One week ago, Jonathan Bussieres defeated Justin Harvell heads-up to win Event #15. Tonight, Bussieres did it again, winning Event #28 ($5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) after making a heads-up deal with runner-up Faraz Jaka.

There were 78 entries in this one-day tournament, and the final 10 finished in the money. With the Money Bubble (and the tightened play that precedes it) only two spots away from the final table, the final table started with shallow stacks — the average was only 22 big blinds.

After James Calderaro busted in ninth place, the final eight players battle for nearly an hour as the blinds got higher and higher. But once Ray Qartomy busted in eighth place, a figurative dam burst, and they lost three more players in the next 26 minutes.

It was a frenetic final table, with frequent lead changes and lots of ups and downs. Eventually, Bussieres was able to build a lead and hold onto it, and after eliminating Joe McKeehen in third place, Bussieres had a 2-to-1 lead over Faraz Jaka. They quickly agreed to a deal, and as chipleader, Bussieres won the title and the trophy.

It was the second trophy of the series for Bussieres, and they both came in eight-handed events. But with a $5K buy-in, this victory carries more prestige, along with 12 times as much prize money.

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Final Results:

1st:  Jonathan Bussieres  –  $100,760* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Faraz Jaka  –  $88,470*
3rd:  Joe McKeehen  –  $50,460
4th:  Mark Guariglia  –  $35,065
5th:  Craig Varnell  –  $25,450
6th:  Jim Collopy  –  $19,325
7th:  Greg Baird  –  $15,385
8th:  Ray Qartomy  –  $12,875
9th:  James Calderaro  –  $11,355
10th:  Paul Domb  –  $11,355

* Indicates a heads-up deal.

$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13:  3,000/5,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 35

After 12 levels of play, there were four players remaining to bag up their chips for the night. Action will resume tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3:00 pm in the poker room.

The chipleader is David Prociak, who already holds the record for the most Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophies with seven. Will Prociak win his eighth trophy tomorrow? Return to SHRPO.com to find out, as we will be providing live updates for this event alongside the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  174,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  346,000  (69 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  106,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  74,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $26,265 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $17,510
3rd:  $11,675
4th:  $8,280

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 619

Flight A:  282 Entries; 35 Advanced
Flight B:  337 Entries; 32 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 5:00 pm

RANK	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNT
1	Elliot	Goldman	459,000
2	Andre	Bryan	437,000
3	Jose	Parra	353,000
4	Jose	Rivero	286,000
5	David	Coughlin	270,000
6	Tommy	Tran	257,000
7	Matthew	Zarcadoolas	242,000
8	Ion	Godoroja	240,000
9	Charles	Odenz	240,000
10	Rodrigo	De Barros Semeghini	240,000
11	Leon	Toledo	240,000
12	Howard	Charyn	234,000
13	Antonio	Colon	230,000
14	Michael	Wetcher	225,000
15	Jose	Del Cid Contreras	194,000
16	Alvaro	Vivas Grisales	186,000
17	Jason	Martin	186,000
18	Ramez	Dakdouk	165,000
19	Daniel	Vogel	161,000
20	Edward	Tronolone	160,000
21	David	Rivera	160,000
22	David	Shmuel	153,000
23	Scott Edwin	Roberts	149,000
24	Aldring	Gomez Torres	144,000
25	Jason	McQueer	141,000
26	Albert	Eskenazi	127,000
27	Carlo	Rodriguez	122,000
28	Carlos	Bolanos	120,000
29	Michael	Newman	120,000
30	Hermes	Andino	120,000
31	Scott	Hart	118,000
32	Vadim	Shlez	116,000
33	Rene	Noriega	112,000
34	Michael	Gulliford	112,000
35	Steven	Flacco	109,000
36	Anthony	Moreda	108,000
37	Jonathan	Gordon	108,000
38	Artem	Esipenko	105,000
39	Fabio	Baduy	105,000
40	Louis	Leo IV	101,000
41	Antonio	Campbell	101,000
42	Garrick	Young	97,000
43	Roberto	Bendeck	94,000
44	Radhi	Elbusafi	92,000
45	Donald	Gibbs	90,000
46	Courtney	Rowe	82,000
47	Cornelius	Rogers	79,000
48	Thomas	Gari	78,000
49	Michael	Bonsignore	77,000
50	Evan	Haw	77,000
51	Tzu	Huang	77,000
52	Frederick	Allenspach	76,000
53	Michael	Shea	74,000
54	Mark	Cannon	69,000
55	Michael	Tait	66,000
56	Mario	Atroce	66,000
57	Steve	Moreno	65,000
58	Pinchas	Chakchakov	65,000
59	Zamira	Kholdarova	63,000
60	Milton	Miranda Jr	57,000
61	Carlos	Fernandez	52,000
62	Lawrence	Klur	49,000
63	Joseph	Istvan	44,000
64	Efthimios	Piperakis	42,000
65	Shariff	Nassar	40,000
66	Christopher	Young	38,000
67	Brenda	Lyons	32,000

