2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  73
Prize Pool:  $37,595
March 28, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 73 entries creating a prize pool worth $37,595. The last ten players will make the money with $1,315 for a min-cash and $12,050 up top for the winner.

1st: $12,050 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $7,330
3rd: $4,585
4th: $3,100
5th: $2,465
6th: $2,110
7th: $1,800
8th: $1,525
9th-10th: $1,315

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 40,000, and Chris Da-Silva called from the big blind.

The flop came , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 35,000, and Da-Silva check-raised to 100,000. Henao called.

The turn card was the , Da-Silva bet 140,000, and Henao called.

The river card paired the board with the , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 600,000, and Da-Silva thought for a while before he check-raised all in for 1,120,000. Henao went into the tank.

After a while, Henao wondered aloud if Da-Silva had pocket threes, or a flush, or maybe ace-three.

Henao tanked for a while longer before he asked Da-Silva, “Will you show me if I fold? I need to sleep well tonight.”

Da-Silva smiled, pointed to the payouts (showing $18,350 for second place), and said, “You’ll make a lot of money. You should sleep well with that.”

Henao tanked for a little while longer before he called with a slightly larger stack and turned over for trip aces.

But Da-Silva turned over to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of aces, to double up into a monstrous 80-to-1 chip lead.

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,815,000  (188 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  35,000  (2 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

In the first hand of heads-up play, Chris Da-Silva limped for 15,000, Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the big blind to 60,000, and Da-Silva called.

The flop came , Henao bet 40,000, and Da-Silva called.

The turn card was the , Henao bet 125,000, and Da-Silva tanked for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and Henao tanked for a long time before he moved all in for 570,000. Da-Silva asked for an exact count and thought for a while before he called with for two pair, nines and sixes.

But Henao turned over to win the pot with a full house, sixes full of kings, and double up in chips. Henao takes the lead, and it’s the first time at this final table that Da-Silva isn’t the chipleader.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  1,605,000  (107 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,245,000  (83 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao limped from the button for 15,000, Chris Da-Silva raised from the small blind to 60,000, and Max Stevens moved all in from the big blind for 305,000.

Henao folded, and Da-Silva asked for an exact count before he called with .

Stevens turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Da-Silva won the pot with his ten kicker to eliminate Stevens in third place.

Max Stevens  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($12,200)

The final two players take their break early, with 27:08 remaining in Level 21. Here are their official chip counts from the break:

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,040,000  (136 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  810,000  (54 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao limped from the button for 15,000, which was unusual for this final table. Chris Da-Silva seemed suspicious and folded his small blind, and Max Stevens said he wasn’t going to fall for the trick and just checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came out, Stevens checked, Henao bet, and Stevens folded. Henao took the pot.

The next hand, Da-Silva limped from the button for 15,000, Stevens completed the small blind, and Henao checked his option in the big blind.

“It’s a whole new world at this final table,” said Stevens.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , and Stevens bet 20,000. Henao and Da-Silva both called.

The river card tripped the board with the , and it checked to Da-Silva, who bet 210,000. Stevens thought for a while before he called, and Henao quickly folded.

Da-Silva turned over for the nuts — quad fours — and Stevens mucked.

Seat 1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  770,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,775,000  (118 bb)
Seat 3.  Max Stevens  –  305,000  (20 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  524

Registration closed for Flight E of the $600 Mid-Series Showdown with 524 entries, putting the combined total at 1,944. The tournament still has some work to do to reach the $2,000,000 guarantee with one more flight today and two big ones tomorrow.

Flight E will continue until 66 remain and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Chris Da-Silva raised from the small blind to 15,000, Ben Ludlow reraised from the big blind to 40,000, and Da-Silva thought for a while before moving all in.

Ludlow quickly called all in for about 320,000 with , and Da-Silva turned over . Ludlow needed his jacks to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Da-Silva flopped a pair of kings to Ludlow’s jack-high flush draw, but no more clubs appeared. Da-Silva won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Ludlow in fourth place.

Chris Da-Silva  –  1,435,000  (96 bb)
Ben Ludlow  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,300)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 95

Max Stevens moved all in from the button for 230,000, and Chris Da-Silva called from the big blind with .

Stevens turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Stevens paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Max Stevens  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,265,000  (127 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 95

Chris Da-Silva raised from the button to 20,000, Donald Manns moved all in from the big blind for 115,000, and Da-Silva called with .

Manns turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Da-Silva flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Manns in fifth place.

Chris Da-Silva  –  1,515,000  (152 bb)
Donald Manns  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,855)

With four players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  840,000  (84 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,370,000  (137 bb)
Seat 3.  Ben Ludlow  –  250,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Donald Manns  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Max Stevens  –  230,000  (23 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350
3rd:  $12,200
4th:  $8,300
5th:  $5,855

6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

With five players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,855 each.