Rafael Lima Wins Event 21 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown After Three-Handed Deal

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 385
Prize Pool: $385,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $192,500
April 25-26, 2021

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 21 Champion Rafael Lima

Event 21 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry). The field of 385 entries and the prize pool of $385,000 were record highs for this event, with about $192,500 set aside for bounties.

A deal between the final three players took place and as the chip leader, Rafael Lima was officially the winner for $61,267.

The win for Lima comes on the heels of his Event 1 victory in the 2021 Escalator V Series in February.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RafaelLima$61,267*
2BlakeNapierala$60,415*
3HeitorSaraiva$46,338*
4ThomasDean$28,335
5MaxxDansky$21,335
6JosephHebert$16,265
7DennisRodriguez$12,355
8JeremieBilodeau$8,805
9BenjaminMoon$8,805
10JaredGriener$6,760
11EgertonBullock$6,760
12StephenSong$6,760
13MichaelCooper$5,090
14DevondMarshall$5,090
15JasonJohnson$4,200
16AtanasPavlov$4,200
17AnthonyConte$3,510
18KiloKrahn$3,510
19RyanDepaulo$3,510
20MosheTarich$3,510
21DavidGonzalez$2,980
22HamidFeiz$2,980
23AlmogBiton$2,980
24MatthewDavis$2,980
25CalebPiderit$2,565
26AnthonyAuer$2,565
27MihaiManole$2,565
28AshburnBywaters$2,565
29JeffFielder$2,565
30NealLiptak$2,565
31PeterLockwood$2,565
32DavidParkus$2,565
33MarkRakoff$2,240
34NealCorcoran$2,240
35NikoCoop$2,240
36AdamBurriss$2,240
37ShaunGillian$2,240
38MarkNimirovsky$2,240
39RaedKurdi$2,240
40CarlosDorca$2,240
41JeffreyRodriguez$1,980
42EdgardoRosario Figueroa$1,980
43RalphMassey$1,980
44AaronKlausman$1,980
45TaiCao$1,980
46MarquisPaschal$1,980
47KevinGarosshen$1,980
48TomGottlieb$1,980
49AndersonIreland$1,980

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 21: Day 2 Ready

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 of the Purple Chip Bounty is set to go in the back of the Ballroom with 49 remaining of the starting 385 entries. Thomas Dean returns with the chip lead with everyone in the money guaranteed at least $1,980 plus their bounties collected.

Blinds are 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante and the average stack is 157,000 (39 bb). Cards go in the air at 2 pm and we will hit the highlights along the way.

Top 10 returning stacks:

  1. Thomas Dean – 458,500 (115 bb)
  2. Hamid Feiz – 397,500 (99 bb)
  3. Maxx Dansky – 397,000 (99 bb)
  4. Joseph Hebert – 386,500 (97 bb)
  5. Rafael Lima – 294,000 (74 bb)
  6. Atanas Pavlov – 288,000 (72 bb)
  7. Ryan Depaulo – 281,000 (70 bb)
  8. Michael Cooper – 272,000 (68 bb)
  9. Jeffrey Fielder – 252,000 (63 bb)
  10. Stephen Song – 252,000 (63 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts

Showdown Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

12PM: Event 23 – $600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 21 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 25 – $400 Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

5PM: Day 1A Event 26 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Double Re-Entry per Day)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 296 player cap per day
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 90 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 6% of the field remains
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 75 – $130 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1 package guaranteed; includes $600 Event 23 seat plus $500 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
  • Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 76 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 77 – $550 Event 28 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 28
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 78 – $550 Event 28 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 28
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 79 – $530 Event 28 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

Complete 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Schedule

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Event 21: Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameChip Count
341NikoKoop49,000
342HamidFeiz397,500
343RaedKurdi72,000
344MarquisPaschal144,000
345MosheTarich100,000
346RyanDepaulo281,000
347JasonJohnson200,000
351MarkNimirovsky214,500
352TaiCao13,500
353AdamBurriss20,000
354DennisRodriguez176,000
355EdgardoRosario Figueroa63,500
356DavidGonzalez151,500
357JeffRodriguez20,000
361KevinGarosshen34,000
362DavidParkus52,500
363ThomasDean458,500
364CalebPiderit72,000
365AnthonyAuer83,000
366RalphMassey90,500
367KiloKrahn71,500
371AtanasPavlov288,000
372JeffreyFielder252,000
373AnthonyConte236,500
374RafaelLima294,000
375HeitorSaraiva221,000
376MihaiManole72,000
377JaredGriener65,000
381EgertonBullock45,000
382AlmogBiton206,000
383JosephHebert386,500
384CarlosDorca77,000
385BenjaminMoon224,500
386DevondMarshall226,000
387StephenSong252,000
391MatthewDavis245,000
392NealLiptak143,000
393MarkRakoff95,000
394AaronKlausman8,500
395TomGottlieb118,500
396NealCorcoran167,500
397MaxxDansky397,000
401AndersonIreland44,000
402PeterLockwood38,500
403JeremieBilodeau120,000
404MichaelCooper272,000
405AshburnBywaters161,000
406ShaunGillian141,000
407BlakeNapierala88,000

 

Event 21: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 385

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1ThomasDean458,500
2HamidFeiz397,500
3MaxxDansky397,000
4JosephHebert386,500
5RafaelLima294,000
6AtanasPavlov288,000
7RyanDepaulo281,000
8MichaelCooper272,000
9JeffreyFielder252,000
10StephenSong252,000
11MatthewDavis245,000
12AnthonyConte236,500
13DevondMarshall226,000
14BenjaminMoon224,500
15HeitorSaraiva221,000
16MarkNimirovsky214,500
17AlmogBiton206,000
18JasonJohnson200,000
19DennisRodriguez176,000
20NealCorcoran167,500
21AshburnBywaters161,000
22DavidGonzalez151,500
23MarquisPaschal144,000
24NealLiptak143,000
25ShaunGillian141,000
26JeremieBilodeau120,000
27TomGottlieb118,500
28MosheTarich100,000
29MarkRakoff95,000
30RalphMassey90,500
31BlakeNapierala88,000
32AnthonyAuer83,000
33CarlosDorca77,000
34RaedKurdi72,000
35MihaiManole72,000
36CalebPiderit72,000
37KiloKrahn71,500
38JaredGriener65,000
39EdgardoRosario Figueroa63,500
40DavidParkus52,500
41NikoKoop49,000
42EgertonBullock45,000
43AndersonIreland44,000
44PeterLockwood38,500
45KevinGarosshen34,000
46AdamBurriss20,000
47JeffRodriguez20,000
48TaiCao13,500
49AaronKlausman8,500

Event 21: Payouts

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 385
Prize Pool: $385,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $192,500
April 25-26, 2021

The $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty drew a lot of players still in town for the Championship and put up another big number. The 385 entries were good enough to make this the biggest Purple Chip Bounty in our history and they combined to put $385,000 in the regular prize pool along with $192.500  in the bounty prize pool.

2021 Showdown (April) – 385 entries
2021 LHPO (January) – 229 entries
2016 LHPO (January) – 165 entries
2015 RRPO (November) – 162 entries
2018 RRPO (November) – 153 entries
2013 SHRPO (August) – 153 entries

1st: $77,820 + Trophy
2nd: $51,890
3rd: $38,310
4th: $28,335
5th: $21,335
6th: $16,265
7th: $12,355
8th-9th: $8,805
10th-12th: $6,760
13th-14th: $5,090
15th-16th: $4,200
17th-20th: $3,510
21st-24th: $2,980
25th-32nd: $2,565
33rd-40th: $2,240
41st-49th: $1,980

Event 21: Purple Chip Bounty

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today’s schedule of new games continues with the $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH tournament at 5 pm (adjusted from 4 pm due to the huge Championship field). The tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and $500 bounties on every player.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and the first 12 levels will last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 from Level 13 until the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:10 pm after the 40-minute dinner break.

Day 1 will come to an end after Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow to play it out.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:10pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

1PM: Event 20 – $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 21 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Start time adjusted from 4 pm

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:10pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 22 – $600 Turbo NLH/PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

7PM: Event 73 – $2,650 High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1 seat guaranteed into $25,500 High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 74 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

Complete 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Schedule

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