2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  81
Prize Pool:  $26,325
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,200
August 2, 2024

There were 81 entries for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo on Friday, and they reached the nine-handed final table in about 4 1/2 hours. The final table lasted another two hours or so until Greg Buonocore defeated Andre Bryan heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $8,420.

“It feels unbelievable,” said Buonocore after his victory. “I’ve been playing for probably 15 to 20 years as a side gig, and to finally come through felt really special.”

Our turbo events usually run in the evenings, but this one was different, starting at 12:00 noon.

“I knew that, no matter what happened, the latest it would go to is 7:00 or 8:00 at night,” said Buonocore. “So I figured, let me enter this and get really aggressive at the beginning. I haven’t played in a lot of turbos, so I knew I’d either get a lot of chips or go home. And I was lucky and got a lot of chips.”

Buonocore lives in Delray Beach, Florida, and loves coming to play poker at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

When asked about the casino, Buonocore said, “It’s fantastic. I live 30 minutes away, and I come down here as much as I possibly can to play. It’s unbelievable how they run the tournaments, and all the employees are fantastic.”

Results:

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 81

After Andre Bryan’s double-up, the final two players were relatively even in chips for a while without playing any particularly big pots.

Then, about 20 minutes after Bryan’s double-up, they played to the river on a board of , and quickly got it all in on the river, with Bryan making the shove and Greg Buonocore snap-calling.

Bryan showed for two pair, fives and threes, but Buonocore turned over to win the pot with a five-high straight.

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Buonocore had Bryan covered by about 70K to win the pot, the title and the trophy. Buonocore also earns $200 for knocking out Bryan, and as the winner, he gets to keep his own $200 bounty as well.

Congratulations to Greg Buonocore!

1st:  Greg Buonocore  –  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Andre Bryan  –  $5,135
3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 25,000, and Andre Bryan checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Bryan checked, Buonocore bet 25,000, and Bryan check-raised all in for 335,000.

Buonocore quickly called with for a pair of nines, but Bryan turned over for a pair of nines with a higher kicker. Bryan needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bryan won the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, to double up in chips.

Andre Bryan  –  745,000  (30 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  875,000  (35 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 20,000, Andre Bryan moved all in, and Buonocore called all in for 625,000 with .

Bryan turned over , and Buonocore needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Buonocore paired his nine on the flop and rivered an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Greg Buonocore  –  1,270,000  (64 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  350,000  (18 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Carlos Bermudez (button) and Andre Bryan (big blind) got it all in preflop with similar stacks around 400K each. Bermudez had the preflop lead with against Bryan’s .

The flop came , and Bryan took the lead with a pair of kings, while Bermudez picked up a gutshot straight draw.

But the turn card was the , and Bermudez retook the lead with a pair of aces.

The river card was — the .

Bryan rivered two pair, kings and nines, to win the pot. Their chip stacks were counted down — Bermudez had 410,000, but Bryan had 415,000. Bryan won the pot to eliminate Bermudez in third place and collect the $200 bounty.

Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,190)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Andre Bryan  –  855,000  (43 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  765,000  (38 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795