$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

Dylan Kahn raised from the hijack to 65,000, Tim Capretta moved all in from the small blind for 280,000, and Kahn called with .

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

The board came , and Capretta won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  620,000  (31 bb)
Dylan Kahn  –  600,000  (20 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,800 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

Dylan Linde moved all in from UTG+1 for 105,000, and Victoria Livschitz called from the button with . Linde turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Livschitz flopped a higher flush draw, but Linde rivered a full house, eights full of fours, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dylan Linde  –  275,000  (11 bb)
Victoria Livschitz  –  575,000  (23 bb)

Two hands later, Rick Mechammil moved all in from the small blind, and Linde called all in from the big blind for 250,000 with .

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

The board came , and Mechammil paired his ten on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Linde in seventh place.

Rick Mechammil  –  1,660,000  (66 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($14,400)

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,800 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 190

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 190

Short stack Josef Snejberg raised UTG+1 to 55,000, leaving himself a single 5K chip behind, and Aaron Gao called from the cutoff.

Both players checked to the river on a board of . Snejberg showed for king high, but Gao turned over to win the pot with ace high.

Aaron Gao  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Josef Snejberg  –  5,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Snejberg moved all in under the gun for 5,000, Ira Friedman completed the small blind to 20,000, and Rick Mechammil raised from the big blind to 70,000. Friedman folded.

Snejberg turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Mechammil’s .

The board came , and Snejberg flopped a pair and a straight draw, but improved no further. Mechammil flopped a higher pair of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Snejberg in ninth place.

Rick Mechammil  –  1,060,000  (53 bb)
Josef Snejberg  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($8,800)

With eight players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 595,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,200 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 190

The $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 190 entries, smashing the $200,000 guarantee, and nine players return at noon today to play it out for the title.

Seat 1.  Josef Snejberg  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Linde  –  295,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Luke Graham  –  290,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Capretta  –  585,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Aaron Gao  –  1,090,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6.  Victoria Livschitz  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Dylan Kahn  –  630,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Ira Friedman  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Rick Mechammil  –  1,035,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800
7th:  $14,400
8th:  $11,200
9th:  $8,800

10th:  David Moses  –  $8,800
11th:  Abel Gebeyehu  –  $7,000
12th:  Jonah Labranche  –  $7,000
13th:  Eric Firestone  –  $5,800
14th:  Alexander Farahi  –  $5,800
15th:  Caio Sobral  –  $5,800
16th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $4,800
17th:  Carlos Vizoso  –  $4,800
18th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $4,800
19th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $4,800
20th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $4,000
21st:  Fred Goldberg  –  $4,000
22nd:  Joey Weissman  –  $4,000
23rd:  Elvyn Bello  –  $4,000
24th:  Maxime Lenders  –  $4,000

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Event 49 Day 2 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts
• Event 49 Payouts

12PM: Event 50 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 50 Day 2 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts
• Event 50 Payouts

12PM: Event 52 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 52 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 53 – $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 (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 53 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 54 – $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 54 Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)

• Benefiting Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Florida
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 antre
Players Remaining:  9 of 190

The final table of Event 50: $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em begins Thursday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1.  Josef Snejberg  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Linde  –  295,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Luke Graham  –  290,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Capretta  –  585,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Aaron Gao  –  1,090,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6.  Victoria Livschitz  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Dylan Kahn  –  630,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Ira Friedman  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Rick Mechammil  –  1,035,000  (52 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 190 entries, the average stack is about 530,000 (27 big blinds).

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800
7th:  $14,400
8th:  $11,200
9th:  $8,800

10th:  David Moses  –  $8,800
11th:  Abel Gebeyehu  –  $7,000
12th:  Jonah Labranche  –  $7,000
13th:  Eric Firestone  –  $5,800
14th:  Alexander Farahi  –  $5,800
15th:  Caio Sobral  –  $5,800
16th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $4,800
17th:  Carlos Vizoso  –  $4,800
18th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $4,800
19th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $4,800
20th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $4,000
21st:  Fred Goldberg  –  $4,000
22nd:  Joey Weissman  –  $4,000
23rd:  Elvyn Bello  –  $4,000
24th:  Maxime Lenders  –  $4,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 antre
Players Remaining:  32 of 190

The $2K two-day event is approaching the money bubble and Caio Sobral leads with 366,000, followed closely by Matthew Lambrecht with 365,000.

Paly will continue until the final table of nine players is set.

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. The final 24 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $4,000.

Up top for the winner is $87,800.

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800
7th:  $14,400
8th:  $11,200
9th-10th:  $8,800
11th-12th:  $7,000
13th-15th:  $5,800
16th-19th:  $4,800
20th-24th:  $4,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  100

We have a great start to the $2,200 Deep Stack this afternoon with the $200,000 guarantee reached not long after the first break. With registration open until 5:45 pm, we have a lot of time to run it up.

Some early friends in action include Natasha Mercier, Brian Altman, Landon Tice, Eugene Katchalov, Jessica Dawley, yesterday’s Heads-Up event champ Nick Yunis, Paul Domb, Brian Yoon, David Moses, and Joe McKeehen.