Rick Kalgstein Wins His 2nd SHRP Major Series Trophy with Event 39 Win in Four-Way Deal for $9,704

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$600 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $49,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $11,600
August 8, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 39 Champion Rick Kalgstein

Event 39 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 116 entries created a prize pool of $49,300, with an additional $11,600 set aside for bounties.

A four-way deal went down and Rick Kalgstein was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 39 champion for $9,704.

This marked Kalgstein’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, previously winning the multi-flight $200 Big Stack during the 2023 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RickKalgstein$9,704*
2ThomasBrowne$8,129*
3RichardFleming$7,670*
4FrancoIannamico$6,637*
5KhariHutchings$3,560
6AnibalPabon$2,720
7AnthonyPathman$2,080
8ShoshannaDayan$1,620
9RobertGoldberg$1,280
10JosephMcCray$1,280
11DanielRivera$1,020
12JudyBielan$1,020
13JoshuaBennett$860
14ScottEpstein$860
15BradleyCoultas$860

*denotes four-way deal

Event 39: Prize Pool and Payouts; $12,640 to the Winner

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$600 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $49,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $11,600
August 8, 2024

Event 39 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 116 entries generated a prize pool of $49,300, with an additional $11,600 set aside for bounties. The final 15 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $860.

Up top for the winner is $12,640.

1st:  $12,640 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,500
3rd:  $6,300
4th:  $4,700
5th:  $3,560
6th:  $2,720
7th:  $2,080
8th:  $1,620
9th-10th:  $1,280
11th-12th:  $1,020
13th-15th:  $860

Event 39: Black Chip Bounties

$600 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Continuing to pack the Grand Ballroom with SHRPO Event 39 getting underway at 2pm. $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em with Black Chip Bounties and all the action.

Players sit with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 9 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 37 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; final table levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 37 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 31 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 38 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 150,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:00pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 39 – $600 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 40 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,000 SHRPO Event 50 seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 41 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 41 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $250 Event 37 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into SHRPO Event 37
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: $600 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $600 SHRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $600 SHRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Open Schedule

Hal Klein wins the Eight-Game Mix Event

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  71
Prize Pool:  $68,870
April 15-16, 2024

Hal Klein

Showdown Event 39 was a $1,100 buy-in Eight-Game Mix tournament. The  field ran up to 71 entries for a prize pool worth $68,870 with the final nine making the money.

Hal Klein took the top spot after defeating Chris Vitch after a long heads-up finale. Klein earned $23,180 for the victory and his fifth major Hollywood title.

1st:  Hal Klein – $23,810 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Chris Vitch – $13,775
3rd:  David Prociak – $8,440
4th:  Tim Wong – $6,025
5th:  Calvin Anderson – $4,650
6th:  Steven Wolansky – $3,620
7th:  Jon Breneman – $3,100
8th:  Chris Tryba – $2,800
9th:  Samoeun Mon – $2,650

Event 39: Hal Klein Wins ($23,810); Chris Vitch – 2nd Place ($13,775)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 of 71

Hal Klein

The last hand of the tournament came during the Omaha 8OB round with Chris Vitch getting all on a flop of 10h8h6d for 110,000 after both players had contributed 200,000 each preflop. Hal Klein called to cover him so the two players then flipped over their cards.

Klein: Ad10c4s2c
Vitch: Ks8s6c3s

Turn and River: 9d2d

That brought the tournament to a close with Klein crowned as the champion. He took home the top prize worth $23,810 along with the Showdown guitar pick trophy. Vitch was awarded $13,775 for the deep run to second. Stay tuned for a winner’s photo and results for the tournament.

Hal Klein – $23,810 + Showdown Trophy
Chris Vitch – Eliminated in 2nd Place ($13,775)

Chris Vitch

Event 39: Hal Klein Doubles Through Chris Vitch

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 71

Hal Klein

During a pot-limit Omaha hand, Hal Klein got all in for 495,000 with a 570,000 pot on the table and the board reading 8h7d2c8c2d. Chris Vitch had him covered, so here is a look at their cards.

Klein: AsAd9c6h
Vitch: 9d6c5d4s

Klein doubled up to survive with 1.56 million, and Vitch was at 495,000 after the hand.

Hal Klein – 1,560,000
Chric Vitch – 495,000

Event 39: Chip Count Update

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 71

Here is a look at the chip counts in the heads-up final. Hal Klein is winning the majority of the small pots to start pulling away in the standings.

Seat 1:  Chris Vitch  –  495,000
Seat 3:  Hal Klein – 1,635,000

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st:  $23,810 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,775

Event 39: David Prociak – 3rd Place ($8,440)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 71

David Prociak

David Prociak was all in during a hand of pot-limit Omaha with 9c8c8s6c, and Chris Vitch had him covered holding AsKh10d5h.

The final board read Ks5c4h7cJd, and Prociak was eliminated in third place for a payout worth $8,440. Vitch stacked up 1.26 million after the hand, which gave him the advantage before the start of heads-up play against Hal Klein’s 870,000.

Chris Vitch – 1,260,000
Hal Klein – 870,000
David Prociak – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,440)