Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players are now gone on a 15-minute break to clear their heads.
Jose Parra opened to 1,500 from early position. The cutoff three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back to Parra who added the remainder to call.
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was dealt and checked through to the
turn and the
river. Parra fired a bet of 10,000. His opponent gave it some thought, and opted to let it go.
Evan Teitelbaum limped under the gun. The player from one seat over raised to 1,800. Action folded back to Teitelbaum who called.
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. Teitelbaum checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Teitelbaum check-raised to 5,300. His opponent three-bet to 12,3000. Teitelbaum four-bet shoved for around 60,000. His opponent made the call, putting at risk his last chips.
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The
turn and
river completed the board and Teitelbaum took down the pot, sending his opponent the exit.
"It was a gift," commented his opponent.
''No it wasn't a gift...He had ace-high!" answered Teitelbaum jokingly.
"Well I just checked the definition of gift in the dictionnary and that qualifies for it,'' added a player at the table.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Two years ago, in 2017, this tournament drew 465 runners and offered up a $697,500 prize pool. The tournament ended with a three-way deal that saw Geddes Cooper crowned champion for $112,771.
Cooper, a then 35-year-old poker pro born in Kingston, Jamaica but residing in Pembroke Pines, took down the largest score of his career.
“[The][Deepest][Stack] is my favorite tournament,” Cooper told Seminole officials. “This tournament I really, really wanted to play. I ran pretty good and I’m happy about that. That’s about all you can do.”
He continued: “The harder and harder they get, the more I realize how hard it is to win a tournament because everyone’s good. You have to dodge a million bullets and fade a million different things. Every time you do win a tournament, you have to cherish it.”
For more on Cooper’s win check out the Seminole Hard Rock recap here.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geddes Cooper | $112,771* + Trophy |
| 2 | James Dorrance | $104,625* |
| 3 | Haim Toorgeman | $80,653* |
| 4 | Matthew Zimmerman | $42,687 |
| 5 | Wally Maddah | $32,783 |
| 6 | Andjelko Andrejevic | $27,300 |
| 7 | Ryan McKnight | $22,808 |
| 8 | Evan Teitelbaum | $18,323 |
| 9 | Ken Bruno | $13,866 |
*Denotes three-way deal.
Ryan Gianquitti opened to 1,000 on the cutoff. The button three-bet to 3,100. Action folded back to Gianquitti who stuck around with a call.
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. Gianquitti checked. His opponent bet 2,500. Gianquitti check-called.
The turn brought the
and Gianquitti check-called another bet of 7,500 from the button.
The
filled up the river. Both players opted to check. Gianquitti showed ![]()
and his opponent threw his hand in the muck.
The player in the big blind was all in for his last 12,900 against Tom Gity on the cutoff.
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and Gity won the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400