$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/50,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 3,030

Zack Fish moved all in from the cutoff for about 500,000 and Peter Eichhardt called from the small blind. Robert Manjura was in the big blind with about 280,000. He thought for a few moments and called as well.

All three hands were tabled with two players all in. Eicchardt showed and was in the lead against Fish’s and Majura’s .

The board ran out clean for Eichhardt as it came . He won the pot with a pair of queens and eliminated two players in the process. Manjura started the hand with the smaller stack, so he will take the worse of the two finishes.

Manjura was eliminated in 35th and Fish earned a 34th place finish.

Peter Eichhardt – 5,600,000
Robert Manjura – Eliminated
Zack Fish – Eliminated 

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Level 28: 30,000/50,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 3,030

A player in early position moved all in for about 700,000 and Ioannis Patsourakis called, all in for for 455,000.

Everybody else gets out of the way and the cards are tabled. Patsourakis is in a dominating position with his against his opponent’s .

The is the window card, but it’s followed by the and the . For just a second, it looked like Patsourakis was going to get three-outed, but he flopped top pair to leave his opponent with just two outs to win the pot outright.

The turn was the and the river was the . Patsourakis doubled up with trip aces.

Ioannis Patsourakis – 1,090,000

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Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 3,030

Local player Jami Kopacz has had a strong last couple of levels and has emerged as one of the bigger stacks remaining as the field inches closer to a final table.

In a previous pot, he rivered a full house against trip eights to double up to around 3 million.

In a more recent pot, the player under the gun raised to 120,000. Kopacz called on the button and the player in the big blind three-bet to 295,000. The original raiser folded and Kopacz called.

The flop was and the big blind bet 255,000. Kopacz called. The turn was the and the big blind bet again, this time 375,000. Kopacz called.

“What do you have?” asked the big blind.

Kopacz didn’t respond to the question and the river was the . The big blind checked and Kopacz bet 500,000. The big blind snap-called.

“Quads, baby,” said Kopacz, tabling .

The big blind mucked his hand and the local grinder is among the biggest stacks in the room just before the level ended and the remaining players take a break.

Jami Kopacz – 4,250,000

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Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 46 of 3,030

Tom Krizanic was in the cutoff and heads-up with Trung Pham in the small blind.

With the board reading , Krizanic ended up all in for 490,000. He tabled , givinghi the nut straight, and just needed to fade a board pairing river against Pham’s .

The river was the and Krizanic doubled up, leaving Pham as one of the shorter stacks.

Tom Krizanic – 1,100,000
Trung Pham – 610,000

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Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 56 of 3,030

The field is moving deeper and deeper into the money and a couple of players are emerging with big stacks.

Peter Eichhardt is leading the way with 56 players remaining and he’s the only player over the 3 million chip mark.

Here is a look at the top stacks:

1. Peter Eichhardt – 3,100,000
2. Jason Prest – 2,350,000
3. Schuyler Thornton – 1,900,000
4. Fred White – 1,700,000

Other notables still alive include David Prociak (850,000), James Calderaro (850,000), Jerry Wong (830,000), Phil Hui (650,000) and Carlos Loving (350,000).

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 5
$300 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 187
Prize Pool: $47,685
April 8, 2018

The first turbo tournament on the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown schedule played out true to its name. Fast. The $300 buy-in Deep Stack Turbo Event 5 drew 187 entries and William Black dominated the final table to win the title after a three-way deal.

“As it got down to these last couple tables you were dealing with nothing but top-notch players,” Black commented about his win. “It came down to patience and a little bit of luck.”

Black began the final table with more than double the amount of chips than that of the second place player and he never slipped up. The final table also featured poker media guru Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers, John Magnetta with three wins this year so far, and SHRP regular Craig Witz.

But none could get past Black’s big stack as players dropped at a rapid pace. There was some talk of a chop when they were five-handed before Joseph Montervino and Christopher Collins hit the payout desk. The last three players came to an agreement to divide up the remaining prize pool with Black earning $10,500 plus the title. Mathers and Gil Nachum split the rest of the money in half with Mathers officially taking the second spot.

Black is a contractor from Texas and came to the Sunshine State to play the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

“I actually came down here specifically for the series,” Black said. “and we did a little skydiving before.”

