2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Entries:  147
Prize Pool:  $77,175
April 13, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ event with 147 entries creating a prize pool worth $77,175. The last 19 spots will be paid with $1,350 for a min-cash and $20,950 waiting for the champ along with the trophy.

1st: $20,850 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $13,500
3rd: $7,950
4th: $4,825
5th: $3,745
6th: $3,090
7th: $2,700
8th: $2,415
9th-10th: $2,130
11th-12th: $1,850
13th-15th: $1,580
16th-19th: $1,350

$600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  145

The clock is ticking down toward the end of registration for the $600 Seniors with a great turnout. They will play out Level 8, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close when they return.

A few more familiar faces include Neil Blumenfield, Scott Levitt, Zoltan Czincota, Judy Bielan, and Even Teitelbaum.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries: 565

Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with 565 entries kicking things off with a big number. They put more than $185,000 towards the $500,000 guarantee and that mark will be met early.

Flight A will continue until 71 players remain and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The 2023 Poker Showdown to stacked full with Omaha tournaments and we come out of the gates with a fun one at 2 pm. Event 3 is a $600 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Big O tournament, five cards with split pots.

Players sit down to 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. They’ll play down into the evening and end when we have our first Showdown Omaha champ.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  200/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries: 495

We are nearly 500 entries for a fantastic start to the day and series. It’s also a tougher field than we’re used to seeing this early and we love to see it.

Among them, we have Sheddy Siddiqui, Loni Hui, Anna Antimony, T.K. Miles, and 2019 WPT Poker Showdown champ James Carroll.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries: 425

We didn’t need to look very far to find our early chip leader. It was that obvious.

Mike Patterson sat down this morning with his 20K start stack, went on a big early heater, and went on break with an incredible 185,000. Hours from now, that number would still be among the leaders if not still the top spot.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries: 350

Flight A is getting ready to take the first break with 350 here so far, a great turnout even with the rough weather over the last 24 hours. We are ahead of the pace from last year and looking at a big number.

A few notables in the opening include recent WSOP Circuit winner Caleb Piderit, his father Eric, Michael Tait, Jennifer David, and Solange Lucas.

$600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  62

The first of three Seniors Events on the schedule got underway at the top of the hour with a great turnout already. There are 62 entries and they are having a great time this morning.

A few notables include Steve “Cuz” Bucker, Nancy Birnbaum, and Eric Siegel.

$600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The 2023 Poker Showdown schedule features 61 trophy events over 20 days and three of them are set for our players aged 50 and older. The first is a $600 buy-in version this morning at 11 am with a $400 later in the series and a Seniors Black Chip Bounty the last weekend.

Seniors will start with 20,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm with a 40-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.

This tournament will award the first Showdown trophy of the series and we look forward to crowning our champ.

• 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 2 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries: 121

Cards are in the air for the 2023 Poker Showdown with 121 entries in Flight A of Event 1. There’s a long way to go with 61 events in 20 days and nearly $7,000,000 in guarantees.