2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 58
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  159
Prize Pool:  $39,750
April 24, 2026

Event 58 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 159 entries for a prize pool of $39,750.

A four-handed chop was made and Maryon Harper was the chip leader, making him the official Event 58 winner for $6,128.

*denotes four-way chop

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 57
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,280
April 24, 2026

Event 57 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8, drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $33,280.

Taking it down was Filippos Stavrakis, winning outright for $11,915 and his sixth SHRP major series trophy.

1.  2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 H.O.R.S.E.  ($24,045)
2.  2022 SHRPO:  $600 Turbo NLHE  ($12,060)
3.  2023 Showdown:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,020)
4.  2024 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($18,475)
5.  2024 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($9,725)
6.  2026 Showdown:  $600 PLO-8  ($11,915)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  242 of 737

Day 1A:  737 Entries;  242 Advanced
Day 1B:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Day 5:  Wednesday at 12 p.m.  (TV Final Table)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  242 of 737

There were 737 entries on Day 1A of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, and after 10 levels of play, there were 242 players who bagged up chips for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 12:00 noon.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here is a look at the six players who bagged at least 400K in chips:

1.  Richard Seymour  –  518,000  (207 bb)
2.  Justin Fawcett  –  514,000  (206 bb)
3.  John McDonald  –  508,000  (203 bb)
4.  Jon Zusman  –  468,500  (187 bb)
5.  Cherish Andrews  –  450,500  (180 bb)
6.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  430,500  (172 bb)

Chipleader Richard Seymour is an NFL Hall of Famer with three Super Bowl rings, and he’s also building up a nice poker career with nearly $1 million in live tournament earnings. Seymour finished in 15th place in this event back in 2019, earning $36,195.

Day 1B begins tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:00 am, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of level 9 (around 9:15 pm). Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for the full list of official chip counts, which will be released later tonight.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  261 of 737

With about 80,000 in the pot and the board reading , Frank Russo was all in for about 68,500 in the hijack and Christopher Moon tanked for a little while in the cutoff before he called.

Russo showed for a set of sevens, leading Moon’s for a pair of queens with a better flush draw.

The river was the , further improving Russo to quad sevens to double through Moon.

Frank Russo  –  217,000  (109 bb)
Christopher Moon  –  46,000  (23 bb)

With about 261 players remaining from a Day 1A field of 737, the average chip stack is around 141,000 (71 big blinds).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  288 of 737

With the final board showing , 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown champion Josh Reichard bet 18,500 from the big blind.

Ken Einiger moved all in from the big blind for 43,000, and Reichard thought for a while before he folded.

Einiger showed for a full house, queens full of jacks, as he took the pot.

Ken Einiger  –  114,000  (57 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  89,000  (45 bb)

With about 297 players remaining from a Day 1A field of 737, the average chip stack is around 128,000 (64 big blinds). This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  297 of 737

After a flop of with about 19,000 already in the pot, Ivan Yatsuk checked from middle position, Erkem Bozkurt bet 11,000 from the hijack, and Yatsuk thought for a while before he check-raised to 28,000. Bozkurt thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Yatsuk thought for a while before he checked, and Bozkurt bet 37,000. Yatsuk went into the tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 104,000.

Bozkurt went into the tank for a long time before he folded, and Yatsuk showed his (flopped set of deuces) as he took the pot.

Yatsuk asked Bozkurt if he had a jack, and Bozkurt nodded.

Ivan Yatsuk  –  216,000  (108 bb)
Ekrem Bozkurt  –  92,000  (46 bb)

With about 297 players remaining from a Day 1A field of 737, the average chip stack is around 124,000 (62 big blinds). This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 11:15 pm.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 58
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  159
Prize Pool:  $39,750
April 24, 2026

Event 58 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 159 entries for a prize pool of $39,750. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $500.

Up top for the winner is $9,750.

1st:  $9,750 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,400
3rd:  $4,780
4th:  $3,580
5th:  $2,700
6th:  $2,060
7th:  $1,580
8th:  $1,240
9th-10th:  $960
11th-12th:  $720
13th-15th:  $600
16th-20th:  $500

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  333 of 737

Taylor Wilson doubled thru Brian Altman on a board of . Wilson was in the big blind with , and he made a full house, jacks full of threes, to beat Altman’s in middle position.

Taylor Wilson  –  75,000  (50 bb)
Brian Altman  –  225,000  (150 bb)

With about 333 players remaining from a Day 1A field of 737, the average chip stack is around 110,500 (74 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  360 of 737

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  537,500  (358 bb)
2.  Justin Fawcett  –  511,500  (341 bb)
3.  Richard Seymour  –  425,500  (284 bb)
4.  Ron Jacobowitz  –  340,000  (227 bb)
5.  John McDonald  –  314,000  (209 bb)
6.  Jon Zusman  –  307,000  (205 bb)
7.  Hal Klein  –  302,500  (202 bb)

With about 360 players remaining from a Day 1A field of 737, the average chip stack is around 102,500 (68 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.