2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  203
Prize Pool:  $964,250
May 2, 2023

Event 60 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The popular series finale drew 203 entries, nearly quintupling the guarantee to the tune of a $964,250 prize pool.

Taking it down was Joey LeBrun, winning outright for $223,390.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 203

Joey LeBrun raised to 175,000 from the button, Francis Anderson three-bet all in with a slightly covering stack from the big blind, and LeBrun called all in for 1,975,000.

LeBrun: 
Anderson: 

The board ran out , giving LeBrun an ace-high straight on the river to double through Anderson.

Joey LeBrun  –  4,015,000  (54 bb)
Francis Anderson  –  50,000  (< 1 bb)

On the following hand, Anderson was all in for 50,000 from the button with against LeBrun’s in the big blind.

The board ran out , giving LeBrun trip fours to win Event 60 outright for $223,390. Anderson finished runner-up for $148,900.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 203

Francis Anderson raised all in from the small blind for effectively 800,000-ish and Valerie Novak called all in from the big blind with , leading Anderson’s .

The flop came , giving Anderson a pair of kings to take the lead. Novak picked up a flush draw, though.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Novak, ending her run in third place for $108,400.

Francis Anderson  –  2,455,000  (41 bb)
Joey Lebrun  –  1,610,000  (27 bb)
Valerie Novak  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($108,400)

1st:  $223,390 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $148,900

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 203

Farhad Jamasi raised to 150,000 from UTG/cutoff, Francis Anderson reraised all in from the big blind with a covering stack, and Jamasi called all in for about 650,000.

Jamasi: 
Anderson: 

The board came down , giving Anderson kings and fours to eliminate Jamasi in fourth place.

Francis Anderson  –  1,960,000  (33 bb)
Farhad Jamasi  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($80,120)

With three players remaining from a field of 203 entries, the average stack is about 1,355,000 (23 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $108,400.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 203

Joey Lebrun raised to 100,000 from UTG/cutoff, Francis Anderson three-bets all in for 560,000 from the button, Valerie Novak four-bets all in for about 1,400,000 from the big blind, and Lebrun folds.

Anderson: 
Novak: 

The board ran out , giving Anderson trip queens to double through Novak.

Francis Anderson  –  1,295,000  (26 bb)
Valerie Novak  –  825,000  (17 bb)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 203

Seat 4:  Joey Lebrun  –  925,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Francis Anderson  –  910,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  Farhad Jamasi  –  850,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8:  Valerie Novak  –  1,380,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $223,390 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $148,900
3rd:  $108,400
4th:  $80,120

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 203

Valerie Novak raised to 80,000 from the button, Connor Rash three-bets to about 480,000 from the small blind (leaving about 20,000 behind), Novak reraises, and Rash calls all in.

Novak: 
Rash: 

The board ran out , safe for Novak to eliminate Rash in fifth place.

Valerie Novak  –  1,380,000  (35 bb)
Connor Rash  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($60,125)

With four players remaining from a field of 203 entries, the average stack is about 1,015,000 (25 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $80,120.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 203

Connor Rash raised all in for about 290,000 from UTG/hijack and Valerie Novak called in the big blind.

Rash: 
Novak: 

The board came , safe for Rash to double up.

Connor Rash  –  640,000  (16 bb)
Valerie Novak  –  750,000  (19 bb)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 203

Valerie Novak raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Guy Naimi three-bet all in for about 310,000 from the button, and Novak called.

Novak: 
Naimi: 

The board ran out , giving Novak a pair of aces on the river to eliminate Naimi in sixth place.

Valerie Novak  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
Guy Naimi  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($45,830)

With five players remaining from a field of 203 entries, the average stack is about 810,000 (20 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $60,125.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 203

Farhad Jamasi raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Toby Joyce three-bet all in for 110,000 from the small blind, and Jamasi called with , leading Joyce’s .

The board came , no help to Joyce, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Farhad Jamasi  –  840,000  (28 bb)
Toby Joyce  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($35,490)

With six players remaining from a field of 203 entries, the average stack is about 675,000 (23 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $45,830.