Event 46: Larry Hirschfield – 6th Place ($6,785)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 170

Larry Hirschfield

Larry Hirschfield raised all in for 215,000 from the cutoff and Jason Hickey called from the button with 10c10d, leading Hirschfield’s Ad5s.

The board ran out 3h4dJd6sJh, no help to Hirschfield, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Jason Hickey  –  905,000  (30 bb)
Larry Hirschfield  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($6,785)

Event 46: Dapo Ajayi – 7th Place ($5,865)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 170

Dapo Ajayi

Veerab Zakarian raised to 65,000 from under the gun, Dapo Ajayi three-bet all in for 160,000 from the button, Jason Hickey four-bet all in for 360,000 from the big blind, and Zakarian folded.

Ajayi:  AdJs
Hickey:  AsQc

The board ran out AhAc6c10d2d, not enough help to Ajayi, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Jason Hickey  –  630,000  (21 bb)
Dapo Ajayi  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($5,865)

Event 46: Shankar Pillai – 8th Place ($5,135)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 170

Shankar Pillai

Shankar Pillai raised all in for 250,000 from under the gun, Dapo Ajayi reraised all in for about 810,000 from the cutoff, and Veerab Zakarian called all in for 365,000 from the big blind.

Pillai:  Kc10c
Ajayi:  KsQh
Zakarian:  QcQs

The board came 2h10d3h2s2c, safe for Zakarian to basically triple up and eliminate Pillai in eighth place.

Veerab Zakarian  –  1,005,000  (40 bb)
Dapo Ajayi  –  445,000  (18 bb)
Shankar Pillai  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($5,135)

Event 46: Brent Hart – 9th Place ($4,470)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 170

Brent Hart

Brent Hart raised all in from under the gun for 235,000 and Dapo Ajayi called from the big blind.

Hart:  AsJs
Ajayo:  6h6s

The board came 9dQh4cQs8c, no help to Hart, locking up the pot for Ajayi.

Dapo Ajayi  –  835,000  (42 bb)
Brent Hart  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,470)

Event 46: Final Table Lineup

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 170

2022 Showdown Event 46 Final Table

Seat 1:  Veerab Zakarian  –  310,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Shankar Pillai  –  300,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3:  Nicholas Rigby  –  1,100,000  (55 bb)
Seat 4:  Rob Brown  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5:  Roland Israelashvili  –  160,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6:  Dapo Ajayi  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7:  Brent Hart  – 235,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8:  Larry Hirschfield  –  170,000  (8 bb)
Seat 9:  Jason Hickey  –  240,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $44,355 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $28,595
3rd:  $17,400
4th:  $10,600
5th:  $8,190
6th:  $6,785
7th:  $5,865
8th:  $5,135
9th:  $4,470

Event 46: Ari Engel Eliminated by Nicholas Rigby

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 170

Ari Engel raised to 110,000-ish from the under the gun, Nicholas Rigby reraised all in from the cutoff with a covering stack, and Engel called all in for another 15,000 after a few moments.

Engel:  Ad10s
Rigby:  AsKd

The board ran out 3h7dJd9d7h, no help to Engel, giving Rigby the pot.

Nicholas Rigby  –  1,100,000  (55 bb)
Ari Engel  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($4,470)

Recent Eliminations
10th:  James Mackey  –  $4,470
12th:  Natasha Mercier  –  $3,810
13th:  Michael Bagdasarov –  $3,225
14th:  Taylor Black –  $3,225
15th:  Jon Hoellein  –  $3,225
16th:  Michael Gonzalez  –  $2,680
17th:  Ryan Marin  –  $2,680
18th:  John Valevich  –  $2,680

Event 46: Final Two Tables

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 170

Table 25
Seat 1:  Michael Gonzalez  –  150,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Ryan Marin  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3:  Jason Hickey  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Shankar Pillai  –  120,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5:  Veerab Zakarian  –  230,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Jon Hoellein  –  50,000  (3 bb)
Seat 7:  Roland Israelashvili  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Bagdasarov  –  90,000  (6 bb)
Seat 9:  Dapo Ajayi  –  420,000  (28 bb)

Table 33
Seat 1:  Natasha Mercier  –  125,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Brent Hart  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  John Valevich  –  40,000  (4 bb)
Seat 4:  Ari Engel  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  James Mackey  –  60,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6:  Taylor Black  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Nicholas Rigby  –  500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 8:  Rob Brown  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9:  Larry Hirschfield  –  260,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $44,355 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $28,595
3rd:  $17,400
4th:  $10,600
5th:  $8,190
6th:  $6,785
7th:  $5,865
8th:  $5,135
9th-10th:  $4,470
11th-12th:  $3,810
13th-15th:  $3,225
16th-18th:  $2,680

Recent Eliminations
19th:  Victoria Livschitz  –  $2,200
20th:  Viktor Korachev  –  $2,200
21st:  Blair Hinkle  –  $2,200
22nd:  Philip Shing  –  $2,200

Event 46: Veerab Zakarian Sends the Field into the Money

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 170

The player in the small bind was all in for 21,000 with Qd10s, facing Veerab Zakarian in the big blind holding 6c6s.

The board came Ac4s7c4h2s, safe for Zakarian to score the elimination and send the remaining 22 players into the money.

Veerab Zakarian  –  235,000  (19 bb)

Event 46: Prize Pool and Payouts; $44,355 Up Top

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Entries:  170
Prize Pool:  $170,000
April 11, 2022

1st:  $44,355 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $28,595
3rd:  $17,400
4th:  $10,600
5th:  $8,190
6th:  $6,785
7th:  $5,865
8th:  $5,135
9th-10th:  $4,470
11th-12th:  $3,810
13th-15th:  $3,225
16th-18th:  $2,680
19th-22nd:  $2,200

Event 46: Turbo Champion

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Time is running out if you want to take home one of our Poker Showdown trophies and today’s last tournament might be the one you want at 6 pm. The $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo Championship is going to move along quickly and pay big money in the end.

Players start with 20,000 deep stack and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm but the freeze-out means you have one shot to get it right.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 46 Structure Sheet