$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Entries:  413

Flight E wasted no time putting up more big numbers, climbing over 400 less than an hour after getting underway. The prize pool is now over $1.4 million and clicking up steadily.

A few early friendly faces include US Open Pickleball Champ (and also WSOP Ladies Champ) Marsha Wolak, Steve Blackmon, Fred Dabus, Jessica Meir, Emerson Ward, Nancy Birnbaum, Billy Papadopoulos, and Halbani Rotem.

$400 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another day, another trophy presented alongside the huge crowd expected for Event 21 in the Grand Ballroom. Today we have a $400 Big O tournament in the Meeting Room, five-card Pot-Limit Omaha 8 for all the action you need today.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for this one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they will take a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.

This is the second Big O tournament on the schedule and we are looking for another big turnout.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight E Entries:  225

Tournament staff put cards in the air for Flight E of Showdown Event 21 with a huge start. At the start, we had 225 entries in their seats to put the prize pool over $1.3 million and a long time to run it up.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight E of Showdown Event 21 is ready to go at the top of the hour for the start of what we expect to be a huge day in the Grand Ballroom. The first four flights of the $600 Deep Stack drew 2,280 entries, the prize pool topped the $1,000,000 guarantee, and it’s going to get much much bigger today.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 at the start of Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. Flight E will come to an end when 10% of the field remains and players with chips will move on to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight D

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 21 Day 1E – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 25 – $400 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 21 Day 1F – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  229 of 2,280

Flight A:  497 Entries;  50 Advanced
Flight B:  524 Entries;  53 Advanced
Flight C:  594 Entries;  60 Advanced
Flight D:  665 Entries;  66 Advanced
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  66 of 665

Cody Wells raised from early position, Wagner Wysotchanski three-bet all in for about 110,000 from the next seat over, and Wells called.

Wells: 
Wysotchanski: 

The board ran out , no help to Wysotchanki, locking up the pot for Wells.

Along with a second elimination on another table, the bubble burst and the remaining 66 players advanced to Day 2.

Cody Wells  –  480,000  (48 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Full chip counts through Flight D will be posted shortly.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  125
Prize Pool:  $41,875
April 21, 2023

Event 24 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). The event drew 125 entries, marking this the fourth biggest field for this tournament in our history. The prize pool was set at $41,875, and winning the lion’s share of it was Jonathan Breneman, taking it down outright for $12,000.

The victory for Breneman marks his fourth in 2023 already, as the Minnesota native has mixed-game tournament wins in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas so far this calendar year per the Hendon Mob poker database.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  1 of 125

Jonathan Breneman limped in for 50,000 and William Brock checked his option.

The flop was , Brock checked, Breneman bet 50,000, Brock check-raised to 100,000, and Breneman called.

The turn was the , Brock bet his remaining 85,000, and Breneman called.

Breneman:    (flush draw, open-ended straight draw, low draw)
Brock:    (set of fives, inferior flush draw)

The river was the , giving Breneman the better flush to win the pot and Event 24 outright for $12,000. Brock finished runner-up for $7,540.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  2 of 125

Jonathan Breneman raised to 80,000 from the button, William Brock called in the small blind, and Georges Boyadjian called all in for 60,000 in the big blind.

Action was checked to the turn of a board where Brock bet 80,000. Breneman folded.

Brock showed for the nut flush with a low draw, and the hand almost locked up against Boyadjian’s , who could only survive with an ace.

The river was the , no help to Boyadjian, ending his tournament in third place.

William Brock  – 780,000  (10 BB)
Jonathan Breneman  –  720,000  (9 BB)
Georges Boyadjian  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,500)

1st:  $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $7,540