2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Event #4
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 122
Prize Pool: $122,000
April 3-4, 2016

After a few minutes of discussing some numbers, the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max ends in a four-way deal. Seminole Hard Rock Poker Ambassador Michael Laake takes the lion’s share of the prizepool and the trophy.

The 30-year-old poker pro takes home $23,660 as part of the deal and can put another title on an already impressive resume.

“It feels great,” said Laake. “Six-max is a very complicated format and obviously the field was very tough because better players prefer to play short-handed because it’s a more interesting format.

“All these guys I had a lot of history with and made hands very complicated, but overall it feels really good.”

Laake held the chip lead during four-handed play when the talks of a deal began and the other three players (Evan Teitelbaum, Ory Hen and Charlemagen Benjamin) each took home $17,000.

Laake is the first of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Ambassadors to take home a trophy this series. He used the proverbial home field to his advantage.

“People react differently to it,” said Laake about being known as a sponsored pro to his opponents. “Some people come after you. Some people stay away from you and it creates a lot of interesting dynamics.

“I love playing here. I love getting any victory anywhere, but it feels extra nice here.”

Coming into the start of the day, with 12 players remaining, it was Teitelbaum who held a sizable chip lead over the field. He still held it when the final table was set, but Laake had direct position on Teitelbaum and was able to use that to his advantage.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better distribution of the final table draw,” said Laake. “The short stacks were on my left and the bigger stacks were on my right. It made a lot of my decisions pretty cut and dry and that’s nice whenever it is much simpler.”

Here are the results:

1st: Michael Laake -$23,660
2nd: Evan Teitelbaum – $17,000
3rd: Ory Hen – $17,000
4th: Charlemagen Benjamin – $17,000
5th: Matthew Silva – $8,012
6th: Dimitry Agrachov – $6,166
7th: Dalton Mills – $4,627
8th: Donald Lehn – $4,627
9th: Brandon Byars – $4,627
10th: Ryan Van Sanford – $3,077
11th: Daniel Weinman – $3,077
12th: Jeremy Joseph: $3,077
13th: Stewart Newman – $2,130
14th: Christopher Bolek – $2,130
15th: Tanner Millen – $2,130

Event 4 Final Results

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Evan Teitelbaum moves all in on the button for 141,000 and Michael Laake calls out of the small blind.

Teitelbaum shows and is up against Laake’s . The flop is and Teitelbaum takes the lead.

The turn is the and the river is the to keep Teitelbaum in the lead and give him a double through Laake.

Evan Teitelbaum – 294,000
Michael Laak – 595,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Evan Teitelbaum raises to 17,000 from under-the-gun and Ory Hen three-bets out of the small blind. Teitelbaum instantly moves all in and Hen calls.

Hen is all in for 133,000 and has up against Teitelbaum’s .

“Broaday is coming,” said Teitelbaum as the dealer gets ready to run the board.

The board runs out and Hen doubles up through the former chip leader.

Ory Hen – 275,000
Evan Teitelbaum- 165,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Michael Laake raises to 12,000 under-the-gun and Charlemagen Benjamin calls from the big blind.

The flop is and Benjamin check-calls a bet from Laake. Both players check the turn and the falls on the river.

Benjamin bets 27,000 and Laake tanks for a few moments before calling. Benjamin exposes , giving him a missed straight draw and Laake drags the pot with .

Michael Laake – 550,000
Charlemagen Benjamin – 360,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 122
Average Stack: 292,800

Matthew Silva raises to 12,000 on the button and Charlemagen Benjamin defends his big blind. The flop is and Benjamin leads out for 14,000.

Silva calls and the turn is the . Benjamin checks and Silva bets 20,000. Benjamin calls and the river is the . Benjamin checks and Silva bets 36,000.

Benjamin takes a minute in the tank before calling. Silva shows , good for a missed straight draw and Benjamin takes the pot with .

Charlemagen Benjamin – 310,000
Matthew Silva – 95,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 122
Average Stack: 292,800

Matthew Silva raises to 13,000 from the cutoff and Charlemagen Benjamin three-bets to 31,000 out of the small blind. Silva calls and they see a flop of .

Benjamin bets 27,000 and Silva calls. The turn is the and Benjamin moves all in for about 110,000. Silva quickly folds and Benjamin takes the pot.

Charlemagen Benjamin – 235,000
Matthew Silva – 170,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 122
Average Stack: 292,800

Michael Laake raises to 12,000 from middle position and Dimitry Agrachov moves all in on the button for about 70,000. Laake calls and the cards are tabled.

Agrachov needs help with his against Laake’s . The board runs out and Agrachov takes sixth place for $6,166.

Michael Laake – 430,000
Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 122
Average Stack: 244,000

Matthew Silva completes the small blind and Dimitry Agrachov moves all in out of the big blind. Silva calls and is all in for 66,000.

Agrachov shows and is flipping with Silva’s . The board runs out and Silva turns a king to double up.

Matthew Silva – 135,000
Dimitry Agrachov – 133,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 122
Average Stack: 244,000

Dalton Mills gets all in preflop with against Dimitry Agrachov’s .

The board runs out clean for Agrachov and Mills can’t find a queen. Agrachov scoops the pot with ace-high and Mils hits the rail in seventh place.

Mills takes home $4,627 and the remaining six players make the official final table of six. they are all guaranteed at least $6,186,

Dimitry Agrachov – 193,000
Dalton Mills – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 122
Average Stack: 209,143

Dimitry Agrachov raises from middle position and Ory Hen moves all in from the hijack for 78,500. Agrachov calls and the cards are tabled.

Agrachov shows , but is crushed by Hen’s . The board runs out and Hen’s kings hold up for a double.

Ory Hen – 158,000
Dimitry Agrachov – 165,000