2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  81
Prize Pool:  $26,325
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,200
August 2, 2024

There were 81 entries for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo on Friday, and they reached the nine-handed final table in about 4 1/2 hours. The final table lasted another two hours or so until Greg Buonocore defeated Andre Bryan heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $8,420.

“It feels unbelievable,” said Buonocore after his victory. “I’ve been playing for probably 15 to 20 years as a side gig, and to finally come through felt really special.”

Our turbo events usually run in the evenings, but this one was different, starting at 12:00 noon.

“I knew that, no matter what happened, the latest it would go to is 7:00 or 8:00 at night,” said Buonocore. “So I figured, let me enter this and get really aggressive at the beginning. I haven’t played in a lot of turbos, so I knew I’d either get a lot of chips or go home. And I was lucky and got a lot of chips.”

Buonocore lives in Delray Beach, Florida, and loves coming to play poker at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

When asked about the casino, Buonocore said, “It’s fantastic. I live 30 minutes away, and I come down here as much as I possibly can to play. It’s unbelievable how they run the tournaments, and all the employees are fantastic.”

Results:

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 81

After Andre Bryan’s double-up, the final two players were relatively even in chips for a while without playing any particularly big pots.

Then, about 20 minutes after Bryan’s double-up, they played to the river on a board of , and quickly got it all in on the river, with Bryan making the shove and Greg Buonocore snap-calling.

Bryan showed for two pair, fives and threes, but Buonocore turned over to win the pot with a five-high straight.

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Buonocore had Bryan covered by about 70K to win the pot, the title and the trophy. Buonocore also earns $200 for knocking out Bryan, and as the winner, he gets to keep his own $200 bounty as well.

Congratulations to Greg Buonocore!

1st:  Greg Buonocore  –  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Andre Bryan  –  $5,135
3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 25,000, and Andre Bryan checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Bryan checked, Buonocore bet 25,000, and Bryan check-raised all in for 335,000.

Buonocore quickly called with for a pair of nines, but Bryan turned over for a pair of nines with a higher kicker. Bryan needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bryan won the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, to double up in chips.

Andre Bryan  –  745,000  (30 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  875,000  (35 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Greg Buonocore completed the small blind to 20,000, Andre Bryan moved all in, and Buonocore called all in for 625,000 with .

Bryan turned over , and Buonocore needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Buonocore paired his nine on the flop and rivered an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Greg Buonocore  –  1,270,000  (64 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  350,000  (18 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Carlos Bermudez (button) and Andre Bryan (big blind) got it all in preflop with similar stacks around 400K each. Bermudez had the preflop lead with against Bryan’s .

The flop came , and Bryan took the lead with a pair of kings, while Bermudez picked up a gutshot straight draw.

But the turn card was the , and Bermudez retook the lead with a pair of aces.

The river card was — the .

Bryan rivered two pair, kings and nines, to win the pot. Their chip stacks were counted down — Bermudez had 410,000, but Bryan had 415,000. Bryan won the pot to eliminate Bermudez in third place and collect the $200 bounty.

Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,190)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Andre Bryan  –  855,000  (43 bb)
Greg Buonocore  –  765,000  (38 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $8,420 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,135

3rd:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $3,190
4th:  Eric Cohen  –  $2,160
5th:  Cristopher Estrada  –  $1,645
6th:  Ken Orosz  –  $1,315
7th:  Emiliano Guido  –  $1,095
8th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $925
9th:  Mark Evangelista  –  $850
10th:  Daniel Goldberg  –  $795
11th:  Michael Krop  –  $795

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 81

Carlos Bermudez completed the small blind to 20,000, Greg Buonocore raised from the big blind to 50,000, and Bermudez limp-raised all in.

Buonocore snap-called all in for 375,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Bermudez.

The board came , and Bermudez paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Buonocore won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Greg Buonocore  –  770,000  (39 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  425,000  (21 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,190 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 81

Eric Cohen was all in from the button for 55,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan in the cutoff.

The board came , and Bryan flopped an open-ended straight draw and paired his ten on the river to win the pot, eliminate Cohen in fourth place, and collect the $200 bounty.

Andre Bryan  –  425,000  (35 bb)
Eric Cohen  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,160)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,190 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 81

Cristopher Estrada moved all in from the hijack for roughly 75,000, and Carlos Bermudez moved all in over the top from the cutoff with .

Estrada turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bermudez won the pot with a nine-high club flush to eliminate Estrada in fifth place and collect the $200 bounty.

Carlos Bermudez  –  494,000  (49 bb)
Cristopher Estrada  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,645)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 405,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,160 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 81

Carlos Bermudez raised from the button, and Ken Orosz called all in from the big blind for less than 100K with .

Bermudez turned over , and Orosz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bermudez paired his jack on the flop to win the pot with two pair, jacks and eights, eliminating Orosz in sixth place and collecting the $200 bounty.

Carlos Bermudez  –  402,000  (40 bb)
Ken Orosz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,315)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 324,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,645 each.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 81

With the final board showing on the river, Cristopher Estrada moved all in from the small blind, and Greg Buonocore called all in from under the gun for 173,000.

Estrada showed for a king-high flush, but Buonocore turned over to win the pot with an ace-high flush. Buonocore doubled up in the biggest pot of the final table so far.

Greg Buonocore  –  650,000  (65 bb)
Cristopher Estrada  –  75,000  (8 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 270,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,315 each.