$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 2: 75/150
The $1 Million Guarantee Event 22 is filling up with some big names and local players who missed out on Day 2 of the Championship. There are 361 players in the freeze-out with plenty of time to get in the game.
We found John Strzemp taking a seat after falling out of the Championship yesterday. Strzemp is a top executive for Wynn Resorts but also known for his second place finish to Stuey Ungar in the 1997 WSOP Main Event.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 1: 50/100
The second tournament of Championship weekend brings another big prize pool freeze-out. This will be a great bounce-back for those who missed out making Day 2 of the Championship. The $2,650 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has a very healthy $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and one starting day.
This tournament is part of the Big 4 events that will conclude at the same time, in the same building, in front of the live stream and television cameras.
Players sit down to 20,000 stacks and play 40-minute levels throughout Day 1. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9, just before 9pm, but no re-entries are allowed in the freeze-out format.
The tournament is underway and will keep the reporting hopping between tables.
Main Event Schedule
11AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $570 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 2 Day 1 – $350 Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $570 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Qualifier Schedule
3PM: Event 22 – $115 Deep(er) Stacks Qualifier (Re-Entry) 1-in-10
7PM: Event 23 – $115 Deep(er) Stacks Qualifier (Re-Entry) 1-in-10
9PM: Event 24 – $150 Survivor Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250 Buy-In $1,100 Six-Max Qualifier NLH (Re-Entry)
The 3pm satellite is running in the back of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Ballroom and so far has only one table active.
1 in 5 players in this event will earn a seat in Event 5, the $1,100 Six Max NLH $75k Guaranteed event that runs Sunday/Monday November 16th/17th. Five seats are guaranteed, so 25 entrants are needed to cover the guarantee.
This $250 Buy-In event gets you 7,500 chips and levels last 30 minutes (see the structure here).
Late registration and re-entry for this event are available until 6:30pm.02
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Event 22: $150 No Limit Hold’em
September 3, 2014
Entries: 560
Prizepool: $67,200
(Winner declined photo.)
RECAP
This working-man’s tournament features 5pm starts on both Day 1s and Day 2 today, but despite the shortened days, the final eight players decided six and a half hours was enough and chopped up the final eight spots. David Owen, who declined both a winner’s photo and winner interview, was the chip leader and gets the trophy.
Here’s how the final 8 stacked up at the end:
1st – David Owen
2nd – Jorge Chavez
3rd – Ade Adeyemi
4th – Ory Hen
5th – David Glancy
6th – Bradley Young
7th – Deborah Mitchell
8th – Peter Bejusca
Over two starting days, this event drew 560 players for a total prize pool of $67,200. David Glancy was the chip leader coming into Day 2 and ended up finishing in 5th place. Deborah Mitchell, who finished 7th, was the last woman sitting.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader Angel Vu cashed in this event, finishing 17th and adding to her point total.
With the end of this event, only one tournament remains in the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (Event 24) and it will be wrapping up shortly.
FINAL RESULTS
1. DAVID OWEN (CHICAGO, IL): $8,000
2. JORGE CHAVEZ (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $7,800
3. ADEWALE ADEYEMI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $7,500
4. ORY HEN (COOPER CITY, FL): $5,947
5. DAVID GLANCY (YULEE, FL): $5,747
6. BRADLEY YOUNG (NEW YORK, NY): $5,747
7. DEBORAH MITCHELL (SUMMERFIELD, FL): $5,146
8. PETER BEJUSCA (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $5,147
9. MATTHEW ZARCADOOLAS (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,142
10. CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $874
11. LISA LEVY (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $874
12. BRIAN RAIK (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $874
13. DANIT DAYAN (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $706
14. DONALD MATHEWS (OXFORD, FL): $706
15. WALID MADDAH (TAMPA, FL): $706
16. PAULETTE PIPITONE (JUPITER, FL): $605
17. NGOC VU (SOUTH DAYTONA, FL): $605
18. HOLLANDER PREAP (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $605
19. PAUL SMERDON (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $504
20. JONATHAN SHAPIRO (BOCA RATON, FL): $504
21. OKTAY ALTINBAS (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $504
22. ARTHUR HOLMES (MIRAMAR, FL): $504
23. JEREMY GOUREAU (BAL HARBOUR, FL): $504
24. ROBERT CASTRO (MIAMI, FL): $504
25. GREGORY MARCUS (MIAMI, FL): $504
26. MARK ROBINSON (MIAMI, FL): $504
27. PAUL GREGORY (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $504
28. MOHAMED MAGHRAOUI (BRANDON, FL): $437
29. BARRY CHAZEN (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $437
30. PAUL PRAGER (DAVIE, FL): $437
31. JASON ABITBOL (BOCA RATON, FL): $437
32. JACK SEARCY (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $437
33. ONEAL DOWARD (MIRAMAR, FL): $437
34. KENNETH BERMAN (HALLANDALE, FL): $437
35. SHEIKH AKHTER (MIAMI, FL): $437
36. CHARLES BENJAMIN (MIAMI GARDENS, FL): $437
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
The final eight players decided on a chip-based chop. Here are the finish places:
1st – David Owen
2nd – Jorge Chavez
3rd – Ade Adeyemi
4th – Ory Hen
5th – David Glancy
6th – Bradley Young
7th – Deborah Mitchell
8th – Peter Bejusca
Winner David Owen declined an interview and also does not want his photo in the blog, but here’s a gallery of 2nd – 8th places.
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Matthew Zarcadoolas busted out in 9th place, earning $1,142.
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Christian Rodriguez was the chip leader when the final table formed and now he’s the first to bust out.
Most of his chips went to David Owen, when David’s AK ran down Christian’s pocket Queens. Now David is the chip leader and Christian is on the rail in 10th place, earning $874.
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: Blinds 15k/30k/5k ante
Earning $874
11th – Lisa Levy
12th – Brian Raik
They’ve reached the final ten players and have moved to a single table. Here’s the lineup with some rough chip counts:
Seat Player Chips
$150 No-Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
Earning $706:
13. Danit Dayan
14. Donald Mathews
15. Walid Maddah
Earning $605:
16. Paulette Pipitone
17. Ngoc “Angel” Vu
18. Hollander Preap
Earning $504:
19. Paul Smerdon
20. Jonathan Shapiro
21. Oktay Altinbas
22. Arthur Holmes
23. Jeremy Goureau
24. Robert Castro
25. Gregory Marcus
26. Mark Robinson
27. Paul Gregory