Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 53 Day 2 Seats and Chips
• Event 53 Payouts

12PM: Event 59 – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 59 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 60 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 60 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $1,050 Event 64 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Showdown Event 64
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $226,010  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 233

The final table begins Friday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1:  Caio De Lucca Sobral  –  1,495,000  (100 bb)
Seat 2:  Anthony Merlo  –  120,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Fred Li  –  175,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Josh Heinzl  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Jorge Rivera  –  1,050,000  (70 bb)
Seat 6:  Luis Ortiz  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,070,000  (71 bb)
Seat 8:  Artem Metalidi  –  1,115,000  (74 bb)
Seat 9:  Ryan Daugherty  –  315,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $49,430 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,400
4th:  $18,300
5th:  $13,800
6th:  $10,500
7th:  $8,100
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,940

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  233
Prize Pool:  $226,010
April 3-4, 2025

Event 53 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 233 entries produced a prize pool of $226,010, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 30 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $49,430.

1st:  $49,430 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,400
4th:  $18,300
5th:  $13,800
6th:  $10,500
7th:  $8,100
8th:  $6,300
9th-10th:  $4,940
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-30th:  $1,940

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

We are one day away from kicking off the 2025 WPT Poker Showdown Championship and have plenty of warmup action. Starting with Event 53 at noon, a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee and a two-day structure.

They’ll start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes until they reach the final table when they increase to 40 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 5:45 pm.

They will continue until nine players remain and they will return tomorrow at noon to play for the title.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 53 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 49 Day 2 Seats and Chips
• Event 49 Payouts

12PM: Event 50 Day 2 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Event 50 Day 2 Seats and Chips
• Event 50 Payouts

12PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 53 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 54 – $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (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 54 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 36 Day 3 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 36 Day 3 Final Five Players and Results
• Event 36 Payouts

1PM: Event 55 – $10,000 Six-Max 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 55 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 56 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 56 Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)

• Benefiting Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Florida
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (~9:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet