2017 Showdown Live Updates

High Roller: Jonathan Little Eliminated in 12th Place ($66,700)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 116

Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little open-shoved the button for less than 10 big blinds, and Olivier Busquet called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Little: Td9d
Busquet: Kc9h

The board ran out 9c5c5dQh8d, and Busquet’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Little was eliminated in 12th place.

Olivier Busquet – 1,075,000 (22 bb)
Jonathan Little – Eliminated

Robert Heidorn Eliminated in 13th Place ($63,800)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 116

Robert Heidorn

Action folded around to the blinds where Sam Soverel shoved from the small, and Robert Heidorn called all in for about 440,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Soverel: Qs8s
Heidorn: QdTc

Heidorn put his chips in good, but his call would ultimately go unrewarded. The board ran out Jh8c5s3cKd, giving Soverel the pot with a pair of eights and sending Heidorn to the exit in 13th place.

Sam Soverel – 1,080,000 (27 bb)
Robert Heidorn – Eliminated

Championship: Dan Colman – 4th Place ($217,686)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,207

Dan Colman (right) shakes hands with Tony Sinishtaj (left)

Dan Colman went from chip leader to our fourth place finisher in two consecutive hands.

The first saw him raise to 425,000 from the button and Tony Sinishtaj called in the big blind to the 8s6d2h flop. Sinishtaj bet 550,000, Colman raised to 1,500,000 and Sinishtaj moved all-in over the top for 8,275,000.

Colman agonized over the decision; standing up, sitting down, shuffling chips, and talking it out. He eventually called with a slightly bigger stack.

Sinishtaj: Kd8d
Colman: AsAh

Colman was ahead with the aces against Sinishtaj’s top pair/backdoor flush draw. The Td turn gave Sinishtaj more outs and the flush completed on the Ad river for the chip leading double up.

The tough beat knocked Colman down to 525,000 and they were all-in on the next hand. Darryll Fish and Tony Sinishtaj checked down the 9c8c7c3d5d board and Fish took the pot with Th7d against Colman’s 2d2c.

A tough ending for the WSOP Big One for One Drop winner.

Tony Sinishtaj – 17,425,000 (87 bb)
Darryll Fish – 10,425,000 (52 bb)
Robert Mizrachi – 8,350,000 (42 bb)
Dan Colman – Eliminated in 4th place ($217,686)

Event 30: Registration Closed, Prize Pool Finalized

$300 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 133

Registration is closed in today’s 12pm $300 Big Stack Turbo, the final open event of the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. In all, the field topped out at 133 entries generating a $33,915 prize pool. The top 17 players finish in the money with a min-cash worth $653. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $9,582 first prize.

Full prize pool info:

1st – $9,582
2nd – $6,062
3rd – $3,595
4th – $2,204
5th – $1,679
6th – $1,424
7th – $1,238
8th – $1,085
9th – $958
10th-12th – $848
13th-15th – $746
16th-17th – $653

The clock currently shows 30 players remaining toward the middle of Level 16. Among those still in are Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Affleck and Ryan Dunn.

With 15-mintue levels, play is expected to continue moving along at a good clip. We will provide another update when they reach the 10-handed final table.

High Roller: Sean Winter Eliminated in 14th Place ($60,900)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 116

Sean Winter

Sean Winter got his last 125,000 into the middle from the button, and chip leader Ari Engel put him at risk in the small blind.

Winter: Qc7h
Engel: Ac5h

The board ran out 9s6c2c6sJs, and Engel’s ace was enough to win him the pot and eliminate Winter in 14th place.

Engel is starting to open up an even bigger lead over the chase pack, now holding nearly 30 percent of the total chips in play with 13 players remaining.

Ari Engel – 3,300,000 (83 bb)
Sean Winter – Eliminated

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Doubles Through Dan Colman

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,207

Dan Colman (right) sends a stack of plaques to Tony Sinishtaj (left)

Tony Sinishtaj opened to 475,000 from the button and Dan Colman announced all-in from the big blind. Sinishtaj called for his last 4,475,000 and needed to catch to stay in the game.

Colman: 4s4h
Sinishtaj: AsJd

Sinishtaj missed the Qh6c2s flop but his rail squealed when he hit the Ah turn. He made the overkill aces up on the Jc river to earn his double.

Tony Sinishtaj – 9,150,000 (46 bb)
Dan Colman – 10,600,000 (53 bb)

High Roller: Erik Seidel Eliminated in 15th Place ($58,000)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 116

Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel open-shoved the cutoff for 445,000, and Sam Soverel called all in for 330,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Seidel: KdJd
Soverel: AdKs

The board ran out 9s9c7d5sKs, and Soverel’s kicker played to earn him a double-up with kings up.

The next hand, Seidel moved his last 110,000 into the middle from middle position, and Robert Heidorn reluctantly called from the big blind, putting Seidel at risk.

Seidel: Ac8c
Heidorn: 2h3c

The board ran out 9s3s2sQd7s, and Heidorn flopped two pair to win the pot and eliminate Seidel in 15th place.

Robert Heidorn – 585,000 (20 bb)
Erik Seidel – Eliminated

High Roller: Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 16th Place ($55,100)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 116

Grayson Ramage

Richard Tuhrim got himself all in preflop for 310,000, Grayson Ramage did the same for about 400,000, and Robert Heidorn put both players at risk with the larger of the three stacks.

Tuhrim: AsAh
Ramage: JsJh
Heidorn: KcKd

The board ran out Ac8h4c5sKs. Tuhrim tripled up with a set of aces, Heidorn won the small side pot with a set of kings, and Ramage was eliminated in 16th place.

Richard Tuhrim – 970,000 (24 bb)
Robert Heidorn – 420,000 (11 bb)
Grayson Ramage – Eliminated

Championship: Darryll Fish Doubles Through Tony Sinishtaj

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj opened to 475,000 from the button and Darryll Fish moved all-in from the small blind for 4,575,000. Sinishtaj called and Fish needed help.

Sinishtaj: TsTc
Fish: 8h7h

Fish flopped an open-ended straight draw on the Td9d2d board and it completed on the Js turn. Fish needed to fade a paired board and the 4s river sent him his double.

Darryll Fish – 9,350,000 (47 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj – 5,150,000 (26 bb)

Championship: Dan Colman Retakes the Lead

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,207

Dan Colman opened to 425,000 from under the gun and Rob Mizrachi three-bet to 1,075,000 from the button. Colman called to the Th8d5h flop and he checked.

Mizrachi bet 1,100,000 and Colman called, the turn came 6s and Colman checked again. Mizrachi checked behind and they both checked the Kh river.

Colman tabled JhJd to win the pot and retake the lead.

Seat 1: Tony Sinishtaj – 12,650,000 (63 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 4,250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Dan Colman – 12,800,000 (64 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Mizrachi – 6,500,000 (33 bb)