$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  53 of 425

Flight C was playing down to the final 54 players, and when somebody busted in 56th place, they stopped the clock to finish the hands in progress and begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

But as those hands played out, not one but two people busted, leaving the remaining 53 players advancing to Day 2.

Action ended with 12:00 remaining in Level 15, with blinds at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante. Day 2 will begin on Sunday at 1:00 pm with blinds at the same point as the starting flight that finished earlier.

Of the 53 survivors from this flight, the biggest stack belongs to Ramy Guirguis, who bagged up 524,000 (131 big blinds). The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but here is a look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Ramy Guirguis  –  524,000  (131 bb)
2.  Dejan Petkovic  –  487,000  (122 bb)
3.  Brad Butcher  –  337,000  (84 bb)
4.  Joshua Price  –  297,000  (74 bb)
5.  Maxwell Young  –  256,000  (64 bb)

Flight D is already underway, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (9:30 pm). Each flight will play down to the final 12.5% of the field, and everyone who advances to Day 2 will be in the money.

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

The fourth flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway and the $400 Deep Stack gets one step closer to crushing its $1,000,000 guarantee. The tournament drew 1,305 over the first three flights so beating the guarantee is a lock, then we can start predicting how big the prize pool gets.

• $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
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  425

Registration closed for Flight C of the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 425 entries, putting the combined total at 1,305 and they have contributed $430K toward the $1,000,000 guarantee.

This is going to get pretty big.

Action will continue until 54 players remain and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip Counts Thru Flight B

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  420

You are running out of time if you want to jump in Flight C of the $400 Deep Stack, they will play out this and reg will close at 2:30 pm after the second break. They once again topped the number from last year so a big number is in the making.

Some other friends in the field include James Calderaro, Sun Choi, Ruth Ruffman, Maxwell Young, Al Norman, Ricardo Eyzaguirre and Ryan Hogan.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  254

We are heading toward the afternoon hours and players in Flight C are looking at their first break coming at the top of the hour.

There are more than 1,100 entries total in the tournament so far, more than a third of the way toward the $1,000,000 guarantee, and we are looking to smash that number.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  195

We have a great turnout again this morning, with nearly 200 entries so far, putting the combined total over 1,000 for the tournament so far, with a very busy weekend coming up.

Some early friends in the field include Noah Schwartz, Elissa Halbreich, Jeff Kessler, Michael Gulliford, Paul Domb, Howard Mash, Nashaat Antonious, and Eric Kolodny.

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

Two flights are down for the 2026 Showdown opening event with two more today to get us halfway home. The $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 880 entries on a full Wednesday and they will crush the $1,000,000 guarantee by the time we reach the weekend.

They’ll sit down to 20K in their stacks and all 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 2:30 pm.

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

• $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 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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

6PM: Event 7 – $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (Re-Entry)

• 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 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $800 and $400 event plus $500 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 880

Flight A:  473 Entries;  60 Advanced
Flight B:  407 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  190 of 407

Flight B of Showdown Event 1 closed with 407 entries, bringing the total field size to 880 entries through the opening two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 51 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A