$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries: 253

It is only Flight A of the $250,000 Guaranteed Event 9, the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), and with 253 entries in just Flight A alone the guarantee has nearly been reached.

The remaining 114 players are on dinner break and play resumes at about 7:30 p.m, which is also the end of registration.

Six more 40-minute levels will be played after dinner, bringing Flight A to an end at about 11:45 p.m.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,958

Jeff Kessler opened to 1,250,000 from the small blind and Nick Ahmadi put him all in from the big. Kessler thought for a minuted and called for ~4,500,000.

Ahmadi:
Kessler:

Kessler needed to catch his small ace but blanked the runout to go out in third place.

Nick Ahmadi – 30,525,000 (61 bb)
Jeff Kessler – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($108,780)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,958

Nick Ahmadi opened his button to 1,200,000 and Jeff Kessler called from the big blind to the flop. Kessler bet 2,000,000 and Ahmadi called. The turn was and Kessler checked. Ahmadi put out 2,800,000 and Kessler announced: “all in”.

Ahmadi quickly called for 6,550,000 and Kessler cursed a little bit.

Ahmadi:
Kessler:

Ahmadi’s tens outflopped the kings and the river sent him the big double.

Nick Ahmadi – 20,200,000 (40 bb)
Jeff Kessler – 10,400,000 (21 bb)

Event 10 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

The ball is about to get rolling in Event 10 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, a $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry).

Here’s what you need to know:

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $3,500 Showdown Championship seat added to 1st
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Periodic updates will be provided until the final table begins.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,958

Robert Pollmeier limped his small blind and Jeff Kessler raised to 1,700,000 from the big. Pollmeier called and the flop came . Pollmeier checked, Kessler bet 2,000,000 and Pollmeier called.

The turn was and Pollmeier took the lead with a 2,500,000 bet. Kessler called, the river was , and Pollmeier checked again. Kessler announced all in and Pollmeier called for 8,075,000.

Pollmeier:
Kessler:

Pollmeier was good with the second nut flush to double into the lead.

Robert Pollmeier – 29,050,000 (58 bb)
Jeff Kessler – 20,275,000 (41 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,958

Robert Pollmeier folded his button and Jeff Kessler put Nick Ahmadi all in. He called for his last 4,775,000.

Ahmadi:
Kessler:

It was a race and Ahmadi’s fours held on the runout to double through the leader.

Nick Ahmadi – 10,050,000 (20 bb)
Jeff Kessler – 36,500,000 (73 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,958

The blinds went up and Jeff Kessler holds a commanding lead with 41,760,000 of the 59,160,000 chips in play.

Seat 3: Nick Ahmadi – 4,800,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Pollmeier – 12,600,000 (25 bb)
Seat 9: Jeff Kessler – 41,760,000 (84 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $254,010
2nd: $165,944
3rd: $108,780

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,958

Shortly after Nathan Lee was eliminated, Jeff Kessler and Allan Bieler were heads up to a flop. Bieler moved all in for his last 3,900,000 and Kessler called while still stacking Lee’s chips.

Kessler:
Bieler:

Bieler was in good shape to double against the massive leader, the turn was safe, but the river was bad news. The two outer sent Bieler to the rail in fourth place.

Jeff Kessler – 42,900,000 (107 bb)
Allan Bieler – Eliminated in 4th Place ($91,328)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 2,958

The two big stacks went to battle. Nathan Lee check-called bets from Jeff Kessler all the way down until the board read . Kessler put Lee all-in for his last 8,900,000 and Lee went deep in the tank.

“Did you hit the flush?” Lee asked as Kessler ordered his lunch.

After several minutes, Lee shook his head and called. He quickly tabled for kings up and Kessler calmly showed for trip kings to give him the massive pot while sending Lee out.

Jeff Kessler – 39,000,000 (98 bb)
Nathan Lee – Eliminated in 5th Place ($74,320)