$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 57 of 443

The field has reached hand-for-hand play on the bubble for Flight C with 57 players remaining. They will all bag up when one more player is eliminated. They’ve already played quite a few hands thus far, so we will see how long it takes them to burst the bubble.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 82 of 443

Darrell Gaudette was all in preflop with in the hole from the big blind, and a player in middle position had him covered holding .

The final board read , and  Gaudette doubled up to survive with 71,000 after collecting the pot.

Darrell Gaudette – 71,000 (23 bb)

$400 Eight-Handed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The last trophy tournament on today’s schedule is Event 29 at 6 pm and we couldn’t finish the day without some Omaha. It is a $400 Deep Stack Eight-Handed PLO tournament and it will have a fun crew trying to win the title.

They’ll start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until 10:30 pm and they’ll continue playing through Level 16.

Those with chips at that point will bag them up and return tomorrow to play down the winner.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 16
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 90 of 443

Michael Jacobson just took out one of his opponents in two parts. In the first hand, Jacobson held over the of his opponent on a final board reading . That hand took Jacobson up to 68,000, and his opponent was left with a dust of a stack with 8,000.

One of the next hands saw the short stack get all in again with in the hole this time around, and Jacobson was there once again to cover him holding . The final board was dealt , and Jacobson eliminated his opponent to stack up 82,500 after collecting the pot.

Martin Jacobson – 82,500 (33 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 99 of 443

Adam Bacome got all in preflop holding from the cutoff, and a player in middle position had him covered with in the hole.

The final board read , and Bacome doubled up to survive with a stack worth 60,000.

Adam Bacome – 60,000 (24 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 108 of 443

Istvan Szabo was all in holding pocket queens from the big blind, and two players called to cover him before the flop fell .

UTG bet out, and a player in middle position got out of the way. UTG held pocket aces, but it wasn’t enough after the fell on the turn and river. Szabo stacked up 69,000 after collecting the pot.

Istvan Szabo – 69,000 (34 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The fourth flight of Showdown Event 26 gets underway at 5 pm and continues us the way to the $2,000,000 guarantee. The $600 Deep Stack already has 1,193 entries and it will quickly grow as we head into the weekend.

They’ll sit down to 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, jumping up to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 starting with Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Flight D will work their way down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Remaining Flight C Players: 126 of 443

Terrence Sullivan was all in on the small blind preflop short for 22,000 with pocket queens in the hole, and UTG had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Sullivan doubled to survive with 49,000 after collecting the pot.

Terrence Sullivan – 49,000 (24 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  126 of 443

Another break down and Flight C is down to 126 players with 56 advancing and Art Peacock is the new big stack in the room. He is up to 250,000 on the dot and sitting nicely for a late run into the evening.

There will probably be another break before the money bubble but it will be close.

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Entries:  66
Prize Pool:  $34,320
April 11, 2024

Registration closed for the $600 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw tournament with 66 entries creating a prize pool worth $34,320. This is out second-biggest field for this variant and the biggest prize pool of its kind.

The last nine spots will be paid with $1,230 for a min-cash and $11,980 plus the Showdown trophy up top.

1st: $11,980 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $6,865
3rd: $4,205
4th: $3,000
5th: $2,320
6th: $1,800
7th: $1,545
8th: $1,375
9th: $1,230