$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Martin Stuasholm got all in preflop for 340,000 from the button holding , and Chance Kornuth had him covered holding pocket fours on the small blind.

The final board read , and Stausholm doubled up to survive with a stack worth 760,000. Kornuth was at 450,000 after the hand.

Martin Stausholm – 760,000 (25 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 450,000 (15 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Jim Collopy was all in preflop for 465,000 with pocket queens, and Martin Carnero had him covered holding pocket jacks.

The board ran out , and Collopy was eliminated in ninth place for a payout worth $62,100. Carnero was up to 990,000 after collecting the pot.

Martin Carnero – 990,000 (33 bb)
Jim Collopy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($62,100)

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 69
$25,500 High Roller NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  81
Prize Pool: $2,000,700
April 22-23, 2024

Registration closed for the $25,500 Super High Roller NLH tournament with 81 entries to build a prize pool total of $2,000,700. The last 11 spots will pay out with $58,100 for a min-cash and there is $601,800 up top for the winner.

1st: $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $420,400
3rd: $265,200
4th: $181,100
5th: $121,300
6th: $91,100
7th: $74,300
8th: $65,200
9th: $62,100
10th: $60,100
11th: $58,100

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 70
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo
Entries:  109
Prize Pool:  $54,500
Bounty Prize Pool: $54,500
April 22, 2024

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo tournament with 109 entries to build a prize pool total of $54,500 with a matching amount in the bounty prize pool. The last 14 spots will pay out with $1,300 for a min-cash and there is $16,200 up top for the winner.

1st: $16,200 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $10,085
3rd: $6,050
4th: $4,000
5th: $3,100
6th: $2,500
7th: $2,125
8th: $1,855
9th: $1,635
10th-12th: $1,450
13th-14th: $1,300

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,869

Josh Reichard raised to 200,000 preflop from the button, and Chad Trentacosta called to cover him from the big blind before the flop fell .

Trentacosta bet 250,000, Reichard raised to 625,000, and Trentacosta called before the fell on the turn. Trentacosta bet 1.6 million, and Reichard called before the river delivered the .

Trentacosta got all in for 2.4 million, and Reichard called to cover him. Trentacosta flipped over for a straight, but that wasn’t enough against the of Reichard to make a flush.

Trentacosta busted in 17th place for a payout worth $47,500, and Reichard made it three-in-a-row eliminations to end the night with a big chip lead of 22.2 million.

Josh Reichard – 22,200,000 (222 bb)
Chad Trentacosta – Eliminated in 17th Place ($47,500) 

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,869

Danny Panagatos raised to 275,000 preflop from early position, and Josh Reichard reraised to 675,00 from the button. Panagatos reraised all in for about 3 million, and Panagatos called to cover. The two players then tabled their cards.

Reichard:
Panagatos:

Board:

Panagatos busted out in 18th place for payout worth $47,500, and Reichard kept building his stack to 16 million.

Joshua Reichard – 16,000,000 (160 bb)
Danny Panagatos – Eliminated in 18th Place ($47,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,869

Mukul Pahuja raised to 1 million in early position (leaving 100,000 behind), and Josh Reichard reraised all in from the big blind. Pahuja called all in so they flipped over their cards.

Reichard:
Pahuja:

Board:

Pahuja was eliminated in 19th place for a payday worth $47,500, and Reichard stacked up 13 million after collecting the pot.

Joshua Reichard – 13,000,000 (130 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – Eliminated in 19th Place ($47,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,869

Landon Tice raised to 200,000 preflop, and Jesse Lonis reraised to 1.45 million (leaving 225,000 behind). Tice reraised all in, and Lonis then proceeded to tank through his remaining five extra time chips before he called for the last of his stack. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Tice:
Lonis:

Board:

The runout certainly kept things interesting, but it ultimately led to the two players chopping up the pot with a ten-high straight. Tice was at 5.85 million after the hand, while Lonis held 1.7 million.

Landon Tice – 5,850,000 (58 bb)
Jesse Lonis – 1,700,000 (17 bb)

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 68
$600 Triple Stud
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $27,040
April 22, 2024

Registration closed for the $600 Triple Stud tournament with 52 entries to build a prize pool total of $27,040. The last seven spots will pay out with $1,215 for a min-cash and an even $10,000 up top for the winner.

1st: $10,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $5,950
3rd: $3,650
4th: $2,570
5th: $2,030
6th: $1,625
7th: $1,215

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,869

21st: Anthony Spinella – $39,500
22nd:  Cody Ferguson  –  $39,500
23rd:  Matthew Higgins  –  $39,500
24th:  Melad Marji  –  $33,000
25th:  Clint Tolbert  –  $33,000
26th:  Denis Cyr  –  $33,000
27th:  Aaron Pinson  –  $33,000
28th:  Jerry Humphrey  –  $33,000
29th:  Shlomo Gardi  –  $33,000
30th:  Michael Rocco  –  $33,000
31st:  Alexis Cruz Martinez  –  $33,000
32nd:  Rolando Soria  –  $27,500
33rd:  Robert Capote  –  $27,500
34th:  Nico Betbese  –  $27,500
35th:  Luke Graham  –  $27,500
36th:  Mike Linster  –  $27,500