Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 23 Day 1A – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 24 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 25 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 25 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 18 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 18 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 18 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 18 Payouts

2PM: Event 26 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 23 Day 1B – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $800 and $400 event plus $500 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $300 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,500 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $800 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  895
Prize Pool:  $143,200
April 13-15, 2026

Event 18 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 895 entries across six starting flights generated a prize pool of $143,200. The 92 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $400.

Up top for the winner is $22,780.

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-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th-31st:  $1,060
32nd-39th:  $880
40th-47th:  $740
48th-55th:  $620
56th-63rd:  $520
64th-77th:  $440
78th-92nd:  $400

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $102,440
April 14, 2026

Event 21 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 197 entries generated a prize pool of $102,440, more than doubling the guarantee.

A three-handed deal was reached at the final table and Ramy Guirguis was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 21 winner for $22,025.

Guirguis’ win comes on the heels of his winning the March Platinum Stack Special for $43,640 that ran in the Poker Room last month.

*denotes three-handed deal

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  110
Prize Pool:  $57,200
April 14, 2026

Event 22 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 110 entries for a prize pool of $57,200. Emerging victorious was Kao Saechao, winning outright for $17,125.

This marked Saechao’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $300 Quad Stack NLHE during the 2025 SHRPO.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 110

PLO-8

Jeffrey Shayani limped in for 20,000 on the button, Kao Saechao potted to 60,000 from the big blind, and Shayani called.

Saechao potted for 140,000 in the dark, the flop came , Shayani raised all in for about 200,000, and Saechao called with for a pair of sixes.

Shayani showed for a ten-high straight and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Saechao a king-high straight to win the and take down Event 22 outright for $17,125. Shayani finished runner-up for $10,600.

A recap of Event 22 will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 110

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kao Saechao raised from the button, Ryan Hoenig reraised to 125,000 in the big blind, and Saechao called.

The flop was , Hoenig went all in for 67,000, and Saechao called with for a pair of eights with a straight draw.

Hoenig showed for a pair of aces.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Saechao a set of eights to eliminate Hoenig in third place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,350)

Kao Saechao  –  2,445,000  (153 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  305,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $17,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,600

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 110

Big O

Matt Bretzfield was all in for about 200,000 in the small blind against Kao Saechao on the button.

Bretzfield: 
Saechao: 

The flop came , giving Saechao tens and threes with the nut low draw, while Bretzfield flopped a flush draw with the nut low wrap.

The turn was the , adding a high wrap for Bretzfield.

The river was the , no help to Bretzfield, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Kao Saechao  –  1,800,000  (113 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,150)

With three players remaining from the field of 110 entries, the average stack is about 917,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,350.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 110

Big O

Following a flop of , Jeffrey Gale is all in for about 160,000 on the button against Ryan Hoenig in the cutoff.

Gale: 
Hoenig: 

Hoenig was ahead with a king-high straight and held through the turn and river to eliminate Gale in fifth place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  680,000  (57 bb)
Jeffrey Gale  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,205)

With four players remaining from the field of 110 entries, the average stack is about 688,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,150.