Event 26: Dylan Linde Eliminated by Kyle Merron

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 8:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 17

Dylan Linde was all in preflop for a bit less than 80,000 with AsKd10s6c in the hole, and Kyle Merron had him covered holding AhKs10d3c. The board ran out Qs9d2d3s5c, and Linde was eliminated from the tournament out of the money. Merron stacked up close to 275,000 after collecting the pot thanks to the three on the turn.

Kyle Merron – 273,000 (34 bb)
Dylan Linde – Eliminated

Event 26: Final Table Seating Chart

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 8:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 17

Here is a look at how the remaining eight players are seated at the final table for Event 26.

Seat 1: Jim Collopy – 70,500 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Jordan Semel – 276,500 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Dylan Linde – 80,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: John Richards – 303,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Matt Glantz – 168,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Kyle Merron – 273,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Duek – 151,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Tyler Brown – 803,000 (100 bb)

Here is the prize pool up for grabs a bit later:

1st: $80,755
2nd: $48,4500
3rd: $32,300

Event 26: Payout Structure

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  17
Prize Pool:  $161,500
January 17, 2024

Registration has closed with 17 entries for Event 26 at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, and that puts the final three players in the money for a payday worth a min-cash of at least $32,300. The eventual champion will take home a top prize of $80,755 along with the LHPO guitar pick trophy.

Here is a look at the full payout structure for the tournament:

1st: $80,755
2nd: $48,4500
3rd: $32,300

Event 26: High Rolling PLO

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

The High Roller PLO tournament is a recent addition to our schedules and continues growing in popularity. This series version gets underway at 2 pm with a $10,000 buy-in and plenty of play.

They’ll start with 125,000 in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:30 pm. They will play down to the final table and those players will return tomorrow at 1 pm to battle for the High Roller PLO title.

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 24 Day 1 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 25 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 23 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 16 Day 12 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 26 Day 1 – $10,000 High Roller PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 27 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels last 60 minutes when 27 players remain
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 27 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 28 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 28 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 29 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 29 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 LHPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 LHPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

4PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

Matt Bretzfield Wins His 7th SHRP Major Series Trophy in RRPO Event 26 Three-Way Deal for $8,073

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $38,540
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,400
November 22, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 26 Champion Matt Bretzfield

Event 26 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries generated a prize pool of $38,540, with an additional $16,400 set aside for bounties.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Matt Bretzfield was the chip leader, making him the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

This marked Bretzfield’s seventh SHRP major series trophy victory overall, and his second of the 2023 RRPO (which was also in 5-Card PLO).

Here are Bretzfield’s seven SHRP major series trophy victories:

2019 LHPO:  $1,100 Big Stack PLO  ($15,323)
2022 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($11,475)
2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,165)
2022 RRPO:  $600 Deep Stack Turbo  ($5,828)
2023 LHPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($14,963)
2023 RRPO:  $1,100 Five-Card PLO  ($21,583)
2023 RRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO  ($8,073)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MattBretzfield$8,073*
2DmitrySavelyev$6,416*
3BrandonDuvdivani$5,511*
4GuyNaimi$3,275
5CraigMorande$2,450
6TyNguyen$1,865
7MikeDentale$1,450
8JoshuaStewart$1,150
9ScottHecker$930
10GaryKosakowski$930
11DavidGoldman$775
12DemetricFerguson$775
13MikhailChukiliov$655
14ThomasCurrey$655
15MenahemAsher$565
16BrianKrinsky$565
17RonaldHiggins Jr.$500
18ChristopherMo$500
19RobertoBendeck$500
20LeovigildoSalo$500
21SethGreenleaf$500

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 26: We Have a Deal!

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

After the elimination of Guy Naimi in fourth place, the remaining three players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matt Bretzfield  –  2,110,000  (106 bb)
Dmitry Savelyev  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Brandon Duvdivani  –  405,000  (20 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Matt Bretzfield  –  $8,073
Dmitry Savelyev  –  $6,416
Brandon Duvdivani  –  $5,511

As the chip leader, Matt Bretzfield was the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

Event 26: Craig Morande – 5th Place ($2,450)

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Craig Morande was all in from the cutoff for about 180,000 against Matt Bretzfield under the gun.

Morande:  AdAcTd7h5h
Bretzfield:  AsKcQd6c5d

The board came 8d4d4hTs7c, giving Bretzfield an eight-high straight to eliminate Morande in fifth place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,860,000  (93 bb)
Craig Morande  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,450)

Recent Eliminations
4th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,275
6th:  Ty Nguyen  –  $1,865

Event 25: Mike Dentale – 7th Place ($1,450)

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

In a four-way limped pot, action was checked to the turn of an AcAh2c5d board.

Mike Dentale bet the pot of 80,000 from the cutoff. Matt Bretzfield check-raised to 200,000 from the big blind, Dentale reraised all in for about 320,000, and Bretzfield called.

Dentale:  5h5s4s3c2h
Bretzfield:  AsTd9c3h2s

Bretzfield had aces full of deuces, leading Dentale’s fives full of aces.

The river was the Qd, no help to Dentale, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,700,000  (142 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,450)

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,150

Event 26: Matt Bretzfield Doubles into the Lead

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Mike Dentale raised the pot to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matt Bretzfield reraised the pot to 110,000 from the big blind, and Dentale called.

The flop was JhTd4c, Bretzfield bet the pot, Dentale raised all in, and Bretzfield called all in for 409,000.

Bretzfield:  AcAsKs5c2c
Dentale:  KdQsJs5d4h

Bretzfield had aces and a Broadway draw, while Dentale had jacks and fours with an open-ended straight draw.

The 8d turn and 8s river completed the board, giving Bretzfield aces and eights to double into the lead through Dentale.

Matt Bretzfield  – 1,053,000  (105 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  214,000  (21 bb)