Cherish Andrews Wins Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $31,105

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $103,000
April 25, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 39 Champion Cherish Andrews

Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 103 entries generated a prize pool of $103,000, and taking it down was Cherish Andrews, winning outright for $31,105.

With her score tonight, the reigning GPI female player of the year now has more than $1.6 million in career live tournament winnings, per the Hendon Mob poker database.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1CherishAndrews$31,105
2SerhiiPopovych$19,300
3DominickSarle$11,845
4WillFailla$7,725
5AleksDimitrov$6,025
6YuvalBronshtein$4,815
7JakeCody$4,095
8CoreyWade$3,555
9MartinStausholm$3,145
10LandonTice$3,145
11SteveYagudaev$2,835
12RomanRogovskyi$2,835
13AlexanderGoulder$1,288
14BinWeng$1,287

Event 39: Cherish Andrews Wins! ($31,105); Serhii Popovych Finishes Runner-Up ($19,300)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 103

Cherish Andrews

Cherish Andrews limped for 40,000 on the button, Serhii Popovych raised to 125,000 from the big blind, and Andrews called.

The flop was 6c4h2h, Popovych checked, Andrews bet 75,000, and Popovych called.

The turn was the 6s, Popovych checked, Andrews bet 200,000, and Popovych called.

The river was the 7c, Popovych checked, Andrews shoved for effectively 385,000, and Popovych thought for about 40 seconds before he called.

Andrews tabled Kc7s for sevens and sixes, Popovych nodded and tapped the table showing a defeated AcKh, and Andrews took down Event 39 outright for $31,105. Popovych finished runner-up for $19,300.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Serhii Popovych

Event 39: Dominick Sarle – 3rd Place ($11,845)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 103

Dominick Sarle raised all in for about 500,000 from the button and Cherish Andrews called in the big blind with AcTs, leading Sarle’s Ks8s.

The board came Th4h4sJh5h, no help to Sarle, ending his tournament in third place.

Cherish Andrews  –  1,490,000  (50 bb)
Serhii Popovych  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Dominick Sarle  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($11,845)

Event 39: Will Failla – 4th Place ($7,725)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 103

Will Failla raised all in for 370,000 from UTG/cutoff and Cherish Andrews isolated the action with a shove from the button.

Failla:  Ac9d
Andrews:  TcTd

The board ran out 8d3s2c9s5s, not enough help to Failla, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Cherish Andrews  –  1,080,000  (36 bb)
Will Failla  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,725)

Event 39: Aleks Dimitrov – 5th Place ($6,025)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 103

Cherish Andrews raised all in for 450,000 from the small blind and Aleks Dimitrov thought for a while before he called all in for about 360,000 in the big blind.

Andrews:  As6s
Dimitrov:  Ah8s

The board ran out Kc6h6d7cJh, giving Andrews trip sixes to eliminate Dimitrov in fifth place.

Cherish Andrews  –  835,000  (33 bb)
Aleks Dimitrov  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($6,025)

Event 39: Yuval Bronshtein – 6th Place ($4,815)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 103

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 100,000 from under the gun (leaving 20,000 behind), Will Failla reraised from the big blind, and Bronshtein called all in for 120,000.

Bronshtein:  Ks7h
Failla:  QhQd

The board came 9s8h8d7s6s, not enough help to Bronshtein, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Will Failla  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,815)

Event 39: Jake Cody – 7th Place ($4,095)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 103

Jake Cody raised all in for 210,000 under the gun and Cherish Andrews isolated the action from the small blind with AhAc, leading Cody’s 3c3s.

The board came down Qd5s4h4c6h, no help to Cody, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Cherish Andrews  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Jake Cody  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($4,095)

Event 39: Corey Wade – 8th Place ($3,555)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 103

Serhii Popovych raised all in for about 270,000 from the hijack and Corey Wade called all in for about 125,000 on the button.

Popovych:  AcQc
Wade:  TsTd

The board ran out 9s5c2sAd3c, giving Popovych a pair of aces to eliminate Wade in eighth place.

Serhii Popovych  –  435,000  (29 bb)
Corey Wade  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,555)

Event 39: Martin Stausholm – 9th Place ($3,145)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 103

Martin Stausholm raised all in for 60,000 from UTG+1, Aleks Dimitrov three-bet all in for 210,000 from the cutoff, and Dominick Sarle isolated the action with a reshove from the small blind.

Stausholm:  AhQs
Dimitrov:  TdTc
Sarle:  AcQh

The board ran out 7d5d2hJdKs, giving Dimitrov the double through Sarle while eliminating Stausholm.

Aleks Dimitrov  –  520,000  (35 bb)
Dominick Sarle  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Martin Stausholm  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,145)

Event 39: Cherish Andrews Doubles Thru Serhii Popovych

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 103

Serhii Popovych opened to 30,000 from UTG+1, Cherish Andrews reraised all in for 90,000 from the button, and Popovych called with Kd3d, trailing Andrews’ AhQd.

The board ran out Qs7c4h7s5s, giving Andrews queens and sevens to double up.

Cherish Andrews  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Serhii Popovych  –  315,000  (21 bb)