2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$600 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $57,240
March 30, 2025

Event 37 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing 108 entries for a prize pool of $57,240. The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,345.

Up top for the winner is $17,130.

1st:  $17,130 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $6,355
4th:  $4,150
5th:  $3,205
6th:  $2,645
7th:  $2,235
8th:  $1,950
9th:  $1,950
10th-12th:  $1,520
13th-14th:  $1,345

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 4,017

Caio De Lucca was all in from the button for about 450,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Joel Gossett in the cutoff.

The board came , and Gossett won the pot with two pair, aces and fours, to eliminate De Lucca in 30th place.

Joel Gossett  –  5,200,000  (65 bb)
Caio De Lucca  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($9,500)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 3,465,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,017

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

32nd:  Logan Berger  –  $7,900
33rd:  Zachary Eichenbaum  –  $7,900
34th:  Juan Endara  –  $7,900
35th:  Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  $7,900
36th:  Eric Rowen  –  $7,900
37th:  Kevin Rines  –  $7,900
38th:  Misael Iadisernia  –  $7,900
39th:  Caleb Piderit  –  $7,900

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 3,240,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,017

Abraham Ramos Padilla raised to 160,000 from UTG+1, Logan Berger three-bet to 670,000 in the hijack, Padilla four-bet, and Berger sweated a payjump for a bit before he called all in for another 50,000.

Padilla: 
Berger: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Berger, ending his tournament in 32nd place.

Abraham Ramos Padilla  –  3,900,000  (49 bb)
Logan Berger  –  Eliminated in 32nd Place  ($7,900)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 3,240,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 4,017

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 and an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 3.85 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Hector Pacheco  –  10,135,000  (127 bb)
2.  Liran Bracha  –  5,680,000  (71 bb)
3.  Martin Culotta  –  5,560,000  (70 bb)
4.  Joel Gossett  –  5,255,000  (66 bb)
5.  Brian Scott  –  4,330,000  (54 bb)
6.  Albert Son  –  4,320,000  (54 bb)
7.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  4,085,000  (51 bb)
8.  Tomas Brokl  –  3,915,000  (49 bb)
9.  Caio De Lucca  –  3,850,000  (48 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 3,045,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,900 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 4,017

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

40th:  Drew Dodge  –  $6,500
41st:  Shaun Davis  –  $6,500
42nd:  Axel Orellana Gomez  –  $6,500
43rd:  Adam McLaughlin  –  $6,500
44th:  Joseph Shammas  –  $6,500
45th:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $6,500
46th:  Matthew White  –  $6,500
47th:  Kyle Birdwell  –  $6,500

With 39 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 2,575,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,900 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 4,017

A player raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Shaun Davis called from the button, the small blind called, and Zachary Fischer moved all in from the big blind for 1,040,000.

The UTG+1 player tanked for a while before he folded, Davis called, and the small blind folded.

Fischer turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Davis’s .

The board came , and Davis won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to double up in chips.

Zachary Fischer  –  2,410,000  (40 bb)
Shaun Davis  –  185,000  (3 bb)

A few minutes later, Davis was eliminated in 41st place.

Shaun Davis  –  Eliminated in 41st Place  ($6,500)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 2,510,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 4,017

Juan Endara was all in for 510,000 on the button against Ricardo Eyzaguirre in the big blind.

Endara: 
Eyzaguirre: 

The board ran out , giving Endara an ace-high straight to double through Eyzaguirre.

Juan Endara  –  1,110,000  (19 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  2,700,000  (45 bb)

With 42 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 2,390,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 4,017

Hector Pacheco  –  7,600,000  (127 bb)
Martin Culotta  –  4,300,000  (72 bb)
Brian Scott  –  4,150,000  (69 bb)
Femi Fashakin  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)
Ha Nguyen  –  3,400,000  (57 bb)
Zach Eichenbaum  –  3,400,000  (57 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  3,250,000  (54 bb)
Alex Kimpel  –  2,500,000  (42 bb)
Caio De Lucca Sobral  –  2,350,000  (39 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  1,900,000  (32 bb)
Perla Ojeda  –  1,650,000  (28 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  1,600,000  (27 bb)
Lam Tran  –  1,425,000  (24 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  1,290,000  (22 bb)
Robert Morris  –  1,100,000  (18 bb)
Zachary Fischer  –  1,100,000  (18 bb)
Juan Endara  –  660,000  (11 bb)

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 4,017

Adam McLaughlin was all in from the small blind for 300,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Liran Bracha in the big blind.

The board came , and Bracha won the pot with his ace to eliminate McLaughlin in 43rd place.

Liran Bracha  –  4,800,000  (80 bb)
Adam McLaughlin  –  Eliminated in 43rd Place  ($6,500)

With 42 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 2,390,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.