$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  61 of 594

On a flop of , the player in the big blind was all in for about 80,000 with against Ariel Williams in middle position holding .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to the all-in players, securing the pot for Williams.

Ariel Williams  –  342,000  (43 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  62 of 594

The players have returned from break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 380K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tina Tellone  –  514,000  (64 bb)
2.  Alex K.  –  438,000  (55 bb)
3.  Bin Weng  –  416,000  (52 bb)
4.  Trung Le  –  396,000  (50 bb)
5.  Greg Anda  –  395,000  (49 bb)
6.  Richard Whitebrook  –  393,000  (49 bb)
7.  Mohammed Jaafar  –  381,000  (48 bb)

With 62 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 192,000 (24 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  62 of 594

This morning flight is two spots away from the money, so hand-for-hand play should begin soon on the Money Bubble.

With 62 players remaining, no more than 60 will advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Keep in mind that players must bag chips to finish in the money.

With 62 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 192,000 (32 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight D Entries:  342

As Level 3 begins in Flight D, the flight is up to 342 entries, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

That means that the total field size is up to 1,957 entries, which means the prizepool has already surpassed the $1 million guarantee!

Of course there are still more than three hours remaining in today’s registration, plus two more flights tomorrow, so the prizepool will continue to grow and grow, and we won’t know the final number until late tomorrow night.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  95 of 594

A player got it all in preflop for about 60,000 with pocket fives against the pocket queens of Francis Margaglione, and flopped a five to win the pot with a set. That player doubled up and knocked Margaglione down to 75,000.

Francis Margaglione  –  75,000  (19 bb)

The very next hand, Margaglione got it all in from the cutoff for 75,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Christie Yau in the hijack.

The flop came , and the entire table reacted at players flopping sets against Margaglione in back-to-back hands.

But the turn card was — the !

The table reacted much louder as Margaglione turned a higher set, and then faded the one-outer when the river brought the . Margaglione won the pot to double up in chips.

Francis Margaglione  –  160,000  (40 bb)
Christie Yau  –  140,000  (35 bb)

With about 95 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 125,000 (31 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  99 of 594

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 300K, plus one more knocking on the door, to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Bin Weng  –  480,000  (120 bb)
2.  Tina Tellone  –  448,000  (112 bb)
3.  Michael Chiappetta  –  341,000  (85 bb)
4.  Jason Wandling  –  323,000  (81 bb)
5.  Alex K.  –  313,000  (78 bb)
6.  Quoc Pham  –  297,000  (74 bb)

With 99 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 120,000 (30 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  130 of 594

The player in the big blind is all in preflop for about 15,000 against three other players, and any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop came , and the UTG player moved all in for about 75,000. The player in the cutoff folded, and Ariel Williams called all in for 54,000.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

UTG Player:    (pair of jacks)
Ariel Williams:    (heart flush draw with gutshot straight draw)
Big Blind:    (gutshot straight draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Williams turned a heart flush to win the pot, doubling thru the UTG player and eliminating the player in the big blind.

Ariel Williams  –  160,000  (64 bb)

With about 130 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 91,500 (37 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  180 of 594

The players have returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Francis Margaglione  –  227,000  (114 bb)
2.  Skyler White  –  208,500  (104 bb)
3.  Michael Chiappetta  –  184,000  (92 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a flight of 594, the average chip stack is around 66,000 (33 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, and players must bag chips to finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  125
Prize Pool:  $41,875
April 21, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 125 entries creating the fourth-biggest field for this tournament in our history

2021 Showdown – 159 entries
2022 LHPO – 150 entries
2023 LHPO – 129 entries
2023 Showdown – 125 entries
2021 LHPO – 123 entries

They created a prize pool worth $41,875 with the last 16 spots getting paid. A min-cash is worth $815 while the Event 24 champ will earn $12,000 and the Showdown trophy.

1st: $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $7,540
3rd: $4,500
4th: $2,825
5th: $2,095
6th: $1,800
7th: $1,560
8th: $1,380
9th-10th: $1,215
11th-12th: $1,070
13th-15th: $930
16th: $815

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  594

Registration closed for Flight C of Showdown Event 21 with 594 new entries putting the combined count at 1,615 with three more flights to go. Our players have so far contributed $839,000 toward the $1,000,000 guarantee and only 309 more are needed to push over that mark.

Flight C will play down to 60 players this evening and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight B