2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  165
Prize Pool:  $85,800
March 20, 2025

Event 5 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 165 entries generated a prize pool of $85,800 and taking it down was a familiar face, as Kevin MacDonald went back-to-back and again won the initial Seniors event during the Showdown series, winning outright for $20,720.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 165

Raminder Singh raised to 75,000 from the button and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

The flop was , MacDonald checked, and Singh continued for 125,000. MacDonald check-raised to 450,000, Singh reraised all in for 780,000, and MacDonald called with for a king-high straight. Singh showed for a set of kings.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for MacDonald to win Event 5 outright for $20,720. Singh finished runner-up for $13,800.

A recap of Event 5 will be posted later tonight.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 165

Rob Cohen raised all in for about 260,000 from the small blind and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

Cohen: 
MacDonald: 

The board came , no help to Cohen, ending his tournament in third place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,870,000  (115 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  430,000  (17 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,200)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800

3rd:  Rob Cohen  –  $10,200
4th:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  $7,700
5th:  Dan Heimiller  –  $5,800
6th:  John O’Connor  –  $4,420
7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 165

Raminder Singh raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, Zhenxiang Chen called all in for 30,000 in the small blind, and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

The flop was and Singh isolated the pot with for a pair of sevens, leading Chen’s for a pair of deuces.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Chen, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,410,000  (121 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  540,000  (27 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Zhenxiang Chen  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,700)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 165

Dan Heimiller raised to 60,000 from the small blind, Kevin MacDonald (who doubled through Heimiller earlier in the level by picking off a Heimiller bluff) reraised all in with a covering stack, and Heimiller called all in for roughly 560,000.

Heimiller: 
MacDonald: 

The board ran out , giving MacDonald a flush to eliminate Heimiller in fifth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,360,000  (118 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (23 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Zhenxiang Chen  –  140,000  (7 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,800)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700

5th:  Dan Heimiller  –  $5,800
6th:  John O’Connor  –  $4,420
7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  535,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  460,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,190,000  (79 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420

7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Raminder Singh raised all in with a covering stack from the small blind and short-stacked Jeff Silverstein called all in for about 55,000 in the big blind with . Singh showed .

The board ran out , giving Singh a pair of sevens to eliminate Silverstein in seventh place.

Raminder Singh  –  390,000  (33 bb)
Jeff Silverstein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,400)

With six players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is 550,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,420.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 165

Carlos Bermudez was all in for 41,000 in middle position against Dan Heimiller in early position.

Bermudez: 
Heimiller: 

The board ran out , no help to Bermudez, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Dan Heimiller  –  1,010,000  (84 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,640)

With seven players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 471,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,400.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 165

Jeff Dana raised all in for 38,000 on the button and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind with , leading Dana’s .

The board came , not enough help to Dana, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  990,000  (99 bb)
Jeff Dana  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,080)

With eight players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 413,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,640.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 165

Seat 1:  Carlos Bermudez  –  70,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  940,000  (94 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  420,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeff Silverstein  –  180,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  490,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  510,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeff Dana  –  40,000  (4 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420
7th:  $3,400
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040