$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 537
It’s always nice to see some of our friends from Tampa trek across state to join us for some big action. They have plenty of talent on the gulf coast and we found a few in early action.
A quick glance found Bryce McVay, Filipp Khavin, Event 1 champ Carlos Loving, Wagner Wysotchanski, Fred Paradis, Kevin Blewitt, and Ken O’Donnell.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 490
Blinds are up and so is Armando Romero. The South Florida transplant is one of the biggest stacks in the room after the first hour of play, sitting with 133,000 and having a good time.
He has some tough competition at his table, including former WPT Player of the Year Anthony Zinno, but he’s not sweating it.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 450
One of the really great parts of these events is the mixing of our local players with some talented visitors. Anyone can play; anyone can win.
Some early friendly faces include Andre Bryan, Adam Hendrix, Nick Yunis, Jeff Platt, Eric Diaz, Brock Wilson, David DiBernardi, Ken O’Donnell, and Eric Baldwin.
Diaz is here on a freeroll today. Last night, he won the Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event for $5,000 in cash and a seat in today’s field.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 342
We have a big chip leader early and it’s five-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus. As told to us by the tournament staff, Ausmus picked up aces on the first hand and laid a cooler on Vijay Chander who had kings.
Ausmus jumped to 100,500 on the first hand of the day for the insta-lead.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 290
The clock his 11 am and tournament staff put cards in the air for the 2023 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with 290 friends in the crowd at the start.
They will play two 60-minute levels before enjoying their first break of the day.
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
We made it through the preliminary events and kick off the series headliner when the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship starts at 11 am with Flight A. The tournament has a huge $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool that will likely be smashed during the final flight later tomorrow.
Players start with 50K in their stack and all levels last 60 minutes for Days 1 and 2, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 3 and 90 when 40 players remain. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.
It will be an exciting few days in the Grand Ballroom and we can’t wait to see our old friends and make some new ones.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
12PM: Event 44 Day 2 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
10AM: $400 “One and Done” Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
3PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
9PM: $1,050 Event 51 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 62
Prize Pool: $60,140
April 12, 2022
Event 47 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out). The event drew 62 entries, generating a prize pool of $60,140.
Winning outright was Kirk Steele, earning $21,620 for the victory.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk | Steele | $21,620 |
| 2 | Millard | Hale | $12,720 |
| 3 | Sean | Shah | $8,000 |
| 4 | Donald | Maloney | $5,415 |
| 5 | Sangwook | Byun | $4,210 |
| 6 | Lisa | Seamans | $3,305 |
| 7 | Jim | Collopy | $2,705 |
| 8 | Charles | Gomez | $2,165 |
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 62
Prize Pool: $60,140
April 12, 2022
Registration closed for the $1,100 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha Championship with 62 players in the freeze-out combining for a prize pool worth $60,140. The last eight players will earn some money with $2,165 for a min-cash and $21,620 up top for the winner.
1st: $21,620 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $12,720
3rd: $8,000
4th: $5,415
5th: $4,210
6th: $3,305
7th: $2,705
8th: $2,165
$1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
The last day of the Poker Showdown series is here and we have a handful of brand new tournaments on the schedule, the last chance to take home one of those trophies.
Kicking things off today at 11 am with our last Omaha tournament. Event 47 is a $1,100 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha Championship that will keep the action moving.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm but no re-entries are allowed in the freeze-out. They will take a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to play down to our champion.