2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 15
$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 60
Prize Pool: $18,000
April 11, 2019

Event 15 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 60 entries generated a prize pool of $18,000 and after a heads-up deal was made, Dave Phillips was officially the winner,

“It’s been a long day and it’s been a while since I’ve won one of these,” Phillips said afterward.

Residing in Naples, Phillips makes the two-hour drive to Seminole Hard Rock monthly to dabble in the poker room a little bit.

“I’ll come here to play two or three times a month to play tournaments or in a live game, but I prefer mixed games. A number of years ago I was ranked in the top five or ten in the country in Omaha 8, so I enjoy these., but that was before everything got real big.”

This will probably be all Phillips will play for the rest of the series, as he needs to get back to Naples quickly, which is why he was so eager to get a deal done.

“I’m going home tonight to get some sleep because I have a dentist appointment at 8 in the morning. So when he suggested a chop, since I have a two-hour drive, I was willing to do that.”

Results:
*1st: Dave Phillips – $5,106+ Showdown trophy
*2nd: Adam Stone – $4,709
3rd: Harvey Feldman – $2,615
4th: LArry Germain – $1,815
5th: Adam Brancato – $1,315
6th: Al Green – $995
7th: Aron Demer – $790
8th: Cheryl Parker – $655

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 60

After playing heads-up for a few minutes, Dave Phillips and Adam Stone agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Dave Phillips – 432,000
Adam Stone – 287,000

Here were the numbers of the deal:

Dave Phillips – $5,106
Adam Stone – $4,709

As the chip leader, Phillips is officially the winner of Event 15.

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 60

Omaha 8

Following a flop of , Harvey Feldman got his short stack in from the small blind with against Dave Phillips on the button with .

The landed on the turn to give Phillips a wheel, the river completed the board and Feldman was eliminated in third place.

Dave Phillips – 499,000
Adam Stone – 220,000
Harvey Feldman – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,615)

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 3 of 60

Omaha 8

Adam Stone raised from the button, Dave Phillips called from the button, Harvey Feldman called from the small blind and Larry Germain called all in from the big blind for 11,000.

The flop was and action checked to Phillips who bet. Feldman check-raised all in, Stone called and Phillips called.

The turn was the and Stone check-called a bet from Phillips.

The river was the , Stone checked, Phillips bet and Stone folded.

Phillips showed for the nut low with a pair of queens, Feldman showed for the nut flush and Germain showed a defeated to bust in fourth place.

Dave Phillips – 405,000
Harvey Feldman – 75,000
Larry Germain – Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,815)

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 60

Stud 8

Dave Phillips: – –
Adam Brancato: – –

A series of bets and raises between Dave Phillips and Adam Brancato culminated with Phillips showing for eights full of fours.

Brancato showed an inferior full house and was down to just a few thousand, busting two hands later.

Dave Phillips – 420,000
Adam Brancato – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,315)

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 60

Stud 8

Al Green was all in on third street against Larry Germain and Harvey Feldman.

Germain: –
Green: –
Feldman: –

Here were the runouts up until fifth street:

Germain: –
Green: –
Feldman: –

On fourth street, Germain bet with the better board and Feldman called.

On fifth street, Green made an open pair of jacks, putting the action on Feldman who bet. After some thought, Germain open folded for aces up.

Green: –
Feldman: –

Feldman was well ahead with threes full of nines and held up to eliminate Green in sixth place.

Harvey Feldman – 195,000
Larry Germain – 80,000
Al Green – Eliminated in 6th Place ($995)

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 60

Seat 1: Dave Phillips – 236,000
Seat 2: Adam Brancato – 78,000
Seat 3: Harvey Feldman – 147,000
Seat 4: Lenny Germain – 154,000
Seat 5: Al Green – 9,000
Seat 6: Adam Stone – 96,000

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 60

Omaha 8

Adam Brancato raised from under the gun, Cheryl Parker three-bet all in for 10,500 from the hijack, Dave Phillips called from the big blind and Brancato called.

The flop was and Phillips check-called a bet from Brancato.

The turn was the and Phillips check-called another bet from Brancato.

The river was the , Phillips led out and Brancato folded.

Phillips tabled for a club flush and a wheel, while Parker showed a defeated to bust in eighth place.

Dave Phillips – 110,000
Cheryl Parker – Eliminated in 8th Place ($655)

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 60

Omaha 8

Derrick Rose in middle position, Adam Brancato in middle position and Al Green in the big blind were each in for 10,000 and saw a flop of .

Green checked to Rose who bet his remaining 1,000.  Both Brancato and Green called.

The turn was the and Green check-called a bet from Brancato.

The river was the and both players checked.

Here were their hands:

Rose:
Brancato:
Green:

Brancato had tens and deuces for the high, Green had a 6-5-4-2-A for a low and Rose couldn’t beat either to bust on the money bubble.

Adam Brancato – 110,000
Al Green – 99,000
Derrick Rose – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 60

Event 15 is down to the unofficial final table of nine players, but only eight will cash.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1: Dave Phillips – 81,500
Seat 2: Derrick Rose – 11,000
Seat 3: Adam Brancato – 103,000
Seat 4: Aron Dermer – 40,000
Seat 5: Harvey Feldman – 93,000
Seat 6: Cheryl Parker – 10,500
Seat 7: Lenny Germain – 126,000
Seat 8: Al Green – 94,500
Seat 9: Adam Stone – 160,000

Payouts:
1st: $5,890 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $3,925
3rd: $2,615
4th: $1,815
5th: $1,315
6th: $995
7th: $790
8th: $655