They say relationships are about compromise and $25K High Roller final tables are no exception after Cherish Andrews picked up the win on Tuesday in a four-way deal that included her partner Brock Wilson.
The win in the $25K Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown High Roller netted the 2024 GPI Female Player of the Year over $408K and a second Seminole trophy. Andrews scored the biggest chunk of the prize pool after entering four-handed play with the largest stack. In all, Andrews and Wilson took home over $700K from a $1.7 million prize pool with 70 entries that blew the $1M guarantee out of the water.
Players cut deal to jump in $5K
According to the Seminole Hard Rock live updates, the deal went down shortly after Kevin Rabichow hit the door in fifth place. The clock was ticking on registration for the $5K Deep Stack and Andrews held the biggest stack with 135 big blinds.
Frank Brannan, who held 96 big blinds at the time of the deal, accepted $342K for second place, and Wilson, who had 77 big blinds, took $313K for third. Clemen Deng was the short stack with 44 big blinds, but a deep final four would have locked everyone out of the $5K and a deal was made.
The six-figure prize and new high score put Andrews at just over $3.3 million in career earnings, according to The Hendon Mob, and it's her first victory in an event with a buy-in of over $2,200.
The second of two SHRP trophies for Andrews, who won her first in a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo in 2023. SHR Poker Showdown $25,500 High Roller final table results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherish Andrews | $408,265* |
| 2 | Frank Brannan | $342,935* |
| 3 | Brock Wilson | $313,410* |
| 4 | Clemen Deng | $248,990* |
| 5 | Kevin Rabichow | $116,800 |
| 6 | Scott Margereson | $91,000 |
| 7 | Brian Battistone | $77,800 |
| 8 | Matt Wantman | $69,200 |
| 9 | Michael Gathy | $60,600 |
* - denotes four-way chop
Images courtesy of Allen Rash/Seminole Hard Rock.
