$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 1,869

Jordan Schneider was all in preflop with pocket jacks in the hole from the small blind, and Joshua Reichard had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Schneider was eliminated in 49th place for a payday worth $19,400. Reichard stacked up 3.55 million after collecting the pot.

Joshua Reichard – 3,550,000 (71 bb)
Jordan Schneider – Eliminated in 49th Place ($19,400)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  33

The $25K High Roller got off to a great start with 33 entries here already and they’ve put more than $800K toward the $1,000,000 so that’s a virtual lock.

A few friends here already include Giuseppe Iadisernia, Cherish Andrews, Brock Wilson, Chance Kornuth, Joe McKeehen, Blake Bohn, and $10K champ Brian Yoon.

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  124
Prize Pool:  $64,480
April 22-23, 2024

Registration closed for the brand-new $600 Savage Average NLH tournament with 124 entries turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $64,480. The last 16 spots will pay out with $1,040 for a min-cash and $16,460 up top for the winner.

1st: $16,460 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $11,000
3rd: $8,100
4th: $6,100
5th: $4,600
6th: $3,500
7th: $2,700
8th: $2,100
9th-10th: $1,640
11th-12th: $1,240
13th-16th: $1,040

$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with an 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 69

Here is a look at the seating chart at the final table along with chip counts during eight-handed play.

Seat 1: Stanislav Ivanov – 345,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: Ben Miner – 194,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Chao Huang – 370,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Bradley Beetz – 305,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Micheal Dreese – 235,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Brando Ageloff – 90,000 (7 bb)
Seat 7: Dylan Lask – 265,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Phillip Hui – 260,000 (21 bb)

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st:  $23,085 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,390
3rd:  $8,200
4th:  $5,855
5th:  $4,520
6th:  $3,515
7th:  $3,015
8th:  $2,675

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,869

65th: Charles Johnson – $13,800
66th: Fikret Kovac – $13,800
67th: Michael Newman – $13,800
68th: Rafael Reis – $13,800
69th: David Poces – $13,800
70th: Michael Vanier – $13,800
71st: Vladimir Minko – $13,800
72nd: Jeffrey Blenkarn – $13,800
73rd: Dale Roesel – $13,800
74th: Adam Adler – $13,800
75th: Michael Morton – $13,800
76th: Chris Moorman – $13,800
77th: Scott Baumstein – $13,800
78th: Dirk Perdrix Jr – $13,800
79th: Ivan Starostin – $13,800
80th: Michael Wang – $11,500
81st: Samuel Journeay – $11,500
82nd: Jeffrey Tomlinson – $11,500
83rd: Eldo Rodriguez – $11,500
84th: Aaron Massey – $11,500
85th: Eric Bonin – $11,500
86th: Seth Fischer – $11,500
87th: Brett Apter – $11,500
88th: Bryan Radigan – $11,500

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,869

The first break rolled around and the 62 remaining players were sent away to relax for 15 minutes. Anthony Spinella is the new leader in the Championship with 3,920,000 followed closely by Michael Rocco’s 3,710,000 and Jerry Humphrey’s 3,690,000.

They will play through two more levels before the next break and go to 90-minute levels when 40 players remain.

1.  Anthony Spinella  –  3,920,000  (98 bb)
2.  Michael Rocco  –  3,710,000  (93 bb)
3.  Jerry Humphrey  –  3,690,000  (92 bb)
4.  Toby Boas  –  3,540,000  (89 bb)
5.  Melad Marji  –  2,570,000  (64 bb)
6.  Matthew Higgins  –  2,505,000  (63 bb)
7.  Denis Cyr  –  2,490,000  (62 bb)
8.  Alex Queen  –  2,435,000  (61 bb)
9.  Mukul Pahuja  –  2,255,000  (56 bb)
10.  Danny Panagatos  –  2,205,000  (55 bb)
11.  Dylan Linde  –  2,165,000  (54 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

The $25K High Roller is one of the premier events we put on any of our schedules and the Showdown version gets underway at 2 pm in the Meeting Room. The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and a fun, tough field of players.

High Rollers will start with 100K stacks and levels last 40 minutes until they increase to 90 minutes at the final table. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Leve 10 at 10 pm following the 90-minute dinner break.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  88 of 1,869

89th: David Coleman – $11,500
90th: Aaron Kirshenberg – $11,500
91st: Scott Carragher – $11,500
92nd: Bernardo Abramovich – $11,500
93rd: Eric Afriat – $11,500
94th: Bryce McVay – $11,500
95th: George Dolofan – $11,500
96th: Martin Carnero – $11,500
97th: Tuan Phan – $11,500
98th: Aleks Dimitrov – $11,500
99th: Guy Naimi – $9,600
100th: Joseph Curcio – $9,600
101th: Daniel Blum – $9,600

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  89 of 1,869

Scott Baumstein opened the action from middle position and Toby Joyce three-bet all in for 270,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Baumstein called with the bigger stack.

Baumstein:
Joyce:

Joyce found a button monster and it got even better when the case ace came on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Joyce doubled up.

Toby Joyce – 615,000 (25 bb)
Scott Baumstein – 1,650,000 (66 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 1,869

Chad Trentacosta opened to 60,000 from the button and Joseph Curcio three-bet all in for 460,000 from the small blind. Andy Slater folded his big and Trentacosta called to put Curcio at risk.

Trentacosta:
Curcio:

It was a race and Curcio needed his treys to hold to double up. Trentacosta took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop, made aces up on the turn, and Curcio was eliminated after the river.

Chad Trentacosta – 1,435,000 (57 bb)
Joseph Curcio – Eliminated in 100th Place ($9,600)