2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  82
Prize Pool:  $43,050
April 14, 2023 

Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), and a field of 82 entries created a prize pool of $43,050. A five-way deal was reached at the final table, and as the chip leader, Donald Maloney was the official winner for $8,505.

This marked Maloney’s second SHRP major series trophy victory. His first came at the 2021 Showdown, where he won a $400 Omaha 8 for $9,236. His result today puts him above the $1.45 million mark in career live tournament winnings per the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes five-way deal

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Following the elimination of Cat Mon in sixth place, the remaining five players looked at the numbers and eventually reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Donald Maloney  –  389,000  (16 BB)
Shan Meruga  –  385,000  (16 BB)
Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  225,000  (9 BB)
Steven Roth  –  159,000  (7 BB)
Robert Poolos  –  73,000  (3 BB)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Donald Maloney  –  $8,505
Shan Meruga  –  $8,469
Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  $6,728
Steven Roth  –  $5,781
Robert Poolos  –  $4,227

As the chip leader, Donald Maloney was the official Event 4 winner for $8,505.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Shan Meruga raised to 24,000 from under the gun, Cat Mon called all in for less in the small blind, and Donald Maloney called in the big blind.

Maloney and Meruga checked to the turn of a board where Meruga bet 24,000. Maloney called.

The river was the , Maloney checked, Meruga bet 24,000, and Maloney called.

Here were their hands:

Meruga: 
Maloney: 
Mon: 

Maloney had an ace-high flush, Meruga had an 8-6-5-4-A low, and Mon couldn’t beat either, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Donald Maloney  –  389,000  (16 BB)
Shan Meruga  –  385,000  (16 BB)
Cat Mon  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,155)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 82

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Donald Maloney three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind, and Bronshtein called all in for 27,000.

Bronshtein: 
Maloney: 

The board ran out , giving Maloney flush along with an 8-5-4-3-2 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Bronshtein in sixth place.

Donald Maloney  –  360,000  (18 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,790)

With six players remaining, the average stack is around 205,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,155.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 82

With the final board reading , Brett Skolnick committed his final chips with for the second-best low, but Hossein Ghodosi Fard had him beat with for a pair of queens with the nut low to eliminate Skolnick in eighth place.

Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  310,000  (19 BB)
Brett Skolnick  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,510)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is around 175,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,790.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 82

On the turn of a board, Cat Mon checked from the small blind and Donald Maloney checked from the big blind. Gary Webster bet his remaining 2,000 from middle position, and both Mon and Maloney called.

The river was the , and both checked again.

Mon tabled for trip fives, besting Maloney’s holdings and Webster’s to end Webster’s tournament in ninth place.

Cat Mon  –  230,000  (19 BB)
Donald Maloney  –  200,000  (17 BB)
Gary Webster  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,340)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 82

After the elimination of Jay Palmer in 10th place, there is a random redraw for seats at the final table. Here is the updated lineup:

Seat 1.  Steven Roth  –  30,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2.  Gary Webster  –  135,000  (11 BB)
Seat 3.  Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  220,000  (18 BB)
Seat 4.  Brett Skolnick  –  85,000  (7 BB)
Seat 5.  Cat Mon  –  115,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6.  Donald Maloney  –  205,000  (17 BB)
Seat 7.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  255,000  (21 BB)
Seat 8.  Shan Meruga  –  110,000  (9 BB)
Seat 9.  Robert Poolos  –  95,000  (8 BB)

And here are the payouts for this event:

1st:  $13,875 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $8,395
3rd:  $5,220
4th:  $3,530
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,155
7th:  $1,790
8th:  $1,510
9th:  $1,340

10th:  Jay Palmer  –  $1,340
11th:  Michael Laake  –  $1,340

With nine players remaining, the average stack is around 137,000 (11 Big Bets).

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  13 of 82

The players returned from break to begin Level 16, with increased limits of 5,000-10,000.

Here is the current lineup as they near the Money Bubble and the final table, along with their chip counts and the value of their stack in terms of big bets (BB):

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Gary Webster  –  101,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2.  Michael Laake  –  21,000  (2 BB)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Steven Herschkowitz  –  39,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5.  Jay Palmer  –  23,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6.  Donald Maloney  –  145,000  (15 BB)
Seat 7.  Steven Roth  –  46,000  (5 BB)
Seat 8.  Cat Mon  –  84,000  (8 BB)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Shideh Bina  –  37,000  (4 BB)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Brett Skolnick  –  136,000  (14 BB)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Shan Meruga  –  104,000  (10 BB)
Seat 7.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  179,000  (18 BB)
Seat 8.  Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  243,000  (24 BB)
Seat 9.  Robert Poolos  –  69,000  (7 BB)

The final 11 players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,340 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  82
Prize Pool:  $43,050
April 14, 2023 

Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 82 entries creating a prize pool worth $43,050. The last 11 spots will be paid with $1,30 for a min-cash and $13,875 up top for the Event 4 champ.

1st: $13,875 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $8,395
3rd: $5,220
4th: $3,530
5th: $2,690
6th: $2,155
7th: $1,790
8th: $1,510
9th-11th: $1,340

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  400/800 Limits
Entries:  60

The $600 Limit Omaha 8 field recently went on their first break with a very nice 60 entries in the first four levels. They have a talented field in the Meeting Room.

Among them, we found former GPI Female Player of the Year Nadya Magnus along with David Shmuel and Yuval Bronshtein who have 15 major Hollywood titles between them (and only one NLH among them).