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 619

Flight A:  282 Entries; 35 Advanced
Flight B:  337 Entries; 32 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 5:00 pm

TABLE	SEAT	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNTS
7	1	Carlos	Bolanos	120,000
7	3	Steven	Flacco	109,000
7	4	Rene	Noriega	112,000
7	5	Andre	Bryan	437,000
7	6	Thomas	Gari	78,000
7	7	Michael	Wetcher	225,000
7	8	Edward	Tronolone	160,000
7	9	Michael	Tait	66,000
13	1	Ion	Godoroja	240,000
13	2	David	Shmuel	153,000
13	3	Milton	Miranda Jr	57,000
13	4	Alvaro	Vivas Grisales	186,000
13	5	Howard	Charyn	234,000
13	6	Michael	Bonsignore	77,000
13	7	Anthony	Moreda	108,000
13	8	Jason	McQueer	141,000
13	9	Vadim	Shlez	116,000
14	1	Aldring	Gomez Torres	144,000
14	3	Charles	Odenz	240,000
14	4	Michael	Shea	74,000
14	5	David	Rivera	160,000
14	6	Frederick	Allenspach	76,000
14	7	Jonathan	Gordon	108,000
14	8	Matthew	Zarcadoolas	242,000
14	9	Radhi	Elbusafi	92,000
19	1	Courtney	Rowe	82,000
19	2	Cornelius	Rogers	79,000
19	3	Steve	Moreno	65,000
19	4	Jose	Parra	353,000
19	5	Brenda	Lyons	32,000
19	6	Efthimios	Piperakis	42,000
19	7	Daniel	Vogel	161,000
19	8	Michael	Newman	120,000
19	9	Hermes	Andino	120,000
20	1	Roberto	Bendeck	94,000
20	2	Artem	Esipenko	105,000
20	3	Michael	Gulliford	112,000
20	4	Fabio	Baduy	105,000
20	5	Rodrigo	De Barros Semeghini	240,000
20	6	Ramez	Dakdouk	165,000
20	8	Christopher	Young	38,000
20	9	Evan	Haw	77,000
25	1	Donald	Gibbs	90,000
25	2	Louis	Leo IV	101,000
25	3	Joseph	Istvan	44,000
25	4	Albert	Eskenazi	127,000
25	5	Jason	Martin	186,000
25	6	Elliot	Goldman	459,000
25	7	Tzu	Huang	77,000
25	8	Zamira	Kholdarova	63,000
25	9	Leon	Toledo	240,000
26	1	David	Coughlin	270,000
26	2	Jose	Rivero	286,000
26	4	Antonio	Campbell	101,000
26	5	Mario	Atroce	66,000
26	6	Pinchas	Chakchakov	65,000
26	7	Scott	Hart	118,000
26	8	Antonio	Colon	230,000
26	9	Tommy	Tran	257,000
27	1	Scott Edwin	Roberts	149,000
27	2	Carlos	Fernandez	52,000
27	3	Garrick	Young	97,000
27	4	Jose	Del Cid Contreras	194,000
27	6	Lawrence	Klur	49,000
27	7	Shariff	Nassar	40,000
27	8	Carlo	Rodriguez	122,000
27	9	Mark	Cannon	69,000

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 78

After the elimination of Joe McKeehen in third place, Jonathan Bussieres and Faraz Jaka quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts, with the updated payouts listed below:

Jonathan Bussieres  –  1,030,000  (41 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  525,000  (21 bb)

It’s the second trophy of the series for Bussieres, who won Event #15 ($600 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH) exactly one week ago.

