2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  125
Prize Pool:  $41,875
April 21, 2023

Event 24 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). The event drew 125 entries, marking this the fourth biggest field for this tournament in our history. The prize pool was set at $41,875, and winning the lion’s share of it was Jonathan Breneman, taking it down outright for $12,000.

The victory for Breneman marks his fourth in 2023 already, as the Minnesota native has mixed-game tournament wins in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas so far this calendar year per the Hendon Mob poker database.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  1 of 125

Jonathan Breneman limped in for 50,000 and William Brock checked his option.

The flop was , Brock checked, Breneman bet 50,000, Brock check-raised to 100,000, and Breneman called.

The turn was the , Brock bet his remaining 85,000, and Breneman called.

Breneman:    (flush draw, open-ended straight draw, low draw)
Brock:    (set of fives, inferior flush draw)

The river was the , giving Breneman the better flush to win the pot and Event 24 outright for $12,000. Brock finished runner-up for $7,540.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  2 of 125

Jonathan Breneman raised to 80,000 from the button, William Brock called in the small blind, and Georges Boyadjian called all in for 60,000 in the big blind.

Action was checked to the turn of a board where Brock bet 80,000. Breneman folded.

Brock showed for the nut flush with a low draw, and the hand almost locked up against Boyadjian’s , who could only survive with an ace.

The river was the , no help to Boyadjian, ending his tournament in third place.

William Brock  – 780,000  (10 BB)
Jonathan Breneman  –  720,000  (9 BB)
Georges Boyadjian  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,500)

1st:  $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $7,540

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  3 of 125

William Brock raised to 60,000 from the button and Scott Epstein called in the big blind.

The flop was , and Epstein check-called 30,000 from Brock.

The turn was the , and Epstein check-called 60,000 from Brock.

The river was the , Epstein checked, Brock bet effectively 40,000, and Epstein folded.

William Brock  –  575,000  (10 BB)
Scott Epstein  –  40,000  (< 1 BB)

The following hand, George Boyadjian called on the button, Epstein raised all in for 40,000 in the small blind, Jonathan Breneman called in the big blind and Boyadjian called.

They checked to the turn of an board where Breneman isolated the pot with for aces and sevens with the nut low.

Epstein trailed with and found no help from the river, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Jonathan Breneman  –  850,000  (14 BB)
Scott Epstein  – Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,825)

With three players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 500,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,500.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  4 of 125

Michael Dreese raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Jonathan Breneman called in the big blind.

The flop was , Dreese checked, Breneman bet 30,000, and Dreese called.

The turn was the ,  Dreese bet his remaining 10,000-ish, and Breneman called.

Dreese:    (pair of fours, nut low draws)
Breneman:    (flush draw, straight draw, low draw)

The river was the , giving Breneman a winning pair of jacks to eliminate Dreese in fifth place.

Jonathan Breneman  –  800,000  (13 BB)
Michael Dreese  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,095)

With four players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 375,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,825.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  5 of 125

Seat 1:  Michael Dreese  –  166,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2:  Jonathan Breneman  –  474,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3:  William Brock  –  83,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4:  Georges Boyadjian  –  578,000  (12 BB)
Seat 5:  Scott Epstein  –  200,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $7,540
3rd:  $4,500
4th:  $2,825
5th:  $2,095

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  5 of 125

George Boyadjian limped in for 20,000 on the button, Scott Epstein raised to 40,000 from the small blind, Bernhard Schmidt called all in for 39,000 in the big blind, and Boyadjuan called.

The flop was , Epstein bet 20,000, and Boyadjian called.

The turn was the , Epstein bet 40,000, and Boyadjian called.

The river was the , and both players checked.

Here were their hands:

Boyadjian:  [7s  (pair of sevens, 7-6-5-3-2 low)
Epstein:    (kings and deuces)
Schmidt:    (pair of sevens, 8-7-5-2-A low)

Schmidt was chopped up his opponents, ending his tournament in sixth place.

George Boyadjian  –  760,000  (19 BB)
Scott Epstein  –  260,000  (7 BB)
Bernhard Schmidt  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,800)

With five players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 300,000 (7.5 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,095.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  6 of 125

Scott Epstein raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Claudangelo Beaudouin called from the cutoff, and Georges Boyadjian called in the big blind.

The flop was , Boyadjian checked, and Epstein continued for 20,000. Beaudouin raised all in for 25,000, Boyadjian called, and Epstein called.

Both Boyadjian and Epstein checked down the turn and river.

Here were the hands:

Boyadjian:    (nines and sevens, 8-7-4-3-A low)
Epstein:    (pair of fours, 8-7-4-2-A low)
Beaudouin:    (pair of fours, 8-7-4-3-A low)

Boyadjian had the best high hand, while Epstein had the nut low to eliminate Beaudouin in seventh place.

George Boyadjian  –  550,000  (14 BB)
Scott Epstein  –  285,000  (7 BB)
Claudangelo Beaudouin  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,560)

With six players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 250,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,800.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  7 of 125

Georges Boyadjian limped in for 16,000 from early position, Dominic Granteed called all in for 16,000 in the cutoff, and Jonathan Breneman checked his option in the big blind.

Action checked to the river of an board where Boyadjian bet 32,000. Breneman folded.

Boyadjian tabled for a  jack-high straight with an 8-7-6-4-A low, besting Granteed’s to eliminate Granteed in eighth place.

Georges Boyadjian  –  420,000  (13 BB)
Dominic Granteed  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,380)

With seven players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is about 214,000 (7 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,560.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  8 of 125

Michael Dreese limped in for 16,000 from the hijack, Claudangelo Beaudouin did the same from the cutoff, and Long Nguyen was already all in for 16,000 in the big blind.

Action was checked to the turn of a board where Dreese isolated the pot with for quad tens, having Nguyen’s drawing dead.

The river was an inconsequential , ending Nguyen’s tournament in ninth place.

Michael Dreese  –  180,000  (6 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,215)

With eight players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is about 188,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,380.