2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  126
Prize Pool:  $41,580
March 26, 2025

Event 23 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 126 entries for a prize pool of $41,580.

A three-handed deal took place and Jeffrey Homer was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 23 winner for $8,697.

*denotes three-handed deal

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 126

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Steve Buckner  –  228,500  (91 bb)
2.  Matt Yorra  –  194,000  (78 bb)
3.  Dessiree Bennett  –  164,000  (66 bb)

With 33 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 76,500 (31 big blinds). The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  126
Prize Pool:  $41,580
March 26, 2025

Registration has closed for the $400 Seniors event, and with 126 entries the prizepool is worth $41,580. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660 and a top prize of $10,540.

1st:  $10,540 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,100
3rd:  $5,300
4th:  $3,940
5th:  $2,980
6th:  $2,260
7th:  $1,740
8th:  $1,360
9th-10th:  $1,060
11th-12th:  $800
13th-16th:  $660

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Poker Showdown is a three-week series, so it only made sense to throw three of the popular Seniors Events on the schedule. The second one gets underway at noon and promises to be another great time.

They’ll start with 20K deep 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 and they have a 45-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 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 23 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 26 Day 1A – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 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 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 23 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 24 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 18 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 18 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 18 Day 2 Chip Counts

2PM: Event 25 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1B – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 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 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in $600 Event 26 and $1,100 Event 36
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet