2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 787
Prize Pool:  $94,440
April 26-28, 2021

Event 26 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, a $150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day), drew 787 entries over two starting flights and generated a prize pool of $94,440, nearly doubling the $50,000 guarantee.

The final six players agreed to a deal and as the chip leader, Dariel Martinez was the official winner for $14,148.

*denotes six-handed deal

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 787

Following the elimination of Carlos Yepez in seventh place, the remaining players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Dariel Martinez – 3,550,000 (47 bb)
Albert Eskenazi – 2,875,000 (38 bb)
Philip Toister – 1,850,000 (25 bb)
Ryan Carney – 1,400,000 (19 bb)
Justin Caro – 1,400,000 (19 bb)
Donald Williams -525,000 (7 bb)

Here were the payouts:

Dariel Martinez – $14,148
Albert Eskenazi – $12,948
Philip Toister – $10,652
Ryan Carney – $9,383
Justin Caro – $9,383
Donald Williams -$6,141

As the chip leader, Dariel Martinez is officially the winner of Event 26 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 787

Carlos Yepez raised to about 700,000 from under the gun (leaving about 150,000 behind), Dariel Martinez reraised all in from the big blind and Yepez called all in.

Yepez:
Martinez:

The board ran out , no help to Yepez despite his flopped and turned draws, ending his run in seventh place.

Dariel Martinez – 3,550,000 (47 bb)
Carlos Yepez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,625)

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 787

Albert Eskenazi raised to 120,000 from the button, Pierrot Massenat three-bet all in from the small blind for about 540,000 and Eskenazi called instantly with , leading Massenat’s .

The board ran out , no help to Massenat after a flopped open-ender, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Albert Eskenazi – 2,550,000 (43 bb)
Pierrot Massenat – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,700)

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 787

Seat 1: Donald Williams – 1,355,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Albert Eskenazi – 1,995,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Pierrot Massenat – 645,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Caro – 960,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Carney – 1,915,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Philip Toister – 1,605,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: Dariel Martinez – 1,905,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Carlos Yepez – 1,240,000 (25 bb)

1st: $23,140 + Trophy
2nd: $14,635
3rd: $9,490
4th: $6,810
5th: $4,880
6th: $3,700
7th: $2,625
8th: $1,700

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 787

Following a flop of , Omar Ben Moar was all in from the big blind for about 360,000 with for a pair of queens.

However, he was drawing very thin against Ryan Carney’s for a king-high straight.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Ben Moar, ending his tournament on the final table bubble.

Ryan Carney – 1,615,000 (33 bb)
Omar Ben Moar – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,700)

Recent Eliminations
10th:  Deonarine Itwaru – $1,190
11th: Charles Odenz – $1,190
12th: Rebecca Dellagoria – $1,190

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 787

Daniel Saffer raised all in for 200,000 from middle position and Justin Caro called from the big blind.

Saffer:
Caro:

The board came down , no help to Saffer, locking up the pot for Caro.

Justin Caro – 1,130,000 (38 bb)
Daniel Saffer – Eliminated in 13th Place ($985)

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 787

Gili Prizament raised all in for 30,000 from the hijack and Pierrot Massenat isolated the pot with a shove from the small blind.

Prizamant:
Massenat:

The board ran out , giving Massenat a pair of aces to eliminate Prizament.

Pierrot Massenat – 395,000 (16 bb)
Gili Prizament – Eliminated in 15th Place ($870)

Recent Eliminations
14th: Steeve Smith – $985
16th: Denis Mendoza – $870

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 787

Table 20
Seat 1: Donald Williams – 1,290,000 (52 bb)
Seat 2: Dariel Martinez – 860,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Rebecca Dellagloria – 200,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Carlos Yepez – 980,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Charles Odenz – 705,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6: Philip Toister – 910,000 (36 bb)
Seat 7: Steeve Smith – 400,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Caro – 720,000 (29 bb)

Table 27
Seat 1: Albert Eskenazi – 1,425,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Omar Ben Moar – 835,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Gili Prizament – 160,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Deonarine Itwaru – 1,595,000 (64 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Saffer – 420,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Pierrot Massenat – 440,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Denis Mendoza – 95,000 (4 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Carney – 225,000 (9 bb)

1st: $23,140 + Trophy
2nd: $14,635
3rd: $9,490
4th: $6,810
5th: $4,880
6th: $3,700
7th: $2,625
8th-9th: $1,700
10th-12th: $1,190
13th-14th: $985
15th-16th: $870

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 787

17th: Nestor Caraballo – $760
18th: Paul Prager – $760
19th: Adam Barnett – $760
20th: Sandra Brown – $760

21st: Alain Candales Falcon – $660
22nd: Steven McKoy – $660
23rd: Israel De La Cerda – $660
24th: Hector Pacheco – $660