2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  94
Prize Pool:  $13,700 + $9,200 in non-cash prizes
April 27, 2023

Event 46 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a charity event in honor of Larry Frank, and with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.

The prizepool was set ahead of time at $13,700, going to the nine final tablists, and they would also receive non-cash prizes valued at a total of $9,200.

With 94 entries, the field raised $12,620, which will be going to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. There was also a silent auction with some pretty impressive donated items, and those proceeds were also going to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.

Eric Diaz won the top prize of $5,000 plus a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, which begins tomorrow. Diaz was thrilled about playing in his first WPT event.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 94

Tony Burns moved all in from the button for 75,000, David Moreno called all in from the small blind for 30,000, and Eric Diaz called blind from the big blind.

Eric Diaz:  
Tony Burns:  
David Moreno:  

The board came , and Moreno flopped two pair and rivered a diamond flush to win the pot — and the tournament.

David Moreno finished third to earn $1,500 plus a “Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket that includes an authentic electric guitar, Deluxe Accommodations for a one-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ($400 max value), dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants ($150 max value each), and assorted logo items.

Tony Burns finished second to earn $2,000 plus an $1,100 seat into the WPT Prime Championship in December in Las Vegas, courtesy of the World Poker Tour.

Eric Diaz wins, earning $5,000 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, which begins tomorrow.

Congratulations to Eric Diaz!

1st:  Eric Diaz  –  $5,000 + 2 Trophies + $3,500 Championship Seat
2nd:  Tony Burns  –  $2,000
3rd:  David Moreno  –  $1,500
4th:  Teddy Way  –  $1,200
5th:  Matt Stout  –  $1,000
6th:  Anthony Zinno  –  $900
7th:  Helene Corcoran  –  $800
8th:  Bryan Kirwin  –  $700
T-9th:  Vladimir Grechnikov  –  $300
T-9th:  Al Rash  –  $300

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 94

Ted Way moved all in from UTG/cutoff for 75,000, and Eric Diaz called from the button with . Way turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Diaz won the pot with trip jacks to eliminate Way in fourth place.

Eric Diaz  –  825,000  (28 bb)
Ted Way  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,200)

In addition to his payout of $1,200, for his fourth-place finish Way also received a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a one-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ($400 max value), dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants ($150 max value each), and assorted logo items.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 94

Matt Stout got it all in from the small blind for about 70,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Eric Diaz in the big blind.

The board came , and Diaz rivered an unnecessary full house, tens full of kings, to win the pot and eliminate Stout in fifth place.

Eric Diaz  –  610,000  (31 bb)
Matt Stout  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,000)

In addition to his payout of $1,000, for his fifth-place finish Stout also received a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a one-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ($400 max value), dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants ($150 max value each), and assorted logo items.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 94

Helene Corcoran called all in under the gun for 2,500, and Anthony Zinno moved all in from the hijack for 14,000. Matt Stout called from the small blind, and Eric Diaz called from the big blind.

Stout and Diaz checked all the way down on a board of , and all four players turned over their cards.

Eric Diaz:    (pair of fives)
Matt Stout:    (pair of tens)
Anthony Zinno:    (pair of sixes)
Helene Corcoran:    (pair of eights)

“I sucked out on everyone on the river,” said Stout after pairing his 10 to win the entire pot, eliminating Corcoran in seventh place and Zinno in sixth place.

Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($900)
Helene Corcoran  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($800)

In addition to their cash payouts listed above, Zinno and Corcoran each received a Hard Rock Guitar Case Poker Set, a $200 Hard Rock Gift Card, and assorted logo items.

After that hand, the players took a scheduled 15-minute break before the blinds increased to 10,000-20,000, and these were the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Tony Burns  –  155,000  (8 bb)
Seat 2.  David Moreno  –  115,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Ted Way  –  100,000  (5 bb)
Seat 4.  Matt Stout  –  260,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Diaz  –  310,000  (16 bb)

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 94

Bryan Kirwin got it all in from the cutoff for about 65,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Eric Diaz.

bThe board came , and Kirwin flopped an ace-high straight, only to see Diaz river a full house, queens full of tens, to win the pot and eliminate Kirwin in eighth place.

