Showdown

Event 55: Brock Wilson – 3rd Place ($120,000)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 99

Brock Wilson

Brock Wilson was all in for about 700,000 from the button with JcTc against Thomas Boivin in the big blind holding Js7c.

The board ran out 8c5d4s6s6d, giving Boivin an eight-high straight to eliminate Wilson in third place.

Thomas Boivin  –  7,700,000  (77 bb)
Neil Warren  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($120,000)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600

Event 55: Updated Chip Counts

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 99

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  5,125,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  3,025,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Neil Warren  –  1,750,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000

4th:  Harvey Castro  –  $81,600
5th:  Ryan Mandara  –  $57,900
6th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $42,700
7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 55: Harvey Castro – 4th Place ($81,600)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 99

Harvey Castro raised all in for 990,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Boivin thought for a little while before he called.

Castro:  2s2h
Boivin:  QhJh

The board ran out Kh9s6s5h3h, giving Boivin a flush to eliminate Castro in fourth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  5,800,000  (73 bb)
Harvey Castro  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($81,600)

With three players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is 3,300,000 (41 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000

Event 55: Ryan Mandara – 5th Place ($57,900)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 99

Ryan Mandara was all in for about 780,000 in the cutoff against Neil Warren in the hijack.

Mandara:  AsQh
Warren:  8s8d

The board came Ts7c6c9s2s, giving Warren a ten-high straight to eliminate Mandara in fifth place.

Ryan Mandara  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($57,900)

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  4,510,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2:  Harvey Castro  –  1,240,000   (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Brock Wilson  –  2,300,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Warren  –  1,850,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600

5th:  Ryan Mandara  –  $57,900
6th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $42,700
7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Phil Hui Wins His 11th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Showdown Event 54 Outright Win for $11,945

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 54
$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,280
April 3, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 54 Champion Phil Hui

Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $33,280. Taking it down was Phil Hui, winning outright for his 11th SHRP major series trophy and $11,945.

Here are Hui’s 11 SHRP major series trophy victories:

1.  2016 LHPO:  $570 No-Limit Hold’em  ($24,159)
2.  2017 RRPO:  $300 H.O.R.S.E.  ($4,782)
3.  2019 LHPO:  $570 Omaha 8  ($6,765)
4.  2019 Showdown:  $2,200 PLO  ($41,440)
5.  2022 SHRPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E  ($14,460)
6.  2024 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($9,850)
7.  2024 LHPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E  ($9,395)
8.  2024 SHRPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($18,495)
9.  2024 RRPO:  $600 Eight-Game Mix  ($9,000)
10.  2024 RRPO:  $600 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw  ($9,720)
11.  2025 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8  ($11,945)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1PhilHui$11,945
2AaronPinson$7,070
3YuvalBronshtein$4,410
4KevinLove$2,995
5HarryEisenberg$2,330
6DavidBrooker$1,830
7RobertStevanovski$1,500
8AriEngel$1,200

Event 55: Alexandros Kolonias – 6th Place ($42,700)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 99

Thomas Boivin raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Alexandros Kolonias reraised all in for about 850,000 in the big blind, and Boivin called.

Boivin:  ThTd
Kolonias:  AdKs

The board ran out Qh9d4h3sTc, no help to Kolonias, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  2,500,000  (42 bb)
Alexandros Kolonias  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($42,700)

With five players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,980,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $57,900 each.

Event 55: Michael Berk – 7th Place ($32,700)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 99

Harvey Castro raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Michael Berk called in the big blind.

The flop was QcJhTh, Berk checked, Castro bet 60,000, and Berk called.

The turn was the 2c, Berk checked, Castro bet 500,000, and Berk called all in for about 275,000.

Castro:  Kh4h
Berk:  Qd8c

Berk had a pair of queens with a gutshot straight draw, while Castro had a flush draw with an open-ended straight draw.

The river was the 2h, giving Castro a flush to eliminate Berk in seventh place.

Michael Berk  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($32,700)

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Harvey Castro  –  2,980,000  (60 bb)
Seat 3:  Brock Wilson  –  1,350,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Warren  –  1,425,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Ryan Mandara  –  945,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  1,900,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700

7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 53: Caio De Lucca Sobral Leads the Final Table

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $226,010  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 233

The final table begins Friday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1:  Caio De Lucca Sobral  –  1,495,000  (100 bb)
Seat 2:  Anthony Merlo  –  120,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Fred Li  –  175,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Josh Heinzl  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Jorge Rivera  –  1,050,000  (70 bb)
Seat 6:  Luis Ortiz  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,070,000  (71 bb)
Seat 8:  Artem Metalidi  –  1,115,000  (74 bb)
Seat 9:  Ryan Daugherty  –  315,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $49,430 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,400
4th:  $18,300
5th:  $13,800
6th:  $10,500
7th:  $8,100
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,940

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
10WasimAssaf$4,940
11ShenghaoLiang$3,980
12PeterCross$3,980
13TylerCulpepper$3,400
14ByungEun Shin$3,400
15VuDang$3,400
16HertselLevy Sakhai$2,820
17EricFirestone$2,820
18EldoRodriguez$2,820
19TomasSzwarcberg$2,820
20JoseSnejberg$2,320
21SanatMehrotra$2,320
22StuartYoung$2,320
23WeizhengZhong$2,320
24TimothyCapretta$1,940
25JohnPetro$1,940
26JosephCrowley$1,940
27RichardDubini$1,940
28DanielMonosson$1,940
29SpencerChamplin$1,940
30NateSilver$1,940

Event 55: Neil Warren Cracks Michael Berk’s Aces and Doubles Up

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 99

Harvey Castro raised to 80,000 from UTG+1, Neil Warren reraised all in for 670,000 in the cutoff, Michael Berk reraised all in over the top, and Castro folded.

Warren:  AhKs
Berk:  AcAd

The board ran out Qc8h4h7h3h, giving Warren an ace-high flush to crack Berk’s aces and double up

Neil Warren  –  1,500,000  (38 bb)
Michael Berk  –  385,000  (10 bb)

With seven players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,415,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th:  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Matthew Zarcadoolas Wins the Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event for $6,000 and a $3,500 Championship Seat

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 57
$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  140
Prize Pool:  $15,000
April 3, 2025

Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event Champion Matthew Zarcadoolas

The Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event had 140 entries, and after pulling out the $15,000 for the prize pool, there was $24,200 raised in entry fees for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. (That’s in addition to all the money raised thru the auction and the silent auction.)

The tournament was won by Matthew Zarcadoolas winning a first-place prize of $5,000, a $1,000 chip leader bonus at the first break, and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MatthewZarcadoolas$6,000 + $3,500 Championship Seat
2JamesSebastiano$2,700
3PhylissJefferson$1,500
4AlexanderTorres$1,200
5LeanderSimmons$1,000
6IsraelEidelman$800
7MattSavage$700
8JeremyKreines$600
9BradOwen$500