$300 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
Level 4: Blinds 100/200
Jeff and Zach Kessler are not the only father & son poker-playing duo here at the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll” Poker Open.
Blain Ovind and his son Blake are both trying their luck on the felt today playing Pot Limit Omaha High/Low. They’re seated at adjacent tables, so not playing together, yet.
Blain finished third in Event 8 (8-Max) last night, pocketing $4,212.
$300 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
End of Level 3: Blinds 75/150
Luis Santoni, winner of the HORSE event, has already busted out of this event and re-entered.
The player count is up to 30 and they’re taking a break at the conclusion of level 3.
$300 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
And now for a change of pace: Pot Limit Omaha High/Low! This one-day event will appeal to a select, smaller group of players than the every day No Limit Hold’em events.
Players began with 15,000 chips and levels are 30 minutes long. This is a one-day event, so they’ll play until a winner is determined.
Cards are in the air!
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 10: $250 Buy-in H.O.R.S.E Tournament
August 23-24, 2014
Entries: 74
Prize Pool: $15,540
RECAP
Seventy-Four players took to the felt in the $250 H.O.R.S.E tournament and it turned out the last person standing was actually a snake. Jack “The Snake” Deutsch of Staten Island, NY (pictured above) excitedly took down the eight-handed final table scoring $5,749 along with a beautiful Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy, a custom framed photograph with an event information plaque and commemorative pin provided by IMPDI. But it wasn’t easy as this final table was a roller coaster ride rivaling anything Disneyworld has to offer.
Coming in second in chips, Peter Walsworth was involved in the strange situation of bouncing between this final table and Day 2 of Event 8. With the seat empty for much of the tournament, the players tried to take advantage of Walsworth being out of his chair but it turned out not even an vacant seat was easily dispatched.
After Nicholas Kost ended Grady Yeager’s day, Walsworth made his way back to the table and promptly crippled Anita Pearl before Jack Deutsch finished her off and took the final table to six. One of the more exciting hands saw Nancy Cope hit a 2-6 straight flush in Stud Hi-Lo against Deutsch putting Deutsch in trouble and adding to her chip lead.
But the next elimination came by way of Faith Klimzack sending Richard Shtrax to the rail hitting trip 7’s on the river in Stud. As it turned out, both she and Nicholas Kost were saved numerous times on river cards before Deutsch send Kost to the rail with pocket aces in Hold ‘Em and we were down to four, including the still mostly absent Walsworth.
But when Walsworth came back to the table on a break, a discussion broke out about a chop which went nowhere but Walsworth did in a Razz hand that saw a great starting hand turned in a payout ticket as he was dealt a jack and then double paired to end his day. Then after Faith Klimzack saw her day end on a river card in Stud, we entered heads-up between Deutsch and Cope.
Cope held around a 3:2 chip lead on Deutsch but a risky chase in Razz by Cope turned it around and put Deutsch in position to win the tourney. Amazingly, the cards seemed to go against Deutsch as pot after pot went Cope’s way capped by another Razz hand where Cope took another river risk with trip 10’s showing but she caught her card on 7th street and Deutsch caught a jack leaving him jack-high to Cope’s ten-high and we played on. Deutsch managed once again to take the lead after two Stud hands where Cope called down with a pair of 3’s and then later sniffed out a bluff to take Cope down to 60k in chips.
Even then, Cope would not go away. Five straight hands where Deutsch had a chance to win, Cope survived. Finally, Deutsch hit an Omaha 8 hand where he had trip 5’s and won the low putting Cope back in the catbird seat. Deutsch finally finished her off in spectaular fashion in Omaha 8 hitting a 2-6 straight of his own on the river scooping the pot and after two and a half hours of heads-up play claimed the championship.
“I could tell in some of the games she was a fairly inexperienced player. She bet on the come a lot throughout the tournament and I managed to take advantage.” said a thrilled Deutsch. “The win is very meaningful to me. So many times I’ve cashed and made final tables but I don’t have enough wins to show for it. So it’s a great feeling to take home this trophy. Thanks to the Seminole Hard Rock and dealers and floor staff who did a terrific job running this tournament. The Hard Rock is now one of my new favorite homes!”
We’ll see if the man from Staten Island, NY they call “The Snake” and his collection of snake card covers will be making more appearances here in this Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open as Deutsch plans to take a couple of days off, enjoy the victory and then make a decision on playing the Main Event.
