$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 97

Danny Chang made back-to-back seven-sixes against Aaron Kupin and Spencer Broberg, and he now holds half the chips in play with five players left.

Danny Chang  –  760,000  (24 BB)
Aaron Kupin  –  290,000  (9 BB)
Oleksandr Trokhymenko  –  180,000  (6 BB)
Michael Dreese  –  145,000  (5 BB)
Spencer Broberg  –  80,000  (2 BB)

$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 97

Danny Chang raised to 24,000 from the cutoff, Charles Harrison called all in for 14,000 in the small blind, and Spencer Broberg called in the big blind.

Harrison drew five, Broberg drew two, and Chang took one. Broberg bet 12,000 and Chang called.

Harrison drew three, Broberg drew one, Chang drew one, and Broberg check-called 24,000 from Chang.

Harrison stood pat, Broberg drew one, Chang stood pat, and action was checked.

Broberg showed , besting Chang’s holdings and Harrison’s to eliminate Harrison in sixth place.

Charles Harrison  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,475)

$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 97

Michael Dreese raised to 24,000 from the hijack and Charles Harrison called in the big blind.

Both drew two, Harrison led for 12,000, and Dreese called.

Both drew one, Harrison bet 24,000, and Dreese called all in for 18,000.

Harrison drew one, while Dreese stood pat with .

Harrison showed , but a paired up with a to double Dreese up.

Michael Dreese  –  120,000  (5 BB)
Charles Harrison  –  14,000  (< 1 BB)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  210 of 524

Flight B of Event 21 drew 524 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,021 entries through two starting flights. We are more than halfway to the guarantee with four starting flights to go.

Play in Flight B will continue until 53 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 97

After the second draw, Adem Arbuckle got his stack of 24,000 in against Michael Dreese.

Both stood pat on the final draw and Arbuckle fanned . Dreese, however, showed to eliminate Arbuckle in seventh place.

Michael Dreese  –  140,000  (7 BB)
Adem Arbuckle  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,130)

With six players remaining from a field of 97, the average chip stack is around 243,000 (12 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,475 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  104
Prize Pool:  $16,640
April 20, 2023

1st: $4,965 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $3,120
3rd: $1,915
4th: $1,250
5th: $975
6th: $780
7th:  $660
8th: $575
9th-10th: $510
11th-13th: $460

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  50 of 497

Flight A:  497 Entries; 50 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
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.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  50 of 497

On Hand #12 of the money bubble, Vaughn Steeves raised to 50,000 from middle position (leaving 8,000 behind). The next player to act reraised all in for 141,000, Craig Pollak four-bet all in for about 390,000 from the button, and action folded back to Steeves.

Pollak showed , but then realized that Steeves wasn’t all in. After about 20 seconds, Steeves open folded .

The all-in players showed and failed to catch up to Pollak’s aces as the board ran out , giving Pollak the pot and the Flight A chip lead. However, he will begin Day 2 with a one-orbit penalty.

Craig Pollak   –  593,000  (74 bb)
Vaughn Steeves  –  8,000  (1 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

On Hand #7 of the money bubble, Sean Larson raised all in for 36,000 from middle position and Harold Evans called in the big blind with , leading Larson’s .

The board ran out , giving Larson sixes and deuces to double through Evans.

Sean Larson  –  84,000  (11 bb)
Harold Evans  –  160,000  (20 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

On Hand #5 on the money bubble, Patrick Pelisier raised all in for 94,000 from the button and Jake Schwartz called in the big blind.

Pelisier: 
Schwartz: 

The flop came , giving Schwartz a pair of aces to take the lead.

The turn was the , giving Pelisier a set of kings to pull ahead.

The river was the , securing the double for Pelisier.

Patrick Pelisier  –  200,000  (25 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  190,000  (24 bb)