$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 4,783

Dan Iman moved all in under the gun for 460,000, and Tal Rothman called from the small blind with .

Iman turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Iman flopped a set of tens, only to see Rothman catch a runner-runner jack-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Iman in 50th place.

Tal Rothman  –  3,420,000  (68 bb)
Dan Iman  –  Eliminated in 50th Place  ($3,520)

With 49 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,950,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,520 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  178
Prize Pool:  $35,600
Bounty Prize Pool:  $8,900
April 12, 2026

Event 17 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 178 entries generated a prize pool of $35,600, with an additional $8,900 set aside for bounties. The final 23 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $445. 

Up top for the winner is $9,055.

1st:  $9,055 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,100
3rd:  $3,650
4th:  $2,220
5th:  $1,715
6th:  $1,420
7th:  $1,210
8th:  $1,065
9th:  $925
10th-12th:  $785
13th-15th:  $665
16th-18th:  $555
19th-23rd:  $445

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 4,783

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least four million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  John Howe  –  4,920,000  (98 bb)
2.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  4,720,000  (94 bb)
3.  Milan Gurung  –  4,500,000  (90 bb)
4.  Brendan Feinberg  –  4,345,000  (87 bb)
5.  Dejan Petkovic  –  4,045,000  (81 bb)
6.  Mike Hager  –  3,985,000  (80 bb)

With 56 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,710,000 (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 4,783

John Howe raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Greg Spinder called in the small blind.

The flop was , Spinder checked, Howe bet 150,000, Spinder check-raised all in for about 500,000, and Howe called with for a pair of queens with an ace kicker, leading Spinder’s for a pair of queens with a king kicker.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Spinder, locking up the pot for Howe.

John Howe  –  5,110,000  (128 bb)
Greg Spinder  –  Eliminated in 58th Place  ($2,900)

With 57 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,680,000 (42 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 4,783

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

64th:  Keith Crowder  –  $2,400
65th:  Dimitry Agrachov  –  $2,400
66th:  Zachary Fischer  –  $2,400
67th:  Rafael Lima  –  $2,400
68th:  Roberto Mora Rojas  –  $2,400
69th:  Marius Suciu  –  $2,400
70th:  Andrew Fahey  –  $2,400
71st:  Christopher Harrison  –  $2,400
72nd:  Reddy Harshavardhan  –  $2,400
73rd:  Shawn Stern  –  $2,400
74th:  Douglas Finkelstein Muryk  –  $2,400
75th:  Barry Gallo  –  $2,400
76th:  Rezart Shehaj  –  $2,400
77th:  Daniel Pearlman  –  $2,400
78th:  James Guidi  –  $2,400
79th:  Nicholas Visconti  –  $2,400

With 63 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,520,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,900 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  70 of 4,783

Christopher Harrison was all in for about 1,260,000 in the big blind with against Brendan Feinberg in the small blind holding .

The board ran out , giving Feinberg aces and queens to score the elimination.

Brendan Feinberg  –  4,815,000  (120 bb)
Christopher Harrison  –  Eliminated in 71st Place  ($2,400)

With 70 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,365,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,400 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 4,783

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

80th:  Marcelo Stolarczyk  –  $2,000
81st:  Jeremy Shaw  –  $2,000
82nd:  Giuseppe Ruvolo  –  $2,000
83rd:  Albert Gil  –  $2,000
84th:  Hector Chans Lopez Jr.  –  $2,000
85th:  Quinn Heath  –  $2,000
86th:  Chinh Duong  –  $2,000
87th:  Caleb Harris  –  $2,000
88th:  Miguel Caputo  –  $2,000
89th:  Johnny Bromberg  –  $2,000
90th:  Eric Rivera  –  $2,000
91st:  Solange Zambrano  –  $2,000
92nd:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $2,000
93rd:  Angel Quiroz  –  $2,000
94th:  Justin Molina  –  $2,000
95th:  Vincent Guerra  –  $2,000
96th:  Cory Petruny  –  $2,000
97th:  Sergio Giha  –  $2,000
98th:  Ievgen Smyrnov  –  $2,000
99th:  Juan Mubarak  –  $2,000

With 79 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,210,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,400 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 4,783

A player limped from the button for 40,000, and Marcelo Stolarczyk raised big from the small blind to 330,000. Sean Ingram moved all in from the big blind, and the player on the button folded.

Stolarczyk called all in for roughly 700,000 with , but Ingram turned over . Stolarczyk needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Ingram to win the pot with two pair, aces and eights, eliminating Stolarczyk in 80th place.

Sean Ingram  –  2,325,000  (58 bb)
Marcelo Stolarczyk  –  Eliminated in 80th Place  ($2,000)

With 79 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,210,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,400 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  88 of 4,783

Milan Gurung (small blind) and Johnny Bromberg (UTG) are all in preflop with similar stacks, but Bromberg holds to Gurung’s .

The board came , and Bromberg turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. The aces hold up for Gurung to win the pot.

Their chip stacks are counted down, and Gurung has 830K to Bromberg’s 820K. Bromberg is eliminated in 89th place as Gurung effectively doubles up in chips.

Milan Gurung  –  1,710,000  (57 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  Eliminated in 89th Place  ($2,000)

With 88 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 1,085,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$600 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $50,960
April 12, 2026

Event 14 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing a field of 98 entries for a prize pool of $50,960. The final 13 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,410.

Up top for the winner is $15,365.

1st:  $15,365 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,555
3rd:  $5,860
4th:  $3,825
5th:  $2,985
6th:  $2,385
7th:  $2,025
8th:  $1,765
9th:  $1,555
10th-13th:  $1,410