$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232
Matt Berkey raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Rodney Turvin three-bet all in for about 325,000 from the button, and Berkey called.
Berkey: 
Turvin: 
The board came 
, no help to Turvin, ending his tournament in sixth place.
Matt Berkey – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Rodney Turvin – Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,970)
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 232
Alexandre Vuilleumier raised all in for about 300,000 from the button and Brandon Lulov isolated the pot from the small blind with 
, leading Vuilleumier’s .
The board ran out 
, not enough help to Vuilleumier, ending his tournament in seventh place.
Brandon Lulov – 1,270,000 (42 bb)
Alexandre Vuilleumier – Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,465)
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 232
Matt Berkey raised to 60,000 from under the gun, T.K. Miles three-bet all in for about 290,000 from the next seat over, and Berkey called.
Berkey:
Miles: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Miles, ending his tournament in eighth place.
Matt Berkey – 1,115,000 (37 bb)
T.K. Miles – Eliminated in 8th Place ($31,200)
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 232
Matt Berkey raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Erik Seidel three-bet all in for about 350,000 from the next seat over, and Brandon Lulov isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the hijack.
Seidel: 
Lulov:
The board came 
, giving Lulov a pair of kings to eliminate Seidel in ninth place.
Brandon Lulov – 1,105,000 (55 bb)
Erik Seidel – Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,975)
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 232
Seat 1: Brandon Lulov – 1,100,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Nir Cohen – 535,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: Rodney Turvin – 400,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Nick Schulman – 390,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: David Coleman – 450,000 (23 bb)
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 490,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Erik Seidel – 580,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: T.K. Miles – 360,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Alexandre Vuilleumier – 335,000 (17 bb)
1st: $246,125 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $171,825
3rd: $110,955
4th: $71,800
5th: $53,000
6th: $43,970
7th: $37,465
8th: $31,200
9th: $25,975
10th: George Wolff – $25,975
11th: Nitis Udornpim – $22,680
12th: Michael Rossitto – $22,680
13th: Duff Charette – $19,450
14th: Ema Zajmovic – $19,450
15th: Damien Wilkinson – $16,825
16th: Daniel Corbett – $16,825
17th: Brek Schutten – $14,800
18th: Richard Rice – $14,800
19th: Ian O’Hara – $14,800
20th: Tony Dunst – $14,800
21st: Jake Schwartz – $12,900
22nd: Raul Martinez Gallego – $12,900
23rd: Salim Admon – $12,900
24th: Geneve Pinney – $12,900
25th: Aramander. Sartaj Puri – $11,000
26th: Carlos Chadha-Villmarin – $11,000
27th: Rajiv Maragh – $11,000
28th: Taylor von Kriegenbergh – $11,000
29th: Kristen Bicknell – $11,000
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$5,000 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 232
Prize Pool: $1,102,000
April 12, 2022
Registration closed for the popular $5,000 Eight-Max tournament to end the series and it attracted 232 entries to blast the $500,000 guarantee. This is the second-biggest field for this tournament with last year’s version the only one bigger.
2021 Showdown – 287 entries
2022 Showdown – 232 entries
2022 LHPO – 182 entries
2021 RRPO – 167 entries
2021 LHPO – 134 entries
They created a prize pool worth $1,102,000 and the last 29 players will take home some money on the last day of the series. They will earn $11,000 for a min-cash and the Event 49 winner will bank $246,125.
1st: $246,125 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $171,825
3rd: $110,955
4th: $71,800
5th: $53,000
6th: $43,970
7th: $37,465
8th: 431,200
9th-10th: $25,975
11th-12th: $22,680
13th-14th: $19,450
15th-16th: $16,825
17th-20th: $14,800
21st-24th: $12,900
25th-29th: $11,000
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
It’s become a series tradition; on the last day of every major series, we throw a big buy-in, big prize tournament. The one-day $5K tournament with a $500,000 guarantee that should easily be topped.
A great way to close things out for those still in town after the Championship and High Rollers.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.
This is the icing on the Poker Showdown cake and the field will be packed with our locals and travelers.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 47 – $1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out)
12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
12PM: Day 2 – $1,100 Seniors Championship (Freeze-Out)
12PM: Event 48 – $400 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 49 – $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 50 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
10AM: $550 Event 49 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)