$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 164

Adam Adler raised all in for 425,000 on the button and Robert Burlacu called in the big blind.

Adler: 
Burlacu: 

The baord came , giving Burlacu kings and tens to eliminate Adler in fifth place.

Robert Burlacu  –  950,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($52,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 820,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

After taking the chip lead, Robert Burlacu ran ten-eight suited into Spencer Champlin’s aces, and followed that up by running pocket sixes into Brek Schutten’s pocket kings. Dan Sepiol then doubled through Adam Adler.

Spencer Champlin  –  980,000  (20 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  740,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  595,000  (12 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  515,00 0 (10 bb)
Adam Adler  –  425,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Dan Sepiol raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Robert Burlacu called all in for 635,000 on the button with . Sepiol trailed with .

The flop came , giving Sepiol queens and tens to take the lead.

The turn was the , giving Burlacu kings and fours to pull back ahead.

The river was the , safe for Burlacu to double into the chip lead.

Robert Burlacu  –  1,370,000  (34 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  450,000  (11 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Fred Li raised to about 170,000 under the gun, Dan Sepiol reraised all in from the button for about 750,000, and Li called all in for another 150,000-ish.

Li: 
Sepiol: 

The board ran out , no help to Li, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Dan Sepiol  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  755,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  375,000  (9 bb)
Fred Li  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($39,500)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

Spencer Champlin opened to 50,000 in the cutoff, Adam Adler reraised all in for 290,000 in the big blind, and Champlin thought for a bit before he called.

Champlin: 
Adler: 

The board ran out , safe for Adler to double up.

Adam Adler  –  620,000  (25 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  180,000  (7 bb)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Igor Merda  –  $30,500

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 71
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $25,410
April 8, 2025

Event 71 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 77 entries for a prize pool of $25,410.

Taking it down was Carlos Loving, winning outright for $8,565.

This marked Loving’s fifth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won the 2023 SHRPO opener, along with wins during the 2017 LHPO, the 2016 Showdown, and 2015 LHPO.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 164

Brek Schutten raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Thomas Reynolds reraised all in for 370,000 in the next seat over, Spencer Champlin called all in for 290,000 on the button, and Schutten folded.

Reynolds: 
Champlin: 

The board came , safe for Champlin to double up.

Down to 80,000, Reynolds busted the following hand in eighth place.

Spencer Champlin  –  670,000  (34 bb)
Thomas Reynolds  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($23,700)

With six players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 545,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $39,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Seat 1:  Igor Merda  –  250,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Brek Schutten  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Thomas Reynolds  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Adam Adler  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Dan Sepiol  –  485,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6:  Robert Burlacu  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Spencer Champlin  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Fred Li  –  270,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000
6th:  $39,500
7th:  $30,500
8th:  $23,700

9th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $18,600
10th:  Tim Capretta  –  $18,600

11th:  Russ Head  –  $13,600
12th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $13,600

13th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $11,300
14th:  Poseidon Ho  –  $11,300
15th:  Dean Lyall  –  $11,300

16th:  David Uvaydov  –  $9,400
17th:  David McGowan  –  $9,400
18th:  Eric Panayiotou  –  $9,400
19th:  Grant Wang  –  $9,400
20th:  Peter Cross  –  $9,400
21st:  Perry Zhao  –  $9,400

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 164

Robert Burlacu raised to 16,000 in early position and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was , the big blind checked, Burlacu bet 20,000, and the big blind called all in for his remaining 9,000 with . Burlacu was leading with .

The turn was the and locked it up for Burlacu, rendering the river moot and sending the remaining 21 players into the money.

Robert Burlacu  –  415,000  (52 bb)

With 21 players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 156,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,400.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 164

Mitchell Halverson raised all in for 44,000 from under the gun and Brek Schutten isolated the action in middle position.

Halverson: 
Schutten: 

The board ran out , no help to Halverson, locking up the pot for Schutten with nines full of sevens.

Brek Schutten  –  160,000  (27 bb)
Mitchell Halverson  –  Eliminated

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With 22 players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 149,000 (25 big blinds).

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000
6th:  $39,500
7th:  $30,500
8th:  $23,700
9th-10th:  $18,600
11th-12th:  $13,600
13th-15th:  $11,300
16th-21st:  $9,400