2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  81
Prize Pool:  $42,930
April 29, 2023

Event 49 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 81 entries produced a prize pool of $42,930.

A heads-up chop was struck at the final table, and Rodney Sampson was the slight chip leader at the time, making him the official winner for $11,020.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes each. Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90 minute levels. Day 4 Levels will be 90
  minutes until players reach the Final Table of 6
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 48 – $250 Ladies Event NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 49 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

11AM: $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 51 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000/$1,000,000 GTD Event 51
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

10PM: $1,050 Event 51 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000/$1,000,000 GTD Event 51
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$5,000 Eight-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $1,102,000
April 12, 2022

Event 49 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $5,000 Eight-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), the usual big buy-in event on the last day of the series. A field of 232 entries was the second-largest for this event, behind only the 2021 Showdown’s 287. The guarantee was more than doubled with a prize pool of $1,102,000.

Winning the tournament outright was Brandon Lulov for $246,125.

Lulov overcame a nearly 10:1 chip disadvantage to Matt Berkey, doubling up three times in about 15 minutes to take the lead before ultimately taking it down.

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 232

Brandon Lulov limped in, Matt Berkey raised all in for about 760,000, and Lulov called.

Lulov: 
Berkey: 

The board ran out , clean for Lulov to lock up the outright victory for $246,125.

Berkey finished runner-up for $171,825.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

Brandon Lulov raised to 120,000 and Matt Berkey called.

The flop was and Berkey check-called 100,000 from Lulov.

The turn was the and Berkey check-called 400,000 from Lulov.

The river was the , Berkey checked, and Lulov moved all in for 1,150,000. Berkey tanked for about three minutes before he called.

Lulov tabled for a pair of kings with an ace kicker.

“Wow, nice hand,” said Berkey, as he showed a defeated .
Matt Berkey  –  1,040,000  (17 bb)