$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 3,902

The final 15 players have returned for the final day of Event 1, ready to play down to a winner tonight, with a top prize of $306,285. Everyone is seated and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 3,902

After six starting flights and one long Day 2, there are still 15 players out of 3,902 with a chance for the title and $306,285 top prize.

And they’re going to have to go through Andrew Heckman to get there. The two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner had a commanding lead with nearly 24% of the chips in play coming back and more than double of second-place Matt Ploof.

But nything can happen and everyone will battle trying to get to the final table and top prize.

Cards go in the air at 3 pm and we will have all the action from beginning to end.

Table 17
Seat 1: Michael Casson – 6,550,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Jesse Lonis – 3,225,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Raikes – 3,775,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Shai Arbel – 5,875,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Perla Ojeda – 2,575,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Siegel – 4,075,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Heckman – 18,500,000 (93 bb)
Seat 8: William Underdown – 2,750,000 (14 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Aleksandr Denisov – 5,900,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Evan Sandberg – 5,675,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Steinmetz – 2,800,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Jake Schwartz – 2,675,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Jose Montes – 3,100,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7: Matt Ploof – 8,025,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Gil Levy – 2,650,000 (13 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $306,285 + Trophy
2nd: $215,800
3rd: $158,400
4th: $122,700
5th: $92,250
6th: $67,700
7th: $49,060
8th-9th: $35,350
10th: $26,975
11th-12th: $20,300
13th-14th: $15,500
15th: $12,500

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 7 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

• Event 1 Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 6 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 6 Payouts

3PM: Event 9 – $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 10 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Double Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/dingle re-entry until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 47 – $550 Super High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,100 buy-in Showdown Super High Roller Satellite on April 20
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 48 – $1,100 Championship Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win $10,000 package; includes $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat, Super High Roller satellite seat, and $1,400 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 49 – $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 3,902

Day 2 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kickoff event began with 490 players, all starting the day in the money. After 17 levels of play, just 15 players remain, each looking to capture the $306,285 first-place prize.

Andrew Heckman is leading the way after Day 2 with 18,500,000, which is just shy of a quarter of the total chips in play. He has more than double his nearest competitor, so Heckman is in pole position entering the home stretch.

The remaining 15 players will return on Monday at 3 p.m.

Table 17
Seat 1: Michael Casson – 6,550,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Jesse Lonis – 3,225,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Raikes – 3,775,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Shai Arbel – 5,875,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Perla Ojeda – 2,575,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Siegel – 4,075,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Heckman – 18,500,000 (93 bb)
Seat 8: William Underdown – 2,750,000 (14 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Aleksandr Denisov – 5,900,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Evan Sandberg – 5,675,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Steinmetz – 2,800,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Jake Schwartz – 2,675,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Jose Montes – 3,100,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7: Matt Ploof – 8,025,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Gil Levy – 2,650,000 (13 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 3,902

Evan Sandberg raised to 350,000 from the hijack, Jake Schwartz three-bet to 1,850,000 (leaving about 300,000 behind) from the button, Michael Shangguan called all in for about 1,200,000 from the big blind and Sandberg folded.

Schwartz:
Shangguan:

The board ran out , giving Schwartz aces and queens to eliminate Shangguan in 16th place.

Jake Schwartz – 3,800,000 (25 bb)
Michael Shangguan – Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,500)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 3,902

A series of raises between Toni Bosch in the cutoff and Matt Ploof in the small blind resulted in Bosch all in for about 3,600,000 with against Ploof’s .

The board came down , giving Ploof aces full of jacks to eliminate Bosch in 17th place.

Matt Ploof – 7,800,000 (62 bb)
Toni Bosch – Eliminated in 17th Place ($10,025)

Recent Eliminations
18th: Aaron Valencia – $10,025

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 3,902

Keith Romanovitz opened from middle position, Andrew Heckman three-bet to 850,000 from the button, Romanovitz four-bet all in for about 2,400,000 and Heckman called with , dominating Romanovitz’s .

The board ran out , safe for Heckman to score the elimination.

Andrew Heckman – 16,800,000 (134 bb)
Keith Romanovitz – Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,025)

Others eliminated in the past 10 minutes or so include Ryan Wilmott, Ory Hen, Jerry Brown, Austin Reilly and William Leffingwell.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 3,902

Table 17
Seat 1: Michael Casson – 2,200,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Jesse Lonis – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Keith Romanovitz – 1,350,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Shai Arbel – 5,400,000 (54 bb)
Seat 5: Austin Reilly – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: William Leffingwell – 1,800,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Heckman – 13,400,000 (134 bb)
Seat 8: William Underdown – 2,300,000 (23 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Aleksandr Denisov – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Aaron Valencia – 1,000,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Raikes – 3,500,000 (35 bb)
Seat 4: Toni Bosch – 4,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Wilmott – 1,700,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Shangguan – 2,900,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Ploof – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Gil Levy – 3,050,000 (31 bb)

Table 19
Seat 1: Jake Schwartz – 3,000,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Evan Sandberg – 4,300,000 (43 bb)
Seat 3: Eric Siegel – 2,750,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Steinmetz – 1,300,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Ory Hen – 1,200,000 (12 bb)
Seat 6: Jose Montes – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Perla Ojeda – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
Seat 8: Jerry Brown – 1,200,000 (12 bb)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $306,285 + Trophy
2nd: $215,800
3rd: $158,400
4th: $122,700
5th: $92,250
6th: $67,700
7th: $49,060
8th-9th: $35,350
10th: $26,975
11th-12th: $20,300
13th-14th: $15,500
15th-16th: $12,500
17th-20th: $10,025
21st-24th: $8,000

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 3,902

Shai Arbel (pictured) raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, James Burns three-bet all in from the small blind for about 800,000 and Arbel called.

Arbel:
Burns:

The board came down , no help to Burns, locking up the pot for Arbel.

Shai Arbel  5,100,000 (51 bb)
James Burns – Eliminated in 26th Place ($6,400)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 3,902

Sean O’Brien raised all in from the button for about 1,350,000 and Andrew Heckman called from the big blind.

O’Brien:
Heckman:

The board ran out , giving Heckman a pair of kings on the river to eliminate O’Brien and add to Heckman’s sizable chip lead. He now has more than 17% of the chips in play with 29 players left.

Andrew Heckman – 13,500,000 (135 bb)
Sean O’Brien – Eliminated in 30th Place ($6,400)