$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 124

Also underway, we have the $600 Savage Average with eight players remaining and $16,460 up top. For reference, this final table is deeper than the last two tables of the Championship.

Seat 1:  Matt Yorra  –  871,000  (73 bb)
Seat 2:  Huifang Zhang  –  319,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:  Pablo Valdivieso  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)
Seat 4:  Spencer Simpson  –  707,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5:  Mike Preston  –  164,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  1,456,000  (121 bb)
Seat 7:  Khari Hutchings  –  255,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $16,460 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $11,000
3rd: $8,100
4th: $6,100
5th: $4,600
6th: $3,500
7th: $2,700
8th: $2,100

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,869

Cards are back in the air for Day 4 of the Championship with 16 players remaining and six of them trying to book a seat at the televised final table in Vegas.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jesse Lonis  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Linde  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Toby Boas  –  5,200,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4.  Jaroslaw Osinski  –  2,150,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  David Mzareulov  –  4,250,000  (43 bb)
Seat 6.  Aaron Kupin  –  5,250,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7.  Pavlin Karakikov  –  2,750,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Wasim Assaf  –  6,750,000  (68 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Landon Tice  –  5,575,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2.  Jackob Datashvili  –  6,550,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3.  Scott Wright  –  3,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  John Thornton  –  2,625,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Alex Queen  –  14,250,000  (143 bb)
Seat 6.  Dylan Smith  –  4,950,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hatcher  –  1,925,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Reichard  –  22,200,000  (222 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $839,300*
2nd:  $550,000
3rd:  $410,000
4th:  $305,000
5th:  $230,000
6th:  $176,000
7th:  $136,000
8th:  $105,000
9th-10th:  $83,000
11th-12th:  $69,000
13th-15th:  $57,000
16th:  $47,500
* includes $10,400 seat into WPT Championship

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,869

The 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Championship is down to its last 16 players and they return at noon to find our televised final table six members.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jesse Lonis  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Linde  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Toby Boas  –  5,200,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4.  Jaroslaw Osinski  –  2,150,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  David Mzareulov  –  4,250,000  (43 bb)
Seat 6.  Aaron Kupin  –  5,250,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7.  Pavlin Karakikov  –  2,750,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Wasim Assaf  –  6,750,000  (68 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Landon Tice  –  5,575,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2.  Jackob Datashvili  –  6,550,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3.  Scott Wright  –  3,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  John Thornton  –  2,625,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Alex Queen  –  14,250,000  (143 bb)
Seat 6.  Dylan Smith  –  4,950,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hatcher  –  1,925,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Reichard  –  22,200,000  (222 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $839,300*
2nd:  $550,000
3rd:  $410,000
4th:  $305,000
5th:  $230,000
6th:  $176,000
7th:  $136,000
8th:  $105,000
9th-10th:  $83,000
11th-12th:  $69,000
13th-15th:  $57,000
16th:  $47,500
* includes $10,400 seat into WPT Championship

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

As we’ve been fond of doing over the last few years, we are throwing a big buy-in one-day tournament. This time around it has a $5,000 buy-in at noon with a $250,000 guarantee and it will crown one of our last champ later this evening.

They’ll start with 20K 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. The 45-minute dinner break is scheduled for 6:30 pm and they’ll return to the tables to battle for the title.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 73 Structure Sheet

$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Showdown Event 72 is conveniently also a Limit 2-7 Triple Draw game, all the deuces and sevens. The $400 tournament gets underway at 11 am and it will be a lot of fun to close out the series.

They’ll start with deep 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they can fire as often as needed if they miss their draws.

• Players begin with 30,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out the Poker Showdown with five new trophy events on the last day of the series starting with the first at 11 am. It is a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a ton of play for one of the last trophies.

Players start with 20,000 out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break scheduled at 5:30 pm.

• 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 71 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 71 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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 71 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 72 – $400 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 4 Seats and Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Day 2 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

• Savage Average Day 2 Seats and Counts
• Savage Average Payouts

12PM: Event 73 – $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 73 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Day 2 Seats and Counts
• High Roller Payouts

2PM: Event 74 – $600 Six-Max Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 74 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 75 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 75 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 73 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $5K buy-in Event 73
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 81

The final table begins Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Seat 1:  Martin Stausholm  –  485,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  David Coleman  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,085,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Martin Carnero  – 495,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  430,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Jim Collopy  –  390,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Min Zhang  –  680,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  – 1,640,000  (55 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Wilson  –  2,325,000  (78 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400
3rd:  $265,200
4th:  $181,100
5th:  $121,300
6th:  $91,100
7th:  $74,300
8th:  $65,200
9th:  $62,100

10th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $60,100
11th:  Vincent Cafone  –  $58,100

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 70
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  109
Prize Pool:  $54,500
Bounty Prize Pool: $54,500
April 22, 2024

Event 70 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 109 entries generated a prize pool of $54,500, with an additional $54,500 set aside for bounties. Taking it down was Michael Newman, winning $16,200 for his first-place finish.

This marked Newman’s 11th SHRP major series victory, putting him one behind leader Raminder Singh’s 12.

Here are Newman’s 11 SHRP major series victories:

2016 SHRPO:  $570 No-Limit Hold’em  –  $17,589
2016 RRPO:  $360 Pot-Limit Omaha  –  $7,740
2017 LHPO:  $570 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha  –  $7,473
2017 RRPO:  $3,500 RRPO Championship  –  $374,240
2019 LHPO:  $360 Ultimate Re-Entry  –  $183,525
2021 SHRPO:  $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em  –  $7,573
2022 RRPO:  $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em  –  $7,136
2022 RRPO:  $300 Black Chip Bounty  –  $6,437
2023 Showdown: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha  –  $25,178
2024 LHPO:  $200 Multi-Flight No-Limit Hold’em  –  $28,155
2024 Showdown:  $1,100 Turbo Purple Chip Bounty  –  $16,200

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 68
$600 Triple Stud
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $27,040
April 22, 2024

Event 68 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Triple Stud, drawing 52 entries for a prize pool of $27,040. Emerging victorious was Donny Rubinstein, winning outright for $10,000.

This marked Rubinstein’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won an Omaha-8 event during the 2021 SHRPO. Rubinstein also prevented runner-up finisher Ryan Hoenig from winning a record-setting fourth trophy in one series.