$10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em Structure | Payouts Level 10: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 37
The remaining nine players are in the midst of their 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at about 8:31 pm.
Alex Anton leads with 1,179,000 (98 big blinds) and we’ll have a seat map with chip counts once play resumes. Among those still in the field include Dylan Linde, Joey Weissman, Justin Vaysman, Brian Altman, David McGowan, and Giuseppe Iadisernia.
$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry) Auction | Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante Entries: 74
From left to right: Emcee Matt Savage, CSOP Founder Matt Stout, and Natalia Yepes of Make-a-Wish Southern Florida
After a laid-back cocktail party where people could socialize and check out the silent auction charity items. The items up for silent auction are on display in the tournament area, and you can bid on items online by clicking here.
After an introduction from Charity Series of Poker founder Matt Stout, emcee Matt Savage, and Make-a-Wish Southern Florida representative Natalia Yepes, the cards went in the air for the tournament around 7:07 pm.
The tournament clock showed 74 entries at the start of play, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the first break, around 9:22 pm.
All of the buy-ins will go to Make-a-Wish Southern Florida in memory of Larry Frank, as the prizes have been donated.
There will be a $1,000 cash chipleader bonus to the player who has the most chips when registration closes. The nine final tablists will receive the following cash and prizes:
1st Place: $5,000 + $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat 2nd Place: $2,000 + $1,100 WPT Prime seat 3rd Place: $1,500 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket 4th Place: $1,200 + “Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag 5th Place: $1,000 + “Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag 6th Place: $900 + “Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket 7th Place: $800 + “Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket 8th Place: $700 9th Place: $600
“Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket includes Guitar Hotel Wrapped Guitar, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.
“Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag includes a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.
“Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket includes Hard Rock Guitar Case Poker Set, (2) Hard Rock Glasses, (1) Hard Rock Lighter, (2) Hard Rock Cigars, (2) Hard Rock Pins, $200 Hard Rock Gift Card, and assorted logo items.
2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 52 $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em $100,000 Guaranteed Entries: 227 Prize Pool: $220,190 April 23-24, 2026
Event 52 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 227 entries produced a prize pool of $220,190, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 29 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940
After Seong Hong took a 4-to-1 lead in the last hand of Seven Card Stud, the game switched to Stud-8, and Kristan Lord’s luck did not improve.
Lord folded the first hand on 5th street, the second hand on 3rd street, and the third hand on 4th street. They split the fourth hand of Stud-8, and then Lord folded on 3rd street in the fifth hand.
That gave Hong a 13-to-1 lead, leaving Lord with a single big bet in his stack.
Seong Hong – 1,480,000 (15 BB) Kristan Lord – 110,000 (1 BB)
In Hand #6 of Stud-8, they put in 10,000 each for the ante, and Hong had the bring-in for 20,000 with the . Lord raised to 50,000 with the , Hong reraised, and Lord called all in for 100,000.
Seong Hong: () Kristan Lord: ()
Going to 7th street, neither player had a low draw. Hong had two pair, sevens and fours (with an extra set of threes), and Lord only had a pair of jacks. Lord would need to catch a jack or pair his board to stay alive.
Seong Hong: () () Kristan Lord: () ()
Hong’s last card was a five, so Lord was still drawing live, but his final card was a ten, leaving him with just the pair of jacks.
Hong won the pot — along with the title, the trophy, and $19,020 — with two pair, sevens and fours.
For the second day in a row, Kristan Lord finished as the runner-up, earning $11,310. (Yesterday Lord finished second in $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 to earn $10,040).
Congratulations to Seong Hong!
1st: Seong Hong – $19,020 + Showdown Trophy 2nd: Kristan Lord – $11,310 3rd: Daniel Barlin – $6,940 4th: Daniel Blum – $4,885 5th: Sam Spira – $3,855 6th: Phil Hui – $3,085 7th: Ryan Hoenig – $2,315
2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 54 $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em Entries: 37 Prize Pool: $351,500 April 23, 2026
Registration closed for the $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 37 entries, creating a prize pool worth $351,500. The last five spots will be paid with $28,120 for a min-cash and $144,115 to the winner.
2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 53 $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 Entries: 55 Prize Pool: $28,600 April 23, 2026
Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament with 55 entries, creating a prize pool worth $28,600. The last seven players will make the money with $1,290 for a min-cash and $10,575 to the Event 53 champ.
During Triple Draw, Daniel Barlin limped from the button for 30,000, and Kristan Lord raised from the small blind to 60,000. Seong Hong called from the big blind, and Barlin also called.
Draw #1: Lord drew one card, and Hong and Barlin drew two each. Lord bet 30,000, Hong called, and Barlin called.
Draw #2: All three players drew one card. Lord checked, and Hong bet 60,000. Barlin called, and Lord folded.
Draw #3: Hong stood pat, and Barlin drew one card. Hong bet 60,000, and Barlin thought for a while before he folded. Hong took the pot.
Seat 1. Seong Hong – 860,000 (14 BB) Seat 2. Daniel Barlin – 450,000 (8 BB) Seat 4. Kristan Lord – 280,000 (5 BB)
. Lord raised to 50,000 with the 
, Hong reraised, and Lord called all in for 100,000.
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