Eric Kolodny Wins RRPO Event 23 for Fourth Major SHRP Title!

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $77,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $38,500
November 26 – 27, 2024

Eric Kolodny

RRPO Event 23 was a $1,700 Deep Stack Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha tournament that attracted 77 entries, creating a prize pool worth $77,000 and another $38,500 up for grabs in bounties.

After a tough final table, Eric Kolodny won the title outright over Cuba Levenberry for his fourth major Hollywood title. He won two in 2012, one during the Showdown series and another during the 2012 Summer Splash (the predecessor of the SHRPO series). Kolodny’s third was a year ago in the Poker Showdown and now another Omaha title.

2012 Showdown: $150 No-Limit Hold’em ($3,802)
2012 Summer Splash: $150 No-Limit Hold’em ($2,898)
2023 Showdown: $600 5-Card PLO ($15,055)
2024 RRPO: $1,700 PLO Bounty ($26,020)

Congrats Eric!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EricKolondy$26,020
2CubaLevenberry$15,015
3PhuocVo$9,395
4SteveYagudaev$6,355
5AJGillette$4,815
6OleksandrTrokhymenko$3,850
7MikeSoroka$3,465
8MaksimPisarenko$3,080
9JosephGenova$2,695
10JosephIrgon$2,310

Event 23: Eric Kolodny ($26,020) Defeats Cuba Levenberry ($15,015) for the Win

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante

Eric Kolodny

After a long, tough back-and-forth battle heads-up for the title, Eric Kolodny made a full house on the final hand to top Cuba Levenberry’s straight for all the chips.

Levenberry earned $15,015 for his runner-up finish while Kolodny took home $26,020 and the RRPO trophy.

1st: Eric Kolodny – $26,020 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Cuba Levenberry – $15,015

Cuba Levenberry

Event 23: Counts on Break

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 77

Seat 1: Phuoc Vo – 594,000 (59 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Kolodny – 235,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Cuba Levenberry – 696,000 (70 bb)

1st: $26,020 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $15,015
3rd: $9,395

4th: Steve Yagudaev – $6,355
5th: AJ Gillette – $4,815
6th: Oleksandr Trokhymenko – $3,850
7th: Mike Soroka – $3,465
8th: Maksim Pisarenko – $3,080
9th: Joseph Genova – $2,695
10th: Joseph Irgon – $2,310

Event 23: Final Table Lineup; Counts on Break

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 77

Seat 1: Phuoc Vo – 405,000 (68 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Kolodny – 207,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Mike Soroka – 187,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Yagudaev – 110,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: AJ Gillette – 83,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: Cuba Levenberry – 361,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Oleksandr Trokhymenko – 123,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Maksim Pisarenko – 64,000 (11 bb)

1st: $26,020 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $15,015
3rd: $9,395
4th: $6,355
5th: $4,815
6th: $3,850
7th: $3,465
8th: $3,080

9th: Joseph Genova – $2,695
10th: Joseph Irgon – $2,310