$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and looks to build on the great start this morning. Flight A drew 390 entries, not too shabby for a Wednesday morning/afternoon, and the field will continue to grow into the coming weekend.

It is a $400 Deep Stack with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  108 of 390

Another break has come and gone and we have a new big stack in the room. TJ Shulman still has a lot of chips but Hector Pacheco now leads with 308,500 and no one else is over 200K. That’s a great way to head into the final part of the flight with little less than half the remaining field set to bag.

Pacheco has seven tournament titles in our Poker Room, including wins in the Deep Stack Poker Series, Fun in the Sun, and Escalators, and shooting for his first major Hollywood title.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  180 of 390

Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with 390 entries. They put $128,700 toward the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a great start to the tournament and a fantastic turnout for a Wednesday afternoon.

Flight A will continue until 49 players remain and survivors advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  390

Cards are back in the air for Flight A with an unofficial 390 entries showing on the clock. A great start to the series and a great pace for a large prize pool.

TJ Shulman is the early front-runner, sitting with a very healthy 152,400 from his starting 20K.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  362

The second break is rolling around and we will close registration for this flight when they return to action for Level 9. But if you miss out, there are still seven more flights to go including the next at 5 pm.

We will take this opportunity to hunt down our early chip leaders.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  346

The entry count continues to climb as we get closer to shutting down registration for this first flight. We are way above pace to surpass the $1,000,000 guarantee and put together a huge number at the end.

Some more friends in the crowd include Johnny Bromberg, David Moses, Nick Yunis, Scott Blackman, Nancy Birnbaum, Harvey Freedman, and Paul Domb.

Bromberg has some history in this type of tournament; he won the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open opening event for $220K.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  248

Level 4 rolled around with a nice big number on the tournament clock and plenty of time to increase. We are on a pace to smash the $1,000,000 guarantee and we can’t wait to see where the prize pool goes.

Some early friends include Jeff Kessler, Caleb Piderit, Solange Lucas, Vidalia Perez Torres, and Dessiree Bennett.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries:  59

Cards are in the air for Event 1 of the 2025 Poker Showdown. Flight A is underway with 59 entries at the start and many many more expected with flights running all the was through Saturday evening.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today, we kick off the 2025 Poker Showdown schedule, three weeks of non-stop trophy events until we top it off with the $3,000,000 guarantee WPT Poker Showdown Championship. But first we have the opener; a $400 Deep Stack with a $1,000,000 guarantee and Flight A starts at 10 am.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

All starting flights will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (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 2 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 3 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 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 3 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $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 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $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 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet