2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  27
Prize Pool:  $666,900
April 27, 2023

Event 45 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry). A field of 27 entries generated a prize pool of $666,900 and emerging victorious was Ren Lin, winning outright for $266,700.

This marked Lin’s sixth cash in an SHRP major series event and his third final table made, with his previous best finish coming during the 2022 SHRPO, where he took 5th in a $2,700 NLH for $50,300.

With his win tonight, Lin now has more than $4.8 million in career live tournament winnings per the Hendon Mob poker database.

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 27

Ren Lin limped for 30,000 on the button, Dylan Smith raised to 90,000 from the big blind, and Lin called.

The flop was , Smith continued for 210,000, Lin asked how much Smith had behind (580,000) and then raised the pot. Smith called all in for 790,000.

Lin: 
Smith; 

Smith was ahead with a pair of nines against Lin’s pair of fours, but Lin was about a 3:2 favorite with his hand.

The turn kept Smith ahead, although Lin was still a slight favorite having added an open-ended straight draw to his flush draw and two-pair outs.

The river was the , giving Lin a jack-high straight to eliminate Smith and win the PLO High Roller outright for $266,700.

Smith finished runner-up for $166,800.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 27

On the turn of a board with 185,000 in the pot, Ren Lin checked from the big blind and Dylan Smith bet the pot from the button. Lin check-raised pot to 740,000, Smith raised all in, and Lin called all in for 830,000 total.

Lin: 
Smith: 

Lin had it locked up with a set of tens against Smith’s tens and nines, rendering the river moto.

Ren Lin  –  1,845,000  (123 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  1,530,000  (102 bb)

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 27

Firas Kashat raised to 36,000 from the button, Ren Lin three-bet to 108,000 from the big blind, and Kashat called.

The flop was , Lin bet the pot, Kashat raised all in for about 280,000 total, and Lin called.

Kashat: 
Lin: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lin the better diamond flush to eliminate Kashat in third place.

Dylan Smith  –  2,528,000  (211 bb)
Ren Lin  –  847,000  (71 bb)
Firas Kashat  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($106,700)

1st: $266,700 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $166,800

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 27

Dylan Smith raised to 30,000 from the button and Firas Kashat called in the big blind.

The flop was , Kashat led out for 35,000, and Smith called.

The turn was the , Kashat bet 100,000, and Smith called.

The river was the , Kashat bet 275,000, and Smith called.

Kashat showed for a pair of sixes, while Smith tabled for eights and sixes to win the pot.

Dylan Smith  –  2,400,000  (200 bb)
Firas Kashat  –  300,000  (25 bb)

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 27

The players are in the midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 8:45 p.m.

Firas Kashat  –  1,673,000  (139 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  1,283,000  (107 bb)
Ren Lin  –  419,000  (35 bb)

1st: $266,700 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $166,800
3rd: $106,700

4th:  Michael Wang  –   $73,400
5th:  Alex Foxen  –  $53,300

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 27

Afte the turn of a board, Michael Wang was all in for about 230,000 from the button against Dylan Smith in the big blind.

Wang: 
Smith: 

Wang had jacks and sixes with a straight draw, while Smith had a pair of queens, an open-ended straight draw, and a flush draw.

The river was the , giving Smith a king-high straight to eliminate Wang in fourth place.

Dylan Smith  –  1,200,000  (120 bb)
Michael Wang  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($73,400)

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 27

Firas Kashat raised to 20,000 from UTG/hijack, Ren Lin called on the button, Alex Foxen three-bet the pot to 90,000 from the small blind, Kashat folded, and Lin called.

The flop was , Foxen shoved for about 80,000, and Lin called with , leading Foxen’s .

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

Ren Lin  –  640,000  (64 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($53,300)

$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 27

Michael Wang opened to 22,000 from the hijack, Dylan Smith called on the button, and Sam Soverel three-bet to 70,000 from the small blind. Wang folded, Smith reraised, and Soverel called all in for another 10,000 or so.

Smith: 
Soverel: 

The board ran out , giving Smith queens and fives to eliminate Soverel on the money bubble.

Dylan Smith  –  870,000  (87 bb)
Sam Soverel  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$25,500 PLO High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  27
Prize Pool:  $666,900
April 27-28, 2023

Registration closed for the $25,500 PLO High Roller with 27 entries generating a prize pool worth $666,900. The last five players will get paid with $53,300 for fifth and $266,700 sitting up top.

1st: $266,700 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $166,800
3rd: $106,700
4th: $73,400
5th: $53,300