2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 3 $800 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em Entries: 78 Prize Pool: $54,990 April 8, 2026
Registration has closed for the $800 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, and with 78 entries the total prizepool is worth $54,990. The final 10 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,435 and a top prize of $17,670.
$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 Chipleader John David Howe
With two nearly simultaneous eliminations, the Money Bubble burst for Flight A before hand-for-hand play could even begin.
Action ended with 14:24 remaining in Level 15, with blinds at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with blinds at the same point as the starting flight that finished the earliest.
The 60 surviving players have bagged up their chips for Day 2, and the big stack belongs to John David Howe, who finished with 472,000 (118 big blinds).
The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but here is a look at the top of the leaderboard:
1. John David Howe – 472,000 (118 bb) 2. Ivan Marynych – 397,000 (99 bb) 3. Larry Klur – 332,000 (83 bb) 4. Elvio Cescato – 302,000 (76 bb) 5. Steven Vaserman – 302,000 (76 bb)
Flight B is already underway, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (9:30 pm). Each flight will play down to the final 12.5% of the field, and everyone who advances to Day 2 will be in the money.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 93
Chipleader John Simcox
The players return from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-3,000 with a 3,000 ante.
A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 160K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
1. John Simcox – 187,500 (63 bb) T-2. Darryll Fish – 169,000 (56 bb) T-2. Joel Harwood – 169,000 (56 bb)
With 28 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 83,000 (28 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $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: 66 of 473
Chipleader Ivan Marynych
The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante.
A scan of the field during the break turned up two big stacks above 400K in chips:
1. Ivan Marynych – 426,000 (107 bb) 2. John David Howe – 411,000 (103 bb)
With 66 players remaining from a flight of 473, the average chip stack is around 143,000 (36 big blinds). The final 60 players will advance to Day 2, where everyone will start the day in the money.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 93
Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 6:15 pm.
With 28 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 83,000 (28 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:
Closing out the first day of trophy events with a fun one at 6 pm. We have a full slate of nighttime events with big starting stacks and a lot of fun. First up for that agenda is a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em that will hand out a trophy at the end.
They’ll sit down with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.
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
Flight B of Showdown Event 1 starts at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and will build on the great start in the early flight. The $400 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament has a healthy $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and eight starting flights for you to find a bag.
Players sit down with 20K in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.
Play will continue until only 12.5% of the field remains and those with chips will come back for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.
$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 2 $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Entries: 93 Prize Pool: $48,360 April 8, 2026
Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 93 entries, creating a prize pool worth $48,360. The last 12 spots will be paid with $1,210 for a min-cash and $15,340 up top for the Event 2 champ.
Not all the action is in the Grand Ballroom today; there was also a freeroll in the Poker Room with some big prizes.
We kicked off the month by splashing some pots in our cash games between April 1 and April 5. Players in the $1/$2, $1/$3, and $2/$5 No-Limit Hold’em cash games had a chance to win one of 50 seats to the exclusive freeroll.
Those 50 players gathered this afternoon to compete for ten spots in the $5,000 Showdown Heads-Up tournament on April 20. That’s a 1-in-5 shot to get into one of the most anticipated tournaments on the schedule and battle against some of the best players in the game.
We can’t wait to see our cash game regulars in the big Heads-Up tournament!
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante Flight A Entries: 473
Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with a huge turnout of 473 entries. That’s a huge start for the $400 Deep Stack tournament and setting a pace to crush the $1,000,000 guarantee.
Action will continue until 60 players remain, and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.
