$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

Sokunthea Voir was all in from the small blind for 505,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Elijah Ruffin in the big blind.

The board came , and Voir paired his nine on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sokunthea Voir  –  1,070,000  (18 bb)
Elijah Ruffin  –  1,230,000  (21 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from middle position for 265,000, and Malik Felix called from the cutoff with . Caiazza turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Caiazza paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  680,000  (11 bb)
Malik Felix  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 18:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  34 of 259

Dmitry Zaitsev raised from middle position, Sandy Sanchez three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind, Zaitsev four-bet all in for 540,000, and Sanchez called with .

Zaitsev showed and needded to improve to survive.

The board ran out , giving Zaitsev two pair, eights and fives, to double through Sanchez on the money bubble.

Dmitry Zaitsev  –  1,130,000  (45 bb)
Sandy Sanchez  –  800,000  (32 bb)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

With the board showing on the turn, Hany Ayoub checked from the big blind, Manuel Herrera Lopez checked from under the gun, and Sokunthea Voir bet 275,000 from UTG+1.

Ayoub called, and Lopez check-raised all in for 1,780,000. Voir folded, and Ayoub went into the tank.

Ayoub tanked for a pretty long time before he folded, and Lopez took the pot without showing his cards.

Manuel Herrera Lopez  –  2,725,000  (45 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  2,110,000  (35 bb)
Sokunthea Voir  –  475,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

After the elimination of Maria Hernandez in 10th place, the final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table. They played the final three-and-a-half minutes of Level 26 before taking a break, and that’s when we got official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Hany Ayoub  –  2,515,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Manuel Herrera Lopez  –  2,000,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Sokunthea Voir  –  970,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Elijah Ruffin  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Kobi Ribak  –  650,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Pasquale Caiazza  –  265,000  (4 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Jones  –  2,225,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  Jae Kyung Sim  –  1,065,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Malik Felix  –  1,940,000  (32 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th:  $2,300

10th:  Maria Hernandez  –  $2,300

11th:  Menahem Asher  –  $2,000
12th:  Brent Hoover  –  $2,000

13th:  Christopher Klementis  –  $1,720
14th:  Alexys Puch Arancibia  –  $1,720
15th:  Dor Peleg  –  $1,720

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds).

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 895

Brent Hoover was all in from the big blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Elijah Ruffin on the button.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Ruffin to win the pot and eliminate Hoover in 12th place.

Elijah Ruffin  –  1,900,000  (38 bb)
Brent Hoover  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($2,000)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,220,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 895

Hany Ayoub raised from the button to 160,000, Sokunthea Voir reraised from the small blind to 525,000, and Ayoub thought for a bit before he called.

The flop came , Voir bet 380,000, and Ayoub quickly moved all in for 720,000.

Voir asked for an exact count before he said, “I can’t fold. Let’s go,” and he called with .

Ayoub turned over for a pair of aces with a club flush draw, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Ayoub won the pot with a higher two pair, aces and nines, to double up in chips.

Hany Ayoub  –  2,590,000  (52 bb)
Sokunthea Voir  –  285,000  (6 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,120,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 895

As Level 26 begins, here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

14th:  Alexys Puch Arancibia  –  $1,720
15th:  Dor Peleg  –  $1,720

16th:  Andrew Del Rio  –  $1,480
17th:  Christoph Dittrich  –  $1,480
18th:  Austin Rattet  –  $1,480
19th:  Eric Valerio  –  $1,480

20th:  David Aronson  –  $1,240
21st:  Alexander Torres  –  $1,240
22nd:  Tanner Martinelli  –  $1,240
23rd:  Maor Ben Hamu  –  $1,240

With 13 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,035,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,720 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  46 of 259

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000.

The chipleader at the break is Ramy Guirguis, who has 1,500,000 (75 big blinds). Guirguis won Event #21 last night, earning $22,025 in Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em.

1.  Ramy Guirguis  –  1,500,000  (75 bb)

With 46 players remaining from a flight of 259, the average chip stack is around 563,000 (28 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 33 players, which will also be the Money Bubble. Players must bag chips for Day 2 to finish in the money.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  184
Prize Pool:  $27,700
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,300
April 15, 2026

Registration closed for the $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a great turnout of 184 entries, creating a prize pool of $27,700 plus another $18,300 in the bounty prize pool.

The last 23 players will make the money with $400 for a min-cash and $7,025 up top for the Event 26 winner.

1st: $7,025 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $4,500
3rd: $2,830
4th: $1,720
5th: $1,340
6th: $1,115
7th: $940
8th: $830
9th: $720
10th-12th: $610
13th-15th: $520
16th-18th: $430
19th-23rd: $400