$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  160 of 960

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation at Table #37, with the player on the button all in for 61,500, Raymond Sykes all in from the cutoff for 62,000, and the UTG player covering them both.

UTG:  
Raymond Sykes:  
Button:  

The board came , and Sykes had already started walking away after the flop, just glancing back at the board before realizing he made a runner-runner diamond flush. Sykes won the pot to triple up and eliminated the player on the button.

Raymond Sykes  –  193,000  (64 bb)

With about 160 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 120,000 (40 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  190 of 960

With the final board showing on the river and about 55K already in the pot, Dario Dussan moved all in for 73,000, and Stuart Phillips thought for a while before he called with for two pair, aces and kings.

But Dussan turned over to win the pot with a runner-runner heart flush and double up in chips.

Dario Dussan  –  200,000  (80 bb)
Stuart Phillips  –  75,000  (30 bb)

With about 190 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 101,000 (40 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $92,150
April 15, 2023 

1st:  $28,525
2nd:  $17,500
3rd:  $11,055
4th:  $7,100
5th:  $5,530
6th:  $4,375
7th:  $3,690
8th:  $3,225
9th-10th:  $2,925
11th-12th:  $2,650

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  279 of 960

The players return from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 200K, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Vitor Coelho  –  340,000  (170 bb)
2.  Johnny Sandoval  –  309,500  (155 bb)
3.  Clyde Maliauka  –  279,000  (140 bb)
4.  Jie Liu  –  256,500  (128 bb)
5.  Donald Delancey  –  253,500  (127 bb)
6.  Stuart Phillips  –  208,500  (104 bb)

With about 279 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 68,800 (34 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  320 of 960

The under-the-gun player raises to 3,500, the UTG+1 player calls, and Richard Davis calls or raises from middle position.

Damien Simon moves all in from the small blind for 29,100, and the first two players fold. Davis calls with , and Simon turns over .

If it hadn’t been all in before the flop, it was all but certain after the flop came , giving both players a set. The turn was the , the river card was the , and Simon won the pot with his set of jacks to double up in chips.

Damien Simon  –  68,400  (43 bb)
Richard Davis  –  85,000  (53 bb)

With about 320 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 60,000 (38 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  360 of 960

The small blind is all in preflop for about 18,000 with , and needs to improve to stay alive against the of Dallas Bare in the hijack.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Bare to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from this flight.

Dallas Bare  –  120,000  (100 bb)

With about 360 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 53,300 (44 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  960

Registration closed for Flight E of Showdown Event 1 with another 960 entries added to the total. The combined number is 3,308 for a prize pool worth $1,091,640 and one more flight to go at 6 pm.

Flight E will continue until 120 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  888

Time is running out if you want to be part of the big Flight E field, not sitting at a very lucky 888 entries with a few more expected before registration closes at 2:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight E Entries:  845

The entry count in snowballing now; more players in the room and we quickly topped 800 with a little more than one hour to get in this flight.

More friends in the field include former WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro, WSOP bracelet winner John Gorsuch, Clyde Maliauka, Romeo Mendoza, Anthony Askey, Noah Schwartz, and Judith Bielan.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries:  685

It took less than ten minutes into the new level before Event 1 crossed off another milestone. We have 3,033 combined entries for the tournament and the prize pool is now over $1,000,000.

Registration will remain open for Flight E until 2:30 pm and Flight F starts at 6 pm with late registration till 10:30 pm.