2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  40
Prize Pool:  $40,000
April 20, 2026

Event 44 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 40 entries for a prize pool of $40,000. Taking it down was Hertsel Levy, winning outright for $16,400.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  131
Prize Pool:  $41,920
Bounty Prize Pool:  $26,200
April 20, 2026

Event 42 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $41,920, with an additional $26,200 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Gary Gelman, winning outright for $11,715 and his second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $400 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2025 SHRPO.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 374

Flight A:  131 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight B:  243 Entries;  31 Advanced
Flight C:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Flight D:  Tuesday at 6 p.m. (turbo)
Day 2:  Wednesday at 12 p.m.

$1,100 10-Game Mix
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 62

Day 2 of Event 40: $1,100 10-Game Mix begins Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

With eight players remaining from the field of 62 entries, the average stack is about 233,000 (15 Big Bets). Ryan Hoenig leads with nearly 40% of the chips in play.

Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw with the official chip counts:

TABLE 5
Seat 1.  Jacob Babins  –  200,000  (13 BB)
Seat 2.  Michael Dreese  –  29,000  (2 BB)
Seat 3.  Frederic Moss  –  242,000  (15 BB)
Seat 4.  Ryan Hoenig  –  710,000  (44 BB)

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Jason Papastavrou  –  172,000  (11 BB)
Seat 2.  Phil Hui  –  250,000  (16 BB)
Seat 3.  Joseph Olivieri  –  32,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  A.J. Kelsall  –  226,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $21,575 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $12,720
3rd:  $8,030
4th:  $5,415
5th:  $4,210
6th:  $3,315
7th:  $2,710
8th:  $2,165

$1,100 10-Game Mix
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 62

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

With the blinds at 2,000/4,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante, Daniel Blum raised all in for 20,000 from the button and Ryan Hoenig called in the small blind.

Hoenig drew one, and Blum did the same.

Hoenig: 
Blum: 

Hoenig turned over a to make a jack-nine. Blum slowly sweat his draw card, but turned over a to pair and bust on the money bubble, ending Day 1.

Ryan Hoenig  –  710,000  (44 BB)
Daniel Blum  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The Day 2 table and seat draw will be posted soon.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 131

Seat 1.  Gary Gelman  –  1,020,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Veselin Katrandzhiev  –  80,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Steven Glasscock  –  485,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Donato  –  850,000  (57 bb)
Seat 5.  Guy Wecksler  –  200,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $11,715  +  Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,500
3rd:  $4,545
4th:  $2,725
5th:  $2,075

6th:  Vinny Pahuja  –  $1,760
7th:  Gidon Chamdi  –  $1,530
8th:  Alan Gold  –  $1,340
9th:  Emmanuel McKenzie  – $1,185
10th:  John Valevich  –  $1,050
11th:  Moshe Peretz  –  $1,050
12th:  Ron Jacobowitz  –  $1,050
13th:  Robert Gottfried  –  $925
14th:  Richard Fleming  –  $925
15th:  Matias Morana  –  $925
16th:  Mauricio Fischmann  –  $810
17th:  Thomas Winschel  –  $810

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  40
Prize Pool:  $40,000
April 20, 2026

Event 44 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 40 entries for a prize pool of $40,000. The final five players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $3,200.

Up top for the winner is $16,400.

1st:  $16,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,000
3rd:  $6,000
4th:  $4,400
5th:  $3,200

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $49,560
Bounty Prize Pool:  $11,800
April 20, 2026

Event 43 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 118 entries generated a prize pool of $49,560, with an additional $11,800 set aside for bounties. The final 15 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $945.

Up top for the winner is $13,985.

1st:  $13,985 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,120
3rd:  $6,100
4th:  $4,165
5th:  $3,000
6th:  $2,185
7th-8th:  $1,665
9th-10th:  $1,325
11th-12th:  $1,095
13th-15th:  $945

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 88

Day 2 of Event 39: $2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em begins Tuesday at 12:00 noon. With 11 players remaining from the field of 88 entries, the average stack is about 240,000 (24 big blinds).

Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw with the official chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Uri Kadosh  –  164,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Paul Fisher  –  98,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Ira Friedman  –  94,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Ekrem Bozkurt  –  302,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Randolph Pisane  –  378,000  (38 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Fred Goldberg  –  202,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  John Holley  –  235,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Howard Mash  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Matt Glantz  –  189,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Dan Heimiller  –  578,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Richard Rice  –  145,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $56,105 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $34,320
3rd:  $21,625
4th:  $14,445
5th:  $11,000
6th:  $8,800
7th:  $7,310
8th:  $6,160
9th:  $5,675
10th-11th:  $5,280