2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $48,360
April 8, 2026

Event 2 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8, drawing 93 entries for a prize pool of $48,360.

A heads-up chop was agreed to and Ariel Mantel was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 2 winner for $12,265.

*denotes even chop

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

Heads-up play between Ariel Mantel and Loni Hui went back-and-forth, with neither player getting too short, and their chip stacks staying close to even most of the time.

Eventually, with Mantel in the lead, somebody mentioned an even chop, and after a brief discussion, they both agreed to it. These were their chip counts:

Ariel Mantel  –  1,365,000  (46 bb)
Loni Hui  –  960,000  (32 bb)

As chipleader, Mantel is awarded the title and the trophy. For her part, Hui simply said that Mantel wanted the trophy more than she did, and it was late and she was satisfied to end it with the chop.

1st:  Ariel Mantel  –  $12,265 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Loni Hui  –  $12,265
3rd:  Jean Laurent  –  $5,800
4th:  Phil Hui  –  $3,750
5th:  Leonard Kriss  –  $2,900
6th:  Darryll Fish  –  $2,300
7th:  Joel Harwood  –  $1,935
8th:  Andrew Becker  –  $1,695
9th:  Christopher Hice  –  $1,535
10th:  Matthew Kaplan  –  $1,400
11th:  Harlan Penn  –  $1,305
12th:  John Simcox  –  $1,210

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

Ariel Mantel limped for 30,000, and Loni Hui checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came , Hui checked, Mantel bet 50,000, and Hui check-raised to 150,000. Mantel went into the tank for a long time before he three-bet it to 500,000.

Hui said, “Really?”

Hui thought for a while before she folded, and Mantel took the pot.

Ariel Mantel  –  1,480,000  (49 bb)
Loni Hui  –  845,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $15,340 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,190

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

Loni Hui potted to 90,000 from the small blind, Jean Laurent reraised all in for 135,000 in the big blind, and Hui called.

Hui: 
Laurent: 

The board ran out , giving Hui trip nines to win the pot and eliminate Laurent in third place.

Loni Hui  –  1,335,000  (45 bb)
Ariel Mantel  –  990,000  (33 bb)
Jean Laurent  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,800)

1st:  $15,340 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,190

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 93

Jean Laurent raised to 60,000 from the button and Loni Hui called in the big blind.

The flop was , Hui bet the pot of 165,000, and Laurent called.

The turn was the , Hui bet the pot again, and Laurent folded.

Loni Hui  –  1,200,000  (40 bb)
Ariel Mantel  –  910,000  (30 bb)
Jean Laurent  –  215,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $15,340 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,190
3rd:  $5,800

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 93

Phil Hui potted to 75,000 from the small blind and Jean Laurent called in the big blind.

The flop was , Hui bet his remaining 50,000-ish, and Laurent called with for nines full of sixes, leading Hui’s .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Hui, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Jean Laurent  –  705,000  (28 bb)
Phil Hui  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,750)

With three players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 775,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,800 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Ariel Mantel raised from the cutoff to 75,000, Leonard Kriss moved all in from the big blind for 95,000, and Mantel called.

Ariel Mantel:  
Leonard Kriss:  

The board came

Mantel paired his seven on the turn to win the high side with two pair, kings and sevens, and Mantel made a 7-6-3 low to Kriss’s 7-6-4 low to scoop the entire pot and eliminate Kriss in fifth place.

Ariel Mantel  –  925,000  (37 bb)
Leonard Kriss  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,900)

With four players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 580,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,750 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

Phil Hui raised from the hijack to 50,000, Ariel Mantel reraised from the small blind to 175,000, and Hui called.

The flop came , Mantel moved all in, and Hui thought for a bit before he folded. Mantel took the pot.

Ariel Mantel  –  790,000  (32 bb)
Phil Hui  –  195,000  (8 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 465,000 (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

Darryll Fish moved all in from the small blind for 60,000, and Jean Laurent called from the big blind.

Jean Laurent:  
Darryll Fish:  

The board came , and Fish took the lead on the flop with two pair, but Laurent turned a higher two pair (aces and deuces) and a 7-6 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Fish in sixth place.

Jean Laurent  –  600,000  (24 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,300)

With five players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 465,000 (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Ariel Mantel raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Joel Harwood called in the big blind.

The flop was , Harwood led for 75,000, Mantel potted, and Harwood called all in for 130,000 total with for a pair of tens with a straight draw. Mantel showed for a wrap with backdoor spades.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Mantel an ace-high flush to eliminate Harwood in seventh place.

Ariel Mantel  –  680,000  (34 bb)
Joel Harwood  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,935)

Harwood was one of three family members at the final table, with his daughter Loni Hui and his son-in-law Phil Hui, and they briefly represented 50% of the remaining players in the tournament. It’s also Harwood’s birthday today, and Loni pointed out that seventh place on his 77th birthday was a pretty good finish.

With six players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300.