2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $92,150
March 27-28, 2025

There were 95 entries in the two-day $1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max event, with 12 finishing in the money and seven players advancing to the final table on Day 2. Eventual winner Chris Da-Silva amassed a gigantic chip lead on Day 1, beginning the final table with more than 45% of all the chips in play, worth 260 big blinds.

If it hadn’t been for Da-Silva, Sebastian Toro Henao would have had a big lead of his own with 127 big blinds. (The other five players had between 19 and 49 big blinds each.) So it was no surprise that Da-Silva and Henao ended up heads-up against each other at the end.

After the elimination of Max Stevens in third place, Da-Silva started heads-up play with a 2.5-to-1 lead over Henao.

Then, in the first hand of heads-up play, Henao bet every street on a board of , moving all in on the river for 570,000. Da-Silva eventually called with for two pair, nines and sixes, but Henao turned over to double up into the lead with a full house.

That was the first time that Da-Silva didn’t have the lead at the final table, but Da-Silva managed to keep it close over the next 20 minutes.

The key hand came after a flop of , with Da-Silva check-raising to 100,000, and then betting 140,000 on the on the turn.

The river card was the , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 600,000, and Da-Silva check-raised all in for 1,120,000. Henao tanked for several minutes before he called with for trip aces. But Da-Silva turned over to win the pot with a full house, doubling up to an 80-to-1 chip lead.

Down to two big blinds, Henao doubled up the next hand before Da-Silva won it all with pocket nines against six-deuce suited. Da-Silva won the title, the trophy, and $27,825.

Da-Silva is from England, and has more than $1.3 million in live tournament earnings, though this is his first trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock.

Congratulations to Chris Da-Silva!

RESULTS:

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 95

Chris Da-Silva raised from the button, and Sebastian Toro Henao called all in from the big blind for 20,000 with . Da-Silva turned over , and Henao needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Henao won the pot wtih two pair, aces and tens, to double up in chips.

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,795,000  (186 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  55,000  (4 bb)

The next hand, Henao moved all in from the button for 55,000, and Da-Silva called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and Henao flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Da-Silva won the pot — and the trophy, the title, and $27,825 — with two pair, queens and nines.

Sebastian Toro Henao finished as the runner-up, earning $18,350.

Congratulations to Chris Da-Silva!

1st:  Chris Da-Silva  –  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  $18,350
3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 40,000, and Chris Da-Silva called from the big blind.

The flop came , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 35,000, and Da-Silva check-raised to 100,000. Henao called.

The turn card was the , Da-Silva bet 140,000, and Henao called.

The river card paired the board with the , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 600,000, and Da-Silva thought for a while before he check-raised all in for 1,120,000. Henao went into the tank.

After a while, Henao wondered aloud if Da-Silva had pocket threes, or a flush, or maybe ace-three.

Henao tanked for a while longer before he asked Da-Silva, “Will you show me if I fold? I need to sleep well tonight.”

Da-Silva smiled, pointed to the payouts (showing $18,350 for second place), and said, “You’ll make a lot of money. You should sleep well with that.”

Henao tanked for a little while longer before he called with a slightly larger stack and turned over for trip aces.

But Da-Silva turned over to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of aces, to double up into a monstrous 80-to-1 chip lead.

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,815,000  (188 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  35,000  (2 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

In the first hand of heads-up play, Chris Da-Silva limped for 15,000, Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the big blind to 60,000, and Da-Silva called.

The flop came , Henao bet 40,000, and Da-Silva called.

The turn card was the , Henao bet 125,000, and Da-Silva tanked for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and Henao tanked for a long time before he moved all in for 570,000. Da-Silva asked for an exact count and thought for a while before he called with for two pair, nines and sixes.

But Henao turned over to win the pot with a full house, sixes full of kings, and double up in chips. Henao takes the lead, and it’s the first time at this final table that Da-Silva isn’t the chipleader.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  1,605,000  (107 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,245,000  (83 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao limped from the button for 15,000, Chris Da-Silva raised from the small blind to 60,000, and Max Stevens moved all in from the big blind for 305,000.

Henao folded, and Da-Silva asked for an exact count before he called with .

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

The board came , and Da-Silva won the pot with his ten kicker to eliminate Stevens in third place.

Max Stevens  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($12,200)

The final two players take their break early, with 27:08 remaining in Level 21. Here are their official chip counts from the break:

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,040,000  (136 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  810,000  (54 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350

3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Sebastian Toro Henao limped from the button for 15,000, which was unusual for this final table. Chris Da-Silva seemed suspicious and folded his small blind, and Max Stevens said he wasn’t going to fall for the trick and just checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came out, Stevens checked, Henao bet, and Stevens folded. Henao took the pot.

The next hand, Da-Silva limped from the button for 15,000, Stevens completed the small blind, and Henao checked his option in the big blind.

“It’s a whole new world at this final table,” said Stevens.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , and Stevens bet 20,000. Henao and Da-Silva both called.

The river card tripped the board with the , and it checked to Da-Silva, who bet 210,000. Stevens thought for a while before he called, and Henao quickly folded.

Da-Silva turned over for the nuts — quad fours — and Stevens mucked.

Seat 1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  770,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,775,000  (118 bb)
Seat 3.  Max Stevens  –  305,000  (20 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Chris Da-Silva raised from the small blind to 15,000, Ben Ludlow reraised from the big blind to 40,000, and Da-Silva thought for a while before moving all in.

Ludlow quickly called all in for about 320,000 with , and Da-Silva turned over . Ludlow needed his jacks to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Da-Silva flopped a pair of kings to Ludlow’s jack-high flush draw, but no more clubs appeared. Da-Silva won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Ludlow in fourth place.

Chris Da-Silva  –  1,435,000  (96 bb)
Ben Ludlow  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,300)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.