2024 May Big Slick $100K
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$1,100 Big Slick No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Starting Stack: 30,000
Levels: 30 & 40 Min
Flight A: Friday May 3 @ 11AM
Flight B: Saturday May 4 @ 11AM
Day 2: Sunday May 5 @ 12PM
Memories from 50 Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker celebrated a milestone with the 2024 Poker Showdown. It was the 50th major series we hosted, starting with the Poker Showdown in 2011, and includes the four major series each year plus that one time the WSOP Circuit came to town.
We put tournaments in ballrooms and Event Centers and set up final tables in the massive original Hard Rock Live arena and the cozier Paradise Theater. We even had arena seating for a few years.
Have a look at the raw numbers and wrap your head around them –
Series: 50
Events: 1,483
Entries: 550,269
Guarantees: $264,503,500
Prize Pools: $516,885,576
Half a billion dollars (with a b) in prize money.
Over a decade of huge events, more than 500,000 entries came through the door, and we paid out more than $500 million in prize money.
We’ve seen things, memorable things, and a lot of happy moments.
Here’s a look at some of our favorites.
2013 SHRPO Championship – $11,920,000 Prize Pool
We have to start with the tournament that put us on the map.
In 2013, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker announced we were running a $5,300 buy-in event with a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. The poker world was different back then, and many people were a little shocked at our audacity or shrugged it off as a gimmick. But they also showed up in South Florida in mass to create a huge prize pool worth $11,920,000.
Blair Hinkle outlasted the 2,384-entry field to take the top prize of $1,745,245, still the record for the biggest single payout in our history.
Brian Altman Wins it Twice
It’s not easy to win a WPT title, and it’s really not easy to win the same WPT title twice. It’s so tough that it’s only been done once and happened right here.
Brian Altman won the 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, topping the 1,027-entry field for $723,008 and his first WPT title.
“This is my first time here. I was very impressed with the venue, the staff, the dealers, and this beautiful casino,” Altman said after that win. “I was really impressed. It’s nice to check out new casinos with nice facilities.”
Five years later, Altman was back in position at the 2020 LHPO Championship final table and made WPT history by winning the same event for a second time.
In addition to those two titles, Altman won five other Hollywood titles, including a $25K High Roller and a $1,100 Big 4 event.
Wins Stacked on Wins
With seven major Hollywood trophies, Altman sits in our top ten for all-time wins with some serious company.
Leading that list, as he has for many years, is our local legend, Raminder Singh. He’s been a model of consistency and success almost as far back as we’ve been tracking results. Singh won three titles in 2015 (two during that year’s RRPO series) and his fourth in 2018.
Since then, Singh has captured at least one new trophy every calendar year from 2018 to the present, and that streak continued with his 12th in the recent Poker Showdown.
Michael Newman is always in the neighborhood trying to catch Singh and picked up his 11th to stay one behind in second place with Yuval Bronshtein, David Shmuel and Matt Bretzfield in the top five. They are followed by more great players and a string of some of the best non-Hold’em players in the game.
Top 10 all-time wins:
Raminder Singh – 12 wins
Michael Newman – 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 10 wins
David Shmuel – 9 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 9 wins
John Holley – 8 wins
Brian Altman – 7 wins
David Prociak – 7 wins
Gabriel Ramos – 7 wins
Phil Hui – 7 wins
Reaching further down the wins list, we have an incredible 33 players who have won at least four major titles and another 45 sitting one back at three wins.
Setting Records; Breaking Records
We’ve come a long way since the first event of the first series when we drew 1,000 entries for the opener in 2011.
The fields were trending up consistently until we went really big during the 2016 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open. We added two flights, changed the guarantee from $500,000 to $1 million, and then created the biggest tournament field in Florida state history.
Event 1 of that series drew a record crowd of 5,018 entries, and we continued to grow to the point where that field isn’t even in the top five anymore.
Biggest tournament fields in state history:
2022 SHRPO – 7,703 entries
2023 RRPO – 7,532 entries
2023 SHRPO – 6,253 entries
2021 RRPO – 6,196 entries
2022 RRPO – 6,134 entries
We topped that record by more than a thousand in 2021 and, in 2022, set the bar so high we might never catch it again (but it will be fun trying). The opening event of the 2022 SHRPO had an incredible 7,703 entries on the opening weekend, and the count snowballed each day.
That’s a lot of people in one game and it was a great time.
Come see us if you want to play in huge multi-flight, top-money tournaments.
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50 Championships
When you have 50 series, you have 50 championships and 50 champions.
Or, in our case, 49 trophies were handed out to 48 players (thanks to Brian Altman’s double win), and we still have one waiting to be awarded in Vegas at the end of May.
Starting with Taylor von Kriegenbergh as our first WPT Champ in 2011 up to reigning LHPO winner Raminder Singh, we’ve had some first-rate players take the title in our headliner each series. We’ve had WSOP bracelet winners, multiple WPT champs, high rollers, and local grinders take the top spot. All worthy of the champion title.
Of the half-billion dollars in prize money we’ve paid out, more than $195 million was earned in our Championship/Main Events. We noted Blair Hinkle has the biggest Championship payout in our history, but we’ve had ten players bank $1 million or more with the win.
The complete Champions list is too long to fit here, so we have a running list at the link below.
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Champs
So Many Friends to Thank
All the money stats are fun and amazing and something to see, but we are nothing without our amazing, loyal players.
We love seeing our local poker room regulars sitting beside old and new friends from around the world. It’s hard to fathom that we had players walk up to the registration desk more than 500,000 times, even more when you include satellites and secondary events.
Thank you to all the players who turned out for the first 50 series and made them memorable; we look forward to what we see over the next 50.
