$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 98

Almedin Imsirovic moved all in for 89,000 from the cutoff and Tim Reilly moved all in on the button for about 140,000.

Reilly was in great shape with against Imsirovic’s .

The flop was , giving Imsirovic a little more equity with bottom pair, but the on the turn and the on the river sealed the deal for Reilly.

Reilly’s queens held up to win the pot and eliminate Imsirovic in ninth place for $14,198.

Tim Reilly – 230,000
Almedin Imsirovic – Eliminated 

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12.000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 98

Joe Kuether moved all in for 87,000 from middle position and Pete Walsworth called out of the small blind.

Kuether was racing with against Walsworth’s .

The board came , giving Kuether bottom full house and a double up.

“Sixes are hot,” joked Walsworth after the hand, referencing Ben Yu’s double up through fellow Tampa native Filipp Khavin.

Joe Kuether – 204,000
Pete Walsworth – 105,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10.000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 98

Ben Yu moved all in from early position for 151,000 and Filipp Khavin called from middle position.

Yu showed and was in trouble against Khavin’s .

The flop was , giving Yu a set and left Khavin drawing thin. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Yu a full house and a double up.

Ben Yu – 327,000
Filipp Khavin – 254,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10.000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 98

Jonathan Poche raised to 23,000 from middle position and Almedin Imsirovic three-bet to 65,000 out of the big blind. Poche called and they were heads-up to a  flop of .

Imsirovic bet 35,000 and Poche called. The turn was the and Imsirovic moved all in. Poche called and was all in for 133,000.

He showed and needed to fade a three or a seven against Imsirovic’s .

The river was the and Poche doubled up.

Jonathan Poche – 481,000
Almedin Imsirovic – 146,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8.000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 98

Dylan Linde moved all in from the hijack for 60,000 and Sam Ganzfried called from the cutoff.

Ganzfried tabled and was in front against Linde’s .

The board ran out and Ganzfried won the pot to send Linde home in 10th place. The Idaho native took home $12,801 for his finish.

Sam Ganzfried – 210,000
Dylan Linde – Eliminated 

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8.000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 98

Almedin Imsirovic raised from middle position and Pete Walsworth moved all in for 59,000 two spots to his left. Action folded back around to Imsirovic, who called.

Walsworth was in great shape with his against Imsirovic’s . The board ran out and Walsworth doubled through the chip leader.

Pete Walsworth – 138,000
Almedin Imsirovic – 325,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8.000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 98

Dylan Linde got all in for 38,000 out of the big blind against Pete Walsworth on the button.

Linde showed and was in the lead against Walsworth’s .

The board ran out and Linde doubled up.

Dylan Linde – 88,000
Pete Walsworth – 60,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8.000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 98

With 27 minutes remaining in level 18, the $5,000 no-limit hold’em reached 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Here is a look at the seat draw:

Seat 1: Tim Reilly – 137,000
Seat 2: Pete Walsworth – 117,000
Seat 3: Jonathan Poche – 214,000
Seat 4: Dylan Linde – 46,000
Seat 5: Sam Ganzfried – 120,000
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 139,000
Seat 7: Filipp Khavin – 450,000
Seat 8: Joe Kuether – 145,000
Seat 9: Tony Sinishtaj – 218,000
Seat 10: Almedin Imsirovic – 376,000

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 98

The $5,000 Event 16 field is cruising right along and only 16 players remain as we move into the evening. Only 13 of them will make some money so we have a bubble in the near future. Beyond that, they will form the final table and head towards the next Showdown champion.

Reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champion Tony Sinishtaj is in contention for another title along with Harrison Gimbel out of his recent poker retirement.

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Total Entries: 98

Registration closed for the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event, which drew 98 entries and generated a prize pool of $465,500. The top 13 spots will pay with the winner taking home $141,976.

28 players remain and here are the details:

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, FL
Event 16
$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 98
Prize Pool: $465,500
April 16, 2018 

1st: $141,976
2nd: $87,281
3rd: $53,533
4th: $34,913
5th: $27,232
6th: $21,762
7th: $18,504
8th: $16,060
9th: $14,198
10th: $12,801
11th: $12,801
12th: $12,801
13th: $11,638