Event 26 Flight A: Registration Closed with 277 Entries

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  277

Registration closed for Flight A of the $600 Mid-Series Showdown with 277 entries setting a good early pace. There are still seven more flights to go including the next at 5 pm.

Play will continue until 35 remain and survivors will bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A277TBD
Wednesday at 5 p.m.B
Thursday at 10 a.m.C
Thursday at 5 p.m.D
Friday at 10 a.m.E
Friday at 5 p.m.F
Saturday at 10 a.m.G
Saturday at 5 p.m.H
Total277TBD

Event 18: Day 2 Ready to Go

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $200,000  |  Structure |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  115 of 1,130

The $200 Big Stack multi-flight event drew 1,130 entries and 115 players return at the top of the hour to play for the $200,000 prize pool. They are each guaranteed at least $360 but everyone wants the $33,840 top prize.

That’s a great return on their investment.

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  | Payouts

Event 24: Talented Big O

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 3:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  46

Eric Polirer (left) and Phil Hui (right)

As always, we have a very talented field our non-hold’em games, fans of four or five hole cards and scooping pots. This is the eighth tournament with qualifying points for the $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard.

Early entrants include Leaderboard leader Eric Polirer, Phil Hui, Phil’s father-in-law Joel Harwood, Chris Labrie, Ryan Hoenig, Yuval Bronshtein, Matty Bretzfield, and Alexander Orlov.

Chris Labrie
Ryan Hoenig

Event 26 Flight A: Good Start

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  200

Natasha Mercier

Event 26 players returned from their first break and the entry count hit 200 soon after. That’s a very nice turnout for a Wednesday morning/afternoon and the $600 tournament is looking good to surpass its $2,000,000 at some point this weekend.

Some early friends in the field include Natasha Mercier, Bruce Snell, David Moses, Ben Zamani, Julian Pineda, Scott Zakheim, Paul Domb, Perla Ojeda, Herbert Nairn, Larry Klur, Ken Bruno, and Feiwen Wu.

Bruce Snell
David Moses

Event 24: More Big O Action

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Stacks of Poker Chips

Today’s $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard qualifying event is the second of three Big O tournaments on the schedule.

It is a very popular game.

It has a $600 buy-in with 20K deep starting stacks and 30-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 24 Structure Sheet

Event 23: Second Seniors

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

The Poker Showdown is a three-week series, so it only made sense to throw three of the popular Seniors Events on the schedule. The second one gets underway at noon and promises to be another great time.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 23 Structure Sheet

Event 18: Prize Pool and Payouts; $33,840 to Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,130
Prize Pool:  $200,000
March 24-26, 2025

Registration closed for the $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 1,130 entries. We added a bit of value and they will be playing for a $200,000 prize pool. The 115 players returning for Day 2 are in the money with $360 for a min-cash and $33,840 up top.

1st: $33,840 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $22,700
3rd: $16,900
4th: $12,600
5th: $9,500
6th: $7,300
7th: $5,600
8th: $4,340
9th-10th: $3,400
11th-12th: $2,720
13th-15th: $2,180
16th-19th: $1,760
20th-23rd: $1,440
24th-31st: $1,180
32nd-39th: $980
40th-47th: $820
48th-55th: $680
56th-63rd: $580
64th-79th: $480
80th-97th: $420
98th-115th: $360

Event 26 Flight A: Mid-Series Showdown

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are ready to roll into the second weekend of the three-week series and our next huge tournament gets underway at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom. The $600 buy-in Mid-Series Showdown has a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, more starting chips, and tons of value.

Players sit with 25K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

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

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 26 Day 1A – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 23 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 24 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 18 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 25 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 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 25 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1B – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in $600 Event 26 and $1,100 Event 36
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Event 18: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $200,000  |  StructurePayouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  115 of 1,130

Flight A:  154 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  147 Entries;  15 Advanced
Flight C:  159 Entries;  16 Advanced

Flight D:  168 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight E:  233 Entries;  24 Advanced
Flight F:  269 Entries;  27 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 2 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
451EricDoguGretnaLA86,000
452AleksandrTishchenkoDaniaFL96,000
453KennyVelezFlushingNY137,000
454ThomasTaylorCalgaryAB419,000
456MarkMarcellusJacksonvilleFL171,500
457KaranvirSinghSicklervilleNJ88,500
458BenjaminRobinsonCoral SpringsFL96,000
459DanielQuesadaMiamiFL47,500
462GrahamGibsonLargoFL80,500
463ManfredRosenowPembroke PinesFL387,500
464EarlShaevitzFort MyersFL78,000
465JamesRodriguezDenverCO24,000
466SantanaNoronhaDavieFL163,000
468RichardBroomesSt Micheal-102,000
469AlfredoRodriguezWest Palm BeachFL120,500
471NirSharonNaplesFL144,000
472GilfredBertin JrCoral SpringsFL80,000
474MatthewKubaPlantationFL187,000
475KevinNaimMiami BeachFL59,000
477Jean-PaulDraytonSt.Philip-175,500
478MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL108,500
479CristianRodriguezBal HarbourFL237,000
481IrwinBlockPompano BeachFL93,000
483CaioDe Lucca SobralDavieFL94,500
484BrianNgQuincyMA41,500
485MohammedKabirWilliamsvilleNY77,000
486DamionRichardsonAustinTX41,500
487IvanChurkinMiamiFL156,000
489MarlonRamosRio De JaneiroFL135,500
531AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL203,000
532BradleyBeetzJacksonvilleFL357,000
533AdamLorraineLighthouse PointFL250,500
534FrancoisZayasMiami SpringsFL55,500
535GabrielFullerTampaFL456,000
537AlonShaharMiamiFL329,500
538T.K.MilesDavieFL225,000
539AlonDanknerElmontNY83,000
541JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL269,000
543CarlosPinoMiamiFL140,500
544SomaGubacsiAventuraFL47,000
545ThomasGariAventuraFL117,000
546DavidRiveraDavieFL172,500
547VendelJohnsonPembroke PinesFL250,000
549RobertFrederickSebastianFL85,500
551RainulfoRicardo PerezHialeahFL49,000
552MichaelBalesMiamisburgOH51,500
553YaymelBodesPembroke PinesFL105,000
555PeterFellowsMiramarFL116,000
556LuisRamosDelray BeachFL181,500
558JosephRealeDelray BeachFL271,000
559DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL268,500
561PatrickTompkinsCutler BayFL211,000
562DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL91,500
564TimShaneBoca RatonFL86,500
565FrederickAbbasLinwoodMI379,500
566FrederickManamonHallandale BeachFL70,000
567BrendenGluckWoodmereNY260,000
568ShaneProfittDaytonOH58,000
611RodneyBanksBainbridge IslandWA192,000
612DavidKilcoyneHollandPA136,500
614PhilipToisterHollywoodFL91,000
615AllenPetuchMelbourneFL128,500
616AndrewBoujaoudeLavalQC265,000
617SamuelFollmanBrooklynNY266,500
618JohnEyerCocoaFL67,500
621TylerUblClaytonNC75,000
622KurtLichtmanMiamiFL285,000
623TrevorCollinsPort St LucieFL243,500
624CarlosTorres VazquezLoxahatcheeFL77,000
626YuriyKozinskiyMiamiFL117,000
627KeithSaundersMiamiFL352,500
629PinchasChakchakovPlantationFL58,500
632PiotrKordosNaplesFL63,000
633PatrickMcconnellMeridenCT53,500
635PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL166,000
636CristoPerez AcostaHialeahFL25,000
637LeonToledoHallandale BeachFL308,000
638KevinKnightAtlantaGA78,000
639YossiBen KessousHollywoodFL140,500
641TaylorDeaneFort LauderdaleFL251,000
642TomerAkermanAventuraFL147,000
643SebastianEspinozaTampaFL132,000
644IsaacCramerSpringdaleAR177,000
645MarioGazicMiamiFL40,000
647MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL245,000
648JairoVelasquezSunriseFL106,000
691MichaelGaskinsIndianapolisIN61,000
692JosePulidoMiami BeachFL114,500
693ChristianDuranleauWichitaKS55,500
695BrendanFeinbergMiamiFL216,000
696MukulPahujaCherry HillNJ207,500
697DavidTranQuincyMA98,000
698BruceThomasWellsvilleNY40,500
699JoseRodriguezMarshallMI90,500
701AndreasAthanasopoulosTamaracFL150,000
702JohnMalvasioValley StreamNY207,000
703AdrielRimola CullenMiamiFL178,000
704RobertBielinskiWilmetteIL154,500
705MichaelRalyeaBoca RatonFL281,000
707RafaelLimaDavieFL93,000
708GlenClementiBristolTN251,500
711MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL139,500
713JamesCialellaPhiladelphiaPA175,500
714JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN46,000
716SeanAstwoodProvidencies-105,000
717JasonMayesHobe SoundFL47,000
718EarlBernardMiramarFL69,000
719TrentSmithVero BeachFL84,000
722MarlaDusekHomosassaFL70,000
723AndrewOrozcoMiamiFL130,500
724RobertStewart JrHazletNJ168,000
725SaaraYlianttilaSaarenkyla-152,500
726PanagiotisKassimatisPahrumpNV32,500
728PierreLacosteGatineau-101,500
729JeanJosephPlantationMA185,000