$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 170 of 1,360

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Ami Alibay raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Brandon Hall three-bet all in for 252,000 from the cutoff. When action folded back to Alibay, he called immediately.

Once the other hands were complete, Hall showed , while Alibay tabled a dominating .

The board ran out , no help to Hall, locking up the pot Alibay and eliminating Hall on the money bubble.

Ami Alibay – 960,000 (120 bb)
Brandon Hall – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 1,360

Thai Ha opened to 16,000 from early position and the player next to act moved all in for 117,000.  Ha thought a short while before calling with .

He needed to get lucky as his opponent tabled .

The board ran out and Ha did indeed get lucky as he hit a two-outer on the flop to score the knock out.

Players are now preparing for hand-for-hand play on the money bubble.

Thai Ha – 600,000 (100 bb)

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 192

Seat 1: David Kaye – 533,000
Seat 2: Howard Newman – 118,000
Seat 3: Eliezer Gonzalez – 368,000
Seat 4: Ryan Jaworski – 73,000
Seat 5: Pat Bedford – 286,000
Seat 6: Clément Boisdron – 176,000
Seat 7: Tam Ho – 625,000
Seat 8: Jomer Sison – 345,000
Seat 9: Marc Sacheli – 330,000
Seat 10: Jackie Lee – 102,000

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $9,734 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $6,638
3rd: $3,936
4th: $2,394
5th: $1,849
6th: $1,532
7th: $1,306
8th: $1,139
9th: $977
10th: $841

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 173 of 1,360

David “ODB” Baker raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Anthony Utnage called from middle position and Michael Newman called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of an board where Newman bet 20,000. Baker called and Utnage folded.

The river was the , Newman bet 20,000 again and Baker folded face up.

Newman showed for a pair of aces as he collected the pot.

Michael Newman – 435,000
David “ODB” Baker – 640,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 174 of 1,360

Ryan Olisar opened to 14,000 and Eric Afriat raised to 36,000. It folded back around to Olisar who shoved for 214,000.

Afriat said “Raise my 36 to 214?” Olisar responded “It’s the bubble..”

Afriat thought about it shortly before folding the face up. Afriat asked “What do you got?” enticing Olisar to show.

Olisar mucked and said “Better than that.”

Ryan Olisar – 260,000 (43 bb)
Eric Afriat – 600,000 (100 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 176 of 1,360

On a board reading Ami Alibay holds and needs to get lucky against his opponent’s two-pair.

The river brought the and Ami Alibay did indeed get lucky to score the knock out.

Ami Alibay – 825,000 (138 bb)

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 232
Prize Pool: $225,040
April 14, 2019

Event 20 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, the $1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry), had a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. A field of 232 entries help double that amount and then some, creating a prize pool of $225,040.

Here are the payouts:

1st: $48,980
2nd: $33,305
3rd: $23,090
4th: $16,335
5th: $11,795
6th: $8,695
7th-8th: $6,550
9th-10th: $5,045
11th-12th: $3,970
13th-14th: $3,200
15th-16th: $2,635
17th-18th: $2,230
19th-24th: $1,930
25th-30th: $1,710
31st-36th: $1,560
37th-39th: $1,460

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 181 of 1,360

Mike Scoma was all in for 106,000 with and out in front against Brian Hastings’s .

The board runs out  and Scoma’s pocket queens hold to avoid elimination.

Scoma said “Thank God you didn’t have kings..” as he raked in the pot.

Mike Scoma – 220,000 (37 bb)
Brian Hastings – 280,000 (47 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 181 of 1,360

With a raise to 14,000 and call before him, Keith Ferrera three-bet to 60,000 from the button. Only the initial raiser in early position called.

The flop was , the early-position player checked, Ferrera continued for 60,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , the early-position player bet 60,000 and Ferrera called.

The early-position player showed , but Ferrera won the pot with .

Keith Ferrera – 970,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 185 of 1,360

Dave Farah raised from middle position, David “ODB” Baker three-bet to 42,000 from the button and Farah called.

They checked to the turn of an board where Baker bet 30,000. Farah check-called.

The river was the , Farah checked, Baker bet 75,000 and Farah called.

Baker showed for a flush, Farah mucked and Baker won the pot.

David “ODB” Baker – 735,000
Dave Farah – 390,000