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Event 18: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
471EricValerioBogotaNJ197,000
472AlexanderTorresHollywoodFL139,000
473MarcoCantizani OliveiraBoca RatonFL176,000
474OricelDiazHollywoodFL75,000
475KobiRibakDelray BeachFL226,000
476DemetricFergusonWilkesboroNC92,000
477HectorPachecoDavieFL174,500
478DavidJacksonLas VegasNV35,000
481MatiasMoranaMiami BeachFL138,000
482MichaelNovinsStaten IslandNY183,500
483AaronHendiMount AiryMD286,000
485PauloMoreiraEast AuroraNY169,000
486JonathanHickmanOld TownFL71,000
487AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL274,000
488AndrewJonesNaplesFL76,000
489TomerAkermanAventuraFL100,000
541CheriSilardTempeAZ40,500
542RaymondHarveyLong Bch TwpNJ186,000
543JenniferAguilarHollywoodFL263,000
544TimothyTobeyKey LargoFL13,000
545NashaatAntoniousLargoFL165,000
546SandroViannaWinter GardenFL222,500
547MarkGaudinoDavieFL33,500
548ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL41,000
549AlejandroRosales SaezHialeahFL74,000
551WilliamUnderdownBoca RatonFL190,500
552TannerMartinelliWhitsettNC82,500
553GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL135,500
554AnthonyCasasMiamiFL207,000
555JosephWatsonMashpeeMA38,500
556MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY144,500
557RonaldSpriggsBaltimoreMD35,500
558MichaelSomervell-BathBuelltonCA170,000
559DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL54,000
562MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL146,500
563DinaOlano ChacinPembroke PinesFL231,500
564JamieDalupanIrvineCA44,500
565NeilZonenashviliAventuraFL142,000
566HaleyBrowningCaryNC68,000
567SokuntheaVoirLas VegasNV247,000
568ChristopherKlementisCalgaryAB124,500
569WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA78,500
621StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL104,500
622RoyYoung JrOcalaFL198,500
623RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL69,000
624ManuelHerrera LopezDavieFL235,000
625JeanineRoyceNew YorkNY99,500
626MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL278,500
627HanyAyoubSanibelFL405,000
628FerranReverte BarreraMiamiFL160,000
629DiWangPembroke PinesFL113,000
631PierrotMassenatMiramarFL105,000
632RogerWentzCarmelIN54,000
633ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA45,000
634MenahemAsherMiamiFL129,000
635BrentHooverOakland ParkFL278,500
636RobertHaganBoca RatonFL71,000
637CarlosNietoMiamiFL164,000
638PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL235,500
639JohnTavssNew YorkNY80,000
641MariaHernandezMiamiFL457,000
643RafikiBrownSunriseFL230,500
644ElijahRuffinChandlerAZ183,000
645MarkNahamaHollywoodFL125,000
646YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL86,000
647BautistaGarcia Dell IsolaMiami BeachFL390,500
648EmreAkgozPanama CityFL270,000
649RafaelLimaDavieFL262,000
701JasonGoffanCoral GablesFL169,000
702ThomasPuccioMiami BeachFL117,000
703ChristophDittrichBuonas98,500
705ZinoviyPelekhFarmington HillsMI72,500
706DorPelegHollywoodFL167,000
707LeroyJones JrHollywoodFL58,500
708JaeSimSuwaneeGA59,500
709GiovanniYepes IsazaBogota36,500
711ReginaldBonhommeTamaracFL213,000
712JosephEsbenshadeBrightonMA74,000
714CoreyMartinPlantationFL180,000
715OleksandrPeretiatkoDania BeachIL87,000
716DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL217,000
717MalikFelix JrChristiansted126,500
718OmarSaderPompano BeachFL265,500
719DelroyReidLauderhillFL78,000
721AlexysPuch ArancibiaLa MolinaPA213,000
722DavidLipsky JrFort LauderdaleFL156,000
723AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL124,000
724AdamMaymonFort LauderdaleFL95,000
725JeremyCostaRiversideRI52,000
726ChrisUnderwoodLantanaFL133,500
727VitoDistefanoLas VegasNV181,000
728JoseGalvez JrHialeahFL38,500
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Event 18: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1MariaHernandezMiamiFL457,000
2HanyAyoubSanibelFL405,000
3BautistaGarcia Dell IsolaMiami BeachFL390,500
4AaronHendiMount AiryMD286,000
5MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL278,500
6BrentHooverOakland ParkFL278,500
7AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL274,000
8EmreAkgozPanama CityFL270,000
9OmarSaderPompano BeachFL265,500
10JenniferAguilarHollywoodFL263,000
11RafaelLimaDavieFL262,000
12SokuntheaVoirLas VegasNV247,000
13PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL235,500
14ManuelHerrera LopezDavieFL235,000
15DinaOlano ChacinPembroke PinesFL231,500
16RafikiBrownSunriseFL230,500
17KobiRibakDelray BeachFL226,000
18SandroViannaWinter GardenFL222,500
19DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL217,000
20ReginaldBonhommeTamaracFL213,000
21AlexysPuch ArancibiaLa MolinaPA213,000
22AnthonyCasasMiamiFL207,000
23RoyYoung JrOcalaFL198,500
24EricValerioBogotaNJ197,000
25WilliamUnderdownBoca RatonFL190,500
26RaymondHarveyLong Bch TwpNJ186,000
27MichaelNovinsStaten IslandNY183,500
28ElijahRuffinChandlerAZ183,000
29VitoDistefanoLas VegasNV181,000
30CoreyMartinPlantationFL180,000
31MarcoCantizani OliveiraBoca RatonFL176,000
32HectorPachecoDavieFL174,500
33MichaelSomervell-BathBuelltonCA170,000
34PauloMoreiraEast AuroraNY169,000
35JasonGoffanCoral GablesFL169,000
36DorPelegHollywoodFL167,000
37NashaatAntoniousLargoFL165,000
38CarlosNietoMiamiFL164,000
39FerranReverte BarreraMiamiFL160,000
40DavidLipsky JrFort LauderdaleFL156,000
41MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL146,500
42MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY144,500
43NeilZonenashviliAventuraFL142,000
44AlexanderTorresHollywoodFL139,000
45MatiasMoranaMiami BeachFL138,000
46GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL135,500
47ChrisUnderwoodLantanaFL133,500
48MenahemAsherMiamiFL129,000
49MalikFelix JrChristiansted126,500
50MarkNahamaHollywoodFL125,000
51ChristopherKlementisCalgaryAB124,500
52AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL124,000
53ThomasPuccioMiami BeachFL117,000
54DiWangPembroke PinesFL113,000
55PierrotMassenatMiramarFL105,000
56StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL104,500
57TomerAkermanAventuraFL100,000
58JeanineRoyceNew YorkNY99,500
59ChristophDittrichBuonas98,500
60AdamMaymonFort LauderdaleFL95,000
61DemetricFergusonWilkesboroNC92,000
62OleksandrPeretiatkoDania BeachIL87,000
63YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL86,000
64TannerMartinelliWhitsettNC82,500
65JohnTavssNew YorkNY80,000
66WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA78,500
67DelroyReidLauderhillFL78,000
68AndrewJonesNaplesFL76,000
69OricelDiazHollywoodFL75,000
70AlejandroRosales SaezHialeahFL74,000
71JosephEsbenshadeBrightonMA74,000
72ZinoviyPelekhFarmington HillsMI72,500
73JonathanHickmanOld TownFL71,000
74RobertHaganBoca RatonFL71,000
75RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL69,000
76HaleyBrowningCaryNC68,000
77JaeSimSuwaneeGA59,500
78LeroyJones JrHollywoodFL58,500
79DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL54,000
80RogerWentzCarmelIN54,000
81JeremyCostaRiversideRI52,000
82ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA45,000
83JamieDalupanIrvineCA44,500
84ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL41,000
85CheriSilardTempeAZ40,500
86JosephWatsonMashpeeMA38,500
87JoseGalvez JrHialeahFL38,500
88GiovanniYepes IsazaBogota36,500
89RonaldSpriggsBaltimoreMD35,500
90DavidJacksonLas VegasNV35,000
91MarkGaudinoDavieFL33,500
92TimothyTobeyKey LargoFL13,000
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Event 18: Prize Pool and Payouts; $22,780 to the Multi-Flight Big Stack Winner

