Event 36: Cards Back in the Air

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 71

At noon on the dot, tournament staff put cards back in the air for the $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 24 minutes remaining in Level 16.

We will hit the results along the way while keeping an eye on the $10K restart and rest of the room.

Seat 1:  Donny Rubinstein  –  103,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2:  Jake Ferro  –  302,000  (25 BB)
Seat 3:  Jeff Madsen  –  97,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4:  Brian McKain  –  180,000  (15 BB)
Seat 5:  Marc Sacheli  –  93,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6:  Michael Yehudai  –  207,000  (17 BB)
Seat 7:  Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  198,000  (17 BB)
Seat 8:  Aaron Kupin  –  45,000  (4 BB)
Seat 9:  Zack Milchman  –  195,000  (16 BB)

1st: $24,100 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $13,775
3rd: $8,440
4th: $6,025
5th: $4,650
6th: $3,615
7th: $3,100
8th: $2,755
9th: $2,410

Event 41: Big H.O.R.S.E.

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  200/400 Limits

We put three H.O.R.S.E. tournaments on the schedule and the final one starts at noon with a nice $1,100 buy-in for a big prize pool and a two-day, slow structure for plenty of play.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 4:30 pm. An hour-long dinner is scheduled for 6:30 pm and they will return to play down to the final table.

Nine players will return tomorrow at noon to battle to be our last H.O.R.S.E. champ of the series.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 41 Structure Sheet

Event 36: Final Table Returns

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 71

Jake Ferro
Jake Ferro

The $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 tournament played down to its nine-handed final table last night and they return at noon today to determine our Event 36 champ.

Former WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro leads the return but it’s a talent final table trying to catch him at the top. Everyone is guaranteed at least $2,410 but $24,100 plus the Showdown trophy awaits the winner.

Seat 1:  Donny Rubinstein  –  103,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2:  Jake Ferro  –  302,000  (25 BB)
Seat 3:  Jeff Madsen  –  97,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4:  Brian McKain  –  180,000  (15 BB)
Seat 5:  Marc Sacheli  –  93,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6:  Michael Yehudai  –  207,000  (17 BB)
Seat 7:  Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  198,000  (17 BB)
Seat 8:  Aaron Kupin  –  45,000  (4 BB)
Seat 9:  Zack Milchman  –  195,000  (16 BB)

1st: $24,100 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $13,775
3rd: $8,440
4th: $6,025
5th: $4,650
6th: $3,615
7th: $3,100
8th: $2,755
9th: $2,410

Event 40: More Warmups

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

We have a lot of new tournaments on today’s schedule, most of which are big and will need two days to find a winner, including Event 40 about to get underway in the Grand Ballroom. The $1,100 Deep Stack has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and slow, two-day structure for plenty of play.

They’ll start with 20,000 in chips and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. Players will enjoy a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to play down to the final table.

The last nine players will bag their chips and return tomorrow at noon to find our Event 40 champ.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 40 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 41 Day 1 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 41 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 37 Day 2 – $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Day 1 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when six players remain
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 43 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green 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 43 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (4:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

4PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (8:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Winner will receive a seat in any Showdown $25,500 High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

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

  • 5 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

9PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Winner will receive a seat in any Showdown $25,500 High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Poker Showdown Schedule
Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

Cherish Andrews Wins Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $31,105

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $103,000
April 25, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 39 Champion Cherish Andrews

Event 39 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 103 entries generated a prize pool of $103,000, and taking it down was Cherish Andrews, winning outright for $31,105.

With her score tonight, the reigning GPI female player of the year now has more than $1.6 million in career live tournament winnings, per the Hendon Mob poker database.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1CherishAndrews$31,105
2SerhiiPopovych$19,300
3DominickSarle$11,845
4WillFailla$7,725
5AleksDimitrov$6,025
6YuvalBronshtein$4,815
7JakeCody$4,095
8CoreyWade$3,555
9MartinStausholm$3,145
10LandonTice$3,145
11SteveYagudaev$2,835
12RomanRogovskyi$2,835
13AlexanderGoulder$1,288
14BinWeng$1,287

Tyler Bentz Wins Event 35 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $32,510

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  276
Prize Pool:  $144,900
April 25, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 35 Champion Tyler Bentz

Event 35 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 276 entries produced a prize pool of $144,900, nearly tripling the guarantee.

Outlasting the field was Tyler Bentz, winning the tournament outright for $32,510.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1TylerBentz$32,510
2FredParadis$22,040
3RobBrown$15,240
4KamelMokhammad$10,755
5CarlosLoving$7,755
6FrederickDiser$5,710
7RoccoIati$4,300
8MarcoGuibert$4,300
9ScottHerz$3,310
10AminHosein$3,310
11MatthewDavenport$2,610
12JonahMiller$2,610
13BrentHoover$2,110
14Ya YunLiu$2,110
15ScottCarragher$1,740
16KevinBlewitt$1,740
17MarcelSabag$1,475
18TimothyLittle$1,475
19KharlinSued$1,280
20TarunGulati$1,280
22DanielCouzens$1,280
23BrandonHuff$1,280
24JacobKaufman$1,280
25JasonObinger$1,145
26BenjaminMoschel$1,145
27JamesRomero$1,145
28VaughnSteeves$1,145
29AndrewMiller$1,145
30AdilKhan$1,145
31RickKalgstein$1,050
32ChadLipton$1,050
33CherishAndrews$1,050
34FeiwenWu$1,050
35ThomasFrancis Jr.$1,050

Raminder Singh Wins His Record 10th Seminole Hard Rock Poker Major Series Trophy

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 38
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  157
Prize Pool:  $52,595
April 25, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 38 Champion Raminder Singh

Event 38 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 157 entries generated a prize pool of $52,995, and taking it down was the man who has done so more than anybody else during the four SHRP major series.

Raminder Singh emerged victorious for his record 10th SHRP major series trophy, winning Event 38 in a heads-up deal for $12,320.

Here are Singh’s ten Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series wins:

2015 SHRPO – $250 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo – $6,716
2015 RRPO – $350 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty – $11,400
2015 RRPO – $350 No-Limit Hold’em Big Stack – $15,298
2018 RRPO – $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em – $37,706
2019 SHRPO – $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack – $200,000
2020 LHPO – $600 No-Limit Hold’em Six Max – $22,520
2021 SHRPO – $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH – $6,256
2022 Showdown – $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em – $5,008
2022 RRPO – $600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $7,897
2023 Showdown – $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em – $12,230

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RaminderSingh$12,320*
2KevinMcLeskey$10,800*
3DaniyalGheba$5,405
4ZoltanCzinkota$3,290
5DavidLaufer$2,540
6AmieMartini$2,100
7AlvaroWong$1,825
8NashaatAntonious$1,610
9NicholasCosta$1,415
10ChristopherRay$1,415
11ShanmukhaMeruga$1,240
12SergioGamarra$1,240
13JacquesBrutus$1,065
14RyanBrown$1,065
16EmilianoGuido$900
17SpencerChamplin$900
18JulioDe La Rosa$900
19JairoVelasquez$750
20DavidRobbins$750

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 39: Cherish Andrews Wins! ($31,105); Serhii Popovych Finishes Runner-Up ($19,300)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 103

Cherish Andrews

Cherish Andrews limped for 40,000 on the button, Serhii Popovych raised to 125,000 from the big blind, and Andrews called.

The flop was 6c4h2h, Popovych checked, Andrews bet 75,000, and Popovych called.

The turn was the 6s, Popovych checked, Andrews bet 200,000, and Popovych called.

The river was the 7c, Popovych checked, Andrews shoved for effectively 385,000, and Popovych thought for about 40 seconds before he called.

Andrews tabled Kc7s for sevens and sixes, Popovych nodded and tapped the table showing a defeated AcKh, and Andrews took down Event 39 outright for $31,105. Popovych finished runner-up for $19,300.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Serhii Popovych

Event 39: Dominick Sarle – 3rd Place ($11,845)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 103

Dominick Sarle raised all in for about 500,000 from the button and Cherish Andrews called in the big blind with AcTs, leading Sarle’s Ks8s.

The board came Th4h4sJh5h, no help to Sarle, ending his tournament in third place.

Cherish Andrews  –  1,490,000  (50 bb)
Serhii Popovych  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Dominick Sarle  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($11,845)