Eldo Rodriguez Wins Event 4 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Five-Handed Deal for $4,040

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  92
Prize Pool:  $23,000
March 19, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 4 Champion Eldo Rodriguez

Event 4 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 92 entries for a prize pool of $23,000. A five-handed deal was reached and Eldo Rodriguez was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 4 winner for $4,040.

The victory for Rodriguez comes on the heels of his Event 4 win in the Escalator series earlier this month.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EldoRodriguez$4,040*
2EngelberthVarela Moreno$3,877*
3IvanGrigorev$3,683*
4IgorKorkhin$3,183*
5EmilianoGuido$2,807*
6TylerUbl$1,095
7AbrahamRojas Jr.$920
8JohnSpinks$805
9TJShulman$730
10CarlosBermudez$665
11JustinScherb$620
12JustinGuzman$575

*denotes five-handed deal

Event 4: Prize Pool and Payouts; $7,295 for the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  92
Prize Pool:  $23,000
March 19, 2025

Event 4 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 92 entries for a prize pool of $23,000. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $575.

Up top for the winner is $7,295.

1st:  $7,295 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,370
3rd:  $2,760
4th:  $1,785
5th:  $1,380
6th:  $1,095
7th:  $920
8th:  $805
9th:  $730
10th:  $665
11th:  $620
12th:  $575

Event 4: Quad Stack to Close

$300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

During the three-week run of the Showdown series, we will usually close out the day with a smaller buy-in trophy event, something for our local casual players to take a shot a big title.

Today, that tournament has a $300 buy-in with huge stacks and a lot of money up for grabs.

Players sit down to 40,000 in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

  • 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

Showdown Day 1 Schedule

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

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule