$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 59 of 466
A player in middle position was all in with , and Bill Gazes had him covered holding UTG+1.
The final board read , and Gazes took out his opponent to stack yup 203,000 after collecting the pot.
That brought Flight A to a close with 8:20 remaining in Level 15, and 59 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. Stay tuned for official chip counts from the flight.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 67 of 466
Howard Mash
The chip leader at the most recent break is Howard Mash with a stack of 550,000. The South Florida regular has career tournament earnings worth more than $1.7 million, and he is in a good spot here to add more with a deep run in the Million Opener. Here are the top five stacks in the field.
For most of the three-week series, you’ll find some version of a Quad Stack tournament each evening, perfect for those who can only play at night. Today, we have a $300 Quad Stack with the added twist that only the final table will receive a payout.
Have to go deep!
Players start with huge 40K stacks, and the first eight levels last 15 minutes, then increase to 20 minutes after that. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 9:30 pm.
It should be a fun time and someone will walk away with a Showdown trophy.
Final table payouts only
Players begin with 40,000 in chips
Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
2024 Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 2 $600 7-Card Stud (Re-Entry) Entries: 34 Prize Pool: $17,680 April 3, 2024
Registration closed for the $600 7-Card Stud tournament with 34 entries creating a prize pool worth $17,680. A great turnout for our first straight-up Stud game since the SHRPO series in 2013.
The last five players will make the money with $1,515 for a min-cash and $7,150 up top plus the Showdown trophy.
Flight B of Showdown Event 1 starts at 5 pm and it will build on the great start from the morning session. The tournament is a $400 Deep Stack with a $1,000,000 and six more flights after this one.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes on Day 1, then increase to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 with the start of Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.
Flight B will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those players will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.
$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 126 of 466
Eldo Rodriguez
After spending most of the day way out front, someone finally caught Jay Romano at the top of the counts. Eldo Rodriguez is the new leader with 289,500 but Romano is still doing just fine with 245,000.
There’s still plenty of talent in contention and a long way to go before they hit the money. Here’s a chip dump of players still in the field:
Eldo Rodriguez – 289,500 (145 bb) Jay Romano – 245,000 (123 bb) James Tomblin – 189,000 (95 bb) Bill Gazes – 128,000 (64 bb) Eric Siegel – 106,500 (53 bb) Howard Mash – 103,000 (52 bb) Loni Hui – 95,000 (48 bb) Fred Dabus – 95,000 (48 bb) Frank Weigel – 83,000 (42 bb) Paul Domb – 75,500 (38 bb) Thomas Gari – 70,000 (35 bb) Jorge Gomez – 70,000 (35 bb) Francis Margaglione – 68,500 (34 bb) Tony Cousineau – 62,500 (31 bb) Anthony Askey – 60,000 (30 bb) Josias Santos – 35,500 (18 bb) Larry Klur – 32,500 (16 bb) Raminder Singh – 30,500 (15 bb) Gabriel Fuller – 22,500 (11 bb) Donald Maloney – 15,000 (8 bb)
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 144 of 466
Fred Dabus
Another three levels are almost in the books and players will take another break after Level 11 when tournament staff pull the black chips out of play.
A few still in contention to bag this evening include Fred Dabus, Long Hui, all-time Hollywood wins leader Raminder Singh, Gabriel Fuller, Tony Cousineau, Josias Santos, Larry Klur, Donald Maloney, Skip McDonough, and Eric Siegel.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 216 of 466
Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with 466 entries, setting up the tournament to crush its $1,000,000 guarantee with seven more flights to go.
Flight A will continue until 59 players remain and they will move on to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante Flight A Entries: 466
Jay Romano
The second break ended, registration closed for Flight A, and Jay Romano ramped up his lead.
He was the clear chip leader at the first break and only extended it over the next two hours. Romano is up to 278,300 and no one is even remotely close at this stage. There’s still a lot of time to sweat but he’s great shape for a deep run.
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante Flight A Entries: 450
Level 8 is coming to an end, which means time is running out to hop in the opening round of the opening tournament. You can bag big today and play some of our other trophy events during the weekend.
, and Bill Gazes had him covered holding 
UTG+1.
, and Gazes took out his opponent to stack yup 203,000 after collecting the pot.
