2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  468
Prize Pool:  $156,780
April 23, 2023

Registration closed for the one-day $400 Deep Stack tournament with 468 entries more than tripling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $156,780. The last 59 players will make the money with $625 for a min-cash and $31,195 awaiting the Event 26 champ.

1st: $31,195 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $20,800
3rd: $14,000
4th: $9,595
5th: $7,370
6th: $6,150
7th: $5,135
8th: $4,125
9th-10th: $3,115
11th-12th: $2,560
13th-15th: $2,030
16th-18th: $1,715
19th-21st: $1,445
22nd-24th: $1,210
25th-27th: $1,045
28th-36th: $920
37th-45th: $800
46th-54th: $680
55th-59th: $625

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  120 of 3,989

With the board showing on the turn and 360,000 already in the pot, Moises Jattin (UTG) had a bet of 250,000 in front of him, and Sebastian Espinoza moved all in from the small blind for about 1.3 million.

Jattin had about 940,000 left behind his bet, and he went into the tank for a long time, until eventually Espinoza called for a clock.

When the 30-second countdown got to three seconds left, Jattin folded. Espinoza showed for a pair of jacks with a diamond flush draw as he took the pot.

Sebastian Espinoza  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
Moises Jattin  –  940,000  (38 bb)

With about 120 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 665,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,075 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  125 of 3,989

After a flop of , the player in middle position bet 75,000, Jorge Gomez raised from the cutoff to 170,000, and his opponent called.

The turn card was the , his opponent checked, Gomez moved all in, and his opponent folded face up for two pair, queens and jacks.

Gomez took the pot, and put his opponent’s mind at ease when he turned over his for an ace-high straight with an open-ended straight-flush draw (including a Royal Flush draw).

Jorge Gomez  –  1,160,000  (58 bb)

With about 125 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 640,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,075 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  132 of 3,989

Mike Chiappetta moved all in from middle position for 135,000, and Alex Boytan moved all in over the top from the button for 200,000 with .

Chiappetta turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Boytan spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a pair of tens and eliminate Chiappetta in 133rd place.

Alex Boytan  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – Eliminated in 133rd Place  ($1,945)

With 132 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 605,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,945 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  141 of 3,989

Giuseppe Cammarata moved all in from UTG+1 for about 135,000, Quentin Jones moved all in over the top from the small blind for 150,000, and the player in the big blind tanked for a long time before he folded.

Cammarata turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jones.

The board came , and the pocket threes held up for Jones to win the pot and eliminate Cammarata in 142nd place.

Quentin Jones  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Giuseppe Cammarata  –  Eliminated in 142nd Place  ($1,825)

With 141 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 565,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,825 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 3,989

Chipleader Moises Jattin filled us in with the details for the hand where he won most of his chips last level

With the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante, Jattin raised from the hijack to 22,000, the player in the cutoff called, the button called, and the big blind called.

Four players to a flop of , and it checked to the cutoff, who bet 45,000. The button called, the big blind folded, and Jattin check-raised all in for about 425,000.

The player in the cutoff called all in for about 275,000, and the button tanked for a while before he also called all in for about 375,000.

Moises Jattin:    (open-ended straight-flush draw)
Button:    (set of fours)
Cutoff:    (queen-high flush draw)

Jattin was drawing slim, needing the straight-flush to hit, and the turn card was — the !

Jattin clinched the pot on the turn with a seven-high straight flush, and both of his opponents were drawing dead as they were eliminated from the tournament.

That pot took Jattin up to about 1.16 million (116 big blinds at the time), and he continued to climb the rest of the level until he went on break with 1.42 million — and the chip lead.

Moises Jattin  –  1,420,000  (95 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 445,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,445 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Purple Chip Bounty tournament is always a favorite on every schedule and we’re tweaking the next one a little. Event 27 is a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, a two-day structure, but this time we’re making it a six-max format.

They will start with 20K deep stacks and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 at the start of Level 13. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm following the 45-minute dinner break.

Day 1 will end after Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow at 2 pm to play down to a champ.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 3,989

The players have returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 1.1 million, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Moises Jattin  –  1,420,000  (95 bb)
2.  Bin Weng  –  1,250,000  (83 bb)
3.  Greg Anda  –  1,160,000  (77 bb)
4.  Jay Oderat  –  1,085,000  (72 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 445,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,445 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  198 of 3,989

Bin Weng is running hot and holding. The next time passed his table, he opened to 25,000 from early position and Li Zesheng ripped all in for 149,000 from the cutoff. Weng quickly called with a monster.

Weng:
Zesheng:

A cooler for Zesheng and it only got worse when Weng made a set of aces on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Weng built a bigger stack.

Bin Weng – 1,195,000 (100 bb)
Li Zesheng – Eliminated in 199th Place ($1,300)