Eric Panayiotou Wins Event 70 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $20,700

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 70
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  157
Prize Pool:  $78,500
Bounty Prize Pool:  $78,500
April 7, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 70 Champion Eric Panayiotou

Event 70 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 157 entries generated a prize pool of $78,500, with an additional $78,500 set aside for bounties.

Earning the victory was Eric Panayiotou, winning outright for $20,700.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EraclesPanayiotou$20,700
2TylerMontoya$13,500
3AlexKeating$8,100
4ColbyCovington$4,900
5FredLi$3,900
6KennethKim$3,300
7IlyasMuradi$2,850
8CaioDe Lucca Sobral$2,500
9TJShulman$2,150
10JessicaVierling$1,850
11CharlesRosenblatt$1,850
12JohnJabbour$1,850
13AnibalPabon$1,600
14RobertNoel$1,600
15DojieIgnacio$1,600
16JamesKohl$1,350
17JavierZarco$1,350
18AlonShahar$1,350
19GrantWang$1,100
20YevheniiCherniak$550
21FernandoRomano$550

Event 70: Prize Pool and Payouts; $20,700 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 70
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  157
Prize Pool:  $78,500
Bounty Prize Pool:  $78,500
April 7, 2025

Event 70 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 157 entries generated a prize pool of $78,500, with an additional $78,500 set aside for bounties. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,100.

Up top for the winner is $20,700.

1st:  $20,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,500
3rd:  $8,100
4th:  $4,900
5th:  $3,900
6th:  $3,300
7th:  $2,850
8th:  $2,500
9th:  $2,150
10th-12th:  $1,850
13th-15th:  $1,600
16th-18th:  $1,350
19th-20th:  $1,100

Event 70: Big Bounty

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have a big, fast tournament kicking off at 8 pm. Showdown Event 70 is a $1,100 buy-in Purple Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament that will have a lot of money paid out throughout the tournament.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 70 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 20 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

12PM: Event 64 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 67 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • No clock will be used to determine the limit of play, the limits will increase maintaining a minimum 50 big blind average as players are eliminated
  • Late registration until 2:15pm
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 67 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 68 – $600 Triple Stud (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 68 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes; final table levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until 9:30pm, players must be in line at that time
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 70 – $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 70 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule