$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,462

With the board showing on the turn and more than 400K already in the pot, chipleader Leon Zhivelev had a bet of 500,000 out in front of him in the cutoff, and Gus Vazquez moved all in from under the gun for 1,155,000.

Zhivelev asked for an exact count and tanked for a long time before he folded, and Vazquez took the pot — and the chip lead.

Gus Vazquez  –  2,100,000  (70 bb)
Leon Zhivelev  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)

With 31 players remaining, the average stack is around 705,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $975 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,462

A player raised from the hijack to 75,000, Crystal Utley moved all in from the button for 345,000, and her opponent asked for an exact count and thought for a bit before he called with .

Utley turned over , and needed her hand to hold to stay alive. (Ory Hen said that he folded pocket eights in the big blind.)

The board came , and Utley flopped a set of tens and rivered quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Crystal Utley  –  755,000  (30 bb)

With 31 players remaining, the average stack is around 705,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $975 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 1,462

The players returned from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least one million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Leon Zhivelev  –  1,935,000  (77 bb)
2.  Ayed Shweihat  –  1,535,000  (61 bb)
T-3.  Alexandru Predincea  –  1,430,000  (57 bb)
T-3.  Gus Vazquez  –  1,430,000  (57 bb)
5.  Jeremy Becker  –  1,065,000  (43 bb)

With 34 players remaining, the average stack is around 645,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $975 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,462

Mariano Szlaifer moved all in UTG+1 for about 200,000, and German Zaga called from the big blind with .

Szlaifer turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Zaga to win the pot and eliminate Szlaifer in 37th place.

German Zaga  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Mariano Szlaifer  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($740)

With 36 players remaining, the average stack is around 610,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $975 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 1,462

Dejan Petkovic was short stacked and all in preflop from the cutoff against Artur Nazarenko (big blind) and Richard Alati (middle position), with a side pot already created.

The flop came , Nazarenko checked, Alati bet 65,000, and Nazarenko called.

The turn card was the , Nazarenko checked, Alati bet 215,000, and Nazarenko called, leaving himself about 85K behind.

The river card was the , Nazarenko checked, Alati moved all in, and Nazarenko folded Alati took the side pot.

For the much smaller main pot, Petkovic showed for nine high, and Alati turned over to win the pot with top two pair, aces and queens, eliminating Petkovic in 44th place.

Richard Alati  –  900,000  (45 bb)
Artur Nazarenko  –  85,000  (4 bb)
Dejan Petkovic  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($740)

With 43 players remaining, the average stack is around 510,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $835 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 1,462

After a flop of , Jonathan Lasko got it all in from the big blind with for a gutshot straight draw with a six-high flush draw.

Lasko needed to improve to stay alive against German Zaga’s (ace-high flush draw) in the cutoff.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Zaga won the pot with his ace to eliminate Lasko in 50th place.

German Zaga  –  470,000  (31 bb)
Jonathan Lasko  –  Eliminated in 50th Place  ($740)

With 49 players remaining, the average stack is around 450,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $740 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 1,462

After a flop of , Reinaldo Vicentini Aldrey bet 85,000 from under the gun, and Leon Zhivelev called from the hijack.

The turn card paired the board with the , Aldrey moved all in for 270,000, and Zhivelev asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called with for two pair, sevens and fours, with a club flush draw.

Aldrey turned over for a higher two pair, jacks and sevens, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Zhivelev completed his flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Aldrey in 51st place.

Leon Zhivelev  –  1,950,000  (130 bb)
Reinaldo Vicentini Aldrey  –  Eliminated in 51st Place  ($740)

With 50 players remaining, the average stack is around 440,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $740 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  151
Prize Pool:  $50,585
March 29, 2022

On Tuesday night, Nohad “Nu” Teliani won her second career trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood by winning Event #10 ($400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em) in a four-way deal, earning $9,986.

“I got stacked on my first hand on my first bullet,” said Teliani. “I had a set of fives against a set of queens.” Coincidentally, the player who knocked her out on that first bullet was Aaron Thivyanathan, who made it all the way to the end to be a part of that four-way deal, finishing third.

But Teliani re-entered, and made the most of that second bullet, surviving the Money Bubble (the final 19 got paid) and making it to the final table with an above-average chip stack.

“It was a good final table, with good energy,” said Teliani. “Matt [Waxman] was really good. Good to watch and tough to play against. He was challenging.”

The key hand came with five players remaining, when Waxman — a WPT Champion and a WSOP Bracelet winner — four-bet shoved into Teliani’s . The pocket nines held up for Teliani, and Waxman was eliminated in fifth place.

“That was really unlucky,” said Teliani. “His ace-king suited against my pocket nines. That was really the turning point.”

Shortly after Waxman’s elimination, the final four players agreed to an ICM chop to end the tournament. As chipleader, Teliani was declared the winner, earning the title, the trophy, and the largest cut of the prizepool.

Teliani loves the six-max format, calling it her second favorite after PLO.

“You can play a little more aggressive,” said Teliani. “You can call a little bit lighter and play your position. You get to play more hands.”

Final Results:

* Indicates the results of a four-way chop.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 151

As Level 21 was coming to an end and Level 22 beginning, the final four players agree to an ICM chop to end the tournament. These were the final chip counts, followed by the payouts they agreed to:

1.  Nohad Teliani  –  995,000  (50 bb)
2.  Kevin Johnson  –  730,000  (37 bb)
3.  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  290,000  (15 bb)
4.  Nicholas Carballo  –  255,000  (13 bb)

1st:  Nohad Teliani  –  $9,986 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  Kevin Johnson  –  $8,939
3rd:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $6,125
4th:  Nicholas Carballo  –  $5,800

As chipleader, Nohad “Nu” Teliani receives the title and the trophy.

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

$400 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 151

Kevin Johnson raised under the gun to 40,000, and Nohad Teliani called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Teliani checked, Johnson bet 55,000, and Teliani called.

The river card was the , Teliani bet 75,000, and Johnson raised to 215,000. Teliani tanked for a while before she folded.

As he took the pot, Johnson showed for a rivered full house, fours full of queens.

Kevin Johnson  –  775,000  (52 bb)
Nohad Teliani  –  975,000  (65 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 565,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,165 each.