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Super High Roller: Dylan Linde Doubles Through Sergio Aido

$50,000 Super High Roller NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 12

Dylan Linde raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Sergio Aido three-bet to 37,000 from the small blind, and Linde called.

The flop was Ac9c2c, Aido continued for 20,000, and Linde called.

The turn was the Qh, Aido bet 125,000, and Linde thought briefly before he called all in for 68,000 with AdTd for a pair of aces, leading AIdo’s KdQc for a pair of queens with a flush draw.

The river was the Jd, safe for Linde to double up on the first hand he was dealt.

Dylan Linde  –  262,000  (44 bb)
Sergio Aido  –  376,000  (63 bb)

Event 52: Registration Closed

$50,000 Super High Roller NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 12

Registration is closed for the $50,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em with 12 entries. Prize pool information will be available shortly.

Seat 1:  Vladimir Minko –  256,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2:  Dylan Linde  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3:  Jim Collopy  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:  Shannon Shorr  –  368,000  (61 bb)
Seat 5:  Matthew Wantman  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Sergio Aido  –  501,000  (84 bb)

Event 50: Jeremy Becker Doubles Through Kenny Hallaert

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $470,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 235

Kenny Hallaert raised to 16,000 in middle position, Jeremy Becker reraised all in for 165,000 from the button, and Hallaert called.

Hallaert:  9h9s
Becker:  AcKd

The board came QsJdTh3d9d, giving Becker Broadway to double through Hallaert.

Jeremy Becker  –  350,000  (44 bb)
Kenny Hallaert  –  27,000  (3 bb)

Recent Eliminations
25th:  Jason Gray  –  $3,880
26th:  Stewart Chantler  –  $3,880
27th:  Upeshka De Silva  –  $3,880
28th:  Luke Graham  –  $3,880
29th:  Vladas Tamasauskas  –  $3,880
30th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $3,880

Event 50: Krasimir Yankov Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Trace Henderson

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $470,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 235

Krasimir Yankov was all in for 55,000 from the small blind against Trace Henderson in the big blind.

Yankov:  Qh9h
Henderson:  As6c

The flop came Jc4c3d, keeping Henderson out front with ace-high.

The turn was the 9d, giving Yankov a pair of nines to pull ahead.

The river was the Ad, giving Henderson a pair of aces to win the pot and eliminate Yankov on the money bubble of Event 50.

Trace Henderson  –  320,000  (53 bb)
Krasimir Yankov  – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 51: Prize Pool and Payouts; $23,050 to the H.O.R.S.E. Winner

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $65,960
April 17 – 18, 2024

Event 51 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 68 entires and a prize pool of $65,960. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,310.

Up top for the winner is $23,050.

1st:  $23,050 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $13,190
3rd:  $8,080
4th:  $5,775
5th:  $4,450
6th:  $3,465
7th:  $3,000
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,310

Super High Roller: Chip Counts on Dinner Break

$50,000 Super High Roller NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 11  (Reg. Open Until 9:40 p.m.)

Seat 3:  Vladimir Minko –  256,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7:  Shannon Shorr  –  368,000  (61 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  –  501,000  (84 bb)

The players decided to take an early dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 9:40 pm, and that will also mark the end of the registration period. There is currently 29:02 remaining in Level 9.

Jim Collopy and Dylan Linde are the other two players who have bought in and will join the field after dinner.

Event 50: A Few Chip Counts from the Field as the Money Bubble Approaches

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $470,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 235

Toby Joyce

Toby Joyce  –  345,000  (86 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  285,000  (71 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  260,000  (65 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  220,000  (55 bb)
Javier Zarco  –  205,000  (51 bb)
Kenny Hallaert  –  185,000  (46 bb)
Daniyal Gheba  –  170,000  (43 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  155,000  (39 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz  –  140,000  (35 bb)
Martin Stausholm  –  135,000  (34 bb)
Brian Yoon  –  129,000  (32 bb)
David DiBernardi  –  125,000  (31 bb)
Krasimir Yankov  –  125,000  (31 bb)
Harrison Gimbel  –  115,000  (29 bb)
Adam Adler  –  85,000  (21 bb)
Upeshka De Silva  –  85,000  (21 bb)
Landon Tice  –  85,000  (21 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  70,000  (18 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  60,000  (15 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  55,000  (14 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  45,000  (11 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan  –  45,000  (11 bb)
Miguel Capriles  –  42,000  (11 bb)
Michael Rocco  –  16,000  (4 bb)

Jeffrey Miller Wins Event 47 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $10,850

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$400 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $38,280
April 16, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 47 Champion Jeffrey Miller

Event 47 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), attracting a field of 116 entries and generating a prize pool of $38,280. Topping the field was Jeffrey Miller, emerging victorious outright for $10,850.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JeffreyMiller$10,850
2JamesCalderaro$7,045
3DavidProciak$4,680
4JuanRestrepo$3,215
5MosheDahari$2,285
6OleksandrTrokhymenko$1,685
7AristotelesNeto$1,290
8MattBretzfield$1,290
9StevenHaynes$1,025
10LuigiSantoro$1,025
11GeorgeRovero$850
12MatthewBianchini$850
13FilipposStavrakis$730
14ShielaO'Connor$730
15CoreyZedo$730

Michael Rocco Wins Event 49 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $22,280

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $62,000
April 16, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 49 Champion Michael Rocco

Event 49 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 62 entries for a prize pool of $62,000.

Emerging victorious was Michael Rocco, defeating Min Zhang (who had won this event the previous night) heads-up to get the outright win for $22,280.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MichaelRocco$22,280
2MinZhang$13,125
3GregLevine$8,215
4BrandonWilson$5,580
5StevenRash$4,340
6MatthewLambrecht$3,425
7NathanManuel$2,800
8MaxwellBrown$2,235