Event 1: Sandro Sa Doubles Through Art Peacock

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 4,772

Sandro Sa

With about 650,000 and the board reading Ts9c7d, Stuart Phillips checked from the big blind and Art Peacock bet 675,000 from the cutoff. Sandro Sa moved all in for 2,875,000 to get a fold from Phillips and called from Peacock.

Sa: 7h7c
Peacock: 9d8d

Sa was ahead with bottom set of sevens and Peacock had middle pair with an open-ended straight draw. The 5h turn was safe for Sa and he made overkill quads on the 7s river to double up.

Sandro Sa – 6,400,000 (51 bb)
Art Peacock – 2,075,000 (17 bb)

Event 1: Diane Linke Eliminated by Art Peacock

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 4,772

Diane Linke

Diane Linke was all in for 1.4 million holding Qc8h, and Art Peacock called to cover with Ad5d in the hole.

The final board read Ks10s9d4h4d, and Linke was eliminated in 19th place for a payday worth $8,400. Peacock was up to 5.2 million after collecting the pot.

Art Peacock – 5,200,000 (41 bb)
Diane Linke – Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,400)

Event 1: Jeronimo Abalos Eliminated by Howard Wilamowski

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 4,772

Jeronimo Abalos

Jeronimo Abalos got all in holding pocket fives in the big blind, and Howard Wilamowski had him covered holding pocket jacks on the hijack.

The final board ran out Kd10c9cKs4s,  and Abalos was out in 20th place for $8,400. Wialmowski stacked up 4.1 million after stacking the pot.

Howard Wilamowski – 4,100,000 (32 bb)
Jeronimo Abalos – Eliminated in 20th Place ($8,400)

Event 1: Stuart Phillips Doubles Through Diane Linke

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 4,772

Stuart Phillips

Diane Linke opened to 450,000 from the hijack, Stuart Phillips moved all in for 4,150,000 and the button and blinds released before Linke quickly called.

Phillips: AhAd
Linke: 9s9c

Phillips was way ahead with the rockets and they held on the KsTs7c4c5d for a massive double into the lead.

Stuart Phillips – 8,625,000 (69 bb)
Diane Linke – 1,600,000 (13 bb)

Event 1: Howard Wilamowski Doubles Through Jeronimo Abalos

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 4,772

Howard Wilamowski

With about 650,000 in the pot and the board reading Jd9s8c, Howard Wilamowski checked from the big blind and Jeronimo Abalos put a stack of 100K chips in the middle. It was more than the 1,125,000 Wilamowski had behind and he went in the tank for a few minutes.

After thinking it through, he moved his stack in the middle to call at risk.

Wilamowski: 9h7h
Abalos: KdTs

Wilamowski was ahead with middle pair of nines but needed to fade Abalos’s open-ended straight draw and overcards. The 5c turn was safe and he pulled a double after the 4c river.

Howard Wilamowski – 2,900,000 (23 bb)
Jeronimo Abalos – 725,000 (6 bb)

Event 1: Zhou Jiang Eliminated by Zachary Eichenbaum

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,772

Zhou Jiang

Zachary Eichenbaum opened with a raise from the cutoff preflop, and Zhou Jiang called on the big blind before the flop was dealt Jc8s5h. Eichenbuam bet 500,000, and Jiang check-called.

The turn fell 8h, Eichenbaum bet 1 million, and Jiang thought for a minute before check-raising all in for 2.1 million. Eichenbaum thought about it for a few moments as well and then made the call.

Eichenbaum was ahead with pocket kings, and Jiang had revealed Qc5d. The river fell 4c, and that was it for Jiang, who was eliminated in 21st place for a payday of $8,400. Eichenbaum was up to 5.7 million after collecting the pot.

Zachary Eichenbaum – 5,700,000 (45 bb)
Zhou Jiang – Eliminated in 21st Place ($8,400)

Event 1: Brian Hawkins Doubles Through Navin Chawla

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,772

Brian Hawkins

Brian Hawkins was all in for 2,925,000 with AhKh in the hole, and Navin Chawla had him covered holding  AcQd.

The final board read Jc8c5cJs9d, and Hawkins doubled up to survive with 6,075,000 after collecting the pot. Chawla was at 5.3 million after the hand.

Brian Hawkins – 6,075,000 (48 bb)
Navin Chawla –  5,300,000 (42 bb)

Event 1: Closing it Out

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,772

What started with 4,772 entries is down to 21 players when Event 1 returns at 1 pm for the final table. Everyone is guaranteed at least $8,400 with a huge $203,380 payday awaiting the winner.

Navin Chawla leads the field with some tough players trying to chase him down. Levels last 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament and the average stacks are still deep.

Settle in with plenty of room to play and find our first big champ of the series.

Table 7
Seat 1:  Vitali Spiridonov  –  6,725,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Navin Chawla  –  8,700,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeronimo Abalos  –  2,525,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5:  Jorge Bermudez  –  3,900,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  7,175,000  (57 bb)
Seat 7:  Howard Wilamowski  –  1,175,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brian Hawkins  –  2,925,000  (23 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Gabriel Fuller  –  8,150,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2:  Art Peacock  –   4,300,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Sandro Sa  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Jesus Martinez  –  8,450,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5:  Diane Linke  –  2,800,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6:  Stuart Phillips  –  5,075,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7:  Bill Gazes  –  4,150,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8:

Table 16
Seat 1:  Zhou Jiang  –  3,725,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Anthony Itarelli  –  2,225,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Daniel Aviles  – 5,700,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Guiseppi Betta  –  4,025,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Zachary Eichenbaum  –  2,775,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Andrew Pressler  –  3,550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8:  Ya Yun Liu  –  3,425,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $203,380 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $136,000
3rd:  $101,000
4th:  $76,000
5th:  $57,000
6th:  $43,500
7th:  $33,500
8th:  $26,000
9th:  $20,400
10th-11th:  $16,300
12th-13th:  $13,000
14th-17th:  $10,400
18th-21st:  $8,400

Showdown Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 15 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 20 – $600 Triple Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 18 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 16 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown Schedule

Event 1: Navin Chawla Leads the Final 21 Players into Day 3

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,772

Day 3 begins Monday at 1 p.m.

Table 7
Seat 1:  Vitali Spiridonov  –  6,725,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Navin Chawla  –  8,700,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeronimo Abalos  –  2,525,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5:  Jorge Bermudez  –  3,900,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  7,175,000  (57 bb)
Seat 7:  Howard Wilamowski  –  1,175,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brian Hawkins  –  2,925,000  (23 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Gabriel Fuller  –  8,150,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2:  Art Peacock  –   4,300,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Sandro Sa  –  2,850,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Jesus Martinez  –  8,450,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5:  Diane Linke  –  2,800,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6:  Stuart Phillips  –  5,075,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7:  Bill Gazes  –  4,150,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8:

Table 16
Seat 1:  Zhou Jiang  –  3,725,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Anthony Itarelli  –  2,225,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Daniel Aviles  – 5,700,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Guiseppi Betta  –  4,025,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Zachary Eichenbaum  –  2,775,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Andrew Pressler  –  3,550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8:  Ya Yun Liu  –  3,425,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $203,380 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $136,000
3rd:  $101,000
4th:  $76,000
5th:  $57,000
6th:  $43,500
7th:  $33,500
8th:  $26,000
9th:  $20,400
10th-11th:  $16,300
12th-13th:  $13,000
14th-17th:  $10,400
18th-21st:  $8,400