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Event 68: Donny Rubinstein Survives

$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

Donny Rubinstein

Stud

Donny Rubinstein:  XxXx / 8sJd6s
Ryan Hoenig:  XxXx / 9hJsQc

Donny Rubinstein was the bring-in and Ryan Hoenig called.

Hoenig bet 30,000 on fourth street, Rubinstein called, Hoenig bet 60,000 on fifth street, Rubinstein raised all in for 90,000, and Hoenig called.

Rubinstein:  3c8h / 8sJd6s
Hoenig:  Ks3d / 9hJsQc

Rubinstein had a pair of eights and held up against Hoenig’s 6c and 5c runout to double up.

Donny Rubinstein  –  260,000  (4 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  1,040,000   (17 BB)

1st: $10,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $5,950

Event 67: Savage Average Final Table Lineup; Tanupat Punjarojanakul Leads

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 124

The final table resumes on Tuesday at Noon.

Seat 1:  Matt Yorra  –  871,000  (73 bb)
Seat 2:  Huifang Zhang  –  319,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:  Pablo Valdivieso  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)
Seat 4:  Spencer Simpson  –  707,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5:  Mike Preston  –  164,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  1,456,000  (121 bb)
Seat 7:  Khari Hutchings  –  255,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)

9th:  Will Givens  –  $1,640
10th:  Daniel Hamachek  –  $1,640
11th:  Brett Apter  –  $1,240
12th:  Taylor Carlat  –  $1,240
13th:  Marcus El-Huaick  –  $1,040
14th:  Andrew Dudley  –  $1,040
15th:  Aleks Dimitrov  –  $1,040
16th:  Cody Rich  –  $1,040

Event 68: Phil Hui – 3rd Place ($3,650)

$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

Phil Hui

Razz

Ryan Hoenig completed to 20,000 and Phil Hui called all in for 18,000

Hoenig:  3x2x / 3x
Hui:  7xAx / 7x

Here were the rest of their runouts through sixth street:

Hoenig:  3x2x[/][3xAx5x8x
Hui:  7xAx / 7x2xTx6x

Hoenig made an eight-five and a Tx on seventh kept him there. Hui had a few outs to beat it, but paired up with a 2x to bust in third place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  580,000  (14.5 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  720,000  (18 BB)
Phil Hui  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,650)

1st: $10,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $5,950

3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $3,650
4th:  Michael Dreese  –  $2,570
5th:  Andres Korn  –  $2,030
6th:  Stephane Coupra  –  $1,625
7th:  David May  –  $1,215

David Jackson Wins Event 66 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Deal for $26,000

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 66
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $93,000
April 21, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 66 Champion David Jackson

Event 66 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 93 entries for a prize pool of $93,000.

A heads-up deal was made at the final table and David Jackson was the chip leader, making him the official Event 66 winner for $26,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DavidJackson$26,000*
2AlanHamza$21,175*
3MattBretzfield$11,160
4ArtemMetalidi$7,205
5AndrewWilmot$5,580
6DaveAlfa$4,420
7JohnValevich$3,720
8KamelMohammad$3,255
9MichaelYoung$2,950
10SenhaoCao$2,700
11EricBaldwin$2,510
12FrankFlowers$2,325

*denotes heads-up deal

Robert Gingher Wins Event 63 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Three-Way Deal for $23,529

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  476
Prize Pool:  $157,080
April 21, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 63 Champion Robert Gingher

Event 63 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 476 entries generated a prize pool of $157,080.

