$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  105 of 882

Steve Westerholt moved all in from UTG+1 for 67,000, and the player on the button moved all in over the top for about 160,000 with .

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

The board came , and Westerholt flopped a set of nines and turned a full house, nines full of tens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Westerholt  –  147,000  (29 bb)

With about 105 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 168,000 (34 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will 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 E Players Remaining:  140 of 882

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 325K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Zyad Qasem  –  505,000  (126 bb)
2.  Nick Chiappetta  –  400,000  (100 bb)
3.  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  367,000  (92 bb)
4.  Zak Van Keuren  –  333,000  (83 bb)
5.  Raminder Singh  –  325,000  (81 bb)

With about 140 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 126,000 (32 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Five flights are locked down for Showdown Event 21 and the last gets underway at 6 pm. The $600 Deep Stack already crushed its $1,000,000 guarantee and we only need 685 new entries this evening to double it up.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 at the start of Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight F will end this evening when 10% of the field remains and they will return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  170 of 882

The player in the big blind is all in preflop with , and needs to improve to stay alive against the of Khanh Truong, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the big blind flops trip sixes, only to see Truong river a nine-high straight to win the pot, eliminating the big blind from Flight E.

Khanh Truong  –  100,000  (33 bb)

With about 170 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 104,000 (35 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will 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 E Players Remaining:  180 of 882

The player in the big blind was all in for about 60,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of David Jackson, who was UTG+1.

The board came — Jackson flopped a set of tens, the big blind turned a diamond flush draw, and Jackson rivered a full house, tens full of queens. Jackson won the pot with his full house to eliminate his opponent from Flight E.

David Jackson – 185,000  (74 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 98,000 (39 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will 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 E Players Remaining:  275 of 882

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 200K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  William Rincon  –  225,500  (113 bb)
2.  Jason Young  –  224,500  (112 bb)
3.  Matt Rizai  –  207,000  (104 bb)
4.  Akeelo Rhoden  –  198,500  (99 bb)

With about 275 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 64,000 (32 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$400 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  141
Prize Pool:  $47,235
April 22, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack Big O with 141 entries creating a prize pool worth $47,235 and the last 18 players will make the money. A min-cash is worth $865 and the Event 25 will earn $13,015 along with the Showdown trophy.

1st: $13,015 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $8,315
3rd: $4,935
4th: $2,980
5th: $2,315
6th: $1,940
7th: $1,675
8th: $1,490
9th-10th: $1,320
11th-12th: $1,160
13th-14th: $1,005
15th-16th: $935
17th-18th: $865

$400 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  141

Registration closed for the $400 Big O and it drew a great crowd to the Meeting Room. They put an unofficial 141 entries into the game to create the second-biggest field for this tournament.

2022 LHPO – 161 entries
2023 Showdown – 141 entries
2023 Showdown – 129 entries ($600 buy-in)
2022 SHRPO – 129 entries
2023 LHPO – 116 entries

We will post the official numbers and payout information as soon as it is available.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  360 of 882

Registration closed for Flight E of Showdown Event 21 with another 882 entries putting the combined total at 3,162 and the prize pool up to $1,644,240. The final flight starts at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm and they will likely push the prize pool over $2,000,000.

Flight E will continue until 89 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  882

Players are back in their seats after the second break and we have two new big stacks in the room. Nick Chiappetta is tops in the room right now with 160,800 with Joe Yselonia not far behind with 140,600.

The clock shows an unofficial 882 entries for Flight E and we will report the numbers as soon as they are available.