Wayne Palitz Wins Event 35 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $11,225

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Entries:  60
Prize Pool:  $31,200
April 14, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 35 Champion Wayne Palitz

Event 35 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry), the first of its kind inside the Seminole walls. A field of 60 entries produced a prize pool of $31,200.

Emerging victorious was Wayne Palitz, winning outright for $11,225.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1WaynePalitz$11,225
2JoshuaThatcher$6,600
3ZhenCai$4,135
4DonaldMaloney$2,810
5ThorMorstol$2,185
6YuvalBronshtein$1,715
7MichaelRocco$1,405
8A.J.Kelsall$1,125

Event 35: Final Table Lineup

$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 60

Seat 1:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  310,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2:  Josh “PLO Professor” Thatcher  –  487,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3:  Zhen Cai  –  163,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Donald Maloney  –  118,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Rocco  –  82,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6:  Wayne “Donkfish” Palitz  –  262,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Thor Morstel  –  387,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $11,225 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,600
3rd:  $4,135
4th:  $2,810
5th:  $2,185
6th:  $1,715
7th:  $1,405

8th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $1,125

Event 35: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,225 to the Winner

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Entries:  60
Prize Pool:  $31,200
April 14, 2024

Event 35 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry), the first of its kind at the Seminole Hard Rock. A field of 60 entries produced a prize pool of $31,200. The final eight players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,125.

Up top for the winner is $11,225.

1st:  $11,225 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,600
3rd:  $4,135
4th:  $2,810
5th:  $2,185
6th:  $1,715
7th:  $1,405
8th:  $1,125

Event 35: Dealer’s Choice

$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another new game on the Showdown schedule with Event 35 at 2 pm. It is a $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice game that will have No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha 8, Big O, No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw, Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, and Pot-Limit Badugi.

That’s a lot of choices.

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 26 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 34 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 35 – $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 36 Day 1A – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 37 – $600 Deep Stack PLO Turbo (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 37 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Event 36 Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Ten seats guaranteed into $1,100/$500,000 GTD Event 36
  • See structure sheet for Milestone satellite rules
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

5PM: $150 Event 36 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $1,100/$500,000 GTD Event 36
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule