Earlier than the Thanksgiving leftovers may very well be re-heated, the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open obtained underway at Seminole Laborious Rock Resort & On line casino in Hollywood, Florida. And regardless of the overlap with the vacation weekend, the primary flight had no bother attracting high gamers from Florida and nationwide.
Regardless that the event kicked off on Black Friday (no, not that Black Friday), there was no low cost for the tons of of gamers who made the journey to the South Florida property. Nonetheless, loads of gamers had been in a position to get into the $3,500 buy-in occasion for reasonable by means of satellites working on the opposite facet of the event ballroom and thru packages given away on ClubWPT.
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Heavy Hitters in Day 1a Subject
The Day 1a discipline rapidly grew to tons of of gamers as event tables stuffed up all through the Laborious Rock ballroom.
Within the north part of the room, Seminole crusher Raminder Singh continued his South Florida dominance as he turned a set of kings after calling a flop check-raise versus an opponent who had flopped two pair. The flip had the opponent drawing lifeless as Singh improved to kings filled with queens on the river.
The “Raminator,” who was seated at a Assassin’s Row desk that included Alex Foxen and Francis Anderson, holds the file for essentially the most variety of Seminole Laborious Rock trophies, and you’ll hear all about his poker success in his interview on the Life Outdoors Poker podcast.
On the desk behind them, Foxen’s Chip Chief Teaching accomplice in crime, Probability Kornuth, battled away within the early levels of his mission to win one other WPT title. In Could 2022, Kornuth took down the WPT Choctaw Principal Occasion for $486,600 and his first WPT title as he defeated Steven “Cuz” Buckner (who PokerNews profiled at a earlier WPT cease), who was additionally within the Day 1a discipline.
Additionally among the many gamers searching for second WPT titles was David Dongwoo Ko, who misplaced most of his stack forward of the second break and rapidly purchased again after being eradicated. The younger Canadian received the WPT Montreal Principal Occasion in Could for $319,217, although he is not the latest WPT Montreal Principal Occasion champion as Michael Wang received the October providing for $276,634.
Two “Staff Fortunate” representatives had been within the discipline within the type of Shaun Deeb and Matt Glantz, although no signal but of Josh Arieh and 2023 WSOP Principal Occasion champion Daniel Weinman. Take a look at this PokerNews profile from earlier this summer season to be taught why Staff Fortunate is about greater than poker.
Different notables within the Day 1a discipline embrace Kristen Foxen, Nadya Magnus, Adam Hendrix, Jesse Lonis, Loni Hui and WPT champions Bin Weng, Ryan Riess, Andrew Wilson, James Calderaro and Matthew Wantman.
Gamers are at the moment on a 90-minute dinner break with the clocks exhibiting 536 entrants up to now. PokerNews can be on-site for the whole thing of the RRPO Championship, so keep tuned for interviews, characteristic articles and extra.
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