2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  56
Prize Pool:  $28,840
March 27, 2025

Event 27 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 56 entries for a prize pool of $28,840. Taking it down was Josh Heinzl, winning outright for $10,670.

The victory marked Heinzl’s second SHRP major series trophy win, having previously won a $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2024 Showdown.

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 56

In the first hand of Stud Hi-Lo, Josh Heinzl raised to 50,000, David Shmuel reraised to 100,000, and Heinzl called.

Josh Heinzl:  ()  
David Shmuel:  ()  

4th Street:  Shmuel checked, Heinzl bet 50,000, and Shmuel called.

5th Street:  Shmuel checked, Heinzl bet 100,000, and Shmuel called.

6th Street:  Shmuel bet 100,000, and Heinzl called.

7th Street:  Shmuel moved all in for 100,000, and Heinzl called.

Josh Heinzl:  ()    ()
David Shmuel:  ()    ()

Shmuel had two pair, aces and kings, but Heinzl won the pot — and the trophy — with a full house, eights full of jacks.

Congratulations to Josh Heinzl!

1st:  Josh Heinzl  –  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  David Shmuel  –  $6,345
3rd:  Chris Labrie  –  $3,895
4th:  Carl Buckland  –  $2,740
5th:  Ryan Hoenig  –  $2,165
6th:  Joseph Olivieri  –  $1,730
7th:  Victor Nassif  –  $1,295

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 56

The final two players were nearly even in chips for the last hand in Stud. Josh Heinzl raised to 50,000, and David Shmuel called.

Josh Heinzl:  ()  
David Shmuel:  ()  

4th Street:  Heinzl bet 50,000, Shmuel raised to 100,000, and Heinzl called.

5th Street:  Heinzl checked, Shmuel bet 100,000, and Heinzl called.

6th Street:  Both players checked.

7th Street:  Heinzl bet 100,000, and Shmuel called.

Josh Heinzl:  ()    ()
David Shmuel:  ()    ()

Heinzl showed two pair, aces and deuces, and Shmuel mucked, saying he had a lower two pair. Heinzl won the pot.

Josh Heinzl  –  910,000  (9 BB)
David Shmuel  –  490,000  (5 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 56

In Triple Draw, Josh Heinzl raised from the button to 80,000, David Shmuel reraised from the big blind to 120,000, and Heinzl called.

1st Draw:  Shmuel drew one card, and Heinzl drew two. Shmuel bet 40,000, Heinzl raised to 80,000, and Shmuel called.

2nd Draw:  Shmuel drew one card, and Heinzl stood pat. Shmuel checked, Heinzl bet 80,000, and Shmuel check-raised to 160,000. Heinzl called.

3rd Draw:  Both players stood pat, and both players checked.

David Shmuel:  
Josh Heinzl:  

Shmuel showed a 9-8 low, but Heinzl turned over an 8-7 low to win the pot and take more than a 5-to-1 lead.

Josh Heinzl  –  1,190,000  (15 BB)
David Shmuel  –  210,000  (3 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 56

Stud Hi-Lo

Chris Labrie was all in on fifth street for about 150,000 total against David Shmuel.

Shmuel showed   /  for sixes and fives, while Labrie’s hand was for an open-ended straight draw and low draw.

Labrie ran out the to make a non-helpful pair of nines, ending his tournament in third place.

David Shmuel  –  710,000  (9 BB)
Josh Heinzl  –  690,000  (9 BB)
Chris Labrie  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,895)

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 56

Stud

David Shmuel:    / 
Josh Heinzl:    / 

David Shmuel completed to 30,000, John Heinzl raised to 60,000, Shmuel reraised to 90,000, and Heinzl called.

Heinzl checked on fourth street, Shmuel bet 30,000, Heinzl check-raised to 60,000, and Shmuel ended up all in for 110,000.

Shmuel:    / 
Heinzl:    / 

Here were their runouts up until seventh street:

Shmuel:    / 
Heinzl:    / 

Shmuel had jacks and deuces, but Heinzl’s flush draw got there on sixth street. Heinzl caught an inconsequential on seventh, while Shmuel ripped over the to make a jacks full of deuces to double up.

David Shmuel  –  440,000  (5 BB)
Josh Heinzl  –  580,000  (9 BB)

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 56

During Razz, Labrie had the bring-in of 10,000, David Shmuel raised to 30,000, and Josh Heinzl reraised to 60,000. Labrie folded, and Shmuel called.

Josh Heinzl:  ()  
David Shmuel:  ()  

4th Street:  Heinzl checked, Shmuel bet 30,000, and Heinzl called.

5th Street:  Shmuel bet 60,000, and Heinzl called.

6th Street:  Shmuel bet 60,000, and Heinzl called.

7th Street:  Shmuel bet 60,000 in the dark before he got his seventh card, and Heinzl called, leaving himself with only about 25K in his stack.

Josh Heinzl:  ()    ()
David Shmuel:  ()    ()

Shmuel made an 8-7-6, but Heinzl won the pot to nearly double up with an 8-7-4.

Josh Heinzl  –  575,000  (10 BB)
David Shmuel  –  375,000  (6 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 465,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,895 each.