2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  390
Prize Pool:  $127,700
April 7 – 9, 2024

Event 16 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha event. A field of 390 entries generated a prize pool of $127,700 to pass the $100,000 guarantee.

Grigoriy Shvarts took home the SHRPO guitar pick trophy after he was the perennial chip leader down the last stretch of play. The final two players came to an agreement to bring things to a close heads-up when Shvarts held close to a 20-1 chip advantage. Shvarts also added $25,745 to his career earnings that now stand above $380,000.

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 390

The flop read when John Holley got all in short for about 600,000 total with in the hole from the small blind, and Grigoriy Shvarts had him covered holding on the button.

The turn and river ran out to seal the deal, and Holley was eliminated in third place for a payout worth $11,900. Shvarts stacked up 7.38 million after the hand for a dominant chip lead over Eric Kolodny (420,000) before the start of heads-up play.

Grigoriy Shvarts – 7,380,000 (92 bb)
Eric Kolodny – 420,000 (5 bb)
John Holley –Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,900)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 390

John Holley limped in on the button, Grigoriy Shvarts did the same in the small blind, and Eric Kolodny was already forced all in for 30,000 in the big blind.

The board was checked down.

Holley showed for kings, besting Shvarts’ . Kolodny however, tabled for a flush to triple up.

From there, Kolodny found a few more doubles to close the gap with Holley for second in chips.

Grigoriy Shvarts  –  6,780,000  (85 bb)
John Holley  –  600,000  (7.5 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  420,000  (5 bb)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 390

Grigoriy Shvarts raised to 210,000 from under the gun, Adam Velez called all in for 95,000 on the button, and John Holley called in the big blind.

Side action was checked to the river of an board where Holley isolated the action and showed the for quads, besting Velez’s to end Velez’s tournament in fourth place.

John Holley  –  1,300,000  (22 bb)
Adam Velez  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,935)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 390

Dmitriy Vernitskiy got all in preflop real short for 150,000, and Michael Baldwin moved all in over the top of him for 840,000. Grigoriy Shvarts called to cover them both. Here is a look at their cards:

Shvarts:
Baldwin:
Vernitskiy:

Board:

Dmitry Vernitskiy was out in sixth place for $5,060, Michael Baldwin took home $6,105 in fifth place, and Shvarts increased his chip lead to 6.03 million after the hand.

Grigoriy Shvarts – 6,030,000 (100 bb)
Michael Baldwin – Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,105)
Dmitry Vernitskiy – Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,060)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 390

Grigoriy Shvarts raised from the cutoff, Matt Bretzfield reraised all in for 235,000 from the small blind, and Shvarts called.

Shvarts: 
Bretzfield: 

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

Grigoriy Shvarts  –  2,900,000  (48 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($4,240)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

Michael Baldwin was all in for 550,000 in middle position against Matt Bretzfield in the big blind.

Baldwin: 
Bretzfield: 

The board ran out , giving Baldwin a king-high straight to double through Bretzfield.

Michael Bladwin  –  1,190,000  (20 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  235,000  (4 bb)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

Eric Kolodny raised the pot to 210,000 from the button and Grigoriy Shvarts called in the big blind.

The flop was , Shvarts checked, Kolodny bet his remaining 190,000, and Shvarts called.

Kolodny: 
Shvarts: 

Kolodny was leading with tens and eights.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Kolodny to double up.

Eric Kolodny  –  890,000  (15 bb)
Griroriy Shvarts  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

Seat 2:  Dmitriy Vernitskiy  –  250,000  (4 bb)
Seat 3:  Matt Bretzfield  –  1,020,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Adam Velez  –  545,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Baldwin  –  550,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Eric Kolodny  –  460,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8:  John Holley  –  1,990,000  (33 bb)
Seat 9:  Grigoriy Shvarts  –  2,980,000  (50 bb)

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st:  $25,745 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,505
3rd:  $11,900
4th:  $7,935
5th:  $6,105
6th:  $5,060
7th:  $4,240

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

Dmitriy Vernitskiy got all in for 75,000 with in the hole, and John Holley called to cover holding .

The final board read , and Vernitskiy doubled up to survive with 275,000. Holley was still cruising with 1.85 million after the hand.

Dmitriy Vernitskiy – 275,000 (5 bb)
John Holley – 1,850,000 (37 bb)