2025 Showdown Live Updates

Event 40: Cards in the Air!

$10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  16

The $10,000 Heads-Up drew 16 entries and cards are in the air. Four tables with two matches each and here’s a look at the first round lineup:

Kevin Rabichow vs Faraz Jaka
Giuseppe Iadisernia vs Jonathan Jaffe
Josh Heinzl vs David Forbes
Natasha Mercier vs Landon Tice
Elijah Berg vs Hertsel Levy Sakhai
Harvey Castro vs Scott Baumstein
David Chen vs Travis Greenwalt
Nick Yunis vs Brandon Kessous

The last two players will make the money with $52,000 from the runner-up and $100,000 for the Showdown Heads-Up champ.

Event 39: Ten More Games

$1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  200/300

If you like a lot of variety in your poker games, have we got a tournament for you at noon. Showdown Event 39 is a $1,100 buy-in 10-Game Mix tournament with a slow, two-day structure to give you plenty of play.

They’ll start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 6:45 pm.

Day 1 will end after Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow at noon to play it out for the title.

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

Event 40: Heads-Up Hold’em

$10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have a special tournament getting underway at noon with a $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em tournament.

It has a 32-player cap so the field will lock when it hits that point before the start. If seats remain available, registration will close at 12:20 pm. Day 1 will play down to the final four and they will return tomorrow to play the last two matches for the title.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • A random draw for first round matches will take place at 12pm on Monday March 31
  • Registration will close for this event at 12pm on Monday March 31; if event is not sold out late registration will remain open until the end of level 1
  • Day 1 will end when four players remain
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

Event 38: Seniors Bounty

$400 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Seniors Events are so popular that we put three on the Showdown schedule, and the third gets going at 11 am. This time around, it has a $400 buy-in, $100 black chip bounties, and a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 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 38 Structure Sheet

Event 36 Flight B: Triple Stacks and Big Money

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight B of Showdown Event 36 starts at 11 am in the Grand Ballroom and the $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament will get one step closer to its $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start with big 30K stacks and the first eight levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 with Level 9 and 60 minutes in Level 27. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 38 – $400 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty 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 38 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 39 – $1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 40 – $10,000 Heads-Up NLH

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • A random draw for First Round Matches will take place at 12PM on Monday March 31
  • Registration will close for this event at 12PM on Monday March 31; if event is not sold out late registration will remain open until the end of level 1
  • Day 1 will end when four players remain
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 26 Day 3 – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 41 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (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 41 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 42 – $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 42 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

5PM: $1,050 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • One seat guaranteed into any Showdown $10K event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Event 51 Turbo PLO Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Johnny Bromberg Wins His 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Showdown Event 34 Heads-Up Deal for $28,282

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  553
Prize Pool:  $182,490
March 30, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 34 Champion Johnny Bromberg

Event 34 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 553 entries generated a prize pool of $182,490, nearing double the guarantee.

A heads-up deal between the final two players and Johnny Bromberg was the chip leader, making him the official Event 34 winner for $28,282.

This marked Bromberg’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won the $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em during the 2024 Showdown and the $400 multi-flight opener at the 2023 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnnyBromberg$28,282*
2MohamedLahlou$26,718*
3LuisCapella Mila$16,300
4WendyLu$12,200
5JasonPorter$9,200
6ShamicaLamar$7,000
7GlenClementi$5,400
8EricValerio$4,200
9HarrisonRuggiero$3,305
10AndrewRobertson$3,305
11MarcelSabag$2,660
12CalixtoRodriguez$2,660
13MukulPahuja$2,160
14AleksandrBoitcov$2,160
15BrentHoover$2,160
16HungLe$1,780
17BarryWeprin$1,780
18StephenMa$1,780
19Ivonne MargaritaHernandez$1,780
20JoelFell$1,480
21ChongyouChen$1,480
22PhilippeRoux$1,480
23DouglasCressi$1,480
24DouglasDossett$1,260
25MichelDubreuil$1,260
26AlexeyKashirin$1,260
27ZhargalTsydypov$1,260
28RafikiBrown$1,260
29JamesShucart$1,260
30NicholasStiles$1,260
31ThomasAnderson$1,260
32AdiAmit$1,060
33LuisSuarez$1,060
34AndreBryan$1,060
35BrianHardy$1,060
36WisamYakob$1,060
37FrancoisZayas$1,060
38NormanRodriguez$1,060
39AndrewDifeo$1,060
40LuniquePetiote$900
41DemetriusCampbell$900
42AnthonyCuffari$900
43ZenMoin$900
44BradleyBeetz$900
45DanielVranich$900
46HowardMash$900
47GlaysonLeroy$900
48IvanChurkin$760
49JillFiorentino$760
50RubenPuras Dieguez$760
51BruceSnell$760
52GuillermoDe La Vega Ramirez$760
53Jen-YueChiang$760
54LennisPenn$760
55RandySim$760
56MichaelNewman$660
57JosephMolitor$660
58JohnGorsuch$660
59CurtisKing$660
60BrianHulen$660
61MichaelMichnik$660
62StevenPollack$660
63JoseGonzalez$660
64JoseHernandez Almea$660
65CharlesCampos$660
66NicholasSena-Hopkins$660
67ClydeMaliauka$660
68JamesRaymond$660
69FanilkumarPatel$660
70HunterPayne$660

Isaac Malca Cohen Wins Event 37 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $17,130

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$600 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $57,240
March 30, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 37 Champion Isaac Malca Cohen

Event 37 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 108 entries for a prize pool of $57,240.

Taking it down was Isaac Malca Cohen, winning outright for $17,130.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1IsaacMalca Cohen$17,130
2DJMacKinnon$10,600
3WillFailla$6,355
4StevenMarin$4,150
5BenjaminGoldstein$3,205
6RafaelRodriguez Arango$2,645
7BrandonDuvdivani$2,235
8JasminOmanovic$1,950
9QingyuLu$1,720
10ShaiTsarfaty$1,520
11LongNguyen$1,520
12KateKopp$1,520
13MoisesParrilla$1,345
14RileyPrice$1,345

Joshua Rhodes Wins Event 35 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $11,225

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $31,415
March 30, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 35 Champion Joshua Rhodes

Event 35 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 61 entries for a prize pool of $31,415.

Emerging victorious was Joshua Rhodes, winning outright for $11,225.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JoshuaRhodes$11,225
2EliasNassif$6,650
3DechangZhang$4,165
4JoshuaHeinzl$2,900
5JacobBabins$2,200
6BenyominRichmond$1,730
7SamSpira$1,415
8DanielPearlman$1,130

Event 36: Flight A Chip Counts

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  18 of 143

Flight A:  143 Entries;  18 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 11 a.m.
Flight C:  Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Flight D:  Tuesday at 7 p.m. (turbo)
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1CalebPowellFleming IslandFL599,000
2JosefSnejbergKlobukyNC425,000
3JulianPineda LozanoMedellin416,000
4NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL389,000
5TaylorHartHappy ValleyOR378,000
6PhilipePizzari PintoMiamiFL333,000
7HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL253,000
8TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY201,000
9Gil HaimNagarHollywoodFL189,000
10StuartYoungVancouverWA175,000
11CarlosSaturno GarciaFort LauderdaleFL171,000
12JeremyBeckerTampaFL167,000
13TJShulmanBoynton BeachFL157,000
14SamuelGanzfriedMiami BeachFL109,000
15PaulDombKey BiscayneFL103,000
16JessicaCaiLake WorthFL95,000
17CraigBagonBoca RatonFL70,000
18OryHenHollywoodFL65,000