2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $32,240
April 10, 2026

Event 8 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Limit Omaha 8, drawing 62 entries for a prize pool of $32,240. Earning the lion’s share was Chris Labrie, taking it down outright for $11,590.

This marked Labrie’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won this same $600 Omaha 8 event during the 2025 LHPO and a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 event during the 2022 SHRPO. 

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 62

Long Nguyen completed the small blind to 60,000, and Chris Labrie checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Labrie checked, Nguyen bet 60,000, and Labrie called.

The turn card was the , Labrie bet 120,000, and Nguyen called.

The river card was the , Labrie bet 120,000, and Nguyen thought for a bit before he folded, leaving himself only about 105,000. Labrie took the pot.

Chris Labrie  –  1,445,000  (12 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  105,000  (1 BB)

After several hands and a split pot or two, Nguyen had dropped down to 45,000, and got it all in from the big blind against Labrie.

Chris Labrie:  
Long Nguyen:  

The board came , and with no possible lows, Labrie won the pot with a pair of tens to win the title, the trophy, and $11,590.

Long Nguyen finished as the runner-up, earning $6,820.

The key hand for Labrie was back when there were six players remaining (less than an hour ago) for 36% of all the chips in play in a big pot against Sandy Sanchez. Click here to check out the details of that hand.

Congratulations to Chris Labrie!

1st:  Chris Labrie  –  $11,590 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Long Nguyen  –  $6,820
3rd:  Aron Dermer  –  $4,275
4th:  Sandy Sanchez  –  $2,900
5th:  Marc Wolfe  –  $2,260
6th:  Jason Simon  –  $1,775
7th:  Michael Gross  –  $1,455
8th:  Grant Hart  –  $1,165

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 62

Aron Dermer raised from the button to 100,000, and Chris Labrie called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Dermer got it all in for his last 20,000.

Chris Labrie:    (pair of kings, no low draw)
Aron Dermer:    (pair of queens, 5-4 low draw)

The board came , and with no possible lows, Labrie won the entire pot with two pair, kings and fives, to eliminate Dermer in third place.

Aron Dermer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,275)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Chris Labrie  –  1,050,000  (11 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  500,000  (5 BB)

And the payouts:

1st:  $11,590 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,820

3rd:  Aron Dermer  –  $4,275
4th:  Sandy Sanchez  –  $2,900
5th:  Marc Wolfe  –  $2,260
6th:  Jason Simon  –  $1,775
7th:  Michael Gross  –  $1,455
8th:  Grant Hart  –  $1,165

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 62

Sandy Sanchez was all in preflop from the cutoff for 160,000 against Chris Labrie in the big blind.

Chris Labrie:  
Sandy Sanchez:  

The board came , and with no qualifying lows, Labrie won the entire pot with trip fours to eliminate Sanchez in fourth place.

Chris Labrie  –  760,000  (8 BB)
Sandy Sanchez  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,900)

With three players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 515,000 (5 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,275 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 62

Marc Wolfe moved all in under the gun for 50,000, Sandy Sanchez moved all in from the cutoff for 90,000, and Long Nguyen called from the big blind, covering both of them.

Long Nguyen:  
Sandy Sanchez:  
Marc Wolfe:  

The board came — Sanchez won the high side with a queen-high club flush, and Nguyen won the low side with a 7-5 low. Wolfe’s set of aces was no good, and he was eliminated in fifth place.

Long Nguyen  –  555,000  (6 BB)
Sandy Sanchez  –  115,000  (1 BB)
Marc Wolfe  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,260)

With four players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (4 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 62

Jason Simon was all in from the big blind for 80,000 against Aron Dermer in the small blind.

Aron Dermer:  
Jason Simon:  

The board came , and Dermer won the high side with a diamond flush, and the low side with his ace-deuce for a 7-5 low. Dermer scooped the entire pot to eliminate Simon in sixth place.

Aron Dermer  –  230,000  (2 BB)
Jason Simon  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,775)

With five players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 310,000 (3 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,260 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 62

Chris Labrie completed the small blind to 40,000, Sandy Sanchez raised from the big blind to 80,000, and Labrie called.

The flop came , Labrie bet 40,000, and Sanchez called.

The turn card was the , Labrie bet 80,000, and Sanchez thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Labrie bet 80,000, and Sanchez called.

Chris Labrie:    (two pair, 6-4 low)
Sandy Sanchez:    (pair of aces, 6-5 low)

Labrie’s two pair and 6-4 low was enough to scoop the entire pot worth 560,000 (36% of all the chips in play) and take a huge chip lead.

Chris Labrie  –  625,000  (8 BB)
Sandy Sanchez  –  110,000  (1 BB)

With six players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 260,000 (3 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,775 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 62

Ever since they reached the nine-handed final table (which was also the Money Bubble), there have been a surprising number of all-in-and-call situations at this final table, even accounting for the fact that it’s a hi-low game (Omaha 8). But the short stacks kept surviving over and over again, which is why the limits are so high compared to the chip stacks. But that situation wasn’t sustainable forever.

Michael Gross moved all in under the gun for 55,000, and Sandy Sanchez reraised from the hijack. Everyone else folded.

Sandy Sanchez:  
Michael Gross:  

The board came , and neither player could make a qualifying low. Sanchez won the entire pot with his higher two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate Gross in seventh place.

Sandy Sanchez  –  410,000  (7 BB)
Michael Gross  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,455)

With six players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 260,000 (4 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,775 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 62

Sandy Sanchez raised from middle position to 50,000, Aron Dermer called from the hijack, and Grant Hart called from the big blind.

The flop came , Hart checked, and Sanchez bet 25,000. Dermer folded, and Hart called.

The turn card was the , Hart checked, Sanchez bet, and Hart called all in for 15,000.

Sandy Sanchez:    (pair of aces, ace-high flush draw)
Grant Hart:    (seven-high flush draw)

With no lows possible, Hart was drawing dead. The meaningless river card was the , and Sanchez won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to eliminate Hart in eighth place.

Sandy Sanchez  –  320,000  (6 BB)
Grant Hart  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,165)

With seven players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 220,000 (4 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,455 each.

$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 62

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased limits of 25,000-50,000.

With eight players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 195,000 (4 Big Bets). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Long Nguyen  –  200,000  (4 BB)
Seat 2.  Marc Wolfe  –  295,000  (6 BB)
Seat 3.  Grant Hart  –  155,000  (3 BB)
Seat 4.  Michael Gross  –  105,000  (2 BB)
Seat 5.  Chris Labrie  –  250,000  (5 BB)
Seat 6.  Sandy Sanchez  –  190,000  (4 BB)
Seat 7.  Aron Dermer  –  265,000  (5 BB)
Seat 8.  Jason Simon  –  85,000  (2 BB)

The Money Bubble has just burst, and here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $11,590 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,820
3rd:  $4,275
4th:  $2,900
5th:  $2,260
6th:  $1,775
7th:  $1,455
8th:  $1,165