2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 T.O.R.S.E.
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $28,380
April 13, 2026

Event 19 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 T.O.R.S.E, drawing 86 entries for a prize pool of $28,380. Emerging victorious for his 13th SHRP major series trophy victory was David Shmuel, winning outright for $9,120.

With the win tonight, Shmuel breaks a three-way tie with Phil Hui and Michael Newman on our major-series trophy list, and is now in 3rd place alone with 13, trailing Raminder Singh and Yuval Bronshtein’s 16.

Here are Shmuel’s 13 SHRP major series trophy victories:

2017 RRPO:  $360 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($7,152)
2017 RRPO:  $150 No-Limit Hold’em  ($16,573)
2018 SHRPO:  $360 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($12,589)
2020 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($7,742)
2022 Showdown:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($13,890)
2022 RRPO:  $400 H.O.R.S.E.  ($7,471)
2023 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($12,025)
2023 SHRPO:  $600 Big O  ($18,903)
2023 RRPO:  $400 2-7 Triple Draw  ($7,165)
2024 SHRPO:  $600 Eight-Game Mix  ($9,490)
2024 RRPO:  $600 Omaha 8  ($8,425)
2025 SHRPO:  $1,100 Omaha 8  ($20,080)
2026 Showdown:  $400 T.OR.S.E.  ($9,120)

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 T.O.R.S.E.
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $28,380
April 13, 2026

Event 19 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 T.O.R.S.E, drawing 86 entries for a prize pool of $28,380. The final 11 players will finish in the money, with min-cash paying $800.

Up top for the winner is $9,120.

1st:  $9,120 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $5,555
3rd:  $3,440
4th:  $2,330
5th:  $1,775
6th:  $1,420
7th:  $1,175
8th:  $995
9th:  $915
10th:  $855
11th:  $800

$400 T.O.R.S.E.
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

We already threw one successful T.O.R.S.E. so why not make it two. The second one gets underway at noon, this time with a $400 buy-in.

Players sit with 25K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• 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

Primary Event Schedule

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

• $100,000 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 15 Day 1B – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 T.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)

• Event 1 Day 3 Seats and Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

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

• $100,000 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

4PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 15 Turbo – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 20 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:10pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

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

• $100,000 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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet