Tuesday was chock filled with poker action at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, with one of the busiest days of the series taking place.
There was one trophy awarded late into the night when Frankie Flowers was crowned the champion of the $350 No Limit Hold’em single day event. Flowers got the better end of a heads-up deal to take home the title and more than $20,000.
Most of the attention was focused on the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale’s penultimate day and the kick off of the $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry.
The WPT Finale played from 27 players, who were all in the money already, down to the final table of six players. Richard Leger leads the final six, but two-time WPT Champion Chino Rheem is sitting right behind him in second.
Those final six have an off-day on Wednesday while the $3,500 WPT main event plays down to a winner and comes back on Thursday at noon to play down to a winner. Both the Main Event and the Finale will be live streamed on WPT.com.
Day 1 of the $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em got cards in the air at 2 p.m. and it drew 94 entries. They played all the way down to until the money bubble burst at about 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning, with the top 13 finishers earning a payday.
Play wrapped up and the bags came out as soon as the money bubble popped. Those final 13 players return on Wednesday at 4 p.m. to play down to a winner. Everybody is guaranteed at least a min-cash of $58,570, but the top spot pays out $658,000.
As if that wasn’t enough action, there were two other events running simultaneously. The $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha kicked off at 5 p.m. and drew 79 entries. It played until the money bubble burst as well, with the final nine players all coming back on Wednesday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Scott Clements holds a massive chip lead heading into the final day with nearly half of the chips in play.
Day 1B of the $150 No Limit Hold’em re-entry drew another 353 players to that field to bring the total field size to 625 and generated a $75,000 prizepool. Of the 625, only 67 will come back for Day 2, which starts at 2 p.m. and will play down to a winner.
Wednesday’s action will be the busiest of the series, with four trophies being awarded. The final table of the $3,500 WPT Main Event starts at 11 a.m., while the $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha, the $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em and the $150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry all play down to a winner. There is also the last one-day event on the schedule, which is a $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Re-Entry event that kicks off at noon.
Here is a look at the details for Wednesday’s action:
- 11 a.m. – Final Day – $3,500 WPT Championship
- 12 p.m. – $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Re-Entry
- 2 p.m. – Final – $150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
- 2 p.m. – Final Day – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha
- 4 p.m. – Final Day – $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em