2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 153
Prize Pool: $51,255
April 16, 2021

Event 3 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out). A field of 153 players created a prize pool of $51,255 and the biggest H.O.R.S.E. tournament in any Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series.

After more than 14 hours of play it was Barak Zaken emerging victorious, winning outright for $12,545.

For Zaken, this marked his third mixed-game final table at a Seminole Hard Rock major, having previously finished third in a PLO8 event during the 2018 RRPO and sixth in a Big O event during the 2020 LHPO.

Those results were bested by Zaken tonight, winning after a lengthy heads-up duel that last nearly two hours.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 100,000/200,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 of 153

Hold’em

The heads-up battle that last nearly two hours has come to an end.

Barak Zaken (pictured above) raised from the button, Michael Lee (pictured below) three-bet from the big blind, Zaken four-bet and Lee called all in for 310,000.

Zaken:
Lee:

The flop came , giving Zaken a commanding lead with top two pair.

The turn made things interesting, giving Lee an inside straight draw, but the river sealed the deal for Zaken, giving him the outright win for $12,545.

Lee finished runner-up for $8,260.

A recap of the event will be published by the morning.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 153

Barak Zaken – 995,000 (10 big bets)
Michael Lee – 840,000 (8 big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $12,545 + Trophy
2nd: $8,260

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 153

Hold’em

Steven Roth raised from the small blind, Barak Zaken three-bet from the big blind and Roth called all in for 130,000.

Roth:
Zaken:

The board ran out , giving Zaken nines and fours to eliminate Roth in third place.

Barak Zaken – 995,000 (10 big bets)
Steven Roth – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,970)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 3 of 153

Omaha 8

Robert Leff was all in for about 130,000 from under the gun against Michael Lee in the small blind.

Leff:
Lee:

The board ran out , giving Lee a wheel to eliminate Leff in fourth place.

Michael Lee – 940,000 (12 big bets)
Robert Leff – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,355)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 153

Stud 8

Robert Leff: /
Thomas Williamson: /
Steven Roth: /

A short-stacked Thomas Williamson was all in on third street.

Robert Leff: / /
Thomas Williamson: / /
Steven Roth: / /

The rest of the action was checked down between Robert Leff and Steven Roth.

Robert Leff: / /
Thomas Williamson: / /
Steven Roth: / /

Leff showed for a pair of aces with an eight-five low. Roth had for a pair of threes, while Williamson turned up 4s] for just a pair of nines, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Robert Leff – 520,000 (9 big bets)
Thomas Williamson – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,245)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 153

Michael Lee – 585,000 (12 big bets)
Robert Leff – 545,000 (11 big bets)
Steven Roth – 300,000 (6 big bets)
Barak Zaken – 250,000 (5 big bets)
Thomas Williamson – 155,000 (3 big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $12,545 + Trophy
2nd: $8,260
3rd: $5,970
4th: $4,355
5th: $3,245

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 153

Hold’em

George Kraynak raised all in for about 40,000 from the hijack and Barak Zaken called from the big blind.

Kraynak:
Zaken:

The board came down , no help to Kraynak, ending his run in sixth place.

Barak Zaken – 310,000 (8 big bets)
George Kraynak – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,470)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 153

Stud

Michael Wang: /
George Kraynak: /

Michael Wang was all in on fifth street against George Kraynak.

Wang: /
Kraynak: /

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Wang: / /
Kraynak: / /

Kraynak made queens and sixes on seventh street, and Wang was unable to catch better to bust in seventh place.

George Kraynak – 180,000 (6 big bets)
Michael Wang – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,925)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 153

Stud

George Kraynak: / /
Dustin Bryan: / /
Robert Leff: / /

George Kraynak completed on third street, Dustin Bryan raised, Robert Leff called and Kraynak called.

Kraynak checked on fourth street with the on-board lead, Bryan bet his remaining 15,000 and both Leff and Kronyak called.

The rest of the action was checked down.

Leff showed for nines and eights, Kraynak mucked, and the all-in Bryan showed for a second-best pair of sevens, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Robert Leff – 610,000 (20 big bets)
George Kraynak – 100,000 (3 big bets)
Dustin Bryan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,450)