2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 64
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  122
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000
April 6-7, 2025

The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $10,000 Deep Stack drew 122 entries for a tough field and prize pool worth $1,159,000. It took an extra day to finish and Josh Reichard made a big comeback to take the title outright for $288,400.

Reichard, our reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champion for a few more weeks, returned for an extra day to compete heads-up with Martin Kabrhel for the trophy. He faced a huge deficit coming back but quickly erased it, and then he ended the tournament soon after.

Congrats Josh!

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 70

Michael Gathy was all in holding , but he was covered and dominated by the of Brock Wilson. The board brought a pile of bricks so Gathy exited in ninth place with a fresh $60,600 in his pocket. Wilson was up to 1.24 million after the hand.

Brock Wilson – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Michael Gathy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($60,600)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Matt Wantman was all in preflop for 150,000 with , and the put him ahead of the tabled by Kevin Rabichow.

The board ran out , and Wantman doubled up to survive with a stack of 365,000. Rabichow was at just shy of a million after the hand.

Matt Wantman – 365,000 (14 bb)
Kevin Rabichow – 990,000 (39 bb)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Action at the final table has begun on the last day of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament series with a talented group of poker players included in the final nine. Here is a look at their chip counts at the start of play.

Seat 1:  Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Gathy  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3:  Clemen Deng  –  1,305,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  588,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  527,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,142,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  215,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  741,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Brian Battistone  –  734,000  (29 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 70 entries, the average stack is about 778,000 (31 big blinds). The following prize money is up for grabs today.

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

“Even chop, last chance,” Martin Kabrhel offered to Josh Reichard. Kabrhel was down to less than two barrels of 5K chips, so our reigning Poker Showdown Champ was uninterested.

Kabrhel opened to 145,000 from his button, Reichard announced all-in, and Kabrhel called at risk for 180,000 total.

Reichard:
Kabrhel:

Reichard was in great shape with the tens and needed to dodge the over card or some magic on the board. It ran and Reichard never had a sweat to complete his comeback.

He earned $288,400 for his win while Kabrhel took home $197,000.

1st:  Josh Reichard – $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Martin Kabrhel – $197,000

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 132

The Savage Average final table is underway with nine players remaining, each guaranteed at least $1,740 and all shooting for the $17,400 top prize.

This could last for a bit with the structure set to keep pace to keep a 50 big blind average the entire time.

Seat 1:  Stuart Young  –  536,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2:  Srivinay Irrinki  –  1,360,000  (113 bb)
Seat 3:  Mica Lamar  –  330,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Ben Boston  –  1,032,000  (86 bb)
Seat 5:  Seth Fsicher  –  1,337,000  (111 bb)
Seat 6:  John Mayo  –  449,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  Steven Glazerman  –  292,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Ian Siegel  –  760,000  (63 bb)
Seat 9:  David Sathue  –  421,000  (35 bb )

1st:  $17,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,500
3rd:  $8,600
4th:  $6,400
5th:  $4,840
6th:  $3,700
7th:  $2,840
8th:  $2,200
9th:  $1,740

10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

Josh Reichard began his day by picking up several smaller pots with the occasional shove with his shorter stack. He was narrowing the deficient when Martin Kabhrel opened to 60,000 from his button and Reichard called.

The flop was , Reichard checked, Kabhrel bet 70,000 and Reichard check-raised to 185,000. Kabhrel called, the turn was , and Reichard led for 155,000.

Kabhrel called and another queen showed up on the river. Reichard moved all in for 450,000 and Kabhrel thought for less than 30 seconds and called.

Reichard tabled for quad queens and Kabhrel’s were quickly tabled and mucked.

Josh Reichard – 1,730,000 (108 bb)
Martin Kabhrel – 1,320,000 (83 bb)

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

We always like to roll out a big one-day trophy event on the final day of each series, and today’s gets underway at noon with a $5,000 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament. It has a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and a great way to make a lot of money late.

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.

• $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 72 Structure Sheet

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

After a pause to late reg the $25K High Roller, Josh Reichard and Martin Kabrhel are back in the Grand Ballroom battling heads-up for the $10K Deep Stack title.

Josh Reichard  –  640,000  (26 bb)
Martin Kabrhel  –  2,415,000  (97 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000

3rd:  David Stefanski  –  $146,000
4th:  Faraz Jaka  –  $109,000
5th:  Grant Wang  –  $83,000
6th:  Scott Carragher  –  $63,000
7th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $48,500
8th:  Jeremy Dan  –  $37,500
9th:  Rehman Kassam  –  $29,500

10th: Nitis Udornpim  –  $29,500
11th:  John Hagelgans  –  $22,800
12th:  Brad Owen  –  $22,800
13th:  Sameer Batra  –  $20,500
14th:  Aaron Gao  –  $20,500
15th:  Han Ming  –  $20,500
16th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $20,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last day of the three-week Showdown series is upon us, but there’s still plenty of action, including four new one-day trophy events starting with the first at 11 am. A $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament will award one of the last trophies.

Players sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 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