Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 35 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 35 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 31 Day 2 – $1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Event 31 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 31 Payouts

12PM: Event 36 Day 1 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 36 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 37 Day 1 – $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• Shot clocks will be used in this event. The shot clock is 30 seconds to act both pre and post flop. Each entry will be given six 30
  second time chips at the start of the event. The final nine players will reset to a total of eight time chips each.
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 38 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:25pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 38 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 39 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 39 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 37 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000 Showdown Event 37
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

12PM: $400 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $3,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in $2,200 Event 44 and $1,100 Event 40 plus $400 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $550 Super High Roller Turbo Step Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,100 Super High Roller satellite at 7pm
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

4PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $5,100 Super High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels 1-7 last 20 minutes; Levels 8+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (9:25pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 90

The final table is Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1:  Corey Wade  –  161,000  (8 BB)
Seat 2:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  313,000  (16 BB)
Seat 3:  Benny Glaser  –  290,500  (15 BB)
Seat 4:  Brian Yoon  –  467,000  (23 BB)
Seat 5:  Jon Breneman  –  460,000  (23 BB)
Seat 6:  Jason Papastavrou  –  78,500  (4 BB)
Seat 7:  John Holley  –  76,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $26,620 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $17,235
3rd:  $11,475
4th:  $7,860
5th:  $5,545
6th:  $4,035
7th:  $3,030

8th:  Long Nguyen  –  $3,030
9th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $2,350
10th:  Kenneth Po  –  $2,350
11th:  Kristan Lord  –  $1,885
12th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,885

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 90

Pot-Limit Omaha

Long Nguyen called all in from under the gun for 3,500, John Holley called the 5,000 big blind amount in the cutoff, Brian Yoon did the same in the small blind, and Yuval Bronshtein checked his option.

The board was checked down and Nguyen showed for a pair of nines.

Yoon showed for queens and deuces, and it was best to win the pot and eliminate Nguyen in eighth place.

Brian Yoon  –  467,000  (23 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,030)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 90

Limit Hold’em

On a board of , Marc Sacheli committed his short stack with for a pair of nines against Benny Glaser’s for a pair of aces.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Sacheli, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Benny Glaser  –  290,000  (18 BB)
Marc Sacheli  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,350)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 90

Razz

Kenneth Po:  /
Jonathan Breneman:  /
Marc Sacheli:  /
Jason Papastavrou:  /
Benny Glaser:  /

Kenneth Po was the bring-in for 2,000 with a , and that left him with just 1,500 behind. Jonathan Breneman called the 2,000, as did Marc Sacheli and Jason Papastavrou.

Benny Glaser completed to 8,000, Po called all in for 3,500, Breneman called, Sacheli folded, and Papastavrou folded.

Kenneth Po:  /
Jonathan Breneman:  / – folded
Benny Glaser:  /

Glaser bet 8,000 on fourth street, getting a fold from Breneman.

Kenneth Po:  /
Benny Glaser:  /

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Kenneth Po:  / /
Benny Glaser:  / /

Glaser made a winning 8-7-5-4-2 on sixth street, ending Po’s tournament in 10th place.

Benny Glaser  –  300,000  (19 BB)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($2,350)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 90

Table 9
Seat 1:  John Holley  –  110,000  (7 BB)
Seat 2:  Corey Wade  –  180,000  (11 BB)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Brian Yoon  –  290,000  (18 BB)
Seat 5:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  380,000  (24 BB)
Seat 6:  Long Nguyen  –  40,000  (2.5 BB)

Table 10
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Kenneth Po  –  49,000  (3 BB)
Seat 3:  Jonathan Breneman  –  330,000  (21 BB)
Seat 4:  Marc Sacheli  –  71,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5:  Jason Papastavrou  –  65,000  (4 BB)
Seat 6:  Benny Glaser  –  295,000  (18 BB)

1st:  $26,620 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $17,235
3rd:  $11,475
4th:  $7,860
5th:  $5,545
6th:  $4,035
7th-8th:  $3,030
9th-10th:  $2,350

11th:  Kristan Lord  –  $1,885
12th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,885

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  90
Prize Pool:  $87,300
April 24-25, 2023

We brought the Eight-Game Mix back to the schedule and our players really came out to show their support for this format. The 90 entries demolished our previous high of 33 during the 2014 Poker Showdown.

2023 Showdown – 90 entries
2014 Showdown – 33 entries
2014 SHRPO – 18 entries
2015 Showdown – 15 entries

They created a prize pool worth $87,300 and the last 12 spots will earn some cash. A min-cash is worth $1,885 while the Eight-Game Mix champ will earn $26,620 and the Showdown trophy.

1st: $26,620 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $17,235
3rd: $11,475
4th: $7,860
5th: $5,545
6th: $4,035
7th-8th: $3,030
9th-10th: $2,350
11th-12th: $1,885

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  600/1,200 Limits
Entries:  70

Looking across the hall, we found a nice crowd of grinders in the $1,100 Eight-Game Mix. This is the fourth time in our history we’ve run this tournament and the first since the 2015 Poker Showdown.

The 70 entries we have so far make this our biggest field for this tournament and it’s not close.

2023 Showdown – ?????
2014 Showdown – 33 entries
2014 SHRPO – 18 entries
2015 Showdown – 15 entries

A few notables include A.J. Kelsall, Jeff Madsen, Long Nguyen, Yuval Bronshtein, Benny Glaser, Michael Noori, John Holley, Brian Yoon, Bill Gazes, and Daniel Pearlman.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/200

It’s been a long time since we put an Eight-Game Mix tournament on a major series schedule, eight years to be exact since Jason Mercier won our last one during the 2015 Poker Showdown. It makes its return at noon and players will need to show a wide range of skills to take the title.

Games in the rotation will be No Limit Hold’em, 7-Card Stud High, Omaha 8, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold’em, 7-Card Stud 8, and 2-7 Triple Draw.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 4:30 pm with a 45-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm.

Day 1 will continue until they reach the seven-handed final table and they will return tomorrow to play it out.

• No Limit Hold’em, 7-card Stud High, Omaha 8, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold’em, 7-card Stud 8, 2-7 Triple Draw
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• Event 31 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 29 – $400 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 30 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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

12PM: Event 31 Day 1 – $1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• No Limit Hold’em, 7-card Stud High, Omaha 8, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold’em, 7-card Stud 8, 2-7 Triple Draw
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• Event 31 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 21 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 21 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 21 Payouts

2PM: Event 27 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 27 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 27 Payouts

4PM: Event 32 – $600 Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

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

5PM: Event 33 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:25pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 33 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 34 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 34 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $550 Super High Roller Turbo Step Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,100 Super High Roller satellite on April 25
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD 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