Event 11: Gilbert Silva Wins $350 No Limit Hold’em in Six-Way Chop ($15,167)

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #11
$350 No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 317
Prizepool: $95,100
April 10, 2016

Gilbert Silva Wins $350 No Limit Hold'em
Gilbert Silva Wins $350 No Limit Hold’em

After nearly 16 hours of No Limit Hold’em, the $350 No Limit Hold’em, ended in a six-way deal, with Gilbert Silva taking credit for the win and earning $15,167 along with the trophy. He topped a field of 317 players to earn the title.

“It feels great,” said Silva. “It’s been a long time coming. Just hopefully we win some more.

At the outset of the final table, Silva was near the top of the chip counts. He continued to chip up and never really seemed short on chips as the final table continued along.

As the clock neared 4 a.m., there were still six players remaining and the talks of a deal surfaced and by that point, Silva had overtaken the chip lead. The negotiations last almost 15 minutes and Silva wouldn’t accept a deal unless he received at least $15,000.

Eventually, a deal was reached and Silva was declared the winner.

Silva, a 36-year old security manager at the Miami International Airport, takes poker as a serious hobby. He plays all around the South Florida area, putting in around 15 hours a week on the felt, mostly tournaments.

Even though he is an amateur by definition, he has his sights on playing with the best in the world.

“I’ve had a few chops here and there,” said Silva after his win. “I obviously just want to try and take it to the next level and play some bigger tournaments.”

Silva earns the biggest score of his career and will have some extra cash in his bankroll to play bigger events if he wants, but for now, he is trying to get some sleep before getting back to his airport grind.

I’m just so tired right now,” said Silva. “I need to be at work in the morning.”

Here is a look at the results:

1st: Gilbert Silva – $15,167
2nd: Jay Romano – $12,000
3rd: Justin Custer – $11,500
4th: Timothy Bullard – $9,500
5th: Rodney Rodrigue – $9,000
6th: Thomas Clements Jr. – $9,000
7th: Carlo Rodriguez – $3,709
8th: David Poces – $2,805
9th: John Depersio – $1,902
10th: Timothy Harrell – $1,236
11th: Benoit Barral – $1,236
12th: Leonard Clavel – $1,236
13th: David Reeder – $1,022
14th: Robert Williams – $1,022
15th: Yigal Hen – $1,022
16th: Mark Bernstein – $813
17th: James Woodruff – $813
18th: Daniel Gonzalo – $813
19th: Jose Del Cid Contreras – $666
20th: Yakima Palmero – $666
21st: Travis Jackson – $666
22nd: Walter Bravo – $666
23rd: Jose Tronilo – $666
24th: Daniel Li – $666
25th: Michael Ferrer – $666
26th: Jorge Gomez – $666
27th: Juan Mubarak Peralta – $666
28th: Elliott Merlin – $590
29th: Alex Ortiz – $590
30th: Luiz Stadler – $590
31st: Matthew Silva – $590
32nd: Scott Sommer -$590
33rd: David Melman – $590
34th: Patrick Heneghan – $590
35th: Edgar Varas – $590
36th: Karthik Ramakrishnan – $590

Event 11 Final Results