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Event 17 Recap 2i1a1l

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll” Poker Open$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)$20,000 Guaranteed 1w6h20

November 30th, 2014

Total Entries: 149
Total Prize Pool: $25,330

Event 17 Champion Nick Pupillo
Event 17 Champion
Nick Pupillo

 

 

 

 

 

It was a banner day for Nick Pupillo as he stormed to the title in Event 17.

Pupillo came into the final table with a massive stack and as player after player dropped, his chip stack grew and grew leaving runner-up Brian Morgan with barely enough chips to put up a legitimate fight. Morgan held in as long as he could but Pupillo’s dominant stack gave him all the room he needed to step up the aggression and end the tournament.

“After I’d won the KK hand against him (Morgan), I knew I just had to patient and pick my spots. I was just taking each situation one at a time and let them make the mistakes.”

With the blinds skyrocketing and everyone else getting shorter while trying to catch up, his opponents were left with no choice but to challenge with less than optimal hands. The whole way Pupillo used the right combination of aggression and good timing to clear the table. Holding a huge lead heads-up, Pupillo even tried a raise with 7-2 but got caught and was priced in giving up a few chips to Morgan. But it didn’t matter as he just continued his march toward the win.

Pupillo, a mainstay on the MidStates and Heartland Poker Tours, wins his second title this month after winning an event at the Deepstack Extravaganza IV just a couple of weeks ago.

Pupillo’s only reaction to the tournament was that it “feels good” to win and thanked the SHR staff and dealers for a well-run tournament. You’d have to excuse him for being short with his comments as he was already being blinded off in Event 18 but said he hoped to see us again soon at the end of that event as well.

Congratulations to our Event 17 Champion – Nick Pupillo!

Event 17 Results

1st – Nick Pupillo (Adison, IL) – $7,978
2nd – Brian Morgan (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) – $4,559
3rd – Brady Churches (New Albany, OH) – $2,989
4th – Jorge Gomez (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $2,077
5th – William Underdown (Deerfield Beach, FL) – $1,545
6th – Norman Zapczynski (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $1,191
7th – Joseph Patalano (Wellington, FL) – $836
8th – Mark Bernstein (Moorestown, NJ) – $608
9th – Victor Cianelli (Carnegie, PA) – $583

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Event 17: Nick Pupillo Wins Championship ($7,978), Brian Morgan 2nd ($4,559) s6z4z

$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 30:  Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 ante

Brian Morgan put up a spirited fight but this one belonged to Nick Pupillo.

Pupillo, the overwhelming chip leader going into heads-up, pulled out every trick in the book including trying to eliminate Morgan on a play with 7-2 and then finally closed the door.

The final hand saw Morgan give it a shot with 4s6c and Pupillo holding 7h9c.  Morgan picked up a gutshot with the Kh3c2s flop to add to his outs but the board ran out 7s7c and ended the tournament.

Nick Pupillo takes down the title and $7,978 while Brian Morgan scores $4,559 for his runner-up finish.

Congratulations to our Event 17 Champion – Nick Pupillo!

Nick Pupillo – 1st Place ($7,978)
Brian Morgan – 2nd Place ($4,559)
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Event 17: Brady Churches Eliminated In Third Place ($2,989) 65244g

$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 29:  Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000 ante

Brady Churches nearly made an amazing comeback but a few unfortunate hands didn’t go his way and he finally made his exit.

Holding a very short stack, Churches went for broke with 7d8d and Nick Pupillo was holding KdJh.  Churches got no help on the 4hQcQdQhTc board and was out in 3rd place.  He takes down $2,989 for the third place finish.

Brady Churches – 3rd Place ($2,989)

 

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Event 17: Down To Three r3952

$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-Entry)
Level 26:  Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante

Today’s turbo tournament has been cruising along and the brisk pace continues as Jorge Gomez just fell on the first hand of Level 26.

Gomez had hit top pair on the flop but Nick Pupillo rivered a flush to send Gomez to the rail.  Gomez exits in 4th place for $2,077.

Three players remain – Nick Pupillo, Brian Morgan and Brady Churches.  Pupillo and Morgan hold the big stack with Churches trying to chase them down for the Event 17 title.

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Event 17: Turbo In The Money 34n3y

$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed

Level 21:  Blinds 5k/10k/1k

They’re down to 15 players in this event, which means they’re in the money.  Average stack is 149k.

Nick Pupillo is the chip leader with about 470k.  Brian Morgan is second with ~310k, and it appears that Mark Burnstein is third with 280k.

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Event 17: Payouts 3b3358

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open”
Event 17: $200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed

November 30, 2014

Total Entries:  149
Total Prize Pool:  $25,330

PAYOUTS
1: $7,978
2: $4,559
3: $2,989
4: $2,077
5: $1,545
6: $1,191
7: $836
8: $608
9: $583
10-12: $532
13-15: $456

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Event 17: Big Stack Turbo Underway 4y6f1j

$200 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed

Level 1:  Blinds 25/25

Today’s one-day event is a Turbo with 15 minute levels.  Players began with a Big Stack of 15,000 chips.

Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 13 (about 3:10pm).

Cards are in the air!