$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 94
Jake Ferro
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised to 35,000 from the button and Jake Ferro called in the small blind.
They checked to the turn of an board where Kotlyarevskiy potted for 102,000. Ferro raised the pot, Kotlyarevskiy repotted, and Ferro called all in for about 360,000 with for a set of aces.
Kotlyarevskiy was drawing with for a flush draw and low draw.
The river was the , giving Kotlyarevskiy the nut flush with a low to scoop the pot and eliminate Ferro in third place.
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy – 1,650,000 (103 bb) Donald Maloney – 230,000 (14 bb) Jake Ferro – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,060)
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 94
Phil Hui
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised to 35,000 from the button and Phil Hui called in the small blind.
The flop was , Hui checked, Kotlyarevskiy bet 50,000, Hui raised all in for about 150,000, and Kotlyarevskiy called with for a flush draw and backdoor low draw. Hui tabled for jack and tens with a backdoor low draw.
The turn was the , vaulting Kotlyarevskiy in front with a set of threes.
The river was the , no help to Hui, ending his tournament in fourth place.
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy – 1,200,000 (100 bb) Phil Hui – Eliminated in 4th Place ($7,615)
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 19 $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry) Entries: 94 Prize Pool: $91,180 April 19-20, 2023
Event 19 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a two-day $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry). A field of 94 entries generated a prize pool of $91,180, and the final 16 players will finish in the money, earning a min-cash of $1,465.
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry) Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
We are rolling out a big Omaha game at 4 pm with short-handed tables and lots of action. Event 19 is a Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with a $1,100 buy-in and two-day structure.
They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 8:30 pm. Day 1 will come to an end once they reach the seven-handed final table and those players will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play it out.
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 19 $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed Entries: 257 Prize Pool: $514,000 January 17-18, 2023
Event 19 Champion Aaron Flores
Fresh off a final table appearance two days ago in Event #1 (which had 4,535 entries), Aaron Flores won Event #19 in a three-way deal on Thursday afternoon.
“It feels amazing,” said Flores, “because I won it on my mom’s birthday.”
There were 257 entries in this two-day tournament, generating a prizepool worth $514,000, more than doubling the $200,000 guarantee. And the final eight players came back on Day 2 to play the final table.
“It was a tough final table,” said Flores. “A lot of good players, but after battling so long, the hands came. I got the kings against the sixes, then the threes against two pair. Those two big hands got me the stack.”
The kings against the sixes came during a preflop all-in against then-chipleader Brandon Hamlet, and it catapulted Flores to the chip lead. (Details here.)
The other hand Flores mentioned was the last hand of the tournament, when David DiBernardi check-raised all in on the turn with top two pair. But Flores snap-called with bottom set, and it held up for Flores to eliminate DiBernardi in fourth place. (Details here.)
At that point, the final three players agreed to a deal. As chipleader, Flores was awarded the title, the trophy, and $97,935. Combined with his eighth-place finish in Event #1 two days ago, Flores has earned $141,735 this week.
“I think I’m playing my best poker at the moment,” said Flores.
Unfortunately, Flores won’t be able to capitalize on this momentum by playing the $3,500 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship (which starts tomorrow), because he’ll be celebrating the birthday of his mother, Dulce. But he’s still a fan of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
“This is my favorite spot, honestly,” said Flores. “I’m from Chicago, but every time I come here, I tend to do good. So, yeah, this is my favorite spot.”
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 257
Event 19 Champion Aaron Flores
Shortly after the elimination of David DiBernardi in fourth place, the final three players agreed to a deal for the remaining prizepool.
These were their official chip counts:
Aaron Flores – 3,325,000 (83 bb) Brandon Hamlet – 1,210,000 (30 bb) Adam Hendrix – 605,000 (15 bb)
As chipleader, Aaron Flores was awarded the title and the trophy. These are the modified payouts they agreed to:
1st: Aaron Flores – $97,935 + LHPO trophy 2nd: Brandon Hamlet – $79,900 3rd: Adam Hendrix – $70,500
Congratulations to Aaron Flores!
Stay tuned for a recap from this event to be posted later this afternoon.
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 257
David DiBernardi
David DiBernardi raised from the cutoff to 80,000, and Aaron Flores called from the button.
The flop came , DiBernardi checked, Flores bet 75,000, and DiBernardi called.
The turn card was the , DiBernardi checked, Flores bet 225,000, and DiBernardi check-raised all in for about 1,200,000.
Flores quickly called with for a set of threes, and DiBernardi turned over for two pair, queens and tens. DiBernardi needed a queen or a ten to stay alive.
The river card paired the board with the , and Flores won the pot with a full house, threes full of fives, to eliminate DiBernardi in fourth place.
Aaron Flores – 3,300,000 (83 bb) David DiBernardi – Eliminated in 4th Place ($34,050)
With three players remaining from a field of 257, the average chip stack is around 1,715,000 (43 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $51,010 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 257
Aaron Flores
Aaron Flores min-raised from UTG/cutoff to 80,000, chipleader Brandon Hamlet moved all in from the small blind, and Flores snap-called all in for 890,000 with .
Hamlet turned over , and Flores needed his kings to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Hamlet turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Flores won the pot with his pocket kings to double into the chip lead.
With four players remaining from a field of 257, the average chip stack is around 1,285,000 (32 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $34,050 each.
board where Kotlyarevskiy potted for 102,000. Ferro raised the pot, Kotlyarevskiy repotted, and Ferro called all in for about 360,000 with 
for a set of aces.
for a flush draw and low draw.
, giving Kotlyarevskiy the nut flush with a low to scoop the pot and eliminate Ferro in third place.
, Hui checked, Kotlyarevskiy bet 50,000, Hui raised all in for about 150,000, and Kotlyarevskiy called with 
for a flush draw and backdoor low draw. Hui tabled 
for jack and tens with a backdoor low draw.
, vaulting Kotlyarevskiy in front with a set of threes.
, no help to Hui, ending his tournament in fourth place.
, DiBernardi checked, Flores bet 225,000, and DiBernardi check-raised all in for about 1,200,000.
for two pair, queens and tens. DiBernardi needed a queen or a ten to stay alive.
, and Flores won the pot with a full house, threes full of fives, to eliminate DiBernardi in fourth place.
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, and Flores needed his kings to hold to stay alive.