Showdown

Event 6: Chad Roedersheimer – 7th Place ($2,340)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 106

After a series of raises, a three-way all in emerged with Matt Kaplan all in from the small blind for 58,000, Chad Roedersheimer all in from the big blind for roughly 230,000, and Leo Zhang had them covered on the button.

Kaplan:  AhAs8s7d4c
Roedersheimer:  AcTs6c5c4s
Zhang:  AdKdKsQs6h

The board ran out QdJhJsJc6d, giving Kaplan jacks full of aces to triple up in the main pot. Roedersheimer was eliminated in the side pot by Zhang.

Leo Zhang  –  400,000  (50 bb)
Matt Kaplan  –  182,000  (23 bb)
Chad Roedersheimer  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,340)

With six players remaning from the field of 106 entries, the average stack is about 353,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,040.

Event 6: Greg Baird Leads the Final Seven Players in the Big O

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 106

Seat 1:  Greg Baird  –  716,000  (89 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Labrie  –  392,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3:  Leo Zhang  –  423,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Kaplan –  44,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5:  Chad Roedersheimer  –  262,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  68,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7:  Eric Polirer  –  207,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $14,210 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,500
3rd:  $7,000
4th:  $5,300
5th:  $3,980
6th:  $3,040
7th:  $2,340

8th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $1,820
9th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $1,420
10th:  Matt Bretzfield  –  $1,420
11th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $1,240
12th:  Long Nguyen  –  $1,240
13th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $1,040
14th:  Zhen Cai  –  $1,040

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,665 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $29,500
March 20, 2025

Event 7 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix (Re-Entry), drawing 118 entries for a prize pool of $29,500. The final 15 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $665.

Up top for the winner is $8,665.

1st:  $8,665 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $5,385
3rd:  $3,215
4th:  $2,065
5th:  $1,565
6th:  $1,300
7th:  $1,120
8th:  $1,000
9th:  $880
10th-12th:  $770
13th-15th:  $665

Event 5: Dan Heimiller Leads the Final Six Players in the Seniors

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  535,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  460,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,190,000  (79 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420

7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

Event 5: Jeff Silverstein – 7th Place ($3,400)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Raminder Singh raised all in with a covering stack from the small blind and short-stacked Jeff Silverstein called all in for about 55,000 in the big blind with QdTc. Singh showed Ts7d.

The board ran out Jh5h2s7hAc, giving Singh a pair of sevens to eliminate Silverstein in seventh place.

Raminder Singh  –  390,000  (33 bb)
Jeff Silverstein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,400)

With six players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is 550,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,420.

Event 5: Carlos Bermudez – 8th Place ($2,640)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 165

Carlos Bermudez was all in for 41,000 in middle position against Dan Heimiller in early position.

Bermudez:  AsJs
Heimiller:  QhQd

The board ran out Ks4d2d4sTd, no help to Bermudez, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Dan Heimiller  –  1,010,000  (84 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,640)

With seven players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 471,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,400.

Event 5: Jeff Dana – 9th Place ($2,080)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 165

Jeff Dana raised all in for 38,000 on the button and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind with KcQs, leading Dana’s Kd9c.

The board came Ks6c2sJsAh, not enough help to Dana, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  990,000  (99 bb)
Jeff Dana  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,080)

With eight players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 413,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,640.

Event 5: Seniors Final Table Lineup

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 165

Seat 1:  Carlos Bermudez  –  70,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  940,000  (94 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  420,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeff Silverstein  –  180,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  490,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  510,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeff Dana  –  40,000  (4 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420
7th:  $3,400
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

Event 1 Flight D: Registration Closed with 444 Entries

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  202 of 444

Flight D of Showdown Event 1 closed with 444 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,572 entries. More than $518,000 of the prize pool is accounted for at the halfway point.

Play in Flight D will continue until 56 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A39049
Wednesday at 5 p.m.B35645
Thursday at 10 a.m.C38248
Thursday at 5 p.m.D444TBD
Friday at 10 a.m.E
Friday at 5 p.m.F
Saturday at 10 a.m.G
Saturday at 5 p.m.H
Total1,572142