1st:  Jonathan Bussieres  –  $100,760* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Faraz Jaka  –  $88,470*
3rd:  Joe McKeehen  –  $50,460
4th:  Mark Guariglia  –  $35,065
5th:  Craig Varnell  –  $25,450
6th:  Jim Collopy  –  $19,325
7th:  Greg Baird  –  $15,385
8th:  Ray Qartomy  –  $12,875
9th:  James Calderaro  –  $11,355
10th:  Paul Domb  –  $11,355

* Indicates a heads-up deal.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 337

Day 1B came to an end with 32 players remaining, and the big stack belonged to Elliot Goldman, who bagged up 459,000 (115 big blinds).

The full list of official Day 2 chip counts will be posted soon, along with the seat draw, but in the meantime, here is the top of the Day 1B leaderboard:

1.  Elliot Goldman  –  459,000  (115 bb)
2.  Andre Bryan  –  437,000  (109 bb)
3.  Jose Parra  –  353,000  (88 bb)
4.  Jose Rivero  –  286,000  (72 bb)
5.  David Coughlin  –  270,000  (68 bb)

There are a total of 67 players returning for Day 2, but only the final 36 will finish in the money. Here are the payouts:

1st:  $20,052
2nd:  $11,885
3rd:  $7,799
4th:  $5,385
5th:  $3,974
6th:  $3,157
7th:  $2,414
8th:  $1,746
9th:  $1,263
10th-12th:  $966
13th-15th:  $780
16th-18th:  $669
19th-27th:  $557
28th-36th:  $483

Day 2 begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm in the poker room. Stay tuned for the full list of official chip counts and the Day 2 seat draw.

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 78

The final three players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15K-25K and a 25K ante. These were the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Jonathan Bussieres  –  715,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Faraz Jaka  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe McKeehen  –  315,000  (13 bb)

In one of the first hands after the break, Joe McKeehen raised from the small blind, Jonathan Bussieres reraised from the big blind, and McKeehen moved all in for about 345,000.

Bussieres called with , and McKeehen turned over . McKeehen was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came — McKeehen turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bussieres won the pot with his king to eliminate McKeehen in third place.

Joe McKeehen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($50,460)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play, along with the remaining payouts:

Jonathan Bussieres  –  1,030,000  (41 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  525,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $113,535
2nd:  $75,695

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Jonathan Bussieres raised from the small blind to 60,000, Mark Guariglia moved all in from the big blind, and Bussieres called with .

Guariglia turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bussieres paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Guariglia in fourth place.

Jonathan Bussieres  –  740,000  (49 bb)
Mark Guariglia  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($35,065)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (35 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $50,460.

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 78

Jonathan Bussieres raised from the button to 30,000, Mark Guariglia moved all in from the small blind for 95,000, and Bussieres called with . Guariglia turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Bussieres paired his jack on the turn, but Guariglia paired his queen on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mark Guariglia  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Jonathan Bussieres  –  300,000  (20 bb)

Level 20 came to an end, and Level 21 began with increased blinds of 10K-15K with a 15K ante.

Craig Varnell moved all in under the gun for 85,000, and Mark Guariglia called from the small blind with .

Varnell turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Varnell paired his seven on the flop, but improved no further. Guariglia won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Varnell in fifth place.

Mark Guariglia  –  325,000  (22 bb)
Craig Varnell  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($25,450)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 390,000 (26 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $35,065.

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 78

Craig Varnell moved all in from the cutoff for 55,000, and Jonathan Bussieres called from the big blind with . Varnell turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Varnell paired his eight on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Craig Varnell  –  130,000  (9 bb)
Jonathan Bussieres  –  185,000  (12 bb)

Joe McKeehen moved all in from the button, and Jonathan Bussieres called all in from the small blind for 185,000 with . McKeehen turned over , and Bussieres needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bussieres won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Jonathan Bussieres  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  525,000  (35 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 310,000 (21 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $25,450.