May 2024 Promotions
Cash Game Promotions
Tournaments
May 2024 Daily Tournaments
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Date | Time | Buy-In | Tournament | Details |
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Wed, May 1 | 6:00 PM | $200 | Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 2 | 11:00 AM | $140 | Mega Satellite into May Big Slick on 5/3/24 (1 in 10) - 5 Seats Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 2 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Triple Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $10,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Fri, May 3 | 11:00 AM | $1,100 | May Big Slick Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Day 1A -$100,000 GUARANTEED | Structure Sheet |
Sat, May 4 | 11:00 AM | $1,100 | May Big Slick Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Day 1B -$100,000 GUARANTEED | Structure Sheet |
Sun, May 5 | 12:00 PM | ~ | May Big Slick Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Day 2 -$100,000 GUARANTEED | Structure Sheet |
Sun, May 5 | 1:00 PM | $400 | Deep Stack Second Chance No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $30,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Mon, May 6 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Tue, May 7 | 11:00 AM | $150 | Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - $5,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Tue, May 7 | 6:00 PM | $250 | Quad Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Wed, May 8 | 6:00 PM | $200 | Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - $20,000 Guaranteed - Final Table Bonus | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 9 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Triple Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $10,000 Guaranteed - Final Table Bonus | Structure Sheet |
Fri, May 10 | 11:00 AM | $200 | Deep Stack Survivor No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) (1 in 10 win $1,700) - $5,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Fri, May 10 | 4:00 PM | $300 | Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty Special No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed | |
Sat, May 11 | 11:00 AM | $400 | Quad Stack Special No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $30,000 Guaranteed | |
Mon, May 13 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Tue, May 14 | 11:00 AM | $150 | Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - $5,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Tue, May 14 | 6:00 PM | $250 | Quad Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed - Slater Scoops | Structure Sheet |
Wed, May 15 | 11:00 AM | $400 | Multi Satellite into May Deep Stacks Event #1, #3 & #6 + $1,000 Cash (1 in 10) - 4 Packages Guaranteed | |
Wed, May 15 | 6:00 PM | $200 | Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - $20,000 Guaranteed - Final Table Bonus | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 16 | 11:00 AM | $400 | May Deep Stack Series Event #1 Day 1A Deep Stack (Re-Entry) - $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 16 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Multi Satellite into May Deep Stacks Event #1 & #3 + $250 Cash (1 in 10) - 2 Packages Guaranteed | |
Fri, May 17 | 11:00 AM | $400 | May Deep Stack Series Event #1 Day 1B Deep Stack (Re-Entry) - $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Sat, May 18 | 11:00 AM | $400 | May Deep Stack Series Event #1 Day 1C Deep Stack (Re-Entry) - $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Sun, May 19 | 11:00 AM | $400 | May Deep Stack Series Event #1 Day 2 Deep Stack (Re-Entry) - $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Sun, May 19 | 1:00 PM | $400 | May Deep Stack Series Event #2 Deep Stack (Re-Entry)- $30,000 Guaranteed | |
Mon, May 20 | 11:00 AM | $600 | May Deep Stack Series Event #3 Day 1A Deeper Stack (Re-Entry) - $150,000 Guaranteed | |
Mon, May 20 | 6:00 PM | $150 | May Deep Stack Series Event #4 Deep Stack (Re-Entry)- $20,000 Guaranteed | |
Tue, May 21 | 11:00 AM | $600 | May Deep Stack Series Event #3 Day 1B Deeper Stack (Re-Entry) - $150,000 Guaranteed | |
Wed, May 22 | 11:00 AM | $600 | May Deep Stack Series Event #3 Day 2 Deeper Stack (Re-Entry) - $150,000 Guaranteed | |
Wed, May 22 | 6:00 PM | $200 | May Deep Stack Series Event #5 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Freeze-Out) - $30,000 Guaranteed | |
Thu, May 23 | 11:00 AM | $1,700 | May Deep Stack Series Event #6 Day 1A Deepest Stack (Re-Entry) - $300,000 Guaranteed | |
Thu, May 23 | 6:00 PM | $200 | Mega Satellite into May Deep Stacks Event #6 (1 in 10) - 4 Seats Guaranteed | |
Fri, May 24 | 11:00 AM | $1,700 | May Deep Stack Series Event #6 Day 1B Deepest Stack (Re-Entry) - $300,000 Guaranteed | |
Sat, May 25 | 11:00 AM | $1,700 | May Deep Stack Series Event #6 Day 1C Deepest Stack (Re-Entry) - $300,000 Guaranteed | |
Sun, May 26 | 11:00 AM | $1,700 | May Deep Stack Series Event #6 Day 2 Deepest Stack (Re-Entry) - $300,000 Guaranteed | |
Sun, May 26 | 1:00 PM | $1,100 | May Deep Stack Series Event #7 Deep Stack (Re-Entry)- $50,000 Guaranteed | |
Mon, May 27 | 11:00 AM | $300 | May Deep Stack Series Event #8 Holiday Deep Stack (Re-Entry)- $50,000 Guaranteed | |
Tue, May 28 | 11:00 AM | $150 | Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - $5,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Tue, May 28 | 6:00 PM | $250 | Quad Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Wed, May 29 | 6:00 PM | $200 | Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Thu, May 30 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Triple Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $10,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Fri, May 31 | 11:00 AM | $200 | Deep Stack Survivor No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) (1 in 10 win $1,700) - $5,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
Fri, May 31 | 6:00 PM | $150 | Deep Stack Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $10,000 Guaranteed | Structure Sheet |
2024 ARPIL BIG STACK SPECIAL – RADU ROSCOT TAKES HOME $17,075 IN A FIVE WAY CHOP
April $150 Big Stack Special
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $153,700
Players Remaining: 133 of 1,325
Flight A: 97 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 138 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight C: 145 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 170 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight E: 167 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight F: 250 Entries; 25 Advanced
Flight G: 358 Entries; 36 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon
PLACE | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | AMOUNT WON | PRIZE PAYOUT |
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1 | Radu | Roscot | $17,075 | $24,725 |
2 | Scott | Strickland | $17,029 | $17,825 |
3 | Trevor | Collins | $12,521 | $11,855 |
4 | Anthony | Casas | $12,107 | $8,760 |
5 | Alexis | Sinclair | $11,073 | $6,640 |
6 | Stephen | Gerber | $5,335 | $5,335 |
7 | Franklin | Rojas | $4,410 | $4,410 |
8 | John | Valevish | $3,500 | $3,500 |
9 | Richard | Paradis | $2,610 | $2,610 |
10 | Antuan | Bunkley | $2,610 | $2,610 |
11 | Carlos | Torres Vazquez | $2,035 | $2,035 |
12 | Lester | Trimino | $2,035 | $2,035 |
13 | John | Iglesias | $1,600 | $1,600 |
14 | Pierre-Xavier | Laurent | $1,600 | $1,600 |
15 | Raymond | Ruszkowski | $1,600 | $1,600 |
16 | Vendel | Johnson | $1,300 | $1,300 |
17 | JOSE | Ardila | $1,300 | $1,300 |
18 | Simon | Armanelli Sapia | $1,300 | $1,300 |
19 | Daniel | Saffer | $1,075 | $1,075 |
20 | Claudio | Kalili | $1,075 | $1,075 |
21 | JONATHAN | OUNJIAN | $1,075 | $1,075 |
22 | ROBERT | KESSLER | $900 | $900 |
23 | YAYMEL | BODES | $900 | $900 |
24 | PRITPAL | VIRDEE | $900 | $900 |
25 | LUKAS | RAMOS TOCORONTE | $775 | $775 |
26 | ANIBAL | PABON | $775 | $775 |
27 | SEAN | SWEDMAN | $775 | $775 |
28 | MICAH | KIRKSEY | $675 | $675 |
29 | OMAR | MUFTI | $675 | $675 |
30 | IRWIN | BLOCK | $675 | $675 |
31 | BRIAN | ADELMAN | $675 | $675 |
32 | JONATHAN | GORDON | $675 | $675 |
33 | VICTOR | TAEB | $675 | $675 |
34 | SETH | SCHOEN | $675 | $675 |
35 | FRANCISCO | REGALDO | $675 | $675 |
36 | ALEX | KUKUL | $675 | $675 |
37 | LAWRENCE | CONE | $595 | $595 |
38 | AVADES | BAHNAM | $595 | $595 |
