Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 6 – $360 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 1 Payouts

2PM: Event 4 Day 2 – $1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em

• Event 4 Day 2 Counts and Seat
• Event 4 Payouts

3PM: Event 5 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 5 Day 1C – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 44 – $130 WPT Finale Turbo Step Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1,050 WPT Finale Satellite
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 45 – $200 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed; Two (2) $570 Showdown buy-ins plus $560 cash
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 46 – $390 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2M GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 46 Structure Sheet

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update

Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:

• Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room

• The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.

• Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.

For additional construction updates, please visit TheNewHardRock.com

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 3,107

With the field reaching the 3:00 a.m. hard stop for the day, the final 13 players will be returning on Monday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner.

Martin Culotta leads the field with 9,425,000 after a late rush of cards put him in the lead when the bags came out. It won’t be an easy final day for Culotta, however. Also coming back is two-time WSOP bracelet winner and two-time WPT champion Michael Mizrachi, former November Niner Neil Blumenfield and Ruslan Dykshteyn, a South Florida pro who won two events during last August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, including the Big 4’s $1,100 no-limit hold’em rebuy event.

When cards get back in the air, blinds will be increased to 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante and everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $6,059.

Here is a look at the seat chart for the final day of play:

Table 8

Seat 1: Steven Bennett – 5,750,000
Seat 2: Martin Culotta – 9,425,000
Seat 3: –Empty–
Seat 4: –Empty–
Seat 5: –Empty–
Seat 6: Agop Rustomoglu – 3,325,000
Seat 7: Evan Toepel – 1,000,000
Seat 8: Henry Meacham – 7,725,000
Seat 9: Ben Sriqui – 8,525,000

Table 7

Seat 1: Orville Arthurs – 2,750,000
Seat 2: Neil Blumenfield – 3,225,000
Seat 3: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 4,500,000
Seat 4: Brett Brulaleri – 4,350,000
Seat 5: Lawrence Whyte – 4,025,000
Seat 6: Joseph DiChiaro – 3,875,000
Seat 7: –Empty–
Seat 8: Michael Mizrachi – 3,425,000
Seat 9: –Empty–

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 3,107

Ben Sriqui raised in late position and Martin Culotta called from the small blind. Marcus Whiteagle moved all in for 1,510,000 from the big blind. Sriqui folded and Culotta called.

Culotta was in trouble with his up against Whiteagle’s .

The flop was , giving Culotta the nut flush and leaving Whiteagle drawing dead. The turn and river were the meaningless and . Culotta wins the pot and eliminates Whiteagle in 14th place.

Whiteagle took home $6,059 for his deep run and Culotta takes the chip lead with just under a minute left in the day’s action.

Martin Culotta – 8,700,000 (58 bb)
Marcus Whiteagle – Eliminated

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 3,107

Dylan Drazen was in the cutoff and got into a preflop battle against Ben Sriqui in the big blind. Drazen got all in for about 3,000,000 and got action from Sriqui.

Sriqui showed and was dominated by Drazen’s . Sriqui asked for “one time” and then got there on a flop of , leaving Drazen drawing thin.

The turn was the , which was no help for Drazen, and the river was the . Drazen was eliminated in 21st place and Sriqui took a massive chip lead over the field.

Ben Sriqui – 8,200,000 (68 bb)
Dylan Drazen – Eliminated

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 3,107

Lawrence Whyte raised to 300,000 from middle position and Henry Azoulay called from the cutoff. Julian Gallo moved all in on the button for 695,000, Whyte folded and Azoulay called.

Azoulay showed and was behind Gallo’s . The flop was and Azoulay flopped bottom set to leave Gallo with two outs.

“There it is,” said Azoulay about hitting his seven.

The turn was the and the river was the , giving Azoulay quads and eliminating Gallo. Gallo was eliminated in 24th place and Azoulay moved over the 2 million chip mark.

Henry Azoulay – 2,100,000 (17 bb)
Julian Gallo – Eliminated

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 3,107

Neil Blumenfield moved all in from early position for about 1,000,000 and Uehara Eriberuto was all in preflop in middle position for an ante. Action folded around to Julian Gallo in the small blind, who called and was all in for 200,000.

Blumenfield showed , Eriberuto showed , and Gallo was in the lead with his .

The board ran out and Gallo more than doubled up, while Eriberuto was eliminated in 26th place.

Julian Gallo – 710,000 (5 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 800,000 (6 bb)
Uehara Eriberuto – Eliminated

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 3,107

After being down to half of an ante, Kryzsztof Stybaniewicz had run his stack all the way back up to about 360,000.

Ruslan Dykshteyn raises to 225,000 from middle position and Stybaniewicz three-bets to 350,000, leaving himself with 10,000 behind.

Action folds back to Dykshteyn, who announces a raise. Stybaniewicz commits his last 10,000 and it’s off to the races with Stybaniewicz’s against Dykshteyn’s .

The flop comes and Stybaniewicz takes the lead, but the comes on the turn, leaving Stybaniewicz drawing to a jack to make Broadway. The river is the and Stybaniewicz is eliminated in 28th place.

There is a short break in the action, while the final 27 players redraw for seats at the last three tables

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 3,100,000 (31 bb)
Kryzsztof Stybaniewicz – Eliminated

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 3,1097

With about 1,400,000 in the middle already and a board of , Lawrence Whyte moves all in from the small blind. Julio Abreu calls, all in for about 400,000 and the cards are tabled.

Whyte shows , good for two pair, and needs to fade Abreu’s .

The river is the and Whyte’s two pair holds up to eliminate Abreu in 29th place. Whyte takes the pot and is the chip leader with just a couple eliminations before the three table redraw.

Lawrence Whyte – 5,100,000 (51 bb)
Julio Abreu – Eliminated

$360 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 3,107

A player in early position raises and Eli Levy calls from middle position. The cutoff calls and Saeed Tasharofi defends his big blind.

They are four-handed to a flop of and Tasharofi moves all in for 400,000. The original raiser folds and Tasharofi shows , good for top pair.

Levy shows , and needs to hit a diamond to send his opponent to the rail.

The turn is the , changing nothing, and the river is the , which gives Levy the nut flush and eliminates Tasharofi. Tasharofi is eliminated in 42nd place and Levy drags the pot.

Eli Levy – 3,700,000 (62 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000
Players Remaining: 48 of 3,107

There is about 650,000 in the pot on a flop of and Marcus Whiteagle moves all in from middle position for about 2,500,000.

Ruslan Dykshteyn is in the hijack with about 1,750,000 in his stack and takes a couple minutes in the tank before folding. Moshe Shabat calls on the button and is the player all in  for about 950,000.

Shabat shows and is behind Whiteagle’s . The turn is the and the river is the to eliminate Shabat in 49th place and give Whiteagle one of the biggest stacks in the room with 48 players remaining.

Marcus Whiteagle – 4,100,000 (82 bb)
Moshe Shabat – Eliminated