$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  341

Two levels are down and Championship players are taking their first break of the day. They’re return to play two more levels and push closer to a $5,000,000 prize pool.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  331

The Championship hit another milestone before the first break when the 331st entry pushed the prize pool over $4,000,000. That’s just the start with us looking for $5,000,000 when we get 644 entries later in the day.

Some early friends in the field include Aaron Massey, Michael Tait, Caleb Piderit, Cuba Levenberry, Mica Lamar, Debbie Lee, Willie Wiggins, and Kharlin Sued.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The Championship is well underway, but we will continue to schedule some form of Omaha for the rest of the days. Next up, we have a $600 Deep Stack Big O that will have plenty of action for those who already bagged up in the big game.

They’ll start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• 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 61 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  157

Cards are in the air for Flight B of the 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship and we hit the first milestone as soon as the clock started.

With 157 entries in Flight B, the combined total reached 1,076 and the prize pool topped the $3,000,000 guarantee. The prize pool will now increase until we close registration at the start of Level 9 around 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship is set to go at 11 am and we will hit a milestone as soon as cards go in the air.

With 919 entries in Flight A, only 19 more are needed today to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee and we have more than that already registered. From now until registration closes around 9:15 pm, they will continue pushing the prize pool higher.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 61 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• 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 61 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 62 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 62 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15am)
• Structure Sheet

11AM: $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 64 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Showdown Event 64
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  300 of 919

Day 1A:  919 Entries;  300 Advanced
Day 1B:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $21,000
April 4, 2025

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 84 entries generated a prize pool of $21,000 and winning the lion’s share of it was Michael Bohmerwald, winning outright for $6,690.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $37,440
April 4, 2025

Event 59 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 72 entries for a prize pool of $37,440. A four-way deal at the final table was a made and Jay Kerbel was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 59 winner for $9,177.

This marked Kerbel’s fifth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won limit Omaha 8 events at the 2021 RRPO and the 2022 LHPO, along with a H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2024 LHPO, and a PLO-8 event at the 2024 SHRPO.

*denotes four-handed deal

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  301 of 919

Day 1A has come to an end with 300 players remaining from the field of 919 entries. David Lee is the chip leader with 574,500.

Here is the top of the leaderboard after Day 1A:

1.  David Lee  –  574,500  (230 bb)
2.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  503,000  (201 bb)
3.  David McGowan  –  465,000  (186 bb)
4.  Dylan Smith  –  427,500  (171 bb)
5.  Mike Chiappetta  –  406,500  (163 bb)
6.  David Moses  –  397,000  (159 bb)
7.  Will Failla  –  395,000  (158 bb)
8.  Max Kingstone  –  391,000  (156 bb)
9.  Akash Seth  –  368,500  (147 bb)
10.  Chris Moorman  –  365,000  (146 bb)
11.  Calais Campbell  –  364,000  (146 bb)
12.  Elizabeth Boles  –  360,000  (144 bb)

Full chip counts will be posted in about 2-3 hours.

Photo Credit:  Spenser Sembrat/World Poker Tour