2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $176,000
April 20-21, 2026

The third of three Seniors 50+ Events on the Showdown schedule featured a $2,200 buy-in, a two-day format, and drew 88 entries for a $176,000 prize pool. After bouncing back from a very short stack, Ekrem Bozkurt took the top for $49,545 in a heads-up deal.

Congrats Ekrem!

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 88

After the elimination of Matt Glantz in third place, the final two players quickly agreed to an ICM deal to adjust the payouts and end the tournament.

These were their official chip counts:

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  1,845,000  (92 bb)
Randolph Pisane  –  795,000  (40 bb)

As chipleader, Ekrem Bozkurt was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. These are the payouts they’ve agreed to:

1st:  Ekrem Bozkurt  –  $49,545 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Randolph Pisane  –  $40,880

Congratulations to Ekrem Bozkurt!

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 88

In the first hand after the break, Ekrem Bozkurt raised from the small blind to 75,000, Matt Glantz reraised from the big blind to 215,000, and Bozkurt four-bet all in.

Glantz called all in for 575,000 with , and Bozkurt turned over . Glantz needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bozkurt spiked a four on the river to win the pot and eliminate Glantz in third place.

Matt Glantz  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($21,625)

Here are the chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  1,845,000  (92 bb)
Randolph Pisane  –  795,000  (40 bb)

1st:  $56,105 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $34,320

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 88

The players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000.

With three players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 880,000 (44 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Randolph Pisane  –  795,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Ekrem Bozkurt  –  1,250,000  (63 bb)
Seat 3.  Matt Glantz  –  595,000  (30 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $56,105 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $34,320
3rd:  $21,625

4th:  Dan Heimiller  –  $14,445
5th:  Paul Fisher  –  $11,000
6th:  Uri Kadosh  –  $8,800
7th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $7,310
8th:  John Holley  –  $6,160
9th:  Ira Friedman  –  $5,675
10th:  Richard Rice  –  $5,280
11th:  Howard Mash  –  $5,280

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 88

After a flop of , Ekrem Bozkurt checked from the big blind, Dan Heimiller bet 65,000 from under the gun, and Bozkurt called.

The turn card was a , Bozkurt checked, Heimiller moved all in for roughly 150,000, and Bozkurt called with for trip eights.

Heimiller turned over for two pair, queens and tens, and he needed to catch a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card was a , and Bozkurt won the pot to eliminate Heimiller in fourth place.

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  1,250,000  (78 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($14,445)

With three players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 880,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $880,000 each.

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 88

Paul Fisher moved all in under the gun for 95,000, and Matt Glantz called from the big blind with .

Fisher turned over , and unless somebody were to make a flush, it would be a chopped pot.

The board came , and Glantz caught runner-runner clubs to win the pot with a club flush and eliminate Fisher in fifth place.

Matt Glantz  –  720,000  (45 bb)
Paul Fisher  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($11,000)

With four players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 660,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,445 each.

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 88

Uri Kadosh moved all in under the gun for 160,000, and Ekrem Bozkurt called from the small blind with .

Kadosh turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Kadosh turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bozkurt won the pot with his pocket threes to eliminate Kadosh in sixth place.

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  980,000  (61 bb)
Uri Kadosh  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($8,800)

With five players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 528,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,000 each.

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 88

Ekrem Bozkurt raised UTG+1 to 35, Fred Goldberg reraised from the small blind to 110,000, and Bozkurt tanked for a while before he moved all in for about 425,000.

Goldberg snap-called all in for about 355,000 with , but Bozkurt turned over . Goldberg needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Bozkurt to win the pot and eliminate Goldberg in seventh place.

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  826,000  (41 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($7,310)

With six players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 440,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,800 each.

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 88

Randolph Pisane moved all in from the cutoff for 152,000, and Dan Heimiller moved all in over the top from the small blind for 642,000 with .

Pisane turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Pisane to win the pot and double up in chips.

Randolph Pisane  –  336,000  (17 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  490,000  (25 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 377,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,310 each.

$2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 88

John Holley moved all in for roughly 100,000 with , but he ran into Ekrem Bozkurt’s .

Holley never improved, and Bozkurt won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Holley in eighth place.

Ekrem Bozkurt  –  250,000  (16 bb)
John Holley  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($6,160)

With seven players remaining from a field of 88 entries, the average chip stack is around 377,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,310 each.