$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 114

At the end of the scheduled 16 levels of play, the $1,100 six-max no-limit hold’em was on the money bubble with 16 players remaining. They decided to play until one more player was eliminated and the final 15 players were all in the money.

The bubble burst and it’s Josh Hillock leading the way of the final 15 players. Hillock finished the day with 244,000 in chips, but David Jackson is right on his heels with 242,000 in chips.

They will resume play on Monday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner. Everybody returning is guaranteed a cash of at least $2,488, but the winner will take home $32,621 and a seat into a  freeroll for a $10,000 WPT Finale seat.

Here is a look at the seating chart for the final 15 players:

Table 24

Seat 1: Stephen Diamantas – 187,500
Seat 2: Josh Hillock – 244,000
Seat 3: Francois Tosques – 56,000
Seat 4: Brett Bader – 52,000
Seat 5: –EMPTY–
Seat 6: Staffan Lind – 38,500

Table 31

Seat 1: Jean LeBlond – 79,500
Seat 2: Arthur Morris – 31,500
Seat 3: Haibi Lu – 30,500
Seat 4: –EMPTY–
Seat 5: John DePersio – 110,000
Seat 6: Michael Goldfarb – 58,000

Table 32

Seat 1: David Jackson – 242,000
Seat 2: Nissim Gozcan – 117,500
Seat 3: –EMPTY–
Seat 4: Andrew Blake – 60,500
Seat 5: Tom Alcorn – 4,500
Seat 6: James Gilbert – 55,500

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 114

Stephen Diamantas raises to 4,800 from the cutoff and Charlemagne Benjamin three-bets to 13,000 on the button. The blinds fold and Diamantas moves all in.

Benjamin tanks for a couple minutes before calling and being the at risk player for about 35,000. Diamantas shows and is in the lead against Benjamin’s .

The board comes and Diamantas drags the pot. Diamantas wins the pot and takes a sizable chip lead with about 25 minutes left in the level and the day’s action.

Stephen Diamantas – 190,000
Charlemagne Benjamin – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 114

Charlemagne Benjamin raises to 6,500 from the small blind and David Jackson defends his big blind.

The flop is and Benjamin bets 6,500. Jackson calls and the turn is the . Benjamin bets again, this time 13,000, and Jackson calls.

The river is the and both players check. Benjamin shows KxQx and Jackson wins the pot with . Jackson wins the pot with a pair of fives and Jackson continues to chip up after coming back from the final break of the day.

David Jackson – 147,000
Charlemagne Benjamin – 35,000

$360 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 3,107

Gilbert Silva is in the big blind and gets all in for 1,310,000 against a player in middle position.

Silva shows and is on the right side of a cold deck against his opponent’s .

The board runs out and Silva’s rockets hold up to secure his double up.

Gilbert Silva – 2,740,000 (45 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 114

The players are coming back from break with 26 players remaining and 11 eliminations from the money. David Jackson is leading the pack with 114,000 in chips and is just one of two people with a chip count north of 100,000.

Here is a look at some of the bigger stacks:

David Jackson – 114,000
Steve Diamantas – 112,300
Andrew Blake – 84,000
James Gilbert – 80,000
Staffan Lind – 74,700
Thomas Aloom – 65,000
Mukul Pahuja – 65,000

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 11: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 114

Registration closed on the two-day $1,100 Six-Max Event 4 and the tournament drew 114 entries to create a prize pool worth $110,580, easily surpassing the $75,000 guarantee.

The last 15 players will earn a piece of the prize pool with a min-cash taking home $2,488 and the next champion walking away with $32,621, the Showdown trophy, and a seat in the $10K WPT Finale/$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship freeroll.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 4
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 114
Prize Pool: $110,580
March 19 – 20, 2017

1st: $32,621 + Freeeroll seat
2nd: $20,181
3rd: $12,053
4th: $7,741
5th: $5,861
6th: $4,866
7th: $4,202
8th: $3,704
9th: $3,262
10 – 12th: $2875
13 – 15th: $2488

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 8: 200/400 with a 50 Ante
Entries: 99

The $1,100 Six-Max took another walk away from the tables while later registration and Event 1 eliminations continue to run the numbers up. The tournament easily surpassed its $75,000 guarantee prize pool and it’s approaching $100,000.

