$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 94

Tim West moved all in for 565,000 in the small blind, and Sylvain Loosli called in the big to put him at risk.

West:
Loosli:

The board ran out , and West was drawing dead on the turn. Loosli won the pot with the nut flush, sending West to the rain in third place.

David Malka and Sylvain Loosli are now heads up for the title, the trophy, and the $658,000 top prize.

David Malka – 7,415,000 (124 bb)
Sylvain Loosli – 1,985,000 (33 bb)
Tim West – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 94

David Malka raised to 135,000 on the button and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 345,000 out of the big blind. Malka took a few moments in the tank and then put in a four-bet to 655,000 and Loosli tossed his hand into the muck.

A few hands later, Sylvain Loosli raised to 150,000 out of the small blind and David Malka defended his big blind. The flop was and Loosli bet 125,000. Malka raised to 315,000 and Loosli folded.

Malka dragged the pot and extended his already massive chip lead, crossing over the 7 million chip mark.

David Malka – 7,200,000
Sylvanil Loosli – 1,275,000

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 94

On a flop of , Nick Petrangelo checked from the small blind and David Malka bet 235,000 from the big blind. Sylvain Loosli called on the button and Petrangelo went into the tank for a minute.

Petrangelo eventually moved all in for about 2,000,000 and Malka hesitates for a few moments before moving all in for about 3,500,000. Loosli quickly folded and the cards were tabled.

Malka showed , good for the nut straight and had Petrangelo drawing to runners with his . The turn was the , giving Petrangelo some outs, but the river was the and Petrangelo hit the rail in fourth place.

Petrangelo took home $206,800 for his finish and Malka takes a massive chip lead into three-handed play.

David Malka – 5,750,000 (95 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – Eliminated

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #25
$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Total Entries: 625
Prize Pool: $75,000 

With the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown winding down, Vanessa Wang won her first tournament of her poker career on Wednesday night.

She took down the $150 No Limit Hold’em in a heads-up chop with Billy Haworth for $16,118. She had more chips at the time of the deal, so she takes credit for the win and takes home the trophy.

With only about a year of experience in poker tournaments, Wang is new to the tournament scene. While she is happy about her win, she knows that she has plenty of room to improve if she wants to continue to succeed.

“It feels really good,” said Wang after her win. “I know I can do it if I try hard enough. I should’ve done better in the main event, but I will try to do better in the future. I need more experience because a lot of times I lose my patience.”

This is her second cash of the series after finishing 76th for $6,856 in the $3,500 WPT Main Event. She also netted a cash in the WPTDeepStacks main event here at the Seminole Hard Rock during the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Wang immigrated to the South Florida area two years ago from China and has enjoyed her time in the area.

“I make jewelry and play tennis and golf and enjoy life,” said Wang.

The Beijing native is a self-described homemaker, but is in the midst of starting her own jewelry business. She is in the process of creating a web site to sell the jewelry she makes and has a few vendors interested in selling her product.

From the start of the day, Wang seemingly dominated the tournament. She came into the final table with the chip lead and never was short on chips. She navigated her way to a heads-up battle with Billy Haworth. After a short battle, they decided to chop up the prize pool evenly between them.

Here is a look at the results:

1st: Vanessa Wang – $16,118
2nd: Billy Haworth – $16,117
3rd: Anibal Rodriguez – $7,875
4th: Hector Chevalier – $5,438
5th: Edgardo Rosario – $4,013
6th: John Cummings – $3,188
7th: Paul Tong – $2,438
8th: Chien Chiu – $1,763
9th: Wally Maddah – $1,275
10th: Scott Cowan – $975
11th: Dustin Tragethon – $975
12th: Albert Green – $975
13th: Guillaume Darcourt – $788
14th: Martin Robbins – $788
15th: Vincent Ortega Delgado – $788
16th: Barry Gallo – $675
17th: Jorge Chavez – $675
18th: Michael Benko – $675
19th: Irvin Block – $563
20th: Edina Pantinchin – $563
21st: Eli Levy – $563
22nd Luis Bueno – $563
23rd: Stephen Harris – $563
24th: Luiz De Farias Guimares – $563
25th: Colby Covington – $563
26th: Evan Lash – $563
27th: Corey Hochman – $563
28th: Stephane Keyser – $488
29th: Paul Prager – $488
30th: Julia Bindelglass $488
31st: Artur Chimchirian – $488
32nd: Julio Fernandez – $488
33rd: Gabriel Baffigi Mezzotero – $488
34th: Lawrence Edwards – $488
35th: Williaredward Stanton – $488
36th: Gianmaco Gaspare – $488

Event 25 Final Results

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

Level 22 is complete, and the final four players are on a 15-minute break. Here’s how they’ll stack up when the new level begins:

Seat 1: David Malka – 3,945,000 (66 bb)
Seat 2: Tim West – 1,245,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: –empty–
Seat 4: –empty–
Seat 5: –empty–
Seat 6: –empty–
Seat 7: Sylvain Loosli – 2,195,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 2,020,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: –empty–

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

On the last hand of the level, Sylvain Loosli completed from the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo checked his option in the big.