A three-handed deal was reached at the final table and Robert Gingher was the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner for $23,529.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RobertGingher$23,529*
2Jean-PaulDrayton$20,117*
3HamedZia$17,774*
4CarloRodriguez$10,500
5RafaelLima$8,000
6JuanMontoya Bernal$6,100
7JeffreyShayani$4,680
8MarcKropf$3,640
9PramodPandey$2,840
10DavidGoolgasian$2,840
11AlonShahar$2,460
12CameronBellamy$2,460
13MatthewElsby$2,120
14PeterNg$2,120
15JoelDiaz$2,120
16DienLe$1,780
17AlexanderHensley$1,780
18SherifEl Messiri$1,780
19EvgenyKharchenko$1,780
20JoshuaHeinzl$1,480
21IgorVozian$1,480
22MichaelBrigante$1,480
23SonVo$1,480
24DanielLei$1,220
25KarlForrest$1,220
26PerryErnest$1,220
27StanleyGrandon$1,220
28JacoboMilhem Mugras$1,220
29MoisesBenchlouch$1,220
30SadanyHevia$1,220
31StevenLevy$1,220
32YigalHen$1,000
33MeganChapman$1,000
34AnibalPabon$1,000
35NicholasCaouette$1,000
36JoelGola$1,000
37FranciscoMilanes$1,000
38AleksandrTishchenko$1,000
39RobertTannenbaum$1,000
40TimothyBanks$800
41WalterBravo$800
42JoseRodriguez$800
43DaveAlfa$800
44TrevorCollins$800
45ThomasGari$800
46JosephMcCray$800
47CarlosTorres Vasquez$800
48TaylorCarlat$660
49LongNguyen$660
50JosephCrowley$660
51JohnJabbour$660
52FrankLamarra$660
53JonathanGilliam$660
54MarcusEl-Huaick$660
55JaymieVirtusio$660
56AntuanBunkley$660
57ChadGraber$660
58MichelleFox$660
59ShaotongChang$660
60DavidKahan$660

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 65: Michael Dreese Leads the 11 Remaining Players

$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 69

Day 2 is Monday at 1 p.m.

Table 1
Seat 1:  Stanislav Ivanov  –  129,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Peter Walsworth  –  165,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3:  Bradley Beetz  – 186,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Lask  –  193,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Dreese  –  368,000  (46 bb)
Seat 6:  Brandon Ageloff  –  160,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:

Table 2
Seat 1:  William Slepcevich  –  165,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2:  Ben Miner  –  120,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3:  Grant Wang  –  191,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4:  Phil Hui  –  190,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Chao Huang  –  201,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $23,085 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,390
3rd:  $8,200
4th:  $5,855
5th:  $4,520
6th:  $3,515
7th:  $3,015
8th-9th:  $2,675

Event 64: Brian Luo Leads the Remaining 23 Players

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $1,000,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 104

Day 2 is Monday at Noon.

Table 30
Seat 1:  Justin Liberto  –  116,500  (39 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  30,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Mike Gao  –  103,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Nadya Magnus  –  65,500  (22 bb)
Seat 6:  Tony Sinishtaj  –  198,000  (66 bb)
Seat 7:  Justin Zaki  –  111,500  (37 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  James Carroll  –  42,000  (14 bb)

Table 31
Seat 1:  Clemen Deng  –  102,500  (34 bb)
Seat 2:  Carlos Chadha  –  135,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3:  Brian Luo  –  439,000  (146 bb)
Seat 4:  Taylor Wilson  –  79,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Yahor Dambrouski  –  60,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:  Chance Kornuth  –  152,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7:  Mathew Frankland  –  126,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Stan Jablonski  –  69,000  (23 bb)

Table 32
Seat 1:  Mike Chiappetta  –  107,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  James Mendoza  –  35,500  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Krasimir Yankov  –  54,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Mike Jozoff  –  104,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6:  Jim Collopy  –  29,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7:  Justin Young  –  95,500  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Joe McKeehen  –  99,000  (33 bb)
Seat 9:  Joey Weissman  –  206,000  (69 bb)

1st:  $302,500 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $187,500
3rd:  $115,000
4th:  $75,000
5th:  $58,500
6th:  $46,750
7th:  $39,750
8th:  $34,500
9th:  $30,500
10th-13th:  $27,500