39 | ALBERTO | NIEBLA | $595 | $595 |
40 | CHRISTOPHER | ARCIDIACONO | $595 | $595 |
41 | PATRICK | BIANCONE | $595 | $595 |
42 | ANJULIE | MARRIOTT | $595 | $595 |
43 | AARON | MOOREFIELD | $595 | $595 |
44 | ANTONIO | CAMPBELL | $595 | $595 |
45 | REY | RODRIGUEZ | $595 | $595 |
46 | STEPHEN | SMITH | $545 | $545 |
47 | TIMOTHY | DALEY | $545 | $545 |
48 | QUAN | PHUI | $545 | $545 |
49 | CHARLEMAGNE | BENJAMIN JR | $545 | $545 |
50 | DARREL | CARRIL | $545 | $545 |
51 | PEDRO | OLIVO | $545 | $545 |
52 | IFTIKHAR | MEMON | $545 | $545 |
53 | DEVIN | BATISTA | $545 | $545 |
54 | CHRISTOPHER | BALSEIRO | $545 | $545 |
55 | GREG-ELIOT | ROSEN | $500 | $500 |
56 | ALVARO | VIVAS GRISALES | $500 | $500 |
57 | ARTUR | KULANURK | $500 | $500 |
58 | CHARLES | TOWSEND | $500 | $500 |
59 | STEVEN | SCHWARTZ | $500 | $500 |
60 | MARK | CASABO | $500 | $500 |
61 | RICHARD | NATION | $500 | $500 |
62 | ALEXANDER | DVORSKY | $500 | $500 |
63 | THOMAS | GARI | $500 | $500 |
64 | MICHAEL | SIEGLE | $455 | $455 |
65 | SHADI | MOHAMMAD | $455 | $455 |
66 | Thomas | Bilello | $455 | $455 |
67 | Alexey | Sergeev | $455 | $455 |
68 | PABLO | HERNANDEZ | $455 | $455 |
69 | EDWARD | GORDON | $455 | $455 |
70 | RAFIKI | BROWN | $455 | $455 |
71 | RANDY | BURSTEIN | $455 | $455 |
72 | NOE | ACOSTA | $455 | $455 |
73 | PASQUALE | CAIAZZA | $415 | $415 |
74 | KENNETH | HABBEN III | $415 | $415 |
75 | SADANY | HEVIA | $415 | $415 |
76 | DEVOND | MARSHALL | $415 | $415 |
77 | JUSTIN | TRENT | $415 | $415 |
78 | MARCOS | SARAVIA ESCALANTE | $415 | $415 |
79 | RODRIGO | DELGADO REYNOSO | $415 | $415 |
80 | TUDOR | BRATA | $415 | $415 |
81 | IONUT | NEGOESCU | $415 | $415 |
82 | MITCHELL | SILVER | $375 | $375 |
83 | SAGI | ZOMMER | $375 | $375 |
84 | ROBERT | TANNENBAUM | $375 | $375 |
85 | EUGENE | MASLOV | $375 | $375 |
86 | ABRAHAM | RAMOS PADILLA | $375 | $375 |
87 | VICTOR | SHKURKA | $375 | $375 |
88 | ARTHUR | HOLMES III | $375 | $375 |
89 | KEITH | SHULMAN | $375 | $375 |
90 | ONIEL | MCCALLA | $375 | $375 |
91 | AMERICO | ARIAS | $340 | $340 |
92 | TRENT | SMITH | $340 | $340 |
93 | LUIS | DOMINGUEZ | $340 | $340 |
94 | ARTIM | ZHUTA | $340 | $340 |
95 | ALEX | MARTINEZ | $340 | $340 |
96 | MELISSA | KAISER | $340 | $340 |
97 | JOHN | STEVENSON | $340 | $340 |
98 | CODY | VEACH | $340 | $340 |
99 | DONALD | WILLIAMS | $340 | $340 |
100 | MATTHEW | YORRA | $310 | $310 |
101 | ANDREW | OROZCO | $310 | $310 |
102 | DANIEL | QUESADA | $310 | $310 |
103 | KHARI | HUTCHINGS | $310 | $310 |
104 | UPENDRA | MODY | $310 | $310 |
105 | RONALD | KATZ | $310 | $310 |
106 | MARKUS | PETTEWAY | $310 | $310 |
107 | ALBERTO | FAUR | $310 | $310 |
108 | PINCHAS | CHAKCHAKOV | $310 | $310 |
109 | EBONY | JOHNSON | $280 | $280 |
110 | NOEL | AVILA MENDEZ | $280 | $280 |
111 | BRIAN | BARIS | $280 | $280 |
112 | JESUS | SALERNO BENTIEZ | $280 | $280 |
113 | ADRIAN | TURNER | $280 | $280 |
114 | JOSEPH | PELTIER | $280 | $280 |
115 | SCOTT | ZAKHEIM | $280 | $280 |
116 | JOHANN | HUECK | $280 | $280 |
117 | RENNE | VALDEZ | $280 | $280 |
118 | SYED | SHAN | $250 | $250 |
119 | JOSEPH | BARTHOLDI | $250 | $250 |
120 | HARYSTON | AZEVEDO DE OLIVEIRA | $250 | $250 |
121 | JORGE | BERMUDEZ | $250 | $250 |
122 | RICHARD | SCHMITT | $250 | $250 |
123 | PATRICK | QUINN | $250 | $250 |
124 | BARRINGTON | BOWEN | $250 | $250 |
125 | ROBERTO | BENDECK | $250 | $250 |
126 | STEPHEN | KOWLESSAR | $250 | $250 |
127 | SCOTT | KURTZMAN | $250 | $250 |
128 | LILY | KORNIK | $250 | $250 |
129 | ANTHONY | DE LA REGATA | $250 | $250 |
130 | SEBASTIAN | RUBIO | $250 | $250 |
131 | FABIO | MORENO | $250 | $250 |
132 | RICARDO | ARIEZA ZAMBRANO | $250 | $250 |
133 | PAUL | HOBSON | $250 | $250 |
39 | 5 | PIERRE-XAVIER | LAURENT | TAMPA | FL | 476,500 |
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6 | 4 | STEPHEN | GERBER | AVENTURA | FL | 465,000 |
6 | 9 | JONATHAN | GORDON | CORAL SPRINGS | FL | 392,000 |
39 | 2 | FRANKLIN | ROJAS | PLANTATION | FL | 343,500 |
27 | 8 | RAYMOND | RUSZKOWSKI | CUTLER BAY | FL | 343,000 |
44 | 1 | PASQUALE | CAIAZZA | DAVIE | FL | 286,500 |
20 | 5 | VICTOR | SHKURKA | DAVIE | FL | 285,000 |
13 | 9 | DARRELL | CARRIL | NORTH BAY VILLAGE | FL | 284,000 |
