Event 10: Artyom Smbatyan – 5th Place ($3,240)

$600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 158

On the river of an Ad7d7h3sJs board, Matt Zarcadoolas checked from the small blind and Donald Maloney bet 100,000 from the big blind. Artyom Smbatyan raised all in for about 290,000 from the button, Zarcadoolas folded, and Maloney called with 7c7s6h5s2d for quad sevens.

Smbatyan showed a defeated AhAcTd5h2s for aces full of sevens and was out in fifth place.

Donald Maloney  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Artyom Smbatyan  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,240)

Event 10: Donald Maloney Leads the Final Five Players

$600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 158

Seat 1:  Matt Zarcadoolas  –  595,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Donald Maloney  –  1,175,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3:  Brandon Ageloff  –  505,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4:  Eric Silverberg  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:  Artyom Smbatyan  –  385,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $18,025 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,505
3rd:  $6,900
4th:  $4,200
5th:  $3,240

Results Thus Far
6th:  Nicholas Lamonica  –  $2,715
7th:  Jonathan Moschel  –  $2,400
8th:  Rinat Dinmukhametov  –  $2,095
9th:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  $1,800
10th:  Nicholas Kost  –  $1,800
11th:  Thomas Skaggs  –  $1,575
12th:  Oleksandr Trokhmyenko  –  $1,575
13th:  Andre Plaza  –  $1,360
14th:  Anthony Bertuccio  –  $1,360
15th:  Brady Chuches  –  $1,200
16th:  Eitan Elbaz  –  $1,200
17th:  Michael Hallen  –  $1,100
18th:  Nicholas Nieto  –  $1,100
19th:  Jordan Miller  –  $1,000
20th:  Greg Levine  –  $1,000

Event 10: Prize Pool and Payouts; $18,025 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  158
Prize Pool:  $67,150
Bounty Prize Pool:  $15,800
July 28, 2023

Event 10 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 158 entries created a prize pool of $67,150, with an additional $15,800 set aside for bounties. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash set at $1,000.

Up top for the winner is $18,025.

1st:  $18,025 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,505
3rd:  $6,900
4th:  $4,200
5th:  $3,240
6th:  $2,715
7th:  $2,400
8th:  $2,095
9th-10th:  $1,800
11th-12th:  $1,575
13th-14th:  $1,360
15th-16th:  $1,200
17th-18th:  $1,100
19th-20th:  $1,000

Event 10: More Bounties

$600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The last trophy event of the day gets underway at the top of the hour with a $600 buy-in Black Chip Bounty and they’ll play Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha for plenty of action with $100 on every player’s head.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm. They’ll play into the evening and we will crown our next SHRPO winner before too long.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 8 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 9 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 10 – $600 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $600 SHRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,300 buy-in, $3,000,000 GTD SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 SHRPO Schedule
Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

Alan Leon Wins Event 10 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Seven-Way Deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  240
Prize Pool:  $26,400
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,000
April 16, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 10 Champion Alan Leon

Event 10 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The tournament drew 240 entries, creating a prize pool of $26,400 with an additional $12,000 set aside for bounties.

A seven-way deal was reached at the final table, and as the chip leader, Alan Leon was the official Event 10 winner for $3,990.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AlanLeon$3,390*
2MichaelSteinbacher$3,162*
3CyrilDarmouni$2,467*
4AdilzhanIbrayev$2,090*
5JulioPulido$2,023*
6RinatHaviv$1,943*
7AlvinDavis$1,595*
8VaughnSteeves$760
9JosephFranchino$620
10BenjaminMurphy$620
11JuanDiaz$535
12ZigmontDelmastro$535
13AmitSavani$455
14PaulWassel$455
15RyanLuppino$455
16AngelQuiroz$385
17JosephAlmea Hernandez$385
18PabloHernandez$385
19AlbertGarver$330
20JairoVelasquez$330
21JacqueDoucette$330
22JosephSanchez$300
23ArkadoGadelov$300
24TyromeJoyner$300
25JimmyLe$275
26JamesPalmeri$275
27Rama-DeviShanigarapu$275
28Pierre-XavierLaurent$275
29StevenMichael-Scala$275
30BrentHoover$275

*denotes seven-way deal

Event 10: Prize Pool and Payouts; $5,700 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  240
Prize Pool:  $26,400
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,000
April 16, 2023

Event 10 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry).  A field of 240 entries generated a prize pool of $26,400, with an additional $12,000 set aside for bounties. The final 30 players will cash, earning $275.

Up top for the winner is $5,700.

1st:  $5,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $3,995
3rd:  $2,705
4th:  $1,645
5th:  $1,270
6th:  $1,055
7th:  $900
8th:  $760
9th-10th:  $620
11th-12th:  $535
13th-15th:  $455
16th-18th:  $385
19th-21st:  $330
22nd-24th:  $300
25th-30th:  $275

Event 10: Another Sunday Bounty

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We kicked off our Sunday action with a bounty tournament and have another one at 6 pm. This time around, it’s a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty with $50 on every player’s head from the start.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm and levels increase to 20 minutes each.

They will play into the evening until we hand out another Showdown trophy.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 7 – $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

4PM: Event 8 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when after Level 15
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 9 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 10 – $200 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 11 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (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 11 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Poker Showdown Schedule
Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

Matt Bretzfield Wins Fifth Hollywood Title After Heads-Up Deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$600 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  134
Prize Pool:  $70,350
January 15–16, 2023

Matt Bretzfield, Event 10 champion

The Mixed PLO tournaments are a relatively new game on our big tournament schedules, LHPO Event 10 only the sixth time we’ve run this format. After a victory in today, Matt Bretzfield has finished at the top in three of those tournament. He took the top prize in Event 10 after a heads-up deal that saw him earn $14,963.

This was a milestone victory for Bretzfield for several reasons; this is his fifth career Hollywood major title, his fourth straight in consecutive series, and his third Mixed PLO title in the last 12 months.

Bretzfield is the first player to win four trophies in four straight series in our long history. There are a handful of players who did it in three straight but he now stands alone as the only player with four in a row. Here’s a look at his five trophy runs:

2019 LHPO – $1,100 Big Stack PLO
2022 Showdown – $400 Mixed PLO
2022 SHRPO – $1,100 Mixed PLO
2022 RRPO – $600 Deep Stack Turbo
2023 LHPO – $600 Mixed PLO

Congrats Matt, and job well done!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MattBretzfield$14,963 *
2GaryFriedman$14,962 *
3DannyChang$8,380
4JonHoellein$6,020
5DarinUtley$4,450
6DavidShmuel$3,390
7A.J.Kelsall$2,660
8CalebShumard$2,155
9AlexanderOrlov$1,800
10StevenNovak$1,800
11SamanthaPerryman$1,555
12JonCassoria$1,555
13RonaldMoore$1,395
14AriEngel$1,395
15MichaelDreese$1,290
16CoreyWade$1,290
17BrandonBerkenfeld$1,290

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal