2026 Showdown Live Updates

Susan Fields Wins Event 64 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $6,695

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 64
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  193
Prize Pool:  $28,950
Bounty Prize Pool:  $19,300
April 26, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 64 Champion Susan Fields

Event 64 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 193 entries generated a prize pool of $28,950, with an additional $19,300 set aside for bounties.

Taking it down was Susan Fields, winning outright for $6,695.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1SusanFieldsRoslynNY$6,695
2LyndenSimmonsMiamiFL$4,610
3CarlFineGurneeIL$3,015
4AltabalMohamedMIamiFL$1,805
5NoamWeckslerPortlandOR$1,405
6NanMinLas VegasNV$1,155
7MichaelSurickFreeholdNJ$990
8RonJacobowitzWestonFL$855
9CharlesFleuryDaniaFL$725
10JamieDamianEsteroFL$630
11GuyWeckslerPortlandOR$630
12GustavoPerlaMiamiFL$630
13GilfredBertin JrCoral SpringsFL$540
14YoavDekel SteinPortlandOR$540
15BrianBurnsTonawandaNY$540
16JulioMedinaMiamiFL$450
17LeslieThomasRuskinFL$450
18DiWangPembroke PinesFL$450
19StevenHerschkowitzWoodburyNY$405
20AlexanderBorukhovichHallandale BeachFL$405
21JulioDelgado ReyesDavenportFL$405
22AnthonySepeMiamiFL$405
23IgorKorkhinAventuraFL$405
24EduardoSubiratsPembroke PinesFL$405
25AnthonySchlossNaplesFL$405
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Matt Bretzfield Wins His 12th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Showdown Event 63 Outright Win for $22,335

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $62,080
April 26, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 63 Champion Matt Bretzfield

Event 63 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $62,080.

Emerging victorious for the second time this series was Matt Bretzfield, winning outright for $22,335 and his 12th SHRP major series trophy victory. Bretzfield is now tied for fourth on our all-time trophy list with Michael Newman and Phil Hui.

Here are Bretzfield’s 12 SHRP major series trophy victories:

1.  2019 LHPO:  $1,100 Big Stack PLO  ($15,323)
2.  2022 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($11,475)
3.  2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,165)
4.  2022 RRPO:  $600 Deep Stack Turbo  ($5,828)
5.  2023 LHPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($14,963)
6.  2023 RRPO:  $1,100 Five-Card PLO  ($21,583)
7.  2023 RRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO  ($8,073)
8.  2023 RRPO:  $600 Eight-Game Mix  ($8,481)
9.  2024 Showdown:  $300 NLH/PLO Mix ($4,656)
10.  2024 RRPO:  $400 Deep Stack NLH ($27,010)
11.  2026 Showdown:  $300 Quad Stack Bounty NLH  ($4,048)
12.  2026 Showdown:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($22,335)

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1MattBretzfieldHollywoodFL$22,335
2LongNguyenDania BeachFL$13,130
3BrandonAgeloffDelray BeachFL$8,235
4JamesCalderaroVeniceFL$5,590
5TobyBoasSylvaNC$4,345
6BrocKuerziLouisvilleKY$3,415
7PhilHuiTamaracFL$2,795
8JonathanMoschelFort LauderdaleFL$2,235
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Avi Frier Wins Event 61 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Chop for $21,575

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  437
Prize Pool:  $144,210
April 26, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 61 Champion Avi Frier

Event 61 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 437 entries for a prize pool of $144,210.

A heads-up chop was made between the final two players and Avi Frier was the slight chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 61 winner for $21,575.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1AviFrierHollywoodFL$21,575*
2AlanHamzaOcalaFL$21,575*
3BairBatozhargalovSeattleWA$12,800
4QasemJamhourMiamiFL$9,600
5VinnyPahujaJersey CityNJ$7,200
6AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL$5,500
7GuyNaimiMiamiFL$4,240
8JustinTrantMiamiFL$3,300
9AlexanderPerezMiamiFL$2,580
10TamerSalamaBradentonFL$2,580
11NicholasRalphPortsmouth$2,340
12OryHenHollywoodFL$2,340
13BrandonCasalisMiamiFL$2,060
14GaryGelmanBrooklynNY$2,060
15RussellDizerPine CityNY$2,060
16EdwardMedoffMargateFL$1,760
17ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA$1,760
18WilliamChaseFalmouthME$1,760
19ShalonElharrarPensacolaFL$1,760
20ManuelHerrera LopezDavieFL$1,480
21RuthRuffmanNaplesFL$1,480
22$1,480
23JasonNabloNiagara FallsNY$1,480
24JohnDwyerCoral SpringsFL$1,220
25StevenGlasscockBixbyOK$1,220
26RossLeboLehigh AcresFL$1,220
27PaulShafranBoca RatonFL$1,220
28MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL$1,220
29RichardChouinardRoyal Palm BeachFL$1,220
30JunTangMyrtle BeachSC$1,220
31PaulPragerDavieFL$1,220
32DavidEhresmanLake WorthFL$1,000
33JohnValevichSunny Isles BeachFL$1,000
34AnastasijaZavorotnajaBoca RatonFL$1,000
35RichardBroomesSt. Micheal$1,000
36DongshengLinPembroke PinesFL$1,000
37JacobDamsgaardBoca RatonFL$1,000
38BryanSchultzLas VegasNV$1,000
39MaryonHarperPalmetto BayFL$1,000
40JeffreyGarfinkelBoca RatonFL$800
41TylerQuanderPompano BeachFL$800
42DienLeBellevueWA$800
43AdiAmitBoca RatonFL$800
44MichaelRozenParklandFL$800
45GlenCanelsteinCoral SpringsFL$800
46CharlesMitchellSatellite BeachFL$800
47SpencerGoreSan FranciscoCA$800
48BrentHooverOakland ParkFL$660
49JacobPriestSmyrnaGA$660
50AlanNacinovicWaterdownON$660
51DavidOumanskiHollywoodFL$660
52HarelAvitanLanghornPA$660
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54FrankLagodichLas VegasNV$660
55AmrElsheikhLong Island CityFL$330
56JeanFattaParklandFL$330

*denotes heads-up chop

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Hertsel Levy Wins His 2nd Trophy this Week in 2026 Showdown Event 65 Four-Way Chop for $12,729

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 65
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $67,000
April 26, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 65 Champion Hertsel Levy

Event 65 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em, drawing a field of 67 entries for a prize pool of $67,000.

A four-way chop was made at the final table and Hertsel Levy was the slight chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 65 winner for $12,729.

The win marked Levy’s second trophy victory of the week, having won Event 44 a few nights ago.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1HertselLevy SakhaiPanama CityPanama$12,729*
2SrikanthGundelaSchenectadyNY$12,729*
3ChunKwanLondon$12,729*
4SridharSangannagariWest SindsorNJ$12,728*
5HaydenTooleTorontoON$4,525
6BrianScottCutler BayFL$3,520
7HarrisonDobinManasquanNJ$3,015
8ThaoTranHoustonTX$2,680
9JeremyBeckerTampaFL$2,345

*denotes four-way chop

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Championship: Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,417

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
31MikeVelaPiedmontSC1,335,000
33T.K.MilesDavieFL420,000
34AdamAdlerMount PleasantSC800,000
35FredericNormandQuebecQC910,000
36AaronMasseyLas VegasNV120,000
37CoreyHarrisonMetairieLA635,000
38JorgeGuzman FlorezMonteria-445,000
41MattGlantzLake WorthFL200,000
42CaseyHatmakerChambersburgPA420,000
43JohnMcDonaldPhiladelphiaPA2,055,000
44FelipeRoldanArmenia0530,000
45IanCohenFort LauderdaleFL2,820,000
46RobertAnastasioFreeholdNJ245,000
47DanielKusnerakNewtonNC505,000
48MisaelIadiserniaBoynton BeachFL825,000
51MicahRaskinOld WestburyNY1,335,000
52JasonHickeyDripping SpringsTX750,000
53SachinRamrakhaniFort LeeNJ160,000
54EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV1,600,000
55JonathanZusmanSarasotaFL1,665,000
57MaxKingstoneOrlandoFL150,000
58MattSalsbergLos AngelesCA345,000
61BrianSanguinetSaint LouisMO685,000
62QuangVuLas VegasNV995,000
63MorganPetroFredericksburgVA670,000
65AlexanderFarahiLos AngelesCA2,805,000
66ArtemMetalidi890,000
68MichaelVinokurMiamiFL1,195,000
71TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY510,000
72ThienNguyenFort MyersFL3,200,000
73MichaelChiappettaBoca RatonFL265,000
75VitalijsZavorotnijsBoca RatonFL1,800,000
76SethFischerAtlantaGA1,170,000
77JosephPhelpsBonita SpringsFL1,050,000
78MalikWigginsColumbusOH1,025,000
81StuartPatersonBoca RatonFL485,000
82EvanBeardBoynton BeachFL1,215,000
83EugeneGolubchikScottsdaleAZ935,000
84JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL890,000
85NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL525,000
86RajVohraLake WorthFL1,500,000
87ArtemTuliupaAventuraFL260,000
88ChristopherSelamiLos AngelesCA590,000
121DylanSmithFt LauderdaleFL570,000
122AshtonGriffinDavieFL960,000
123RichardSeymourSuwaneeGA2,700,000
124StevenBegleiterChappaquaNY490,000
125PaulDombKey BiscayneFL350,000
126MichaelTweedlieEnfieldCT1,045,000
127OrsonYoungHobokenNJ855,000
128EricYanovskyBrooklynNY695,000
131NicholasRigbySouth ParkPA815,000
132JeremyHalaskaBay Vi GeOH265,000
133MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL875,000
134JacobBellDelray BeachFL400,000
135JavierNunez JimenezCali-590,000
136LouOjedaMiamiFL270,000
137RyanHoenigFort CollinsCO360,000
141VitoDiStefanoLas VegasNV1,370,000
142DavidPelosiHudsonFL740,000
143JosephHernonHamptonNH490,000
144DaleRoeselChattanoogaTN1,300,000
145MichaelReinTorontoON1,920,000
146JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA1,700,000
147RoniZelichonokAventuraFL500,000
151ChristopherAudrainHarvesterMO905,000
152ViktorKovachevSofia-425,000
153SebastianToro HenaoMedellin-1,425,000
154FreddyFerminCarolinaPR165,000
155TraceHendersonLaurelMS640,000
157FaridJattinMiamiFL705,000
158AndresKornBuenos Aires-295,000
161FrankFunaroSewellNJ1,710,000
162CodyWiegmannLas VegasNV340,000
163KeithStahlChester SprgsPA845,000
164WillFaillaSmithtownNY510,000
165FrancisAndersonLas VegasNV700,000
166StevenRashTallahasseeFL650,000
167EvgenyKharchenkoHallandale BeachFL1,140,000
168DamjanRadanovLas VegasNV320,000
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Championship: Day 3 Chip Counts

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,417

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1ThienNguyenFort MyersFL3,200,000
2IanCohenFort LauderdaleFL2,820,000
3AlexanderFarahiLos AngelesCA2,805,000
4RichardSeymourSuwaneeGA2,700,000
5JohnMcDonaldPhiladelphiaPA2,055,000
6MichaelReinTorontoON1,920,000
7VitalijsZavorotnijsBoca RatonFL1,800,000
8FrankFunaroSewellNJ1,710,000
9JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA1,700,000
10JonathanZusmanSarasotaFL1,665,000
11EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV1,600,000
12RajVohraLake WorthFL1,500,000
13SebastianToro HenaoMedellin-1,425,000
14VitoDiStefanoLas VegasNV1,370,000
15MikeVelaPiedmontSC1,335,000
16MicahRaskinOld WestburyNY1,335,000
17DaleRoeselChattanoogaTN1,300,000
18EvanBeardBoynton BeachFL1,215,000
19MichaelVinokurMiamiFL1,195,000
20SethFischerAtlantaGA1,170,000
21EvgenyKharchenkoHallandale BeachFL1,140,000
22JosephPhelpsBonita SpringsFL1,050,000
23MichaelTweedlieEnfieldCT1,045,000
24MalikWigginsColumbusOH1,025,000
25QuangVuLas VegasNV995,000
26AshtonGriffinDavieFL960,000
27EugeneGolubchikScottsdaleAZ935,000
28FredericNormandQuebecQC910,000
29ChristopherAudrainHarvesterMO905,000
30ArtemMetalidi890,000
31JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL890,000
32MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL875,000
33OrsonYoungHobokenNJ855,000
34KeithStahlChester SprgsPA845,000
35MisaelIadiserniaBoynton BeachFL825,000
36NicholasRigbySouth ParkPA815,000
37AdamAdlerMount PleasantSC800,000
38JasonHickeyDripping SpringsTX750,000
39DavidPelosiHudsonFL740,000
40FaridJattinMiamiFL705,000
41FrancisAndersonLas VegasNV700,000
42EricYanovskyBrooklynNY695,000
43BrianSanguinetSaint LouisMO685,000
44MorganPetroFredericksburgVA670,000
45StevenRashTallahasseeFL650,000
46TraceHendersonLaurelMS640,000
47CoreyHarrisonMetairieLA635,000
48ChristopherSelamiLos AngelesCA590,000
49JavierNunez JimenezCali-590,000
50DylanSmithFt LauderdaleFL570,000
51FelipeRoldanArmenia0530,000
52NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL525,000
53TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY510,000
54WillFaillaSmithtownNY510,000
55DanielKusnerakNewtonNC505,000
56RoniZelichonokAventuraFL500,000
57StevenBegleiterChappaquaNY490,000
58JosephHernonHamptonNH490,000
59StuartPatersonBoca RatonFL485,000
60JorgeGuzman FlorezMonteria-445,000
61ViktorKovachevSofia-425,000
62T.K.MilesDavieFL420,000
63CaseyHatmakerChambersburgPA420,000
64JacobBellDelray BeachFL400,000
65RyanHoenigFort CollinsCO360,000
66PaulDombKey BiscayneFL350,000
67MattSalsbergLos AngelesCA345,000
68CodyWiegmannLas VegasNV340,000
69DamjanRadanovLas VegasNV320,000
70AndresKornBuenos Aires-295,000
71LouOjedaMiamiFL270,000
72MichaelChiappettaBoca RatonFL265,000
73JeremyHalaskaBay Vi GeOH265,000
74ArtemTuliupaAventuraFL260,000
75RobertAnastasioFreeholdNJ245,000
76MattGlantzLake WorthFL200,000
77FreddyFerminCarolinaPR165,000
78SachinRamrakhaniFort LeeNJ160,000
79MaxKingstoneOrlandoFL150,000
80AaronMasseyLas VegasNV120,000
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Championship: Thien Nguyen Leads the Final 80 Players at the End of Day 2

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,417

Thien Nguyen
Chipleader Thien Nguyen

Day 2 comes to an end with 80 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to Thien Nguyen, who bagged up 3.2 million (128 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, along with the Day 3 seat draw, but as a preview, here are the five players who bagged at least 2.0 million:

1.  Thien Nguyen  –  3,200,000  (128 bb)
2.  Ian Cohen  –  2,820,000  (113 bb)
3.  Alexander Farahi  –  2,805,000  (112 bb)
4.  Richard Seymour  –  2,760,000  (110 bb)
5.  John McDonald  –  2,055,000  (82 bb)

With 80 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 745,000 (37 big blinds).

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th-12th:  $54,000
13th-15th:  $46,000
16th-19th:  $38,500
20th-23rd:  $32,500
24th-31st:  $27,500
32nd-39th:  $23,000
40th-47th:  $19,400
48th-55th:  $16,300
56th-63rd:  $13,800
64th-79th:  $11,500
80th:  $9,600

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon EDT. Return to SHRPO.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

Richard Seymour
NFL Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Richard Seymour is fourth in chips.
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Championship: Results so Far

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PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
81ElvynBelloBellflowerCA$9,600
82RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL$9,600
83BenWarringtonMarlborough$9,600
84ChahnhoonJungLos AngelesCA$9,600
85BrockWilsonLas VegasNV$9,600
86AndjelkoAndrejevicMiamiFL$9,600
87UriKadoshFort LauderdaleFL$9,600
88UmutOzturkApple ValleyMN$9,600
89StefanoSpataroSanta MonicaCA$9,600
90AntonioNdojaClinton TownshipMI$9,600
91PhuocVoFort LauderdaleFL$9,600
92JeremyHeraufSarasotaFL$9,600
93AlainCandales FalconMiamiFL$9,600
94AthanasiosPolychronopoulosDelray BeachFL$9,600
95DanielMonossonWoodburyNY$9,600
96Balakrishna PaturFlemingtonNJ$9,600
97RobertMizrachiHollywoodFL$8,200
98JoeMcKeehenPlymouth MeetingPA$8,200
99JeffreyMillerJupiterFL$8,200
100MosheRefaelovitzMiamiFL$8,200
101HerbertNairmNaplesFL$8,200
102ZacharyBaronDallasTX$8,200
103GeronimoTimermanBuenos Aires$8,200
104JeffreyRodino$8,200
105JosiasSantosTampaFL$8,200
106Robert-AndreiBurlacuLondon$8,200
107EricAfriatMiami BeachFL$8,200
108CalebKingSpringfieldOH$8,200
109PhilRigbyMitcham$8,200
110KennyNguyenLansingIL$8,200
111AlekseiDonetsNaplesFL$8,200
112DarrenRabinowitzLas VegasNV$8,200
113WayneLeonardTampaFL$8,200
114RobertEliasSeafordNY$8,200
115A.J.KelsallTampaFL$7,000
116JoeyWeissmanLas VegasNV$7,000
117FirasKashatSterling HeightsMI$7,000
118RonaldSullivanRiverviewFL$7,000
119RamyGuirguisPhiladelphiaPA$7,000
120MatthewZarcadoolasFort LauderdaleFL$7,000
121ThomasMetzShaker HtsOH$7,000
122DavidMosesAshevilleNC$7,000
123AntonioSerraoNew RochelleNY$7,000
124MuratMuftariBirminghamMI$7,000
125PetkoTsakovPlantationFL$7,000
126MarceloAagesenMiamiFL$7,000
127JamesPillonWindsorON$7,000
128SanketDesaiLas VegasNV$7,000
129DavidBradshawDecaturGA$7,000
130PranavSardaMarlboroNJ$7,000
131GustavoGoncalves MotaCentro Rio, Maria$7,000
132DiegoPaulo UezRiverviewFL$7,000
133ChangHuangFort MyersFL$7,000
134AndrewOstapchenkoLas VegasNV$7,000
135ArkadiyTsinisSunny Isles BeachFL$7,000
136GustavoFelicio MachadoCampinas$7,000
137BrianYoonLas VegasNV$7,000
138GarryGurevichVernon HillsIL$7,000
139SamuelWynderWest Palm BeachFL$7,000
140DarryllFishMiamiFL$7,000
141LinhQuachBradentonFL$7,000
142MichaelScarboroughLawrenceburgIN$7,000
143JakeCodyNottinghamshire$6,400
144CharlesFureyBridgewaterNJ$6,400
145DavidJacksonLas VegasNV$6,400
146JeremyEyerHattiesburgMS$6,400
147DavidFassettPalm HarborFL$6,400
148GregoryAndaFort MyersFL$6,400
149TalAviviPlantationFL$6,400
150JoshKayBoca RatonFL$6,400
151ElliottKampenFishersIN$6,400
152ElijahRuffinChandlerAZ$6,400
153HaimNagarHollywoodFL$6,400
154TonySinishtajManalapanNJ$6,400
155CalebHarrisSidneyOH$6,400
156LiorRusinekBoca RatonFL$6,400
157ArthurAzenHackensackNJ$6,400
158JohnCorsiPlymouthMI$6,400
159AndrewMillerTavernierFL$6,400
160RudolphBourg Jr.MidlandTX$6,400
161AndrewPorterIvylandPA$6,400
162BrunoPisaLake WorthFL$6,400
163AntuanBunkleyWest Palm BeachFL$6,400
164AbelGebeyehuBurtonsvilleMD$6,400
165RodneyClementeWenatcheeWA$6,400
166GregOstanderWebsterNY$6,400
167EkremBozkurtLas VegasNV$6,400
168MukulPahujaCherry HillNJ$6,400
169ShaneSantacroceParklandFL$6,400
170DavidFinkelsteinUpper Saddle RiverNJ$6,400
171FrankPasqualePort JeffersonNY$6,400
172WalterBravoGolden BeachFL$6,400
173GlennBeckerDeerfield BeachFL$6,400
174ChristopherMoonSterling HeightsMI$6,400
175AlexanderZiskinBonita SpringsFL$6,400
176BrianWardrupUnionKY$6,400
177OliverBerensMiamiFL$6,400
178BrianAltmanBostonMA$6,400
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Championship: Recent Eliminations, 81st-114th Places

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,417

Eric Afriat
107th-Place Finisher Eric Afriat

Here are the final eliminations of Day 2, along with their payouts:

81st:  Elvyn Bello  –  $9,600
82nd:  Richard Leger  –  $9,600
83rd:  Ben Warrington  –  $9,600
84th:  Chahnhoon Jung  –  $9,600
85th:  Brock Wilson  –  $9,600
86th:  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  $9,600
87th:  Uri Kadosh  –  $9,600
88th:  Umut Ozturk  –  $9,600
89th:  Stefano Spataro  –  $9,600
90th:  Antonio Ndoja  –  $9,600
91st:  Phuoc Vo  –  $9,600
92nd:  Jeremy Herauf  –  $9,600
93rd:  Alain Candales Falcon  –  $9,600
94th:  Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  $9,600
95th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $9,600
96th:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $9,600

97th:  Robert Mizrachi  –  $8,200
98th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $8,200
99th:  Jeffrey Miller  –  $8,200
100th:  Moshe Refaelovitz  –  $8,200
101st:  Herbert Nairn  –  $8,200
102nd:  Zachary Baron  –  $8,200
103rd:  Geronimo Timerman  –  $8,200
104th:  Jeffrey Rodino  –  $8,200
105th:  Josias Cardoso Dos Santos  –  $8,200
106th:  Robert-Andrei Burlacu  –  $8,200
107th:  Eric Afriat  –  $8,200
108th:  Caleb King  –  $8,200
109th:  Phil Rigby  –  $8,200
110th:  Kenny Nguyen  –  $8,200
111th:  Aleksei Donets  –  $8,200
112th:  Darren Rabinowitz  –  $8,200
113th:  James Leonard  –  $8,200
114th:  Robert Elias  –  $8,200

With 80 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,600 each.

2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 65: Prize Pool and Payouts; $23,440 to the Turbo Winner

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 65
$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $67,000
April 26, 2026

Event 65 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em, drawing a field of 67 entries for a prize pool of $67,000. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $23,440.

Up top for the winner is $23,440.

1st:  $23,440 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,400
3rd:  $8,210
4th:  $5,865
5th:  $4,525
6th:  $3,520
7th:  $3,015
8th:  $2,680
9th:  $2,345