2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 73
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  101
Prize Pool:  $97,970
April 8, 2025

Event 73 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 101 entries for a prize pool of $97,970. The final 13 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,250.

Up top for the winner is $28,930.

1st:  $28,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,700
3rd:  $12,400
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,040
6th:  $4,450
7th-8th:  $3,400
9th-10th:  $2,700
11th-13th:  $2,250

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 77

Picking up action on Event 71 with seven players remaining at the final table. Here is a look at the updated chip counts and payout information.

Current chip standings:

Harrison Ruggiero – 301,000
James Rodriguez – 298,000
Bogdan Chornyy – 245,000
Rick Kalgstein – 211,500
Carlos Loving – 194,000
Vikranth Anga – 155,000
Antuan Bunkley – 135,500

1st: $8,565 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $4,955
3rd: $3,100
4th: $2,100
5th: $1,600
6th: $1,275
7th: $1,145
8th: Moshe Rafaelovitz – $1,015
9th: Joseph Petrolino – $890
10th: Kenny Hernandez – $765

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $68,640
April 7-8, 2025

A chop brought the Savage Average tournament to a close with Ben Boston taking home the Seminole guitar pick trophy along with the top prize money of $14,865. Ian Siegel grabbed second and a cash worth $14,034. Here is a look at the final results from the tournament.

1st:  Ben Boston – $14,865* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Ian Siegel – $14,034*
3rd:  Srivinay Irrinki – $8,600
4th:  David Sathue – $6,400
5th: John Mayo – $4,840
6th:  Seth Fischer – $3,700
7th:  Shamica Lamar – $2,840
8th:  Steven Glazerman – $2,200
9th:  Stuart Young – $1,740
10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

*: Denotes payouts decided at the heads-up chop.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Rafael Rodriguez raised for 825,000 from middle position preflop, and Art Peacock popped it up to 2 million on the hijack. Rafael called all in for 1.55 million. so the two players flipped over their cards.

Art Peacock:
Rodriguez:

Board:

Rodriguez was eliminated in seventh place for a cash of $126,000, and Peacock stacked up 27.15 million. The final table of six is set, and they will head over to Las Vegas on May 29th for television taping at the Luxor.

Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (108 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($126,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,755

Alain Medesan raised to 600,000 under the gun, and Jared Hemingway called from the cutoff in the preflop action.

The flop rolled out , Medesan got all in for 3.2 million, and Hemingway called to cover him. Here is a look at their cards.

Hemingway:
Medesan:

Turn and River:

Medesan was eliminated in eighth place for $98,000, and Hemingway stacked up 15,650,000 after collecting the pot.

Jared Hemingway – 15,650,000 (63 bb)
Alain Medesan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($98,000)

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $770,800
April 8, 2025

Registration closed for the $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 164 entries, more than tripling the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $770,800. The last 21 players will make the money with $9,400 for a min-cash and $185,400 up top for the winner.

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

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,755

Jeffrey Fritz opened for 500,000 UTG+1, and Jared Hemingway called from middle position. Brian Yoon raised to 3.2 million on the button, Fritz got out of the way, and Hemingway shoved for 8,225,000. Yoon called all in for just over 5 million so the remaining two players revealed their cards.

Hemingway: 
Yoon:

Board:

Yoon was eliminated in ninth place for a cash worth $77,000, and Hemingway stacked up 14.35 million after collecting the pot thanks to the flush.

Jared Hemingway – 14,350,000 (57 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,000)

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 69
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000
April 7-8, 2025

The popular $25K Showdown High Roller drew 70 entries and boosted the $1,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $1,729,000. After dominating a tough final table, Cherish Andrews took the top spot for $408,265 after a four-way deal.

This is her second major SHRP trophy to go along with a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo win during the 2023 Poker Showdown.

Congrats Cherish!

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Seat 1.  Art Peacock  –  24,600,000  (98 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeffery Fritz  –  13,350,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitchell Hynam  –  2,000,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Jared Hemingway  –  8,350,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Daniel Marcus  –  16,775,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6.  Mihai Niste  –  9,725,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Yoon  –  5,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  3,100,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Alain Medesan  –  4,225,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $776,000*
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th:  $77,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Johnny Bromberg raised to 2.3 million from the small blind, and Daniel Marcus moved all in on the big blind. Bromberg called off his last 75,000 he had left behind so they were off to the races.

Marcus:
Bromberg:

Board:

Bromberg was eliminated in 10th place for a payday of $77,000, and Marcus stacked up 16,755,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Marcus – 16,755,000 (84 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – Eliminated in 10th Place ($77,000)