Championship: Brian Yoon – 9th Place ($77,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,755

Brian Yoon

Jeffrey Fritz opened for 500,000 UTG+1, and Jared Hemingway called from middle position. Brian Yoon raised to 3.2 million on the button, Fritz got out of the way, and Hemingway shoved for 8,225,000. Yoon called all in for just over 5 million so the remaining two players revealed their cards.

Hemingway:  9s9c
Yoon: 10s10h

Board: Ac8d3cKcJc

Yoon was eliminated in ninth place for a cash worth $77,000, and Hemingway stacked up 14.35 million after collecting the pot thanks to the flush.

Jared Hemingway – 14,350,000 (57 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,000)

Cherish Andrews Wins the $25K High Roller Title in Four-Way Deal for $408,265!

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 69
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000
April 7-8, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown High Roller champ Cherish Andrews

The popular $25K Showdown High Roller drew 70 entries and boosted the $1,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $1,729,000. After dominating a tough final table, Cherish Andrews took the top spot for $408,265 after a four-way deal.

This is her second major SHRP trophy to go along with a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo win during the 2023 Poker Showdown.

Congrats Cherish!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePayout
1CherishAndrews$408,265 *
2FrankBrannan$342,935 *
3BrockWilson$313,410 *
4ClemenDeng$248,990 *
5KevinRabichow$116,800
6ScottMargereson$91,000
7BrianBattistone$77,800
8MattWantman$69,200
9MichaelGathy$60,600
Cherish Andrews with Brock Wilson

Championship: Final Table Lineup

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Seat 1.  Art Peacock  –  24,600,000  (98 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeffery Fritz  –  13,350,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitchell Hynam  –  2,000,000  (bb)
Seat 4.  Jared Hemingway  –  8,350,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Daniel Marcus  –  16,775,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6.  Mihai Niste  –  9,725,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Yoon  –  5,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  3,100,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Alain Medesan  –  4,225,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $776,000*
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th:  $77,000

Championship: Johnny Bromberg Eliminated in 10th by Daniel Marcus

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Johnny Bromberg

Johnny Bromberg raised to 2.3 million from the small blind, and Daniel Marcus moved all in on the big blind. Bromberg called off his last 75,000 he had left behind so they were off to the races.

Marcus: Kh9d
Bromberg: As3c

Board: 7s6c3h9hKd

Bromberg was eliminated in 10th place for a payday of $77,000, and Marcus stacked up 16,755,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Marcus – 16,755,000 (84 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – Eliminated in 10th Place ($77,000)

High Roller: Cherish Andrews Wins in Four-Way Deal!

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 70

Cherish Andrews

After Kevin Rabichow was eliminated in fifth place and reg closing soon for the $5,000 Deep Stack, the four remaining players worked out a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool based on their counts.

Cherish Andrews held a big lead and earned the title and the lion’s share of the prize money.

Here are the counts and amounts going home:

Cherish Andrews – 2,705,000 (135 bb)
Frank Brannan – 1,910,000 (96 bb)
Brock Wilson – 1,530,000 (77 bb)
Clemen Deng – 885,000 (44 bb)

1st: Cherish Andrews – $408,265 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: Frank Brannan – $342,935
3rd: Brock Wilson – $313,410
4th: Clemen Deng – $248,990

Frank Brannan
Brock Wilson
Clemen Deng

Event 71: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,565 to the Winner

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

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 77 entries, creating a prize pool worth $25,410. The last ten spots will be paid with $765 for a min-cash and $8,565 up top for the Event 71 champ.

1st: $8,565 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $4,955
3rd: $3,100
4th: $2,100
5th: $1,600
6th: $1,275
7th: $1,145
8th: $1,015
9th: $890
10th: $765

High Roller: Kevin Rabichow – 5th Place ($116,800)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 70

Kevin Rabichow

Kevin Rabichow was all in short from the small blind with KhQh in the hole, and Brock Wilson woke up with pocket jacks on the big blind.

The final board read Ac8d5s5c4h, and Rabichow was sent home in fifth place for a cash worth $116,800. Wilson was up to 1.68 million after collecting the pot.

Brock Wilson – 1,680,000 (42 bb)
Kevin Rabichow – Eliminated in 5th Place ($116,800)

Championship: Frank Funaro Eliminated in 11th Place by Rafael Rodriguez

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,755

Frank Funaro

Action folded to Rafael Rodriguez in the small blind, he moved all in, and Frank Funaro called in the big blind at risk for 2,725,000.

Funaro: Ad5c
Rodriguez: Qd5d

Funaro was dominating for a double but Rodriguez picked up a diamond draw on the JsTd4d flop. The Th turn was a blank but Rodriguez made his flush on the 6d river to send Funaro out in 11th place.

Rafael Rodriguez – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Frank Funaro – Eliminated in 11th Place ($65,000)

Championship: Alfie Poetra Eliminated in 12th Place by Art Peacock

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,755

Alfie Poetra

Art Peacock opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, Alfie Poetra moved all in for 2,775,000 from the big blind and Peacock called.

Peacock: AsKs
Poetra: KcJs

Peacock was dominating with his suited slick and Poetra could not miracle a save on the Qc8s4sAdQs board to exit in 12th place.

Art Peacock – 19,475,000 (97 bb)
Alfie Poetra – Eliminated in 12th Place ($65,000)

High Roller: Scott Margereson – 6th Place ($91,000)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 70

Scott Margereson

Scott Margereson was all in short with A-4 in the hole, and Frank Brannan had him covered holding A-J. The board bricked so Margereson was eliminated in sixth place with a new $91,000 in his pocket. Brannan was up to 1.37 million after the hand.

Frank Brannan – 1,370,000 (45 bb)
Scott Margereson – Eliminated in 6th Place ($91,000)