2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 40: Ryan Hoenig Leads the Final Five Players at the Break

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$1,100 10-Game Mix
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 62

Ryan Hoenig
Chipleader Ryan Hoenig is going for his third trophy of the series, after winning Event 12 (5-Card PLO) for $22,660 and Event 25 (Big O) for $15,535.

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased limits of 15,000-30,000.

With five players remaining from a field of 62 entries, the average chip stack is around 372,000 (12 Big Bets). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Phil Hui  –  74,000  (2 BB)
Seat 2.  Jason Papastavrou  –  242,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  Ryan Hoenig  –  763,000  (25 BB)
Seat 4.  A.J. Kelsall  –  175,000  (6 BB)
Seat 5.  Frederic Moss  –  606,000  (20 BB)

And here are the payouts:

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

6th:  Jacob Babins  –  $3,315
7th:  Michael Dreese  –  $2,710
8th:  Joseph Olivieri  –  $2,165