2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $20,100
April 4, 2019

Harry Eisenberg has a knack for making final tables in mixed events during the big Seminole Hard Rock Poker series. Including today’s, Eisenberg had made 10 final tables in non-hold’em tournaments at the Seminole Hard Rock over the years.

The 74-year-old Eisenberg won his first SHRP trophy in the $300 H.O.R.S.E at the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, and now he has a second to add to his mantle. Eisenberg topped a field of 67 entries to win the $360 Limit Omaha 8 outright.

Eisenberg’s second trophy win almost didn’t happen, though. His first shot in the event was a swing and a miss. However, thanks to rush hour traffic, Eisenberg stuck around and hit it out of the park.

“I had no good hands in my first buy-in. I was going to leave and not buy in again, but I’m thinking I’ve got to fight traffic, it’s 4:00, so I said what the heck.”

Eisenberg gave it a second go, and needless to say things went much better.

“As cold as I was with the first buy-in, I got just as hot with the second.”

Eisenberg entered the final table as the chip leader and maintained it all the way up until three players remained. It was there that Phil Hui, winner of two SHRP mixed-game trophies, had seized the lead.

Hui eliminated Stephen Reid in third place and began heads-up play against Eisenberg with a slight chip lead. However, the heads-up battle went Eisenberg’s way and he emerged victoriously.

“I’ve played Omaha 8 all my life, so I think I’m competent at it. Going up against Phil, who is a super player, just makes it so satisfying to get the win against that good of a player.”

Results:
1st: Harry Eisenberg – $7,034 + Showdown trophy
2nd: Phil Hui – $4,020
3rd: Stephen Reid – $2,462
4th: Donny Rubinstein – $1,759
5th: Robert Mangino – $1,357
6th: Vasu Amarapu – $1,055
7th: Hoyt Verner – $905
8th: Cory Zeidman – $804
9th: Monte Adler – $704

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 of 67

Heads-up play saw things go very much in Harry Eisenberg’s favor, and he built a significant chip lead against Phil Hui before scoring the final blow.

Hui raised from the button and Eisenberg called from the big blind.

The flop was , Eisenberg checked, Hui bet his remaining 25,000 and Eisenberg called.

Hui:
Eisenberg:

Eisenberg flopped Broadway, leaving Hui drawing to a chop or running cards to win.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Hui, ending his bid in second place for $4,020.

Eisenberg wins his second SHRP trophy, along with the first-place prize of $7,034.

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 of 67

Down to about 45,000, Stephen Reid is all in from the small blind with against Phil Hui on the button who holds .

The board runs out , giving Hui a flush to win the high. Reid did have the lead for the low, but the ace on the river gave Hui the better low to end Reid’s tournament in third place.

Phil Hui – 445,000
Harry Eisenberg – 360,000
Stephen Reid – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,462)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 3 of 67

Donny Rubinstein raised all in for 30,000 from under the gun and Phil Hui isolated the pot with a raise from the small blind.

Rubinstein:
Hui:

The board ran out , giving Hui the nut low along with his aces. Rubinstein couldn’t beat it and was eliminated in fourth place.

Phil Hui – 220,000
Donny Rubinstein – Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,759)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 67

Harry Eisenberg – 445,000
Stephen Reid – 160,000
Phil Hui – 130,000
Donny Rubinstein – 70,000

Results Thus Far:
1st: $7,034 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $4,020
3rd: $2,462
4th: $1,759
5th: Robert Mangino – $1,357
6th: Vasu Amarapu – $1,055
7th: Hoyt Verner – $905
8th: Cory Zeidman – $804
9th: Monte Adler – $704

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 67

Stephen Reid raised from the cutoff, Donny Rubinstein called from the button and Robert Mangino called all in from the big blind for 20,000.

The flop was and Reid check-called a bet from Rubinstein.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Reid bet and Rubinstein called.

Reid tabled for an ace-high flush, besting Rubinstein’s holdings to win the side pot. Mangino showed for an inferior flush and was eliminated in fifth place.

Stephen Reid – 190,000
Donny Rubinstein – 35,000
Robert Mangino – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,357)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 67

With the board reading in a battle of the blinds, chip leader Harry Eisenberg checked from the small blind and Vasu Amarapu bet from the big blind.

Eisenberg check-raised, Amarapu reraised all in for about 55,000 and Eisenberg called.

Amarapu showed for kings and sixes, but was drawing dead against Eisenberg’s for nines full of sixes.

The river was a meaningless and Eisenberg collected the pot.

Harry Eisenberg – 395,000
Vasu Amarapu – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,055)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 67

Hoyt Verner raised all in for 15,000 from the hijack, Robert Mangino called from the small blind and Phil Hui called from the big blind.

The flop came down , Mangino bet and Hui called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Mangino checked, Hui bet and Mangino folded.

Hui tabled for a king-high flush, besting Verner’s holdings to score the elimination.

Phil Hui – 100,000
Hoyt Verner – Eliminated in 7th Place ($905)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 67

Vasu Amarapu raised from the button, Cory Zeidman committed his remaining 23,000 from the big blind and Amarapu called.

Amarapu:
Zeidman:

The board ran out giving Amarapu aces and queens. Zeidman’s flopped low draw improved no further, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Vasu Amarapu – 110,000
Cory Zeidman – Eliminated in 8th Place ($804)

$360 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 67

Monte Adler raised from under the gun, Vasu Amarapu called from the next seat over, Donny Rubinstein called from the button and Harry Eisenberg called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Eisenberg checked to Adler who bet his remaining 6,000. Amarapu raised, Rubinstein called and Eisenberg ducked out of the way.

The turn was the , Amarapu bet, Rubinstein raised and Amarapu called.

The river was the , Amarapu bet his remaining 10,000-ish and Rubinstein called.

Here were their hands:

Amarapu:
Rubinstein:
Adler:

Amarapu won the high with top two pair, Rubinstein won the low with a six-five and Adler was eliminated in ninth place.

Donny Rubinstein – 160,000
Vasu Amarapu – 80,000
Monte Adler – Eliminated in 9th Place ($704)