$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 39:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 4,783

Alejandro Exposito limped in for 1,000,000 on the button, Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 3,500,000 from the big blind, Exposito reraised all in for 15,500,000, and Henao called with .

Exposito showed and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The flop came , keeping Henao well out in front.

The turn was the , giving both players two pair with their ace kickers.

The river, however, was the and have Henao queens and nines to win Event 1 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown outright for $201,030.

Congratulations to Sebastian Toro Henao!

A recap of Event 1 will be posted later tonight with full payouts, but here are the final table results for now:

1st:  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Alejandro Exposito  –  $134,000
3rd:  Brad Butcher  –  $99,000
4th:  Corey Dunbar  –  $74,000
5th:  John Howe  –  $56,000
6th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $43,000
7th:  Vu Dang  –  $33,000
8th:  Brendan Feinberg  –  $25,500
9th:  Mike Hager  –  $20,100

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao limped for 800,000, and Alejandro Exposito checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Exposito bet 100,000, and Henao called.

The river card was the , Exposito checked, Henao bet 2,700,000, and Exposito thought for a while before he called with for a pair of kings.

But Henao turned over to win the pot with a pair of kings and a higher kicker. Henao increases his lead.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  78,800,000  (99 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  16,800,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao limped in for 800,000 on the button and Alejandro Exposito checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Exposito checked, Henao bet 1,500,000, and Exposito called.

The turn was the , Exposito checked, Henao bet 3,000, Exposito check-raised all in for 11,300,000, and Henao called with for two pair, tens and sevens.

Exposito, however, turned over for a ten-high straight.

The river was the and Exposito secured the double up.

Alejandro Exposito  –  28,000,000  (35 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  67,600,000  (85 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao has continued to win most of the small pots, steadily dwindling Alejandro Exposito’s stack.

Eventually, Exposito was down to 8,600,000 (11 big blinds), and put 800K of that in for the big blind.

Henao open-shoved all in from the small blind, and Exposito thought for a while before he called all in from the big blind for 7,800,000 with .

Henao turned over , and Exposito needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Exposito outflopped Henao to win the pot with a pair of sevens and double up in chips.

Alejandro Exposito  –  16,400,000  (21 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  79,200,000  (99 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Alejandro Exposito raised to 2,000,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , and Henao bet 800,000. Exposito tanked for a while before he raised to 4,500,000, and Henao quickly called.

Exposito showed for an eight-high bluff, and Henao turned over to win the pot with a flopped king-high straight.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  59,300,000  (74 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  36,300,000  (45 bb)

Henao has been on a roll since his big double-up, and he won most of the smaller pots after this hand to increase his lead even further.

Then Exposito raised to 200,000, and Henao called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Henao bet 2,500,000, and Exposito called.

The river card paired the board with the , and Henao bet 10,000,000. Exposito thought for a while before he called, and Henao turned over for trip queens. Exposito mucked, and Henao won the pot to take his biggest heads-up lead yet.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  77,500,000  (97 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  18,000,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

Note:  Heads-up play has just reached the five-hour mark.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 2,000,000 from the button and Alejandro Exposito called in the big blind.

The flop was , Exposito checked, Henao bet 1,800,000, and Exposito called.

The turn was the , Exposito checked, Henao bet 3,000,000, Exposito check-raised to 8,000,000, and Henao called.

The river was the , Exposito moved all in with a covering stack, and Henao called all in for 14,200,000 with for tens full of eights, besting Exposito’s to double up into the lead.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  52,800,000  (66 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  42,800,000  (54 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 38:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

The players return from break to begin Level 38, with increased blinds of 400,000-800,000 and a big blind ante of 800,000. Here are their official chip counts from the break:

Alejandro Exposito  –  73,600,000  (92 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  22,000,000  (28 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

3rd:  Brad Butcher  –  $99,000
4th:  Corey Dunbar  –  $74,000
5th:  John Howe  –  $56,000
6th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $43,000
7th:  Vu Dang  –  $33,000
8th:  Brendan Feinberg  –  $25,500
9th:  Mike Hager  –  $20,100

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

In the last hand of Level 37, Sebastian Toro Henao limped for 600,000, Alejandro Exposito raised from the big blind to 2,600,000, and Henao called.

The flop came , Exposito bet 2,000,000, and Henao called.

The turn card was the , Exposito bet 4,000,000, and Henao tanked for a full minute before he called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Exposito showed to win the pot with a flopped two pair, and Henao mucked.

Alejandro Exposito  –  73,600,000  (123 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  22,000,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Alejandro Exposito limped in for 600,000 on the button and Sebastian Toro Henao checked his option in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Exposito bet 2,000,000, Henao check-raised to 8,000,000 and Exposito called.

The river was the , Henao bet about 11,800,000, and Exposito showed and folded.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  29,900,000  (50 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  65,700,000  (110 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Heads-up play has been going on for more than four hours, and the action has been a bit light lately. But Alejandro Exposito maintains his big lead over Sebastian Toro Henao.

Henao raised to 1,200,000, and Exposito called from the big blind.

The flop came , Exposito checked, Henao bet 1,000,000, and Exposito check-raised to 3,500,000. Henao called.

The turn card was the , Exposito checked, Henao bet 2,000,000, and Exposito thought for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and both players checked. Exposito showed for a flopped two pair that got counterfeited a bit on the river. But it was good enough, as Henao mucked. Exposito won the pot.

Alejandro Exposito  –  73,000,000  (122 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  22,500,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000