2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $53,350
April 1-2, 2025

Event 45 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 tournament, drawing 55 entries for a prize pool of $53,350.

Hal Klein topped a tough final table to win the title outright for $19,650. This was his seventh major Hollywood title, second this year, and his second Limit Omaha 8 title.

Congrats Hal!

Here are Klein’s SHRP major series victories:

1. 2013 Showdown:  $240 H.O.R.S.E.  ($4,440)
2. 2020 LHPO:  $400 H.O.R.S.E.  ($7,268)
3. 2023 RRPO:  $600 Limit Omaha 8  ($9,583)
4. 2024 Showdown:  $600 8-Game Mix  ($14,425)
5. 2024 Showdown:  $1,100 8-Game Mix  ($23,810)
6. 2025 LHPO:  $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8  ($6,780)
7. 2025 Showdown: $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 ($19,650)

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits

After battling a tough final table, Hal Klein won the $600 Limit Omaha 8 title outright for $19,650.

1st: Hal Klein – $19,650 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: Dominick Sarle – $11,800

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 55

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 55

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 55

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 55

Seat 1: John Sill – 302,000 (10 BB)
Seat 2: Dominick Sarle – 455,000 (15 BB)
Seat 3: Hal Klein – 541,000 (18 BB)
Seat 4: David Shmuel – 280,000 (9 BB)
Seat 5: Brad Owen – 82,000 (3 BB)

1st: $19,650 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $11,800
3rd: $7,200
4th: $5,100
5th: $4,000

6th: Mark Kastory – $3,200
7th: Omar El-Nasrallah – $2,400

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 55

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 55

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 55

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with ten players remaining, seven getting paid, and $19,650 up top.

Table 7
Seat 1:  Mark Kastory  –  87,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2:  Dominick Sarle  –  319,000  (20 BB)
Seat 3:  Hal Klein  –  289,000  (18 BB)
Seat 4:  David Shmuel  –  179,000  (11 BB)
Seat 5:  John Sill  –  205,000  (13 BB)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Ari Engel  –  86,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2:  Nadya Magnus  –  232,000  (15 BB)
Seat 3:  Bradley Beetz  –  33,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4:  Brad Owen  –  135,000  (8 BB)
Seat 5:  Omar El-Nasrallah  –  86,000  (5 BB)

1st:  $19,650 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,800
3rd:  $7,200
4th:  $5,100
5th:  $4,000
6th:  $3,200
7th:  $2,400

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 55

The $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 tournament drew 55 entries and 10 players return at noon to begin playing it down to a champ. They still have a little work to do with only seven of them making the money, locking up $2,400 but they all want the $19,650 top prize.

Table 7
Seat 1:  Mark Kastory  –  87,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2:  Dominick Sarle  –  319,000  (20 BB)
Seat 3:  Hal Klein  –  289,000  (18 BB)
Seat 4:  David Shmuel  –  179,000  (11 BB)
Seat 5:  John Sill  –  205,000  (13 BB)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Ari Engel  –  86,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2:  Nadya Magnus  –  232,000  (15 BB)
Seat 3:  Bradley Beetz  –  33,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4:  Brad Owen  –  135,000  (8 BB)
Seat 5:  Omar El-Nasrallah  –  86,000  (5 BB)

1st:  $19,650 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,800
3rd:  $7,200
4th:  $5,100
5th:  $4,000
6th:  $3,200
7th:  $2,400