Event 8: Gabriel Ramos – 9th Place ($933)

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 102

Gabriel Ramos – 9th Place

David Prociak limped in from middle position, German Gomez followed suit from the hijack, Gabriel Ramos did the same from the button, Luis Torres completed the small blind and Chris Kostoulas checked his option in the big blind.

They all checked to the turn of a QhAhAcQd board where Prociak bet 8,000. Only Ramos called.

The river was the 10c, Prociak bet 43,000 and Ramos tanked for a bit before he raised all in for about 90,000. Prociak beat him into the pot.

Prociak showed AdQs7c2d for aces full of queens,  Ramos showed a defeated As6c2c2s for trip aces and Prociak scored the elimination.

David Prociak – 293,000
Gabriel Ramos – Eliminated in 9th Place ($933)

Event 8: Charles Gomez -10th Place ($842)

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 102

Charles Gomez – 10th Place

David Prociak raised to 20,000 from early position, Charles Gomez reraised the pot to 72,000 and Luis Torres four-bet all in for 114,000 from the cutoff. Prociak tanked for a bit before he folded, while Gomez tossed in his remaining 2,000 to call all in.

Gomez: KcKd10d7c
Torres: AsAd7s4d

The board came down Jd8s6dJs4h, no help to Gomez, ending his tournament in 10th place.

Luis Torres – 220,000
Charles Gomez- Eliminated in 10th Place ($842)

Event 8: Joe Bob Locke Doubles Through Harry Thomas Jr.

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

Luis Torres raised to 15,000 from UTG+2, Harry Thomas Jr. called from the hijack, German Gomez called from the small blind and Joe Bob Locke called from the big blind.

The flop came down Kc3h3s and Gomez checked to Locke who shoved for 59,000. Torres folded, Thomas Jr. called and Gomez folded.

Locke: 8s7d6c3c
Thomas Jr.: AhAc6s3d

Thomas Jr. led with trips threes and a better kicker, but the 7c turn and Qd river completed the board. With that, Locke made threes full of sevens to double up.

Joe Bob Locke – 178,000
Harry Thomas Jr. – 140,000

Event 8: David Prociak Doubles Through Karim Merali

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

After the turn of a 3d5c8h7c board in a battle of the blinds, Karim Merali checked from the small blind and David Prociak bet the pot for 42,000 from the big blind. Merali called.

“All in blind,” said Prociak, with just a T500 chip behind.

The river was the 8c, Merali checked, Prociak’s declaration stood and Merali called.

Prociak tabled Ks9d6s4d for a nine-high straight, besting Merali’s Ah9s5h3s to double up.

David Prociak – 127,000
Karim Merali – 170,000

Event 8: Patrick Heneghan Doubles Through David Prociak

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

Following a flop of 8d3d2c, Patrick Heneghan was all in from the big blind for 38,500 against David Prociak in middle position.

Heneghan: 8c6s4c2d
Prociak: 9s6h5s4d

Heneghan held two pair and an inside-straight draw, while Prociak had a few straight draws.

The 7h turn gave Prociak more outs, but the river was the 2h to lock up the pot for Heneghan with deuces full of eights to win the pot.

Patrick Heneghan – 115,000
David Prociak – 39,500

Event 8: Harry Thomas Jr. Doubles Through David Prociak

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,500/5,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

Following the turn of a 9c9s6c10h board, Harry Thomas Jr. was all in from the button for 64,000 against David Prociak in the big blind.

Thomas Jr.: 9d8d6d4s
Prociak: Ks10s7s7h

Thomas Jr. had the hand locked up with nines full of sixes, rendering the 7c river moot.

Harry Thomas Jr. – 175,000
David Prociak – 113,000

Event 10: Joe Bob Locke Triples Up

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

Joe Bob Locke (pictured, right) limped from middle position, Charles Gomez raised to 16,000 from the next seat over and Harry Thomas Jr. called from the big blind. Locke reraised all  in for 38,000, Gomez reraised to about 90,000 and Thomas Jr. called all in for 75,500.

Locke: KsKcJc3s
Gomez: AcAh10h3c
Thomas Jr.: 6d5s4d3h

The flop came down AsQc10c, giving Locke the lead in the main pot with an ace-high straight. Gomez led in the side pot with a set of aces and was looking for the board to pair.

Instead, the 2s turn and 5d river completed the board.

Locke’s ace-high straight held up for the main pot, while Thomas Jr. made a wheel on the river to win the side pot to survive as well.

Joe Bob Locke – 116,000
Harry Thomas Jr. – 75,000
Charles Gomez – 70,000

Event 8: Final Table Lineup

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 102

The starting field of 102 entries in Event 8 is down to one table of 10 players.

Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1: Karim Merali – 158,000
Seat 2: David Prociak – 221,000
Seat 3: German Gomez – 63,000
Seat 4: Joe Bob Locke – 44,000
Seat 5: Charles Gomez – 226,000
Seat 6: Gabriel Ramos – 110,000
Seat 7: Luis Torres – 124,000
Seat 8: Chris Kostoulas – 122,000
Seat 9: Patrick Heneghan – 80,000
Seat 10: Harry Thomas Jr. – 75,500

Payouts:
1st: $9,331 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $5,738
3rd: $3,519
4th: $2,295
5th: $1,790
6th: $1,431
7th: $1,216
8th: $1,056
9th: $933
10th: $842
11th: Facundo Lambre – $842
12th: Samuel Charnis – $842
13th: Donovan Walker – $765

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9: 500/1,000
Entries: 102

Registration is closed for Event 9 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. A field of 102 entries generated a prize pool of $30,600.

The top 13 places pay, with a min-cash set at $765. Up top for the winner is $9,331 and a Showdown trophy.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st: $9,331 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $5,738
3rd: $3,519
4th: $2,295
5th: $1,790
6th: $1,431
7th: $1,216
8th: $1,056
9th: $933
10th-12th: $842
13th: $765

Event 8: Pot Limit Omaha

$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 50/100

The new week is here and we have three new tournaments on the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown schedule. The first kicks off at 11am and continues our commitment to non-hold’em games.

Event 8 is a $360 Pot Limit Omaha tournament that will attract some of the best four-card specialists in the area. The game variant is popular all over Florida and we have some of the best cash games in the state. Now they can test themselves in a tournament format.

PLO players will start with 12,000 stacks and the one-day tournament will run 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm with a dinner break scheduled at 6pm.

They will play it out for the title later tonight and we will hit the highlights along the way.

  • Players begin with 12,000 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 8 Structure Sheet