2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  91
Prize Pool:  $20,930
Bounty Prize Pool:  $9,100
April 18, 2026

Event 34 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 91 entries produced a prize pool of $20,930, with an additional $9,100 set aside for bounties.

Taking it down was Victor Chaya, winning out right $6,555.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 91

After taking the chip lead, Victor Chaya potted to 45,000 from the button and Vadim Shlez called in the big blind.

The flop was , Shlez check, and Chaya continued for 30,000. Shlez check-raised to 100,000, Chaya reraised the pot to 405,000, Shlez took about 15 seconds before going all in for 785,000, and Chaya called.

Chaya: 
Shlez: 

Chaya had a set of deuces with the nut flush draw, while Shlez had an inferior flush draw with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Chaya to top set of aces to win the pot and Event 34 outright for $6,555. Shlez finished runner-up for $4,000.

A recap of Event 34 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 91

Vadim Shlez (button) and Jeff Gibson (small blind) put in about 100,000 each to see a flop of .

Gibson bet about 200,000, Shlez moved all in for about 480,000, and Gibson called all in for about 310,000.

Vadim Shlez:    (eight-high straight)
Jeff Gibson:    (set of sixes)

The turn card was — the .

Shlez turned an eight-high straight-flush to clinch the pot right there, because even if Gibson’s full house improved to quad sixes, it wouldn’t be enough for Gibson to catch up.

The meaningless river card was the , and Shlez won the pot with his straight-flush to eliminate Gibson in third place.

Jeff Gibson  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,525)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:

Vadim Shlez  –  1,030,000  (69 bb)
Victor Chaya  –  790,000  (53 bb)

1st:  $6,555 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,000

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 91

Jeff Gibson raised from the button to 30,000, and Vadim Shlez called from the big blind.

The flop came , Shlez checked, Gibson bet 30,000, and Shlez called.

The turn card was the , Shlez checked, Gibson bet 80,000, and Shlez called.

The river card was the , Shlez checked, Gibson bet 150,000, and Shlez tanked for a very long time before he folded. Gibson took the pot.

Seat 1.  Jeff Gibson  –  515,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Victor Chaya  –  685,000  (69 bb)
Seat 3.  Vadim Shlez  –  620,000  (62 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $6,555 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,000
3rd:  $2,525

With three players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 607,000 (61 big blinds).

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 91

After a flop of , Vadim Shlez checked from the small blind, Jeff Gibson bet 25,000 from the big blind, and Shlez called.

The turn card was the , Shlez checked, Gibson bet 88,000, and Shlez tanked for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

Vadim Shlez:    (full house, deuces full of jacks)
Jeff Gibson:    (two pair, jacks and eights)

Shlez won the pot with his full house, and Gibson revealed his jack-eight to show they were tied on the turn.

Vadim Shlez  –  880,000  (110 bb)
Jeff Gibson  –  250,000  (31 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 607,000 (76 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,525 each.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 91

Gui Van potted to 21,000 from the cutoff, Victor Chaya called on the button, and Jeff Gibson called in the big blind.

The flop was , Gibson checked, Van bet his remaining 31,000, Chaya called, and Gibson folded.

Van: 
Chaya: 

Chaya was leading with aces and kings and held up through the turn and river to eliminate Van in fourth place and win his bounty.

Victor Chaya  –  830,000  (138 bb)
Gui Van  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  (1,625)

With three players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 607,000 (101 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,525.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 91

Victor Chaya limped in for 6,000 in the cutoff, Vadim Shlez raised to 25,000 from the button, Ryan Hoenig called in the small blind, and Chaya called.

The flop was , Hoenig checked, Chaya checked, and Shlez bet 30,000. Hoenig check-raised all in for 39,000, Chaya folded, and Shlez called.

Shlez: 
Hoenig: 

Shlez was ahead with aces and treys against Hoenig’s jacks and treys.

The turn and river completed the board, not enough help to Hoenig, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Vadim Shlez  –  610,000  (102 bb)
Ryan Hoenig  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,255)

With four players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 455,000 (76 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,625.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 91

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

With five players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 364,000 (61 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Ryan Hoenig  –  145,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeff Gibson  –  353,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Gui Van  –  78,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4.  Victor Chaya  –  835,000  (139 bb)
Seat 5.  Vadim Shlez  –  409,000  (68 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, along with the money finishers so far:

1st:  $6,555 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,000
3rd:  $2,525
4th:  $1,625
5th:  $1,255

6th:  Alfred Perez  –  $995
7th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $835
8th:  Jeff Barr  –  $735
9th:  Jeffrey Gale  –  $665
10th:  Caleb King  –  $610
11th:  Caio de Lucca  –  $565
12th:  Victor Radulescu  –  $565

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 91

Gui Van raised from the cutoff to 17,500, Victor Chaya called from the button, and Alfred Perez reraised from the small blind to 75,000. Vadim Shlez called from the big blind, and Van and Chaya both folded.

The flop came , Perez moved all in for 15,000, and Shlez called.

Vadim Shlez:    (king-high straight)
Alfred Perez:    (two pair, kings and jacks)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Shlez won the pot with his king-high straight to eliminate Perez in sixth place.

Vadim Shlez  –  425,000  (85 bb)
Alfred Perez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($995)

With five players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 364,000 (73 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,255 each.

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 91

Gui Van raised under the gun to 17,500, Victor Chaya reraised from the hijack to 36,000, and Vadim Shlez called from the button. Van called all in for 22,500.

There was 80,000 in the main pot, and another 27,000 in the side pot. Any additional betting would go to the side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , and all three players turned over their cards.

Victor Chaya:    (two pair, aces and queens)
Vadim Shlez:    (pair of sevens)
Gui Van:    (jack-high flush)

Chaya won the side pot with his two pair, while Van won the main pot with his flush to triple up in chips.

Gui Van  –  80,000  (16 bb)
Victor Chaya  –  677,000  (135 bb)
Vadim Shlez  –  330,000  (66 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 91, the average chip stack is around 303,500 (61 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $995 each.