Event 30: Kyle Cartwright Doubles Thru A.J. Kelsall

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 475

Kyle Cartwright

A.J. Kelsall opened to 14,000 from early position and Kyle Cartwright called from the next seat over.

The flop was 3d5h4d and Kelsall check-called 9,000 from Cartwright.

The turn was the Jh and Kelsall check-called 23,000 from Cartwright.

The river was the As, Kelsall checked, Cartwright moved all in for 61,000, and Kelsall tanked for a bit before he called.

Cartwright tabled AdAh for a set of aces, Kelsall mucked, and Cartwright doubled up.

Down to 21,000, Kelsall busted the following hand.

Kyle Cartwright  –  229,000  (38 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  Eliminated in 51st Place  ($1,965)

Event 30: A Few Chip Counts as the Money Bubble Nears

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 475

Robert Kuhn

Robert Kuhn  –  385,000  (77 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  350,000  (70 bb)
Femi Fashakin  –  280,000  (56 bb)
Vinny Pahuja  –  275,000  (55 bb)
Andrew Heckman  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Kristen Bicknell  –  235,000  (47 bb)
Michael Nye  –  230,000  (46 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  225,000  (45 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  220,000  (44 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  195,000  (39 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  175,000  (35 bb)
Stephen Caplan  –  160,000  (32 bb)
James Calderaro  –  150,000  (30 bb)
Landon Tice  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Duff Charette  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Michael Newman  –  115,000  (23 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  115,000  (23 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  110,000  (22 bb)
Kyle Cartwright  –  110,000  (22 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  105,000  (21 bb)
Will Failla  –  90,000  (18 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  75,000  (15 bb)
Tony Dunst  –  70,000  (14 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  70,000  (14 bb)
Carey Pickus  –  55,000  (11 bb)
Howard Mash  –  50,000  (10 bb)

Event 30: Prize Pool and Payouts with $91,835 Up Top

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  475
Prize Pool:  $460,750
April 6, 2022

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em one-day tournament with a huge turnout. The 475 entries more than quadrupled the $100,000 guaranteed and nearly quintupled it.

They combined to create a huge prize pool worth $460,750 with the last 60 spots being paid. They will receive $1,670 for a min-cash and the Event 30 champ will earn $91,835 plus the Showdown trophy.

1st: $91,835 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $61,585
3rd: $41,055
4th: $28,175
5th: $21,630
6th: $18,030
7th: $15,055
8th: $12,085
9th-10th: $9,125
11th-12th: $7,525
13th-15th: $5,945
16th-18th: $5,025
19th-21st: $4,240
22nd-24th: $3,550
25th-27th: $3,065
28th-36th: $2,675
37th-45th: $2,305
46th-54th: $1,965
55th-60th: $1,670

Event 30: Guarantee Gone Early

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  116

It didn’t take very long for Event 30 to fly over the $100,000 guarantee, less than a level and they are building the prize pool with 116 entries in the game so far.

A lot of new players are making their way to South Florida with some High Rollers and the Championship playing out over the last week of the series.

Event 30: Another One-Day $1K

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today’s schedule features a couple of big buy-in tournaments and a lot of Championship satellites. The Grand Ballroom will be busy today.

We are kicking off today’s primary event schedule with a $1,100 buy-in Deep Stack tournament that has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. Event 30 starts at noon and will feature a lot of players just getting into town for the Championship.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

Action will continue into the evening and come to an end when we have our next Showdown trophy winner.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 30 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 26 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-out)

12PM: Event 30 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 30 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 32 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 “One and Done” Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $250 Event 34 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $2,200/$200,000 GTD Event 34
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Poker Showdown Schedule