$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 895

56th: Jason Goffan – $520
57th: Steven Costa – $520
59th: George Dolofan – $520
60th: Anthony Casas – $520
61st: Matias Morana – $520
62nd: Reginald Bonhomme – $520
63rd: Robert Hagan – $520

64th: Oleksandr Peretiatko – $440
65th: Cheri Silard – $440
66th: Roy Young Jr – $440
67th: Rafiki Brown – $440
68th: Mark Gaudino – $440
69th: Marco Cantizani Oliveira – $440
70th: David Lipsky Jr – $440
71st: Chris Underwood – $440
72nd: Leroy Jones Jr – $440
73rd: Ferran Reverte Barrera – $440
74th: Michael Novins – $440
75th: Oricel Diaz – $440
76th: Pierrot Massenat – $440
77th: Jose Galvez Jr – $440

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  61 of 895

78th: Giovanni Yepes Isaza – $400
79th: Rafael Lima – $400
80th: Alejandro Rosales Sáez – $400
81st: Timothy Tobey – $400
82nd: Joseph Watson – $400
83rd: Paulo Moreira – $400
84th: Tomer Akerman – $400
85th: John Tavss – $400
86th: Joseph Esbenshade – $400
87th: Ronald Spriggs – $400
88th: Hector Pacheco – $400
89th: David Jackson – $400
90th: Demetric Ferguson – $400
91st: Roger Wentz – $400
92nd: Warren O’Brien – $400

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

Today’s lower buy-in, bigger-stacked tournament has been moved up a bit to Showdown Event 26 at 2 pm. $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty with plenty of chances to profit early.

They’ll start out with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:30 pm.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of the $200 Big Stack with 92 players in the money, all guaranteed at least $400, but all shooting for the $22,780.

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th-31st:  $1,060
32nd-39th:  $880
40th-47th:  $740
48th-55th:  $620
56th-63rd:  $520
64th-77th:  $440
78th-92nd:  $400

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

The popular low buy-in, big-money multi-flight tournament on the schedule, the $200 Big Stack, drew 895 entries over two days and put $143,200 into the prize pool.

92 players return this afternoon at 1 pm to begin playing down to the champ and $22,780 top prize.

Maria Hernandez leads the return with Hany Ayoub, Bautista Garcia Dell Isola, Aaron Hendi, and Marcos Saravia Escalante filling in the top five.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Maria Hernandez – 457,000 (152 bb)
2. Hany Ayoub – 405,000 (135 bb)
3. Bautista García Dell Isola – 390,500 (130 bb)
4. Aaron Hendi – 286,000 (95 bb)
5. Marcos Saravia Escalante – 278,500 (93 bb)
6. Brent Hoover – 278,500 (93 bb)
7. Andrew Del Rio – 274,000 (91 bb)
8. Emre Akgoz – 270,000 (90 bb)
9. Omar Sader – 265,500 (89 bb)
10. Jennifer Aguilar – 263,000 (88 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

$600 Deep Stack Big O
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We are rolling out some more Omaha action this afternoon with Showdown Event 25 at noon. $600 Deep Stack Big O that is sure to bring out plenty of our Omaha fans.

Players start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  90

We have a great crew here on a Wednesday morning, getting an early start on building a bag in the Mid-Series Showdown. There’s plenty of time to get down here with registration open until 4:45 pm.

Some early adopters include $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty runner-up David Moses, Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Sun Choi, Richard Leger, Christopher Selami, Ryan Hogan, Justin Datloff, and Caio De Lucca.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second of three Seniors Events on the Showdown schedule gets underway at 11 am in the Grand Ballroom. This one has a $400 buy-in and guaranteed good time.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

In addition to the cash payouts, we are also adding a special bonus prize to those who make the final table.

The Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event, benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, runs on April 24 and all members of the final table will receive a $300 seat!

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

We are heading into the halfway mark of the series and today we roll out the Mid-Series Showdown with Flight A of Event 23 at 10 am. This is a $800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a nice $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with massive 100K starting stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 27. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 4:45 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet