$400 America’s Champions Foundation Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 48

Registration closed after the first break with 48 entries. The chipleader at the first break was Roberto Desogos, who led the field with 81,000 in chips (81 big blinds), and he received a Chipleader Bonus of $1,000 in cash.

The final nine players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $5,000 + $3,500 Champoionship Seat
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

With 20 players remaining from a field of 48, the average chip stack is around 24,000 in chips (24 big blinds).

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

The players return from dinner to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

Table 15
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Alex Ziskin  –  1,920,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  4,095,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4:  Valentin Bezik  –  770,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Nicolas Davimos  –  165,000  (3 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Michael Morton  –  1,370,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  David Nathaniel Jr.  –  1,430,000  (24 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  340,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Da-Silva  –  945,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Sheldon Gross  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Farid Dridi  –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Scott Baumstein  –  4,450,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Newman  –  415,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8:  Changliang Deng  – 735,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 24
Seat 1:  Paul Snead –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Ira Friedman  –  2,050,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,125,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7:  Dapreesch Scates  –  585,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  855,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:  Maxwell Young  –  1,465,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000
6th:  $29,500
7th:  $22,800
8th:  $17,700
9th-10th:  $13,900
11th-12th:  $12,000
13th-15th:  $10,300
16th-19th:  $8,700
20th:  $7,400

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$400 America’s Champions Foundation Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  48
Prize Pool:  $15,000
April 2, 2025

1st:  $5,000 + $3,500 Seat into the Championship
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

The prizepool amount of $15,000 includes the cash prizes listed above, and the $1,000 chipleader bonus paid out at the first break. The $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship has been graciously donated by Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, along with some lovely gift baskets for the top finishers.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Level 26 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 9:53 pm.

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

21st:  Gary Gelman  –  $7,400
22nd:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  $7,400
23rd:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $7,400

24th:  Rafael Rodriguez Arang  –  $6,300
25th:  Dario Dussan Guzman  –  $6,300
26th:  Spencer Champlin  –  $6,300
27th:  Kevin Gomez  –  $6,300
28th:  Han Ming Feng  –  $6,300
29th:  Michael Forca  –  $6,300
30th:  Matthew McEwan  –  $6,300
31st:  Ernesto Rasse Gonzalez  –  $6,300

32nd:  Dylan Kahn  –  $5,200
33rd:  Tuan Nguyen  –  $5,200
34th:  Dien Le  –  $5,200
35th:  Jason Rocha  –  $5,200
36th:  T.J. Shulman  –  $5,200
37th:  Chad Roedersheimer  –  $5,200
38th:  Kaifan Wang  –  $5,200
39th:  Florian Ribouchon  –  $5,200

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Michael Newman raised from under the gun and Scott Baumstein called in the big blind.

The flop was , Baumstein checked, Newman bet 100,000, Baumstein check-raised to 235,000, and Newman called.

The turn was the , Baumstein bet 315,000, and Newman called.

The river was the , Baumstein bet 785,000, and Newman called.

Baumstein tabled for eights full of jacks, Newman flashed as he mucked, and Baumstein won the pot.

Scott Baumstein  –  4,450,000  (89 bb)
Michael Newman  –  415,000  (8 bb)

The remaining player are now in the midst of a 45-minute dinner break. Play resumes at about 9:53 p.m.

Full chip counts will be posted soon.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

With the board showing on the turn and 1,725,000 already in the pot, Luis Ortiz moved all in from the hijack for 1,185,000.

Nicola Davimos tanked for a very long time before she called from the button with for a pair of kings with a gutshot straight draw. But Ortiz turned over for a set of sevens, and he needed to avoid a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Ortiz won the pot with his set of sevens to double up in chips.

Luis Ortiz  –  4,095,000  (82 bb)
Nicola Davimos  –  165,000  (3 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 9:05 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$5,000 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  28
Prize Pool:  $131,600
April 2, 2025

Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $5,000 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $131,600.

A three-handed deal took place and Frederic Normand, was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 51 winner for $43,434.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  54
Prize Pool:  $52,380
April 2-3, 2025

Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 54 entries for a prize pool of $52,380. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,355.

Up top for the winner is $19,380.

1st:  $19,380 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,525
3rd:  $7,070
4th:  $4,975
5th:  $3,930
6th:  $3,145
7th:  $2,355

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  219
Prize Pool:  $438,000
April 2-3, 2025

Event 49 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 219 entries generated a prize pool of $438,000, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 28 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $4,000.

Up top for the winner is $93,900.

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500
3rd:  $47,500
4th:  $35,500
5th:  $27,000
6th:  $20,500
7th:  $15,800
8th:  $12,300
9th-10th:  $9,600
11th-12th:  $8,200
13th-15th:  $7,000
16th-19th:  $5,800
20th-23rd:  $4,800
24th-28th:  $4,000