2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  2,937
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585
April 15-20, 2026

“It’s a blessing,” said Johnny Bromberg after winning the mid-series Platinum Stack event. “I’ve been spending a lot of time with my daughter lately, and it’s emotional. I really won it for her.”

Bromberg hasn’t been playing as much poker this series, because he’s been with his four-year-old daughter instead. But he gave himself one day (last Friday night) to play a single flight of the mid-series $800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em event.

“I could only play one flight because I’ve been spending so much time with her,” said Bromberg. “Luckily I bagged, and then everything went right on Day 2 and Day 3.”

It was a huge event, with 2,937 entries generating a prizepool worth $2,070,585, more than doubling the $1 million guarantee. And by surviving Day 1 with a healthy stack, Bromberg was guaranteed a cash. He then cruised through Day 2, finishing third in chips with 11 players left.

Bromberg started Day 3 feeling strong.

“I felt really good because I’ve been in these spots before,” said Bromberg. “I felt like I had more experience than the other players, and I felt like they would make more mistakes.”

And things seemed to fall into place for Bromberg as he played his way toward the trophy.

“I made a lot of the right bluffs at the right time,” said Bromberg, “and all my hands held when I was ahead. So everything went right today.”

Well, not everything. Duc Vu went on a hot streak at the final table, knocking out two of the first four players before playing a pretty big pot against Bromberg. Vu raised preflop and bet every street on a board of , moving all in on the river.

Bromberg folded that hand, dropping down to just 22 big blinds as Vu took the chip lead with 133 big blinds.

“I got down to like 22 bigs,” said Bromberg, “but I never really panicked because I was just going to wait and I figured I could outplay everyone.”

Bromberg didn’t have to wait long.

Within the next 15 minutes, Bromberg took out the other two short stacks (Chase Hounshell in fifth place, David Moses in fourth). Bromberg was the shortest stack of the final three players, but he was sitting comfortably with 63 big blinds.

At that point, the average stack was worth 98 big blinds, and it looked like action could continue for hours before reaching a winner.

But it was only 15 minutes later that Bromberg and Vu played another big hand. Bromberg three-bet it to 10 million from the big blind, and Vu called. The flop came , Bromberg bet 11 million, and Vu called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 13 million, and Bromberg check-raised all in. Vu tanked for a very long time before he folded, and Bromberg took that pot — and the chip lead.

It wasn’t long before Josh Hillock and Bromberg reraised back and forth, with Bromberg five-betting all in with , and Hillock calling with . The queens held up to knock out Hillock in third place, and Bromberg had a 2.4-to-1 lead for the start of heads-up play against Vu.

Heads-up play only lasted about 20 minutes before Vu four-bet all in with , right into Bromberg’s .

“He’s very aggressive,” said Bromberg about Vu. “He made it five million. I made it 20 million, and he thought I was full of shit. He just jammed, and I snapped. Luckily, it held.”

The board came , and Bromberg’s ace-king held up for him to win the pot, the title, the trophy, and $258,125. It’s the biggest live cash of Bromberg’s career, and as he said earlier, he did it for his four-year-old daughter.

This is Bromberg’s fifth trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, so we asked him what keeps him coming back.

“This is the best casino,” said Bromberg. “It’s run the best, and I live in Miami, so this is like my home court. I got to win in front of all my friends.”

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised to 5,000,000, Johnny Bromberg reraised from the big blind to 20,000,000, and Vu four-bet all in for roughly 76,000,000.

Bromberg snap-called with , and Vu turned over . Vu needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bromberg won the pot — along with the title, the trophy, and $258,125 — with his ace.

Duc Vu finished as the runner-up, earning $176,000.

Congratulations to Johnny Bromberg!

Day 3 Results:

1st:  Johnny Bromberg  –  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Duc Vu  –  $176,000
3rd:  Josh Hillock  –  $131,000
4th:  David Moses  –  $101,000
5th:  Chase Hounshell  –  $74,000
6th:  Francisco Pulido  –  $56,000
7th:  Tomas Schlesinger  –  $43,500
8th:  Felipe Roldan  –  $33,500
9th:  Jorge Guzman  –  $26,500
10th:  Shane Dellus  –  $26,500
11th:  Kayla Clackum  –  $21,900

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,937

With the board showing on the turn, the players put in about 6,000,000 each.

