$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 42

Sean Perry moved all in under the gun for 95,000, and Ilyas Muradi moved all in over the top from the small blind with .

Perry turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Muradi flopped a club flush draw and turned a gutshot straight draw, but the river card was a blank. Perry won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Sean Perry  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  265,000  (27 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 440,000 (44 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 42

After a flop of , Seth Davies bet 65,000 form the big blind, and Sean Winter called from the hijack.

The turn card was the , Davies bet 50,000, and Winter called.

The river card was the , and Davies bet 70,000, leaving himself just a single 5K chip behind. Winter thought for a while before he called with , but Davies turned over to win the pot with a rivered eight-high straight.

Winter tells Davies he would have paid off the extra 5K if he had moved all in.

Seth Davies  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Sean Winter  –  730,000  (73 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 440,000 (44 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 42

Ilyas Muradi raised under the gun to 25,000, and Chris Brewer called from the hijack.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Muradi checked, Brewer bet 40,000, and Muradi called.

The river card was the , Muradi bet 65,000, and Brewer thought for a while before he moved all in for more than 600,000. Muradi folded, and Brewer took the pot.

Chris Brewer  –  820,000  (82 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  380,000  (38 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 440,000 (44 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 42

The final 12 players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante.

The final seven players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $81,480 each.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 12
Seat 1.  Sam Soverel  –  645,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Mercier  –  480,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3.  Seth Davies  –  255,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Aaron Van Blarcum  –  500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  Sean Winter  –  855,000  (86 bb)
Seat 8.  Arthur Conan  –  460,000  (46 bb)

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  350,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  110,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Ilyas Muradi  –  455,000  (46 bb)
Seat 6. Chris Brewer  –  670,000  (67 bb)
Seat 7.  Sean Perry  –  135,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Foxen  –  335,000  (34 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 440,000 (44 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 42

Justin Saliba was recently eliminated in 14th place.

Justin Saliba  –  Eliminated

A few minutes later, Jake Schindler was all in from the hijack for about 150,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jason Mercier, who was under the gun.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Mercier to win the pot and eliminate Schindler in 13th place.

Jason Mercier  –  585,000  (73 bb)
Jake Schindler  –  Eliminated

With 12 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 438,000 (55 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, shortly after 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 42

Dylan Gang was just eliminated in 16th place a few minutes ago.

Dylan Gang  –  Eliminated

Then Zachary Grech got it all in preflop from the button with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Aaron Van Blarcum in the big blind.

The board brought no help for Grech, and the pocket queens held up for Van Blarcum to win the pot and eliminate Grech in 15th place.

Aaron Van Blarcum  –  280,000  (35 bb)
Zachary Grech  –  Eliminated

With 14 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 375,000 (47 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, shortly after 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 42

After the nearly simultaneous eliminations of Giuseppe Iadisernia and Cary Katz, the remaining 16 players redraw for random seats at the final two tables.

Here is the new lineup:

TABLE 12
Seat 1.  Sam Soverel
Seat 2.  Jason Mercier
Seat 3.  Seth Davies
Seat 4.  Zachary Grech
Seat 5.  Jake Schindler
Seat 6.  Aaron Van Blarcum
Seat 7.  Sean Winter
Seat 8.  Arthur Conan

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  Jeremy Ausmus
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic
Seat 3.  Justin Saliba
Seat 4.  Dylan Gang
Seat 5.  Ilyas Muradi
Seat 6. Chris Brewer
Seat 7.  Sean Perry
Seat 8.  Alex Foxen

With 16 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 328,000 (41 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, shortly after 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 42

After a flop of , Cary Katz got it all in with (queen-high flush draw) against Jason Mercier’s (ace-high flush draw, double-gutshot straight draw). Katz needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Katz the lead with a pair of queens.

But the river card was the , completing both of their flushes. Mercier won the pot with his ace-high flush to eliminate Katz in 17th place.

Jason Mercier  –  350,000  (58 bb)
Cary Katz  –  Eliminated

With 16 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 328,000 (55 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, shortly after 2:30 am.

$50,000 Super High Roller
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 42

With the final board showing on the river, Chris Brewer bet 85,000 from the big blind, and Giuseppe Iadisernia tanked for a while before he called from the button.

Brewer showed for a pair of queens, and Iadisernia mucked his cards. Brewer won the pot.

Chris Brewer  –  563,000  (94 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  95,000  (16 bb)

The next hand, Seth Davies min-raised under the gun to 12,000, Iadisernia called from the cutoff, and Alex Foxen moved all in from the button for about 100,000. Davies and Iadisernia both folded, and Foxen took the pot.

Alex Foxen  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  83,000  (14 bb)

The next hand, Iadisernia limped into the pot from the hijack for 6,000, and — there was an all-in situation at the next table.

But a minute or two later, Iadisernia was gone from the table, eliminated in 18th place.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  Eliminated

With 17 players remaining from a field of 42, the average chip stack is about 309,000 (52 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, shortly after 2:30 am.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$50,000 Super High Roller
Entries:  42
Prize Pool:  $2,037,000
April 21-22, 2021

Registration closed for the Super High Roller with 42 entries, making this the largest Super High Roller event in Seminole Hard Rock history. The field created a total prizepool worth $2,037,000.

The final seven players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $81,480 each, with $733,320 and a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown trophy waiting for the winner.

1st:  $733,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $468,510
3rd:  $295,365
4th:  $203,700
5th:  $142,590
6th:  $112,035
7th:  $81,480