Andres Jeckeln Wins Event 34 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Deal 4j124h

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 34 Champion Andres Jeckeln

Event 34 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. (Re-Entry). A field of 345 entries generated a prize pool of $690,000, more than tripling the guarantee.

A heads-up deal was made between Andres Jeckeln and 2017 Showdown Championship winner Tony Sinishtaj, and as the chip leader, it was Jeckeln who was the official victor, earning $126,541.

This result was the Argentinian’s second-largest score behind a 32nd-place finish in the 2018 WSOP Main Event for $230,475, and he is now above the $800,000 mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Andres Jeckeln $126,541*
2 Tony Sinishtaj $118,909*
3 Ryan D'Angelo $66,005
4 Justin Zaki $43,750
5 Farid Jattin $32,950
6 Scott Eskenazi $27,255
7 Andrew Heckman $22,875
8 Tai Cao $18,735
9 Rodney Turvin $14,650
10 Andrew Barfield $14,650
11 Arturo Trujillo $12,350
12 Victor Figueroa $12,350
13 Michael Jagroo $10,500
14 Kyrylo Kobzyev $10,500
15 Jon Hoellein $10,500
16 Erik De Souza $8,660
17 Aditya Prasetyo $8,660
18 Carlos Dorca $8,660
19 Eric Salazar $7,210
20 Carlos Chadha-Villamarin $7,210
21 Ravi Raghavan $7,210
22 Arian Stolt $5,850
23 Filipp Khavin $5,850
24 Kenny Hallaert $5,850
25 Orson Young $5,000
26 Steve Blackmon $5,000
27 Peter Forsstrom $5,000
28 Steven McKoy $4,280
29 Adam Adler $4,280
30 Brandon Wilson $4,280
31 Bin Weng $4,280
32 Shannon Shorr $4,280
33 George Pappas $4,280
34 Donald Lehn $4,280
35 Eric Baldwin $4,280
36 Pierce McKellar $4,280
37 Landon Tice $3,600
38 Joseph Cheong $3,600
39 Kyle Cartwright $3,600
40 Nadya Magnus $3,600
41 Stephen Ekin $3,600
42 Chad Eveslage $3,600
43 Javier Zarco $3,600
44 Brock Wilson $3,600

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 34: We Have a Deal! 4h705x

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 345

Andres Jeckeln

Following the elimination of Ryan D’Angelo in third place, Andres Jeckeln and Tony Sinishtaj played for about six minutes before the next scheduled break.

Before they resumed, they looked at the numbers and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Andres Jeckeln  –  4,075,000  (54 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  2,825,000  (38 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Andres Jeckeln  –  $126,541
Tony Sinishtaj  –  $118,909

As the chip leader, Andres Jeckeln was the official winner of Event 34. A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Tony Sinishtaj

 

Event 34: Heads-Up Chip Counts at Break 5k4u5x

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 345

Andres Jeckeln  –  4,075,000  (54 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  2,825,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $143,785 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $101,665

3rd:  Ryan D’Angelo  –  $66,005
4th:  Justin Zaki –  $43,750
5th:  Farid Jattin  –  $32,950
6th:  Scott Eskenazi  –  $27,255
7th:  Andrew Heckman  –  $22,875
8th:  Tai Cao  –  $18,735
9th:  Rodney Turvin  –  $14,650

Event 34: Ryan D’Angelo – 3rd Place ($66,005) 5k6pd

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 345

Ryan D’Angelo

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 from the button and Andres Jeckeln called from the big blind.

The flop was QhJdKd, Jeckeln checked, and D’Angelo continued for 90,000. Jeckeln check-raised all in with a covering stack and D’Angelo called all in for roughly 780,000.

D’Angelo:  Qd10h
Jeckeln:  Kc6s

Jeckeln was ahead by the slimmest of margins with a pair of kings against D’Angelo’s pair of queens and open-ended straight draw.

The 5h turn and 4h river completed the board, no help to D’Angelo, ending his tournament in third place.

Andres Jeckeln  –  4,300,000  (72 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($66,005)

Event 34: Justin Zaki – 4th Place ($43,750) 32384g

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 345

Justin Zaki

Justin Zaki raised all in for about 715,000 from UTG/cutoff and Tony Sinishtaj isolated the action with a shove from the button.

Zaki:  9s9d
Sinishtaj:  AcAd

The board ran out 4d3h10cJcQc, no help to Zaki, ending his run in fourth place.

Tony Sinishtaj  –  1,975,000  (40 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($43,750)

Event 34: Chip Counts 1a704p

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 345

Andres Jeckeln  –  2,445,000  (59 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,430,000  (49 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  1,260,000  (25 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  765,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $143,785 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $101,665
3rd:  $66,005
4th:  $43,750

Event 34: Farid Jattin – 5th Place ($32,950) 6i4i3i

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 345

Farid Jattin

Farid Jattin raised to roughly 475,000 from the cutoff, Justin Zaki reraised all in for 500,000 from the big blind and Jattin called the remaining 25,000.

Jattin:  Js9s
Zaki:  KdKc

The board came 5d8c6sKhQd, giving Zaki a set of kings to double up.

Justin Zaki  –  1,060,000  (27 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  25,000  (< 1 bb)

Jattin called all in for 25,000 the next hand under the gun and Andres Jeckeln isolated the pot with a raise.

Jattin:  Js10c
Jeckeln:   Kc10d

The board ran out 9s3h5h8sQs, giving Jattin a queen-high straight to chip up to 120,000.

The next hand, Tony Sinishtaj raised from the small blind and Jattin called all in for 80,000 from the big blind.

Sinishtaj:  9s8h
Jeckeln:  Ah8s

The board ran out Kh4cKcJs9h, giving Sinishtaj kings and nines on the river to eliminate Jattin in fifth place.

Tony Sinishtaj  –  1,175,000  (29 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($32,950)

Event 34: Andrew Heckman – 7th Place ($22,875) 1z2n6

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 345

Andrew Heckman raised to 60,000 from the button and Andres Jeckeln called from the big blind.

The flop was 9s3c7d and Jeckeln check-called a continuation bet from Heckman.

The turn was the Ah, Jeckeln checked, Heckman bet 90,000, and Jeckeln check-raised all in with a covering stack. After about 40 seconds, Heckman called all in for roughly 450,000 with Qc9s for  a pair of nines, trailing Jeckeln’s As5c for a pair of aces.

The river was the 5s, no help to Heckman, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Andres Jeckeln  –  2,500,000  (83 bb)
Andrew Heckman  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($22,875)

Event 34: Tai Cao – 8th Place ($18,735) 1c6p3h

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 345

Tai Cao

Tai Cao raised all in for 150,000 from under the gun and Justin Zaki isolated the action with a shove of his own from the hijack.

Cao:  QsJd
Zaki:  AcQh

The board came Qd9d3h10c6s, not enough help to Cao, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Justin Zaki  –  680,000  (27 bb)
Tai Cao  – Eliminated in 8th Place  ($18,735)