Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

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

• Event 52 Day 2 Seat Assignments and Chip Counts
• Event 52 Payouts

12PM: Event 57 – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 57 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 58 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $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 (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

7PM: $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 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $1,050 Turbo Event 62 Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Event 62
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $220,190  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

The final table of Event 52: $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em begins Friday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1.  Alex Kim  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Pasquale  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Yifu He  –  1,420,000  (71 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Sabean  –  120,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Jeremy Becker  –  1,315,000  (66 bb)
Seat 6.  Martin Rotsztain  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7.  Dale Roesel  –  600,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Mark Babekov  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Matt Salsberg  –  215,000  (11 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 227 entries, the average stack is about 630,000 (32 big blinds).

1st:  $48,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $32,000
3rd:  $23,900
4th:  $17,900
5th:  $13,500
6th:  $10,300
7th:  $7,900
8th:  $6,200
9th:  $4,820

10th:  Seth Fischer  –  $4,820
11th:  Yan Jiang  –  $3,980
12th:  Brett Apter  –  $3,980
13th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $3,400
14th:  Travell Thomas  –  $3,400
15th:  Michael Slate  –  $3,400
16th:  Thomas Tramutola  –  $2,820
17th:  Herbert Nairn  –  $2,820
18th:  Nicholas Palma  –  $2,820
19th:  Loni Harwood Hui  –  $2,820
20th:  Alan Nacinovic  –  $2,320
21st:  Michael Bohmerwald  –  $2,320
22nd:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $2,320
23rd:  Vinny Pahuja  –  $2,320
24th:  Joseph Brum Pacheco  –  $1,940
25th:  Raynel Hernandez  –  $1,940
26th:  Jessica Dawley  –  $1,940
27th:  Benjamin Moschel  –  $1,940
28th:  Moshe Refaelovitz  –  $1,940
29th:  Jason Hickey  –  $1,940

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $220,190  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 227

The players in the $1K returned from dinner break with 51 players remaining. Here were the chip leaders:

1.  Herbert Nairn  –  392,000  (98 bb)
2.  Matt Salsberg  –  336,000  (84 bb)
3.  James Anderson  –  307,000  (77 bb)

The final 29 players will finish in the money and Day 1 action will conclude when the final table of nine players is reached.

1st:  $48,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $32,000
3rd:  $23,900
4th:  $17,900
5th:  $13,500
6th:  $10,300
7th:  $7,900
8th:  $6,200
9th-10th:  $4,820
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-29th:  $1,940

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  227
Prize Pool:  $220,190
April 23-24, 2026

Event 52 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 227 entries produced a prize pool of $220,190, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 29 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940

Up top for the winner is $48,490.

1st:  $48,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $32,000
3rd:  $23,900
4th:  $17,900
5th:  $13,500
6th:  $10,300
7th:  $7,900
8th:  $6,200
9th-10th:  $4,820
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-29th:  $1,940

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are one day away from kicking off the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown Championship, so today we have our last big warm-up with Event 52 at noon. The $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament has a $100,000 guarantee and two-day structure.

Players sit with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes until going up to 40 minutes at the final table. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 5:45 pm.

Play will continue until they reach the nine-handed final table and those player return for Day 2 tomorrow at noon.

• $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

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