Congratulations to our Event 10 Champion, Jack Deutsch!
FINAL RESULTS
1. JACK DEUTSCH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $5,749
2. NANCY COPE (MIAMI SPRINGS, FL): $3,077
3. FAITH KLIMCZAK (MOORE, SC): $2,067
4. PETER WALSWORTH (SARASOTA, FL): $1,461
5. NICHOLAS KOST (CHICAGO, IL): $1,119
6. RICHARD SHTRAX (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $886
7. ANITA PERL (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $684
8. GRADY YEAGER JR (CAPE CORAL, FL): $497
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 25: 30000/60000 Limits
After a two and a half hour heads-up match, Jack Deutsch finally outlasted Nancy Cope to take the Event 10 H.O.R.S.E title and the $5,479 first place prize.
After getting Cope down to around 60,000 chips, Pope held off elimination five times before the final Omaha 8 hand.
Deutsch: 
Cope: 
Cope had the early lead on the 
flop. The 
give Deutsch the low and a shot at the scoop. Deutsch screamed with joy as the 
hit on the river giving him a six-high straight and the low to close out the tournament.
With that, “The Snake” picks up the title, the beautiful Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy and a custom framed 16×20 photograph provided by IMPDI along with $5,479.
Jack Deutsch (Staten Island, NY) – $5,479
And Nancy Cope finishes as our runner-up in a great match and takes home $3,077. Congratulations to both players on an outstanding tournament!
Nancy Cope (Miami Springs, FL) – $3,077
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 23: 15000/30000 Limits
It has been a see-saw battle between Nancy Cope and Jack Deutsch for the Event 10 title.
Earlier Deutsch won two huge hands to take a commanding chip lead including a Razz hand where Cope took a stab jack-high and missed leaving Deutsch in a spot to wrap it up.
But Cope slowly fought her way back hand by hand and in a stunning comeback has re-taken the lead. In another Razz hand showing trip 10’s, Cope hit on the river to pick a ten-low to Deutsch’s jack-low to turn it around.
Chip counts:
Cope: 422,000
Deutsch: 318,000
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 21: 10000/20000 Limits
A up and down ride all down long for Faith Klimzack comes to a close playing Stud in Level 21.
Klimzack had fought back brilliantly today after being short stacked twice with some spectacular hands on this final table but an rough late run ended her day at the hands of Nancy Cope.
With Klimzack showing 
and Cope with 
, Klimzack checked 7th street with her last bet behind her and Cope made the bet putting her all in. Klimzack called flipping A-5-5 for two pair but Cope hit a river card and showed A-Q-3 for a higher two pair to eliminate Klimzach.
Klimzach will receive $2,067 for her efforts today.
Faith Klimzack (Moore, SC) – $2,067
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 21: 10000/20000 Limits
After some heated discussion about making a deal, Peter Walsworth let it fly in Razz but took a rough last two cards to end his dual tournament journey.
In a tight race in Razz, Walsworth held the lead on 4th street with 
against Nancy Cope’s 
but ended up getting the 
and then double pairing on the last two cards. Cope managed to pull a 7 and edged him out.
So Walsworth ends up with a 4th place finish, $1,461 and can devote his full attention to Event 8 where he has already cashed as well.
Peter Walsworth (Sarasota, FL) – $1,461
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 21: 10000/20000 Limits
After a wild Level 20 which saw amazing river cards, Faith Klimzach catch up to Nancy Cope and Peter Walsworth spending most of his time at his Event 8 seat, Nicholas Kost couldn’t survive the whirlwind at the start of Level 21.
Kost, who had just hit two pair on a river to stay alive, pushed his luck in Hold ‘Em with 
but ran right into Jack Deutsch’s . Cole didn’t come close to even getting a sweat and had his tournament ride end in a 5th place finish and $1,119 plus an apparent trip to the Eight-Game Mix tourney.
Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL) – $1,119
$250 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E.
Level 19: 6000/12000 Limits
Right off the break, Richard Shtrax finally made his stand. Coming into the final table with only 29,000 and at 21,000 after the break, Shtrax showed 
vs. Faith Klimzack’s 
. After Shtrax’s chips were in, he showed a pair of tens against Klimzack’s sevens.
Shtrax was ahead until 7th street when Klimzak hit a third 7 for trips and Shtrax’s uphill battle had finally ended with a 6th place finish and an $886 payout.
Richard Shtrax (Coral Springs, FL) – $886