2026 Showdown Live Updates

Franco Iannamico Wins the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Slater Scoops Outright for $26,210 and a WPT Showdown Seat

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  681
Prize Pool:  $170,250
April 22, 2026

2026 Showdown Event 51 Slater Scoops Champion Franco Iannamico

Event 51 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 681 entries generated a prize pool of $170,250, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Franco Iannamico, winning outright for $26,210 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1FrancoIannamicoBrattiro Di Drapia$26,210 +$3,500 WPT Seat
2IvanMarynychHallandale BeachFL$17,800
3FredericRoetkerLafayetteLA$13,200
4RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL$9,900
5IgorKorkhinAventuraFL$7,500
6JuanQuiroz CastilloBoca RatonFL$5,700
7GerardoBenitezArgentina$4,380
8AlecJahedPrince FrederickMD$3,400
9AlexisGonzalezHialeahFL$2,660
10LondonLawrencePalm Beach GardensFL$2,660
11MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL$2,400
12DeanSultanPlantationFL$2,400
13DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL$2,120
14OlivierEdmondMiami GardensFL$2,120
15DavidRauchPompano BeachFL$2,120
16JasonSimonO'FallonMO$1,860
17WalterNalvarteHollywoodFL$1,860
18JeanFattaParklandFL$1,860
19ChristopherBrownFort LauderdaleFL$1,860
20JohnKingFort MyersFL$1,600
21BenjaminMoschelMiamiFL$1,600
22AnthonyMerlo JrToms RiverNJ$1,600
23JohnWhiteCape CoralFL$1,600
24VinhTranDavieFL$1,360
25IvanChurkinHallandale BeachFL$1,360
26OscarMarquesHialeahFL$1,360
27ChristopherZitoFort LauderdaleFL$1,360
28EkremBozkurtLas VegasNV$1,360
29JosephDi Rosa RojasOrlandoFL$1,360
30KaylaClackumClarksvilleGA$1,360
31JordanMeltzerEverettWA$1,360
32ReynelHernandezMiamiFL$1,120
33StevenGlasscockBixbyOK$1,120
34NicholasRigbySouth ParkPA$1,120
35EngelberthVarelaMiamiFL$1,120
36EvgeniyCataneSunny Isles BeachFL$1,120
37RamyGuirguisPhiladelphiaPA$1,120
38HollanderPreapJacksonvilleFL$1,120
39ZyadQasemPort St. LucieFL$1,120
40StevenLakeClewistonFL$960
41RobertoBendeckHollywoodFL$960
42JeremyShawBoca RatonFL$960
43EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL$960
44KimberlyHenlinCoral SpringsFL$960
45$960
46ChristianReyes JimenezWestonFL$960
47GilfredBertin JrCoral SpringsFL$960
48AlanLeonMiami SpringsFL$800
49KeithCrowderElkins ParkPA$800
50RuslanAbusevFort LauderdaleFL$800
51WillieWiggins JrPembroke PinesFL$800
52NoelAvila MendezHollywoodFL$800
53JasonBarryCoral SpringsFL$800
54JosephMetcalfeMiami BeachFL$800
55EmmanuelMcKenzieHoustonTX$800
56GilGuadalpiNorth MiamiFL$680
57LukeBeckerBoca RatonFL$680
58Jean-PaulDraytonSt. Philip$680
59AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL$680
60TannerMartinelliWhitsettNC$680
61DastanMuratkanovHoustonTX$680
62EricBellerWilton ManorsFL$680
63MichaelTweedlieEnfieldCT$680
64DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL$580
65JonathanOunjianDeerfield BeachFL$580
66HerschelWilliamsGreensboroFL$580
67RobertKuznietzFort LauderdaleFL$580
68WalkerMiskellyTupeloMS$580
69MiriamSharonAventuraFL$580
70JouleKadaduHallandaleFL$580
71MarcSchillerFort LauderdaleFL$580
72DavidMorenoHallandaleFL$580
73BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL$580
74MohammedHossainLehigh AcresFL$580
75MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL$500
76HowardTalesnickBoynton BeachFL$500
77MichaelRozenParklandFL$500
78EdwardSiegelFort LauderdaleFL$500
79GaryLiebermanDavieFL$500
80CarlosFonseca RojasWellingtonFL$500
81JoaquinTorraMiami BeachFL$500
82MenahemAsherMiami BeachFL$500
83JorgeBermudezMiamiFL$500
84JohnValevichSunny Isles BeachFL$500
85CharlesFleuryDavieFL$500
86$500
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 51: Prize Pool and Payouts; $26,315 and $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship Seat to the Winner

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  681
Prize Pool:  $170,250
April 22, 2026

Event 51 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 681 entries generated a prize pool of $170,250, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 86 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $500.

Up top for the winner is $26,310, along with a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

1st:  $26,210 + $3,500 Showdown Championship Seat + Trophy
2nd:  $17,800
3rd:  $13,200
4th:  $9,900
5th:  $7,500
6th:  $5,700
7th:  $4,380
8th:  $3,400
9th-10th:  $2,660
11th-12th:  $2,400
13th-15th:  $2,120
16th-19th:  $1,860
20th-23rd:  $1,600
24th-31st:  $1,360
32nd-39th:  $1,120
40th-47th:  $960
48th-55th:  $800
56th-63rd:  $680
64th-74th: $580
75th-86th:  $500

2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 51: Great Night for Slater Scoops

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$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  575

The Slater Scoops Quad Stack, hosted by our friend Andy Slater, has been a regular, popular tournament in our Poker Room, and it has become a recent addition to our big series schedules.

The turnouts have been amazing, and today is no different. The field has 575 entries so far, already crushing the $100,000 guarantee, and there’s still an hour to build the prize pool higher.

Here’s a look at some of our friends having a great time in the fun tournament:

Andy Slater
Mike Beasley
Willie Wiggins (left) and Brent Hoover (right)
Andre Bryan (left) and Daniel Pearlman (right)
Ronnie Morone
Roberto Bendeck
Zoltan Czinkota
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 51: Slater Scoops

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$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Andy Slater, Event 51 namesake and host

We have a very special tournament kicking off at 4 pm. The $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack has rapidly grown in popularity on our schedules and we expect another huge turnout. The tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a WPT Poker Showdown Championship seat to first place.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 8:30 pm.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 Poker Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Showdown Day 15 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 49 Day 1 – $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 49 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 37 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 46 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

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

  • $200,000 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 50 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 51 – $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 Poker Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $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 (3:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $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 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $1,050 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into any Showdown $10K event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 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 (11:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results