 11 is a $600 Deep Stack with $100 bounties and they’ll play some Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha.

Tons of action from start to finish.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 11 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Club WPT Gold Passport will be awarded for the overall chip leader at the start of Day 2 and to the final 9 players at the final table
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 9 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 10 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 11 – $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 11 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Club WPT Gold Passport will be awarded for the overall chip leader at the start of Day 2 and to the final 9 players at the final table
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Open Schedule