2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 385
Prize Pool: $385,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $192,500
April 25-26, 2021

Event 21 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry). The field of 385 entries and the prize pool of $385,000 were record highs for this event, with about $192,500 set aside for bounties.

A deal between the final three players took place and as the chip leader, Rafael Lima was officially the winner for $61,267.

The win for Lima comes on the heels of his Event 1 victory in the 2021 Escalator V Series in February.

*denotes three-handed deal

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 of the Purple Chip Bounty is set to go in the back of the Ballroom with 49 remaining of the starting 385 entries. Thomas Dean returns with the chip lead with everyone in the money guaranteed at least $1,980 plus their bounties collected.

Blinds are 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante and the average stack is 157,000 (39 bb). Cards go in the air at 2 pm and we will hit the highlights along the way.

Top 10 returning stacks:

1. Thomas Dean – 458,500 (115 bb)
2. Hamid Feiz – 397,500 (99 bb)
3. Maxx Dansky – 397,000 (99 bb)
4. Joseph Hebert – 386,500 (97 bb)
5. Rafael Lima – 294,000 (74 bb)
6. Atanas Pavlov – 288,000 (72 bb)
7. Ryan Depaulo – 281,000 (70 bb)
8. Michael Cooper – 272,000 (68 bb)
9. Jeffrey Fielder – 252,000 (63 bb)
10. Stephen Song – 252,000 (63 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

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

• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 23 – $600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 21 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 21 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 21 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 21 Payouts

3PM: Event 25 – $400 Pot Limit Omaha (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 24 Structure Sheet

5PM: Day 1A Event 26 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Double Re-Entry per Day)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 296 player cap per day
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 90 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 6% of the field remains
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 75 – $130 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 package guaranteed; includes $600 Event 23 seat plus $500 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 76 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 77 – $550 Event 28 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 28
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 78 – $550 Event 28 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 28
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 79 – $530 Event 28 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

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$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 385
Prize Pool: $385,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $192,500
April 25-26, 2021

The $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty drew a lot of players still in town for the Championship and put up another big number. The 385 entries were good enough to make this the biggest Purple Chip Bounty in our history and they combined to put $385,000 in the regular prize pool along with $192.500  in the bounty prize pool.

2021 Showdown (April) – 385 entries
2021 LHPO (January) – 229 entries
2016 LHPO (January) – 165 entries
2015 RRPO (November) – 162 entries
2018 RRPO (November) – 153 entries
2013 SHRPO (August) – 153 entries

1st: $77,820 + Trophy
2nd: $51,890
3rd: $38,310
4th: $28,335
5th: $21,335
6th: $16,265
7th: $12,355
8th-9th: $8,805
10th-12th: $6,760
13th-14th: $5,090
15th-16th: $4,200
17th-20th: $3,510
21st-24th: $2,980
25th-32nd: $2,565
33rd-40th: $2,240
41st-49th: $1,980

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today’s schedule of new games continues with the $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH tournament at 5 pm (adjusted from 4 pm due to the huge Championship field). The tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and $500 bounties on every player.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and the first 12 levels will last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 from Level 13 until the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:10 pm after the 40-minute dinner break.

Day 1 will come to an end after Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow to play it out.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:10pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

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

• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

1PM: Event 20 – $400 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 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 21 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Start time adjusted from 4 pm

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:10pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 22 – $600 Turbo NLH/PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

7PM: Event 73 – $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $25,500 High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 74 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

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