The World Poker Tour (WPT) is again on the Seminole Onerous Rock Lodge and On line casino in Hollywood, Florida for the 2024 WPT Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open competition that acquired underway on Nov. 20 and runs via Dec. 4.
The competition features a $3,500 buy-in Championship Occasion with a $3 million assure from Nov. 29-Dec. 4, throughout which PokerNews shall be on-site producing content material.
The competition has already named greater than a dozen winners throughout occasions which have already generated over $3.5 million in prize cash. Whereas some picked up their first trophies, many longtime grinders added to their collections of guitar choose trophies, together with Matt Bretzfield, who gained his tenth title, and Phil Hui, who gained his ninth.
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$400 Monster Stack Prize Pool Crosses $2 Million
The sequence kicked off with Occasion #1: $400 Deep Stack NLH, which drew a large subject of 6,480 for a prize pool of $2.1 million. New York’s Eric Yanovsky defeated Omar Morillo to win $261,920, a career-best for the younger grinder.
“It feels fairly surreal,” Yanovsky advised Seminole reporters. “I’m 22, however poker has been powerful. I’ve had my ups and downs, however that is the excessive level, and I hope it retains going up from right here.”
Different gamers who went deep within the opening occasion embrace Jessica Cai (fifth – $75,000), finest identified for her early chip lead within the 2021 WSOP Essential Occasion, and 16-time Circuit ring winner Maurice Hawkins.
Later within the sequence, Phil Hui topped a subject of 55 gamers in Occasion #5: $600 Eight-Sport Combine to win $9,000, a becoming quantity as he additionally gained his ninth trophy. Not lengthy after, Matt Bretzfield shipped Occasion #13: $400 Deep Stack to win $27,010 and his tenth title.
Others to say guitar choose trophies embrace Jaroslaw Osinski (Occasion #2: $600 Seniors NLH – $19,360), Grant Wang (Occasion #6: $1,100 5-Card PLO – $24,602), Ryan Hoenig (Occasion #17: $600 Triple Stud – $9,270) and Vu Dang (Occasion #18: $600 Large O – $16,150).
Earlier Winner
The earlier RRPO Championship drew 1,447 entries for a prize pool of $4.6 million as Hungary’s Istvan Briski gained $647,300 and a spot on the Mike Sexton Cup after a heads-up cope with Rayan Chamas, who earned $600,000.
WPT Seminole RRPO Ultimate Desk Outcomes
*Denotes heads-up deal.
There have large different large highlights at Seminole Onerous Rock. Earlier this yr, Josh Reichard defeated Landon Tice and Jesse Lonis to win the Seminole Onerous Rock Poker Open Championship for $839,300.
In January, South Florida crusher Raminder Singh took down the $3,500 LHPO No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship for $486,353 and one other trophy for his mantle. Singh appeared on the Life Exterior Poker podcast earlier this yr and mentioned his LHPO win and lots of victories at Seminole Onerous Rock.
A full record of winners to this point on the WPT Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open is offered within the desk under.
2024 WPT Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open Winners So Far
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