2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $95,160
April 16, 2026

Event 27 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 183 entries generated a prize pool of $95,160, more than doubling the guarantee.

A three-way even chop was agreed to at the final table and Arun Balasubramanian was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 27 winner for $15,960.

*denotes three-way chop

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 183

TABLE 57
Seat 1.  Roger Wentz  –  176,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  T.K. Miles  –  270,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  643,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Bermudez  –  666,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Rick Ruffman  –  182,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Steve Glasscock  –  612,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7.  Maikel Cruz  –  655,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.

TABLE 65
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Andres Korn  –  1,019,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Thomas Schafer  –  496,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Kao Saechao  –  422,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Nathan Thrush  –  659,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Andrew Brinkley  –  671,000  (42 bb)
Seat 9.  David Moses  –  821,000  (51 bb)

With 13 players remaining from the field of 183 entries, the average stack is around 563,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $22,180 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $14,800
3rd:  $10.900
4th:  $8,200
5th:  $6,200
6th:  $4,720
7th:  $3,640
8th:  $2,820
9th-10th:  $2,220
11th-12th:  $1,820
13th:  $1,500

14th:  Jeanine Royce  –  $1,500
15th:  Orlando Maldonado  –  $1,500
16th:  Pietro Logiudice  –  $1,240
17th:  Robby Kim  –  $1,240
18th:  Christopher Klementis  –  $1,240
19th:  Miriam Sharon  –  $1,240
20th:  Jason Kwartler  –  $1,040
21st:  Joshua Lee  –  $1,040
22nd:  Solange Lucas  –  $1,040
23rd:  Andrew Difeo  –  $1,040

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $95,160
April 16, 2026

Event 27 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 183 entries generated a prize pool of $95,160, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 23 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,040.

Up for the winner is $22,180.

1st:  $22,180 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $14,800
3rd:  $10.900
4th:  $8,200
5th:  $6,200
6th:  $4,720
7th:  $3,640
8th:  $2,820
9th-10th:  $2,220
11th-12th:  $1,820
13th-15th:  $1,500
16th-19th:  $1,240
20th-23rd:  $1,040

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 183

The player return from dinner to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 183, which would generate a prizepool worth more than $95,000. The official numbers and prizepool should be released soon, and we will post them here in the updates.

With 72 players remaining from a field of 183, the average chip stack is around 101,500 (34 big blinds). A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up four players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Andrew Brinkley  –  390,500  (130 bb)
2.  Tom Schafer  –  268,500  (90 bb)
3.  Carlos Bermudez  –  259,000  (86 bb)
4.  Pietro Logiudice  –  252,000  (84 bb)

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  174

Level 9 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

There are 174 entries in the field so far, and with 63 players remaining at the dinner break, the average chip stack is around 110,500 (37 big blinds). Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break (6:15 pm).

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  137

The $600 Forty-Forty-Forty field is having a great time and players are turning up for the big one-day trophy event with all the 40s and made up of those 40 or older.

It’s a good time and they are building a nice prize. They crushed the $40,000 guarantee a long time ago and are working on doubling it before registration closes at 6:15 pm.

Some familiar faces on that side of the room include Solange Lucas, Raminder Singh, Ryan Gianquitti, Paul Balzano, Sean Phillippi (check his ID), Judy Bielan, David Moses (someone check his ID too), Pasquale Caiazza, Eric Kolodny, and Nancy Birnbaum.

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  40

Add another 40 to the fun theme of this new event, when the 40th entry hit the field midway through Level 1.

That gets them more than halfway to the $40,000 guarantee with registration open until 6:15 pm. There’s plenty of time to get down here and join the fun.

$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Brand spanking new tournament hits the schedule this morning at 11 am with Showdown Event 27. A fun structure called the Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ with a $600 buy-in.

It has a $40,000 guaranteed prize pool, 40K starting stacks, and 40-minute levels from start to finish. You also need to be 40 or older to participate and late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 6:15 pm.

Come check it out!

• $40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 23 Day 1C – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 27 – $600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 28 – $1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 29 – $400 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 23 Day 1D – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 30 – $400 Deep Stack Eight-Handed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $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 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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