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Event 20: Prize Pool and Payouts

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 232
Prize Pool: $225,040
April 14, 2019

Event 20 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, the $1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry), had a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. A field of 232 entries help double that amount and then some, creating a prize pool of $225,040.

Here are the payouts:

1st: $48,980
2nd: $33,305
3rd: $23,090
4th: $16,335
5th: $11,795
6th: $8,695
7th-8th: $6,550
9th-10th: $5,045
11th-12th: $3,970
13th-14th: $3,200
15th-16th: $2,635
17th-18th: $2,230
19th-24th: $1,930
25th-30th: $1,710
31st-36th: $1,560
37th-39th: $1,460

Championship Day 2: Queens for Keith Ferrera

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 181 of 1,360

With a raise to 14,000 and call before him, Keith Ferrera three-bet to 60,000 from the button. Only the initial raiser in early position called.

The flop was 7s4h2h, the early-position player checked, Ferrera continued for 60,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the Jh and both players checked.

The river was the 4d, the early-position player bet 60,000 and Ferrera called.

The early-position player showed 9s9c, but Ferrera won the pot with QhQs.

Keith Ferrera – 970,000

Championship Day 2: David “ODB” Baker Takes from Dave Farah

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 185 of 1,360

Dave Farah raised from middle position, David “ODB” Baker three-bet to 42,000 from the button and Farah called.

They checked to the turn of an AhQc7h5c board where Baker bet 30,000. Farah check-called.

The river was the 7c, Farah checked, Baker bet 75,000 and Farah called.

Baker showed Ac9c for a flush, Farah mucked and Baker won the pot.

David “ODB” Baker – 735,000
Dave Farah – 390,000

Championship: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Return to Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 524 of 1,360

Flight A: 712 Entries; 278 Advanced
Flight B: 648 Entries;  246 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNT
11KAREEMMARSHALL69,000
12KENNETHFAGIOLI171,000
13MARKUSGONSALVES59,500
14IOANNISVITSENTZOS88,500
15ANDREWPEPLINSKI64,000
16AARON JKLAUSMAN98,500
17JORGE MANUELDE OLIVEIRA LÓPEZ70,500
18EarlBarron81,000
19DAVIDGUNAS63,000
21ATHANASIOSPOLYCHRONOPOULOS81,500
22JOSEPHFREZZA36,500
23MICHAELGARAVUSO52,500
24DANIELWOJCIK100,500
25RAVIRAGHAVAN83,000
26KEVINGAROSSHEN126,500
27ANDREWOSTAPCHENKO86,500
28MIGUELCAPRILES82,500
29AJAYGNANASAMBANTHAN54,500
31PETERNIGH178,000
32ANTHONYCOUSINEAU117,500
33MARKRADOJA22,000
34HARRISONGIMBEL46,000
35CRAIGVARNELL166,500
36WILLIAMCORVINO106,000
37NISSIMGOZLAN36,500
38CARLOSCHADHA-VILLAMARIN50,000
41RYANHUGHES215,500
42PIERCEMCKELLAR45,000
43SOLANGELUCAS69,500
44RYANJONES123,500
45PATRICIABEDFORD33,000
46BRIANYOON64,500
47PAULBALZANO113,500
48JAMESMACKEY107,500
49WILLIAMSCHROEDER108,000
51KENNETHEINIGER21,000
52NOAHSCHWARTZ27,500
53MICHAELOGRADY64,500
54ANTONIOCOLON32,000
55JONYFARAH145,500
56DANTONIOBROWN101,000
57NIPUNJAVA122,500
58MARCUSSTEIN114,500
59BRENTROBERTS137,500
61RICHARDLEGER120,500
62JAVIERZARCO276,500
63MARKDUBE132,500
64GAVINO ROURKE46,000
65ROBERTJONSSON61,000
66JASONWANDLING120,000
67JASONMANDANICI35,000
68AUSTINSRUR60,000
69PETERMALKOUN159,000
71QASEMJAMHOUR71,000
72DANIDAYAN85,500
73BRYANCASTELLON13,500
74MOSHESHABAT113,500
75TAMCAO140,000
76IRAMARCUS132,500
77THAIHA84,000
78JASONBRIN83,000
79RICHARDSEYMOUR95,000
81YURYPARAD150,000
82JOHNKRPAN41,500
83ANTHONYNEWMAN78,500
84FRANKSTEPUCHIN84,500
85COREYBURBICK62,000
86KENNYNGUYEN95,000
87RYANYU162,500
88MICHAELTURENIEC98,500
89ERICVALLEE70,000
91DANIELSTRELITZ252,000
92VLADISLAVMEZHERITSKY61,000
93ELIOFOX98,500
94MICHAELMORENO113,500
95AARONDUCZAK129,000
96JAKESCHWARTZ47,000
97NOEUNGTROEUNG126,000
98DAVIDPOCES110,500
99JORGEMARTINEZ219,500
101CORYZEIDMAN43,500
102ANDREWKAPLAN171,000
103JOSEPHMCKEEHEN25,000
104DAVIDLIU64,500
105ANDREAKKARI149,500
106JAMESGILBERT90,500
107AHMADRAZA33,500
108JOSEREYES169,500
109CHRISTOPHERGILKEY58,500
111DAVIDFARAH142,000
112EKREMBOZKURT54,500
113LOUIS ALBERSILVERA114,500
114AKRAMALI77,500
115BRETTBADER155,000
116TONYMILES146,000
117ANTHONYUTNAGE88,000
118STEPHENJOHNSON34,500
119HAIMTOORGEMAN158,500
121LOKESHGARG171,500
122RENNY BENJAMINBARRET71,500
123FARHADJAMASI160,500
124JUSTINZAKI57,500
125KHALILHASHIR146,000
126KEVINJOHNSON58,000
127JOHNGRAVAGNA135,500
128JONASWEXLER30,500
129JERRITHOMAS25,000
131MICHAELJAGROO149,500
132AmnonFilippi44,000
133RainerKempe166,000
134NATHANIELPALOMBO89,500
135EDWARDSEBESTA64,000
136MATTHEWGLANTZ100,000
137DANIELCHALIFOUR257,000
138MOHAMMEDJAAFAR69,000
139KARIMBARUQUE99,500
141MOHAMMADSIDDIQUI66,500
142CANGIRELCIN45,000
143SPENCERCHAMPLIN59,500
144MICHAELGAETJENS126,000
145MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS96,000
146MATTHEWWANTMAN154,000
147FARAZJAKA195,500
148JERRYWONG47,000
149JULIORODRIGUEZ79,500
151SHANNONSHORR119,000
152JAMESKRAMER117,000
153VADIMSIVANOVS40,000
154BENJAMINZAMANI163,000
155SAMMWIGGINS50,500
156DARRENRABINOWITZ114,500
157DONNYRUBINSTEIN55,500
159ERIKSEIDEL45,000
161GIULIANOLENTINI157,000
162TYLERSTAFMAN77,500
163JERRYROBINSON JR72,500
164RYAND'ANGELO115,000
165ROBERTMIZRACHI71,000
166JASONMERCIER67,500
167KENNETHO'DONNELL34,500
168DONYSAGNELLI115,500
169ROMANSOYBELMAN120,000
171ARTEMZVERKHOVSKYY105,500
172MATTHEWKOLIBAS131,500
173ROBERTLEFF57,000
174BRIANHASTINGS152,000
175NADEEMHIRANI70,500
176OLIVIERBUSQUET103,000
177JOSHUAGORDON188,500
178ELIAAHMADIAN212,500
179JORGEMORALES REBELLON140,000
181CHRISTOPHERBROWN237,000
182MATTHEWBRETZFIELD158,500
183HARPREETPADDA59,000
184SCOTTBOHLMAN54,500
185NELSONRESENDIZ122,000
186DAVIANSANTANA318,000
187KYLECARINO79,500
188JOSEPHKUETHER160,500
189AARONMERMELSTEIN197,500
191YURISINIAK110,500
192IANMATAKIS70,500
193JUSTINCAREY10,000
194MICHAELVELA150,000
195PATRICKCLARKE148,500
196DAVIDHAUSMANN82,000
197JOSEPHDI ROSA ROJAS76,500
198MICHAELAZZARO60,500
199SULABHCHOUDHURY161,000
201LONIHARWOOD18,000
202DOMINICKSANNINO109,000
203EDWARDMCNAMARA90,500
204ARTHURCONAN151,000
205EDWARDHISLOP53,000
206KEVINANDRIAMAHEFA117,000
207BENJAMINYU39,000
208MICHAELDENTALE65,500
209JUANOBERHAUSER PAZ139,000
211GLENNFISHBEIN183,000
212NIELMITTELMAN91,500
213NADEZHDAMAGNUS43,000
214ARTHURTAMASI60,500
215BOBBYBUCKINGHAM126,500
216MARKTOULOUSE59,500
217SHAWNNGUYEN319,500
218MATTHEWPAPLYK39,000
219SCOTTCARACCIOLO208,000
221VESELINKATRANDZHIEV95,500
222CLIFFJOSEPHY228,500
223JORGEGOMEZ104,500
224SAIDABUQARTOUMY23,000
225JAREDGRIENER194,500
226TALESHPATEL59,500
227EDDYSABAT94,000
228DenisBagdasarov60,000
229KEITHFERRERA142,000
231MANIGLOESER85,000
232ARAMZOBIAN140,500
233MARTINRAUS173,000
234PETEREICHHARDT78,500
235HUICUNQIAO178,000
236JEFFREYBANGHART61,500
237BRYANLEWIS64,000
238UBAIDHABIB276,000
239JOHNMILLER247,500
241PETKOTSAKOV36,500
242ZACHARYDONOVAN48,500
243MONTGOMERYCOLE88,000
244AHMEDNIMER116,500
245PAULFISHER28,500
246JEFFRODRIGUEZ32,500
247RYANMCKNIGHT19,500
248JONATHANAKIBA I120,500
249JEFFREYTOMLINSON26,000
251BARRYPEVNER66,000
252ChristopherBack70,500
253ROBERTBANKS173,500
254KYLEBOWKER52,000
255GREGORYBAIRD167,500
256MICHAELDYER158,500
258NIZARDAJANI227,000
259MARTINZAMANI136,000
261LIZHOU125,000
262DAVIDAKER142,500
263JONHOELLEIN41,000
264YOSSIBEN80,000
265ERICAFRIAT115,100
266MICHAELHOLCROFT174,500
267WILLIAMMICAL82,500
268MICHAELMCCARTHY78,000
269DAVIDMCGOWAN107,000
271ARKADIYTSINIS79,000
272ADAMGREENBERG38,000
273ASHERCONNIFF224,500
274KYLECHANG106,000
275BENJAMINPALMER46,500
276KEITHNASSETTA98,000
277EVERETTCARLTON54,500
278JOHNCORSI39,500
279JEFFREYFIELDER88,000
281MARKHOWEY77,500
282WILLIAMGIVENS177,000
283SHANKARPILLAI145,000
284ELIASNASSIF30,000
285KENNETHBRUNO108,000
286JEFFREYGROSS121,000
287CHARLESGOMEZ47,000
288PAULSNEAD276,500
289JUSTINYOUNG160,500
291JOHNRACENER JR48,000
292NIALLFARRELL161,000
293OFIRMOR99,500
294CAMERONMITCHELL97,000
295BRYANROSEN129,000
296AMANSINGH293,000
297SCOTTCLEMENTS50,500
298TYLERPATTERSON248,500
299BOBBYPOE31,000
301ALMEDINIMSIROVIC26,500
302JAMESCALDERARO108,000
303CHADEVESLAGE97,000
304BRANDONHALL190,000
305JEREMYSTEIN140,000
306STEVENFORMAN203,000
307MICHAELCHIAPPETTA56,500
308NOLANKING123,500
309CHEUNG YINSUN181,000
311JEREMYJOSEPH178,500
312PRITHVIRUDRAPPA133,500
313LANCEGARCIA90,500
314BRYANPICCIOLI48,500
315JAREDJAFFEE75,000
316MARCMACDONNELL143,500
317JACOBWOJTUNIECKI89,000
318DAVIDINSELBERG56,000
319SCOTTYNGUYEN152,000
321JOHNROVETO145,000
322NEILBLUMENFIELD75,000
323JEFFREYSILVERSTEIN119,500
324STEVENKARP136,500
325THEODOREPRYSTAL III132,500
326ESTHERFOLEY28,500
327LAWRENCEGREENBERG101,000
328SCOTTSTEWART5,000
329WILLIAMCRIEGO51,500
331JOSHUAMARVIN88,500
332MAZENABDALLAH126,000
333NICHOLASPALMA117,500
334STEVENFIRESTONE153,500
335SAMUELBERNABEU239,000
336SAMUELPANZICA II141,000
337ANTHONYKESHISH138,500
338JAMESSOWERS115,500
339ALEXANDRESAKO53,500
341JACOBTOOLE186,500
342RICHARDALATI39,500
343PETERFELLOWS85,000
344RICHARDLOWE55,500
345DONALDMALONEY JR172,500
346KEVINCHOE126,500
347TRISTANWADE150,500
348SOKCHHEKAPHO27,000
349BRIANCOWMAN21,500
351TIMOTHYMILES113,500
352PATRICKSERDA115,000
353ALEJANDROFUNES75,500
354DOMINIQUEMOSLEY100,500
355JIMMYCROUCH235,500
356JAMESTOLBERT61,500
357HAROLDEVANS70,500
358TELEMACOGENOVESI JUNIOR89,000
359LISATEEBAGY227,000
361MILLARDHALE56,000
362BRETTAPTER208,500
363NANCYBIRNBAUM58,500
364EMMANUELOjeda Lopez135,000
365MATTHEWFRIENDLY22,000
366DIENLE95,000
367WillFailla103,000
368JORDANCRISTOS102,500
369GILABOODI147,000
371BRETTMURRAY88,000
372SCOTTROBBINS60,500
374JAMESGIORDANO50,500
375ENGELBERTHVARELA MORENO53,000
376DYLANWILKERSON99,500
377WALTERBRAVO130,000
378TODDIVENS81,000
379ERACLESPANAYLOTOU171,000
381JAMESHAMBURGER36,000
382PHILLIPPOPE128,500
383KURTLICHTMAN88,000
384CHRISTOPHERDOMBROWSKI108,000
385JASONBRAL106,000
386AndrewDudley115,000
387FILIPPKHAVIN39,000
388DENNISSTEVERMER29,500
389BARBARODIAZ53,000
391ANTHONYHU98,000
392SCOTTBAUMSTEIN68,000
393TyngLow39,500
394PREECHATAEPAKDEE71,000
395JAMESCARROLL36,500
396A.J.GAMBINO261,000
397CHADKITCHEN175,000
398DEJUANTEALEXANDER69,500
399MICHAELNEWMAN188,000
401VITTORIOMARAONE176,500
402ANTHONYZINNO112,000
403ROBERTCAPOTE162,000
404FRANKRUSSO304,000
405DIMITRIVORBE75,500
406HYONKIM44,500
407PHILIPRIGBY67,000
408DAVIDBAKER206,500
409MATTHEWWAXMAN88,500
411NIRPELEG82,500
412LEONARDOEMPERADOR MARQUEZ51,500
413THOMASMIDENA72,000
414PINGLIU111,500
415HENRYROGERS100,000
416JAREDHEMINGWAY30,000
417ERIKCHRISTENSEN38,000
418JASONMARSHMAN159,000
419CHARLESODENZ87,000
421RYANOLISAR131,500
422MICHAELMARESCA105,000
423MUKULPAHUJA196,000
424JAMESCARROLL38,000
426FRANCISCOPICASSO98,000
427BILLGERMANIS99,000
428JUSTINADAMS203,500
429IRAFRIEDMAN98,000
431YVONNEMCQUILLAN44,000
432VICTORFIGUEROA114,000
433GILMORGENSZTERN38,500
434DAVIDFARBER166,500
435HARVEYVANDEVEN105,000
436ROBERTMATHER128,000
437DAVIDDIBERNARDI71,500
438VLADIMIRVASILYEV163,500
439QUINNBRUNO102,500
441VLADREVNIAGA50,000
442ANDREWCROOKSTON158,000
443DONGJI40,500
444URIKADOSH210,500
445ERICRILEY140,500
446VICTORADAMS87,000
447BROCKWILSON89,500
448KELLYMINKIN168,000
449JACOBSCHINDLER48,500
451BRIANGREEN95,000
452SCOTTMANZI59,500
453JOSEPHMCARTHUR169,000
454IANO HARA98,500
455VIETVO73,500
456VICTORPAPEO JR96,000
457STANLEYLEE107,500
458JOSEPHCOUDEN II141,000
459JUSTINLIBERTO63,500
461BRUCEKRAMER58,000
462MATTHEWSESSO187,500
463GARETHWALKER87,000
464SCOTTZAKHEIM49,000
465DYLANLINDE86,500
466WARRENSHEAVES60,500
467RANDYGORDON209,500
468ARONDERMER104,500
469JEREMYWIEN71,500
471PHILLIPHUI234,000
472RICHARDBAI123,500
473NATHANIELSILVER71,000
474EVANTEITELBAUM188,500
475ANDREWBOCCIA76,000
476JEFFREYCHANG72,000
477KEVINOLIVERAS57,000
478KHARLINSUED40,000
479ESTHERTAYLOR129,000
481JOELLEGUARINO195,500
482RYANRIVERS24,500
483CARLOSPEREZ41,500
484WILLIAMPILOSSOPH87,500
485MICHAELVANIER52,000
486BRANDONSHANE98,500
487GEORGEWOLFF77,500
488DAVIDRHEEM73,500
489AARONMASSEY122,000
491TAYLORBLACK45,000
492MARIODE LA PUENTE161,000
493TRUONGNGUYEN75,000
494THEOBALDTRAN44,500
495DAVIDMOCK28,000
496DAVIDDIAZ38,500
497KYLECARTWRIGHT94,500
498JOHNSTEVENSON71,500
499WILLIAMVALLADARES HURTADO141,500
501JOSEPHGIULINO56,000
502TONYDUNST55,500
503BRANDON DOMINICKCAPUTO139,500
504ALEXTODD28,000
505JESSICADAWLEY136,000
506ALEXFOXEN149,500
507DAVIDSHMUEL103,500
508STEVENWOLANSKY73,000
509ADRIANTURNER105,000
511GABRIELSACK26,000
512RICHARDGRESS41,500
513JOSESILVA73,500
514JOHNDOLAN116,500
515SAMSOVEREL288,500
516ERKUTYILMAZ59,500
517AYMANQUTAMI162,000
518RANIANASREDDINE84,500
519MIKEMESKIN56,000
521TRUYENNGUYEN168,500
522MOHAMMEDTARKMANI151,000
523KYLECARLSTON156,100
524KENSYGALEAS96,000
525OFERPELEG81,000
526WADEWALKER76,000
527ANTONIOSROUNGERIS112,000
528MICHAELSCOMA213,500
529MICHAELVANDERWOUDE82,000
531PETERVITANTONIO127,500
532ROGENCHHABRA128,000
533MATTHEWLEECY178,500
534KEVENSTAMMEN115,500
535GUSTAVOLOPEZ95,500
536DAVIDPETERS111,000
537ARIDINOV147,500
538RYANVAN SANFORD67,000
539CODYBELL115,500
541MARKEDDLEMAN171,000
542EDWARDLIU140,000
543DARRENELIAS112,500
544LAVARFAIRFAX-BYRD142,000
545JOSEPHELPAYAA99,000
546KKDODDI41,000
547ERICBERGER102,500
548ANDREWFRANKENBERGER55,000
549ORYHEN66,500
551AMIROUDDINEALIBAY135,000
552PETERGANGI33,500
553DERICWILLIAMS139,500
554JONBRICENO60,000
555ADAMDARKAZALLI34,500
556PATRICKLYONS84,000
557LORELLPASCUAL70,500
558DANIELRASHBAUM35,000
559JIMMYPHAM82,500
561PHILIPWOJTUNIECKI95,000
562BRIANNERNEY157,500
563EmileSchiff105,000
564NIGELMURRAY120,000
565RALPHMASSEY39,500
566TONYSINISHTAJ122,000
567RYANANDERKIN159,500
568KOUVANG143,500
569MARIAHO167,500
571VICTORRAMDIN203,000
572IOANNISPATSOURAKIS93,500
573KEVINCHAN25,500
574ZYADQASEM110,000
575YASINAHMADY44,500
577KEVINWRIGHT144,000
578STEVENROSEN55,500
579SAMUELGANZFRIED76,000
581AARONKWESKIN204,000
583ROBERTBLACK161,500
584JUANMORA LASSO78,000
585AMIRTURKZADEH23,500
586NICOLASYUNIS54,500
587JEFFREYMAHONEY28,000
588HONGKONGNGUYEN137,000
589SAMUELTSEHAI114,000
591MIKHAILALKHAZOV61,000
592PETRHRUSKA49,500
593HAMIDREZAKAMALI110,500
594GREGORYJENNINGS46,000
595MUHAMMADABDEL RAHIM112,000
596KEVINHO82,000
597THOMASGABRIEL19,500
598JOSEPHORSINO67,000
599SETHDAVIES102,500

Championship: Day 2 Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Return to Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 524 of 1,360

Flight A: 712 Entries; 278 Advanced
Flight B: 648 Entries;  246 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

RankFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNT
1SHAWNNGUYEN319,500
2DAVIANSANTANA318,000
3FRANKRUSSO304,000
4AMANSINGH293,000
5SAMSOVEREL288,500
6JAVIERZARCO276,500
7PAULSNEAD276,500
8UBAIDHABIB276,000
9A.J.GAMBINO261,000
10DANIELCHALIFOUR257,000
11DANIELSTRELITZ252,000
12TYLERPATTERSON248,500
13JOHNMILLER247,500
14SAMUELBERNABEU239,000
15CHRISTOPHERBROWN237,000
16JIMMYCROUCH235,500
17PHILLIPHUI234,000
18CLIFFJOSEPHY228,500
19NIZARDAJANI227,000
20LISATEEBAGY227,000
21ASHERCONNIFF224,500
22JORGEMARTINEZ219,500
23RYANHUGHES215,500
24MICHAELSCOMA213,500
25ELIAAHMADIAN212,500
26URIKADOSH210,500
27RANDYGORDON209,500
28BRETTAPTER208,500
29SCOTTCARACCIOLO208,000
30DAVIDBAKER206,500
31AARONKWESKIN204,000
32JUSTINADAMS203,500
33STEVENFORMAN203,000
34VICTORRAMDIN203,000
35AARONMERMELSTEIN197,500
36MUKULPAHUJA196,000
37FARAZJAKA195,500
38JOELLEGUARINO195,500
39JAREDGRIENER194,500
40BRANDONHALL190,000
41JOSHUAGORDON188,500
42EVANTEITELBAUM188,500
43MICHAELNEWMAN188,000
44MATTHEWSESSO187,500
45JACOBTOOLE186,500
46GLENNFISHBEIN183,000
47CHEUNG YINSUN181,000
48JEREMYJOSEPH178,500
49MATTHEWLEECY178,500
50PETERNIGH178,000
51HUICUNQIAO178,000
52WILLIAMGIVENS IV177,000
53VITTORIOMARAONE176,500
54CHADKITCHEN175,000
55MICHAELHOLCROFT174,500
56ROBERTBANKS173,500
57MARTINRAUS173,000
58DONALDMALONEY JR172,500
59LOKESHGARG171,500
60KENNETHFAGIOLI171,000
61ANDREWKAPLAN171,000
62ERACLESPANAYLOTOU171,000
63MARKEDDLEMAN171,000
64JOSEREYES169,500
65JOSEPHMCARTHUR169,000
66TRUYENNGUYEN168,500
67KELLYMINKIN168,000
68GREGORYBAIRD167,500
69MARIAHO167,500
70CRAIGVARNELL166,500
71DAVIDFARBER166,500
72RainerKempe166,000
73VLADIMIRVASILYEV163,500
74BENJAMINZAMANI163,000
75RYANYU162,500
76ROBERTCAPOTE162,000
77AYMANQUTAMI162,000
78ROBERTBLACK161,500
79SULABHCHOUDHURY161,000
80NIALLFARRELL161,000
81MARIODE LA PUENTE161,000
82FARHADJAMASI160,500
83JOSEPHKUETHER160,500
84JUSTINYOUNG160,500
85RYANANDERKIN159,500
86PETERMALKOUN159,000
87JASONMARSHMAN159,000
88HAIMTOORGEMAN158,500
89MATTHEWBRETZFIELD158,500
90MICHAELDYER158,500
91ANDREWCROOKSTON158,000
92BRIANNERNEY157,500
93GIULIANOLENTINI157,000
94KYLECARLSTON156,100
95BRETTBADER155,000
96MATTHEWWANTMAN154,000
97STEVENFIRESTONE153,500
98BRIANHASTINGS152,000
99SCOTTYNGUYEN152,000
100ARTHURCONAN151,000
101MOHAMMEDTARKMANI151,000
102TRISTANWADE150,500
103YURYPARAD150,000
104MICHAELVELA150,000
105ANDREAKKARI149,500
106MICHAELJAGROO149,500
107ALEXFOXEN149,500
108PATRICKCLARKE148,500
109ARIDINOV147,500
110GILABOODI147,000
111TONYMILES146,000
112KHALILHASHIR146,000
113JONYFARAH145,500
114SHANKARPILLAI145,000
115JOHNROVETO145,000
116KEVINWRIGHT144,000
117MARCMACDONNELL143,500
118KOUVANG143,500
119DAVIDAKER142,500
120DAVIDFARAH142,000
121KEITHFERRERA142,000
122LAVARFAIRFAX-BYRD142,000
123WILLIAMVALLADARES HURTADO141,500
124SAMPANZICA141,000
125JOSEPHCOUDEN II141,000
126ARAMZOBIAN140,500
127ERICRILEY140,500
128TAMCAO140,000
129JORGEMORALES REBELLON140,000
130JEREMYSTEIN140,000
131EDWARDLIU140,000
132BRANDON DOMINICKCAPUTO139,500
133DERICWILLIAMS139,500
134JUANOBERHAUSER PAZ139,000
135ANTHONYKESHISH138,500
136BRENTROBERTS137,500
137HONGKONGNGUYEN137,000
138STEVENKARP136,500
139MARTINZAMANI136,000
140JESSICADAWLEY136,000
141JOHNGRAVAGNA135,500
142EMMANUELOjeda Lopez135,000
143AMIROUDDINEALIBAY135,000
144PRITHVIRUDRAPPA133,500
145MARKDUBE132,500
146IRAMARCUS132,500
147THEODOREPRYSTAL III132,500
148MATTHEWKOLIBAS131,500
149RYANOLISAR131,500
150WALTERBRAVO130,000
151AARONDUCZAK129,000
152BRYANROSEN129,000
153ESTHERTAYLOR129,000
154PHILLIPPOPE128,500
155ROBERTMATHER128,000
156ROGENCHHABRA128,000
157PETERVITANTONIO127,500
158KEVINGAROSSHEN126,500
159BOBBYBUCKINGHAM126,500
160KEVINCHOE126,500
161NOEUNGTROEUNG126,000
162MICHAELGAETJENS126,000
163MAZENABDALLAH126,000
164LIZHOU125,000
165RYANJONES123,500
166NOLANKING123,500
167RICHARDBAI123,500
168NIPUNJAVA122,500
169NELSONRESENDIZ122,000
170AARONMASSEY122,000
171TONYSINISHTAJ122,000
172JEFFREYGROSS121,000
173RICHARDLEGER120,500
174JONATHANAKIBA I120,500
175JASONWANDLING120,000
176ROMANSOYBELMAN120,000
177NIGELMURRAY120,000
178JEFFREYSILVERSTEIN119,500
179SHANNONSHORR119,000
180ANTHONYCOUSINEAU117,500
181NICHOLASPALMA117,500
182JAMESKRAMER117,000
183KEVINANDRIAMAHEFA117,000
184AHMEDNIMER116,500
185JOHNDOLAN116,500
186DONYSAGNELLI115,500
187JAMESSOWERS115,500
188KEVENSTAMMEN115,500
189CODYBELL115,500
190ERICAFRIAT115,100
191RYAND'ANGELO115,000
192PATRICKSERDA115,000
193AndrewDudley115,000
194MARCUSSTEIN114,500
195LOUIS ALBERSILVERA114,500
196DARRENRABINOWITZ114,500
197VICTORFIGUEROA114,000
198SAMUELTSEHAI114,000
199PAULBALZANO113,500
200MOSHESHABAT113,500
201MICHAELMORENO113,500
202TIMOTHYMILES113,500
203DARRENELIAS112,500
204ANTHONYZINNO112,000
205ANTONIOSROUNGERIS112,000
206MUHAMMADABDEL RAHIM112,000
207PINGLIU111,500
208DAVIDPETERS111,000
209DAVIDPOCES110,500
210YURISINIAK110,500
211HAMIDREZAKAMALI110,500
212ZYADQASEM110,000
213DOMINICKSANNINO109,000
214WILLIAMSCHROEDER108,000
215KENNETHBRUNO108,000
216JAMESCALDERARO108,000
217CHRISTOPHERDOMBROWSKI108,000
218JAMESMACKEY107,500
219STANLEYLEE107,500
220DAVIDMCGOWAN107,000
221WILLIAMCORVINO106,000
222KYLECHANG106,000
223JASONBRAL106,000
224ARTEMZVERKHOVSKYY105,500
225MICHAELMARESCA105,000
226HARVEYVANDEVEN105,000
227ADRIANTURNER105,000
228EmileSchiff105,000
229JORGEGOMEZ104,500
230ARONDERMER104,500
231DAVIDSHMUEL103,500
232OLIVIERBUSQUET103,000
233EmanuelFailla103,000
234JORDANCRISTOS102,500
235QUINNBRUNO102,500
236ERICBERGER102,500
237SETHDAVIES102,500
238DANTONIOBROWN101,000
239LAWRENCEGREENBERG101,000
240DANIELWOJCIK100,500
241DOMINIQUEMOSLEY100,500
242MATTHEWGLANTZ100,000
243HENRYROGERS100,000
244KARIMBARUQUE99,500
245OFIRMOR99,500
246DYLANWILKERSON99,500
247BILLGERMANIS99,000
248JOSEPHELPAYAA99,000
249AARON JKLAUSMAN98,500
250MICHAELTURENIEC98,500
251ELIOFOX98,500
252IANO HARA98,500
253BRANDONSHANE98,500
254KEITHNASSETTA98,000
255ANTHONYHU98,000
256FRANCISCOPICASSO98,000
257IRAFRIEDMAN98,000
258CAMERONMITCHELL97,000
259CHADEVESLAGE97,000
260MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS96,000
261VICTORPAPEO JR96,000
262KENSYGALEAS96,000
263VESELINKATRANDZHIEV95,500
264GUSTAVOLOPEZ95,500
265RICHARDSEYMOUR95,000
266KENNYNGUYEN95,000
267DIENLE95,000
268BRIANGREEN95,000
269PHILIPWOJTUNIECKI95,000
270KYLECARTWRIGHT94,500
271EDDYSABAT94,000
272IOANNISPATSOURAKIS93,500
273NIELMITTELMAN91,500
274JAMESGILBERT90,500
275EDWARDMCNAMARA90,500
276CORDGARCIA90,500
277NATHANIELPALOMBO89,500
278BROCKWILSON89,500
279JACOBWOJTUNIECKI89,000
280TELEMACOGENOVESI JUNIOR89,000
281IOANNISVITSENTZOS88,500
282JOSHUAMARVIN88,500
283MATTHEWWAXMAN88,500
284ANTHONYUTNAGE88,000
285MONTGOMERYCOLE88,000
286JEFFREYFIELDER88,000
287BRETTMURRAY88,000
288KURTLICHTMAN88,000
289WILLIAMPILOSSOPH87,500
290CHARLESODENZ87,000
291VICTORADAMS87,000
292GARETHWALKER87,000
293ANDREWOSTAPCHENKO86,500
294DYLANLINDE86,500
295DANIDAYAN85,500
296MANIGLOESER85,000
297PETERFELLOWS85,000
298FRANKSTEPUCHIN84,500
299RANIANASREDDINE84,500
300THAIHA84,000
301PATRICKLYONS84,000
302RAVIRAGHAVAN83,000
303JASONBRIN83,000
304MIGUELCAPRILES82,500
305WILLIAMMICAL82,500
306NIRPELEG82,500
307JIMMYPHAM82,500
308DAVIDHAUSMANN82,000
309MICHAELVANDERWOUDE82,000
310KEVINHO82,000
311ATHANASIOSPOLYCHRONOPOULOS81,500
312EarlBarron81,000
313TODDIVENS81,000
314OFERPELEG81,000
315YOSSIBEN80,000
316JULIORODRIGUEZ79,500
317KYLECARINO79,500
318ARKADIYTSINIS79,000
319ANTHONYNEWMAN78,500
320PETEREICHHARDT78,500
321MICHAELMCCARTHY78,000
322JUANMORA LASSO78,000
323AKRAMALI77,500
324TYLERSTAFMAN77,500
325MARKHOWEY77,500
326GEORGEWOLFF77,500
327JOSEPHDI ROSA ROJAS76,500
328ANDREWBOCCIA76,000
329WADEWALKER76,000
330SAMUELGANZFRIED76,000
331ALEJANDROFUNES75,500
332DIMITRIVORBE75,500
333JAREDJAFFEE75,000
334NEILBLUMENFIELD75,000
335TRUONGNGUYEN75,000
336VIETVO73,500
337DAVIDRHEEM73,500
338JOSESILVA73,500
339STEVENWOLANSKY73,000
340JERRYROBINSON JR72,500
341THOMASMIDENA72,000
342JEFFREYCHANG72,000
343RENNY BENJAMINBARRET71,500
344DAVIDDIBERNARDI71,500
345JEREMYWIEN71,500
346JOHNSTEVENSON71,500
347QASEMJAMHOUR71,000
348ROBERTMIZRACHI71,000
349PREECHATAEPAKDEE71,000
350NATHANIELSILVER71,000
351JORGE MANUELDE OLIVEIRA LÓPEZ70,500
352NADEEMHIRANI70,500
353IANMATAKIS70,500
354ChristopherBack70,500
355HAROLDEVANS70,500
356LORELLPASCUAL70,500
357ERICVALLEE70,000
358SOLANGELUCAS69,500
359DEJUANTEALEXANDER69,500
360KAREEMMARSHALL69,000
361MOHAMMEDJAAFAR69,000
362SCOTTBAUMSTEIN68,000
363JASONMERCIER67,500
364PHILIPRIGBY67,000
365RYANVAN SANFORD67,000
366JOSEPHORSINO67,000
367MOHAMMADSIDDIQUI66,500
368ORYHEN66,500
369BARRYPEVNER66,000
370MICHAELDENTALE65,500
371BRIANYOON64,500
372MICHAELOGRADY64,500
373DAVIDLIU64,500
374ANDREWPEPLINSKI64,000
375EDWARDSEBESTA64,000
376BRYANLEWIS64,000
377JUSTINLIBERTO63,500
378DAVIDGUNAS63,000
379COREYBURBICK62,000
380JEFFREYBANGHART61,500
381JAMESTOLBERT61,500
382ROBERTJONSSON61,000
383VLADISLAVMEZHERITSKY61,000
384MIKHAILALKHAZOV61,000
385MICHAELAZZARO60,500
386ARTHURTAMASI60,500
387SCOTTROBBINS60,500
388WARRENSHEAVES60,500
389AUSTINSRUR60,000
390DenisBagdasarov60,000
391JONBRICENO60,000
392MARKUSGONSALVES59,500
393SPENCERCHAMPLIN59,500
394MARKTOULOUSE59,500
395TALESHPATEL59,500
396SCOTTMANZI59,500
397ERKUTYILMAZ59,500
398HARPREETPADDA59,000
399CHRISTOPHERGILKEY58,500
400NANCYBIRNBAUM58,500
401KEVINJOHNSON58,000
402BRUCEKRAMER58,000
403JUSTINZAKI57,500
404ROBERTLEFF57,000
405KEVINOLIVERAS57,000
406MICHAELCHIAPPETTA56,500
407DAVIDINSELBERG56,000
408MILLARDHALE56,000
409JOSEPHGIULINO56,000
410MIKEMESKIN56,000
411DONNYRUBINSTEIN55,500
412RICHARDLOWE55,500
413TONYDUNST55,500
414STEVENROSEN55,500
415ANDREWFRANKENBERGER55,000
416AJAYGNANASAMBANTHAN54,500
417EKREMBOZKURT54,500
418SCOTTBOHLMAN54,500
419EVERETTCARLTON54,500
420NICOLASYUNIS54,500
421ALEXANDRESAKO53,500
422EDWARDHISLOP53,000
423ENGELBERTHVARELA MORENO53,000
424BARBARODIAZ53,000
425MICHAELGARAVUSO52,500
426KYLEBOWKER52,000
427MICHAELVANIER52,000
428WILLIAMCRIEGO51,500
429LEONARDOEMPERADOR MARQUEZ51,500
430SAMMWIGGINS50,500
431SCOTTCLEMENTS50,500
432JAMESGIORDANO50,500
433CARLOSCHADHA-VILLAMARIN50,000
434VLADREVNIAGA50,000
435PETRHRUSKA49,500
436SCOTTZAKHEIM49,000
437ZACHARYDONOVAN48,500
438BRYANPICCIOLI48,500
439JACOBSCHINDLER48,500
440JOHNRACENER JR48,000
441JAKESCHWARTZ47,000
442JERRYWONG47,000
443CHARLESGOMEZ47,000
444BENJAMINPALMER46,500
445HARRISONGIMBEL46,000
446GAVINO ROURKE46,000
447GREGORYJENNINGS46,000
448PIERCEMCKELLAR45,000
449CANGIRELCIN45,000
450ERIKSEIDEL45,000
451TAYLORBLACK45,000
452HYONKIM44,500
453THEOBALDTRAN44,500
454YASINAHMADY44,500
455AmnonFilippi44,000
456YVONNEMCQUILLAN44,000
457CORYZEIDMAN43,500
458NADEZHDAMAGNUS43,000
459JOHNKRPAN41,500
460CARLOSPEREZ41,500
461RICHARDGRESS41,500
462JONHOELLEIN41,000
463KKDODDI41,000
464DONGJI40,500
465VADIMSIVANOVS40,000
466KHARLINSUED40,000
467JOHNCORSI39,500
468RICHARDALATI39,500
469TyngLow39,500
470RALPHMASSEY39,500
471BENJAMINYU39,000
472MATTHEWPAPLYK39,000
473FILIPPKHAVIN39,000
474GILMORGENSZTERN38,500
475DAVIDDIAZ38,500
476ADAMGREENBERG38,000
477ERIKCHRISTENSEN38,000
478JAMESCARROLL38,000
479JOSEPHFREZZA36,500
480NISSIMGOZLAN36,500
481PETKOTSAKOV36,500
482JAMESCARROLL36,500
483JAMESHAMBURGER36,000
484JASONMANDANICI35,000
485DANIELRASHBAUM35,000
486STEPHENJOHNSON34,500
487KENNETHO'DONNELL34,500
488ADAMDARKAZALLI34,500
489AHMADRAZA33,500
490PETERGANGI33,500
491PATRICIABEDFORD33,000
492JEFFRODRIGUEZ32,500
493ANTONIOCOLON32,000
494BOBBYPOE31,000
495JONASWEXLER30,500
496ELIASNASSIF30,000
497JAREDHEMINGWAY30,000
498DENNISSTEVERMER29,500
499PAULFISHER28,500
500ESTHERFOLEY28,500
501DAVIDMOCK28,000
502ALEXTODD28,000
503JEFFREYMAHONEY28,000
504NOAHSCHWARTZ27,500
505SOKCHHEKAPHO27,000
506ALMEDINIMSIROVIC26,500
507JEFFREYTOMLINSON26,000
508GABRIELSACK26,000
509KEVINCHAN25,500
510JOSEPHMCKEEHEN25,000
511JERRITHOMAS25,000
512RYANRIVERS24,500
513AMIRTURKZADEH23,500
514SAIDABUQARTOUMY23,000
515MARKRADOJA22,000
516MATTHEWFRIENDLY22,000
517BRIANCOWMAN21,500
518KENNETHEINIGER21,000
519RYANMCKNIGHT19,500
520THOMASGABRIEL19,500
521LONIHARWOOD18,000
522BRYANCASTELLON13,500
523JUSTINCAREY10,000
524SCOTTSTEWART5,000

