$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 940

Luis Ortiz opened to 225,000 in early position, Maxwell Young three-bet to 750,000 out of the small blind, Farid Dridi four-bet all in for 1,625,000 in the big blind, Ortiz folded, and Young called.

Young: 
Dridi: 

The board came , safe for Dridi to double up.

Farid Dridi  –  3,575,000  (36 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  4,800,000  (48 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 940 entries, the average chip stack is around 4,030,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 940

Fred Paradis raised to 200,000 from the button, David Nathaniel reraised all in for 1,200,000 in the big blind, and Paradis called.

Paradis: 
Nathaniel: 

The board ran out , giving Paradis an ace-high flush to eliminate Nathaniel in eighth place.

Fred Paradis  –  4,125,000  (41 bb)
David Nathaniel  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($17,700)

With seven players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 4,030,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Luis Ortiz raised to 225,000 in early position, Maxime Chilaud three-bet all in for 1,000,000 in middle position, and Ortiz called.

Ortiz: 
Chilaud: 

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

Luis Ortiz  –  5,025,000  (50 bb)
Maxime Chilaud  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($13,900)

With eight players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 3,525,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,700 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Play will conclude following the completion of Level 30.

Seat 1:  Farid Dridi  –  1,625,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  3,775,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,000,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  David Nathaniel  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Scott Baumstein  –  7,025,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Morton  –  2,300,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Ira Friedman  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9:  Maxwell Young  –  7,700,000  (77 bb)

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000
6th:  $29,500
7th:  $22,800
8th:  $17,700
9th:  $13,900

With nine players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 3,135,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Maxwell Young raised to 175,000 in the cutoff, Paul Snead three-bet to 600,000 on the button, Young four-bet shoved with a covering stack, and Snead called all in for about 2,700,000.

Young: 
Snead: 

The board ran out , giving Young a set of fives to eliminate Snead in 10th place.

Maxwell Young  –  7,400,000  (93 bb)
Paul Snead  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($13,900)

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 940

Paul Snead raised to 180,000 in the hijack, Maxime Chilaud called in the small blind, and Maxwell Young three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind. Both Snead and Chilaud called.

The flop was , Chilaud checked, Young bet 400,000, Snead folded, and Chilaud called.

The turn was the , Chilaud checked, Young bet 600,000, and Chilaud called.

The river was the , Chilaud checked, and Young checked.

Chilaud showed for a pair of eights, but Young tabled for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Maxwell Young  –  4,330,000  (54 bb)
Maxime Chilaud  –  1,635,000  (20 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 2,820,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 940

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

11th:  Valentin Bezik  –  $12,000
12th:  Sheldon Gross  –  $12,000

13th:  Dapreesch Scates  –  $10,300
14th:  Chris Da-Silva  –  $10,300
15th:  Nicola Davimos  –  $10,300

16th:  Alexander Ziskin  –  $8,700
17th:  Michael Newman  –  $8,700
18th:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  $8,700
19th:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $8,700

20th:  Changliang Deng  –  $7,400

With 10 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 2,820,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$400 America’s Champions Foundation Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 48

Registration closed after the first break with 48 entries. The chipleader at the first break was Roberto Desogos, who led the field with 81,000 in chips (81 big blinds), and he received a Chipleader Bonus of $1,000 in cash.

The final nine players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $5,000 + $3,500 Champoionship Seat
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

With 20 players remaining from a field of 48, the average chip stack is around 24,000 in chips (24 big blinds).

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

The players return from dinner to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

Table 15
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Alex Ziskin  –  1,920,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  4,095,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4:  Valentin Bezik  –  770,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Nicolas Davimos  –  165,000  (3 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Michael Morton  –  1,370,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  David Nathaniel Jr.  –  1,430,000  (24 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  340,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Da-Silva  –  945,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Sheldon Gross  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Farid Dridi  –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Scott Baumstein  –  4,450,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Newman  –  415,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8:  Changliang Deng  – 735,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 24
Seat 1:  Paul Snead –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Ira Friedman  –  2,050,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,125,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7:  Dapreesch Scates  –  585,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  855,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:  Maxwell Young  –  1,465,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000
6th:  $29,500
7th:  $22,800
8th:  $17,700
9th-10th:  $13,900
11th-12th:  $12,000
13th-15th:  $10,300
16th-19th:  $8,700
20th:  $7,400

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$400 America’s Champions Foundation Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  48
Prize Pool:  $15,000
April 2, 2025

1st:  $5,000 + $3,500 Seat into the Championship
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

The prizepool amount of $15,000 includes the cash prizes listed above, and the $1,000 chipleader bonus paid out at the first break. The $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship has been graciously donated by Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, along with some lovely gift baskets for the top finishers.