Event 36 Flight B: Second Flight

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second flight of Showdown Event 36 gets underway at 11 am and the Championship $1,100 Triple Stack tuneup will look to grow closer to its $500,000 guarantee. Flight A drew 189 entries and we expect somewhere along those lines this afternoon for a nice crowd.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

Chip counts from Flight A

Showdown Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 38 – $400 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 38 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 39 Day 1 – $1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 16
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 40 Day 1 – $10,000 Heads-Up NLH (32 Max)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Random draw for first-round matches will take place at noon
  • Registration open until noon
  • If event is not sold out, late registration will remain open until the end of level 1
  • Day 1 will play three rounds
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 26 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 41 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 41 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 42 – $600 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 42 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

5PM: $300 Old School NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule

Event 36: Flight A Chip Counts

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  24 of 189

Flight A:  189 Entries;  24 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 11 a.m.
Flight C:  Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Wednesday at 12 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1EugeneKotlyarevskiyBoca RatonFL562,000
2KeeFredkoveNew YorkNY538,000
3CangirElcinMiamiFL519,000
4NickYunisMiamiFL509,000
5ScottHeiligmanNaplesFL421,000
6ShovalMalinJerusalem-342,000
7TravisYoungFort AtkinsonWI322,000
8BaruchForstToms RiverNJ303,000
9PabloHernandezTamaracFL300,000
10ChristopherMeyersKenmoreNY296,000
11RichardDavisJupiterFL206,000
12BradleyBeetzJacksonvilleIL181,000
13RobertJonssonFort LauderdaleFL179,000
14RyanHoganWinter GardenFL150,000
15ThomasLavianoGlen CoveNY118,000
16WillieWigginsPembroke PinesFL115,000
17RandallWagnonLake WorthFL101,000
18BlaiseIngogliaSpring HillFL98,000
19HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL96,000
20ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL88,000
21EiderDa CruzGardenaCA85,000
22MichaelMortonDavieFL66,000
23IraSchwartzPlantationFL49,000
24WesleyHaymondMurphysCA36,000

Event 36 Flight A: Big Warmup

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Showdown Championship is right around the corner and have a very nice multi-flight tuneup for that game. Event 36 is a $1,100 Triple Stack tournament with three starting flights, a slow structure, and a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

There will be a lot of play in this game.

Players start with big 30K stacks. The first eight levels last 30 minutes, then 40 minutes until they reach Level 27, when they go to 60. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return for Day 2 on Tuesday at noon in the money.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

Event 26: Kevin MacDonald Wins Three-Way All-In

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  287 of 4,489

Kevin MacDonald

Kevin MacDonald was all in with pocket aces on the button for 157,000, and that put him ahead of the pocket queens held by the cutoff, and the pocket tens that were revealed by Aleksei Donets.

The board was dealt Jh6h2c7d7h, and Donets was eliminated in 288th place for a payday worth $1,300. MacDonald stacked up 770,000 after collecting the pot.

Kevin MacDonald – 770,000 (77 bb)
Aleksei Donets – Eliminated in 288th Place ($1,300)

Showdown Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 26 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 34 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 35 – $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 36 Day 1A – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 37 – $600 Deep Stack PLO Turbo (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 37 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Event 36 Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Ten seats guaranteed into $1,100/$500,000 GTD Event 36
  • See structure sheet for Milestone satellite rules
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

5PM: $150 Event 36 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $1,100/$500,000 GTD Event 36
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule