2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $39,655
March 21, 2025

Event 8 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 77 entries for a prize pool of $39,655. Emerging victorious was Daniel Pearlman, winning outright for $13,195 and his first SHRP major series trophy.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 77

Ricardo Quintero raised to 100,000 from the button and Daniel Pearlman called in the big blind.

The flop was and the rest of Quintero’s short stack ended up in the middle.

Quintero: 
Pearlman: 

The turn and river locked it up for Pearlman with Broadway, locking up the outright victory for $13,195. Quintero finished runner-up for $7,735.

A recap of Event 8 will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Daniel Pearlman  –  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Ricardo Quintero  –  $7,735
3rd:  Pritpal Virdee  –  $4,840
4th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $3,275
5th:  Donny Rubinstein – $2,475
6th:  Gabe Ramos – $1,985
7th:  Marc Rabuse – $1,785
8th:  Chris Labrie – $1,585
9th:  Steven Roth – $1,390
10th:  Sean Christy – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 77

With the board reading , Pritpal Virdee was all in from the big blind for his remaining bet against Daniel Pearlman in the small blind.

Virdee: 
Pearlman: 

The river was the , giving Pearlman a wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Virdee in third place.

Daniel Pearlman  –  1,625,000  (20 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  300,000  (4 BB)
Pritpal Virdee  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,840)

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735

3rd:  Pritpal Virdee  –  $4,840
4th: Jay Kerbel  –  $3,275
5th: Donny Rubinstein – $2,475
6th: Gabe Ramos – $1,985
7th: Marc Rabuse – $1,785
8th: Chris Labrie – $1,585
9th: Steven Roth – $1,390
10th: Sean Christy – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 77

Daniel Pearlman limped in from the button, Jay Kerbel raised to 80,000 in the small blind, Pritpal Virdee called in the big blind, and Pearlman called.

Kerbel bet his remaining 30,000 dark, the flop came , Virdee called, and Pearlman called.

The turn was the , Virdee checked, and Pearlman checked.

The river was the , Virdee checked, Pearlman bet 80,000, and Virdee folded.

Pearlman showed for the nut flush with the nut low, besting Kerbel’s to eliminate Kerbel in fourth place.

Daniel Pearlman  –  1,000,000  (12.5 BB)
Pritpal Virdee  –  650,000  (9 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  275,000  (2 BB)
Jay Kerbel  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,275)

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735
3rd:  $4,840

4th: Jay Kerbel  –  $3,275
5th: Donny Rubinstein – $2,475
6th: Gabe Ramos – $1,985
7th: Marc Rabuse – $1,785
8th: Chris Labrie – $1,585
9th: Steven Roth – $1,390
10th: Sean Christy – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 77

Donny Rubinstein (who had laddered two spots bouncing between a small blind and two big bets) was all in under the gun against Pritpal Virdee in the cutoff and Jay Kerbel in the big blind.

Kerbel and Virdee checked down a board.

Virdee showed , besting Kerbel’s and Rubinstein’s to eliminate Rubinstein in fifth place.

Jay Kerbel  –  835,000  (14 BB)
Pripal Virdee  –  430,000  (7 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  390,000  (5.5 BB)
Daniel Pearlman  –  270,000  (4.5 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,475)

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735
3rd:  $4,840
4th:  $3,275

5th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $2,475
6th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $1,985
7th:  Marc Rabuse  –  $1,785
8th:  Chris Labrie  –  $1,585
9th:  Steven Roth  –  $1,390
10th:  Sean Christy  – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 77

Marc Rabuse was forced all in from the small blind for 10,000 and was facing three opponents.

The board was checked down.

Daniel Pearlman showed in early position, which was good for the low with a six-five. Gabe Ramos tabled in the big blind, which was good enough to win the high with aces and eights with a jack kicker.

Rabuse couldn’t beat either with and was out in seventh place.

Daniel Pearlman  –  380,000  (8 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  250,000  (5 BB)
Marc Rabuse  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,785)

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735
3rd:  $4,840
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,475
6th:  $1,985

7th:  Marc Rabuse  –  $1,785
8th:  Chris Labrie  –  $1,585
9th:  Steven Roth  –  $1,390
10th:  Sean Christy  – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 77

Steven Roth raised all in for 30,000 in middle position and Pritpal Virdee isolated the action with a reraise in the hijack.

Roth: 
Virdee: 

The board ran out , giving Virdee jacks and sixes to win the pot and eliminate Roth in ninth place.

Pritpal Virdee  –  415,000  (10 BB)
Steven Roth  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,390)

With eight players remaining from the field of 77 entries, the average stack is about 241,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,585.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 77

Seat 1:  Donny Rubinstein  –  95,000  (30 BB)
Seat 2:  Steven Roth  –  90,000  (3 BB)
Seat 3:  Pritpal Virdee  –  440,000  (15 BB)
Seat 4:  Marc Rabuse  –  125,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5:  Gabe Ramos  –  285,000  (9 BB)
Seat 6:  Chris Labrie  –  55,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7:  Ricardo Quintero  –  300,000  (10 BB)
Seat 8:  Daniel Pearlman  –  100,000  (3 BB)
Seat 9:  Jay Kerbel  –  440,000  (15 BB)

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735
3rd:  $4,840
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,475
6th:  $1,985
7th:  $1,785
8th:  $1,585
9th:  $1,390

10th:  Sean Christy  – $1,390

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  13 of 77

Table 9
Seat 1:  Jay Kerbel  –  250,000  (13 BB)
Seat 2:  Pritpal Videe  –  376,000  (19 BB)
Seat 3:  Benjamin Goldstein  –  92,000  (5 BB)
Seat 4:  Sean Heywood  –  151,000  (8 BB)
Seat 5:  Donny Rubinstein  –  153,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Eugene Mistretta  –  58,000  (3 BB)
Seat 9:

Table 10
Seat 1:  Marc Rabuse  –  139,000  (7 BB)
Seat 2:  Chris Labrie  –  161,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3:  Sean Christy  –  67,000  (3 BB)
Seat 4:  Daniel Pearlman  –  114,000  (6 BB)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Ricardo Quintero  –  69,000  (3 BB)
Seat 7:  Steven Roth  –  152,000  (8 BB)
Seat 8:  Gabe Ramos  –  142,000  (7 BB)
Seat 9:

1st:  $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,735
3rd:  $4,840
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,475
6th:  $1,985
7th:  $1,785
8th:  $1,585
9th-10th:  $1,390

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $39,655
March 21, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 77 entries creating a prize pool worth $39,655. The last ten spots will be paid with $1,390 for a min-cash and $13,195 set aside for the Event 8 champ.

1st: $13,195 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $7,735
3rd: $4,840
4th: $3,275
5th: $2,475
6th: $1,985
7th: $1,785
8th: $1,585
9th-10th: $1,390