$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  158 of 1,755

Brian Yoon  –  2,600,000  (217 bb)
Danny Shiff  –  1,980,000  (165 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  1,580,000  (132 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  980,000  (82 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  900,000  (75 bb)
David Moses  –  630,000  (53 bb)
Oniel McCalla  –  580,000  (48 bb)
Kathy Liebert  –  540,000  (45 bb)
Harrison Gimbel  –  460,000  (38 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  440,000  (37 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  420,000  (35 bb)
Scott Heiligman  –  360,000  (30 bb)
Jessica Cai  –  310,000  (26 bb)
Mike Vanier  –  300,000  (25 bb)
Luis Ortiz  –  300,000  (25 bb)
George Dolofan  –  270,000  (23 bb)
Nick Palma  –  240,000  (20 bb)
Michael Tait  –  160,000  (13 bb)
Bryce McVay  –  140,000  (12 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  158 of 1,755

Ryan Hogan was all in preflop for 245,000 from the hijack with pocket tens in the hole, and Johnny Bromberg called to cover him after opening from late position holding pocket eights.

The final board read , and Hogan doubled up to survive with 520,000 after collecting the pot. Bromberg was at 325,000 after the dust settled.

Ryan Hogan – 520,000 (43 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 325,000 (27 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  176 of 1,755

177th:  Andy Jenc  –  $6,400
178th:  Gregory Back  –  $6,400
179th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $6,400
180th:  Jarod Ludemann  –  $6,400
181st:  Russell Brooks  –  $6,400
182nd:  Richard Scardina  –  $6,400
183rd:  Andy Frankenberger  –  $6,400
184th:  Thomas Macey  –  $6,400
185th:  James Calderaro  –  $6,400
186th:  Bradley Gafford  –  $6,400
187th:  William Medina Diaz  –  $6,400
188th:  Zachary Khang Vuong  –  $6,400
189th:  Chad Eveslage  –  $6,400
190th:  Ben Warrington  –  $6,400
191st:  Nick Maimone  –  $6,400
192nd:  Ziad Matta  –  $6,400
193rd:  Richard Dubini  –  $6,400
194th:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $6,400
195th:  Igor Korkhin  –  $6,400

196th:  Marc Goldman  –  $6,400
197th:  Denis Cyr  –  $6,400
198th:  Timothy Thorp  –  $6,400
199th:  Daniel Novak  –  $6,400
200th:  Jason Daly  –  $6,400
201st:  Steven Sarmiento  –  $6,400
202nd:  Brian Luo  –  $6,400
203rd:  Devin Batista  –  $6,400
204th:  Daniel Swartz  –  $6,400
205th:  William Mical  –  $6,400
206th:  Caleb Piderit  –  $6,400
208th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $6,400
209th:  Nicholas Seward  –  $6,400
210th:  Kevin Darouvar  –  $6,400
211th:  Allan Bieler  –  $6,400
212th:  Grant Wang  –  $6,400
213th:  Bryan Radigan  –  $6,400
214th:  Matt Salsberg  –  $6,400
215th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $6,400
216th:  Byung Eun Shin  –  $6,400
217th:  Martin Zamani  –  $6,400
218th:  Faraz Jaka  –  $6,400
219th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $6,400
220th:  Zachary Fischer  –  $3,200
221st:  Haim Or Krief  –  $3,200

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 1,755

Russell Brooks got all in preflop for 76,000, and both Kevin Nee on the hijack and both the cutoff and small blind called to cover him before the flop was dealt .

Nee made it 75,000 to go before the turn fell , and the cutoff got out of the way while the small blind called.

Nee made it 75,000 again, and the small blind check-called before the river followed with the .

That was when Nee got all in as well for 442,000, but his opponent got out of the way to lead to a final showdown. Brooks held pocket fives, but they were behind the pocket aces of Nee. Brooks took home $6,400 for his finish in 181st place, and Nee was up to 1.07 million after the dust settled.

Kevin Nee – 1,070,000 (89 bb)
Russell Brooks – Eliminated in 181st Place ($6,400) 

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 65
$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $69,840
April 6, 2025

Event 65 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 72 entries for a prize pool of $69,740. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,450.

Up top for the winner is $24,115

1st:  $24,115 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $14,200
3rd:  $8,555
4th:  $6,200
5th:  $4,715
6th:  $3,665
7th:  $3,145
8th:  $2,795
9th:  $2,450

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  195 of 1,755

Brian Yoon  –  1,820,000  (182 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  880,000  (88 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Michael Wang  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  520,000  (52 bb)
Gregory Back  –  400,000  (40 bb)
James Calderaro  –  340,000  (34 bb)
Danny Wong  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  260,000  (26 bb)
David Peters  –  240,000  (24 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  230,000  (23 bb)
Jason Rocha  –  220,000  (22 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Nick Palma  –  140,000  (14 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  120,000  (12 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  195 of 1,755

Marc Goldman was all in with in the hole short, and Michael Zulker had him covered holding pocket threes.

The final board read , and Goldman was eliminated in 196th for a cash worth $6,400. Zulker was close to 500,000 after stacking the pot.

Michael Zulker – 493,000 (49 bb)
Marc Goldman – Eliminated in 196th ($6,400)

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out today’s schedule with a fast one at 9 pm. Showdown Event 66 is a $1,100 buy-in Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament that will keep things moving all night long.

They’ll sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 11:15 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 66 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  203 of 1,755

Daniel Swartz got all in preflop for 74,000 from middle position holding pockets fives, but Mike Chiappetta had him covered holding pocket tens on the small blind.

The final board read , and Swartz was out in 204th place for a payday worth $6,400. Chiappetta was up to 405,000 after collecting the pot.

Mike Chiappetta – 405,000 (40 bb)
Daniel Swartz – Eliminated in 204th Place ($6,400)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  217 of 1,755

Faraz Jaka got all in shortly after the money bubble burst with pocket eights in the hole, and Jen-Yue Chiang had him covered holding .

The final board was dealt , and Jaka was eliminated on the hand for a min-cash worth $6,400. Chiang stacked up 610,000 after collecting the pot.

Jen-Yue Chiang  –  610,000 (61 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  Eliminated in 218th Place  ($6,400)