$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  760

We mentioned James Carroll earlier, the one player standing between Eric Afriat and history. He is our defending champion and back in the room today.

Carroll made it down to the 2019 WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table in this room then took a little break before playing it down on the big stage in Las Vegas in front of the cameras. He earned more than $700,000 after topping the 1,360-entry field.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  747

We can always expect to find Eric Afriat in our big fields when Championship time rolls around and a favorite to run deep in this tournament specifically.

Afriat won his first WPT championship during the 2014 Poker Showdown, which turned out to be the biggest field on the tour. He had a chance to make history in 2019 when he made the Poker Showdown final table once again; no player at that point had captured the same title twice. But Afriat fell one spot short to James Carroll in Las Vegas after a great run.

Brian Altman is also with us today and he was able to finish off that double win feat but in a different series. He won the 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship then followed that up with a victory in the 2019 version of the Championship.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  747

The packed ballroom has a fine mix of top pros, local heroes, and new friends from around the world. There are several WPT Champions Club members and WSOP Main Event champs sitting alongside satellite winners in their first WPT tournament.

Everyone has a shot.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  508

Cards are in the air for the 2021 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with the $2,000,000 guarantee already beat. All tables are in use and alternates will be called as seats become available.

We will update the current alternate number on the @SHRPO twitter account or you can track via the Bravo app on your phone. There is a separate listing for alternates with “Players Remaining” indicating the current alternates being seated.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminaries are complete and now is the time to roll out the headliner of the series. The 2021 WPT Poker Showdown Championship gets underway in the Seminole Ballroom with Day 1A at 11 am.

The $3,500 buy-in tournament features a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, two starting days, and a final table played out in Las Vegas. We anticipate a great group of players joining us once again.

Championship players will start with 40,000 stacks with 60-minute levels the first two days of the tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and players may re-enter once per day. They will enjoy a nice 90-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and their day will come to end after Level 10. Survivors will return on Sunday for Day 2 to continue their path to a WPT championship.

It will be a great last weekend of the series and we look forward to finding our 10th WPT Poker Showdown Champion.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Days 1 & 2 levels will last 60 minutes each
• Days 3 & 4 Levels will be 90 minutes
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship (Single Re-Entry Per Day)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Days 1 & 2 levels will last 60 minutes each
• Days 3 & 4 Levels will be 90 minutes
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 65 – $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 66 – $400 Championship Mega Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• Players will be entered into the earliest starting day
• Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 67 – $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPT Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• All participants must be 21 years of age or older to play in the Championship and related satellites
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

The 2021 WPT Poker Showdown Championship gets underway on Friday as we mark the 10th year hosting the tournament with nine great champions making history.

The Poker Showdown Championship has attracted 9,634 entries since 2011 and awarded $36.6 million in prize money during its run with more than $7.3 million of it going to the nine champions.

WPT Poker Showdown champions:

2011 Taylor von Kriegenbergh
2012 Tommy Vedes
2013 Kevin Eyster
2014 Eric Afriat
2015 Griffin Paul
2016 Justin Young
2017 Tony Sinishtaj
2018 Scott Margereson
2019 James Carroll

With the return of live tournament poker, we anticipate a big turnout over the two starting flights, and the field has the potential to be the largest in World Poker Tour history.

Action gets underway on Friday at 11 am for the $3,500 Championship with late registration available and single re-entry (per day) available until 9:15 pm. They will play through four full days of poker until they reach the final table and those six players will journey to Las Vegas for the finale.

After nearly two weeks of record crowds, we will headline it all with the grand WPT Poker Showdown Championship.