Championship: Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 1,869

Day 1A:  945 Entries;  297 Advanced
Day 1B:  924 Entries;  346 Advanced
Day 2:  1,869 Returned;  101 Advanced
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
41KalebHarwellHoustonTX1,785,000
42JaroslawOsinskiNaplesFL1,590,000
43JeffreyTomlinsonJupiterFL1,050,000
44JoshReichardJanesvilleWI3,100,000
45AaronMasseyLas VegasNV540,000
46JordanSchneiderDelray BeachFL705,000
47DominickSarleLong BeachNY1,380,000
48AaronPinsonBaltimoreMD1,180,000
51MeladMarjiOneidaNY1,665,000
52MatthewHigginsRossvilleGA2,765,000
53DylanSmithFt LauderdaleNJ635,000
54CodyFergusonBoynton BeachFL1,985,000
55JaredGrienerPlaya VistaCA840,000
56JoshAriehAlpharettaGA1,145,000
57BernardoAbramovichCoral SpringsFL710,000
58SethFischerAtlantaGA570,000
61GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL190,000
62ChrisMoormanBenfleet-520,000
63RobertCapoteNaplesFL750,000
64AlexisCruz MartinezMidlandTX1,355,000
65SantiagoNadalTecamachalco-880,000
66ChadTrentacostaPeachtree CornersGA925,000
67JosephCurcioFort LauderdaleFL460,000
68AndySlaterMiamiFL710,000
71BrandonMuellerLititzPA840,000
72EricAfriatMiami BeachFL425,000
73RolandoSoriaBuenos Aires-475,000
74ScottBaumsteinFt LauderdaleFL2,050,000
75DylanLindeLas VegasNV500,000
76DavidPocesBoca RatonFL575,000
77ScottWrightNoblesvilleIN1,005,000
78TobyJoyceGalway-310,000
81DaleRoeselHixsonTN455,000
82MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL860,000
83EldoRodriguezPembroke PinesFL910,000
84YichengXuBeijing-270,000
85CharlesJohnsonLockportNY775,000
87LukeGrahamPalm CityFL1,155,000
88DenisCyrLac-Saint-JosephQC2,385,000
131ClintTolbertLas VegasNV1,215,000
132AbelGebeyehuEthiopiaAB880,000
133AlexQueenBethlehemPA330,000
134TobyBoasSylvaNC1,595,000
135BrettApterNashvilleTN210,000
136AdamAdlerMount PleasantSC300,000
137DirkPerdrix JrBoynton BeachFL305,000
138GuyNaimiMiamiFL520,000
141JustinSwillingPort OrangeFL1,495,000
142TimothyCaprettaGrand RapidsOH320,000
143MichaelMortonDavieFL765,000
144PavlinKarakikovChicagoIL1,250,000
145BryceMcVayJupiterFL365,000
146BrianHallColumbusOH365,000
147MukulPahujaCherry HillNJ790,000
148DavidColemanMorristownNJ410,000
151MikeVanierLincolnNE740,000
152AlbertBarney JrDeerfield BeachFL500,000
153AleksDimitrovSofia-400,000
154AnthonySpinellaLas VegasNV2,110,000
155MichaelWangLas VegasNV300,000
156MikeLinsterBensalemPA1,165,000
157JohnThorntonSaint PetersMO440,000
158VladimirMinkoLondon-730,000
161BrianScottMiamiFL1,615,000
163JosephMcArthurPalatineIL1,065,000
164MartinCarneroDavieFL375,000
165JerryHumphreyWexfordPA1,485,000
166KouVangBrooklyn CenterMN405,000
167AaronKupinMiamiFL420,000
168ClaudioPiedrabuenaRosario-490,000
211AnujAgarwalLos AngelesCA530,000
212WasimAssafOrlandoFL930,000
213MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL1,640,000
214IvanStarostinHallandale BeachFL665,000
215CurtKohlbergWestonMA275,000
216RafaelReisWindermereFL415,000
217ScottCarragherCharlottetownPE320,000
218MichaelRoccoTustinCA2,975,000
221JesseLonisLas VegasNV685,000
222BarryHatcherPort CharlotteFL850,000
223AaronKirshenbergNew YorkNY715,000
224FredParadisOldsmarFL1,745,000
225DanielBlumPlantationFL80,000
226BradOwenLas VegasNV810,000
227TuanPhanLake WorthFL205,000
231FikretKovacAtlantaGA1,255,000
232SamuelJourneayMerrimacMA430,000
233LandonTiceBoca RatonFL1,590,000
234OrezMokediAnaheimCA525,000
235EricBoninPompano BeachFL550,000
236MatthewWaxmanFort LauderdaleFL1,935,000
237JackobDatashviliForest HillsNY2,730,000
238DavidMzareulovKatyTX480,000
241AnthonyCousineauCummingGA260,000
242ShlomoGardiMedellin-880,000
243BryanRadiganMiamiFL1,205,000
244NicoBetbeseTorredembarra-1,030,000
245JeffreyBlenkarnNunicaMI275,000
246DannyPanagatosSmithtownNY1,740,000
247MichaelBerkChestertonIN1,510,000
248RomanPumpernickNoviMI755,000

Championship: Day 3 Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 1,869

Day 1A:  945 Entries;  297 Advanced
Day 1B:  924 Entries;  346 Advanced
Day 2:  1,869 Returned;  101 Advanced
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1JoshReichardJanesvilleWI3,100,000
2MichaelRoccoTustinCA2,975,000
3MatthewHigginsRossvilleGA2,765,000
4JackobDatashviliForest HillsNY2,730,000
5DenisCyrLac-Saint-JosephQC2,385,000
6AnthonySpinellaLas VegasNV2,110,000
7ScottBaumsteinFt LauderdaleFL2,050,000
8CodyFergusonBoynton BeachFL1,985,000
9MatthewWaxmanFort LauderdaleFL1,935,000
10KalebHarwellHoustonTX1,785,000
11FredParadisOldsmarFL1,745,000
12DannyPanagatosSmithtownNY1,740,000
13MeladMarjiOneidaNY1,665,000
14MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL1,640,000
15BrianScottMiamiFL1,615,000
16TobyBoasSylvaNC1,595,000
17JaroslawOsinskiNaplesFL1,590,000
18LandonTiceBoca RatonFL1,590,000
19MichaelBerkChestertonIN1,510,000
20JustinSwillingPort OrangeFL1,495,000
21JerryHumphreyWexfordPA1,485,000
22DominickSarleLong BeachNY1,380,000
23AlexisCruz MartinezMidlandTX1,355,000
24FikretKovacAtlantaGA1,255,000
25PavlinKarakikovChicagoIL1,250,000
26ClintTolbertLas VegasNV1,215,000
27BryanRadiganMiamiFL1,205,000
28AaronPinsonBaltimoreMD1,180,000
29MikeLinsterBensalemPA1,165,000
30LukeGrahamPalm CityFL1,155,000
31JoshAriehAlpharettaGA1,145,000
32JosephMcArthurPalatineIL1,065,000
33JeffreyTomlinsonJupiterFL1,050,000
34NicoBetbeseTorredembarra-1,030,000
35ScottWrightNoblesvilleIN1,005,000
36WasimAssafOrlandoFL930,000
37ChadTrentacostaPeachtree CornersGA925,000
38EldoRodriguezPembroke PinesFL910,000
39SantiagoNadalTecamachalco-880,000
40AbelGebeyehuEthiopiaAB880,000
41ShlomoGardiMedellin-880,000
42MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL860,000
43BarryHatcherPort CharlotteFL850,000
44JaredGrienerPlaya VistaCA840,000
45BrandonMuellerLititzPA840,000
46BradOwenLas VegasNV810,000
47MukulPahujaCherry HillNJ790,000
48CharlesJohnsonLockportNY775,000
49MichaelMortonDavieFL765,000
50RomanPumpernickNoviMI755,000
51RobertCapoteNaplesFL750,000
52MikeVanierLincolnNE740,000
53VladimirMinkoLondon-730,000
54AaronKirshenbergNew YorkNY715,000
55BernardoAbramovichCoral SpringsFL710,000
56AndySlaterMiamiFL710,000
57JordanSchneiderDelray BeachFL705,000
58JesseLonisLas VegasNV685,000
59IvanStarostinHallandale BeachFL665,000
60DylanSmithFt LauderdaleNJ635,000
61DavidPocesBoca RatonFL575,000
62SethFischerAtlantaGA570,000
63EricBoninPompano BeachFL550,000
64AaronMasseyLas VegasNV540,000
65AnujAgarwalLos AngelesCA530,000
66OrezMokediAnaheimCA525,000
67ChrisMoormanBenfleet-520,000
68GuyNaimiMiamiFL520,000
69DylanLindeLas VegasNV500,000
70AlbertBarney JrDeerfield BeachFL500,000
71ClaudioPiedrabuenaRosario-490,000
72DavidMzareulovKatyTX480,000
73RolandoSoriaBuenos Aires-475,000
74JosephCurcioFort LauderdaleFL460,000
75DaleRoeselHixsonTN455,000
76JohnThorntonSaint PetersMO440,000
77SamuelJourneayMerrimacMA430,000
78EricAfriatMiami BeachFL425,000
79AaronKupinMiamiFL420,000
80RafaelReisWindermereFL415,000
81DavidColemanMorristownNJ410,000
82KouVangBrooklyn CenterMN405,000
83AleksDimitrovSofia-400,000
84MartinCarneroDavieFL375,000
85BryceMcVayJupiterFL365,000
86BrianHallColumbusOH365,000
87AlexQueenBethlehemPA330,000
88TimothyCaprettaGrand RapidsOH320,000
89ScottCarragherCharlottetownPE320,000
90TobyJoyceGalway-310,000
91DirkPerdrix JrBoynton BeachFL305,000
92AdamAdlerMount PleasantSC300,000
93MichaelWangLas VegasNV300,000
94CurtKohlbergWestonMA275,000
95JeffreyBlenkarnNunicaMI275,000
96YichengXuBeijing-270,000
97AnthonyCousineauCummingGA260,000
98BrettApterNashvilleTN210,000
99TuanPhanLake WorthFL205,000
100GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL190,000
101DanielBlumPlantationFL80,000

