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Josh Reichard Wins WPT Poker Showdown Championship for $839,300

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,869
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800
April 19 – May 29, 2024

Josh Reichard, WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Champion (WPT)

The WPT Poker Showdown Championship is historically one of the biggest games in our history, setting records and drawing players from around the world, and this year was no different. The tournament attracted 1,869 entries to the $3,500 buy-in tournament and Josh Reichard was the last player standing, taking the top spot along with $839,300.

“It’s more than double my career high score,” Reichard told WPT reporters after his win. “All my titles [to][this][point] are minor league titles. This is a major league title. It feels great to finally break through and have a win of this magnitude.”

The tournament nearly doubled the $3,000,000 and featured a prize pool worth $5,980,800. The tournament played down over several days until six players were still in contention and they traveled to Las Vegas to play for the title in front of the WPT cameras.

Reichard conquered a tough final table to take the top spot along with a seat in the WPT World Championship. He joined an impressive list of Poker Showdown Champions and we look forward to seeing him back in South Florida to celebrate.

1st: Josh Reichard – $839,300*
2nd: Landon Tice – $550,000
3rd: Jesse Lonis – $410,000
4th: Alex Queen – $305,000
5th: Dylan Smith – $230,000
6th: Aaron Kupin – $176,000

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship in Las Vegas.

Josh Reichard with Tournament Manager Jason Heidenthal

2024 Showdown in Review

Another major series is in the books. A lot of money was paid out, and we had a packed house in the Grand Ballroom for the 2024 Poker Showdown. It was three weeks of tournaments, great times, and some memorable performances. We’re still waiting to crown a WPT Poker Showdown Champion, but 74 other trophies went home.

Events: 75
Entries: 22,393
Guarantees:  $10,000,000
Prize Pools: $20,827,350

Comparing the entry count to years past, this was the biggest series we have ever hosted. You guys really came out in force for it.

2024 Showdown – 22,393 entries
2023 Showdown – 22,035 entries
2022 Showdown – 20,359 entries
2022 SHRPO – 20,045 entries
2021 SHRPO – 19,881 entries

The $10 million in guaranteed money this series was the most we put up since we guaranteed more than $12 million during that 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (and $10 million of that was the Championship).

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table members

The series’ headliner was the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Championship, which drew 1,869 entries and created a prize pool of nearly $6 million to crush the $3,000,000 guarantee. The big tournament played down to its six-handed final table and moves to Las Vegas to play for the title on May 29.

Raminder Singh

With all those events and all that money, we had plenty of memorable moments, starting with our all-time wins leader getting his 12th major SHRP trophy. Raminder Singh won the $600 Six-Max to extend his lead for the most wins in our history and add to his legendary legacy.

Michael Newman didn’t let Singh’s two-trophy lead stand for long; on the penultimate night of the series, he closed it out with a win in the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH for his 11th victory. Matt Bretzfield won his ninth title early in the series, so here’s a look at our updated top five all-time winner list:

Raminder Singh – 12 wins
Michael Newman – 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 10 wins
David Shmuel – 9 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 9 wins

Ryan Hoenig did his best to jump into the top five in a single series. He joined a short list of five players who won three tournaments in the same series, but none of the others did it in back-to-back-to-back nights like Hoenig. Three days, three trophies combined with three second-place finishes, plus a fifth and sixth—crazy heater.

Ryan Hoenig

Other notable wins include Min Zhang winning her third trophy (each of them in a $1K Turbo NLH event), Steve Marin winning two of the Five-Card PLO tournaments on the schedule, and Hal Klein winning both Eight-Game Mix tournaments.

Ari Engel won two Showdown trophies (his fourth and fifth overall), Carlos Bermudez won his third title to go with his three May Deep Stack Poker Series wins, and Filippos Stavrakis took home his fifth trophy.

It was a fantastic series from start to finish, and we couldn’t have done it without our amazing, loyal, and fun-loving friends and players. We can’t thank you enough for the great turnouts and memories you made; we appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again.

Next up for us, we have the 2024 May Deep Stack Poker Series in the Poker Room running from May 16 through May 27 with $680,000 in guaranteed money.

Event 1 ($400 NLH): Jesus Martinez – $169,690
Event 2 ($600 Stud): Ari Engel – $7,150
Event 3 ($600 6-Max): Ash Chehata – $12,592
Event 4 ($300 NLH): Dhimitri Lleshi – $7,087
Event 5 ($600 Seniors): Kevin MacDonald – $20,000
Event 6 ($600 Big O): Matthew Kaplan – $16,190
Event 7 ($300 NLH/PLO): Matt Bretzfield – $4,656
Event 8 ($600 O8): David Brooker – $13,736
Event 9 ($1K Bounty): Ya Yun Liu – $14,094
Event 10 ($300 Bounty): Arthur Holmes – $5,765
Event 11 ($1K PLO): Steven Marin – $15,066
Event 12 ($600 8-Game): Hal Klein – $14,425
Event 13 ($400 NLH): Chris Tryba – $34,000
Event 14 ($600 Triple Stud): Ari Engel – $12,130
Event 15 ($1K NL): Nick Yunis – $34,005
Event 16 ($400 PLO): Grigoriy Shvarts – $25,745
Event 17 ($300 Bounty): Pierre Xavier-Laurent – $7,360
Event 18 ($200 Big Stack): Alejandro Arana – $38,990
Event 19 ($400 HORSE): Sam Spira – $8,825
Event 20 ($600 Triple Stack): Kharlin Sued – $16,665
Event 21 ($400 Mixed PLO): Filippos Stavrakis – $9,725
Event 22 ($600 6-Max): Raminder Singh – $18,400
Event 23 ($400 Seniors): Arnold Erenstoft – $7,912
Event 24 ($600 Big O): Brandon Ageloff – $17,160
Event 25 ($300 Bounty): Jason Blodgett – $7,075
Event 26 ($600 NLH): Cuba Levenberry – $301,920
Event 27 ($600 2-7TD): Ryan Hoenig – $11,980
Event 28 ($1K NLH): Zachary Fischer – $24,399
Event 29 ($400 PLO): Carlos Bermudez – $10,870
Event 30 ($600 O8): Ryan Hoenig – $14,675
Event 31 ($300 Bounty): Micha Bitton – $7,275
Event 32 ($600 Badugi): Ryan Hoenig – $10,585
Event 33 ($400 Bounty PLO): Vincent Cafone – $6,923
Event 34 ($400 NLH): Adam Reese – $29,630
Event 35 ($600 Dealer’s Choice): Wayne Palitz – $11,225
Event 36 ($1K Triple Stack): Johnny Bromberg – $99,427
Event 37 ($600 Turbo PLO): David Eller – $17,826
Event 38 ($400 Seniors): Bob Mather – $8,899
Event 39 ($1K 8-Game): Hal Klein – $23,810
Event 40 ($10K Heads-Up): Chance Kornuth – $133,000
Event 41 ($600 Bounty NLH): Nicholas LaFata – $13,015
Event 42 ($600 Bounty PLO): Bobby Lupo – $12,755
Event 43 ($1K Turbo NLH): Min Zhang – 20,880
Event 44 ($600 6-Max NLH): Jackson Holtgraves – $14,890
Event 45 ($1K O8): Jim Collopy – $17,500
Event 46 ($10K NLH): Brian Yoon – $179,100
Event 47 ($400 6-Max PLO): Jeffrey Miller – $10,850
Event 48 ($400 NLH): Luther Tran – $10,610
Event 49 ($1K Turbo NLH): Michael Rocco – $22,280
Event 50 ($2K NLH): Art Peacock – $108,230
Event 51 ($1K HORSE): Volodymyr Kondratenko – $23,050
Event 52 ($50K Super High Roller): Jim Collopy – $291,000
Event 53 ($1K NLH): Joshua Heinzl – $57,455
Event 54 ($600 OE): Ben Miner – $11,789
Event 55 ($25K High Roller PLO): Jeremy Ausmus – $206,400
Event 56 ($300 Bounty): Charles Johnson – $5,943
Event 57 ($300 Charity): Stewart Chantler
Event 59 ($600 PLO8): Sheila O’Connor – $13,865
Event 60 ($300 NLH): Zhou Jiang – $4,605
Event 61 ($600 Big O): Luigi Santoro – $16,175
Event 62 ($200 Big Stack: Nicholas LaFata – $7,270
Event 63 ($400 NLH): Robert Gingher – $23,529
Event 64 ($10K NLH): Tony Sinishtaj – $302,500
Event 65 ($1K Mixed PLO): Dylan Lask – $23,085
Event 66 ($1K Turbo): David Jackson – $26,000
Event 67 ($600 Savage Average): Spencer Simpson – $16,460
Event 68 ($600 Triple Stud): Donny Rubinstein – $10,000
Event 69 ($25K High Roller): Brandon Wilson – $601,800
Event 70 ($1K Bounty): Michael Newman – $16,200
Event 71 ($400 NLH): Radu Roscot – $6,479
Event 72 ($400 2-7 TD): Jon Breneman – $4,155
Event 73 ($5K NLH): Diomig Delgado – $159,950
Event 74 ($600 6-Max PLO): Steve Marin – $14,500
Event 75 ($300 Bounty): Angelo Castaldi – $4,209

