$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

Loni Hui limped under the gun for 16,000, Phil Hui limped UTG+1, Jean Laurent completed the small blind, and Ariel Mantel checked his option in the big blind.

All four players checked to the turn on a board of , and Laurent bet 58,000. Mantel called, and Loni and Phil both quickly folded.

The river card was the , Laurent bet 53,000, and Mantel snap-called.

Jean Laurent:    (trip jacks)
Ariel Mantel:    (full house, jacks full of sevens)

With no possible lows, Mantel won the entire pot with his full house, jacks full of sevens, to take the lead.

Ariel Mantel  –  565,000  (35 bb)
Jean Laurent  –  500,000  (31 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

In a literal “family pot” situation, Loni Hui raised from the button to 35,000, Phil Hui called from the small blind, and Joel Harwood folded his big blind. (Harwood is Loni’s father, so all of the chips in this pot came from their family.)

The flop came , Phil bet 30,000, Loni pot-raised, and Phil called all in for 126,000.

Loni Hui:    (pair of deuces, gutshot straight draw, 8-5 low)

Phil Hui:    (open-ended straight draw, spade flush draw, 8-4 low)

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Hui won the high side with a spade flush and the low side with his 8-4 low to double up in chips.

Phil Hui  –  354,000  (22 bb)
Loni Hui  –  224,000  (14 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695 each.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

Christopher Hice potted to 56,000 in middle position, Darryll Fish reraised all in for 97,000 in the hijack, Loni Hui reraised in the small blind, and Hice called all in for about 75,000.

Hice: 
Fish: 
Hui: 

The board ran out , giving Hui two pair (eights and fives) to win the high, while Hui and Fish had the same six-low to chop up that portion, ending Hice’s tournament in ninth place.

Loni Hui  –  380,000  (24 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  75,000  (5 bb)
Christopher Hice  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,535)

With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695.

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 93

Phil Hui raised from the button, Andrew Becker reraised the pot from the big blind, and Hui ended up all in for 100,000 with . Becker showed .

The board ran out , giving both the nut low, while Hui rivered a queen-high straight, locking up three quarters of the pot for the 12-time SHRP trophy winner.

Phil Hui  –  162,000  (14 bb)
Andrew Becker  –  136,000  (11 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,535.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  105
Prize Pool:  $26,250
April 8, 2026

Event 4 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 105 entries for a prize pool of $26,250. The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $620.

Up top for the winner is $7,845.

1st:  $7,845 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,855
3rd:  $2,915
4th:  $1,905
5th:  $1,470
6th:  $1,210
7th:  $1,025
8th:  $895
9th:  $790
10th-12th:  $700
13th-14th:  $620

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 93

After the elimination of Matthew Kaplan in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table.

With nine players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (22 big blinds). Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Leonard Kriss  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  Christopher Hice  –  160,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Darryll Fish  –  133,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Jean Laurent  –  455,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Ariel Mantel  –  434,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  318,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7.  Phil Hui  –  133,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Joel Harwood  –  120,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9.  Andrew Becker  –  202,000  (17 bb)

And here are the final table payouts, followed by the players who have finished in the money so far:

1st:  $15,340 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,190
3rd:  $5,800
4th:  $3,750
5th:  $2,900
6th:  $2,300
7th:  $1,935
8th:  $1,695
9th:  $1,535

10th:  Matthew Kaplan  –  $1,400
11th:  Harlan Penn  –  $1,305
12th:  John Simcox  –  $1,210

Amazingly, Loni Hui (seat 6), her husband Phil Hui (seat 7), and her father Joel Harwood (seat 8) are seated right next to each other. Combined, they have won 16 titles here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, with 12 for Phil, three for Loni, and one for Joel.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  190 of 407

Flight B of Showdown Event 1 closed with 407 entries, bringing the total field size to 880 entries through the opening two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 51 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A

$800 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 78

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 with a 2,500 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 9
Seat 1.  Ben Alush  –  110,500  (44 bb)
Seat 2.  Asher Neaman  –  59,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Manny Tarich  –  237,500  (95 bb)
Seat 4.  Leonardo Jafet  –  111,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5.  Glen Cressman  –  32,500  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Tyler Bentz  –  180,000  (72 bb)

TABLE 17
Seat 1.  Diomig Delgado  –  212,500  (85 bb)
Seat 2.  Ernest Bush  –  222,000  (89 bb)
Seat 3.  Julian Teoman Petrowski  –  163,500  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Asham Amir  –  323,000  (129 bb)
Seat 5.  Dylan Smith  –  61,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Carlos Bermudez  –  240,000  (96 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 78, the average chip stack is around 162,500 (65 big blinds). The final 10 players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $17,670  +  Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,505
3rd:  $7,660
4th:  $5,220
5th:  $3,640
6th:  $2,605
7th-8th:  $1,910
9th-10th:  $1,435

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 93

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 57
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Darryll Fish  –  128,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Leonard Kriss  –  275,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Joel Harwood  –  137,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Becker  –  161,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Polirer  –  31,000  (4 bb)

TABLE 65
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Chuck Simon  –  91,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jean Laurent  –  133,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Ariel Mantel  –  159,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Christopher Hice  –  152,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Phil Hui  –  115,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Kaplan  –  101,000  (13 bb)

TABLE 66
Seat 1.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  58,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Harlan Penn  –  97,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Donny Rubinstein  –  55,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Loni Hui  –  164,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Frederic Moss  –  22,000  (3 bb)
Seat 7.  John Simcox  –  348,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8.  

With 17 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 137,000 (17 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $15,340 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,190
3rd:  $5,800
4th:  $3,750
5th:  $2,900
6th:  $2,300
7th:  $1,935
8th:  $1,695
9th:  $1,535
10th:  $1,400
11th:  $1,305
12th:  $1,210

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 473

Flight A:  473 Entries;  60 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~9:30 p.m.)
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.