$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 473

Flight A:  473 Entries;  60 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~9:30 p.m.)
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 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 473

With two nearly simultaneous eliminations, the Money Bubble burst for Flight A before hand-for-hand play could even begin.

Action ended with 14:24 remaining in Level 15, with blinds at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with blinds at the same point as the starting flight that finished the earliest.

The 60 surviving players have bagged up their chips for Day 2, and the big stack belongs to John David Howe, who finished with 472,000 (118 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.  John David Howe  –  472,000  (118 bb)
2.  Ivan Marynych  –  397,000  (99 bb)
3.  Larry Klur  –  332,000  (83 bb)
4.  Elvio Cescato  –  302,000  (76 bb)
5.  Steven Vaserman  –  302,000  (76 bb)

Flight B 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 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  66 of 473

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up two big stacks above 400K in chips:

1.  Ivan Marynych  –  426,000  (107 bb)
2.  John David Howe  –  411,000  (103 bb)

With 66 players remaining from a flight of 473, the average chip stack is around 143,000 (36 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, where everyone will start the day in the money.

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

Flight B of Showdown Event 1 starts at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and will build on the great start in the early flight. The $400 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament has a healthy $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and eight starting flights for you to find a bag.

Players sit down with 20K in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

Play will continue until only 12.5% of the field remains and those with chips will come back 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 (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 A Entries:  473

Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with a huge turnout of 473 entries. That’s a huge start for the $400 Deep Stack tournament and setting a pace to crush the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Action will continue until 60 players remain, and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  430

Level 8 is running its course and time is running out to jump in this first flight of what is going to be a massive tournament. We have 440 entries in the mix, a fair number more than for this same flight last year, and a busy weekend ahead.

They will close out this level, take another 15-minute break, and registration will close at 2:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  260

We are running out the clock on Level 4 and players will soon head off for their first break of the day.

A little time to hit the snack bar in the lobby or Constant Grind around the corner. They will return to play four more levels before we close registration for the opening flight of the $1,000,000 guaranteed opener.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  195

Showdown Event 1 is off to a great start with nearly 200 entries in the first hour and many many more expected as we get closer to the busy weekend.

Among the early adopters, we found two WSOP bracelet winners at Table 9 at the front of the room. Jacquelyn Scott was the 2015 WSOP Ladies Champion and Howard Mash won the $1K WSOP Seniors Championship in 2019.

Other friends in the field include Iman Dan, Rene Castillo, Justin Datloff, Mark Gaudino, Nagui Yassa, Thomas Gari, and Allan Bieler.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries:  67

Cards are in the air for the 2026 Poker Showdown with Flight A of Event 1 underway. The first of 73 trophy events over three weeks of action with more than $7.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Flight A will work through the first four levels of the day before taking a little break from the action.

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

The longest series of the year gets underway this morning with Flight A of Showdown Event 1 at 10 am. The series features more than $7.5 million in guarantees and this $400 Deep Stack is responsible for $1,000,000 of it.

With eight starting flights and an expected big opening weekend, we are ready for a huge number in the Grand Ballroom.

Players start with 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.

Action 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