SHRT Summer Poker Open Final Results – Event 17

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open

Event 17: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH
June 16, 2014

Entries: 69
Bounties: $3,400
Total Prize Pool: $7,640

Winner - Jason Lux
Winner – Jason Lux

RECAP
As Lux would have it, Jason wins the final trophy event of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open. Jason Lux (Orland Park, IL) defeated Dave Bennett (Palm Harbor, FL) heads up to take the title, the trophy and the $2,673 first place prize.

“I like bounties,” said Lux who knocked out six players for an additional $300, “I like that you have the chance to free roll your way to the money.”

Lux held Ks6h vs Bennett’s Kd5d on the final hand and made the winning flush on the river.

“I was trying to win the (trophy) guitar to be honest with you,” said Bennett, who stuck around to play in the event after cashing in the Championship Event for $6,779 (29th).

Bennett wasn’t the only player out for the guitar as two players were in the mix for their second trophy of the series. Wally Maddah was looking to go back-to-back after winning Event 16 for $3,557, while Angel Vu won Event 7 ($69,833).

“I was nervous,” said VU, “not about the money, but about the points,” she said as she’s in contention for the SHR Player of the Year race. “It is absolutely my goal. I wanted another guitar too.”

Vu finished 4th after having her pocket Aces cracked by Lux who flopped a set and turned a full house.

Maddah squeaked into the money in 8th place as the shortest stack at the final table of 10. He benefited when bubble boy Tim Pettus flopped a set of Kings, but Bennett hit running cards for a straight to send Maddah and the final nine into the money.

The day began with 69 entries ($13,800 total buy-in) and the most famous player in the field was former NFL head coach Bruce Coslet. The Bengals and Jets coach scheduled this stop on his way to Cincinnati for charity work with his former quarterback Boomer Esiason.

Coslet didn’t make the money and the field pared down fairly quickly and the final table was reached in just six hours.

“It was fun playing with these really good players,” said Lux, who recently moved back to the Port Charlotte, FL area and credits his dad Bill with teaching him the game.

The tournament capped the 17 trophy events scheduled over 21 days at the Summer Poker Open

FINAL RESULTS
1. JASON LUX (ORLAND PARK, IL): $2,673
2. DAVID BENNETT (PALM HARBOR, FL): $1,452
3. KYLE PECK (LAKELAND, FL): $917
4. NGOC VU (SOUTH DAYTONA, FL): $688
5. MICHAEL CASALINO (PALM COAST, FL): $535
6. SHANE WHITEHEAD (ORLANDO, FL): $458
7. STEVIE TRIZIS (LARGO, FL): $382
8. WALID MADDAH (TAMPA, FL): $306
9. GEORGE WEIRICH (APOPKA, FL): $229

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Event 17 Winner – Jason Lux

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-entry)

Blinds 3k/6k/500 ante

Jason Lux (Orland Park, IL)  $2,673
Jason Lux (Orland Park, IL)
$2,673

After losing the heads up chip lead and then doubling-up to have a commanding lead, Jason Lux wins the tournament over Dave Bennett.

On the final hand, Lux holds Ks6h vs Bennett’s Kd5d.

Flop: Qs4s8h (Lux still leads)

Turn: Ts (Bennett, chop outs)

River: 3s

The spade on the river gives Bennett the winning flush as wins the title, the trophy, his 6th bounty and the $2,673 first place prize.

“I love the structure,” says Lux, who recently moved back to Port Charlotte, FL area. “It was fun playing with these really good players. It was a great experience.

Lux works in a restaurant and plays enough poker to consider himself a “semi-pro.”

He says his dad Bill taught him to play the game and Lux adds, “we played a lot when I was a kid. He’s going to be thrilled.”

Event 17: 2nd Place – Dave Bennett

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-entry)

Blinds 3k/6k/500 ante

Dave Bennett (Palm Harbor, FL) $1,452
Dave Bennett (Palm Harbor, FL)
$1,452

Dave Bennett gets a double-up to take the chip lead heads up with Jason Lux, but loses most of them back in a huge pot.

Lux and Bennett are all in on a flop of Kc6h5h.

Bennett:Jh7h (flush draw)
Lux: KdQh (top pair)

Turn: Qc (Lux, two pairs)

River: As

Bennett misses his flush and ships a 362k double-up, leaving himself with just 40k. He’s out a few hands later when his Kd5d doesn’t improve against Lux’s Ks6h.

Bennett finishes runner-up for $1,452.

This is Bennett’s second cash of the series after finishing 29th in the Championship Event for $6,779.

“I was trying to win the guitar to be honest with you,” says Bennett, who’s been a full time pro for four years.

Championship: 9th Place – Rod Rodrigue

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em

Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Rod Rodrigue - 9th Place
Rod Rodrigue – 9th Place

After a raise from Andrew Batkin, Rod Rodrigue shoved from the small blind.  Andrew looked him up with pocket Tens.  Rod was in bad shape with 8h5s.

The board fell Qs7s7cJh4h and failed to connect with Rod’s hand.  He was eliminated in 9th place, earning $21,867.

Event 17: 3rd Place – Peck

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-entry)

Blinds 3k/6k/500 ante

Kyle Peck (Lakeland, FL)
Kyle Peck (Lakeland, FL)
$917

Kyle Peck  is all in for 120k with 6s6c against Jason Lux’s QcJd.

Flop: Jh7c5h (Lux, pair of Jacks)

Turn: Ad (no change)

River: 2h

Lux fades the two-outer on the river and wins the hand with a pair of Jacks.

Peck takes home $917 for his third place finish.

Heads Up Chip Counts

Jason Lux 220k
Dave Bennett 610k

Championship: 10th Place – Hristos Tsironis

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em

Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Hristos Tsironis - 10th Place
Hristos Tsironis – 10th Place

Hristos Tsironis fired 100k on the river with a board showing QdQcAc4d9s.  Bill Burdick (button) took a couple of minutes, then dropped out a stack of white 100k chips to more than cover Hristos’ remaining stack.

After a few moments, Hristos called all-in for ~400k, showing QsTd for trip Queens.  Bill rolled over 9h9d for nines-full to take the pot.

Hristos Tsironis was eliminated in 10th place, earning $14,214.

Event 17: 4th Place – Angel Vu

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-entry)

Blinds 3k/6k/500 ante

Angel Vu (Daytona Beach, FL) $688
Angel Vu (Daytona Beach, FL)
$688

Angel Vu and George Lux are all in on a flop of Ts9s8h, with Vu at risk for 180k.

Vu: AhAd (over pair)
Lux: 9d9h (set of 9s)

Turn: 8d (Lux full house)

River: 2c

Lux wins the hand, gets the knockout and collects the $50 bounty.

Vu picks another cash in the Seminole Hard Rock Summer Poker Open with her 4th place finish for $688.

“So close, yet so far,” says Vu who won Event 7 for $69,833, to go along with her cash in the Championship Event.

“I really wanted another guitar,” she says about the winner’s trophy.

Championship: 11th Place – Juan Mubarek Peralta

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em

Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Juan Mubarek Peralta - 11th Place
Juan Mubarek Peralta – 11th Place

Juan Mubarek Peralta got his last chips in with AcKs and ran into Stephen Diamantas’ KcKd.  The board ran out Q 9 9 J 5 and changed nothing.  Stephen took the pot.

Juan Mubarek Peralta busted out in 11th place, earning $14,214.

The final ten players are drawing for seats and moving to the final table.

Event 17: 5th Place – Mike Casalino

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-entry)

Level 15:  Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante

Mike Casalino (Palm Coast, FL)
Mike Casalino (Palm Coast, FL)

Mike Casalino got all-in for his last 10,100, getting action from Angel Vu.

Mike’s Ac6s was racing against Angel’s 4s4d.  Oops, she did it again!  Flopped Quads, that is.  Angel did this in an earlier event, too.

The board came Jh4h4cAd6h giving Mike a useless two pair.  He exited in 5th place, earning $535.