The river card was the , Vu bet 17,000,000, and Bromberg called. Vu showed for king high, and Bromberg turned over to win the pot with two pair, aces and fives.

Johnny Bromberg  –  208,800,000  (174 bb)
Duc Vu  –  84,900,000  (71 bb)

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,937

In the first hand of heads-up play, Johnny Bromberg raised to 4,000,000, Duc Vu reraised from the big blind to 7,500,000, and Bromberg called.

The flop came , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 8,000,000, and Bromberg called.

The turn card was the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 9,000,000, and Bromberg folded. Vu took the first pot of heads-up play.

Johnny Bromberg  –  191,200,000  (159 bb)
Duc Vu  –  102,500,000  (85 bb)

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 2,937

Josh Hillock raised from the small blind to 3,500,000, Johnny Bromberg reraised from the big blind to 10,000,000, and Hillock thought for a while before he reraised to 25,500,000.

Bromberg paused for a moment before he five-bet all in, and Hillock said, “Alright, let’s do this,” and he called all in for about 58,000,000 with .

Bromberg turned over , and Hillock needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hillock turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bromberg won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Hillock in third place.

Josh Hillock  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($131,000)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Johnny Bromberg  –  207,900,000  (173 bb)
Duc Vu  –  85,800,000  (72 bb)

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000

Reminder:  In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,937

The players return from break to begin Level 35, with increased blinds of 600,000-1,200,000 with a big blind ante of 1,200,000.

With three players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 97,900,000 (82 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Johnny Bromberg  –  116,700,000  (97 bb)
Seat 2.  Duc Vu  –  89,300,000  (74 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Hillock  –  87,700,000  (73 bb)

And here are today’s payouts:

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000
3rd:  $131,000

4th:  David Moses  –  $101,000
5th:  Chase Hounshell  –  $74,000
6th:  Francisco Pulido  –  $56,000
7th:  Tomas Schlesinger  –  $43,500
8th:  Felipe Roldan  –  $33,500
9th:  Jorge Guzman  –  $26,500
10th:  Shane Dellus  –  $26,500
11th:  Kayla Clackum  –  $21,900

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised from the button to 2,200,000, Josh Hillock called from the small blind, and Johnny Bromberg reraised from the big blind to 10,000,000. Vu called, and Hillock folded.

The flop came , Bromberg bet 11,000,000, and Vu called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 13,000,000, and Bromberg check-raised all in for 62,200,000.

Vu waited for an exact count and tanked for a long time before he folded, and Bromberg took the pot — and the chip lead — without showing his cards.

Seat 1.  Johnny Bromberg  –  133,400,000  (133 bb)
Seat 2.  Duc Vu  –  96,300,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Hillock  –  84,000,000  (84 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 97,900,000 (98 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $131,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,937

Johnny Bromberg took a look at the stack of David Moses in the big blind before he moved all in from the small blind.

Moses called all in from the big blind for 15,700,000 with , and Bromberg turned over . Moses needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Moses flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bromberg won the pot with a rivered full house, fives full of jacks, to eliminate Moses in fourth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  62,700,000  (63 bb)
David Moses  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($101,000)

With three players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 97,900,000 (98 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $131,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,937

Chase Hounshell completed the small blind to 1,000,000, Johnny Bromberg moved all in from the big blind, and Hounshell called all in for roughly 9,000,000 with .

Bromberg turned over , and Hounshell needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bromberg paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Hounshell in fifth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  46,000,000  (46 bb)
Chase Hounshell  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($74,000)

With four players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 73,400,000 (73 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $101,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised from the hijack to 2,500,000, and Johnny Bromberg called from the small blind.

The flop came , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 3,000,000, and Bromberg called.

The turn card double-paired the board with the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 6,000,000, and Bromberg called.

The river card was the , Bromberg checked, Vu moved all in, and Bromberg thought for a while before he folded. Vu took the pot to increase his chip lead.

Duc Vu  –  133,300,000  (133 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  22,000,000  (22 bb)

Previous chipleader Josh Hillock is now second in chips with about 97 million.

Josh Hillock  –  97,000,000  (97 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 58,700,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,000 each.