$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 4,184

Jonathan Reyes raised to 80,000 from middle position, Jacques Brutus called in the small blind, and Chris Lewis called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Reyes who continued for 95,000. Brutus called, Lewis raised to 375,000, Reyes folded, and Brutus called.

The turn was the ,  Brutus checked, Lewis bet 2,000,000, and Brutus folded.

Lewis showed as he collected the pot.

Chris Lewis  –  8,400,000  (105 bb)
Jacques Brutus  –  1,425,000  (18 bb)
Jonathan Reyes  –  880,000  (11 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 4,184

Fabian Foster raised from the hijack to 200,000, David Castranova moved all in from the small blind for about 1,100,000, and Foster quickly called with .

Castranova turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Foster to win the pot and eliminate Castranova in 31st place.

Fabian Foster  –  9,175,000  (115 bb)
David Castranova  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($4,090)

With 30 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,790,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,090 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,184

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least four million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Johnathan Norris  –  9,195,000  (115 bb)
2.  Fabian Foster  –  7,670,000  (96 bb)
3.  Amin Akhlaghi  –  7,370,000  (92 bb)
4.  Chris Lewis  –  6,940,000  (87 bb)
5.  Carlos Loving  –  4,115,000  (51 bb)
6.  Sebastian Espinoza  –  3,900,000  (49 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,700,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,090 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 4,184

Ravenson Encabo raised all in for 405,000 from the button and Aleksandr Tishchenko called in the big blind with , leading Encabo’s .

The board ran out , no help to Encabo after flopping a flush draw, ending his tournament in 34th place.

Aleksandr Tishchenko  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)
Ravenson Encabo  –  Eliminated in 34th Place  ($4,090)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 4,184

With just less than 1,000,000 in the pot and the board reading , Steven McKoy shoved from the big bling for 2,260,000. Johnathan Norris tanked from middle position for a bit before he called.

McKoy tapped the table and showed , while Norris turned over for a pair of queens to eliminate McKoy in 35th place.

Johnathan Norris  –  9,200,000  (153 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  Eliminated in 35th Place  ($4,090)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 4,184

Jorge Hou was all in from the small blind for roughly 2.7 million with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Fabian Foster, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Foster to win the pot and eliminate Hou in 36th place.

Fabian Foster  –  7,725,000  (129 bb)
Jorge Hou  –  Eliminated in 36th Place  ($4,090)

With 35 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,390,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,090 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 4,184

Sebastian Espinoza raised UTG+1 to 150,000, Frederick Diser moved all in from the cutoff for 1,300,000, and Espinoza tanked for a while before he called with .

Diser turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Espinoza to win the pot and eliminate Diser in 37th place.

Sebastian Espinoza  –  4,200,000  (70 bb)
Frederick Diser  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($3,685)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,325,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,090 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 4,184

Chris Lewis raised from under the gun, Alexander Orlov three-bet all in for about 1,100,000 from the cutoff, and Lewis called.

Lewis: 
Orlov: 

The board ran out , no help to Orlov, ending his tournament in 38th place.

Chris Lewis  –  4,400,000  (73 bb)
Alexander Orlov  –  Eliminated in 38th Place  ($3,685)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 4,184

With the board showing on the turn, Peter Muhlbek checked from the small blind, Claudel Joseph moved all in from middle position, and Muhlbek called all in for about 800,000 with for top two pair.

But Joseph turned over for a set of jacks, and Muhlbek needed to catch a king or a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Joseph won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Muhlbek in 39th place.

Claudel Joseph  –  2,800,000  (47 bb)
Peter Muhlbek  –  Eliminated in 39th Place  ($3,685)

With 38 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,200,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,685 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $191,090
April 16-17, 2023

Event 8 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the two-day $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 197 entries generated a prize pool of $191,090, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 25 players will cash, earning at least $1,885.

Up top for the winner is $47,830.

1st:  $47,830 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $31,800
3rd:  $19,500
4th:  $11,900
5th:  $9,200
6th:  $7,625
7th:  $6,600
8th:  $5,620
9th-10th:  $4,755
11th-12th:  $4,140
13th-14th:  $3,535
15th-16th:  $3,125
17th-18th:  $2,730
19th-20th:  $2,340
21st-22nd:  $2,055
23rd-25th:  $1,885