2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, FL 
Event 13
$360 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty 
Entries: 214
Prize Pool: $42,800
April 15, 2018

“Make sure you guys tip the dealer, especially you,” said an onlooker at the end of the $360 no-limit hold’em black chip bounty event, pointing towards Matt Vinke. “You got hit pretty good with the deck.”

Vinke seemingly ran away with the title in a four-way chop, taking nearly first place money in the process. He earned $9,500 for besting a field of 214 entries, giving the Miami resident his career-best score.

“I had two-thirds of the chips,” said Vinke about his stack at the time of the chop. “I had to convince them to make the deal. I took about $900 off the top and then they chopped up the rest of it.”

Dongjun Ji came into the final table as the chip leader with Vinke trailing him in second. Everything fell Vinke’s way, however, picking up multiple bounties and accumulating chips at a rapid pace en route to his first career live tournament win.

“I came into the final table in second place and just tried to grind it out,” said Vinke. “You know, I folded a couple of hands where I needed to, got lucky a couple times, won some races and won it all.”

Vinke lives and works in Miami as a transportation planner. Originally from Charlotte, NC, the 31-year-old doesn’t have a ton of time to play poker with a full-time job, but tries to get up to the Seminole Hard Rock and play a tournament when he can.

Eventually, he hopes to escape the grind of a normal job, but he needs to continue grinding out consistent results before he takes a plunge from the office chair to the felt.

“I want to play some smaller tournaments and see if I can keep making some big returns, like today,” said the die-hard Panthers fan. “But for the time being, I’m taking it slow.”

With the bounty format, Vinke picked up an extra $100 for every player he knocked out, allowing him to take home more than the $9,500.

With 214 entries, the top 27 players cashed and here are the results:

1st: Matt Vinke – $9,500*
2nd: Joshua Daff – $5,057*
3rd: Dongjun Ji – $5,057*
4th: Jeffrey Goodman – $5,057*
5th: Craig Witz – $2,061
6th: Michael Lin – $1,708
7th: Amelio Amato – $1,455
8th: Matthew Paul – $1,245
9th: Jack Battaglia – $1,040
10th: David Larson – $899
11th: Eric Ward – $899
12th: Patrick Chi – $899
13th: Dimitry Agrachov – $770
14th: Alan Percal – $770
15th: Alexander Carfagno – $770
16th: Marc Sacheli – $642
17th: Brandon Schwartz – $642
18th: Edgar Varas – $642
19th: Jerry Humphrey – $514
20th: Andre Rakusa – $514
21st: Timothy Cavallin – $514
22nd: Mario James – $396
23rd: Eduardo Christ – $396
24th: Jose Fong – $396
25th: Tom Nguyen – $319
26th: Daamarie Badermuse – $319
27th: Todd Gallaher – $319

*Adjusted payouts as part of a four-way chop

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 214

The $360  Big Stack Black Chip Bounty reached the final 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making the official final table. They are all guaranteed a cash of at least $899, but they are all within reach of the $10,398 first place money.

Here is a look at the chip counts and seat draw for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Matthew Paul – 302,000
Seat 2: Dongjun Ji – 676,000
Seat 3: Jeff Goodman – 135,000
Seat 4: Michael Lin – 345,000
Seat 5: Josh Daff – 391,000
Seat 6: Craig White – 405,000
Seat 7: Matt Vinke – 507,000
Seat 8: Jack Battaglia – 138,000
Seat 9: David Larson – 67,000
Seat 10: Amelio Amato – 260,000

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 81 of 214

Registration is closed in Event 13, this morning’s $360 buy-in Big Stack Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry. The tournament drew 214 entries generating a prize pool of $42,800. In addition, another $21,400 was ponied toward the bounties accumulating a total kiddie of $64,200. The top 27 players finish in the money with a min-cash worth $319. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $10,398 first prize. In addition, any player fortunate enough to score a bustout will pocket a $100 payout.

Here are the details:

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries: 214
Prize Pool: $42,800
Bounty Prize Pool: $21,400
Total Prize Pool: $64,200
April 15, 2018

1st – $10,398 + Trophy
2nd – $7,217
3rd – $4,387
4th – $2,669
5th – $2,061
6th – $1,708
7th – $1,455
8th – $1,245
9th – $1,040
10th-12th – $899
13th-15th – $770
16th-18th – $642
19th-21st – $514
22nd-24th – $396
25th-27th – $319

We will provide another update on this event when it reaches the 10-handed final table.

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Not everyone can bag in the Championship and we have a few new tournaments with various buy-ins for those who want some Sunday action.

The first one is Event 13 kicking off at 11am. The $360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty has a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool, $100 player bounties, and a one-day structure that will award a Showdown trophy later this evening.

Each entrant will sit down to a 15,000 starting stack and play 30-minute levels all day long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm. There is a 40-minute dinner break scheduled at 5:30pm and they will play it out from that point forward.

Cards go in the air in the Event Center at 11am and we’ll hit the highlights along the way.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 13 – $360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship

• WPT Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• WPT Championship Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• WPT Championship Payouts

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Final table levels will last 60 minutes; heads-up last 30 minutes
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• High Roller Structure Sheet

5PM: Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: Event 64 – $2,625 Super Turbo into High Roller

• 1 seat guaranteed into $1,000,000 GTD High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 64 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 65 – $150 “Big O” 5-Card PLO/8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 65 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 66 – $550 Satellite into Event 16 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$250K GTD Event 16
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 66 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 67 – $130 Turbo Survivor (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 player will earn $1,000 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 67 Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 68 – $525 Super Turbo into Event 16

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000/$250K GTD Event 16
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 68 Structure Sheet