The flop came , and Loosli check-called a bet of 80,000. He check-called another 175,000 after the turn, and the river was the . Loosli checked again, and Petrangelo checked behind.

Loosli tabled , winning the pot with kings full.

Sylvain Loosli – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 2,000,000 (40 bb)

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Championship (Event #18)
$3,500 No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 1,222
Prize Pool: $3,910,400
April 15-20, 2016

Justin Young claimed the second-largest score of his poker career Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. The Henderson, Nev. pro proved to be unbeatable in the property’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, a $3,500 buy-in $2,000,000 guaranteed event. For his efforts, he was rewarded handsomely with a $654,161 first prize and a $15,000 seat in the first-ever WPT Tournament of Champions.

The Championship was ran as one of four headliners in the SHRP/WPT co-branded series. The seven-figure guarantee was but a blip on the radar as the 1,222-entry field amassed a $3,910,400 prize pool marking the sixth-largest tournament in WPT Main Tour history.

“It was great,” Young said of the tournament. “Every player I dealt with was really cordial and nice. The floor was amazing. It was run really well all the way through. [Staff] listened to the players. I really appreciated that.”

World Champions, WPT title holders and cash game pros alike turned out for their shot at a South Florida victory. The tournament played out over six days with a two-day break for the final 10 players. Young came to the final day of play sixth and remained toward the middle of the counts following the first break. Young’s first notable hand came with eight players left when he picked up kings to double through Andrey Plotnikov’s queens and jump toward the top of the counts. Plotnikov was next out finishing 8th for $87,880.

By second break, Young was neck-and-neck for the chip lead with Hyoung Chae. The pair but heads in a pot that saw Chae check-fold to Young’s 1,575,000-chip bet on the river. A bit later, Matthew Haugen check-folded to a 2,600,000-chip bet of Young. It was then that he took command of the tournament claiming 12,565,000 chips. From there, Young remained toward the top of the counts and got the best of Matthew Haugen busting him 4th. Chae was next to go in 3rd, also at the hands of Young. Finally, runner up Garrett Greer had to face off against the eventual champion. Young was at a disadvantage to start, but doubled early when his two over-cards outdrew the under-pair of Greer. He took the lead in the duel and never looked backed busting Greer a few hands later. Greer earned $458,722 for the 2nd place finish.

In addition to the six-figure score, Young secured a berth in the WPT’s $15,000 buy-in TOC. The event is reserved for WPT Champions Club members only and begins this Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock.

“It’s going to be a tough field, which I’m looking forward to,” Young said of the event. “I feel like I always play better against tough fields. Going back and seeing all the past Champions of the WPTs and reliving their championships, since mine’s so fresh it’s going to be a nice moment for me.”

Young is a 36-year-old professional poker player. His Wednesday night win marks the second-largest score of his career and moves him over $4,300,000 in career earnings.

In addition to the Championship and the TOC, the SHRP Showdown was headlined by the $25,500 High Roller and the $10,000 WPT Finale.

Championship final table results:

1st: Justin Young – $654,161 + $15,000 TOC Seat
2nd: Garrett Greer – $458,722
3rd: Hyoung Chae – $297,336
4th: Matthew Haugen – $220,207
5th: Tim Reilly – $164,113
6th: Ben Tarzia – $132,560
7th: Sam Soverel – $110,357
8th: Andrey Plotnikov – $87,880
9th: Cate Hall – $65,404

Championship Final Results

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

Nick Yunis moved all in for 435,000 under the gun, and David Malka re-shoved from the small blind. Tim West folded his big blind, and Yunis was heads up for his tournament life.

Yunis:
Malka:

The board ran out , and Malka’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Yunis was eliminated in fifth place.

David Malka – 2,900,000
Nick Yunis – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 94

David Malka opened the button to 110,000, and Nick Yunis defended his big blind.

The flop was . Yunis led out for 85,000, and Malka called. The turn was the , and Malka called another bet from Yunis — 125,000 this time. the river was the , and Yunis made the same bet of 125,000. Malka raised to 575,000, putting Yunis to a decision for almost all of his remaining chips. After a couple minutes in the tank, Yunis folded.

David Malka – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Nick Yunis – 480,000 (10 bb)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 1,222

Two hands after running into Justin Young’s flush, Garrett Greer got his last 10,300,000 in holding against the of Young.

The flop paired both players, falling , but Greer had the lead with a pair of aces. The turn was the . A river got a gasp out of the rail as Young improved to an unlikely two pair to bust Greer second. Young earned the title and $654,161.

Final table results:

1st: Justin Young – $654,161 + TOC Seat
2nd: Garrett Greer – $458,722
3rd: Hyoung Chae – $297,336
4th: Matthew Haugen – $220,207
5th: Tim Reilly – $164,113
6th: Ben Tarzia – $132,560
7th: Sam Soverel – $110,357
8th: Andrey Plotnikov – $87,880
9th: Cate Hall – $65,404
10th: William Foxen – $49,627

A full report on the victory will be posted shortly.