$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 159

Michael Lee raised from the small blind, Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez (pictured) three-bet all in for 90,000 from the big blind and Lee called.

Lee:
Figueroa-Fernandez:

The board ran out , giving Lee a nine-high straight along with a seven-six low, scooping the pot to eliminate Figueroa-Fernandez in fifth place.

Michael Lee – 265,000 (4 big bets)
Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,370)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 159

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 159

Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez raised from the small blind, Kevin Buck (pictured) three-bet from the big blind, Figueroa-Fernandez four-bet and Buck called.

The flop was , Figueroa-Fernandez bet and Buck called all in for 15,000.

Figueroa-Fernandez:
Buck:

Buck’s kings were behind Figueroa-Fernandez’s aces and couldn’t catch up as the turn and river completed the board, ending Buck’s run in seventh place.

Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez – 300,000 (6 big bets)
Kevin M. Buck – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,000)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 159

Jeffrey Niedelman raised from the cutoff and Manuel Labandeira called from the big blind.

The flop was and the rest of Niedelman’s short stack got into the pot with for a pair of tens with a good low draw, leading Labandeira’s for a pair of fives with the same low draw.

“You have me in bad shape,” said Labandeira.

That changed, however, when the turn fell to give Labandeira a pair of kings.

The river was the , no help to Niedelman, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Manuel Labandeira – 275,000 (7 big bets)
Jeffrey Niedelman – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,450)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 159

Seat 1: Gary Webster – 690,000 (28 big bets)
Seat 2: Manuel Labandeira – 150,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 3: Michael Lee – 295,000 (12 big bets)
Seat 4: Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez – 205,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 5: Kevin Buck – 95,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 6: Donald Maloney – 150,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 7: Jeffrey Niedelman – 105,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 8: Thomas Milmore – 220,000 (9 big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $13,020 + Trophy
2nd: $8,650
3rd: $6,205
4th: $4,525
5th: $3,370
6th: $2,570
7th: $2,000
8th: $1,450

Results Thus Far
9th: Mark Hurst – $1,450
10th: Bryce Fox – $1,115
11th: Ian Feller – $1,115
12th: David Shmuel – $1,115
13th: Lucas Ackerman – $985
14th: Rodney Yates – $985
15th: Marty “Cuz” Raschkovan – $865
16th: Scott Matejka – $865
17th: Felicia Johnico – $745
18th: Robert Vincent Mangino – $745
19th: Anthony Suarez – $745
20th: Donny Rubinstein – $745

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 620

Flight B of Event 1 drew 620 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,245 entries and the current prize pool to $653,625.

The Flight B field will reach the money when 78 players remain. Players must make Day 2 in order to cash.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 15 of 159

Table 19
Seat 1: Marty “Cuz” Raschkovan – 26,000  (2 big bets)
Seat 2: Lucas Ackerman  – 100,000 (6 big bets)
Seat 3: David Shmuel – 60,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 4: Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez – 305,000 (19 big bets)
Seat 5: Jeffrey Niedelman – 68,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 6: Kevin Buck – 115,000 (7 big bets)
Seat 7: Manuel Labandeira – 145,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 8: Thomas Milmore – 75,000 (5 big bets)

Table 20
Seat 1: Gary Webster – 265,000 (17 big bets)
Seat 2:
Seat 3: Rodney Yates – 30,000 (2 big bets)
Seat 4: Donald Maloney – 150,000 (9 big bets)
Seat 5: Bryce Fox – 197,000 (12 big bets)
Seat 6: Ian Feller – 253,000 (16 big bets)
Seat 7: Mark Hurst – 50,000 (3 big bets)
Seat 8: Michael Lee – 98,000 (6 big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $13,020 + Trophy
2nd: $8,650
3rd: $6,205
4th: $4,525
5th: $3,370
6th: $2,570
7th: $2,000
8th-9th: $1,450
10th-12th: $1,115
13th-14th: $985
15th: $865

Results Thus Far
16th: Scott Matejka – $865
17th: Felicia Johnico – $745
18th: Robert Vincent Mangino – $745
19th: Anthony Suarez – $745
20th: Donny Rubinstein – $745

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries: 591

Scott Blackman – 110,000 (220 bb)
Aaron Massey – 63,000 (126 bb)
John Dollinger – 54,000 (108 bb)
Cory Zeidman – 52,000 (104 bb)
Michael Johnson – 47,000 (94 bb)
Robert Transue – 43,000 (86 bb)
Aldring Gomez – 28,000 (56 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 25,000 (50 bb)
Matt Stout – 24,000 (48 bb)
Jonathan Marcu – 21,000 (42 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 19,000 (38 bb)
Sean Shah – 18,000 (36 bb)
Vinny Pahuja – 16,500 (33 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 16,000 (32 bb)
Scott Baumstein – 14,000 (28 bb)
Mike Beasley – 11,000 (22 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 9,000 (18 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 625

Flight A: 625 Entries; 79 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D: Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F: Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2: Sunday at 2 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 625

Flight A of the opening event of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown drew 625 entries. After just more than 15 levels of play, 79 players survived and secured a cash.

As a reminder, players must make Day 2 (to be played on Sunday at 2 p.m.) in order to reach the money.

Seth Medoff (pictured above) and Nick Pupillo (pictured below) each finished the day with 464,000 and share the top spot on the leader board.

Complete Flight A chip counts will be posted later tonight.