Jason Song is the current leader with Jean Leblond, Charlemagne Benjamin, and Don Lehn all sport +40K stacks.

They’ll play three more levels, take a 40-minute dinner, and registration will close when they return.

Top stacks and notables:

Jason Song – 43,200 (108 bb)
Jean Leblond – 41,500 (104 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 41,350 (103 bb)
Don Lehn – 40,000 (100 bb)
John DePersio – 30,800 (77 bb)
Patrick Quinn – 27,000 (68 bb)
TK Miles – 23,450 (59 bb)
Mike Graffeo – 23,000 (58 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 22,000 (55 bb)
David Jackson – 22,000 (55 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 17,700 (44 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – 17,375 (43 bb)
Paul Balzano – 15,000 (38 bb)
Elliott Zaydman – 13,875 (35 bb)
Brett Bader – 13,000 (33 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 11,450 (29 bb)
Dan Suied – 10,575 (26 bb)
Richard Rice – 10,000 (25 bb)
Marcus Stein – 4,500 (11 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 6: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Entries: 90

While the big Event 1 field is playing through the money in the ballroom, a talented group players took their seats in the meeting room across the hall. A more intimate affair for the $1,100 Six-Max players.

They recently returned from their first break of the day and Frenchmen Benoit Barral held the biggest stack among the 90 players mixing it up. The structure is slow and deep so there was little movement though more than a few were able to double up their 12,000 starting stack.

Also in the crowd are Mike Chiappetta, Dan Suied, Staffan Ling, Harrison Gimbel, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member/defending champ Michael Laake. There are no obvious soft spots in this game.

Top stacks and notables:

Benoit Barral – 38,000 (190 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 34,400 (172 bb)
Jean Leblond – 30,500 (153 bb)
Fran Tosques – 30,000 (150 bb)
Patrick Quinn – 28,300 (142 bb)
Brett Bader – 27,900 (140 bb)
Mike Graffeo – 23,000 (115 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 21,200 (106 bb)
John DePersio – 18,325 (92 bb)
Richard Rice – 17,000 (85 bb)
Paul Balzano – 16,000 (80 bb)
Dan Suied – 15,000 (75 bb)
Michael Laake – 13,600 (68 bb)
Nigel Murray – 12,500 (63 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – 12,075 (60 bb)
TK Miles – 12,000 (60 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 11,000 (55 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 6,900 (35 bb)
Staffan Lind – 6,700 (34 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Entries: 35

Defending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $1,100 Six-Max winner and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Mike Laake is in search of another title. His defense got an early start as he was one of the first entries into this year’s event with a field of 35 and growing.

Last year, the tournament drew 122 entries and Laake topped them all earning $23,660. The Florida pro’s tournament results have been a little light since and he’s hopeful for another solid performance and deep run.

Joining him on the $1,100 Six-Max felt is Mike Graffeo. Graffeo, a recent Florida transplant, bested 1,509 entries in January’s $1,100 WPTDeepStacks-Hollywood Main Event earning more than $260,000 in the process.

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Our first big buy-in tournament on the schedule is set to run at 3pm and we should see some top talent show up for the game. Event 4 has a $1,100 buy-in with a healthy $75,000 and two-day schedule. The format is Six-Max No Limit Hold’em to keep the action moving throughout the day.

Each entrant will sit down to a 12,000 starting stack and the tournament will play 30-minute levels at the start, switching to 40-minutes with Level 16. Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 after dinner break and players are limited to a single re-entry option if they bust a stack. The tournament is set to pause after Level 16 and survivors will return on Monday for Day 2.

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips
• Levels 1-15 last 30 minutes; Levels 16+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 11
• Day 1 will end after Level 16 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet