Event 8 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry). A field of 582 generated a prize pool of $189,150, more than tripling the guarantee, along with another $116,400 set aside for bounties.

The tournament lasted about 14 hours and in the end, it was James Anderson who outlasted them all, winning outright for $35,540.

This marked his fourth cash at a Seminole Hard Rock major. The Ohioan has a sparkling poker résumé and now boasts more than $2.7 million in career tournament earnings according to the Hendon Mob database.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize Amount
1	James	Anderson	$35,540
2	Mark	Gallo	$23,675
3	Louise	Francoeur	$17,460
4	Cesar	Osorio Lugo	$13,015
5	Jennifer	Fitzgibbon	$9,815
6	Scott	Baumstein	$7,480
7	Marcel	McGray	$5,770
8	Michael	Clements	$4,025
9	Judith	Bielan	$4,025
10	Joshua	Johnson	$3,075
11	Michael	Newman	$3,075
12	Gabriel	Wallman	$3,075
13	Jacobo	Milhem Mugras	$2,290
14	Brian	Link	$2,290
15	John	Phan	$1,875
16	Selim	Hamadache	$1,875
17	Charles	Walton	$1,550
18	Bryan	Hunter	$1,550
19	James	Crist	$1,550
20	James	Heath III	$1,550
21	Nick	Pupillo	$1,300
22	David	Levi	$1,300
23	James	Miller	$1,300
24	Geert	Arjen Den Hartog	$1,300
25	Julio	Delgado Reyes	$1,105
26	Mihai	Manole	$1,105
27	Anthony	Potts	$1,105
28	Jesse	Lott	$1,105
29	William	Beasley	$1,105
30	Scott	Jordan	$1,105
31	Solange	Lucas	$1,105
32	Scott	Zakheim	$1,105
33	Daniel	Swartz	$950
34	Andrew	Kelsall	$950
35	Gilles	Dalco	$950
36	Matthew	Zazaian	$950
37	Brian	Hall	$950
38	Jason	Brauda	$950
39	Michael	Bucar	$950
40	Le	Tieu	$950
41	Carlos	Castro	$825
42	Manuel	Soltero Luna	$825
43	Ali	Imsirovic	$825
44	Michael	Wang	$825
45	Christopher	Underwood	$825
46	Eric	Piderit	$825
47	Nashaat	Antonious	$825
48	Spencer	Champlin	$825
49	Euguen	Solomon	$730
50	Nadeem	Hirani	$730
51	Everette	Holland	$730
52	David	Somers	$730
53	Scott	Fitzhugh	$730
54	Hassan	Tahsildar	$730
55	Dominic	Colonna	$730
56	Andrew	Pokrivnak	$730
57	Wilfor	Marentes Ointo	$650
58	John	Ripnick	$650
59	David	Trivino	$650
60	Nikita	Kutukov	$650
61	Conley	Howard	$650
62	Matthew	Stout	$650
63	Joseph	De Lucia	$650
64	Donald	Jacobs	$650
65	Aaron	Berman	$590
66	Jacobo	Ferro	$590
67	Daniel	Sztenderowicz	$590
68	Becket	Moore	$590
69	Brian	Mathie	$590
70	Roberto	Ramirez	$590
71	George	Hortelano	$590
72	Andrew	Bryan	$590
73	Jose	Romero III	$590

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 582

Mark Gallo raised to 250,000 from the button, James Anderson three-bet to 675,000 from the big blind, Gallp four-bet shoved for 3,100,000 and Anderson called.

Gallo:
Anderson:

The board came down , safe for Anderson to win Event 8 outright for $35,540. Mark Gallo finished runner-up for $23,675.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 582

Seat 1: Mark Gallo – 695,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Cesar Osorio – 945,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Baumstein – 1,085,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: James Anderson – 2,255,000 (56 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Clements – 715,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Louise Francoeur – 1,390,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Marcel Mcgray – 1,125,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Jennifer Fitzgibbon – 520,000 (13 bb)

1st: $35,540 + Trophy
2nd: $23,675
3rd: $17,460
4th: $13,015
5th: $9,815
6th: $7,480
7th: $5,770
8th: $4,025

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  160 of 582

The $600 Double Black Chip Bounty tournament drew 582 entries to create a regular prize pool of $189,150 plus another $116,400 in the bounty prize pool. The last 73 players will make the money with $590 for a min-cash and $35,540 to the bounty champion.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 582
Prize Pool: $189,150
Bounty Prize Pool: $116,400
April 19, 2021

1st: $35,540 + Trophy
2nd: $23,675
3rd: $17,460
4th: $13,015
5th: $9,815
6th: $7,480
7th: $5,770
8th-9th: $4,025
10th-12th: $3,075
13th-14th: $2,290
15th-16th: $1,875
17th-20th: $1,550
21st-24th: $1,300
25th-32nd: $1,105
33rd-40th: $950
41st-48th: $825
49th-56th: $730
57th-64th: $650
65th-73rd: $590

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  582

Registration closed for the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH tournament with 582 entries. This format is a relatively new variant for us so there is not much history to fall back on but it easily beat the same game from January, putting an extra 152 entries on top of that.

We will post the prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  325

Players are piling through the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty tournament with the “bounty” call heard often throughout the room. That’s help spin the early entry number up to 325 as players exercise their single re-entry option to take another shot.

We found another visitor in today’s field, visiting South Florida from the still-cold Northeast. Judy Bielan is back with us and back in action today after a long Sunday. She went deep in the $1,100 two-day tournament but fell short of the money late in the day. Now Bielan has a chance to beat up some stack and pick up some black chips.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Event 8 is the next new tournament on today’s schedule as we continue to fill in the Seminole Ballroom at noon. It is a $600 buy-in Double Black Chip Bounty NLH game with $200 on the head of each player.

They’ll start with 15,000 stacks and run 30-minute levels all the way through. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with a single re-entry available if needed. They’ll take a 40-minute dinner at 6:30 pm and return to find our Event 8 champion.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 7 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

• Event 1 Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 6 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 6 Payouts

3PM: Event 9 – $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 10 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Double Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/dingle re-entry until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 47 – $550 Super High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,100 buy-in Showdown Super High Roller Satellite on April 20
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 48 – $1,100 Championship Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win $10,000 package; includes $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat, Super High Roller satellite seat, and $1,400 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 49 – $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

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