Event 4: Andrew Gordon Eliminated in 12th Place by Claudio Kalili

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 90

Andrew Gordon raised all in for 15,000 from the small blind and Claudio Kalili called in the big blind with Qh9d, leading Gordon’s Qd6d.

The board ran out 4hJc5c10hQs, no help for Gordon’s inferior kicker, locking up the pot for Kalili.

Claudio Kalili  –  295,000  (59 bb)
Andrew Gordon  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($540)

Event 4: Melinda Hipp Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Claudio Kalili

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 90

Melinda Hipp limped in from the button and Claudio Kalili checked his big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 5h6d2sAd board where Hipp moved all in for 25,500. Kalili beat her into the pot with 4c3h for the nut straight, leaving Hipp’s KcJc drawing dead.

Claudio Kalili  –  288,000  (72 bb)
Melinda Hipp  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 4: Bruce Bailey Eliminated by Fernando Pages; Money Bubble Begins

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 90

Fernando Pages raised to 10,000 from middle position, Bruce Bailey three-bet all in for 56,000 from the button, and Pages called after a few moments.

Pages:  AhJh
Bailey:  10c10h

The board ran out 4h5h2cJs9c, giving Pages a pair of jacks to eliminate Bailey.

Fernando Pages  –  335,000  (84 bb)
Bruce Bailey  –  Eliminated 

Along with the elimination of Carlos Bermudez, play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Event 4: Rafael Fernandez Eliminated by Theo Lawson

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 90

With the board reading 8h9h10d5d, Rafael Fernandez was all in from the button for 65,500 with Kd8d for a pair of eights with a flush draw. Theo Lawson had him slightly covered in the small blind holding QdQs for a pair of queens.

The river was the 10h, safe for Lawson to score the elimination.

Theo Lawson  –  165,000  (55 bb)
Rafael Fernandez  –  Eliminated

Event 4: Final 20 Players

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 90

Table 5
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Trent Smith  –  75,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Jack Doucette  –  50,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Blumenfield  –  140,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5:  Gregory Spinder  –  118,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Fernando Pages  –  105,500  (42 bb)
Seat 8:  Andrew Gordon  –  129,000  (52 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 6
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Nancy Thomas  –  13,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3:  Melinda Hipp  –  175,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4:  Richard Leger  –  27,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Gary Korkhin  –  38,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Claudio Kalili  –  113,000  (45 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Carlos Bermudez  –  213,000  (85 bb)
Seat 9:  George Hortelano  –  48,500  (19 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Theo Lawson  –  76,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Visconti  –  122,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3:  Rafael Fernandez  –  88,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4:  Bruce Bailey  –  76,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Alan Greenstein  –  34,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  David Echavarria  –  61,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Justo Prieto  –  98,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:

Event 4: George Hortelano Doubles Thru Nancy Thomas

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 90

George Hortelano raised all in for 21,700 from middle position and Nancy Thomas isolated the action with an all-in raise for 34,600 from the hijack.

Hortelano:  2s2h
Thomas:  As7c

The flop came 7h6dAd, giving Thomas aces and sevens to take the lead.

The 10h turn kept Thomas ahead, but the 2d river fell to give Hortelano a set of deuces to double up.

George Hortelano  –  48,400  (24 bb)
Nancy Thomas  –  12,900  (6 bb)

Event 4: Nancy Thomas Doubles Thru George Hortelano

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 90

Carlos Bermudez raised to 3.500 on the button, George Hortelano called in the small blind, and Nancy Thomas called in the big blind.

The flop was 3hQh8s, Hortelano led for 10,500, Thomas raised all in for 21,400, Bermudez folded, and Hortelano called.

Hortelano:  KsQc
Thomas:  8d8c

Thomas was ahead with a set of eights and locked it up when the 8h turn gave her quads to win the pot.

Nancy Thomas  –  55,000  (34 bb)
George Hortelano  –  37,000  (23 bb)

Event 4: Marc Culberson Eliminated by Melinda Hipp

2022 Everglades Poker Open
$250 Seniors Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 90

Marc Culberson was all in for roughly 15,000 from the big blind with QcQd against Melinda Hipp on the button holding Ah6h.

The board ran out AsAdJc4c10d, giving Hipp trip aces to eliminate Culberson.

Melinda Hipp  –  195,000  (163 bb)
Marc Culberson  –  Eliminated