$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  86 of 3,989

Kyle Lazzaro raised from the hijack to 75,000, Cody Wells moved all in from the big blind for 540,000, and Lazzaro snap-called with .

Wells turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wells paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Cody Wells  –  1,125,000  (38 bb)
Kyle Lazzaro  –  540,000  (18 bb)

Two hands earlier, Wells had just 165,000, but his triple-up and his double-up have him back in contention with an above-average chip stack.

With 86 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 930,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,775 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  86 of 3,989

Cody Wells moved all in under the gun for 165,000, Joseph Crowley moved all in over the top from the hijack for 540,000, and Kyle Lazzaro tanked for a while before calling from the cutoff, leaving himself about 330K behind.

The player on the button tanked for a very long time before he folded, and the blinds quickly folded after that.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Kyle Lazzaro:  
Joseph Crowley:  
Cody Wells:  

The board came , and Wells paired his nine on the flop and his queen on the turn to win the main pot worth 570K and triple up two pair, queens and nines. Lazzaro won the side pot worth 750K with his pocket tens to eliminate Crowley in 87th place.

Cody Wells  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Kyle Lazzaro  –  1,080,000  (36 bb)
Joseph Crowley  –  Eliminated in 87th Place  ($2,775)

With 86 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 930,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,775 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 3,989

The players have returned from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante. Blind levels will last 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 1.5 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Bin Weng  –  2,675,000  (89 bb)
2.  Sebastian Espinoza  –  2,215,000  (74 bb)
3.  Corel Theuma  –  1,870,000  (62 bb)
4.  Erik Nomberg  –  1,845,000  (62 bb)
5.  Ari Engel  –  1,685,000  (56 bb)
6.  Joe Shammas  –  1,645,000  (55 bb)

With 101 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,385 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  102 of 3,989

There is a three-way all-in situation at Table 13, with Jake Ferro all in under the gun for 120,000, Benjamin Pollan all in from the cutoff for about 315,000, and both of them covered by C.J. John, who was UTG+1.

C.J. John:  
Benjamin Pollan:  
Jake Ferro:  

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for John to win the pot and eliminate both of his opponents from the tournament.

C.J. John  –  1,250,000  (50 bb)
Benjamin Pollan  –  Eliminated in 103rd Place  ($2,385)
Jake Ferro  –  Eliminated in 104th Place  ($2,385)

With 102 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 780,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,385 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  468
Prize Pool:  $156,780
April 23, 2023

Registration closed for the one-day $400 Deep Stack tournament with 468 entries more than tripling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $156,780. The last 59 players will make the money with $625 for a min-cash and $31,195 awaiting the Event 26 champ.

1st: $31,195 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $20,800
3rd: $14,000
4th: $9,595
5th: $7,370
6th: $6,150
7th: $5,135
8th: $4,125
9th-10th: $3,115
11th-12th: $2,560
13th-15th: $2,030
16th-18th: $1,715
19th-21st: $1,445
22nd-24th: $1,210
25th-27th: $1,045
28th-36th: $920
37th-45th: $800
46th-54th: $680
55th-59th: $625

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  120 of 3,989

With the board showing on the turn and 360,000 already in the pot, Moises Jattin (UTG) had a bet of 250,000 in front of him, and Sebastian Espinoza moved all in from the small blind for about 1.3 million.

Jattin had about 940,000 left behind his bet, and he went into the tank for a long time, until eventually Espinoza called for a clock.

When the 30-second countdown got to three seconds left, Jattin folded. Espinoza showed for a pair of jacks with a diamond flush draw as he took the pot.

Sebastian Espinoza  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
Moises Jattin  –  940,000  (38 bb)

With about 120 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 665,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,075 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  125 of 3,989

After a flop of , the player in middle position bet 75,000, Jorge Gomez raised from the cutoff to 170,000, and his opponent called.

The turn card was the , his opponent checked, Gomez moved all in, and his opponent folded face up for two pair, queens and jacks.

Gomez took the pot, and put his opponent’s mind at ease when he turned over his for an ace-high straight with an open-ended straight-flush draw (including a Royal Flush draw).

Jorge Gomez  –  1,160,000  (58 bb)

With about 125 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 640,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,075 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  132 of 3,989

Mike Chiappetta moved all in from middle position for 135,000, and Alex Boytan moved all in over the top from the button for 200,000 with .

Chiappetta turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Boytan spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a pair of tens and eliminate Chiappetta in 133rd place.

Alex Boytan  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – Eliminated in 133rd Place  ($1,945)

With 132 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 605,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,945 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  141 of 3,989

Giuseppe Cammarata moved all in from UTG+1 for about 135,000, Quentin Jones moved all in over the top from the small blind for 150,000, and the player in the big blind tanked for a long time before he folded.

Cammarata turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jones.

The board came , and the pocket threes held up for Jones to win the pot and eliminate Cammarata in 142nd place.

Quentin Jones  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Giuseppe Cammarata  –  Eliminated in 142nd Place  ($1,825)

With 141 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 565,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,825 each.