Event 26 Flight A: Zhou Jiang and Barry Roth Top Stacks

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  345

Zhou Jiang

The second level ended and players returned to their seats with registration closed for the first of eight flights. Tournament staff are adding up the numbers and we will have the official count when the math is complete.

Zhou Jiang leads with field with 119,600 followed by Barry Roth with 107,800 and another half dozen in the 100K territory.

Barry Roth

Event 26 Flight A: More Friends

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  269

James Calderaro

Flight A filled in nicely and we are getting close to 300 entries with registration now open until 3 pm. A great start and a big weekend incoming.

More friends we found include James Calderaro, Aaron Thivyanathan, and Ya Yun Liu (who finished eighth in the opening event).

Aaron Thivyanathan
Ya Yun Liu

Event 26 Flight A: Impromptu Breakage

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  137

Jay Romano (left) and Scott Zakheim (right)

Flight A of Event 26 is cruising right along with nearly 150 entries in the first hour and they are just getting started. We found a few friendly faces in early action: Jay Romano, Scott Zakheim, Marshall Morris, Alessio Isaia, Richard Rice, and Eric and Caleb Piderit.

Due to a small technical hiccup, tournament players were sent on an early break and will return shortly.

Marshall Morris

Event 26 Flight A: Cards in the Air

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries:  46

Cards are in the air for the mid-series $600 Deep Stack with 46 entries at the start and many many more expected as we head toward the weekend.

This flight will have registration open until 2:30 pm and the second starts at 5 pm. Plenty of chances to find a bag.

Event 26 Flight A: Going Bigger

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We started the series with a $1,000,000 guaranteed multi-flight event, we will end the series with the $3,000,000 guaranteed Championship, and we put a $2,000,000 guaranteed Deep Stack right in the middle. Event 26 is a $600 Deep Stack with eight starting flights and really big money up for grabs.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, jumping up to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 with Level 26. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will cruise along until only 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will move on to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 26 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 23 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $600 Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 18 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 25 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1B – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Survivor NLH (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 No Checking Allowed (Re-Entry)

  • All actions must be a bet or fold
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule