2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 73
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  101
Prize Pool:  $97,970
April 8, 2025

Event 73 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 101 entries for a prize pool of $97,970.

For the third time this series, taking it down was Yuval Bronshtein, winning outright for $28,930 and his 14th SHRP major series trophy win.

Here are Bronshtein’s 14 SHRP major series victories:

1.  2021 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($7,535)
2.  2021 SHRPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($6,673)
3.  2021 SHRPO:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($10,423)
4.  2022 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8  ($9,020)
5.  2022 LHPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($11,760)
6.  2022 Showdown:  $600 Eight-Max Pot-Limit Omaha  ($20,630)
7.  2022 Showdown:  $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship  ($21,645)
8.  2023 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($13,405)
9.  2023 RRPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($14,405)
10.  2024 LHPO:  $1,100 5-Card PLO  ($21,216)
11.  2025 LHPO: $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($24,588)
12.  2025 Showdown:  $600 10-Game Mix  ($10,940)
13.  2025 Showdown:  $600 Big O  ($15,100)
14.  2025 Showdown:  $1,100 Six-Max PLO  ($28,930)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 164

Robert Burlacu raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, Dan Sepiol three-bet all in for 415,000 in the big blind, and Burlacu called.

Burlacu: 
Sepiol: 

The board ran out , safe for Sepiol to double up.

Dan Sepiol  –  905,000  (18 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  500,000  (10 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 820,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 164

Adam Adler raised all in for 425,000 on the button and Robert Burlacu called in the big blind.

Adler: 
Burlacu: 

The baord came , giving Burlacu kings and tens to eliminate Adler in fifth place.

Robert Burlacu  –  950,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($52,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 820,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

After taking the chip lead, Robert Burlacu ran ten-eight suited into Spencer Champlin’s aces, and followed that up by running pocket sixes into Brek Schutten’s pocket kings. Dan Sepiol then doubled through Adam Adler.

Spencer Champlin  –  980,000  (20 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  740,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  595,000  (12 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  515,00 0 (10 bb)
Adam Adler  –  425,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Dan Sepiol raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Robert Burlacu called all in for 635,000 on the button with . Sepiol trailed with .

The flop came , giving Sepiol queens and tens to take the lead.

The turn was the , giving Burlacu kings and fours to pull back ahead.

The river was the , safe for Burlacu to double into the chip lead.

Robert Burlacu  –  1,370,000  (34 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  450,000  (11 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Fred Li raised to about 170,000 under the gun, Dan Sepiol reraised all in from the button for about 750,000, and Li called all in for another 150,000-ish.

Li: 
Sepiol: 

The board ran out , no help to Li, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Dan Sepiol  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  755,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  375,000  (9 bb)
Fred Li  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($39,500)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

Spencer Champlin opened to 50,000 in the cutoff, Adam Adler reraised all in for 290,000 in the big blind, and Champlin thought for a bit before he called.

Champlin: 
Adler: 

The board ran out , safe for Adler to double up.

Adam Adler  –  620,000  (25 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  180,000  (7 bb)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Igor Merda  –  $30,500

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 71
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $25,410
April 8, 2025

Event 71 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 77 entries for a prize pool of $25,410.

Taking it down was Carlos Loving, winning outright for $8,565.

This marked Loving’s fifth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won the 2023 SHRPO opener, along with wins during the 2017 LHPO, the 2016 Showdown, and 2015 LHPO.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 164

Brek Schutten raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Thomas Reynolds reraised all in for 370,000 in the next seat over, Spencer Champlin called all in for 290,000 on the button, and Schutten folded.

Reynolds: 
Champlin: 

The board came , safe for Champlin to double up.

Down to 80,000, Reynolds busted the following hand in eighth place.

Spencer Champlin  –  670,000  (34 bb)
Thomas Reynolds  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($23,700)

With six players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 545,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $39,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Seat 1:  Igor Merda  –  250,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Brek Schutten  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Thomas Reynolds  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Adam Adler  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Dan Sepiol  –  485,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6:  Robert Burlacu  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Spencer Champlin  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Fred Li  –  270,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000
6th:  $39,500
7th:  $30,500
8th:  $23,700

9th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $18,600
10th:  Tim Capretta  –  $18,600

11th:  Russ Head  –  $13,600
12th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $13,600

13th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $11,300
14th:  Poseidon Ho  –  $11,300
15th:  Dean Lyall  –  $11,300

16th:  David Uvaydov  –  $9,400
17th:  David McGowan  –  $9,400
18th:  Eric Panayiotou  –  $9,400
19th:  Grant Wang  –  $9,400
20th:  Peter Cross  –  $9,400
21st:  Perry Zhao  –  $9,400