2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 29
$400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  179
Prize Pool:  $59,965
April 5, 2022

There were 179 entries in Tuesday night’s Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em event, nearly doubling the $30K guarantee to create a prizepool worth $59,965.

It took just over eight hours until the final three players agreed to an ICM deal to end the tournament shortly after 3:00 am. As chipleader, Georges Boyadjian was awarded the title, the trophy, and $12,327.

Mikhail Shlapakou received $10,334 for second place, and Sam Zalmanov received $9,129 for third.

Boyadjian started the final table with a large chip lead, but as you’d expect from a turbo structure, there were quite a few chip count swings at the final table. At first, nothing went right for Boyadjian as he doubled up several other players. But he had enough chips to weather that slide, and he was able to build momentum late to take the chip lead when it mattered most — when the tournament ended.

Final Results:

* Indicates the results of a three-way deal.

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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 179

After the elimination of Andres Jeckeln in fourth place, the final three players agreed to an ICM chop to end the tournament. These were their official chip counts

Georges Boyadjian  –  1,850,000  (19 bb)
Mikhail Shlapakou  –  1,025,000  (10 bb)
Sam Zalmanov  –  700,000  (7 bb)

And these were the payouts they agreed to:

1st:  Georges Boyadjian  –  $12,327
2nd:  Mikhail Shlapakou  –  $10,334
3rd:  Sam Zalmanov  –  $9,129

As chipleader, Boyadjian received the most money, the title, and the trophy.

Stay tuned for a recap from this event to be posted later tonight.

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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 179

Georges Boyadjian limped from the small blind for 100,000, Andres Jeckeln moved all in from the big blind for 950,000, and Boyadjian quickly called all in for 875,000 with .

Jeckeln turned over , and Boyadjian needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Boyadjian paired his jack on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Georges Boyadjian  –  1,850,000  (19 bb)
Andres Jeckeln  –  75,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Mikhail Shlapakou limped under the gun for 100,000, Andres Jeckeln called all in from the small blind for 75,000, and Sam Zalmanov checked his option in the big blind.

Zalmanov and Shlapakou checked all the way down on a board of , and all three players showed their cards.

Mikhail Shlapakou:    (pair of jacks, ace kicker)
Sam Zalmanov:    (pair of jacks, nine kicker)
Andres Jeckeln:    (pair of eights)

Jeckeln paired his eight on the flop, but both of his opponents paired their jacks on the river. Shlapakou won the pot with a pair of jacks and his ace kicker to eliminate Jeckeln in fourth place.

Mikhail Shlapakou  –  1,025,000  (10 bb)
Sam Zalmanov  –  700,000  (7 bb)
Andres Jeckeln  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,740)

With three players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 1.2 million (12 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,145 each.

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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 179

The players returned from their break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 ante.

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 900,000 (9 bb). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Andres Jeckeln  –  700,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Sam Zalmanov  –  550,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Mikhail Shlapakou  –  950,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Georges Boyadjian  –  1,375,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $15,525
2nd:  $10,120
3rd:  $6,145
4th:  $3,740

5th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $2,885
6th:  Igor Evseev  –  $2,395
7th:  Brian Eisenberg  –  $2,040
8th:  Akeelo Rhoden  –  $1,795
9th:  Daniel Pearlman  –  $1,555

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 179

Jorge Gomez raised from the button to 150,000, Andres Jeckeln moved all in from the big blind, and Gomez called all in for about 525,000 with .

Jeckeln turned over , and Gomez needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Jeckeln turned a spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Gomez in fifth place.

Andres Jeckeln  –  1,350,000  (23 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,885)

With four players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 895,000 (15 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

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Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 179

Igor Evseev raised from the cutoff to about 100,000, Andres Jeckeln moved all in from the big blind for 530,000, and Evseev tanked for a long time before he called all in for a similar stack with .

Jeckeln turned over , and it was a race situation.

The board came , and Jeckeln flopped a set of eights to win the pot.

Both chip stacks were counted down, and Evseev had Jeckeln covered by just a single 5K chip. Jeckeln doubled up to more than 1.1 million.

Andres Jeckeln  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Igor Evseev  –  5,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Mikhail Shlapakou raised under the gun to 80,000, Igor Evseev called all in from the hijack for 5,000, and Sam Zalmanov called 80,000 from the big blind.

There was 60,000 in the main pot, and another 150,000 in the side pot between Zalmanov and Shlapakou.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Zalmanov bet 50,000, and Shlapakou called. All three players showed their cards:

Sam Zalmanov:    (trip sevens)
Mikhail Shlapakou:    (two pair)
Igor Evseev:    (nine high)

Zalmanov won the entire pot with his trip sevens to eliminate Evseev in sixth place.

Sam Zalmanov  –  1,200,000  (30 bb)
Mikhail Shlapakou  –  450,000  (11 bb)
Igor Evseev  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,395)

With five players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,885 each.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 179

Sam Zalmanov raised UTG+1 to about 80,000, Brian Eisenberg moved all in from the button for 205,000, and Zalmanov asked for an exact count before he called with .

Eisenberg turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Zalmanov flopped two pair and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Eisenberg in seventh place.

Sam Zalmanov  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
Brian Eisenberg  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,040)

With six players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 595,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,395 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 179

Akeelo Rhoden got it all in from the small blind for about 60,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Igor Evseev on the button.

The board came , and Evseev flopped two pair and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Rhoden in eighth place.

Igor Evseev  –  925,000  (37 bb)
Akeelo Rhoden  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,795)

With seven players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 515,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,040 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 179

Brian Eisenberg min-raised from the hijack to 50,000, Georges Boyadjian called from the button, and Sam Zalmanov moved all in from the big blind for 285,000.

Eisenberg thought for a while before he folded, and Boyadjian asked for an exact count before he called with .

Zalmanov turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Zalmanov to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sam Zalmanov  –  660,000  (26 bb)
Georges Boyadjian  –  720,000  (29 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,795 each.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 179

Daniel Pearlman moved all in under the gun for 85,000, and Igor Evseev reraised from middle position to about 150,000. Everyone else folded.

Pearlman turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Evseev’s .

The board came , and Evseev flopped a set of nines and rivered quads to win the pot and eliminate Pearlman in ninth place.

Igor Evseev  –  740,000  (30 bb)
Daniel Pearlman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,555)

With eight players remaining from a field of 179, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,795 each.