Bryn Kenney Wins 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open High Roller

The wealthy received richer within the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $25,500 buy-in excessive curler occasion that simply wrapped up on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in South Florida.

Bryn Kenney, the highest ranked participant on poker’s all-time cash listing, topped the sector of 67 entries so as to add one other $487,990 to his profession haul. The 37-year-old bracelet winner now has practically $67.3 million in profession match earnings accrued throughout 297 recorded in-the-money finishes. He now has a $1,019,873 lead over second-ranked Justin Bonomo ($66,248,460).

This was Kenney’s thirty first title, and his first win since taking down the $262,500 buy-in invitational occasion on the 2023 Triton London for a staggering $6,860,000. Incredibly, that was simply the second-largest payday on Kenney’s resume, as he made a heads-up deal within the 2019 Triton Millions charity invitational that noticed him stroll away with greater than $20.6 million.

In addition to the title and the cash, Kenney’s most up-to-date victory additionally earned him 504 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was his third final-table end of the 12 months. His 890 whole factors put him inside attain of the highest 600 within the 2024 POY standings offered by Global Poker.

This occasion featured a $1,000,000 assure. The strong turnout of 67 entries resulted in a remaining prize pool of $1,654,900 that was paid out among the many prime 10 finishers. Justin Zaki was knocked out in tenth place ($52,900) late on day 1, leaving bracelet winner Alex Foxen to guide the ultimate 9 contenders into day 2.

Foxen added to that benefit early, choosing up pocket aces and holding in opposition to the Ok-J of Brock Wilson (ninth – $52,900) to slim the sector to eight. Daniel Rezaei quickly adopted Wilson to the rail (seventh – $54,600), busting by the hands of World Poker Tour champion Jonathan Jaffe. Despite incomes that knockout, Jaffe was finally the subsequent to fall. He misplaced most of his stack with A-Ok in opposition to the pocket aces of Kenney, who took his remaining couple of blinds within the subsequent hand. Jaffe earned $62,900 for his seventh-place displaying.

Darren Elias quickly received all-in with A-4 suited trailing the A-10 of Kenney. Elias flopped a pair of fours to take the lead, however Kenney rivered a ten to earn the pot and the knockout. Elias, a four-time WPT most important occasion winner, settled for $77,800 because the sixth-place finisher on this occasion.

Reigning WPT World Championship winner Daniel Sepiol received a preflop coin flip with 8-6 outracing the pocket fives of two-time bracelet winner Brandon Wittmeyer in a battle of the blinds. Sepiol spiked an eight on the top to ship Wittmeyer packing in fifth place ($102,600).

Brandon Wilson’s prime pair of kings was bested by the turned jacks and sixes of Foxen to go away simply three contenders remaining. Wilson, who received each the $25,500 and a $50,000 buy-in occasion on the SHR Poker Showdown earlier this 12 months, earned $152,300 for his fourth-place end.

The remaining massive all-in confrontation of this occasion noticed Foxen get in a elevating battle with Kenney. Foxen opened to 65,000 from the button with AQ and Kenney three-bet to 300,000 out of the massive blindwith AOk. Foxen four-bet to 535,000, leaving 965,000 behind. Kenney five-bet shoved and Foxen made the decision. The board ran out 776105 and Foxen was eradicated in third place ($220,100). He now has practically $33.5 million in lifetime earnings. This was additionally his thirteenth final-table end of the 12 months. The 336 factors he earned had been sufficient to maneuver him into thirtieth place on the POY leaderboard.

Kenney held 5,400,000 to Sepiol’s 1,300,000 heading into heads-up. The pair halted play and hashed out a deal to convey the occasion to a detailed. Kenney earned $487,990 and the title whereas Sepiol secured $390,810 because the runner-up. This was the seventh final-table end of the 12 months for Sepiol, who earned his first bracelet earlier this summer season by taking down the $1,500 shootout on the World Series of Poker. He now sits in twenty ninth place within the POY standings.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the remaining desk:

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