$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 145

Harold Evans opened to 8,000 from late position and Mark Dube called all in for his last 5,000 from the hijack.

Dube tabled and appeared to be in good shape against Evan’s .

The board ran out and Evans made a straight on the river to eliminate Dube in 18th place ($2,358).

Harold Evans – 145,000
Mark Dube – Eliminated

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 145

There are now 18 players remaining, and they’ve redrawn to the final two tables:

Table 1

1 – Josh Beckley – 130,000
2 – Dylan Wilkerson – 47,000
3 – Joseph Orsino – 60,000
4 – Chris Damick – 255,000
5 – Ankush Mandavia – 85,000
6 – Joe Keuther – 48,000
7 – Darren Rabinowitz – 130,000
8 – John Richards – 145,000
9 – Nick Palma – 105,000

Table 2

1 – Bob Baunahra – 135,000
2 – Zach Smiley – 227,000
3 – Will Galloway – 60,000
4 – Steve Rash – 335,000
5 – Matt Lambrecht – 95,000
6 – Straton Wilhelm – 180,000
7 – Harold Evans – 136,000
8 – Haim Toorgeman – 72,000
9 – Mark Dube – 5,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 145

Steve Rash opened to 7,000 from the small blind and Peter Eichhardt shoved for 34,500 more from the big blind. Rash called with and was out in front against Eichhardt’s .

The board ran out and Rash wound up with a full house to eliminate Eichhardt in 19th place ($2,175)

Steve Rash – 290,000
Peter Eichhardt – Eliminated

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 145

A player under the gun moved all in for his last 4,000, Zach Smiley raised to 15,500 from late position and the table folded. It was heads up with Smiley’s out in front against his opponent’s .

The board came and Smiley wound up with two-pair to eliminate his opponent and score a purple chip bounty.

Players are now only three eliminations away from the money.

Zach Smiley – 190,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 145

A player on the button shoved for 17,500 and Peter Eichhardt called from the small blind with . Eichhardt needed to improve against his opponent’s .

The board came and Eichhardt hit a nine on the flop to eliminated his opponent and score a purple chip bounty.

Peter Eichhardt – 85,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 145

Players are currently on a forty minute dinner break. Here’s a look at some counts:

Chris Damick – 175,000
Zach Smiley – 140,000
Josh Beckley – 90,000
Ankush Mandavia – 65,000
Nick Palma – 57,000
Nipun Java – 55,000
Mark Dube – 53,000
Joe Kuether – 52,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 45,000
Keven Stammen – 32,000
Dylan Wilkerson – 18,500
Matt Affleck – 12,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 145

Brian Altman opened  to 2,500 from the cutoff, the button called, and Nick Palma shoved all in for 23,600 from the small blind saying “If I lose, at least the chips are going to a good guy”.

Altman called all in saying to the button “I think he means you”. The button folded and it was heads up with Altman out front holding against Palma’s .

The board ran out and Palma hit trip jacks to eliminate Altman and score his purple chip bounty.

“I gotta get lucky against you, you’re on of the best”

Nick Palma – 50,000
Brian Altman – Eliminated

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 145

The numbers are in and the Purple Chip Bounty tournament officially drew 145 entries to easily surpass the $100,000 Guarantee. They created a combined prize pool $217,500 with $145,000 going into the regular pool and $72,500 paid out in the form of bounties.

The last 19 players will share a piece of the regular prize pool with $2,175 for a min-cash and $40,026 for the next Showdown champion.

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 145
Prize Pool: $145,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $72,500
April 11-12, 2018

1st: $40,026
2nd: $25,375
3rd: $14,935
4th: $9,067
5th: $7,033
6th: $5,807
7th: $5,075
8th: $4,531
9th: $4,003
10th – 12th: $3,480
13th – 15th: $2,973
16th – 18th: $2,538
19th: $2,175

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 145

Zach Rosen opened to 2,600 from early position and the button shoved for around 16,000. Rosen called with and needed to hold against his opponent’s .

The board came and Rosen’s pocket kings held to eliminate his opponent and score the purple chip bounty.

Zach Rosen – 45,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 145

Purple Chip Bounty players returned from the second break of the day and registration closed on the tournament. The clock shows an unofficial count of 145 entries to more than double the $100,000 Guarantee.

The two biggest stacks in the room are sitting side-by-side. Christopher Damick returned to a stack of 125,3000 and Harold Evans is not far behind with 121,000.