Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open
Event 8: $250 Seniors (45+) Classic Rockers NLH
December 16, 2014
Entries: 157
Prize Pool: $32,970
PAYOUTS:
1: $9,396
2: $5,168
3: $2,975
4: $2,506
5: $1,879
6: $1,566
7: $1,253
8: $940
9: $705
10-12: $626
13-15: $548
16-18: $470
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
4 players remaining, 818k avg (27 bb)
There’s still plenty of play and we’re seeing a lot of action both pre and post flop.
During this level Richard Hope doubled through Manny Minaya in a huge 900k pot when Hope turned a higher two pairs.
John Pappas doubled through John Holley when his 
hit an eight on the river vs 
to stay alive with a 174k double-up.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
4 players remaining, 818k avg (41 bb)
In a limp pot Marcus Seitz and Manny Minaya see a flop of 
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. Minaya checks, Seitz bets 75k, Minaya moves all in and Seitz calls and is at risk for 250k.
Seitz: 
(flush draw, gutshot straight draw)
Minaya: 
(top pair)
Minaya’s pair of Queens hold after the turn and river brick for Seitz. Minaya is the chip leader with 1 million chips.
Seitz is out in 5th place for $2,901.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
5 players remaining, 654k avg (33 bb)
Gabriel Tudorache loses more than half his stack with pocket 9s when Marcus Seitz moves all in from the SB with T-7 offsuit and hits a pair of Tens.
Seitz says he didn’t realize Tudorache raised UTG and sheepishly says he would have folded if he was paying attention. Seitz gets the 150k double-up leaving Tudorache as the short stack.
On the next hand, Tudroache is all in for 125k with 
vs the 
of John Holley. Holley hits a pair of Queens on the turn for the winner.
Tudorache is out in 6th place for $2,418.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
6 players remaining, 545k avg (27 bb)
The six remaining players are on a 15 minute break.
Chip Counts
Manny Minaya (Tampa, FL) 880k
Richard Hope (Dade City, FL) 650k
John Holley (Niceville, FL) 630k
Gabriel Tudorache (Reddick, FL) 300k
John Pappas (Tampa, FL) 490k
Marcus Seitz (Lacey, WA) 175k
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 8k/16k/3k ante
6 players remaining, 545k avg (34 bb)
Paulo Castro misses on a flush draw and loses his last 200k vs Manny Minaya who’s pair of 8s is best.
Castro is the second straight Brazilian eliminated. He takes home $1,934 for finishing in 7th place.
$250 Seniors (45+) Classic Rockers NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
46 players remaining, 41k avg (26 bb)
The Seniors easily meet the $25,000 guarantee as 157 entries are in the event.
The field is quickly down to 46 players. Unofficially the payouts will be for 18 spots with first place earning just shy of $10,000.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 8k/16k/3k ante
7 players remaining, 467k avg (29 bb)
John Holley raises to 44k, Josias Santos 3-bets to 100k with 80k behind. Holley moves all in and Santos calls.
Holley: 
Santos:
Flop: 
(Holley still leads)
Turn: (Santos flush draw)
River: 
Holley’s King kicker gives him the winner and takes him to 600k. This after he doubled through former chip leader Richard Hope a few hands earlier.
Santos takes home $1,451 for his 8th place finish.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante
8 players remaining, 409k avg (34 bb)
On a flop of 
John Ripstra and Manny Minaya are all in.
Ripstra: 
Minaya: 
Both players have top pair, top kicker and are staring at a chop pot. But the turn and river are disasters for Ripstra.
Turn: 
River:
Running clubs gives Minaya the winning flush as he picks up more than 200k and is now the chip leader with 750k.
Ripstra is out in 9th place, good for $967.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante
9 players remaining, 363k avg (30 bb)
Ok Haselton is all in for her last 95k with AQ against the pocket 4s of Paulo Castro who wins the coin flip.
Haselton finishes in 10th place, earning $629.
Castro takes his stack to 270k