2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $191,090
April 16-17, 2023

Event 8 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a two-day $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 197 entries generated a prize pool of $191,090, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Taking it down was Christopher Backhouse, winning outright for $47,830.

$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 197

Event 8 reached the last two tables of the tournament and they are settled in for the long grind to the final table. Clyde Maliauka was an early elimination on Day 2 when his jacks could not hold against eights.

17th: Chris McNally – $2,730
18th: Frank Brannan – $2,730
19th: Viktor Kovachev – $2,340
20th: Mitch Garshofsky – $2,340
21st: Joseph Rossi – $2,055
22nd: Michael Olarte – $2,055
23rd: Clyde Maliauka – $1,885
24th: Alexandre Sako – $1,885
25th: Kevin MacDonald – $1,885

$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 197

The $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH tournament drew 197 entries for the two-day event and 23 made it through to Day 2. Giuseppe Iadisernia leads a tough field coming back and they have a lot of work to get done to bank the $47,830 top prize.

Cards go back in the air at 2 pm and we will hit the highlights until they reach the final table.

Table 3
Seat 1:  Viktor Kovachev  –  117,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Backhouse  –  238,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3:  Raymond Sykes Jr.  –  105,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:  Howard Mash  –  144,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  60,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Corey Wade  –  270,000  (54 bb)
Seat 7:  Greg Baird  –  148,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Olarte  –  50,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 4
Seat 1:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  494,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Lambrecht  –  337,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3:  Joseph Wertz  –  303,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4:  Marco Rodriguez  –  123,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:  Paul Balzano  –  250,000  (50 bb)
Seat 6:  Chris McNally  –  156,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7:  Talesh Patel  –  144,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8:  Bin Weng  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 5
Seat 1:  Clyde Maliauka  –  72,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Daniel Virkus  –  139,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  156,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5:  David Nowling  –  90,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Joseph Rossi  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Krasimir Yankov  –  237,000  (47 bb)
Seat 8:  Alexander Stewart  –  71,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $47,830 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $31,800
3rd:  $19,500
4th:  $11,900
5th:  $9,200
6th:  $7,625
7th:  $6,600
8th:  $5,620
9th-10th:  $4,755
11th-12th:  $4,140
13th-14th:  $3,535
15th-16th:  $3,125
17th-18th:  $2,730
19th-20th:  $2,340
21st-22nd:  $2,055
23rd:  $1,885

24th:  Alexandre Sako  –  $1,885
25th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $1,885

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 12 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 13 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 9 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 1 Payouts

2PM: Event 8 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 8 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 8 Payouts

3PM: Event 12 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 9 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 12 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 197

Day 2 begins Monday at 2 p.m.

Table 3
Seat 1:  Viktor Kovachev  –  117,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Backhouse  –  238,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3:  Raymond Sykes Jr.  –  105,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:  Howard Mash  –  144,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  60,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Corey Wade  –  270,000  (54 bb)
Seat 7:  Greg Baird  –  148,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Olarte  –  50,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 4
Seat 1:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  494,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Lambrecht  –  337,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3:  Joseph Wertz  –  303,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4:  Marco Rodriguez  –  123,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:  Paul Balzano  –  250,000  (50 bb)
Seat 6:  Chris McNally  –  156,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7:  Talesh Patel  –  144,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8:  Bin Weng  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 5
Seat 1:  Clyde Maliauka  –  72,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Daniel Virkus  –  139,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  156,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5:  David Nowling  –  90,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Joseph Rossi  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Krasimir Yankov  –  237,000  (47 bb)
Seat 8:  Alexander Stewart  –  71,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $47,830 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $31,800
3rd:  $19,500
4th:  $11,900
5th:  $9,200
6th:  $7,625
7th:  $6,600
8th:  $5,620
9th-10th:  $4,755
11th-12th:  $4,140
13th-14th:  $3,535
15th-16th:  $3,125
17th-18th:  $2,730
19th-20th:  $2,340
21st-22nd:  $2,055
23rd:  $1,885

24th:  Alexandre Sako  –  $1,885
25th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $1,885

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $191,090
April 16-17, 2023

Event 8 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the two-day $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 197 entries generated a prize pool of $191,090, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 25 players will cash, earning at least $1,885.

Up top for the winner is $47,830.

1st:  $47,830 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $31,800
3rd:  $19,500
4th:  $11,900
5th:  $9,200
6th:  $7,625
7th:  $6,600
8th:  $5,620
9th-10th:  $4,755
11th-12th:  $4,140
13th-14th:  $3,535
15th-16th:  $3,125
17th-18th:  $2,730
19th-20th:  $2,340
21st-22nd:  $2,055
23rd-25th:  $1,885

$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The next new tournament on today’s schedule gets underway at 4 pm in the Grand Ballroom. Event 8 has a $1,100 buy-in and will play eight-handed over two days of action with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and the first eight levels last 30 minutes each. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm and levels increase to 40 minutes.

Day 1 will come to an end after Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow at 2 pm to finish playing for the title.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 7 – $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

4PM: Event 8 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when after Level 15
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 9 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 10 – $200 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 11 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 11 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet