$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 82

While the High Roller was on its second break of the day, the entry count moved the prize pool over the $2,000,000 Guarantee. From this point forward, it will continue to increase until 7:30pm following the dinner break.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 80

The High Roller is a single entry away from crossing over the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and two new players helped push it higher.

Both Niall Farrell and Aaron Mermelstein made Day 3 of the Championship and both collected a payout slip. Before too long, they each took a seat in the High Roller before the second break.

$570 Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 202

Registration is closed in today’s 11am $570 buy-in Big Stack Re-Entry tournament and the figures are final. The event drew 202 entries more than doubling the guarantee to the tune of a $101,000 prize pool. The top 26 spots finish in the money and are assured $754. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $24,847 prize pool. In addition, the champion will earn a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown trophy.

Tournament details and payouts:

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$570 Big Stack Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 202
Prize Pool: $101,000
April 15, 2019

1st – $24,847 + Trophy
2nd – $17,244
3rd – $10,353
4th – $6,297
5th – $4,863
6th – $4,030
7th – $3,434
8th – $2,959
9th – $2,485
10th-12th – $2,161
13th-15th – $1,838
16th-18th – $1,515
19th-21st – $1,212
22nd-24th – $934
25th-26th – $754

We will provide another update when play reaches the 10-handed final table.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41  of 1,360

Here’s a look at the most recent eliminations:

43rd:  Joelle Guarino  –  $15,015
44th:  Kuo Vang  –  $15,015
45th:  John Gravagna  – $15,015
46th:  Jared Hemingway  – $15,015
47th:  Richard Bai  – $15,015
48th:  John Miller  – $15,015

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41  of 1,360

Here’s a look at the current leader board with Maria Ho sitting at the top:

Maria Ho – 4,100,000 (164 bb)
Timothy Banks – 4,000,000  (160 bb)
Jerry wong – 3,000,000  (120 bb)
Dave Farah – 2,250,000  (90 bb)
Kevin Andriamahefa – 2,200,000  (88 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45  of 1,360

On a flop of Jerry Wong put Dave Farah all in for 785,000 and Farah called.

Wong tabled for top pair but was behind Farah’s set of fives.

The board came , , clean for Farah and his set held to score a big double up.

Dave Farah – 1,600,000 (64 bb)
Jerry Wong – 3,000,000 (120 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45  of 1,360

Jared Hemingway was all in for around 300,000 with and needed to get lucky against Jerry Robinson’s .

The board ran out and Robinson wound up with two-pair to eliminate Hemingway.

Jerry Robinson – 1,400,000 (56 bb)
Jared Hemingway – Eliminated 

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries: 70

The High Roller is up to 70 entries and one of them belongs to Jason Mercier. The number one ranked Florida player, and one of the best in the world, has been semi-retired for the last year as he concentrates on being a father.

But he’ll still come out for a juicy tournament. Mercier made Day 2 of the Championship but fell short of the money. Today’s High Roller was good enough to get him back in the building to add to his nearly $19 million in career earnings.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47  of 1,360

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break. Here’s a look at some recent results:

49th:  Samm Wiggings  –  $13,025
50th:  Andrew Peplinkski  – $13,025
51st:  Kevin Garosshen  – $13,025
52nd:  Sulabh Choudhury  –  $13,025
53rd:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $13,025
54th:  Barry Pevner  –  $13,025

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48  of 1,360

On a board reading Richard Seymour bet 300,000 from the small blind into a pot of around the same. Ari Dinov called from the button.

The river brought the and Seymour put his opponent all in. Dinov snap called with for the ace high flush to beat Seymour’s trip tens.

Ari Dinov – 2,000,000 (100 bb)
Richard Seymour – 400,000 (20 bb)