Showdown

Event 15: $2,200 PLO Payouts Released, $54,080 Up Top

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 600/1,200 | Structure
Players Remaining: 32 of 80

With the start of level 7 and blinds of 600/1,200, registration closed for the $2,200 pot-limit Omaha event. With 80 entries, there is a prize pool of $160,000 with the top 10 spots earning a cash. The winner will take home $54,080.

There are 32 players remaining and here are the details:

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, FL
Event 15
$2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 
Entries: 80 
Prize Pool: $160,000
April 15, 2018 

1st: $54,080
2nd: $31,200
3rd: $19,520
4th: $13,200
5th: $10,000
6th: $8,000
7th: $7,200
8th: $6,400
9th: $5,600
10th: $4,800

High Roller: Prize Pool and Payouts with $370K to the Winner

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries: 40
Prize Pool: $1,000,000
April 15-16, 2018

Registration closed on the High Roller with exactly 40 entries. That puts a cool $1,000,000 in the prize pool with the last six spots paying out.

1st: $370,000
2nd: $240,000
3rd: $150,000
4th: $105,000
5th: $75,000
6th: $60,000

High Roller: Back in Action

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 40

The High Roller is back in action after the hour-long dinner break and we hit the magic number to drill the $1 million guaranteed prize pool on the nose.

Dinner-time additions were Shaun Deeb, Benjamin Yu, and James Collopy. The latter getting to the cage with a minute to spare at the registration window.

Championship: Eric Afriat vs Jeff Fielder

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 161 of 1,309

Eric Afriat

On a board reading KdQc10c6d with around 100,000 in the pot, Eric Afriat bet 26,000 from the hijack and Jeff Fielder called from the cutoff.

The river brought the Qs, Afriat bet 31,000 and Fielder imitated vomiting on the table.

Fielder goes “I gotta be honest, that card didnt help me, I mean technically it helped” and he put in the calling chips. Afriat turned over AdAc and Fielder mucked saying “nice hand”

Eric Afriat – 360,000 (60 bb)
Jeff Fielder – 385,000 (64 bb)

Championship: Louis Leveque Eliminated on the Bubble by AJ Gambino

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 164 of 1,309

Louis Leveque

AJ Gambino raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Louis Leveque three-bet to 28,000 out of the big blind. Leveque called and they were heads-up to a flop of AsKs8c.

Both players checked and the 8d came on the turn. Leveque moved all in for 113,000 and Gambino called.

Leveque showed TcTs and was in bad shape against Gambino’s Ah4h.

On any non-ten river card, the bubble would burst. The river was the Ad and Gambino won the pot with a full house. Leveque was eliminated on the stone bubble, guaranteeing the rest of the field a cash.

AJ Gambino – 363,000
Louis Leveque – Eliminated 

High Roller: Dinner Time Counts

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 10: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 38

The dinner break is halfway through and the entry count clicked up to 38. We do not know who that mystery player will be but they will join Ray Qartomy with a fresh 100,000 stack when they restart.

Table 78
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Justin Young – 177,000 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Jonathan Little – 121,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Brian Green – 109,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Wong – 254,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: Marc MacDonnell – 84,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Lance Steinberg – 298,000 (99 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 79
Seat 1: Barry Hutter – 190,000 (63 bb)
Seat 2: James Calderaro – 82,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 160,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Brandon Adams – 362,000 (121 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Seth Davies – 339,000 (113 bb)
Seat 8: Will Failla – 140,000 (47 bb)

Table 80
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Mark Fisher – 110,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Pablo Fernandez – 222,000 (74 bb)
Seat 4: Sergi Reixach – 145,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Ankush Mandavia – 146,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Lawrence Greenberg – 284,000 (95 bb)
Seat 7: Chance Kornuth – 266,000 (89 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

By chip counts:

Brandon Adams – 362,000 (121 bb)
Seth Davies – 339,000 (113 bb)
Lance Steinberg – 298,000 (99 bb)
Lawrence Greenberg – 284,000 (95 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 266,000 (89 bb)
Jerry Wong – 254,000 (85 bb)
Pablo Fernandez – 222,000 (74 bb)
Barry Hutter – 190,000 (63 bb)
Justin Young – 177,000 (59 bb)
Darren Elias – 160,000 (53 bb)
Ankush Mandavia – 146,000 (49 bb)
Sergi Reixach – 145,000 (48 bb)
Will Failla – 140,000 (47 bb)
Jonathan Little – 121,000 (40 bb)
Mark Fisher – 110,000 (37 bb)
Brian Green – 109,000 (36 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 84,000 (28 bb)
James Calderaro – 82,000 (27 bb)

Championship: Paul Nguyen Eliminated by Jeremy Ausmus

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 165 of 1,309

Jeremy Ausmus

Francis Margaglione opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Paul Nguyen moved all in from middle position. Jeremy Ausmus reshoved for 176,000 from the hijack and Margaglione folded.

Ausmus turned over AcKd and was in great shape against Nguyen’s AhJd.

The board came As7h2c4c10h and Ausmus’s king kicker played to eliminate Nguyen, creating the money bubble.

Jeremy Ausmus – 296,000
Paul Nguyen – Eliminated

Championship: Hand-for-Hand Begins

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 165 of 1,309

With 165 players remaining, the tournament staff has stopped the clock and hand-for-hand play has begun. For every hand that is played, two minutes will be taken off the clock.

After one more elimination, the final 164 players will be guaranteed at least $5,398.

Championship: Jeff Fielder Chips Up as Bubble Approaches

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 166 of 1,309

Jeff Fielder

There was about 150,000 in the pot on the turn with the board reading 6h4h2cJc.

Jeff Fielder checked from the hijack and the player in the cutoff checked behind. The river was the 6s and Fielder bet 72,000. The cutoff quickly called.

Fielder showed 9c6c and the cutoff mucked his hand. Fielder chipped up to over 500,000 and with one more elimination, the tournament will start hand-for-hand play on the bubble with 164 players making the money.

Jeff Fielder – 535,000

Championship: Blair Hinkle Eliminated by Scott Stewart

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 175 of 1,309

Scott Stewart (left) vs Blair Hinkle (right)

Victor Ramdin opened to 11,000 from middle position, Scott Stewart made it 31,500 from the hijack and Blair Hinkle raised to 70,000  from the cutoff.

Ramdin folds and Scott Stewart used one of his time chips before deciding to move all in. Hinkle calls all in for 211,000.

Stewart turned over KdKs and was in great shape against Hinkle’s QdQh.

The board came Jd6c6s8d5s and Stewart’s pocket kings held to eliminate Hinkle and take the chip lead.

Scott Stewart – 810,000