Eric Diaz  –  290,000  (24 bb)
Bryan Kirwin  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($700)

In addition to his payout of $700, for his eighth-place finish Kirwin also receives a free entry into any $400 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Tournament before December 31, 2023.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 94

With 10 players left, the Money Bubble lasted a surprisingly long time. But then there was an elimination at both tables, with Vladimir Grechnikov and Al Rash chopping ninth place.

Vladimir Grechnikov  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 9th Place  ($300 + $400 seat)
Al Rash  – Eliminated in a Tie for 9th Place  ($300 + $400 seat)

Here is the lineup for the final eight players:

Seat 1.  Helene Corcoran  –  2,500  (<1 sb)
Seat 2.  Bryan Kirwin  –  77,500  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Tony Burns  –  110,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Anthony Zinno  –  56,000  (5 bb)
Seat 5.  David Moreno  –  153,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Ted Way  –  97,500  (8 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Stout  –  279,500  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Diaz  –  170,000  (14 bb)

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  94
Prize Pool:  $13,700 + $9,200 in non-cash prizes
April 27, 2023

As a charity event, the prizepool for Event 46 works a little differently, with the prizes locked in ahead of time (payouts listed below). So regardless of field size, the prizepool is $13,700, plus another $9,200 in donated non-cash prizes.

Since the field of 94 generated $26,320, everything above the $13,700 prizepool will be donated to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida — in this case, that’s a donation of $12,620.

Now, on to the actual prizes.

The nine final tablists will finish in the money, and each finisher will receive cash as well as an additional prize.

1st:  $5,000 + Trophy + $3,500 Seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood)

2nd:  $2,000 + $1,100 Seat into the WPT Prime Championship in December in Las Vegas (courtesy of the World Poker Tour)

3rd:  $1,500 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket* (see below; valued at $1,000)

4th:  $1,200 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag (see below; valued at $800)

5th:  $1,000 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag* (see below; valued at $800)

6th:  $900 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket* (see below; valued at $600)

7th:  $800 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket* (see below; valued at $600)

8th:  $700 + Entry into any $400 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Tournament before December 31, 2023

9th:  $600 + Entry into any $400 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Tournament before December 31, 2023

“PARTY  LIKE  A  ROCK  STAR”  GUITAR  BASKET
The third-place finisher will receive a gift basket that includes an authentic electric guitar, Deluxe Accommodations for a one-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ($400 max value), dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants ($150 max value each), and assorted logo items.

“PARTY  LIKE  A  ROCK  STAR”  DUFFLE  BAG
The fourth- and fifth-place finishers will both receive a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a one-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ($400 max value), dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants ($150 max value each), and assorted logo items.

“PARTY  LIKE  A  ROCK  STAR”  POKER  BASKET
The sixth- and seventh-place finishers will both receive a Hard Rock Guitar Case Poker Set, a $200 Hard Rock Gift Card, and assorted logo items.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 11:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 94

In a battle between members of the poker media, Chad Holloway (who has a WSOP bracelet on his poker resume) raised to 3,500, Al Rash (a.k.a. AlCantHang) reraised to 8,000, and Holloway moved all in with 19,500.

Rash called with a slightly larger stack and showed . Holloway turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Holloway turned a gutshot straight draw, only to see Rash river a full house to win the pot with aces full of fives and eliminate Holloway from the tournament.

Al Rash  –  44,500  (22 bb)
Chad Holloway  –  Eliminated

The final nine players will finish in the money, earning cash and donated prizes. The prizepool will be posted soon.

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 94

Registration has closed for the charity event with 94 entries, and there were about 36 players who survived to the break.

There was a $1,000 bonus to whoever held the chip lead when registration closed at the end of the first break. We found three players with at least 70K in chips:

1.  Vladimir Grechnikov  –  77,500  (78 bb)
2.  Tony Burns  –  74,500  (75 bb)
3.  Anthony Zinno  –  72,500  (73 bb)

Vladimir Grechnikov, who won the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek a year ago, was confirmed to be the chipleader and received a $1,000 bonus.

There was also a $1,000 bonus for the player with the most entries, and that bonus goes to Terrance Reid, who bought in six times.