$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 10: 300/600/75 Ante
Event 12 is also rolling right along tonight. 128 entries have already been tallied with registration closing at the start of Level 11. So it’s the last chance for anyone who wants to take their shot at the Purple Chip Bounty to get in the game. We’ll have the final numbers after the players take their 30-minute break following the conclusion of this level.
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 5: 75/150/25 Ante
The big bounty tournament in the corner climbed over 100 entrants at the start of Level 5 but they have plenty of time to add to that number. Registration is open until after the dinner break when they shut it down at 9pm.
Notables counts:
Marc MacDonnell – 45,650 (304 bb)
Adamastor Santos – 36,050 (240 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 30,725 (205 bb)
Matt Stout – 21,425 (143 bb)
Darryll Fish – 15,550 (104 bb)
Ira Schwartz – 11,850 (79 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 11,850 (79 bb)
Dan Buzgon – 11,425 (76 bb)
Tim Burt – 9,800 (65 bb)
Ryan Tepen – 7,650 (51 bb)
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
The second big bounty tournament of the day is underway in the back corner of the ballroom. Event 12 has a $1,650 buy-in with a $500 bounty on each player and a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.
There will be more than one player who earns enough bounties to leave them freerolling long before they hit the money bubble.
Players begin with 12,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels at the start. Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 but players can only re-enter once if they are knocked out. There will be an extended 30-minute break after Level 10, registration will close, and the tournament will switch to 40-minute levels at that point.
This is a two-day tournament and surviving players at the end of Level 16 will return tomorrow at 3pm and play down to a champion.
2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
April 15th, 2015
Total Entries: 107
Total Prize Pool: $107,000
Recap:
A final table loaded with talent, a lightning fast structure and a earlier flight that day from Mexico couldn’t stop Robert Kuhn as he barrelled to the Event 12 Championship.
Throughout this tournament with fifteen minute levels, it was hard to keep track of all the action with players exiting the field everywhere you looked all evening. So many top stars had decided to take a shot at this event as a lead-in to the Main Event and it was inevitable that some great names were going to find their way to the end. The presence of Aaron Massey, Darryll Fish, Ory Hen and Jarod Ludemann loomed large but Robert Kuhn had one thing to counteract them: chips. Kuhn was a force with two tables left and by the time he reached the final table, Kuhn had nearly 30% of the chips in play and was ready to face down with some of poker’s best.
Kuhn, Aaron Massey and Jarod Ludemann did most of the heavy lifting terminating players in quick fashion. Massey took out Max Romano and Ory Hen, Kuhn cleared out James Oliver and Darryll Fish and Ludemann knocked out Tony Marini and then set himself up to compete for the championship by sending Massey to the rail in fourth place.
The eliminations did not slow down until the final three were left standing. Matthew Schnell battled ferociously but Kuhn and Ludemann would have none of it. Kuhn whittled down Schnell’s stack and then finished him off to get the field down to the final two players.
And as fast as the tournament ran, it ended even more quickly. After the two remaining players asked for a quick break before heads-up play, they returned to the table agreeing to a chop. Kuhn held a slight chip edge and with that claimed the Event 12 title.
Kuhn felt very fortunate to get to this final table and take it down. “I got it in extremely badly three different times and then got aces in two really clutch spots. I came into the final table with about 30% of the chips and when the dynamic is like that I’m just going to raise quite a bit. I kinda expected the field to be softer than it was. I saw a bunch of these tables and recognized a lot of these guys. There were no easy spots. The key spot on the final table was when my ace-jack held up against Darryll Fish. It was good to take him out.”
Tired from just having flown in from Mexico that day and winning the tournament this evening, Kuhn was feeling happy for quite a few reasons. “I feel good – now I don’t have to go to the bank! Now I can probably shell off $3,500 a couple more times than I intended to (for the Main Event). This is nice and fun plus friends being here is exciting. We literally came here straight from the airport from Playa Del Carmen.”
Kuhn was very complimentary of the staff and likes what he’s seen far of Seminole Hard Rock. “The dealers were really good. The tournament director did a great job keeping his composure especially running around like he did and I love this casino. First time I’ve been here and it’s really nice.” Kuhn will be spending some more time and money here as he gets ready for a run at the Main Event title starting on Thursday.
Congratulations to our Event 12 Champion – Robert Kuhn!
Results:
1st – Robert Kuhn (Barnsville, OH) – $28,738
2nd – Jarod Ludemann (Wells, MN) – $27,258
3rd – Matthew Schnell – (McKinleyville, CA) – $13,375
4th – Aaron Massey (Elmwood Park, IL) – $9,095
5th – Darryll Fish (Cape Coral, FL) – $7,223
6th – Ory Hen (Cooper City, FL) – $5,618
7th – James Oliver (Boca Raton, FL) – $4,548
8th – Riley Fuller (Boca Raton, FL) – $3,478
9th – Max Romano (Montreal, Ontario, Canada)- $2,408
10th – Tony Marini (Trumbull, CT) – $1,873
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
The turbo madness has ended. Robert Kuhn and Jarod Ludemann agreed to a chop to close out Event 12.
By virtue of a close chip count, Kuhn ended up ahead and holds off a star-studded final table to win the tournament.
Kuhn wins the title and $28,378 and Ludemann scores $27,258 for his 2nd place finish.
Congratulations to our Event 12 Champion – Robert Kuhn!
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante
The final three actually made it through a level without an elimination. But the hammer fell in Level 25 on Matthew Schnell.
With his chips starting to dwindle away, Schnell pushed all-in with 
and was snap-called by Robert Kuhn who turned over 
. Schnell knew his was in trouble. He did get a backdoor flush draw after the turn on a board of 
but with the 
on the river, Schnell was eliminated.
Matthew Schnell finishes in 3rd place for $13,375.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Aaron Massey has fallen here in Event 12.
Massey went all-in with 
after a raise by Jarod Ludemann but Ludemann quickly called with 
. Massey hit his ten on a 
flop but Ludemann re-took the lead with the 
on the turn. A 
on the river brought no help and Massey was eliminated.
Aaron Massey finishes in 4th place for $9,095.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 23: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Fighting off a couple of elimination hands, Darryll Fish started having dreams of a comeback but unfortunately for him his luck ran out.
Fish was in with the best hand holding 
against Robert Kuhn’s 
. Fish’s hand was spoiled on a 
flop and after the board ran out 
, his night was over.
Fish finishes in 5th place for $7,223.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
The turbo eliminations roll on as Ory Hen fell to Aaron Massey.
Massey woke up with pocket aces against Hen’s K-J. Hen did hit a king on the flop but got no additional help so Massey aces held and Hen was sent to the rail.
Ory Hen finishes in 6th place for $5,618.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
The rapid eliminations continue as it was James Oliver’s turn to fall.
Oliver went in with 
and was called by chip leader Robert Kuhn’s 
. Kuhn caught up immediately on a 
flop and got no help ending his tournament.
Oliver finishes in 7th place for $4,548.