Championship: Final Table Lineup and Counts

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,869

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship S22

The WPT Poker Showdown Championship televised final table lineup is set with six players remaining, they have $176,000 locked up, and they will head to Vegas to play for the title plus $839,300 on May 29.

Seat 1.  Aaron Kupin  –  4,925,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Jesse Lonis  –  12,350,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  28,400,000  (142 bb)
Seat 4.  Alex Queen  –  13,450,000  (67 bb)
Seat 5.  Landon Tice  –  13,700,000  (69 bb)
Seat 6.  Josh Reichard  –  20,575,000  (103 bb)

1st: $839,300 + Showdown trophy *
2nd: $550,000
3rd: $410,000
4th: $305,000
5th: $230,000
6th: $176,000

Photo by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com / Courtesy of World Poker Tour

Angelo Castaldi Wins Event 75 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Five-Way Deal for $4,209

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 75
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  205
Prize Pool: $30,750
Bounty Prize Pool: $20,500
April 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 75 Champion Angelo Castaldi

Event 75 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 205 entries created a prize pool of $30,750, with an additional $20,500 set aside for bounties.

A five-handed deal was reached at the final table and Angelo Castaldi was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 75 winner for $4,209.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AngeloCastaldi$4,209*
2RichardArno$3,887*
3AndrewWilmot$3,708*
4JeremiahPinto$3,515*
5MatthewElsby$3,486*
6AlejandroArana$1,225
7JoseRuiz$1,045
8JuanMontoya Bernal$900
9ArthurHolmes$760
10JosiasSantos$760
11VeselinKatrandzhiev$660
12EfthimiosPiperakis$660
13FredDabus$560
14BrianGreen$560
15RichardEstep$560
16DanielLei$460
17CameronBellamy$460
18StanleyKent$460
19RobertGauci$375
20DavidRobbins$375
21Vlad-AlexandruLeonte$375
22ChaseCarlin$350
23SergioGamarra$350
24PeterFellows$350
25JulieMarriott$350
26GilfredBertin Jr.$350

*denotes five-handed deal

Steven Marin Wins His Second 5-Card PLO Trophy of the Series With Event 74 Win for $14,500

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 74
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  114
Prize Pool: $59,280
April 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 74 Champion Steven Marin

Event 74 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 114 entries generated a prize pool of $59,280.

A heads-up deal took place at the final table between Steven Marin and Eric Kolodny. Marin was ahead in chips, making him the official winner for $14,500.

This marked Marin’s second trophy victory in 5-card PLO, having won Event 11 earlier in the series. For Kolodny, meanwhile, it was his fourth PLO cash of the series.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1StevenMarin$14,500*
2EricKolodny$13,210*
3DonaldMaloney$7,250
4TimothyBanks$5,000
5MatthewLambrecht$3,540
6GregLevine$2,600
7BradleyButcher$2,000
8DavidColeman$2,000
9BobbyLupo$1,585
10AsherNeaman$1,585
11PawelAndrzejewski$1,310
12SeanShah$1,310
13IgorMerda$1,130
14BrandonAgeloff$1,130
15TonyMiles$1,130

*denotes heads-up deal

Radu Roscot Wins Event 71 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Five-Way Deal for $6,479

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 71
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $31,350
April 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 71 Champion Radu Roscot

Event 71 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 95 entries produced a prize pool of $31,350.

A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Radu Roscot was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 71 winner for $6,479.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RaduRascot$6,479*
2JeffSilverstein$5,824*
3JacksonHoltgraves$4,567*
4EldoRodriguez$3,804*
5GaryBlais$3,291*
6LilyKornik$1,490
7TylerMcKinnon$1,255
8AdamAgaev$1,100
9DavidWoolman$1,000
10JeffreyBlenkarn$910
11ScottCulver$845
12KevinBlewitt$785

*denotes five-handed deal

Jon Breneman Wins his 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy With Event 72 Outright Win for $4,155

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Entries:  28
Prize Pool: $9,240
April 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 72 Champion Jon Breneman

Event 72 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry), drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $9,240. Taking it down was Jon Breneman, winning outright for $4,155.

This marked Breneman’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, with his previous two coming during the 2023 Showdown. The first came in a $400 Omaha-8, followed by a victory in the $1,100 8-Game.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JonathanBreneman$4,155
2AlejandroBurzaco$2,495
3DonnyRubinstein$1,575
4PhilHui$1,015

Diomig Delgado Wins Event 73 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Chop for $159,950

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 73
$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  177
Prize Pool: $831,900
April 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 73 Champion Diomig Delgado

Event 73 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 177 entries generated a prize pool of $831,900 more than tripling the guarantee.

A heads-up chop took place between the final two players and Diomig Delgado was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 73 winner for $159,950.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DiomigDelgado$159,950*
2MichaelPhillips$159,950*
3ShannonShorr$95,000
4NicholasSeward$71,000
5KharlinSued$54,000
6MikeJozoff$41,000
7FrankLagodich$31,500
8FredGoldberg$24,500
9ManuelFritz$19,200
10JoeyWeissman$19,200
11ClemenDeng$16,500
12KamelMokhammad$16,500
13BenjamineGrise$13,600
14AramOganyan$13,600
15ImanDan$13,600
16CherishAndrews$11,300
17SerhiiPopovych$11,300
18YuriSiniak$11,300
19JosephBeasy$11,300
20MikeVela$9,400
21AndresKorn$9,400
22ZhenCai$9,400
23ErionQoku$9,400

*denotes heads-up chop

Event 73: Diomig Delgado Wins in Heads-Up Chop

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $831,900 | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 177

Diomig Delgado

After playing heads-up for a little while, Diomig Delgado and Michael Phillips agreed to an even chop heads-up.

Delgado was the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner of Event 73 for $159,950. Michael Phillips was the runner-up for $159,950.

A recap of Event 73 will be posted later tonight.

Michael Phillips

Event 73: Shannon Shorr – 3rd Place ($95,000)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $831,900 | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 177

Shannon Shorr raised to 100,000 from the button and Diomig Delgado called in the big blind.

The flop was AcQd6d, Delgado checked, Shorr bet 70,000, and Delgado reraised all in for 935,000.

Shorr thought for more than a minute before he called all in for about 630,000 with Kd7d for a king-high flush draw. Delgado showed Qh5d for a pair of queens.

The Jc turn gave Shorr a straight draw, but the 2s river was a brick and eliminated Shorr in third place.

Diomig Delgado  –  1,860,000  (37 bb)
Michael Philips  –  1,680,000  (34 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($95,000)

1st:  $191,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $128,000