2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  78
Prize Pool:  $60,060
Bounty Prize Pool:  $15,600
April 10, 2026

Event 9 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 78 entries produced a prize pool of $60,060, with an additional $15,600 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Anatoly Nikitin, winning outright for $20,070.

The win marked Nikitin’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $10K NLHE event during the 2025 Showdown. It also comes on the heels of his impressive showing during the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, where he took third place in the $25K High Roller and fifth place in the WPT LHPO Championship.

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 78

Sergio Giha raised to 30,000 from the button, Anatoly Niktin three-bet to 105,000 from the big blind, Giha four-bet to 260,000, Nikitin five-bet to 420,000, Giha six-bet all in for about 880,000, and Nikitin called.

Giha: 
Nikitin: 

The board ran out , giving Nikitin jacks full of eights to win the pot and win Event 9 outright for $20,070. Giha finished runner-up for $11,725.

A recap of Event 9 will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 78

On the river of an board with about 130,000 in the pot, Anatony Nikitin bet 35,00 from the big blind and Sergio Giha raised all in for 380,000 from the button. Nikitin tanked for about three minutes before he called.

Giha showed for eights and sixes, besting Nikitin’s for a pair of tens to double up.

Sergio Giha  –  890,000  (89 bb)
Anatoly NIktin  –  1,060,000  (106 bb)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 78

Sergio Giha raised to 20,000 from the button, Anatoly Nikitin called in the small blind, and Caleb King called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked Giha who continued for 15,000. Nikitin check-raised to 45,000, King check-reraised all in for about 230,000, Giha reraised all in, and Nikitin folded.

Giha showed for a set of sixes, leading King’s for a flush draw.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to King, ending his tournament in third place while Giha collected the $200 bounty.

Anatoly Niktin  –  1,340,000  (134 bb)
Sergio Giha  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Caleb King  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($7,330)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Anatoly Nikitin raised to a covering amount from the small blind and Caleb King called all in for 105,000 in the big blind with , leading Nikitin’s .

The board came , giving King jacks and nines to double up.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,460,000  (146 bb)
Sergio Giha  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Caleb King – 220,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725
3rd:  $7,330

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Caleb King raised all in for 255,000 in the small blind and Sergio Giha called all in for 140,000 in the big blind with , leading King’s .

The board came , keeping Giha’s ten kicker in play to double up.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,545,000  (155 bb)
Sergio Giha  –  290,000  (29 bb)
Caleb King  –  115,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725
3rd:  $7,330

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Anatoly Nikitin raised to 20,000 from the button, Caleb King three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind, Sergio Giha four-bet all in for 95,000 in the big blind, Nikitin folded, and King called with .

Giha showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board ran out , safe for Giha to double up.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,430,000  (143 bb)
Caleb King  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Sergio Giha  –  220,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725
3rd:  $7,330

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Seat 1.  Caleb King  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2.  Sergio Giha  –  90,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,250,000  (125 bb)

1st:  $20,070 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,725
3rd:  $7,330

4th:  Dario Dussan  –  $4,955
5th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $3,755
6th:  Zyad Qasem  –  $3,200
7th:  Natasha Mercier  –  $2,710
8th:  Justin Datloff  –  $2,405
9th:  John Howe  –  $2,105
10th:  Raminder Singh  –  $1,805

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 78

Dario Dussan raised to 16,000 from the button, Anatoly Nikitin three-bet to about 80,000 in the small blind, Dussan four-bet all in for about 320,000, and Nikitin called with .

Dussan showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board ran out , no help to Dussan, ending his tournament in fourth place while Nikitin picked up another $200 bounty.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,430,000  (179 bb)
Dario Dussan  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,955)

With three players remaining from the field of 78 entries, the average stack is 650,000 (81 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,330.

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 78

On the turn of a board, Vitalijs Zavorotnjis was all in for about 155,000 from the small blind with for jacks and eights against Anatoly Nikitin in the big blind with for a queen-high straight.

The river was the , no help to Zavorotnjis, ending his tournament in fifth place while Nikitin collected his $200 bounty.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  1,045,000  (131 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnjis  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,755)

With four players remaining from the field of 78 entries, the average stack is about 488,000 (61 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,955.