6 | 1 | QUAN | PHUI | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 277,000 |
45 | 5 | JOHN | VALEVICH | SUNNY ISLES BEACH | FL | 263,500 |
40 | 6 | DEVOND | MARSHALL | MIAMI | FL | 262,000 |
14 | 6 | GREG-ELIOT | ROSEN | CORAL SPRINGS | FL | 259,000 |
44 | 4 | ANIBAL | PABON | HOMESTEAD | FL | 259,000 |
12 | 2 | MATTHEW | YORRA | MIAMI | FL | 258,500 |
43 | 6 | MITCHELL | SILVER | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | 250,500 |
20 | 3 | CHARLEMAGNE | BENJAMIN JR | MIAMI GARDENS | FL | 250,000 |
45 | 9 | RENNIE | VALDEZ | DEERFIELD BEACH | FL | 247,500 |
12 | 6 | ALEX | KUKUL | BRECKSVILLE | OH | 245,500 |
12 | 9 | AVADES | BAHNAM | CAPE CORAL | FL | 238,500 |
43 | 5 | SCOTT | STRICKLAND | PALM COAST | FL | 233,500 |
43 | 9 | ARTIM | ZHUTA | BOCA RATON | FL | 233,500 |
12 | 7 | RODRIGO | DELGADO REYNOSO | MIAMI | FL | 231,500 |
6 | 3 | RICHARD | PARADIS | FOSSAMBAULT-SUR-LE-LAC | QC | 231,000 |
45 | 4 | MARCOS | SARAVIA ESCALANTE | WESTON | FL | 230,000 |
27 | 1 | CODY | VEACH | WEST LAFAYETTE | IN | 225,500 |
25 | 9 | DANIEL | SAFFER | DAVIE | FL | 221,500 |
40 | 1 | SHADI | MOHAMMAD | HALLANDALE BEACH | FL | 218,500 |
40 | 9 | TUDOR | BRATA | FT LAUDERDALE | FL | 214,500 |
19 | 6 | LUIS | DOMINGUEZ | MIAMI | FL | 210,000 |
44 | 3 | FRANCISCO | REGALADO | MIAMI | FL | 209,000 |
27 | 2 | YAYMEL | BODES | PEMBROKE PINES | FL | 207,500 |
7 | 2 | JOHN | IGLESIAS | MIAMI LAKES | FL | 196,500 |
19 | 4 | NOEL | AVILA MENDEZ | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 195,000 |
20 | 8 | BARRINGTON | BOWEN | CHARLESTON | SC | 194,000 |
25 | 5 | THOMAS | GARI | AVENTURA | FL | 192,500 |
43 | 8 | MICAH | KIRKSEY | MIAMI | FL | 192,000 |
44 | 9 | ANTHONY | CASAS | MIAMI | FL | 189,500 |
44 | 2 | CARLOS | TORRES VAZQUEZ | WESTON | FL | 189,500 |
7 | 1 | PATRICK | BIANCONE | BOYNTON BEACH | FL | 189,000 |
40 | 3 | SIMON | ARMANELLI SAPIA | SELMA | OR | 183,000 |
26 | 3 | ALEXIS | SINCLAIR | LIVERPOOL | NY | 182,000 |
14 | 7 | PEDRO | OLIVO | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | 181,000 |
26 | 5 | LESTER | TRIMINO | MIAMI | FL | 180,500 |
27 | 7 | BRIAN | ADELMAN | LOCUST VALLEY | NY | 179,000 |
43 | 7 | STEVEN | SCHWARTZ | WINTER SPRINGS | FL | 175,500 |
26 | 9 | DEVIN | BATISTA | OAKLAND PARK | FL | 175,000 |
27 | 9 | STEPHEN | SMITH | LAVAL | QC | 174,500 |
20 | 1 | TIMOTHY | DALEY | MELBOURNE | FL | 174,000 |
7 | 7 | RICHARD | NATION | ST ELIZABETH | 173,000 | |
43 | 2 | ANTUAN | BUNKLEY | LAKELAND | FL | 172,000 |
20 | 4 | REY | RODRIGUEZ | MIAMI | FL | 167,500 |
6 | 2 | MICHAEL | SIEGLE | DAVIE | FL | 165,500 |
14 | 4 | IRWIN | BLOCK | POMPANO BEACH | FL | 159,000 |
7 | 3 | THOMAS | BILELLO | VIRGINIA BCH | VA | 158,000 |
25 | 6 | IONUT | NEGOESCU | HALLANDALE BEACH | FL | 155,000 |
6 | 8 | CHARLES | TOWNSEND | DAGSBORO | DE | 155,000 |
39 | 3 | NOE | ACOSTA | WARNER ROBINS | GA | 153,500 |
7 | 9 | ALVARO | VIVAS GRISALES | MIAMI | FL | 150,000 |
12 | 3 | SADANY | HEVIA | CORAL SPRINGS | FL | 149,500 |
7 | 6 | VENDEL | JOHNSON | PEMBROKE PINES | FL | 143,000 |
19 | 8 | RAFIKI | BROWN | SUNRISE | FL | 141,500 |
25 | 1 | ALBERTO | NIEBLA | MIAMI | FL | 138,500 |
25 | 7 | JUSTIN | TRANT | TAMPA | FL | 138,500 |
40 | 8 | AMERICO | ARIAS | HIALEAH | FL | 137,000 |
25 | 3 | ONIEL | MCCALLA | MIRAMAR | FL | 136,000 |
27 | 4 | DONALD | WILLIAMS | FT LAUDERDALE | FL | 134,000 |
14 | 3 | AARON | MOOREFIELD | BALTIMORE | MD | 133,000 |
12 | 1 | PABLO | HERNANDEZ | TAMARAC | FL | 130,000 |
39 | 7 | EDWARD | GORDON | PLANTATION | FL | 128,500 |
13 | 6 | ALEXANDER | DVORSKY | MIAMI | FL | 126,000 |
7 | 4 | UPENDRA | MODY | PARKLAND | FL | 125,500 |
45 | 8 | PATRICK | QUINN | TORONTO | ON | 124,000 |
12 | 8 | KENNETH | HABBEN III | MELBOURNE | FL | 124,000 |
19 | 1 | ARTUR | KULANURK | Harju Maakond | 123,000 | |
27 | 5 | ANJULIE | MARRIOTT | NEW YORK | NY | 117,500 |
14 | 5 | ALBERTO | FAUR | NORTH MIAMI | FL | 117,000 |
25 | 8 | ROBERT | KESSLER | CORAL SPRINGS | FL | 116,500 |
26 | 4 | ARTHUR | HOLMES III | MIRAMAR | FL | 115,500 |
7 | 8 | TREVOR | COLLINS | PORT ST LUCIE | FL | 115,000 |
13 | 2 | PINCHAS | CHAKCHAKOV | PLANTATION | FL | 111,000 |
26 | 7 | ANDREW | OROZCO | MIAMI | FL | 110,500 |
19 | 9 | CHRISTOPHER | BALSEIRO | MIAMI | FL | 110,000 |
12 | 4 | ANTONIO | CAMPBELL | PALM SPRINGS | FL | 109,000 |
26 | 1 | EUGENE | MASLOV | BROOKLYN | NY | 106,500 |
45 | 1 | ABRAHAM | RAMOS PADILLA | HIALEAH | FL | 105,000 |
45 | 3 | JOHN | STEVENSON | PEMBROKE PINES | FL | 104,500 |
40 | 5 | SETH | SCHOEN | BROOKLYN | NY | 104,000 |
13 | 7 | SEAN | SWEDMAN | LAUDERHILL | FL | 104,000 |
19 | 7 | RADU | ROSCOT | WAKE FOREST | NC | 99,500 |
19 | 3 | CLAUDIO | KALILI | WESTON | FL | 96,500 |
26 | 8 | RANDY | BURSTEIN | AVENTURA | FL | 94,500 |
40 | 2 | VICTOR | TAIEB | MIAMI | FL | 93,500 |
39 | 8 | RONALD | KATZ | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 93,500 |
19 | 5 | KEITH | SHULMAN | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 92,500 |
45 | 6 | LAWRENCE | CONE | MIRAMAR | FL | 92,000 |
14 | 2 | ROBERT | TANNENBAUM | DELRAY BEACH | FL | 91,000 |
43 | 3 | SYED | SHAH | DELRAY BEACH | FL | 91,000 |
13 | 5 | SCOTT | ZAKHEIM | FORT LAUDERDALE | FL | 90,000 |
6 | 6 | HARYSTON | AZEVEDO DE OLIVEIRA | DAVIE | FL | 89,500 |
44 | 7 | JONATHAN | OUNJIAN | DEERFIELD BEACH | FL | 87,000 |
19 | 2 | FABIO | MORENO | HIALEAH | FL | 86,000 |
14 | 8 | IFTIKHAR | MEMON | ROYAL PLM BCH | FL | 85,000 |
45 | 7 | JOSEPH | BARTHOLDI | WEST PALM BCH | FL | 84,000 |
39 | 6 | SAGI | ZOMMER | DAVIE | FL | 84,000 |
26 | 2 | STEPHEN | KOWLESSAR | PLANTATION | FL | 83,500 |
27 | 3 | ANTHONY | DE LA REGATA | HIALEAH | FL | 83,500 |
6 | 7 | CHRISTOPHER | ARCIDIACONO | PORT CHARLOTTE | FL | 83,000 |
39 | 1 | ALEXEY | SERGEEV | BROOKLYN | NY | 80,000 |
25 | 4 | DANIEL | QUESADA | MIAMI | FL | 79,000 |
7 | 5 | JORGE | BERMUDEZ | MIAMI | FL | 78,500 |
40 | 7 | OMAR | MUFTI | OTTAWA | ON | 73,500 |
13 | 8 | ADRIAN | TURNER | LAUDERHILL | FL | 73,500 |
43 | 1 | JOHANN | HUECK | MIAMI | FL | 70,500 |
25 | 2 | JOSE | ARDILA | MIAMI LAKES | FL | 66,000 |
20 | 2 | EBONY | JOHNSON | PLANTATION | FL | 65,500 |
20 | 7 | ALEX | MARTINEZ | MIAMI | FL | 64,000 |
39 | 4 | MARKUS | PETTEWAY | OAKLAND PARK | FL | 63,500 |
40 | 4 | MELISSA | KAISER | MIAMI | FL | 61,000 |
14 | 9 | RICHARD | SCHMITT | TAMARAC | FL | 56,500 |
12 | 5 | JOSEPH | PELTIER | MIAMI | FL | 51,500 |
6 | 5 | ROBERTO | BENDECK | HOLLYWOOD | FL | 47,000 |
44 | 6 | PAUL | HOBSON | MIAMI BEACH | FL | 47,000 |
39 | 9 | BRIAN | BARIS | TAMARAC | FL | 46,000 |
27 | 6 | MARK | CASABO | MIAMI GARDENS | FL | 43,500 |
20 | 9 | LUCAS | RAMOS TOCORONTE | MIAMI | FL | 42,000 |
26 | 6 | RICARDO ALFONSO | AREIZA ZAMBRANO | BUENOS AIRES | FL | 41,000 |
45 | 2 | KHARI | HUTCHINGS | YPSILANTI | MI | 37,000 |
13 | 4 | TRENT | SMITH | VERO BEACH | FL | 36,500 |
13 | 3 | SCOTT | KURTZMAN | POMPANO BEACH | FL | 36,000 |
44 | 5 | JESUS | SALERNO BENTIEZ | CORLETTO | 31,000 | |
14 | 1 | SEBASTIAN | GIRALDO RUBIO | CORAL GABLES | FL | 29,500 |
20 | 6 | PRITPAL | VIRDEE | ALLEN | TX | 29,000 |
13 | 1 | LILY | KORNIK | LAVAL | QC | 20,000 |
2024 Showdown in Review
Another major series is in the books. A lot of money was paid out, and we had a packed house in the Grand Ballroom for the 2024 Poker Showdown. It was three weeks of tournaments, great times, and some memorable performances. We’re still waiting to crown a WPT Poker Showdown Champion, but 74 other trophies went home.
Events: 75
Entries: 22,393
Guarantees: $10,000,000
Prize Pools: $20,827,350
Comparing the entry count to years past, this was the biggest series we have ever hosted. You guys really came out in force for it.
2024 Showdown – 22,393 entries
2023 Showdown – 22,035 entries
2022 Showdown – 20,359 entries
2022 SHRPO – 20,045 entries
2021 SHRPO – 19,881 entries
The $10 million in guaranteed money this series was the most we put up since we guaranteed more than $12 million during that 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (and $10 million of that was the Championship).
The series’ headliner was the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Championship, which drew 1,869 entries and created a prize pool of nearly $6 million to crush the $3,000,000 guarantee. The big tournament played down to its six-handed final table and moves to Las Vegas to play for the title on May 29.
