$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

$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

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.

$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 moved all in, and Sam Soverel called all in for 545,000 with .

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

The board came — 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.

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

$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 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 , and Brewer turned over . Brewer needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — 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

$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 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 , Davies checked, Conan bet 175,000, and Davies called.

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

But Conan turned over 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.

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

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

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

The river card was the , Davies moved all in, and Conan called all in for 640,000. Davies showed for a flopped set of nines, but Conan turned over 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.

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

The turn card was the , 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 , Conan checked, Soverel bet 35,000, and Conan check-raised to 90,000. Soverel called.

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

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

The river card was the , 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.

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

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

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

The river card was the , and both players checked. Soverel showed for two pair, kings and queens, but Brewer turned over 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.

$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

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

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 .

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

The board came , 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 , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Chris Brewer on the button.

The board came , 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.