2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  437
Prize Pool:  $144,210
April 26, 2026

Event 61 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 437 entries for a prize pool of $144,210.

A heads-up chop was made between the final two players and Avi Frier was the slight chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 61 winner for $21,575.

*denotes heads-up chop

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  437
Prize Pool:  $144,210
April 26, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 437 entries, pushing the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $144,210. The last 55 spots will be paid with $660 for a min-cash and $25,950 plus the Showdown trophy to the winner.

1st: $25,950 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $17,200
3rd: $12,800
4th: $9,600
5th: $7,200
6th: $5,500
7th: $4,240
8th: $3,300
9th-10th: $2,580
11th-12th: $2,340
13th-15th: $2,060
16th-19th: $1,760
20th-23rd: $1,480
24th-31st: $1,220
32nd-39th: $1,000
40th-47th: $800
48th-55th: $660

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Not everyone can make Day 2 of the Championship, so we have a couple fun trophy events running today. One with a smaller buy-in and one with a bigger one later this afternoon, kicking it off with Showdown Event 61 at noon.

This is a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll sit with 20K in their stacks, and the first six levels last 20 minutes, then go to 30 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 4:30 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 61 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 61 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 62 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 11
• Event 62 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 63 – $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 63 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 64 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 64 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 65 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 65 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Turbo Event 62 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $10,000 Event 62
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
• Structure Sheet