2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 22 $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry) Entries: 57 Prize Pool: $19,380 December 2, 2019
Event 22 Champion Sergio Braga
Event 22 of the 2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry), drew 57 entries and a prize pool for $19,380.
A heads-up chop was agreed upon by Sergio Braga and Harry Eisenberg, and as the chip leader it was Braga who officially won his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy.
*1st: Sergio Braga – $5,283+ RRPO Trophy *2nd: Harry Eisenberg – $5,282 3rd: Stephen Reid – $2,815 4th: Peter Shonk – $1,955 5th: Brenda Eskridge – $1,415 6th: Lazaro Rodriguez – $1,070 7th: Brian Foellner – $850 8th: Steven Worr – $710
The $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament made the final table with nine remaining but only eight of them will make some money. They will continue later into the evening until we have our OE champ.
Seat 1: Stephen Reid – 19,500 Seat 2: “Detroit” Al Green – 30,000 Seat 3: Sergio Braga – 185,000 Seat 4: Peter Shonk – 139,500 Seat 5: Harry Eisenberg – 105,000 Seat 6: Brian Foellner – 42,000 Seat 7: Brenda Eskridge – 45,500 Seat 8: Steven Worr – 30,000 Seat 9: Lazaro Rodriguez – 84,000
The $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 registration closed and Event 22 drew 57 entries to the split-pot mixed game. They created a prize pool worth $19,380 and the last eight spots will be paid out. A min-cash will earn $710 while the winner will take home $6,340 and the RRPO trophy.
2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 22 $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry) Entries: 57 Prize Pool: $19,380 December 2, 2019
The non-Hold’em portion of the RRPO schedule continues this afternoon with a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 mixed game in the Seminole Ballroom. They will switch up the games every eight hands and our champion will have to show skill in both games to take the title.
Players will start with 12,000 stacks and all levels will last 30 minutes long. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.
Since this is another one-day tournament, we will award another RRPO trophy this evening.
Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 22 $1,100 SHRPO Big 4 Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed Entries: 537 Prize Pool: $537,000 August 12-13, 2019
Keith Brennan
After a speedy final table, under five hours of play, Keith Brennan took down the Event 22 $1,100 SHRPO Big 4 No Limit Hold’em title. Brennan secured took the biggest piece of the $537,000 prize pool with his first place finish earning $104,035 as well as a prestigious guitar pick trophy.
Event 22 boasted a field of 537 entries surpassing the $500,000 guarantee. The top 68 took home at least $1,480 for their efforts. The starting field contained the usual suspects such as Benjamin Zamani, Marvin Rettenmaier, Mohsin Charania, Tony Miles, Mukul Pahuja, Jerry Wong, Steve Karp, Loni Harwood, and Mark Dube, all of whom finished in the money.
Day 1 moved fast playing to the final table. Here’s a look at how they stacked up overnight heading to Tuesday’s Big 4 finale:
Seat 1: Jack Duong – 2,395,000 (79 bb) Seat 2: Cangir Elcin – 3,040,000 (101 bb) Seat 3: David Castranova – 835,000 (27 bb) Seat 4: Keith Brennan – 865,000 (27 bb) Seat 5: Gary Leibovitz – 910,000 (30 bb) Seat 6: Corey Hochman – 670,000 (22 bb) Seat 7: John Michalak – 865,000 (27 bb) Seat 8: Mario De La Puente – 795,000 (26 bb) Seat 9: Brock Wilson – 365,000 (12 bb)
Brennan came into the final table in the middle of the pack with Turkey native Cangir Elcin leading the way. Poker pro Brock Wilson was the shortest stack, but quickly doubled through Jack Duong when he spiked a set with pocket nines to crack pocket jacks.
First to be eliminated was David Castranova ($10,350) when his top pair got defeated by Jack Duong’s two-pair on the river. Next to go was Corey Hochman ($13,545), when his pocket aces were cracked by Cangir Elicin who made a straight on the turn with queen-nine. Elicin added to his chip lead stacking over 4,600,000.
Brock Wilson, turned his short stack into a seventh place score worth $17,030. Wilson got it in good with Ace Jack versus John Michalak’s King Seven. Wilson flopped a Jack but Michalak ran out a straight to eliminate Wilson.
Cangir Elcin took out the sixth place finisher Mario De La Puente ($20,540) with two-pair when De La Puente missed his straight draw. Elcin extended his chip lead to over 5,700,000 with that hand.
It was the eventual champion’s turn to do some dirty work when Brennan’s pocket tens held against WSOP Bracelet Winner Jack Duong’s pocket fours. Brennan had over 2,300,000 and was gaining ground on Elcin. Duong took home $24,935.
After a few double ups Gary Leibovitz became the fourth place finisher, earning a $32,550 pay day. Chip leader Elcin’s king high held against Leibovitz’s queen high to send it to three-handed play.
Brennan scored a big double up through Elcin when his pocket three’s held against Elcin’s Ace King. Elcin still had a decent lead, but it was short lived. Brennan shoved over a big bet of Elcin a few hands later to take the lead for the first time.
Brennan went on a roll after that and at one point the three-handed counts looked like this:
Seat 2: Cangir Elcin – 1,350,000 Seat 4: Keith Brennan – 8,215,000 Seat 7: John Michalak – 2,355,000
John Michalak wound up being the third place finisher at the hands of Elcin when his Ace Queen fell to Elcin’s Jack Five. Michalak’s third place finish was good for $46,400.
Cangir Elcin (left) versus Keith Brennan (right)
Heads up play started with Brennan holding an over 4 to 1 lead:
It didn’t take long for Brennan to come out on top. He found Ace Jack against Elcin’s pocket nines. In typical crazy poker fashion there was a jack in the window followed by the nine, giving Elcin a set. The turn, an ace, made things interesting. The river was just what Brennan was looking for, another ace. He ended up with a higher full house to eliminate Elcin in second place and become the $1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em Champion.
The Irish poker pro, hailing from Ashbourne, said he made the trip over seas to play here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at the recommendation of a few friends.
Final Table Results:
1st Place: Keith Brennan – $104,035 + Trophy 2nd Place: Cangir Elcin – $72,285 3rd Place: John Michalak – $46,400 4th Place: Gary Leibovitz – $32,550 5th Place: Jack Duong – $24,935 6th Place: Mario De La Puente – $20,540 7th Place: Brock Wilson – $17,030 8th Place: Corey Hochman – $13,545 9th Place: David Castranova – $10,350
$1,100 SHRPO Big 4 Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream Level 29: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Remaining Players: 2 of 537
John Michalak
John Michalak moved all in preflop for 450,000 from the small blind, and Cangir Elcin called to cover him. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Elcin: Michalak:
Board:
Michalak was eliminated in third place, good for $46,400, and Elcin stacked up 2.02 million after the hand.
