Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 69 entries creating a prize pool worth $35,880. The last nine spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $1,255 and the Event 9 champ will earn $12,560.
1st: $12,560 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,175
3rd: $4,395
4th: $3,140
5th: $2,420
6th: $1,885
7th: $1,615
8th: $1,435
9th: $1,255
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4: 600/1,200 Limits
Entries: 56
Our Limit Omaha 8 players are enjoying their first break from the action, a pause from chopping pots amongst friends. We have 56 entries in the game so far and a talented crew trying to take home the RRPO trophy.
A few friends we found include Nadya Magnus, Jay Kerbel, Pritpal Virdee, Ryan Hoenig, Marc Sacheli, Marty Raschkovan, and David Shmuel.
Virdee is coming off a nice run on the other side of the state, finishing in the top spot on the Signature Poker Series leaderboard at our friend’s house in Tampa.
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 150/300 Limits
We have two new Omaha trophy events on today’s schedule and the first gets underway at 11 am with RRPO Event 9. It has a $600 buy-in and they will play Limit Omaha 8 until we have a champ.
Players sit with big 25K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break scheduled at 5:30 pm.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
11AM: Event 9 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 10 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
3PM: Event 11 – $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
8PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
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:
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg | Buonocore | $8,420 |
| 2 | Andre | Bryan | $5,135 |
| 3 | Carlos | Bermudez | $3,190 |
| 4 | Eric | Cohen | $2,160 |
| 5 | Cristopher | Estrada | $1,645 |
| 6 | Ken | Orosz | $1,315 |
| 7 | Emiliano | Guido | $1,095 |
| 8 | Jose | Rodriguez | $925 |
| 9 | Mark | Evangelista | $850 |
| 10 | Daniel | Goldberg | $795 |
| 11 | Michael | Krop | $795 |
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
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)
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)
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)
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
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 81
Carlos Bermudez completed the small blind to 20,000, Greg Buonocore raised from the big blind to 50,000, and Bermudez limp-raised all in.
Buonocore snap-called all in for 375,000 with 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 
of Bermudez.
The board came 
, and Bermudez paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Buonocore won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.
Greg Buonocore – 770,000 (39 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 425,000 (21 bb)
With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,190 each.
