$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 9: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
On a board of , Patrick Peduto pushed in his remaining 16,200 into the middle against Alex Gorelik. Gorelik went into the tank taking his time to make his decision.
After a couple minutes, Gorelik decided to make the tough call. It turned out his instincts were spot on.
Peduto: Gorelik:
Gorelik led the way with his aces and was looking good to eliminate Peduto and pick up his bounty until…
on the river.
Despite the great read, Gorelik lost the hand and Peduto doubled up.
We roll on tonight with 23 players still in looking for the $34,351 first place money.
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 9: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
With the players in the Main Event and Event 19 out the door, only Event 18 remains in action tonight.
Aaron Massey just scored a big double-up and holds strong as one of the 23 players remaining. With a Day 2 pending in this one and the player playing very deep stacks, it could be a slow run to close things out tonight in the ballroom.
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 8: Blinds 250/500/75 ante
Also in play tonight is Day 1 of Event 18. After 109 entries, 45 players remain in the chase for the Event 18 title with a total prize pool of $104,095.
Here are the payouts for the players to go along with those precious $500 purple bounty chips they’ll be picking up along the way:
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Holdem (Re-Entry)
Level 3: Blinds 75/150
The player count in this event is up to about 85 and lots of them are familiar faces:
Cord Garcia Brett Bader Scott Zakheim Ryan Van Sanford Moe Maghraoui Ray Prieto Mike Linster Aaron Massey Ross Fischer Raminder Singh Carlos Loving Joe McKeehen Marsha Wolak Jeff Trudeau Corey Burbick Dani Dayan John Dolan Bradley Young Ian Davis
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Holdem (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
Today’s second new event carries the highest price-tag outside of the Championship event. Players have a $500 bounty (purple chip) on their heads which is awarded to the player that takes the last of their tournament chips.
Each player began with 12,000 chips and all levels are 60 minutes long. Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 5 (about 7:30pm).
This event will see a lot of players relocating from the Championship event after they bust out, so it will be an incredibly packed field.
They’ll play ten levels today, then bag up and return at 3pm Monday for Day 2. Bounty hunting has begun!
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 18: $1,100 No Limit Hold’em August 31 – September 2, 2014
Entries: 229 Prizepool: $229,000
Michael Laake
RECAP On Day 3 of what was scheduled as a two day event, Michael Laake finally came out on top of the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em tournament. The win earned him $61,250 and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy along with a custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI. “This is the second best series of the year,” said Laake, second only to the WSOP. “Best structure I’ve played, very deep, very skill intensive…that’s what makes this one so special,” he added.
Laake was the chip leader at the end of Day 1 with 38 players remaining and held the chip lead again at the end of Day 2 with eight players remaining. For him to win this event is unprecedented. When down to three players, Laake was actually the short-stack.
When heads-up play began, Laake was almost dead-even with local pro Farid Jattin, but the cards fell Laake’s way. Jattin settled for second place and $39,388. Third place and $25,190 went to Ray Leone. All three of these top finishers are Florida residents, proving that the poker talent in this state is very strong.
Thanks in part to starting at 3pm on Day 2 of the Championship event, this event drew 229 entrants. As players busted out of the $10 Million guaranteed event, they hopped right into this $100,000 Guaranteed event for a chance at redemption. They more than doubled the guarantee with a total prize pool of $229,000.
“Definitely the toughest field I’ve played and definitely the best opponent I’ve beat heads-up,” said Laake after the win. “The events were incredible, start to finish. The staff and tournament they provide are very, very good and appealing to everyone.”
Laake finished 54th of 2,767 entrants in the $1 Million Guaranteed event and then followed that up with an 11th place finish in the $350 SixMax NLH event. He did not fare well in the Championship event after winning his seat in a satellite, busting out on Day 1. He was headed home, then noticed this event was growing. He ended up firing two bullets and the second one paid off handsomely!
FINAL RESULTS 1. MICHAEL LAAKE (BOCA RATON, FL): $61,250 2. FARID JATTIN (MIAMI, FL): $39,388 3. RAYMOND LEONE SR (SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL): $25,190 4. SHANE DELANEY (SEMINOLE, FL): $18,206 5. BRANDON SETZER (CHARLOTTE, NC): $14,084 6. COREY ZEDO (DENVER, CO): $11,450 7. ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $9,160 8. EL FASSY XAVIER (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $6,756 9. FARAZ JAKA (SAN JOSE, CA): $4,351 10. DARRYLL FISH (CAPE CORAL, FL): $3,321 11. RYAN FELDMAN (PLANTSVILLE, CT): $3,321 12. JUSTIN ZAKI (TIERRA VERDE, FL): $3,321 13. MUHAMMAD ABDEL-RAHIM (DERRY, NH): $2,863 14. JOHN O’SEAH (DUBLIN): $2,863 15. JONATHAN BRODY (DAVIE, FL): $2,863 16. LOUIS CONSTANT (LAKE MARY, FL): $2,519 17. MANISH PAREKH (HOUSTON, TX): $2,519 18. CHOU CHOU (LAS VEGAS, NV): $2,519 19. IGOR SKOCHILO (ASTORIA, NY): $2,176 20. WALID MADDAH (TAMPA, FL): $2,176 21. JULIAN KAPLAN (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $2,176 22. VLADIMIR KOVALCHUK (HALLANDALE BEACH, FL): $2,176 23. THOMAS MCCORMICK (FARGO, ND): $2,176 24. RORY BROWN (CO GALWAY): $2,176
Michael Laake was whittling away at Farid Jattin’s stack until Farid was down to only~400k.
On the final hand, they got all the chips in pre-flop.
Farid: Michael:
Board:
Michael’s pair held up to take the pot and the tournament! He’ll collect $61,250 for the win along with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy and custom framed photo provided by IMPDI.
Farid Jattin will collect $39,388 for second place.
Michael Laake (button) and Farid Jattin got to the river with a bloated pot and a board of . Michael shoved and Farid tanked for a bit, then let it go. He dropped to about 800k.
Michael increased his lead. He’s up to just under 2 million.
, Patrick Peduto pushed in his remaining 16,200 into the middle against Alex Gorelik. Gorelik went into the tank taking his time to make his decision.
on the river. 
. Michael shoved and Farid tanked for a bit, then let it go. He dropped to about 800k.