The big reentry events at Seminole Hard Rock in Florida are fast becoming some of the most anticipated on the poker calendar, and the $570 Reentry at Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was no different. This time, players fired in 2,923 entries over the course of six starting flights, creating a prize pool of $1,461,500 that cruised past the guarantee of $1 million.
Vittorio Maraone, who had but a single cash for $1,144 in his recorded live poker endeavors, emerged as the unlikely champion, taking home $212,532 after a heads-up deal with Nick Shkolnik.