2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $90,480
November 20, 2024

Event 2  of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 174 entries generated a prize pool of $90,480 and leaving with the biggest piece was Jaroslaw Osinski, winning in a heads-up deal for $19,360.

Osinski’s victory comes on the heels of a runner-up showing in a Seniors event at the 2024 Showdown, where he also finished in ninth place in the WPT Poker Showdown Championship for $83,000.

*denotes heads-up deal

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 174

Jaroslaw Osinski and Alberto Sabogali agreed to a deal soon after heads-up play began.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Jaroslaw Osinski  –  2,840,000  (114 bb)
Alberto Sabogali  –  640,000  (26 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jaroslaw Osinski  –  $19,360
Alberto Sabogali  –  $17,000

As the chip leader, Jaroslaw Osinski was the official Event 2 winner for $19,360. A recap of Event 2 will be posted soon.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 174

Javier Sarrache raised to 60,000 from the button, Jaroslaw Osinski reraised all in from the small blind with his chip-leading stack for about 1,700,000, Alberto Sabogali folded his big blind, and Sarrache instantly called all in for roughly 1,100,000.

Sarrache: 
Osinski: 

The board came , further improving Osinski to a set of jacks to eliminate Sarrache in third place.

Jaroslaw Osinski  –  2,900,000  (116 bb)
Alberto Sabogali  –  580,000  (23 bb)
Javier Sarrache  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,700)

1st:  $21,860 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,500

3rd:  Javier Sarrache  –  $10,700
4th:  Thomas Bona  –  $8,000
5th:  Brandon Berkenfeld  –  $6,100
6th:  Nicholas Anthony  –  $4,640
7th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $3,560
8th:  Maurice Costigan  –  $2,760

9th:  George Miro  –  $2,180
10th:  Helio Chreem  –  $2,180
11th:  Santana Noronha  –  $1,500
12th:  Steve “Cuz” Buckner  –  $1,500
13th:  Victor Nunez  –  $1,240
14th:  Jean Molina  –  $1,240
15th:  Thomas Harten  –  $1,240

16th:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $1,040
17th:  Patrick Biancone  –  $1,040
18th:  Emerson Ward  –  $1,040
19th:  Judy Bielan  –  $1,040
20th:  Raymond Asrenault  –  $1,040
21th:  Wayne Ciko  –  $1,040
22th:  Renee Touzalin  –  $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Thomas Bona raised all in for 95,000 from the button and Javier Sarrache called in the big blind.

Bona: 
Sarrache: 

The board came down , giving Sarrache a pair of kings on the river to eliminate Bona in fourth place.

Javier Sarrache  –  1,320,000  (53 bb)
Thomas Bona  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is 1,160,000 (46  big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $10,700.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 174

On the turn of a board that read , Brandon Berkenfeld was all in for about 200,000 on the button with against Javier Sarrache in the cutoff holding for a set of deuces.

The river was the , no help to Berkenfeld, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Javier Sarrache  –  1,200,000  (60 bb)
Brandon Berkenfeld  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($6,100)

With four players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is 870,000 (44  big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $8,000.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 174

Nicholas Anthony was all in for about 330,000 from the button against Jaroslaw Osinski in the hijack.

Anthony: 
Osinski: 

The board came , giving Osinski quad aces to eliminate Anthony in sixth place.

Jaroslaw Osinski  –  1,470,000  (74 bb)
Nicholas Anthony  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,640)

With five players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $6,100.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 174

Kevin MacDonald raised all in for about 180,000 on the button, Javier Sarrache reraised all in from the small blind for roughly 435,000, and Brandon Berkenfeld thought for a bit in the the big blind before open folding .

MacDonald: 
Sarrache: 

The board came , no help to MacDonald, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Javier Sarrache  –  645,000  (43 bb)
Kevin MacDonald  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,560)

With six players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is 580,000 (39  big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,640.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 174

Following a flop of with roughly 300,000 in the pot, Jaroslaw Osinski ended up all in 440,000 from the small blind with for a pair of jacks against Kevin MacDonald in the hijack holding for a flush draw.

The turn was the , giving MacDonald additional outs to a straight.

The river was the , safe for Osinski to double into the chip lead.

Jaroslaw Osinski  –  1,170,000  (78 bb)
Kevin MacDonald  –  160,000  (11 bb)

With seven players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is about 497,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,560.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 174

Brandon Berkenfeld raised all in for 145,000 in the hijack, Maurice Costigan reraised all in for about 310,000 in the cutoff, and Jaroslaw Osinski reraised all in over the top with a covering stack.

Berkenfeld: 
Costigan: 
Osinski: 

The board came , giving Berkenfeld a pair of aces to triple up, while Costigan was eliminated by Osinski in the side pot.

Brandon Berkenfeld –  475,000  (32 bb)
Jaroslaw Osinski  –  470,000  (31 bb)
Maurice Costigan  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,760)

With seven players remaining from the field of 174 entries, the average stack is about 497,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,560.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 174

Seat 1:  Nicholas Anthony  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Alberto Sabogali  –  995,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3:  Kevin MacDonald  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4:  Javier Sarrache  –  475,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5:  Brandon Berkenfeld  –  185,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Maurice Costigan  –  340,000  (23 bb)
Seat 7:  Jaroslaw Osinski  –  450,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  Thomas Bona  –  185,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $21,860 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,500
3rd:  $10,700
4th:  $8,000
5th:  $6,100
6th:  $4,640
7th:  $3,560
8th:  $2,760

9th:  George Miro  –  $2,180
10th:  Helio Chreem  –  $2,180
11th:  Santana Noronha  –  $1,500
12th:  Steve “Cuz” Buckner  –  $1,500
13th:  Victor Nunez  –  $1,240
14th:  Jean Molina  –  $1,240
15th:  Thomas Harten  –  $1,240

16th:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $1,040
17th:  Patrick Biancone  –  $1,040
18th:  Emerson Ward  –  $1,040
19th:  Judy Bielan  –  $1,040
20th:  Raymond Asrenault  –  $1,040
21th:  Wayne Ciko  –  $1,040
22th:  Renee Touzalin  –  $1,040