$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining:  18 of 338 6u6b3y

19th:  Michael Newman  –  $1,450
20th:  Shawn Lucas  –  $1,450
21st:  Eric Siegel  –  $1,450
22nd:  Andrew MacDonald  –  $1,450
23rd:  Will Failla  –  $1,450
24th:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  $1,450

25th:  Henry Pronyk  – $1,270
26th:  Valerie Novak  –  $1,270
27th:  Kevin Blewitt  –  $1,270
28th:  Michael Elkin  –  $1,270
29th:  Jamison Alford  –  $1,270
30th:  Spencer Alexander  –  $1,270

31st:  Willie Wiggins  –  $1,135
32nd:  Keshia Lawson –  $1,135
33rd:  Joseph Vilacci  –  $1,135
34th:  Kharlin Sued  –  $1,135
35th:  Patrick White  –  $1,135
36th:  Sagi Zommer  –  $1,135

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 338

37th:  Byron Kaverman  –  $1,045
38th:  Scott Edwin Roberts  –  $1,045
39th:  Jeffrey Person  –  $1,045
40th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $1,045
41st:  Charles Odenz  –  $1,045
42nd:  Brett Bader  –  $1,045
43rd:  Katie Stone  –  $1,045

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 338

In Hand #5 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, a player raised from the cutoff, and Carlos Rojas called from the small blind.

The flop came , Rojas checked, his opponent bet 4,500, and Rojas called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Rojas bet 9,000, his opponent raised to about 26,000, and Rojas three-bet all in.

His opponent snap-called with for a full house, kings full of jacks. But Rojas turned over for a higher full house, aces full of jacks. Rojas won the pot to eliminate his opponent and burst the Money Bubble.

After his opponent left the table, somebody asked Rojas for the preflop action, and he said he just flatted his opponent’s raise.

“I don’t know how to play aces very well,” said Rojas.

Another player said, “Seemed to work out this time.”

Carlos Rojas  –  345,000  (86 bb)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 338, the average chip stack is about 157,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $1,045 each.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 338

In Hand #1 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Pat White got it all in from the small blind for 44,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Scott Carragher in the big blind.

The board came , and White won the pot with a pair of aces and his jack kicker to double up in chips.

Pat White  –  92,000  (23 bb)
Scott Carragher  –  180,000  (45 bb)

With 44 players remaining from a field of 338, the average chip stack is about 154,000 (39 big blinds). The final 43 players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,045 each.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 338

The players have returned from their dinner break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

With 56 players remaining from a field of 337, the average chip stack is around 120,500 (48 big blinds), and the final 43 players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,045 each.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up three players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Shawn Lucas  –  349,500  (140 bb)
2.  Fernando Rodriguez  –  323,500  (129 bb)
3.  Nick Palma  –  277,000  (111 bb)

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  338
Prize Pool:  $177,450
April 5, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max NLH tournament with 338 entries creating a prize pool worth $177,450. The last 43 spots will be paid with $1,045 for a min-cash and $37,630 set aside for the Event 27 champ.

1st: $37,630 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $25,700
3rd: $17,970
4th: $12,775
5th: $9,255
6th: $6,835
7th-8th: $5,145
9th-10th: $3,955
11th-12th: $3,100
13th-14th: $2,485
15th-16th: $2,035
17th-18th: $1,700
19th-24th: $1,450
25th-30th: $1,270
31st-36th: $1,135
37th-43rd: $1,045

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  338

The second break is complete for Event 27 and registration closed with an unofficial 338 entries showing on the clock. That is good enough to easily triple the $50,000 guarantee and we will post the final numbers when they are available.

We caught LearnWPT instructor/poker pro/commentator Katie Stone taking a break from workshops to take part in today’s action.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  226

Event 27 players took off for the first break of the day with a prize pool already double the $50,000 guarantee. They are only halfway to locking down registration so it will continue to grow until 3:30 pm. Adam Zeltser is the early leader with 81,200 with a long way to go.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  130

The short-handed tables of Event 27 are spread out across one side of the Grand Ballroom and they already have enough to begin building the prize pool over the $50,000 guarantee. The prize pool is already over $65,000 and will continue to grow until registration closes at 4:30 pm.

Some notable early players include Nashaat Antonious, Andy Slater, Cliff Conners, Jerry Wang, Nick Palma, Adam Zeltser, and Solange Lucas.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The 2022 Poker Showdown is moving towards the big last weekend and the stakes are getting bigger. And today tables are getting shorter. Event 27 is a $600 Six-Max NLH tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool starting at noon.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time. They will take a 40-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to play down to our Event 27 champion.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet