$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Opening weekend of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is here and so is one of the series’ headliners, a $400 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed multi-flight re-entry event.

The first of four flights is slated for an 11am kickoff today and its players begin with 15,000 chips and they’ll log 30-minute levels on Day 1. Registration and re-entry are available until ~5:30pm while play is slated to wrap around 8:40pm.

Here are the details:

11AM: Event 2 Day 1A – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 30 minutes; Levels 19+ last 45 minutes
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end after Level 18 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Last February this event drew 1,766 entries generating a total prize pool worth $529,800. It was won by Alfred Karlsson who carded $86,067 along with a gold ring.

Updates for this year’s installment will begin when cards go in the air. Good luck, players!

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 2 Day 1A – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 30 minutes; Levels 19+ last 45 minutes
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end after Level 18 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 2 Day 1B – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 30 minutes; Levels 19+ last 45 minutes
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end after Level 18 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $65 Event 2 Turbo Satellite

• Players begin with 3,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $65 Event 2 Turbo Satellite

• Players begin with 3,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $80 Nightly No Limit Hold’em Survivor (Re-Entry)

• $2,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 16,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1

Roberto Bendeck played a patient game, doubled up once as the heads-up short stack, and then did it again. Shortly after his first double, he took the lead when his held against Yunis’ .

Yunis dropped to 1,100,000 and moved all in from the button to get a quick call from Bendeck.

Yunis:
Bendeck:

A tough spot for Yunis with his suited face cards outkicked. The board ran and Bendeck never had a sweat as he earned his first career WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: Roberto Bendeck – $21,749 + Gold ring
2nd: Nick Yunis – $13,438

A full report on the event will be posted Friday before 1pm. In the meantime, here’s a look at the tournament’s final results:

1st: Roberto Bendeck – $21,749 + Gold ring
2nd: Nick Yunis – $13,438
3rd: Matthew Lambrecht – $9,709
4th: Jermie Anderson – $7,145
5th: Arkadiy Tsinis – $5,353
6th: Bryan Clark – $4,079
7th: Bryce McVay – $3,160
8th: Stanislav Angelou – $2,488
9th: Matthew Bretzfield – $1,990
10th: David Katz – $1,617
11th: Ory Hen – $1,617
12th: Jennifer Fitzgibbon – $1,617
13th: David Stokes – $1,333
14th: David Moreno – $1,333
15th: Jason Young – $1,333
16th: Jeff Rodriguez – $1,117
17th: Jaroslaw Osinski – $1,117
18th: Truyen Nguyen – $1,117
19th: Eric Leinwand – $950
20th: Shamica Lamar – $950
21st: Jeffrey Satinoff – $950
22nd: Mark Kottler – $819
23rd: Juan Madrid – $819
24th: John Freidkes – $819
25th: Steven Carswell – $717
26th: Jonathan Hilton – $717
27th: Raminder Singh – $717

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 269

Roberto Bendeck was getting shorter and Nick Yunis was making a lot of shoves to pick up the small pots. Sitting on the button again, Yunis put Bendeck all in again and this time it was called for Bendeck’s last 690,000.

Bendeck:
Yunis:

Bendeck was ahead for the needed double and moved further out front on the flop. The turn and river were safe for the double.

“Whew,” Bendeck joked. “That hand locked like aces at this point.”

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 1,400,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 2,625,000 (33 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 269

There were no major hands over the next level but Nick Yunis continued to apply the pressure against Roberto Bendeck. Yunis put him all-in on several hands but Bendeck did not bite but the chips flowed to the 2-seat.

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 925,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 3,100,000 (52 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 269

Nick Yunis began to claw his way back to the lead before catching a big hand. He limped his button, Robert Bendeck checked his option, and the flop came . Bendeck checked, Yunis bet 50,000 and Bendeck called to see the turn.

Bendeck checked, Yunis bet 100,000 and Bendeck check-raised to 330,000. Yunis checked his cards, called the raise, and the river was . Bendeck checked one more time, Yunis put out a big stack for a 565,000 bet, and Bendeck tossed in a calling chip.

Yunis:
Bendeck:

Yunis was good with his rivered aces up to top Bendeck’s turned two pair.

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 1,425,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 2,600,000 (52 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 269

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 2,800,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 1,200,000 (24 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $21,749 + WSOP C ring
2nd: $13,438

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 269

Matthew Lambrecht limped from the small blind and Roberto Bendeck moved all in from the big blind with the chip lead. Lambrecht checked his cards and called at risk for ~850,000.

Lambrecht:
Bendeck:

It was an unconventional race that saw Bendeck take the lead on the flop. The turn did not help and Lambrecht was eliminated in third place after the river.

Roberto Bendeck – 2,800,000 (70 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($9,709)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 269

Shortly after the break, Jermie Anderson opened to 105,000 and Roberto Bendeck shipped in from the big blind. Anderson quickly called with a race to double.

Anderson:
Bendeck:

Anderson needed to catch but blanked the all-low board to exit in fourth place.

Roberto Bendeck – 1,650,000 (41 bb)
Jermie Anderson – Eliminated in 4th Place ($7,145)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 269

The four remaining players took a quick ten-minute break to pull the remaining 1K chips out of play. Jermie Anderson is the short stack with not a lot of difference between the other three.

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 1,125,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 1,075,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: Jermie Anderson – 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Lambrecht – 1,330,000 (33 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $21,749 + WSOP C ring
2nd: $13,438
3rd: $9,709
4th: $7,145