With all those events and all that money, we had plenty of memorable moments, starting with our all-time wins leader getting his 12th major SHRP trophy. Raminder Singh won the $600 Six-Max to extend his lead for the most wins in our history and add to his legendary legacy.
Michael Newman didn’t let Singh’s two-trophy lead stand for long; on the penultimate night of the series, he closed it out with a win in the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH for his 11th victory. Matt Bretzfield won his ninth title early in the series, so here’s a look at our updated top five all-time winner list:
Raminder Singh – 12 wins
Michael Newman – 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 10 wins
David Shmuel – 9 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 9 wins
Ryan Hoenig did his best to jump into the top five in a single series. He joined a short list of five players who won three tournaments in the same series, but none of the others did it in back-to-back-to-back nights like Hoenig. Three days, three trophies combined with three second-place finishes, plus a fifth and sixth—crazy heater.
Other notable wins include Min Zhang winning her third trophy (each of them in a $1K Turbo NLH event), Steve Marin winning two of the Five-Card PLO tournaments on the schedule, and Hal Klein winning both Eight-Game Mix tournaments.
Ari Engel won two Showdown trophies (his fourth and fifth overall), Carlos Bermudez won his third title to go with his three May Deep Stack Poker Series wins, and Filippos Stavrakis took home his fifth trophy.
It was a fantastic series from start to finish, and we couldn’t have done it without our amazing, loyal, and fun-loving friends and players. We can’t thank you enough for the great turnouts and memories you made; we appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again.
Next up for us, we have the 2024 May Deep Stack Poker Series in the Poker Room running from May 16 through May 27 with $680,000 in guaranteed money.
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Jesus Martinez – $169,690
Event 2 ($600 Stud): Ari Engel – $7,150
Event 3 ($600 6-Max): Ash Chehata – $12,592
Event 4 ($300 NLH): Dhimitri Lleshi – $7,087
Event 5 ($600 Seniors): Kevin MacDonald – $20,000
Event 6 ($600 Big O): Matthew Kaplan – $16,190
Event 7 ($300 NLH/PLO): Matt Bretzfield – $4,656
Event 8 ($600 O8): David Brooker – $13,736
Event 9 ($1K Bounty): Ya Yun Liu – $14,094
Event 10 ($300 Bounty): Arthur Holmes – $5,765
Event 11 ($1K PLO): Steven Marin – $15,066
Event 12 ($600 8-Game): Hal Klein – $14,425
Event 13 ($400 NLH): Chris Tryba – $34,000
Event 14 ($600 Triple Stud): Ari Engel – $12,130
Event 15 ($1K NL): Nick Yunis – $34,005
Event 16 ($400 PLO): Grigoriy Shvarts – $25,745
Event 17 ($300 Bounty): Pierre Xavier-Laurent – $7,360
Event 18 ($200 Big Stack): Alejandro Arana – $38,990
Event 19 ($400 HORSE): Sam Spira – $8,825
Event 20 ($600 Triple Stack): Kharlin Sued – $16,665
Event 21 ($400 Mixed PLO): Filippos Stavrakis – $9,725
Event 22 ($600 6-Max): Raminder Singh – $18,400
Event 23 ($400 Seniors): Arnold Erenstoft – $7,912
Event 24 ($600 Big O): Brandon Ageloff – $17,160
Event 25 ($300 Bounty): Jason Blodgett – $7,075
Event 26 ($600 NLH): Cuba Levenberry – $301,920
Event 27 ($600 2-7TD): Ryan Hoenig – $11,980
Event 28 ($1K NLH): Zachary Fischer – $24,399
Event 29 ($400 PLO): Carlos Bermudez – $10,870
Event 30 ($600 O8): Ryan Hoenig – $14,675
Event 31 ($300 Bounty): Micha Bitton – $7,275
Event 32 ($600 Badugi): Ryan Hoenig – $10,585
Event 33 ($400 Bounty PLO): Vincent Cafone – $6,923
Event 34 ($400 NLH): Adam Reese – $29,630
Event 35 ($600 Dealer’s Choice): Wayne Palitz – $11,225
Event 36 ($1K Triple Stack): Johnny Bromberg – $99,427
Event 37 ($600 Turbo PLO): David Eller – $17,826
Event 38 ($400 Seniors): Bob Mather – $8,899
Event 39 ($1K 8-Game): Hal Klein – $23,810
Event 40 ($10K Heads-Up): Chance Kornuth – $133,000
Event 41 ($600 Bounty NLH): Nicholas LaFata – $13,015
Event 42 ($600 Bounty PLO): Bobby Lupo – $12,755
Event 43 ($1K Turbo NLH): Min Zhang – 20,880
Event 44 ($600 6-Max NLH): Jackson Holtgraves – $14,890
Event 45 ($1K O8): Jim Collopy – $17,500
Event 46 ($10K NLH): Brian Yoon – $179,100
Event 47 ($400 6-Max PLO): Jeffrey Miller – $10,850
Event 48 ($400 NLH): Luther Tran – $10,610
Event 49 ($1K Turbo NLH): Michael Rocco – $22,280
Event 50 ($2K NLH): Art Peacock – $108,230
Event 51 ($1K HORSE): Volodymyr Kondratenko – $23,050
Event 52 ($50K Super High Roller): Jim Collopy – $291,000
Event 53 ($1K NLH): Joshua Heinzl – $57,455
Event 54 ($600 OE): Ben Miner – $11,789
Event 55 ($25K High Roller PLO): Jeremy Ausmus – $206,400
Event 56 ($300 Bounty): Charles Johnson – $5,943
Event 57 ($300 Charity): Stewart Chantler
Event 59 ($600 PLO8): Sheila O’Connor – $13,865
Event 60 ($300 NLH): Zhou Jiang – $4,605
Event 61 ($600 Big O): Luigi Santoro – $16,175
Event 62 ($200 Big Stack: Nicholas LaFata – $7,270
Event 63 ($400 NLH): Robert Gingher – $23,529
Event 64 ($10K NLH): Tony Sinishtaj – $302,500
Event 65 ($1K Mixed PLO): Dylan Lask – $23,085
Event 66 ($1K Turbo): David Jackson – $26,000
Event 67 ($600 Savage Average): Spencer Simpson – $16,460
Event 68 ($600 Triple Stud): Donny Rubinstein – $10,000
Event 69 ($25K High Roller): Brandon Wilson – $601,800
Event 70 ($1K Bounty): Michael Newman – $16,200
Event 71 ($400 NLH): Radu Roscot – $6,479
Event 72 ($400 2-7 TD): Jon Breneman – $4,155
Event 73 ($5K NLH): Diomig Delgado – $159,950
Event 74 ($600 6-Max PLO): Steve Marin – $14,500
Event 75 ($300 Bounty): Angelo Castaldi – $4,209
Championship: Final Table Lineup and Counts
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool: $5,980,800 | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,869
The WPT Poker Showdown Championship televised final table lineup is set with six players remaining, they have $176,000 locked up, and they will head to Vegas to play for the title plus $839,300 on May 29.
Seat 1. Aaron Kupin – 4,925,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2. Jesse Lonis – 12,350,000 (62 bb)
Seat 3. Dylan Smith – 28,400,000 (142 bb)
Seat 4. Alex Queen – 13,450,000 (67 bb)
Seat 5. Landon Tice – 13,700,000 (69 bb)
Seat 6. Josh Reichard – 20,575,000 (103 bb)
1st: $839,300 + Showdown trophy *
2nd: $550,000
3rd: $410,000
4th: $305,000
5th: $230,000
6th: $176,000
Photo by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com / Courtesy of World Poker Tour
Angelo Castaldi Wins Event 75 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Five-Way Deal for $4,209
2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 75
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 205
Prize Pool: $30,750
Bounty Prize Pool: $20,500
April 23, 2024
Event 75 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 205 entries created a prize pool of $30,750, with an additional $20,500 set aside for bounties.
A five-handed deal was reached at the final table and Angelo Castaldi was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 75 winner for $4,209.
Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Angelo | Castaldi | $4,209* |
2 | Richard | Arno | $3,887* |
3 | Andrew | Wilmot | $3,708* |
4 | Jeremiah | Pinto | $3,515* |
5 | Matthew | Elsby | $3,486* |
6 | Alejandro | Arana | $1,225 |
7 | Jose | Ruiz | $1,045 |
8 | Juan | Montoya Bernal | $900 |
9 | Arthur | Holmes | $760 |
10 | Josias | Santos | $760 |
11 | Veselin | Katrandzhiev | $660 |
12 | Efthimios | Piperakis | $660 |
13 | Fred | Dabus | $560 |
14 | Brian | Green | $560 |
15 | Richard | Estep | $560 |
16 | Daniel | Lei | $460 |
17 | Cameron | Bellamy | $460 |
18 | Stanley | Kent | $460 |
19 | Robert | Gauci | $375 |
20 | David | Robbins | $375 |
21 | Vlad-Alexandru | Leonte | $375 |
22 | Chase | Carlin | $350 |
23 | Sergio | Gamarra | $350 |
24 | Peter | Fellows | $350 |
25 | Julie | Marriott | $350 |
26 | Gilfred | Bertin Jr. | $350 |
*denotes five-handed deal
Steven Marin Wins His Second 5-Card PLO Trophy of the Series With Event 74 Win for $14,500
2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 74
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 114
Prize Pool: $59,280
April 23, 2024
Event 74 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 114 entries generated a prize pool of $59,280.
A heads-up deal took place at the final table between Steven Marin and Eric Kolodny. Marin was ahead in chips, making him the official winner for $14,500.
This marked Marin’s second trophy victory in 5-card PLO, having won Event 11 earlier in the series. For Kolodny, meanwhile, it was his fourth PLO cash of the series.
Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Steven | Marin | $14,500* |
2 | Eric | Kolodny | $13,210* |
3 | Donald | Maloney | $7,250 |
4 | Timothy | Banks | $5,000 |
5 | Matthew | Lambrecht | $3,540 |
6 | Greg | Levine | $2,600 |
7 | Bradley | Butcher | $2,000 |
8 | David | Coleman | $2,000 |
9 | Bobby | Lupo | $1,585 |
10 | Asher | Neaman | $1,585 |
11 | Pawel | Andrzejewski | $1,310 |
12 | Sean | Shah | $1,310 |
13 | Igor | Merda | $1,130 |
14 | Brandon | Ageloff | $1,130 |
15 | Tony | Miles | $1,130 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Radu Roscot Wins Event 71 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Five-Way Deal for $6,479
2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 71
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 95
Prize Pool: $31,350
April 23, 2024
Event 71 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 95 entries produced a prize pool of $31,350.
A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Radu Roscot was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 71 winner for $6,479.
Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Radu | Rascot | $6,479* |
2 | Jeff | Silverstein | $5,824* |
3 | Jackson | Holtgraves | $4,567* |
4 | Eldo | Rodriguez | $3,804* |
5 | Gary | Blais | $3,291* |
6 | Lily | Kornik | $1,490 |
7 | Tyler | McKinnon | $1,255 |
8 | Adam | Agaev | $1,100 |
9 | David | Woolman | $1,000 |
10 | Jeffrey | Blenkarn | $910 |
11 | Scott | Culver | $845 |
12 | Kevin | Blewitt | $785 |
*denotes five-handed deal