$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  109

We said the Seniors Event was popular, there’s a reason there are three on the three-week schedule, and the $600 buy-in version already surpassed its $50,000 with plenty of time to spare. There 109 entries in the game so far and the prize pool is near $60K with registration open for another three hours.

Some early entrants include 11-time Hollywood champ Michael Newman, Al Riccobono, Carlos Bermudez, Robert Transue, Solange Lucas, Mike Beasley, Donny Rubinstein, Daniel Pearlman, Emerson Ward, and Thomas Gari.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  215

The Grand Ballroom is filling in nicely as we cruise toward the afternoon hours, more than 200 in the Flight C field so far. They are closing on 1,000 entries and climbing toward the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Some early friends in the field include Arthur Peacock, Gabe Fuller, Marshall Morris, TJ Shulman, Julio Novo, Alan Bieler, Jay Romano, and George Dolofan.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Seniors’ events are so popular that we put three on the packed Showdown schedule, starting with the first one today at 11 am. This one has a $600 buy-in and a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool to put some big money up for grabs.

Players sit with 20K deep 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 and they have a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 5 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The third flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway at the top of the hour and looks to build on Wednesday’s great start. With 746 entries in the first two flights, our players have already put nearly $250K towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with a huge weekend coming up.

This is going to be a big one.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight C will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• 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 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 7 – $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  74
Prize Pool:  $38,480
March 19, 2025

Event 3 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 74 entries generated a prize pool of $38,480 and winning the lion’s share of it was Jorge Martinez, winning outright for $12,300.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  92
Prize Pool:  $23,000
March 19, 2025

Event 4 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 92 entries for a prize pool of $23,000. A five-handed deal was reached and Eldo Rodriguez was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 4 winner for $4,040.

The victory for Rodriguez comes on the heels of his Event 4 win in the Escalator series earlier this month.

*denotes five-handed deal

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 746

Flight A:  390 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight B:  356 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $45,320
March 19, 2025

Event 2 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 88 entries produced a prize pool of $45,320 and emerging victorious was Ryan Hoenig, winning outright for $14,520 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Hoenig’s five SHRP major series trophy victories:

2024 Showdown:  $600 2-7 Triple Draw  ($11,980)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8  ($14,675)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Badugi  ($10,585)
2024 RRPO:  $600 Triple Stud  ($9,720)
2025 Showdown:  $600 PLO 8 ($14,520)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 88

Darryll Fish raised to 100,000 from the button and Ryan Hoenig called in the big blind.

The flop was , Hoenig checked, Fish potted for 240,000, Hoenig check-raised pot, and Fish called all in for roughly 250,000 more.

Fish: 
Hoenig: 

Fish had nines and treys with a seven low draw, while Hoenig had a four of fours with straight draws (and a better low draw).

The turn was the , giving Hoenig a wheel to pull well ahead.

The river was the , safe for Hoenig to win Event 2 outright for $14,520. Fish finished runner-up for $8,840.

A recap of Event 2 will be posted later tonight.