2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $27,950
March 24, 2025

Event 19 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 86 entries for a prize pool of $27,950. Emerging victorious was Eric Polirer, winning outright for $8,960.

This marked Polirer’s second trophy victory of the series, having recently won Event 6, and gives him a solid lead on the Mixed Games Leaderboard at the halfway point.

Event 19 Results

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $27,950
March 24, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 86 entries creating a prize pool worth $27,950. The last 11 spots will be paid out with $940 for a min-cash and $8,960 to the Showdown Event 19 champ.

1st: $8,960 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $5,450
3rd: $3,380
4th: $2,290
5th: $1,750
6th: $1,400
7th: $1,160
8th: $980
9th: $900
10th-11th: $940

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Everyone likes an old-school mix game, and today we run the first of two HORSE events on the schedule. This time around it has a $600 buy-in and will draw a fun, talented group at noon.

Players sit with 25K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

This tournament will also award points for the $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard.

• Players begin with 25,000 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 19 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 15 Day 1B – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (6:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Seats and Chips
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 18 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 16 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 – $300 Quad Stack Six-Max Black Chip Bounty 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 20 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet