$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,309

Tanner Millen opened to 180,000 from the button and Pedro Palacio moved all in from the small blind for 1,240,000. Millen called.

Palacio turned over and needed to get lucky against Millen’s .

The board ran out , and Millen wound up with a bull house to eliminate Palacio in eighth place ($86,740).

Tanner Millen – 2,875,000 (36 bb)
Pedro Palacio – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,309

Seat 1: Jeff Fielder – 1,810,000 (73 bb) – 0 Time Chips
Seat 2: Tanner Millen – 1,495,000 (13 bb) – 1 Time Chip
Seat 3: Pedro Palacio – 1,250,000 (34 bb) – 6 Time Chips
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 5,260,000 (103 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Seat 5: Brian Hastings – 12,595,000 (99 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Seat 6: Faraz Jaka – 1,355,000 (92 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Seat 7: Joey Couden – 8,775,000 (125 bb) – 6 Time Chips
Seat 8: Scott Margereson – 6,790,000 (175 bb) – 6 Time Chips

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,309

Scott Margereson  opened to 120,000 from middle position and Brian Hastings raised to 475,000. Margereson  called.

The flop came , Hastings bet 375,000 and Margereson  called.

The turn brought the , Hastings bet 1,400,000 and Margereson  let it go.

Brian Hastings – 11,250,000 (188 bb)
Scott Margereson  – 6,900,000 (115 bb)

$150 No-Limit Hold’em ($50,000 GTD Prizepool)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

The second and final starting flight in Event 18 ($150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry) of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown begins at 5pm. Yesterday’s opener drew 256 entries and played down to only 25 remaining. Just a pair of players racked up huge stacks as Claudio Pedrabuena and Joaquin Sosa bagged 261,500 and 232,500 to sit one-two in the counts.

Tonight’s play matches yesterday’s with entrants taking their seats to 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels. Registration and re-entry are available until about 9:30pm and the prize pool and payouts will be finalized shortly thereafter. With yesterday’s strong start, only 161 are needed this evening to best the event’s $50,000 guarantee.

Here are details on the play:

5PM: Event 18 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

Prize pool and payout information will be posted when they’re made available to us. End-of-night chip counts and table draws will be provided shortly after play concludes.

Good luck, players!

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,309

Tanner Millen opened to 130,000 from under the gun, it folded around to Jeff Fielder in the big blind, who made the call.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Fielder checked and Millen bet 100,000. Fielder called.

The river was the , Fielder checked again, and Millen bet 280,000. Fielder called and Millen turned over for the winning straight. Fielder mucked.

Tanner Millen – 1,500,000 (25 bb)
Jeff Fielder – 1,840,000 (31 bb)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 135,000 from middle position and Joey Couden called from the hijack.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Hastings bet 200,000 and Couden called.

The river was the , Hastings bet 525,000 and Couden raised to 1,360,000. Hastings quickly folded and Couden scooped the pot.

Joey Couden – 7,800,000 (130 bb)
Brian Hastings – 10,320,000 (172 bb)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,309

Brian England opened from the hijack, Scott Margereson raised to 450,000, and England shoved. Margereson called all in for 2,925,000.

Margereson turned over and was racing against England’s .

The board came and Margereson wound up with two-pair to avoid elimination.

Scott Margereson – 5,730,000 (96 bb)
Brian England – 600,000 (10 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50
Players Remaining: 72 of 156

Registration closed on Event 21 with 156 entries falling just shy of the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. We will pay out the full amount as advertised with the last 21 spots paid, $651 for a min-cash and $13,289 for the Event 21 champion.

We will start Event 21 updates after Day 4 of the Championship comes to an end.

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$50,000 Guaranteed
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 156
Prize Pool: $50,000
April 17, 2018

1st: $13,289
2nd: $8,708
3rd: $5,130
4th: $3,123
5th: $2,410
6th: $1,998
7th: $1,730
8th: $1,525
9th: $1,329
10th – 12th: $1,150
13th – 15th: $975
16th – 18th: $810
19th – 21st: $651

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,309

Scott Margereson opened to 120,000 from middle position, Brian Hastings raised to 475,000 from the small blind and Margereson called.

The flop came , Hastings checked, and Margereson bet 350,000. Hastings called.

The turn brought the , Hastings checked again, and Margereson bet 1,200,000. Hastings called.

The river was the , Hastings checked for the third time, an Margereson shoved. Hastings snap called all in for 3,315,000.

Margereson tabled for trip queens but was no good against Hastings’s full house. Hastings took the chip lead with that big double up.

Brian Hastings – 10,830,000 (180 bb)
Scott Margereson – 3,400,000 (57 bb)