$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 103

Jeff Madsen raised to 56,000 from the button and Wally Maddah called from the small blind.

The flop was and Maddah check-called 16,000 from Madsen.

The turn was the and Maddah check-called 37,000 from Madsen.

The river was the and both checked.

Maddah tabled for an eight-high straight with a six-five low, Madsen mucked, and Maddah scooped the pot.

Wally Maddah  –  505,000  (32 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  580,000  (36 bb)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 103

Darin Utley raised from the cutoff and Wally Maddah called from the small blind.

The flop was and Maddah check-called 40,000 from Utley.

The turn was the , Maddah checked, Utley shoved for 61,000, and Maddah called with for a pair of aces with a six-four low. Utley was well behind with for a pair of nines with a wheel draw.

The river was the , giving Maddah a six-high straight for the high and both a wheel for the low, giving three-quarters of the pot to Maddah.

Wally Maddah  –  320,000  (20 bb)
Darin Utley  –  75,000  (5 bb)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 103

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 103

Wally Maddah raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Sean Kennedy three-bet all in for 56,000 from the small blind, and Maddah called.

Maddah: 
Kennedy: 

The board ran out , giving Maddah an ace-high straight to eliminate Kennedy in seventh place.

Wally Maddah  –  238,000  (15 bb)
Sean Kennedy  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,150)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 103

Harry Armstrong raised the pot to 42,000 from the button, Darin Utler three-bet all in for 94,000 from the big blind and Armstrong called all in for about 82,000.

Armstrong: 
Utley: 

The board came , giving Utley kings and jacks to eliminate Armstrong in eighth place.

Darin Utley  –  182,000  (15 bb)
Harry Armstrong  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,865)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 103

Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Wally Maddah reraised all in for 56,000 from middle position and Shashikhina called all in for 42,000.

Shashikhina: 
Maddah: 

The board came , giving Maddah the nut flush to eliminate Shashikhina in ninth place.

Wally Maddah  –  111,000  (11 bb)
Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,650)

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  9 of 103

Seat 1:  Wally Maddah  –  56,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Wang  –  103,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:  Carey Pickus  –  92,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4:  Harry Armstrong  –  331,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Ilya Dyment  –  91,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Darin Utley  –  154,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7:  Sean Kennedy  –  106,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8:  Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina  –  42,000  (4 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeff Madsen  –  570,000  (57 bb)

1st:  $16,335 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $10,140
3rd:  $6,220
4th:  $4,055
5th:  $3,160
6th:  $2,530
7th:  $2,150
8th:  $1,865
9th:  $1,650

10th:  David Brooker  –  $1,650
11th:  Steven Roth  –  $1,485
12th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,485
13th:  John Hegi  –  $1,350

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/35,000
Players Remaining:  9 of 103

With the board showing on the turn, David Brooker got it all in from the small blind for about 190,000 against Jeff Madsen in the cutoff.

Jeff Madsen:    (pair of aces, 6-3 low draw)
David Brooker:    (pair of nines, 6-3 low draw)

Brooker needed to improve to stay alive, but the river card was the .

There were no possible lows, and Madsen won the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Brooker in 10th place.

Jeff Madsen  –  570,000  (16 bb)
David Brooker  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($1,650)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 170,000 (5 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,650 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $54,075
April 2, 2022

Registration closed on the $600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 103 entries creating a prize pool worth $54,075. The last 13 places will pay out with $1,350 for a min-cash and $16,335 plus the Showdown trophy to the Event 18 winner.

1st: $16,335 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $10,140
3rd: $6,220
4th: $4,055
5th: $3,160
6th: $2,530
7th: $2,150
8th: $1,865
9th-10th: $1,650
11th-12th: $1,485
13th: $1,350

$600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200
Entries:  103

Cards are back in the air for Event 18 following the second break and they closed down registration for the $600 Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament. The tournament clock shows 103 entries and we are waiting on official word for the prize pool and payout.

Ari Engel is among those grinding in the Meeting Room. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner/11-time WSOP Circuing ring champ has more wins listed on Hendon Mob than we could count. His second bracelet came this past autumn when he won the $10K Omaha 8 Championship.

A tough spot for the rest of the table.