Chip counts thru Flight C

Event 1: Chip Counts Thru Flight C

$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:  142 of 1,128

Flight A:  390 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight B:  356 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight C:  382 Entries;  48 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~9:30 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.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1BenjaminMoschelMiamiFL494,000
2JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL474,000
3HenMizrahiSatellite BeachFL435,000
4HectorPachecoDavieFL419,000
5RosalineLinaresHialeahFL375,000
6JorgeAristizabalCoral SpringsFL375,000
7AaronKirshenbergNew YorkNY368,000
8YoussefBargachFairfaxVA364,000
9HerbertNairnSun City CenterFL351,000
10DonaldMannsLargoFL333,000
11MichaelMortonDavieFL306,000
12JesseFulmerBelle CenterOH303,000
13BrandonMillerPalm BayFL288,000
14MichaelTufaroNaplesFL287,000
15GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL286,000
16EduardoGarcia PerezHialeahFL281,000
17JoelGolaGolden BeachFL275,000
18JeremyWolfCooper CityFL271,000
19VincentPicardiLake WorthFL268,000
20IsabelSibleszVirginia GardensFL263,000
21JeisonBaenaArmenia Quindio-262,000
22RafaelValecillosSouth BendIN246,000
23RichardContellMiamiFL243,000
24UtNguyenCoral SpringsFL241,000
25WayneClarkeDavieFL239,000
26LucasSantosDeerfield BeachFL239,000
27CalebPideritLas VegasNV229,000
28DennisAltmanHollywoodFL226,000
29CraigPollakLake ParkFL226,000
30BrandonBerkenfeldDelray BeachFL225,000
31AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL224,000
32DejanPetkovic-219,000
33BlaiseMentaStuartFL213,000
34AdrielPonzioLakelandFL210,000
35AdamArakelianPompano BeachFL204,000
36MichaelGarciaMiamiFL204,000
37RicarooVillasmil EsparzaHialeahFL202,000
38LiorRusinekBoca RatonFL202,000
39DmitrySavelyevHollywoodFL201,000
40YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL200,000
41RodolfoRodriguezWestonFL198,000
42CubaLevenberryHollywoodFL197,000
43AnthonySalgadoBay ShoreFL197,000
44ClaudioKaliliWestonFL189,000
45WalterNalvarteHollywoodFL188,000
46JakeCodyNottingham-188,000
47MotiOhayonDaniaFL186,000
48BaoDoTampaFL185,000
49MukulPahujaCherry HillNJ185,000
50JenniferAguilarHialeahFL183,000
51RenatoPaivaPalm BeachFL183,000
52ArtimZhutaBoca RatonFL181,000
53LuisRamosDelray BeachFL180,000
54BrettBaderCoconut CreekFL176,000
55RafaelRodriguez ArangMiamiFL172,000
56IgorHoldaiySaint LouisMO171,000
57JamesScottFort LauderdaleFL171,000
58RobertMantinBoca RatonFL170,000
59ArthurAzenHackensackNJ169,000
60NicholasAyoung-CheeSunriseFL167,000
61PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL161,000
62FernandoMarrero MonduyDoralFL161,000
63KaranvirSinghSicklervilleNJ154,000
64TjShulmanBoynton BeachFL153,000
65AlexanderPerezMiamiFL152,000
66JeffreyKesslerPlantationFL151,000
67OscarApaestigueMiami LakesFL150,000
68GlennBeckerBoca RatonFL145,000
69SalvatoreScibilia JrEast BrunswickNJ144,000
70ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL144,000
71JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA140,000
72TimothyBarbeauTampaFL138,000
73AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL138,000
74DaniGenovFort MyersFL137,000
75EphraimUzanHallandale BeachFL137,000
76GaryFitzgeraldMiamiFL132,000
77OscarValle RodriguezMiami LakesFL131,000
78MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL130,000
79ChristianMartinMiamiFL127,000
80BrianBreenWest Palm BeachFL125,000
81DavidSmeethHomesteadFL125,000
82AndreasAthanasopoulosTamaracFL121,000
83ChetSicklePalm BayCA121,000
84AndrewYurchakPlantationFL121,000
85MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY120,000
86TonyPendlMelbourneFL116,000
87RileyPriceLargoFL116,000
88WayneLeonardTampaFL115,000
89CoryRock JrWest Palm BeachFL111,000
90RossLeboLehigh AcresFL111,000
91AlanLeonMiami SpringsFL107,000
92AlonShaharMiamiFL107,000
93MosheYaniBat Yam-106,000
94ScottBlackmanFt LauderdaleFL106,000
95JorgeRamosPembroke PinesFL105,000
96WarrenObrienSouth BostonMA104,000
97OferSelaAventuraFL103,000
98LuisBarredoMiamiFL102,000
99JoseGonzalezMiamiFL101,000
100EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL99,000
101DebraHedgpethMiamiFL96,000
102ChaseCarlinBoynton BeachFL94,000
103DavidMosesAshevilleNC93,000
104ChristopherZeoliOrlandoFL91,000
105PaulNguyenPortlandOR90,000
106AlbertoDominguezWest ParkFL89,000
107IsraelSuissaBrooklynNY89,000
108YaakovYonaFt LauderdaleFL88,000
109WalterSeidelPompano BeachFL85,000
110GerardoGonzalezPort Saint LucieFL84,000
111Ahsan AbdulRehmanTamaracFL81,000
112PhongNguyenParklandFL80,000
113DeanSultanPlantationFL80,000
114BrendenGluckWoodmereNY76,000
115JayKlitznerWestonFL76,000
116BenjaminPollanMiamiFL75,000
117OscarValdesMiamiFL72,000
118RaulJimenez DiazHomesteadFL72,000
119RobertoSchmedaDeerfield BeachFL62,000
120ZacharyFischerEast NorthportNY62,000
121CorneliusRogersWest Palm BeachFL62,000
122MichaelMichnikPiscatawayNJ61,000
123RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL57,000
124JoshuaCranfillTamaracFL56,000
125BassamMouradSunny Isles BeachFL53,000
126RobertDavidsonSan DiegoCA53,000
127SergioLarrain OllerLima-52,000
128MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL51,000
129MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL51,000
130StevenSteinmetzAventuraFL49,000
131KennethBrunoAtlantisFL48,000
132BradleyBeetzJacksonvilleFL47,000
133MarcSacheliMiamiFL47,000
134RyanHoganWinter GardenFL45,000
135FrancisMohanHollywoodFL42,000
136RafaelPerezPembroke PinesFL41,000
137JohnnyeDavis JrMiamiFL41,000
138MatthewFirestoneWellingtonFL40,000
139ScottKurtzmanPompano BeachFL40,000
140VeselinKatrandzhievNaplesFL35,000
141EricPennerWest Palm BchFL34,000
142ElissaHalbreichFort LauderdaleFL9,000