Showdown

Event 17: Prize Pool and Payouts with $200K Up Top

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  168 of 531

Event 17 drew another huge field with 531 entries creating a prize pool worth $1,062,000. The tournament will pay out the last 67 spots with $3,665 for a min-cash, at least $22,735 for making the final table, and $200,850 awaiting the Event 17 champion.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 531
Prize Pool: $1,062,000
April 22, 2021

1st: $200,850 + Trophy
2nd: $133,895
3rd: $98,495
4th: $73,310
5th: $55,220
6th: $42,100
7th: $32,490
8th-9th: $22,735
10th-12th: $17,425
13th-14th: $13,060
15th-16th: $10,740
17th-20th: $8,950
21st-24th: $7,555
25th-32nd: $6,465
33rd-40th: $5,610
41st-48th: $4,940
49th-56th: $4,405
57th-64th: $3,990
65th-67th: $3,665

Event 17: Dropping Numbers

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  184 of 531

Randall Emmett

The Event 17 field is speeding along a little faster than expected and down to less than 200 as they begin to think about their dinner break at the end of Level 12.

Randall Emmett is back with us and trying to spin up a stack. The film and TV producer had two big scores back in October 2019 when he won two Aria High Rollers within three days for more than $100K each.

Super High Roller: Arthur Conan Wins the Super High Roller ($733,320); Sam Soverel Finishes as Runner-Up ($468,510)

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 42

Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan, 2021 Poker Showdown Super High Roller Champion

Arthur Conan moved all in, and Sam Soverel called all in for 545,000 with Kh9s.

Conan turned over 5s5c, and Soverel needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8h5h3hJs8d — Soverel flopped a flush draw, but improved no further. Conan flopped a set of fives and rivered a full house to win the pot — and the Super High Roller title — with fives full of eights.

Sam Soverel finished as the runner-up, earning $468,510.

Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel

Arthur Conan came back from a single big blind during four-handed play to win the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Super High Roller, earning $733,320 and the coveted trophy.

Stay tuned for a recap of Conan’s incredible comeback.

1st:  Arthur Conan  –  $733,320
2nd:  Sam Soverel  –  $468,510
3rd:  Chris Brewer  –  $295,365
4th:  Seth Davies  –  $203,700
5th:  Sean Winter  –  $142,590
6th:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $112,035
7th:  Ilyas Muradi  –  $81,480

Super High Roller: Chris Brewer – 3rd Place ($295,365)

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 42

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

Chris Brewer completed the small blind to 40,000, Arthur Conan raised from the big blind to 125,000, and Brewer moved all in for about 1,400,000.

Conan called with 7d7c, and Brewer turned over Ah10h. Brewer needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9d4c3cJcAc — Brewer briefly relaxed when he saw the ace on the river, until he noticed that Conan had a club in his hand. Conan won the pot with a club flush to eliminate Brewer in third place.

Chris Brewer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($295,365)

Here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play, along with the final two payouts:

Arthur Conan  –  4,665,000  (117 bb)
Sam Soverel  –  585,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $733,320
2nd:  $468,510

Super High Roller: Seth Davies – 4th Place ($203,700)

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 42

Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Seth Davies completed the small blind to 30,000, Arthur Conan raised from the big blind to 105,000, and Davies called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of AcKc2c4d, Davies checked, Conan bet 175,000, and Davies called.

The river card paired the board with the Ah, Davies checked, Conan moved all in, and Davies thought for a while before he called all in for 630,000 with As8c for trip aces.

But Conan turned over AdKh to win the pot with a full house, aces full of kings, eliminating Davies in fourth place.

Arthur Conan  –  3,140,000  (105 bb)
Seth Davies  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($203,700)

With three players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 1.75 million (58 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $295,365.

Super High Roller: Arthur Conan Doubles Thru Seth Davies To Take the Lead

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 42

Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan

Seth Davies min-raised from UTG/cutoff to 60,000, and Arthur Conan called from the button.

The flop came 9s8c6h, Davies bet 110,000, and Conan called. The turn card was the 4h, Davies bet 260,000, and Conan tanked for a while before he called.

The river card was the 7c, Davies moved all in, and Conan called all in for 640,000. Davies showed 9h9c for a flopped set of nines, but Conan turned over Qh10h for a rivered ten-high straight to win the pot.