Championship Day 1B: Shawn Nguyen Bags the Overall Chip Lead

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
End of Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 524 of 1,360

Shawn Nguyen

Day 1B of the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship is complete.

A total of 648 Day 1B entries joined the 712 from Day 1A to make the total field size 1,360, up 51 entries from last year. 246 players bagged, and along with the 278 from Day 1A there will be 524 players returning Sunday for Day 2.

Shawn Nguyen is the Day 1B chip leader with 319,500, good for the overall lead entering Day 2.

Here are the top five counts from Day 1B:

1. Shawn Nguyen – 319,500
2. Aman Singh – 293,000
3. Sam Soverel – 288,500
4. Ubaid Habib – 276,000
5. A.J. Gambino – 261,000

Full chip counts, along with the Day 2 Table and Seat draw, will be available at about 2 a.m.

Day 2 begins at noon on Sunday

Championship Day 1B: Matt Berkey Eliminated by Joe Elpayaa

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 648 (Total: 1,360)

Joe Elpayaa raised to 2,700 from middle position and got two callers before Matt Berkey three-bet all in for 13,500 from the cutoff. Elpayaa four-bet to isolate the pot.

Elpayaa: KcJs
Berkey: AcJh

The board ran out 10c9h5c10dQs, giving Elpayaa a queen-high straight to eliminate Berkey.

Joe Elpayaa – 96,000
Matt Berkey – Eliminated

Championship: Payouts

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed

Entries: 1,360
Prize Pool:  $4,352,000
April 12-16, 2019

1st:  $700,175 + $15,000 Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions seat
2nd:  $465,120
3rd:  $344,960
4th:  $257,815
5th:  $194,610
6th:  $148,380
7th:  $114,285
8th:  $88,930
9th-10th:  $69,920
11th-12th:  $55,550
13th-14th:  $44,600
15th-16th:  $36,195
17th-20th:  $29,690
21st-24th:  $24,625
25th-32nd:  $20,650
33rd-40th:  $17,510
41st-48th:  $15,015
49th-56th: $13,025
57th-64th: $11,425
65th-72nd: $10,145
73rd-80th: $9,110
81st-89th: $8,285
90th-98th: $7,620
99th-116th: $7,100
117th-134th: $6,695
135th-152nd: $6,395
153rd-170th: $6,185

Championship Day 1B: Chip Leaders at the Last Break of the Day

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries: 648 (Total: 1,360)

There are unofficially 648 Day 1B entries, and along with the 712 on Day 1A the field size is set at an unofficial 1,360.

When prize pool and payout information is made available, we will have that information posted.

Here are top five stacks at break.

Scott Caracciolo – 236,000
Shawn Nguyen – 225,000
Nizar Dajani – 222,000
Nissim Gozlan – 213,200
Shankar Pillai – 201,000

Also lurking with a top stack is Maria Ho with about 195,000.