$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 940

Michael Hunsucker raised from the hijack to 30,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Farid Dridi reraised from the small blind to 125,000.

Hunsucker thought for a while before he moved all in for about 600,000, and the cutoff quickly folded.

Dridi snap-called with , and Hunsucker turned over . Hunsucker needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Dridi to win the pot and eliminate Hunsucker in 44th place. Dridi now leads the field with more than 2.1 million in chips.

Farid Dridi  –  2,115,000  (141 bb)
Michael Hunsucker  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($4,360)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 655,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 940

Tommy Puccio raised from the hijack to 40,000, Robert Lebeau moved all in from the button for about 220,000, and Puccio called with . Lebeau turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Puccio won the pot with his ace to eliminate lebeau in 49th place.

Tommy Puccio  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Robert Lebeau  –  Eliminated in 49th Place  ($3,680)

With 48 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 590,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 940

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 950K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Scott Baumstein  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)
2.  Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,220,000  (81 bb)
3.  Fred Paradis  –  1,190,000  (79 bb)
4.  Michael Newman  –  1,140,000  (76 bb)
5.  Farid Dridi  –  1,115,000  (74 bb)
6.  Benjamin Zamani  –  1,055,000  (70 bb)
7.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,040,000  (69 bb)
8.  Luis Ortiz  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)
9.  Eusebiu Jalba  –  965,000  (64 bb)

With 52 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 940

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

53rd:  Benjamin Moschel  –  $3,680
54th:  Calais Campbell  –  $3,680
55th:  Haim Toorgeman  –  $3,680

56th:  David Jackson  –  $3,100
57th:  David Sathue  –  $3,100
58th:  Michael Bills  –  $3,100
59th:  Gustavo Moscon  –  $3,100
60th:  Lanny Vaysman  –  $3,100
61st:  Nick Yunis  –  $3,100
62nd:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $3,100
63rd:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $3,100

With 52 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 542,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 940

Here is a list of the eliminated players so far today, along with their payouts:

64th:  David Moses  –  $2,620
65th:  Donald Manns  –  $2,620
66th:  Justin Green  –  $2,620
67th:  Richard Dubini  –  $2,620
68th:  Richard Davis  –  $2,620
69th:  Rafael Lima  –  $2,620
70th:  Alejandro Herrera Gonzalez  –  $2,620
71st:  Joey Weissman  –  $2,620
72nd:  Zachary Fischer  –  $2,620
73rd:  Julian Pineda Lozano  –  $2,620
74th:  Shenghao Liang  –  $2,620
75th:  Caleb Piderit  –  $2,620
76th:  Dale Roesel  –  $2,620
77th:  Caleb Powell  –  $2,620
78th:  Ernest Bush  –  $2,620
79th:  Taylor Hart  –  $2,620

80th:  Harrison Gimbel  –  $2,240
81st:  Paul Domb  –  $2,240
82nd:  Carlos Saturno Garcia  –  $2,240
83rd:  Dean Lyall  –  $2,240
84th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $2,240
85th:  Adam Agaev  –  $2,240
86th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $2,240
87th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $2,240
88th:  Aaron Pinson  –  $2,240
89th:  Jessica Cai  –  $2,240
90th:  Stephen Ma  –  $2,240
91st:  Ory Hen  –  $2,240
92nd:  Jose Reyes  –  $2,240
93rd:  Dan Heimiller  –  $2,240
94th:  Jason Prest  –  $2,240
95th:  Eldo Rodriguez  –  $2,240
96th:  Dorian Rios Pavon  –  $2,240
97th:  Gabriel Fuller  –  $2,240
98th:  Haim Nagar  –  $2,240

99th:  Richard Rice  –  $1,940
100th:  Tarun Gulati  –  $1,940
101st:  Demetrius Campbell  –  $1,940
102nd:  Joseph Brum Pacheco  –  $1,940
103rd:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $1,940
104th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,940
105th:  Joseph Duchman  –  $1,940
106th:  Wai Ngai  –  $1,940
107th:  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  $1,940
108th:  Mitchell Hynam  –  $1,940
109th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $1,940
110th:  Saber Salum Penayo  –  $1,940
111th:  Ankit Ahuja  –  $1,940
112th:  David DiBernardi  –  $1,940
113th:  Craig Bagon  –  $1,940
114th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,940
115th:  Ryan Dougherty  –  $1,940
116th:  Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan  –  $1,940
117th:  Anthony Merlo Jr.  –  $1,940
118th:  Daniel Palau Vicente  –  $1,940

With 57 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 495,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,100 each.

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with an 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 55

Level 9 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:33 pm.

With 14 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 393,000 (33 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

TABLE 23
Seat 1.  Faraz Jaka  –  148,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  Kevin Rabichow  –  661,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Harvey Castro  –  337,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  James Mendoza  –  199,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Brandon Kessous  –  1,389,000  (116 bb)
Seat 7.  Poseidon Ho  –  453,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Brewer  –  73,000  (6 bb)

TABLE 24
Seat 1.  Scott Margereson  –  107,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeremy Becker  –  361,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  203,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  818,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Beinner  –  200,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Brian Altman  –  244,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Eli Berg  –  303,000  (25 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $188,000
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $70,600
4th:  $49,700
5th:  $39,200
6th:  $31,400
7th:  $23,600

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 55

The field is down to the final three tables, and Brandon Kessous has the big stack with 655,000, followed by Kevin Rabichow’s 585,000.

1.  Brandon Kessous  –  655,000  (82 bb)
2.  Kevin Rabichow  –  585,000  (73 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 262,000 (33 big blinds). The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $23,600.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $522,500
April 1, 2025

There were 55 entries in Event 46 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, which is a $10,000 Deep Stack event. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $23,600 and a top prize of $188,000.

1st:  $188,000
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $70,600
4th:  $49,700
5th:  $39,200
6th:  $31,400
7th:  $23,600

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $50,440
March 31 – April 1, 2025

There were 52 entries in Event 39, the $1,100 buy-in 10-Game Mix, generating a prizepool worth $50,440.

Nineteen-year-old Joseph Olivieri bounced back from a 9-to-1 deficit heads-up against Ryan Hoenig to win $18,665 and his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy.

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 55

The players return from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 55 entries, which would put about $522K in the prizepool. Official numbers will be released soon.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jeremy Becker  –  514,000  (86 bb)
2.  Brandon Kessous  –  449,000  (75 bb)
3.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  432,000  (72 bb)
4.  Eli Berg  –  424,000  (71 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 177,000 (30 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon.