2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  190
Prize Pool:  $380,000
April 22-23, 2026

Event 50 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 190 entries produced a prize pool of $380,000, nearly doubling the guarantee. Earning the outright victory was Dylan Kahn for $87,800.

This win marked Kahn’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $1,100 Bounty event during the 2025 Showdown.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 190

A few minutes into heads-up play, with the board showing on the turn, Rick Mechammil got his short stack all in with for a full house, tens full of fives.

But Dylan Kahn turned over for a higher full house, tens full of eights, and Mechammil was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Kahn won the pot — along with the title, the trophy, and $87,800 — with a full house, tens full of eights.

Rick Mechammil finished as the runner-up, earning $59,000.

Congratulations to Dylan Kahn!

1st:  Dylan Kahn  –  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Rick Mechammil  –  $59,000
3rd:  Aaron Gao  –  $43,500
4th:  Victoria Livschitz  –  $32,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $24,600
6th:  Ira Friedman  –  $18,800
7th:  Dylan Linde  –  $14,400
8th:  Luke Graham  –  $11,200
9th:  Josef Snejberg  –  $8,800

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 190

Aaron Gao got it all in from the button for 840,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Dylan Kahn in the small blind.

The board came , and Kahn rivered a queen-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Gao in third place.

Aaron Gao  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($43,500)

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

Dylan Kahn  –  4,090,000  (68 bb)
Rick Mechammil  –  665,000  (11 bb)

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 190

After a flop of , Aaron Gao checked from the small blind, Dylan Kahn bet 125,000 from the big blind, and Gao called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Gao checked, and Kahn used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he bet 400,000. Gao used a Time Chip of his own to tank for a while before he called, and Kahn turned over for trip deuces.

Gao mucked, and Kahn took the pot.

Seat 1.  Aaron Gao  –  840,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Kahn  –  3,125,000  (63 bb)
Seat 3.  Rick Mechammil  –  785,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500

With three players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (32 big blinds).

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 190

Aaron Gao raised from the button to 100,000, Rick Mechammil moved all in from the big blind, and Gao called all in for 750,000 with .

Mechammil turned over , and Gao needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and they swapped outs after flopping different gutshot straight draws, but neither improved any further. Gao won the pot with his jack kicker to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Aaron Gao  –  1,575,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Kahn  –  2,215,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Rick Mechammil  –  960,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500

With three players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (32 big blinds).

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 190

Rick Mechammil raised from the button to 200,000, Aaron Gao moved all in from the small blind for 480,000, and Mechammil quickly called with .

Gao turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Gao caught runner-runner clubs to win the pot with a king-high flush and double up in chips.

Aaron Gao  –  1,060,000  (21 bb)
Rick Mechammil  –  1,875,000  (38 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,500 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 190

Victoria Livschitz moved all in from the cutoff for 170,000, and Aaron Gao called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and Gao won the pot with his ten high to eliminate Livschitz in fourth place.

Aaron Gao  –  1,415,000  (35 bb)
Victoria Livschitz  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($32,500)

With three players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,500 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 190

With the board showing on the turn, Victoria Livschitz checked from the small blind, and Rick Mechammil bet 125,000 from the hijack. Tim Capretta moved all in from the cutoff for about 500,000, and Livschitz folded.

Mechammil quickly called with for a pair of kings, and Capretta turned over for a gutshot straight-flush draw. Capretta needed a diamond or a ten to stay alive.

The river card paired the board with the , and Mechammil won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Capretta in fifth place.

Rich Mechammil  –  2,625,000  (66 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($24,600)

With four players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,190,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 190

Ira Friedman was short-stacked and all in from the button with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Rick Mechammil in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Mechammil to win the pot and eliminate Friedman in sixth place.

Rick Mechammil
Ira Friedman  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($18,800)

With five players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,600 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

The players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000.

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (20 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Tim Capretta  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Gao  –  1,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Victoria Livschitz  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Dylan Kahn  –  695,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Ira Friedman  –  210,000  (5 bb)
Seat 6.  Rick Mechammil  –  1,720,000  (43 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800

7th:  Dylan Linde  –  $14,400
8th:  Luke Graham  –  $11,200
9th:  Josef Snejberg  –  $8,800