Brian Yoon Wins Event 46 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $179,100

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  51
Prize Pool:  $484,500
April 16, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 46 Champion Brian Yoon

Event 46 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 51 entries generated a prize pool of $484,500 and winning the lion’s share was Brian Yoon, taking it down outright for $179,100.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BrianYoon$179,100
2StoyanMadanzhiev$106,600
3JibraelHindi$65,400
4MartinStausholm$46,100
5ScottMargereson$36,400
6EliBerg$29,100
7GiuseppeIadisernia$21,800

Event 46: Brian Yoon Wins! ($179,100); Stoyan Madanzhiev Finishes Runner-Up ($106,600)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 51

Brian Yoon

Stoyan Madanzhiev raised all in for about 910,000 from the button and Brian Yoon called in the big blind with Ac5d, leading Madanzhiev’s 9h8h.

The board ran out QdJc4h3cAs, safe for Yoon to win Event 46 outright for $179,100. Madanzhiev finished runner-up for $106,600.

A recap of Event 46 will be posted later tonight.

Stoyan Madanzhiev

Event 46: Jibrael Hindi – 3rd Place ($65,400)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 51

Jibrael Hindi

Jibrael Hindi raised all in for 915,000 from the small blind and Brian Yoon thought for a bit before he called in the big blind with Ah7c.

Hindi showed Ac6h and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board ran out 8h5s3h2cKc, no help to Hindi, ending his tournament in third place.

Brian Yoon  –  3,730,000  (62 bb)
Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  1,370,000  (23 bb)
Jibrael Hindi  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($65,400)

1st:  $179,100 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $106,600

Event 46: Martin Stausholm – 4th Place ($46,100)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 51

Martin Stausholm

Martin Stausholm raised to 100,000 from under the gun/cutoff and Brian Yoon called on the button.

The flop was KsQs7h, Stausholm checked, Yoon bet 80,000, and Stausholm called.

The turn was the Js, Stausholm checked, Yoon bet 150,000, and Stausholm used two time extensions before he called.

The river was the 9c, Stausholm checked, Yoon went all in with a covering stack, and Stausholm called all in for about 370,000.

Yoon tabled AhTh for Broadway, besting Stausholm’s KdKh for a set of kings to eliminate Stausholm in fourth place.

Brian Yoon  –  2,550,000  (51 bb)
Martin Stausholm  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($46,100)

With three players remaining from a field of 51 entries, the average stack is 1,700,000 (34 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $65,400.

Event 46: Final Four Players

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 51

Seat 3:  Martin Stausholm  –  735,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Brian Yoon  –  1,790,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  810,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9:  Jibrael Hindi  –  1,765,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $179,100 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $106,600
3rd:  $65,400
4th:  $46,100

5th:  Scott Margereson  –  $36,400
6th:  Eli Berg  –  $29,100
7th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $21,800

 

Event 46: Scott Margereson – 5th Place ($36,400)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 51

Brian Yoon raised from under the gun, Scott Margereson three-bet from the small blind, and Yoon called.

The flop was 4c3c2s, Margereson continued, and Yoon called.

The turn was the 6h and both checked.

The river was the 3d, Margereson went all in for 660,000, and Yoon used two time-extensions before he called.

Margereson stood up and showed Ad8s, while Yoon tabled 7d7s for sevens and treys to win the pot and eliminate Margereson in fifth place.

Brian Yoon  –  2,080,000  (52 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($36,400)

Event 46: Eli Berg – 6th Place ($29,100)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 51

Eli Berg
Eli Berg

Eli Berg raised all in for 110,000 from the hijack and Scott Margereson called in the big blind.

Berg:  AhQd
Margereson:  Jh5h

The board ran out 9s3s2h5cTc, giving Margereson a pair of fives to eliminate Berg in sixth place.

Scott Margereson  –  875,000  (29 bb)
Eli Berg  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($29,100)

With five players remaining from a field of 51 entries, the average stack is 1,020,000 (34 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $36,400.

Event 46: Jibrael Hindi Doubles Through Eli Berg

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 51

Jibrael Hindi

Jibrael Hindi was all in for 300,000 from the big blind with AdJh against Eli Berg in the cutoff holding AcTh.

The board came Jd9d8d8hTd, giving Hindi jacks and eights to double through Berg.

Jibrael Hindi  –  645,000  (21 bb)
Eli Berg  – 110,000  (4 bb)

Event 46: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 7th Place ($21,800)

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 51

Giuseppe Iadisernia

Jibrael Hindi limped in from under the gun, Brian Yoon did the same from the button, Giuseppe Iadisernia called in the small blind, and Stoyan Madanzhiev checked his option.

The flop was 9s8d2c, Iadisernia bet 175,000, and action folded to Yoon who raised all in with a covering stack. Iadisernia called all in for another 160,000-ish with Ks9h for a pair nines, trailing Yoon’s 9c8c for nines and eights.

The 2s turn and 4s river completed the board, no help to Iadisernia, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Brian Yoon  –  1,320,000  (53 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  – Eliminated in 7th Place  ($21,800)

Event 46: Jibrael Hindi Doubles Through Martin Stausholm

$10,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 51

Martin Stausholm raised from under the gun, Jibrael Hindi reraised all in for 150,000 from the small blind, and Stausholm called with 6h6d. Hindi showed AhQc.

The board came Qs3d2h7s7c, safe for Hindi to double up.

Jibrael Hindi  –  350,000  (14 bb)
Martin Stausholm  –  1,005,000  (40 bb)