2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  895
Prize Pool:  $143,200
April 13-15, 2026

Event 18 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 895 entries across six starting flights generated a prize pool of $143,200.

A three-way chop was agreed to at the final table and Hany Ayoub was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 18 winner for $16,460.

This marked Ayoub’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $360 Seniors event during the 2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

*denotes three-way chop

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 895

After the elimination of Sokunthea Voir in fourth place, the final three players agree to an even chop of the remaining prizepool for $16,460 each. These were their official chip counts:

1.  Hany Ayoub  –  6,635,000  (53 bb)
2.  Elijah Ruffin  –  3,545,000  (28 bb)
3.  Malik Felix  –  3,250,000  (26 bb)

As chipleader, Ayoub was declared the winner, earning the title and the trophy. Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  Hany Ayoub  –  $16,460* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Elijah Ruffin  –  $16,460*
3rd:  Malik Felix  –  $16,460*
4th:  Sokunthea Voir  –  $8,500
5th:  Andrew Jones  –  $6,400
6th:  Kobi Ribak  –  $4,880
7th:  Manuel Herrera Lopez  –  $3,760
8th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $2,920
9th:  Jae Kyung Sim  –  $2,300

Stay tuned for a recap from this event to be posted later tonight.

* Indicates the results of a three-way chop.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 895

Sokunthea Voir was all in from the cutoff for about 1,600,000 in the cutoff with against Hany Ayoub in the big blind holding .

The board ran out , not enough help to Voir, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Hany Ayoub  –  6,635,000  (53 bb)
Sokunthea Voir  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,500)

With three players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 4,475,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,300 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 895

Sokunthea Voir raised from the cutoff to 400,000, and Andrew Jones called all in from the small blind for 160,000 with .

Voir turned over , and Jones needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the eights held up for Voir to win the pot and eliminate Jones in fifth place.

Sokunthea Voir  –  2,900,000  (23 bb)
Andrew Jones  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($6,400)

With four players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 3,355,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,500 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Andrew Jones is forced all in from the big blind for 40,000, and following TDA rules, the 40K goes to the blind and not the big blind ante.

Hany Ayoub limped from the cutoff for 125,000, Sokunthea Voir limped from the button, and Elijah Ruffin completed the small blind. There was 160K in the main pot, plus a side pot worth 255K. Any further betting would go to the side pot.

All three players checked to the river on a board of , and then turned over their cards.

Hany Ayoub:    (trip sevens)
Sokunthea Voir:    (jack high)
Elijah Ruffin:    (nine high)
Andrew Jones:    (heart flush)

Ayoub won the side pot with his trip sevens, and Jones won the main pot to triple up to a little more than a big blind with his heart flush.

Andrew Jones  –  160,000  (1 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  3,955,000  (32 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Andrew Jones raised from the hijack to 250,000, Hany Ayoub moved all in from the button for 1,750,000, and Jones called with .

Ayoub turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Ayoub flopped two pair, kings and fours, to crack aces and double up in chips.

Hany Ayoub  –  3,825,000  (31 bb)
Andrew Jones  –  40,000  (<1 sb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Following a flop of with about 650,000 in the pot, Sokunthea Voir is all in for 1,045,000 in the big blind against Hany Ayoub in the small blind.

Voir: 
Ayoub: 

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Voir to score another double through Ayoub.

Sokunthea Voir  –  2,750,000  (28 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Hany Ayoub raised from the hijack to 260,000, Sokunthea Voir moved all in from the cutoff for 560,000, and Ayoub called with .

Voir turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Voir to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sokunthea Voir  –  1,370,000  (14 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Kobi Ribak moved all in under the gun for 460,000, and Elijah Ruffin called from the big blind with . Ribak turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Ribak turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Ruffin won the pot with a turned pair of eights to eliminate Ribak in sixth place.

Elijah Ruffin  –  3,545,000  (35 bb)
Kobi Ribak  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,880)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 895

Kobi Ribak was all in from the button for 230,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Hany Ayoub, who was under the gun.

The board came , and Ayoub flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Ribak won the pot with a pair of aces on the turn to double up in chips.

Kobi Ribak  –  710,000  (7 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  4,265,000  (43 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,880 each.