$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 82

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Donald Maloney three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind, and Bronshtein called all in for 27,000.

Bronshtein: 
Maloney: 

The board ran out , giving Maloney flush along with an 8-5-4-3-2 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Bronshtein in sixth place.

Donald Maloney  –  360,000  (18 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,790)

With six players remaining, the average stack is around 205,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,155.

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 168

Jatinder Singh limped in from middle position, Shawn Farmer did the same from the cutoff, and Tomislav Krizanic raised all in for 370,000 from the button. Singh folded and Farmer called.

Farmer: 
Krizanic: 

The board ran out , giving Farmer jack-high straight to win the bounty and eliminate Krizanic in seventh place.

Shawn Farmer  –  1,725,000   (35 bb)
Tomislav Krizanic  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($925)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 1,120,000 (22 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $1,040.

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 168

Jessica Leal Gonzalez raised all in for 205,000 from under the gun and Andrew Yakubovich called in the big blind with , leading Gonzalez’s .

The board ran out , no help to Gonzalez, ending her tournament in eighth place.

Andrew Yakubovich  –  610,000  (12 bb)
Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($815)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 960,000  (19 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $925.

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 168

The final eight players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1:  Andrew Yakubovich  –  995,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Scott  –  1,795,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4:  Jatinder Singh  –  1,505,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Gil Guadalpi  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Shawn Farmer  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Tomislav Krizanic  –  205,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8:  Shravan Kulshrestha  –  605,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $4,200
3rd:  $2,670
4th:  $1,725
5th:  $1,255
6th:  $1,040
7th:  $925
8th:  $815

9th:  David Laufer  –  $705
10th:  James Sebastiano  –  $705

11th:  David Shmuel  –  $600
12th:  Gustavo Perla  –  $600

13th:  Christopher Asaro  –  $525
14th:  Kenneth Goff Jr.  –  $525
15th:  Benjamin Pollan  –  $525

16th:  Ronald Groeller  –  $500
17th:  Todd Louer  –  $500

19th:  Pierre-Xavier Laurent  –  $475
20th:  Antonio Diaz  –  $475

21st:  Danny Chang  –  $238
22nd:  Lloyd Kapper  –  $237

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 82

With the final board reading , Brett Skolnick committed his final chips with for the second-best low, but Hossein Ghodosi Fard had him beat with for a pair of queens with the nut low to eliminate Skolnick in eighth place.

Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  310,000  (19 BB)
Brett Skolnick  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,510)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is around 175,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,790.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 82

On the turn of a board, Cat Mon checked from the small blind and Donald Maloney checked from the big blind. Gary Webster bet his remaining 2,000 from middle position, and both Mon and Maloney called.

The river was the , and both checked again.

Mon tabled for trip fives, besting Maloney’s holdings and Webster’s to end Webster’s tournament in ninth place.

Cat Mon  –  230,000  (19 BB)
Donald Maloney  –  200,000  (17 BB)
Gary Webster  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,340)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  210 of 1,682

Flight A:  565 Entries;  70 Advanced
Flight B:  569 Entries;  71 Advanced
Flight C:  548 Entries;  69 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress  (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  141 of 1,134

Flight A:  565 Entries; 70 Advanced
Flight B:  569 Entries; 71 Advanced
Flight C:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  105
Prize Pool:  $55,125
April 13, 2023 

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). The first mixed event of the series drew 105 entries, creating a prize pool of $55,125. A six-way deal was reached at the final table and Long Nguyen was the chip leader, making him the official winner for $9,128.

This marked Nguyen’s fourth SHRP major series trophy win:

2021 SHRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 – $19,605
2021 RRPO – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Max – $12,040
2022 RRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 – $18,065
2023 Showdown – $600 Big O – $9,128

*denotes six-handed deal

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

After playing six-handed for a few minutes, the remaining six players agreed to look at the numbers and reached a deal soon after.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Long Nguyen  –  570,000  (48 bb)
Shan Meruga  –  488,000  (41 bb)
Steven Novak  –  378,000  (32 bb)
Matthew Kaplan  –  368,000  (31 bb)
Jean Laurent  –  149,000  (12 bb)
Cody Manning  –  148,000  (12 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Long Nguyen  –  $9,128
Shan Meruga  –  $8,492
Steven Novak  –  $7,518
Matthew Kaplan  –  $7,420
Jean Laurent  –  $4,863
Cody Manning  –  $4,849

As the chip leader, Long Nguyen was the official Event 3 winner for $9,128.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.