$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 55

Faraz Jaka raised all in for about 145,000 in middle position and got action from Harvey Castro in the cutoff.

Jaka: 
Castro: 

The board ran out , giving Castro a set of nines on the river to eliminate Jaka.

Harvey Castro  –  460,000  (38 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  Eliminated

With 13 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 423,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $188,000
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $70,600
4th:  $49,700
5th:  $39,200
6th:  $31,400
7th:  $23,600

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with an 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 55

Level 9 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:33 pm.

With 14 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 393,000 (33 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

TABLE 23
Seat 1.  Faraz Jaka  –  148,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  Kevin Rabichow  –  661,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Harvey Castro  –  337,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  James Mendoza  –  199,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Brandon Kessous  –  1,389,000  (116 bb)
Seat 7.  Poseidon Ho  –  453,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Brewer  –  73,000  (6 bb)

TABLE 24
Seat 1.  Scott Margereson  –  107,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeremy Becker  –  361,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  203,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  818,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Beinner  –  200,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Brian Altman  –  244,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Eli Berg  –  303,000  (25 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $188,000
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $70,600
4th:  $49,700
5th:  $39,200
6th:  $31,400
7th:  $23,600

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 55

The field is down to the final three tables, and Brandon Kessous has the big stack with 655,000, followed by Kevin Rabichow’s 585,000.

1.  Brandon Kessous  –  655,000  (82 bb)
2.  Kevin Rabichow  –  585,000  (73 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 262,000 (33 big blinds). The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $23,600.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $522,500
April 1, 2025

There were 55 entries in Event 46 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, which is a $10,000 Deep Stack event. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $23,600 and a top prize of $188,000.

1st:  $188,000
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $70,600
4th:  $49,700
5th:  $39,200
6th:  $31,400
7th:  $23,600

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 55

The players return from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 55 entries, which would put about $522K in the prizepool. Official numbers will be released soon.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jeremy Becker  –  514,000  (86 bb)
2.  Brandon Kessous  –  449,000  (75 bb)
3.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  432,000  (72 bb)
4.  Eli Berg  –  424,000  (71 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 55, the average chip stack is around 177,000 (30 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon.

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

Showdown Event 46 gets underway at 1 pm in the Grand Ballroom, a great warmup for the upcoming Championship. It has a $10,000 buy-in with a lot of chips and a one-day structure to keep things moving.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 5:30 pm and they have a 60-minute dinner break at 7:30 pm.

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 46 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1C – $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 44 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 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 44 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 39 – $1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Event 39 Day 2 Seats and Chips
• Event 39 Payouts

12PM: Event 40 – $10,000 Heads-Up NLH

• Event 40 Day 2 Matches and Payouts

12PM: Event 45 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (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 15
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 46 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 46 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 47 – $400 Six-Max 5-Card PLO (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 47 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 48 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 48 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 36 Day Turbo Flight – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 36 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• One seat guaranteed into any Showdown $10K event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Event 49 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $2,200 Showdown Event 49
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $550 Event 51 Turbo PLO Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Structure Sheet