2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,462
Prize Pool: $233,920
March 28-30, 2022
Event #7 attracted 1,462 entries across six starting flights, and 149 players survived the Money Bubble to reach Day 2. But it all came to an end Wednesday night when the final five players agreed to a deal, and chipleader Vendel Johnson won the title, the trophy, and $26,497.
“This was a big payday for me,” said Johnson, a native Floridian who works full time at Port Everglades. “This is the second trophy of my poker career. The last one was probably ten years ago, because I don’t play that much.”
It was an up-and-down day for Johnson, but his key hand came with 10 players remaining, when he got it all in with ace-king against Kelly Alonso’s ace-queen. The best hand held up for Johnson to win the pot and catapult into the chip lead. Johnson was never short after that.
“Those guys were tough, especially Andre,” said Johnson, referring to second-place finisher Andre Bryan. “You’ve got to be careful and pick your spots, and the cards fell for me.”
Johnson hadn’t played poker for two years due to the pandemic, but when he was ready to play, he knew where to go.
“I’ve always played at the Hard Rock,” said Johnson. “We’ve been straddled to the house for the past two years since COVID, but when things kind of loosened up, this was the obvious place. I love the Hard Rock. Best place in the world.”
Final Results:
| Place | Name | Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vendel Johnson | $26,497* |
| 2 | Andre Bryan | $22,912* |
| 3 | Kelly Alonso | $21,170* |
| 4 | Ayed Shweihat | $18,282* |
| 5 | Alexandru Predincea | $17,389* |
| 6 | Gus Vazquez | $8,085 |
| 7 | Sagi Zommer | $6,675 |
| 8 | Arturo Trujillo | $5,290 |
| 9 | Leonardo Rendon | $3,930 |
| 10 | Crystal Utley | $3,930 |
| 11 | Al Klager | $3,005 |
| 12 | Jonathan Livingston | $3,005 |
| 13 | Ory Hen | $2,350 |
| 14 | Leonid Zhivelev | $2,350 |
| 15 | Richard Alati | $2,350 |
| 16 | Adam Zeltser | $1,905 |
| 17 | Charles Harrison | $1,905 |
| 18 | Altabal Mohamed | $1,905 |
| 19 | German Ramos | $1,555 |
| 20 | Jeremy Becker | $1,555 |
| 21 | Larry Kiang | $1,555 |
| 22 | Pasquale Caiazza | $1,280 |
| 23 | Syed Shah | $1,280 |
| 24 | Jugal Daterao | $1,280 |
| 25 | Richard Buxman | $1,120 |
| 26 | David Cujas | $1,120 |
| 27 | Alfredo Vaz Reed | $1,120 |
| 28 | Eric Feldman | $975 |
| 29 | Thanhlong Nguyen | $975 |
| 30 | Srinath Vadluri | $975 |
| 31 | Fabio Baduy | $975 |
| 32 | Attila Kocsis | $975 |
| 33 | Alberto Niebla | $975 |
| 34 | Mahmoud Hamed | $975 |
| 35 | Dayanna Ciabaton | $975 |
| 36 | David Metz | $975 |
| 37 | Mariano Szlaifer | $835 |
| 38 | Eriberuto Uehara | $835 |
| 39 | James Tomblin II | $835 |
| 40 | Lance Foster | $835 |
| 41 | Artur Nazarenko | $835 |
| 42 | Albert Dagro | $835 |
| 43 | Eric Phan | $835 |
| 44 | Dejan Petkovic | $835 |
| 45 | Casey Crews | $835 |
| 46 | Tamara Goldshteyn | $740 |
| 47 | Wilmer Chavira | $740 |
| 48 | Garrett Fleetwood | $740 |
| 49 | Michael McCauley | $740 |
| 50 | Jonathan Lasko | $740 |
| 51 | Reinaldo Vicentini Aldrey | $740 |
| 52 | Min Zhang | $740 |
| 53 | Antonio Arencibia Monduy | $740 |
| 55 | Lunique Petiote | $665 |
| 56 | Igor Korkhin | $665 |
| 57 | Osmany Saldanas | $665 |
| 58 | Henry Billete | $665 |
| 59 | Vinicius Monteiro | $665 |
| 60 | Brian Krinsky | $665 |
| 61 | Walid Maddah | $665 |
| 62 | Alain Boucher | $665 |
| 63 | Michael Gullifo | $665 |
| 64 | Dylan Malcomson | $620 |
| 65 | Charles Conner | $620 |
| 66 | Joseph Petrolino | $620 |
| 67 | Yigal Hen | $620 |
| 68 | Sergio Gamarra | $620 |
| 69 | Geroges Boyadjian | $620 |
| 70 | Jennifer David | $620 |
| 71 | Anatoly Zharnitsky | $620 |
| 72 | Brian Barros | $620 |
| 73 | Benjamin Boston | $575 |
| 74 | Joseph Hernon | $575 |
| 75 | Adam Wiatrowski | $575 |
| 76 | Joshua Gerzog | $575 |
| 77 | Orlando Maldonado Jr | $575 |
| 78 | Henry Miller | $575 |
| 79 | Eric Piderit | $575 |
| 80 | Mark Gaudino | $575 |
| 81 | Lester Rainey | $575 |
| 82 | Haralambos Sideris Sansiviero | $535 |
| 83 | Ethan Blauner | $535 |
| 84 | Edward Grinko | $535 |
| 85 | Garrick Young | $535 |
| 86 | Rainulfo Ricardo Perez | $535 |
| 87 | Jared Kranz | $535 |
| 88 | Archibald Barrant | $535 |
| 89 | Billie Bowman | $535 |
| 90 | Jeffrey Keiser | $535 |
| 91 | Jon Peterson | $500 |
| 92 | Frank Martin | $500 |
| 93 | Peter Shapiro | $500 |
| 94 | Jason Nieves | $500 |
| 95 | Lawrence Whyte | $500 |
| 96 | Christian Fleagle | $500 |
| 97 | Steven McKoy | $500 |
| 98 | Alan Katsnelson | $500 |
| 99 | Jeffrey Morrison | $500 |
| 100 | Phong Nguyen | $465 |
| 101 | Elisa Greenwood | $465 |
| 102 | Mignaelalexand Stratos | $465 |
| 103 | Carlos Garcia | $465 |
| 104 | Brett Streicher | $465 |
| 105 | Henry Fermin | $465 |
| 106 | Igor Evseev | $465 |
| 107 | John Valevich | $465 |
| 108 | Kanj Chehade | $465 |
| 109 | Andrew Jones | $430 |
| 110 | Barrington Bowen | $430 |
| 111 | Steve Zhang | $430 |
| 112 | Wongduan Nannong | $430 |
| 113 | Kevin Naim | $430 |
| 114 | Joseph Duchman | $430 |
| 115 | Nicholas Velentzas | $430 |
| 116 | Douglas Miranda | $430 |
| 117 | Mark Hur | $430 |
| 118 | Eduardo Chri | $400 |
| 119 | Edward Corlett | $400 |
| 120 | Kyle Rignola | $400 |
| 121 | John Nguyen | $400 |
| 122 | Philip Toister | $400 |
| 123 | Earl Gallegos | $400 |
| 124 | Pierre Armster Jr | $400 |
| 125 | Brian Goodman | $400 |
| 126 | Christopher Thompson | $400 |
| 127 | Farell Lapi | $380 |
| 128 | Rickey Welch | $380 |
| 129 | Robert Brown | $380 |
| 130 | John Malvasio | $380 |
| 131 | Antonio Colon | $380 |
| 132 | Tyler Mitchell | $380 |
| 133 | Fred DaBus | $380 |
| 134 | Alex Santoni | $380 |
| 135 | Conner Benson | $380 |
| 136 | Raminder Singh | $360 |
| 137 | Gregory Hopkins | $360 |
| 138 | Erik De Souza | $360 |
| 139 | John McDonald | $360 |
| 140 | Salvador Ramos | $360 |
| 141 | Stella Davila | $360 |
| 142 | Austin Zahn | $360 |
| 143 | Jeram Capinpin | $360 |
| 144 | Alik Sitnyakorsky | $360 |
| 145 | Vladimir Florent | $360 |
| 146 | Michael Cavanaugh | $360 |
| 147 | Phillip Stuttman | $360 |
| 148 | Tania Arana | $360 |
| 149 | Andrew Badal | $360 |
* Indicates the results of a five-way deal.