$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

As the other five players walked away on break, Farak Jaka caught a big last-minute double up through Martin Kabhrel to go from second-shortest to second-biggest.

Seat 1: Grant Wang – 243,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Wantman – 146,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: David Stefanski – 716,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: Josh Reichard – 276,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Faraz Jaka – 598,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Martin Kabhrel – 594,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Scott Carragher – 448,000 (28 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000
3rd:  $146,000
4th:  $109,000
5th:  $83,000
6th:  $63,000
7th:  $48,500

8th:  Jeremy Dan – $37,500
9th:  Rehman Kassam – $29,500
10th: Nitis Udornpim –  $29,500
11th:  John Hagelgans – $22,800
12th:  Brad Owen – $22,800
13th:  Sameer Batra – $20,500
14th:  Aaron Gao  – $20,500
15th:  Han Ming – $20,500
16th:  Cherish Andrew  –  $20,500

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,755

The Championship is down to the last four table, they are playing 90-minute levels, and aiming to reach the last two tables before bagging up.

32nd: Harrison Gimbel – $27,500
33rd: Dan Chalifour – $27,500
34th: William Pappas – $27,500
35th: Jonathan Bennett – $27,500
36th: Michael Nam – $27,500
37th: Joshua Adcock – $27,500
38th: Nadya Magnus – $27,500
39th: Jarrett Mullins – $27,500

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 68
$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,280
April 7, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Triple Stud event with 64 entries, creating a prize pool worth $33,280. The last eight will cash in the tournament with $1,200 for a min-cash and $11,915 to the champ.

1st: $11,915 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $7,100
3rd: $4,410
4th: $2,995
5th: $2,330
6th: $1,830
7th: $1,500
8th: $1,200

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

In a battle of the blinds, Josh Reichard bet 20,000 from the small blind after the flop and Faraz Jaka called in the big blind. The turn was , Reichard bet 85,000 and Jaka moved all in for 82,000 to get a quick call from Reichard.

Jaka:
Reichard:

Both players paired their queen but Reichard had kicker issues. The river finished the board and Jaka doubled up through the reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champ (for a few more weeks).

Faraz Jaka – 250,000 (25 bb)
Josh Reichard – 847,000 (85 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,755

40th: Sean Astwood – $23,000
41st: Donald Delancy – $23,000
42nd: Asher Neaman – $23,000
43rd: Thomas Boivin – $23,000
44th: Peter Mugar – $23,000
45th: Abbas Hadizadeh – $23,000
46th: Viktor Kovachev – $23,000
47th: David Ha – $23,000

48th: Adrian Hoda – $19,400
49th: Yunkyu Song – $19,400
50th: Jen-Yue Chiang – $19,400
51st: Aaron Augusten – $19,400
52nd: Oniel McCalla – $19,400
53rd: Ory Hen – $19,400
54th: Daniel Lee – $19,400

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

Jeremy Dan was all in with in the hole from the small blind, and Martin Kabhrel had him covered holding pocket sevens in late position.

The final board read , and Dan was eliminated in eighth place for a payout worth $37,500. Martin stacked up 995,000 after the hand.

Martin Kabrhel – 995,000 (99 bb)
Jeremy Dan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($37,500)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 122

Josh Reichard opened from the button, Rehman Kassam moved all in for 118,000 from the small blind and Reichard called to put him at risk.

Reichard:
Kassam:

Kassam ran into a monster at the final table and could not crack aces on the board to exit in ninth place.

Josh Reichard – 825,000 (83 bb)
Rehman Kassam – Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,500)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 122

After a marathon 90-minute money bubble and with the elimination of Nitis Udornpim in tenth place, the final table of the $10,000 Deep Stack was set.

Final Table Seating Chart with Chips:

Seat 1: Grant Wang – 165,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Wantman – 291,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Jeremy Dan – 445,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: David Stefanski – 173,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Josh Reichard – 707,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Faraz Jaka – 120,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Rehman Kassam – 118,000 (12 bb)
Seat 8: Martin Kabhrel – 612,000 (61 bb)
Seat 9: Scott Carragher – 425,000 (42 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000
3rd:  $146,000
4th:  $109,000
5th:  $83,000
6th:  $63,000
7th:  $48,500
8th:  $37,500
9th:  $29,500
10th: Nitis Udornpim –  $29,500
11th:  John Hagelgans – $22,800
12th:  Brad Owen – $22,800
13th:  Sameer Batra – $20,500
14th:  Aaron Gao  – $20,500
15th:  Han Ming – $20,500
16th:  Cherish Andrew  –  $20,500

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 1,755

Viktor Kovachev got all in preflop short holding pocket nines from the big blind, and Danny Shiff had him covered with in the hole.

The final board read , and Kovachev was eliminated in 46th place for $23,000. Shiff stacked up 1.94 million after collecting the pot.

Danny Shiff – 1,940,000 (38 bb)
Viktor Kovachev – Eliminated in 46th Place ($23,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 1,755

Jen-Yue Chiang was all in preflop for 225,000 under the gun, and Mihai Niste had him covered from the small blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Niste :
Chiang:

Board:

Mihai Niste – 4,050,000 (81 bb)
Jen-Yue Chiang – Eliminated in 50th Place ($19,400)