$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  54 of 390

Shortly after the last break of the flight, the field reached 54 players on six tables and the money bubble is nearing. Only 49 of them will bag this flight and guarantee a cash on Sunday.

$300 Quad Stack No- Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

During the three-week run of the Showdown series, we will usually close out the day with a smaller buy-in trophy event, something for our local casual players to take a shot a big title.

Today, that tournament has a $300 buy-in with huge stacks and a lot of money up for grabs.

Players sit down to 40,000 in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and looks to build on the great start this morning. Flight A drew 390 entries, not too shabby for a Wednesday morning/afternoon, and the field will continue to grow into the coming weekend.

It is a $400 Deep Stack with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  108 of 390

Another break has come and gone and we have a new big stack in the room. TJ Shulman still has a lot of chips but Hector Pacheco now leads with 308,500 and no one else is over 200K. That’s a great way to head into the final part of the flight with little less than half the remaining field set to bag.

Pacheco has seven tournament titles in our Poker Room, including wins in the Deep Stack Poker Series, Fun in the Sun, and Escalators, and shooting for his first major Hollywood title.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $45,320
March 19, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 88 entries creating a prize pool worth $45,320. The last 11 spots will be paid with $1,360 for a min-cash and $14,520 up top for the Event 2 champ.

1st: $14,520 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $8,840
3rd: $5,495
4th: $3,715
5th: $2,835
6th: $2,265
7th: $1,880
8th: $1,590
9th: $1,460
10th-11th: $1,360

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  180 of 390

Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with 390 entries. They put $128,700 toward the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a great start to the tournament and a fantastic turnout for a Wednesday afternoon.

Flight A will continue until 49 players remain and survivors advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  390

Cards are back in the air for Flight A with an unofficial 390 entries showing on the clock. A great start to the series and a great pace for a large prize pool.

TJ Shulman is the early front-runner, sitting with a very healthy 152,400 from his starting 20K.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  362

The second break is rolling around and we will close registration for this flight when they return to action for Level 9. But if you miss out, there are still seven more flights to go including the next at 5 pm.

We will take this opportunity to hunt down our early chip leaders.

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Next up on the schedule is a fun one at 2 pm. Event 3 is a $600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament with deep stacks and short-handed tables.

Players start with 20K out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

• 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 3 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  346

The entry count continues to climb as we get closer to shutting down registration for this first flight. We are way above pace to surpass the $1,000,000 guarantee and put together a huge number at the end.

Some more friends in the crowd include Johnny Bromberg, David Moses, Nick Yunis, Scott Blackman, Nancy Birnbaum, Harvey Freedman, and Paul Domb.

Bromberg has some history in this type of tournament; he won the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open opening event for $220K.