Jennifer Aguilar Wins Event 32 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Eight-Way Deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  398
Prize Pool:  $43,780
Bounty Prize Pool:  $19,900
April 6, 2022

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 32 Champion Jennifer Aguilar

Event 32 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The tournament attracted 398 entries, producing a prize pool of $43,780 with an additional $19,900 set aside for bounties. All told, the $30,000 guarantee was more than doubled.

An eight-handed deal was made at the final tables, and as the chip leader it was Jennifer Aguilar who was the official winner for $5,095.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JenniferAguilar$5,095*
2RonnieTate$3,000*
3PerlaOjeda$3,000*
4DanKuntzman$3,000*
5JancerGomez$3,000*
6AndrewKlein$3,000*
7DavidRebholz$3,000*
8AlejandroArana Torres$3,000*
9GuillermoHamilton$950
10ViniciusMonteiro$950
11DavidBrodsky$815
12MarioDe La Puente$815
13DavidVeloso$685
14DanielHamm$685
15DiegoBorda$685
16MichaelLeung$555
17ShonPerez$555
18AntonioColon$555
19TrentSmith$450
20MaryonHarper$450
21ShawnWilmot Jr.$450
22AdamZeltser$370
23JessicaFrancis$370
24DeborahDawson$370
25HermanAlter$345
26RichardArno$345
27TheoLawson$345
28CasrelWilliamson$320
29ErikDe Souza$320
30NicoleZaldeti$320
31XavierJose$320
32WilliamFife Jr.$320
33DenisMendoza$320
34NirSharon$320
35DavidDohner$320
36KeniaSanchez$320
37MaxtonGoncalves$290
38MichaelKillory IV$290
39GregorySpinder$290
40LesterTrimino$290
41BrianGoldberg$290
42WalterConnors$290
43AaronAllen$290
44JuanDiaz$290
45SandraSeligman$290
46MichaelD'Elena$290
47RobertAnchelowitz$290
48JosephGargiulo$290
49AlexTorres$290
50DanielleBastarache$290

*denotes eight-way deal

Event 30: Duff Charette Getting Short

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 475

Chance Kornuth raised to 250,000 from the button and Duff Charette called from the big blind.

The flop was Ks6hJh and Charette check-called 125,000 from Kornuth.

The turn was the 7d and both checked.

The river was the 5h, Charette checked, Kornuth moved all in for effectively 1,050,000 and Charette thought for a little while before he folded, showing the 6s.

Kornuth showed AdJs for a pair of jacks.

“You’re just going to ask me later,” laughed Kornuth.

Chance Kornuth  –  5,000,000  (40 bb)
Duff Charette  –  1,050,000  (14 bb)

Event 30: Valerie Novak Doubles Thru Duff Charette

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 475

Valerie Novak raised all in for 1,125,000 from the small blind and Duff Charette thought for a few moments before he called from the big blind.

Novak:  JcJh
Charette:  6h6c

The board ran out 2h8hAd7d8s, safe for Novak to double up.

Valerie Novak  –  2,350,000  (24 bb)
Duff Charette  –  3,800,0000  (38 bb)

Event 30: Maxx Dansky – 4th Place ($28,175)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 475

Maxx Dansky

Chance Kornuth raised to 150,000 from UTG/cutoff, Maxx Dansky three-bet all in for about 1,025,000, and Kornuth called.

Kornuth:  AhKc
Dansky:  KdQs

The board came 8s8d3c8h5h, no help to Dansky, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Chance Kornuth  –  4,475,000  (60 bb)
Maxx Dansky  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($28,175)

Event 30: Chip Counts at Break

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 475

Duff Charette  –  3,200,000  (43 bb)
Valerie Novak  –  2,475,000  (33 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  2,275,000  (30 bb)
Maxx Dansky  –  1,550,000  (21 bb)

With four players remaining, the average stack is 2,375,000 (about 32 big blinds).

1st:  $91,835 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $61,585
3rd:  $41,055
4th:  $28,175

Event 30: Andrew Heckman – 5th Place ($21,630)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 475

Andrew Heckman

Chance Kornuth raised to 100,000 from UTG/hijack, Andrew Heckman three-bet all in for 555,000 from the cutoff, and Kornuth called.

Kornuth:  KsJc
Heckman:  Ah7s

The board came Js5sQsKc6c, giving Kornuth kings and jacks to eliminate Heckman in fifth place.

Chance Kornuth  –  2,480,000  (49 bb)
Andrew Heckman  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($21,630)

Event 30: Valerie Novak Doubles Thru Chance Kornuth

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 475

Valerie Novak

Picking up the action after a flop of 4h9sQs Valerie Novak (small blind) check-called 130,000 from Chance Kornuth (cutoff).

The turn was the 5c, Novak led for 250,000, Kornuth raised all in with a covering stack, and Novak called all in for 1,175,000.

Novak:  KsQd
Kornuth:  Kc10c

The river was the 7s, safe for Novak to double with a pair of queens.

Valerie Novak  –  2,950,000  (59 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  1,800,000  (36 bb)

Event 30: Julius Threadgill – 6th Place ($18,030)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 475

Julius Threadgill

Julius Threadgill opened to 145,000 from the cutoff, Chance Kornuth three-bet to about 350,000 from the button, Threadgill four-bet all in for 950,000, and Kornuth called after a few moments.

Threadgill:  9h9d
Kornuth:  10h10s

The board ran out AhQdAd8s7c, no help to Threadgill, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Chance Kornuth  –  3,100,000  (62 bb)
Julius Threadgill  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($18,030)

Super High Roller: Alex Foxen Leads Tomorrow’s Final Table with 925,000

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 39

Alex Foxen
Chipleader Alex Foxen

The final eight players drew for random seats at the final table, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm EDT tomorrow (Thursday). Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Jason Mercier  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Kirk Steele  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  890,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  730,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5.  Steven Veneziano  –  325,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Alex Foxen  –  925,000  (62 bb)
Seat 7.  Byron Kaverman  –  360,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Brock Wilson  –  550,000  (37 bb)

With eight players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 610,000 (41 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $699,850
2nd:  $453,960
3rd:  $283,725
4th:  $198,610
5th:  $141,865
6th:  $113,490

The final table begins tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:00 pm, and we will be providing live updates right here at SHRPO.com.

Event 30: Duff Charette Doubles Thru Maxx Dansky

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 475

Duff Charette

Duff Charette opened to 125,000 from the hijack, Maxx Dansky three-bet to 275,000 from the cutoff, and Charette called.

The flop was Kc8s4c and Charette check-called 150,000 from Dansky.

The turn was the 6c, Charette checked, Dansky bet effectively 700,000, and Charette called all in for that amount with AcQc for the nuts, having Dansky’s AsJd drawing dead.

Duff Charette  –  2,375,000  (47 bb)
Maxx Dansky  –  2,050,000  (41 bb)