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  895
Prize Pool:  $143,200
April 13-15, 2026

Event 18 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 895 entries across six starting flights generated a prize pool of $143,200. The 92 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $400.

Up top for the winner is $22,780.

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th-31st:  $1,060
32nd-39th:  $880
40th-47th:  $740
48th-55th:  $620
56th-63rd:  $520
64th-77th:  $440
78th-92nd:  $400

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Event 18: Last Three Flights

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

One of the more popular tournaments on our schedule returned yesterday with big money for a small buy-in. Showdown Event 18 is the $200 Big Stack with a huge $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The last three flights go today and they have a little work to do to reach the guarantee.

Flight D: 11 am start; late reg till 2:30 pm
Flight E: 3 pm start; late reg till 6:30 pm
Flight F: 7 pm start; late reg till 10:30 pm

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet
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Showdown Day 7 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 21 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max 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 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 15 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 16 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 22 – $600 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (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 22 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 18 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results

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Event 18: Chip Counts Thru Flight C

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 340

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D: Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Flight E:  Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Flight F:  Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1MariaHernandezMiamiFL457,000
2MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL278,500
3BrentHooverOakland ParkFL278,500
4JenniferAguilarHollywoodFL263,000
5PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL235,500
6RafikiBrownSunriseFL230,500
7DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL217,000
8AnthonyCasasMiamiFL207,000
9RoyYoung JrOcalaFL198,500
10RaymondHarveyLong Bch TwpNJ186,000
11CoreyMartinPlantationFL180,000
12MichaelSomervell-BathBuelltonCA170,000
13JasonGoffanCoral GablesFL169,000
14CarlosNietoMiamiFL164,000
15FerranReverte BarreraMiamiFL160,000
16MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL146,500
17MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY144,500
18NeilZonenashviliAventuraFL142,000
19MalikFelix JrChristiansted126,500
20MarkNahamaHollywoodFL125,000
21AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL124,000
22StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL104,500
23AdamMaymonFort LauderdaleFL95,000
24YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL86,000
25WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA78,500
26JosephEsbenshadeBrightonMA74,000
27AlejandroRosales SaezHialeahFL74,000
28ZinoviyPelekhFarmington HillsMI72,500
29LeroyJones JrHollywoodFL58,500
30DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL54,000
31ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA45,000
32JamieDalupanIrvineCA44,500
33JoseGalvez JrHialeahFL38,500
34GiovanniYepes IsazaBogota36,500
35MarkGaudinoDavieFL33,500
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Event 18: Big Stack Returns

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

One of the more popular tournaments on our schedule returns this morning, something for everyone with a smaller buy-in and big money up for grabs. Showdown Event 18 is the $200 Big Stack with a huge $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

It has three flights today, running nearly non-stop, and three more tomorrow.

Flight A: 11 am start; late reg till 2:30 pm
Flight B: 3 pm start; late reg till 6:30 pm
Flight C: 7 pm start; late reg till 10:30 pm

Pick your game and build a bag for Day 2 on Wednesday.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet
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Showdown Day 6 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 15 Day 1B – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 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 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (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 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 15 Turbo – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 20 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:10pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH (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 20 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results