2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-out)
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $64,990
April 5, 2022

The 2022 Poker Showdown had three Limit Omaha 8 tournaments on the schedule with escalating stakes until Event 26 kicked off on April 6. The $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship drew 67 players for the freeze-out format and Leonard August walked away with the title along with $18,000.

Nine players returned for Day 2, all final table players in the money and shooting for the title. Despite a lot of chips in play, the final table quickly played down to a heads-up match between August and “Jeter” Brock.

Brock had the lead but August quickly took over and held a slight lead when the two decided to split up the remaining prize pool. Brock earned $17,750 for his second straight runner-up finish in this tournament (2nd in 2021 SHRPO Limit Omaha 8 Championship).

August earned $18,000 for the win plus his first Hollywood trophy!

Results:

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 Limits

Leonard August and Jeter Brock played a few hands heads up, August pipped a small lead and the two decided to divide up the remaining prize pool.

Brock earned $17,750 for the runner-up finish while August earned an even $18,000 in the deal and the Showdown trophy.

“I just wanted to match what I did in August,” Brock mentioned after the deal (August as in the SHRPO series and not his opponent). Brock finished that $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship in second place as well and seemed content.

1st: Leonard August – $18,000 + Showdown trophy *
2nd: Jeter Brock – $17,750 *
3rd: Aleksey Filatov – $7,960
4th: Ilya Dyment – $5,685
5th: Gary Kosakowski – $4,385
6th: Walter Buss – $3,410
7th: David Scarpetta – $2,925
8th: Stephen Johnson – $2,600
9th: A.J. Kelsall – $2,275

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 67

Aleksey Filatov dropped to a short stack after playing a big bet hand against Leonard August that did not go to a showdown and they tangled again. Filatov raised from the small blind, August put in a third bet from the big, and Filatov called at risk for 67,000 total.

Filatov:
August:

Filatov was ahead with his aces but August flopped two pair kings and threes on the to take the lead. Filatov added a low draw on the turn but the river bricked to send him out in third place.

Leonard August – 615,000 (12 bb)
Aleksey Filatov – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,960)

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

Ilya Dyment was down to 14,000 and all in with a part of the big blind. Leonard August and Jeter Brock folded and Aleksey Filatov called the extra 4K in the small blind.

Dyment:
Filatov:

Dyment was ahead with the sixes but Filatov paired ten on the flop. The board finished turn and river to send Dyment out in fourth place.

Aleksey Filatov – 290,000 (7 bb)
Ilya Dyment – Eliminated in 4th Place ($5,685)

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Gary Kosakowsi was down to 45,000 and got his stack in the middle against Aleksey Filatov.

Kosakowski:
Filatov:

“I’m ahead with the threes,” Kosakowski confirmed.

But his threes did not hold on the board when Filatov flopped top two to scoop the pot and send Kosakowski out in fifth place.

Aleksey Filatov – 245,000 (6 bb)
Gary Kosakowski – Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,385)

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

With the flop reading , Ilya Dement got his last 69,000 in the middle against Gary Kosakowski.

Dyment:
Kosakowski:

Dyment was ahead with the rare double set and needed to dodge some hearts. Except the turn was the one heart he could use. He made quad fours and Kosakowski was drawing dead to the river.

Ilya Dyment – 178,000 (4 bb)
Gary Kosakowski – 80,000 (2 bb)

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

The five remaining players were sent on a break after Level 21 and return with Leonard August holding a big lead.

Seat 1: Gary Kosakowski – 288,000 (10 BB)
Seat 2: Jeter Brock – 281,000 (9 BB)
Seat 3: Aleksey Filatov – 186,000 (6 BB)
Seat 4: Ilya Dyment – 182,000 (6 BB)
Seat 5: Leonard August – 402,000 (13 BB)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $22,750 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $13,000
3rd: $7,960
4th: $5,685
5th: $4,385

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

Walter Buss was the short stack and got his chip in the middle against Aleksey Filatov.

Buss:
Filatov:

Buss ran his queens into aces and couldn’t find a save on the board to exit in sixth place.

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 67

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 67

Leonard August and Aleksey Filatov were heads up to a flop. Filatov checked from the big blind, August bet from early position, and Filatov checked-raised. August called, the turn was , Filatov bet, August raised, and Filatov called.

The river came , Filatov checked, and August got one last bet in. Filatov called and Leonard said “sevens full”.

He tabled for a full house sevens over nines and a nut low. Filatov double-checked his cards and mucked the big pot to August.

Leonard August – 425,000 (18 bb)
Aleksey Filatov – 135,000 (6 bb)