Championship: Josh Reichard and Michael Rocco Lead The Remaining 101 Players After Day 2

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 1,869

Josh Reichard

Day 2 of the 2024 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship comes to an end with 101 players remaining from the field of 1,869 entries, and the chip leader is Josh Reichard with 3,100,000 (124 big blinds), followed closely by Michael Rocco with 2,975,000 (119 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts and the Day 3 table and seat draw will be posted in a little while, but in the meantime, here’s an unofficial top 10:

1.  Josh Reichard  –  3,100,000  (124 bb)
2.  Michael Rocco  – 2,975,000  (119 bb)
3.  Matt Higgins  –  2,765,000  (111 bb)
4.  Jackob Datashvili  –  2,730,000  (109 bb)
5.  Denis Cyr  –  2,385,000  (95 bb)
6.  Anthony Spinella  –  2,110,000  (84 bb)
7.  Scott Baumstein  –  2,050,000  (82 bb)
8.  Cody Ferguson  –  1,985,000  (79 bb)
9.  Matt Waxman  –  1,935,000  (77 bb)
10.  Kaleb Harwell  –  1,785,000  (71 bb)

Day 3 begins tomorrow at noon and play is scheduled to reach the final 16 players, although that is subject to change. Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for our continuing coverage of the 2024 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

The Day 3 table and seat draw ill be posted at about 1:30 a.m.

Michael Rocco

Photos by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com / Courtesy of World Poker Tour