$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 384
About 20 minutes remain in Level 8 leaving less than a level of action to expire before registration closes. Flight A drew 424 entries and the Flight B clock shows 384 to this point. That puts the combined field at an unofficial 808.
The final figure will be posted shortly after it’s made available.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 346
Ido Ashkenazi is no stranger to Seminole events. He owns two titles here in Hollywood — one coming in a $570 tournament during the 2015 Showdown and another coming in last year’s $350 Everglades Poker Open headliner. In all, Ashkenazi owns more than $460,000 in earnings.
Despite recently doubling tablemate Asher Conniff, Ashkenazi is off to a hot start in Flight B of the Showdown opener with a stack of 95,000.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 300
Level 5 is underway and players are back in their seats following the day’s first break. The clock shows an eve 300 entries to this point and there is no shortage of notables filling the tables.
Here’s a look at some stacks:
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$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight B Entries: 279
With each passing year comes another round of past Seminole Hard Rock Poker champions. Hundreds of pros and amateurs from the Florida area and beyond have laid claim to a title here at the Seminole Hard Rock. Many have returned and followed up their scores with another win. Among those in search of a second career title is Leo Peirano.
Peirano first tasted victory during the 2014 Showdown claiming the top spot in a $250 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better tournament. For the effort, Peirano earned $5,285 along with a trophy. Now, three years later, Peirano is jockeying for another win which is expected to be accompanied by a six-figure payday.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 424
Flight A: 424 Entries, 80 Advanced
Flight B: In Progress
Flight C: Friday at 11am
Flight D: Friday at 6pm
Flight E: Saturday at 11am
Flight F: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat | Flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George | Dolofan | 260,500 | 19 | 7 | A |
| 2 | Jacquelyn | Scott | 210,000 | 18 | 5 | A |
| 3 | Jonathan | Harris | 208,000 | 6 | 7 | A |
| 4 | John | Magnetta | 207,500 | 17 | 8 | A |
| 5 | Hany | Ayoub | 205,000 | 40 | 8 | A |
| 6 | Tom | Alves | 203,500 | 13 | 1 | A |
| 7 | David | Wolff | 197,000 | 12 | 8 | A |
| 8 | George | Hortelano | 194,500 | 29 | 5 | A |
| 9 | Henri | Azoulay | 185,500 | 33 | 7 | A |
| 10 | Jean | Chery | 181,500 | 3 | 4 | A |
| 11 | Mario | Donoso | 181,000 | 8 | 6 | A |
| 12 | Eddie | Uchaas | 172,000 | 4 | 6 | A |
| 13 | Daniel | Blum | 166,500 | 37 | 5 | A |
| 14 | Ricardo | Eyzaguirre | 155,000 | 22 | 6 | A |
| 15 | Larry | Bass | 147,500 | 26 | 4 | A |
| 16 | Roidi | Regalado | 145,000 | 28 | 3 | A |
| 17 | Nigel | Murray | 144,000 | 50 | 1 | A |
| 18 | Eugeniy | Catane | 143,500 | 27 | 6 | A |
| 19 | Tony | Hobbs | 136,000 | 24 | 3 | A |
| 20 | Greg | Spinder | 136,000 | 47 | 9 | A |
| 21 | Sabrina | Brokmeier | 134,500 | 11 | 2 | A |
| 22 | Tom | Marciano | 134,000 | 8 | 4 | A |
| 23 | Charlie | Townsend | 131,500 | 18 | 3 | A |
| 24 | Steven | Romano | 131,500 | 45 | 1 | A |
| 25 | Mike | Jones | 131,000 | 47 | 7 | A |
| 26 | Gil | Aboodi | 130,500 | 27 | 8 | A |
| 27 | Elliott | Zaydman | 126,500 | 36 | 3 | A |
| 28 | Paulius | Bikus | 121,500 | 48 | 4 | A |
| 29 | Dustyn | Schindewolf | 121,500 | 49 | 6 | A |
| 30 | Angelo | Miele Jr | 117,500 | 7 | 9 | A |
| 31 | Kevin | Chan | 115,000 | 36 | 1 | A |
| 32 | Steven | Damsky | 111,000 | 17 | 1 | A |
| 33 | Anthony | Barbera | 110,000 | 43 | 9 | A |
| 34 | Oscar | Santana | 106,500 | 24 | 5 | A |
| 35 | Erkinbek | Ozumbekov | 105,500 | 2 | 9 | A |
| 36 | Carmilo | Manrique | 101,000 | 15 | 9 | A |
| 37 | John | Mitchalk | 101,000 | 35 | 6 | A |
| 38 | Carlos | Bolanos | 100,000 | 23 | 1 | A |
| 39 | Nathan | Fair | 99,500 | 33 | 9 | A |
| 40 | Raymond | Claus | 98,500 | 28 | 1 | A |
| 41 | Joe | Marchese | 98,500 | 30 | 9 | A |
| 42 | Sean | Perry | 97,500 | 37 | 7 | A |
| 43 | David | Becker | 93,500 | 35 | 8 | A |
| 44 | Michael | Raimon | 92,500 | 48 | 2 | A |
| 45 | Michael | Graffeo | 90,000 | 34 | 2 | A |
| 46 | Ken | Bruno | 89,000 | 20 | 2 | A |
| 47 | Jason | Laso | 88,500 | 21 | 4 | A |
| 48 | John | Marlow | 85,500 | 34 | 4 | A |
| 49 | John | Streese | 85,000 | 25 | 7 | A |
| 50 | Diane | Schmidt | 85,000 | 41 | 3 | A |
| 51 | Kevin | Pouya | 84,000 | 5 | 3 | A |
| 52 | Josh | Hillock | 83,000 | 26 | 2 | A |
| 53 | Thomas | Gari | 82,000 | 5 | 1 | A |
| 54 | Juan | Rodriguez | 81,500 | 46 | 5 | A |
| 55 | DNR | 81,000 | 44 | 6 | A | |
| 56 | Courtland | Twyman | 79,500 | 15 | 2 | A |
| 57 | Russell | Williams | 77,000 | 9 | 8 | A |
| 58 | Richard | Golonka | 71,500 | 6 | 5 | A |
| 59 | Jessica | Dawley | 71,500 | 16 | 4 | A |
| 60 | Brenda | Nelson | 70,500 | 39 | 4 | A |
| 61 | Joviel | Gonzalez | 69,000 | 38 | 9 | A |
| 62 | Jeff | Rine | 68,000 | 46 | 3 | A |
| 63 | Kevin | Deng | 65,500 | 45 | 8 | A |
| 64 | Paul | Shafran | 63,000 | 14 | 7 | A |
| 65 | Bruce | Snell | 61,500 | 23 | 8 | A |
| 66 | Robert | Levin | 61,500 | 32 | 5 | A |
| 67 | Michael | Lewin | 57,000 | 16 | 6 | A |
| 68 | Phillip | Brill | 54,000 | 1 | 5 | A |
| 69 | Phillip | Goureau | 53,500 | 10 | 3 | A |
| 70 | Robert | Kenney | 51,500 | 7 | 2 | A |
| 71 | Jonathan | Alfonso | 47,000 | 13 | 3 | A |
| 72 | Jeff | Dana | 45,500 | 44 | 4 | A |
| 73 | Larry | Klur | 43,000 | 43 | 2 | A |
| 74 | Dan | Bernadel | 38,500 | 3 | 2 | A |
| 75 | Ryan | Sherman | 32,000 | 31 | 1 | A |
| 76 | Sylvain | Bouchard | 30,000 | 25 | 9 | A |
| 77 | James | Mills | 25,500 | 42 | 7 | A |
| 78 | Jerome | Taguet | 18,000 | 4 | 8 | A |
| 79 | Jeremy | Goureau | 18,000 | 14 | 5 | A |
| 80 | Carlos | Sobenes | 12,000 | 32 | 3 | A |
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight B Entries: 249
2016 WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event champion Anthony Astarita just picked up a set and scooped the last roughly 11,500 chips of an unknown opponent. After the opponent plopped in a 5,000-chip bet, Astarita raised all-in wagering the last of the opponent’s stack. The opponent called off and the top pair was no good.
Astarita’s stack grew to roughly 35,000 and he’s off to a solid start here in Hollywood.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Flight B Entries: 214
Anthony March has been on a poker heater lately and the big winner is the Pay it Backward Foundation. March, a CEO, carded a deep run at the Aussie Millions and then headed Stateside where he finished seventh in the Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge Main Event for $8,000. True to his word, March donated his profits to charity.
March is back on the felt here in Flight B of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown opener and looks to earn some additional cash for the less fortunate.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 80 of 424
With ten minutes remaining in the day, tournament staff paused the clock and announced four more hands before bagging up.
When it was done, SHRP regular George Dolofan put the biggest stack in a bag and his 260,500 leads the way. Also advancing to Day 2 were Jacquelyn Scott (213,000), David Wolfe (197,000), Elliott Zaydman (126,500), and SHRP team member Jessica Dawley (71,500).
Complete chip counts will be posted as soon as they are official.
$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Flight B Entries: 159
After a modest start, the field has more than doubled in the first level of the night. The clock reads 159 entries at the beginning of Level 2 putting the combined count at just under 600.
Among those in the early Flight B action are Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah. Maddah, a fixture at any Seminole Hard Rock Poker series, made the trek across the state and plans to spend the next three weeks with us here in South Florida.