Congratulations to Black and everyone who took home some money from the Sunday afternoon turbo.

Event 5 results:

1st:  William Black – $10,500 + Trophy *
2nd: Kevin Mathers – $7,358 *
3rd: Gil Nachum – $7,358 *
4th: Christopher Collins – $2,973
5th: Joseph Montervino – $2,296
6th: John Magnetta – $1,903
7th: Joseph Duchman – $1,621
8th: Craig Witz – $1,414
9th: Alexander Dvorsky – $1,213
10th: John Dermody – $1,044
11th: John Gorsuch – $1,044
12th: Edgardo Rosario – $1,044
13th: Alexander Quinones – $882
14th: Jay Klitzner – $882
15th: Zachary VanKeuren – $882
16th: David Shecter – $732
17th: Franklin Lacava – $732
18th: Jorge Gomez – $732
19th: George Miro – $584
20th: Wan Chi Liam – $584
21st: Michael Corbett – $584
22nd: Charles Bragg Jr – $441
23rd: Brian O’Keefe – $441
24th: Andrew Gordon – $441
* – denotes results of a three-way deal

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Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 66 of 3,030

The player in the hijack moved all in for about 300,000 and Trung Pham called out of the small blind.

Pham showed and was in the lead against the hijack’s .

The board ran out and Pham’s ace-high held up to knock out his opponent and chip up.

Trung Pham – 1,430,000

$570 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed| Payouts
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 60 of 231

The first six-max event of the series drew 231 entries on Sunday evening and is moving along at a rapid pace with just 60 players remaining from the original 231.

The final 39 players earn some money with a min-cash taking home $748 and the next Showdown champ pocketing $25,148 along with the trophy.

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 6
$570 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em 
Entries: 231
Prize Pool: $115,500
April 8, 2018

1st: $25,148
2nd: $17,094
3rd: $11,851
4th: $8,383
5th: $6,053
6th: $4,463
7th-8th: $3,362
9th-10th: $2,588
11th-12th: $2,037
13th-14th: $1,641
15th-16th: $1,354
17th-18th: $1,143
19th-24th: $990
25th-30th: $879
31st-36th: $800
37th-39th: $748

$300 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 187

The turbo tournament is living up to its reputation. They broke the field down from 187 starters to the final table ten in less than eight hours.

They are now gathered as one with William Black leading, John Magnetta making another SHRP final table, and Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers riding the short stack.

Seat 1: Kevin Mathers – 175,000
Seat 2: Alexander Dvorsky – 225,000
Seat 3: John Dermody – 200,000
Seat 4: Joseph Monterno – 260,000
Seat 5: Christopher Collins – 465,000
Seat 6: Joseph Duchman – 230,000
Seat 7: Craig Witz – 415,000
Seat 8: Gil Nachum – 365,000
Seat 9: John Magnetta – 305,000
Seat 10: William Black – 1,100,000

By chip count:

1. William Black – 1,100,000
2. Christopher Collins – 465,000
3. Craig Witz – 415,000
4. Gil Nachum – 365,000
5. John Magnetta – 305,000
6. Joseph Monterno – 260,000
7. Joseph Duchman – 230,000
8. Alexander Dvorsky – 225,000
9. John Dermody – 200,000
10. Kevin Mathers – 175,000

Remaining payouts:

1st: $12,085 + Trophy
2nd: $8,243
3rd: $4,888
4th: $2,973
5th: $2,296
6th: $1,903
7th: $1,621
8th: $1,414
9th: $1,213
10th: $1,044

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 3,030

Schuyler Thornton was in the hijack and got into a preflop confrontation with Jaime Urbina in on the button. Urbina got all in for about 500,000 and got action from Thornton.

Thornton showed and was in the lead against Urbina’s .

The flop came and Urbina flopped a straight draw to go with his overcard. The turn was the , which took away the straight draw since it would give Thornton a full house.

The river was the and Urbina made Broadway, but was eliminated by Thornton’s kings full of queens.

“I like that turn card,” joked Thornton after the hand.

Thornton won the pot, eliminated Urbina in 91st place, and became one of the biggest stacks remaining. Urbina earned $2,273 for his finish.

Schuyler Thornton – 1,950,000
Jaime Urbina – Eliminated