$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Players Remaining: 9 of 168
In the first 30 minutes after the break, there were six eliminations to get the field to the final table bubble. As soon as one more player is eliminated, there will be a redraw for random seats at the final table.
Here are the most recent money finishers:
10th: Dash Dudley – $7,195 11th: David Levy – $7,195 12th: Steve Yagudaev – $7,195 13th: Noah Schwartz – $5,695 14th: Jeff Rodriguez – $5,695 15th: Richard Nauffal – $4,925
With nine players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 373,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $9,080 each.
And here are the players who have finished in the money so far:
16th: Ivan Starostin – $4,925 17th: Joshua Mountain – $4,360 18th: Daniel Swartz – $4,360 19th: Michael Duek – $4,360 20th: Christian Peters – $4,360 21st: Elliot Kampen – $4,360
With 15 players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 224,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,925 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Players Remaining: 16 of 168
After a flop of with about 50,000 already in the pot, Jeff Rodriguez (UTG+1) had a bet of 50,000 in front of him, and Anthony Zinno (small blind) had moved all in for 134,000.
Rodriguez tanked for a while before he called, and they turned over their cards.
Jeff Rodriguez: (pair of jacks, flush draw) Anthony Zinno: (set of kings)
The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Zinno rivered quad kings to win the pot and double up in chips.
Anthony Zinno – 320,000 (40 bb) Jeff Rodriguez – 80,000 (10 bb)
While this hand was in progress, Joshua Mountain was eliminated in 17th place at one of the other tables. The final 16 players then had a redraw for random seats at the final two tables.
17th: Joshua Mountain – $4,360
With 16 players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 210,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,925 each.
$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 48 of 787
The cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event 26. The remaining 48 players are in the money, with the first-place prize set at $23,140.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Players Remaining: 17 of 168
Leif Force
Leif Force just doubled thru David Levy after getting it all in on the flop for about 250,000. Force had top two pair with a flush draw, while Levy had bottom two pair and a gutshot straight draw.
Levy never caught up, and Force won the pot to double up in chips.
Leif Force – 500,000 (63 bb) David Levy – 100,000 (13 bb)
We’ve had the first four eliminations in the money, and here they are, along with their payouts:
18th: Daniel Swartz – – $4,360 19th: Michael Duek – – $4,360 20th: Christian Peters – $4,360 21st: Elliot Kampen – $4,360
As soon as one more player busts, there will be a redraw for random seats at the final two tables.
With 17 players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 198,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,360 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Players Remaining: 21 of 168
It didn’t take long for the Money Bubble to burst, and the unfortunate 22nd-place finisher was Ian O’Hara.
The field is now in the money and they’ll continue playing down to the final table, and then on to a winner.
With 21 players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 160,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,360 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Players Remaining: 22 of 168
Final Three Tables of Event 29
It took nearly 55 minutes to lose the first four players today — James Collopy, David Moreno, Zhen Cai, and Joey Couden — but with 22 players remaining and only 21 getting paid, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.
With 22 players remaining from a field of 168, the average chip stack is about 153,000 (26 big blinds). The final 21 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $4,360 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 13: 3,000/5,000 Players Remaining: 26 of 168
The final 26 players are back in action, and they will be playing down to a winner today in the poker room. Unfortunately, only the 21 players will finish in the money (guaranteed at least $4,360), so the Money Bubble will be happening at some point this afternoon.
Here are the seating assignments and official chip counts for the start of Day 2:
2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 24 $25,500 High Roller Entries: 145 Prize Pool: $3,581,500 April 26-27, 2021
Chad Eveslage
The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown has broken record after record, and the 145 entries in Event 24 shattered the previous casino record for a $25K High Roller, generating a juicy prizepool worth more than $3.5 million. And Tuesday night, everything fell into place for Chad Eveslage at just the right time for him to win the title, the trophy, and $767,577 in a three-way deal.
For most of the final table, it was Byron Kaverman who was in control with the chip lead. With more than $15.5 million in career live tournament earnings, Kaverman was also the most accomplished player at the table.
“It was tough,” said Eveslage. “Byron Kaverman had a lot of chips, and he was playing well. He always plays well. I just kept getting very lucky.”
Eveslage was downplaying himself, as it clearly takes more than luck to survive two full days against the largest $25K High Roller field in Seminole Hard Rock history, featuring players like Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, WPT Player of the Year Brian Altman, and two-time GPI Player of the Year Alex Foxen, just to name a few.
But when the final table got down to the final four players, they battled for about two hours with nobody busting out. That’s when the cards fell Eveslage’s way in two key spots in the span of four hands, catapulting him from the short stack to the chipleader.
In the first hand, Eveslage moved all in for 18 big blinds with , only to be dominated by Kaverman’s . But Eveslage turned a five-high straight to win that pot and double up.
Three hands later, Eveslage and Kaverman played another pretty big pot on a board of . After betting big on the river, Kaverman showed for trip jacks, but Eveslage turned over to win the pot with a rivered king-high straight. That pot propelled Eveslage to a commanding chip lead, and he never let it go.
A short while later, the two shortest stacks got it all in, with Sean Perry’s turning a jack-high straight against Wilson’s to eliminate Wilson in fourth place.
The final three players — Eveslage, Kaverman, and Perry — quickly agreed to an ICM chop. As chipleader, Eveslage was awarded the title, the trophy, and the largest payout — $767,577.
This is the second Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy that Eveslage has won so far in 2021; he won the $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event in the Lucky Hearts Poker Open to earn $101,572.
“My biggest live cash before this was $100,000 or so, maybe a little bit more,” said Eveslage, “but this is way bigger.”
Eveslage lives in Fort Lauderdale, and he’s a regular in the tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
“I’m here for every tournament series,” said Eveslage, “and I’m really looking forward to the big series in August.”
That’s the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, which is scheduled for July 22nd until August 10th. Though as much as Eveslage loves the poker tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, they aren’t the only thing that keeps him coming back.
“The Guitar Tower is awesome,” said Eveslage. “I can see it from my home, about five miles away.”
with about 50,000 already in the pot, Jeff Rodriguez (UTG+1) had a bet of 50,000 in front of him, and Anthony Zinno (small blind) had moved all in for 134,000.
(pair of jacks, flush draw)
(set of kings)
, the river card was the 
, and Zinno rivered quad kings to win the pot and double up in chips.
, only to be dominated by Kaverman’s 
. But Eveslage turned a five-high straight to win that pot and double up.
. After betting big on the river, Kaverman showed 
for trip jacks, but Eveslage turned over 
turning a jack-high straight against Wilson’s 
to eliminate Wilson in fourth place.