About an hour ago, Arthur Conan had been down to a single big blind — and now he’s the chipleader.

Arthur Conan  –  2,215,000  (74 bb)
Seth Davies  –  870,000  (29 bb)

A few minutes later, the players agree to take a five-minute bathroom break near the end of the level. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Arthur Conan  –  2,290,000  (76 bb)
Seat 2.  Sam Soverel  –  710,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris Brewer  –  1,280,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Seth Davies  –  970,000  (32 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 1.31 million (44 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $203,700.

Super High Roller: Sam Soverel Doubles Thru Arthur Conan

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 42

Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel

Chris Brewer raised from the button to 60,000, and Arthur Conan called from the big blind. The flop came Js7s2c, Conan checked, Brewer bet 40,000, and Conan called.

The turn card was the As, Conan checked, Brewer bet 180,000, and Conan thought for a while before check-raising to 425,000.

Brewer smiled and asked, “What the f*** are you doing?” before quickly folding. Conan took the pot.

Arthur Conan  –  1,400,000  (47 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  1,400,000  (47 bb)

The next hand, Arthur Conan completed the small blind to 30,000, Sam Soverel raised from the big blind to 80,000, and Conan called. The flop came Ac7h6d, Conan checked, Soverel bet 35,000, and Conan check-raised to 90,000. Soverel called.

The turn card was the 8h, Conan moved all in, and Soverel called all in for 170,000 with AdQd for a pair of aces.

Conan turned over 9d4d for a double-gutshot straight draw, and Soverel needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the 2h, and Soverel won the pot with his pair of aces to double up in chips.

Sam Soverel  –  710,000  (24 bb)
Arthur Conan  –  1,070,000  (36 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 1.31 million (44 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $203,700.

Super High Roller: Chris Brewer Knocks Sam Soverel Down to 10 Big Blinds

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 42

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

Chris Brewer min-raised from UTG/cutoff to 60,000, and Sam Soverel called from the big blind.

The flop came KhQsQc, Soverel checked, Brewer bet 30,000, and Soverel called.

The turn card was the Js, Soverel checked, Brewer bet 110,000, and Soverel called.

The river card was the 10h, and both players checked. Soverel showed Kd10d for two pair, kings and queens, but Brewer turned over Ad5d to win the pot with an ace-high straight.

Chris Brewer  –  1,450,000  (48 bb)
Sam Soverel  –  310,000  (10 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 1.31 million (44 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $203,700.

Event 17: Registration Closed with 531 Entries

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  531

Registration closed for Event 12 and we have another record field in a series where that has become the norm. This time around it’s the $2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament putting 531 entries into the field for the biggest one-day $2,200 in our history, topping the 335 from January.

That is good enough for a prize pool over $1,000,000 and we will post the payout numbers as soon as they are official.

2021 Showdown (April) – 531 entries
2021 LHPO (January) – 335 entries
2017 Showdown (March) – 226 entries
2019 SHRPO (August) – 211 entries
2018 SHRPO (August) – 209 entries

Super High Roller: Arthur Conan Doubles Up Two More Times to Reach 505K

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 42

Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Arthur Conan  –  100,000  (3 bb)
Seat 2.  Sam Soverel  –  1,055,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris Brewer  –  1,590,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4.  Seth Davies  –  2,505,000  (84 bb)

In the first hand back from the break, Arthur Conan moved all in from the button for 100,000, and Sam Soverel called from the small blind with Ac6d.

Conan turned over Ah7h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came KhKc3h9d5d, and the two low cards on the board allowed Conan’s kicker to play, giving him the double-up.

Arthur Conan  –  260,000  (9 bb)
Sam Soverel  –  955,000  (32 bb)

Two hands later, Conan got it all in from the big blind for 230,000 with 2h2d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the Ac9s of Chris Brewer on the button.

The board came Kc8h6s5h3h, and the pocket deuces held up for Conan to win the pot and double up in chips again.

Conan had been down to a single big blind — 25,000 — and a short while later he’s got 505,000.

Arthur Conan  –  505,000  (17 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  1,290,000  (43 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 1.31 million (44 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $203,700.