2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $50,440
March 31 – April 1, 2025

There were 52 entries in Event 39, the $1,100 buy-in 10-Game Mix, generating a prizepool worth $50,440.

Nineteen-year-old Joseph Olivieri bounced back from a 9-to-1 deficit heads-up against Ryan Hoenig to win $18,665 and his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy.

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 52

During Pot-Limit Omaha, Joseph Olivieri raised from the button to 40,000, and Ryan Hoenig called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Hoenig checked, Olivieri bet 35,000, and Hoenig called.

The river card was the , Hoenig bet 60,000, and Olivieri moved all in.

Hoenig stopped to think and asked, “Did you check back aces?

Hoenig thought for a while before he folded, showing two cards — for a set of eights. Olivieri took the pot without showing his cards.

Hoenig looked to Robert Morris, who has been on the rail supporting Olivieri, and said, “I made the right fold, Bobby.”

Joseph Olivieri  –  1,490,000  (25 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  70,000  (1 BB)

The next hand, Hoenig got it all in from the button for 70,000, and they turned over their cards.

Joseph Olivieri:  
Ryan Hoenig:  

The board came , and Olivieri won the pot — and the title and the trophy — with two pair, aces and sevens.

Congratulations to Joseph Olivieri!

1st:  Joseph Olivieri  –  $18,665
2nd:  Ryan Hoenig  –  $11,095
3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $6,810
4th:  Adam Dickson  –  $4,790
5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

During Razz, Joseph Olivieri and Ryan Hoenig put in 30,000 each to kick off the hand.

Joseph Olivieri:  ()  
Ryan Hoenig:  ()  

4th Street:  Hoenig bet 30,000, and Olivieri called.

5th Street:  Hoenig checked, Olivieri bet 60,000, and Hoenig called.

6th Street:  Both players checked.

7th Street:  Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 60,000, and Olivieri called.

Joseph Olivieri:  ()    ()
Ryan Hoenig:  ()    ()

Hoenig laughed when Olivieri called his last bet, and announced that he had a full house (sevens full of fives). Technically, Hoenig’s razz hand was a pair of fives, and Olivieri won the pot with a 9-5 low to take a 5.5-to-1 chip lead.

Joseph Olivieri  –  1,320,000  (22 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  240,000  (4 BB)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,665
2nd:  $11,095

3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $6,810
4th:  Adam Dickson  –  $4,790
5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

During Stud, Ryan Hoenig raised to 25,000, and Joseph Olivieri called.

Ryan Hoenig:  ()  
Joseph Olivieri:  ()  

4th Street:  Both players checked.

5th Street:  Hoenig bet 50,000, and Olivieri called.

6th Street:  Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 50,000, and Olivieri called.

7th Street:  Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 50,000, and Olivieri called.

Ryan Hoenig:  ()    ()
Joseph Olivieri:  ()    ()

Hoenig showed a pair of sevens, but Olivieri turned over a pair of jacks to win the pot and close the gap between them.

Joseph Olivieri  –  751,000  (15 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  809,000  (16 BB)

A few minutes later, Level 19 ended, and there was a quick break to race off the 1K chips. Here are the official chip counts, and as you can see, Olivieri has taken the lead for the first time in this heads-up battle:

Joseph Olivieri  –  825,000  (14 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  735,000  (12 BB)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,665
2nd:  $11,095

3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $6,810
4th:  Adam Dickson  –  $4,790
5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

In the final hand of 2-7 Triple Draw, Ryan Hoenig raised from the button to 50,000, Joseph Olivieri reraised from the big blind to 75,000, and Hoenig called.

Draw #1:  Olivieri took one card, and Hoenig took three. Olivieri bet 25,000, and Hoenig called.

Draw #2:  Olivieri took one card, and Hoenig took one. Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 50,000, and Olivieri thought for a while before he called.

Draw #3:  Olivieri took one card, and Hoenig stood pat. Both players checked.

Joseph Olivieri:  
Ryan Hoenig:  mucked

Olivieri showed a 9-8 low to win the pot, and Hoenig mucked.

Joseph Olivieri  –  616,000  (12 BB)
Ryan Hoenig  –  944,000  (19 BB)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,665
2nd:  $11,095

3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $6,810
4th:  Adam Dickson  –  $4,790
5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

The final two players agree to take their 10-minute break a level early. Here are their official chip counts:

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,074,000  (21 BB)
Joseph Olivieri  –  486,000  (10 BB)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,665
2nd:  $11,095

3rd:  Phil Hui  –  $6,810
4th:  Adam Dickson  –  $4,790
5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 52

During a Pot-Limit Omaha hand, Joseph Olivieri folded his button, Phil Hui raised to 30,000 from the small blind with 43K total. Ryan Hoenig took a quick look in the big blind and put Hui all in.

Hoenig:
Hui:

Hui was ahead with pair of fives but Hoenig hit every card on the flop. Hui had an open-ended straight draw but blanked the turn and Hoenig made an overkill full house on the river to send Hui out.

Ryan Hoenig – 1,400,000 (35 bb)
Joseph Olivieri – 155,000 (4 bb)
Phil Hui – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,810)

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 52

In the last hand of Omaha Hi-Lo, Ryan Hoenig raised from the button to 40,000, Adam Dickson called from the small blind, and Joseph Olivieri called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Hoenig, who bet 20,000. Dickson called, and Olivieri folded.

Dickson called for the three of spades, but the turn card was the . Dickson checked, Hoenig bet 40,000, and Dickson folded. Hoenig took the pot.

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,000,000  (25 BB)
Adam Dickson  –  35,000  (1 BB)

The game switched to Razz, and Dickson had the bring-in with the . Dickson, Olivieri, and Hoenig put in 20,000 each to kick off the action.

Ryan Hoenig:  ()  
Joseph Olivieri:  ()  
Adam Dickson:  ()  

4th Street:  Olivieri bet 20,000, Hoenig called, and Dickson called all in for 11,000. There was now a side pot worth 18K, and any further betting would go to the side pot.

5th Street:  Olivieri bet 40,000, and Hoenig called.

6th Street:  Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 40,000, and Olivieri called.

7th Street:  Olivieri checked, Hoenig bet 40,000, and Olivieri called.

Ryan Hoenig:  ()    ()
Joseph Olivieri:  ()    ()
Adam Dickson:  ()    ()

Ryan Hoenig:  7-4 low
Joseph Olivieri:  7-6 low
Adam Dickson:  10-7 low

Hoenig won the entire pot with his 7-4 low to take a huge chip lead and eliminate Dickson in fourth place.

Adam Dickson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,790)

With three players remaining from a field of 52, the average chip stack is around 520,000 (13 Big Bets). Here are the updated chip counts for the final three players:

Seat 1.  Joseph Olivieri  –  255,000  (6 BB)
Seat 2.  Phil Hui  –  188,000  (5 BB)
Seat 3.  Ryan Hoenig  –  1,115,000  (28 BB)

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

During No-Limit Hold’em, three players limp to see a flop of , and all three players check.

The turn card was the , and Adam Dickson bet 15,000 from the small blind. Joseph Olivieri raised from the big blind to 40,000, Ryan Hoenig called from the button, and Dickson folded.

The river card was the , Olivieri checked, Hoenig moved all in for 125,000, and Olivieri thought for a bit before he called with for two pair, sixes and deuces. But Hoenig turned over to win the pot with trip sixes and double up in chips.

Ryan Hoenig  –  380,000  (10 BB)
Joseph Olivieri  –  295,000  (7 BB)

Two hands later, Dickson raised from the cutoff to 22,000, and Hoenig called from the big blind.

The flop came , Hoenig checked, Dickson bet 17,000, and Hoenig check-raised to 40,000. Dickson called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Hoenig bet 40,000, and Dickson called. Hoenig showed for two pair, queens and nines, and Dickson flashed one card — the — before he mucked. Hoenig won the pot.

Ryan Hoenig  –  440,000  (11 BB)
Adam Dickson  –  465,000  (12 BB)

With four players remaining from a field of 52, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,790 each.

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

In the last hand of Level 17, during Pot-Limit Omaha, Frederic Moss was eliminated by Adam Dickson, who has knocked out all three players at this final table so far.

Frederic Moss  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,785)

When Level 17 ended, the players took their 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Joseph Olivieri  –  366,000  (12 BB)
Seat 2.  Phil Hui  –  389,000  (13 BB)
Seat 3.  Ryan Hoenig  –  312,000  (10 BB)
Seat 4.  Adam Dickson  –  493,000  (16 BB)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,665
2nd:  $11,095
3rd:  $6,810
4th:  $4,790

5th:  Frederic Moss  –  $3,785
6th:  Tom Koral  –  $3,025
7th:  Karim Bevans  –  $2,270

With four players remaining from a field of 52, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (13 Big Bets).