$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 132

The players returned from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 with a 75,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Brian Altman  –  3,875,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Jorge Gomez  –  3,150,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Jerry Wong  –  3,725,000  (50 bb)
Seat 4.  Chance Kornuth  –  2,450,000  (33 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (55 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875

5th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $158,130
6th:  Stephen Song  –  $130,600
7th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $115,115
8th:  Barry Hutter  –  $101,900
9th:  Brock Wilson  –  $90,020

With four players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $203,875 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,010

The players returned from break to begin Level 32, with increased blinds of 150,000-300,000 with a 300,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1:  Andrew Davidson – 4,150,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2:  Mark Davis – 28,525,000  (95 bb)
Seat 3:  Viet Vo – 7,625,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4:  Mike Laufer – 4,650,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Andrew Barfield – 5,825,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Marcos Exterkotter – 11,800,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7:  James Calderaro – 9,725,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Darren Elias – 28,200,000  (94 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 12,500,000 (42 big blinds).

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $1,000,300
2nd:  $660,000
3rd:  $490,000
4th:  $370,000
5th:  $280,000
6th:  $215,000
7th:  $165,000
8th:  $125,000

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 132

Joe McKeehen raised from the cutoff to 500,000, leaving himself about 150K behind. Altman called from the button.

The flop came , McKeehen moved all in for about 150,000, and Altman quickly called with .

McKeehen turned over for a gutshot straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving McKeehen a diamond flush draw for additional outs.

But the river card was the , and McKeehen’s pair of nines was too little, too late. Altman won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate McKeehen in fifth place.

Brian Altman  –  4,350,000  (73 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($158,130)

With four players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $203,875 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,010

Andrew Davidson raised all in for 2,775,000 from the cutoff and Viet Vo isolated the pot from the small blind with , racing with Davidson’s .

The board ran out , giving Davidson a pair of kings to double through Vo once again.

Andrew Davidson  –  6,050,000  (24 bb)
Viet Vo  –  7,500,000  (30 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,010

Darren Elias opened to 500,000 from under the gun, Mark Davis three-bet to 1,400,000 from middle position, Elias four-bet to 4,500,000, and Davis called.

The flop was , Elias bet 3,500,000, and Davis thought for a bit before he folded.

Darren Elias  –  28,950,000  (116 bb)
Mark Davis  –  25,000,000  (100 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 132

Jorge Gomez raised under the gun, Chance Kornuth moved all in from the button for roughly 1,450,000, and it folded back to Gomez.

Gomez folded face up, and Kornuth smiled and asked, “That’s a call, right?”

Gomez simply said, “You wish.”

Kornuth showed as he took the pot.

Chance Kornuth  –  1,700,000  (28 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 2,640,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $158,130 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,010

Viet Vo opened to 500,000 from under the gun, Andrew Davidson three-bet all in for 2,050,000 from the small blind, and Vo called with , leading Davidson’s .

The board ran out , giving Davidson nines and sixes to double through Vo.

Andrew Davidson  –  4,600,000  (18 bb)
Viet Vo  –  9,500,000  (38 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 132

Joe McKeehen raised from the cutoff to 120,000, and Jerry Wong called from the big blind.

The flop came , Wong bet 125,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn card was the , Wong bet 350,000, and McKeehen thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , and Wong moved all in. McKeehen thought for a while before he folded, flashing for a flopped nine-high flush. Wong took the pot without showing his cards.

McKeehen said, “You can tell me later, but I’m sure I was beat.” Wong smiled.

Jerry Wong  –  4,200,000  (70 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  690,000  (12 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 2,640,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $158,130 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$5,000 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $1,102,000
April 12, 2022

Registration closed for the popular $5,000 Eight-Max tournament to end the series and it attracted 232 entries to blast the $500,000 guarantee. This is the second-biggest field for this tournament with last year’s version the only one bigger.

2021 Showdown – 287 entries
2022 Showdown – 232 entries
2022 LHPO – 182 entries
2021 RRPO – 167 entries
2021 LHPO – 134 entries

They created a prize pool worth $1,102,000 and the last 29 players will take home some money on the last day of the series. They will earn $11,000 for a min-cash and the Event 49 winner will bank $246,125.

1st: $246,125 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $171,825
3rd: $110,955
4th: $71,800
5th: $53,000
6th: $43,970
7th: $37,465
8th: 431,200
9th-10th: $25,975
11th-12th: $22,680
13th-14th: $19,450
15th-16th: $16,825
17th-20th: $14,800
21st-24th: $12,900
25th-29th: $11,000

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 132

The players returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  1,495,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Brian Altman  –  4,010,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3.  Jorge Gomez  –  2,830,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Wong  –  2,555,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Chance Kornuth  –  1,810,000  (30 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 2,640,000 (44 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130

6th:  Stephen Song  –  $130,600
7th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $115,115
8th:  Barry Hutter  –  $101,900
9th:  Brock Wilson  –  $90,020