$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 165

Carlos Bermudez was all in for 41,000 in middle position against Dan Heimiller in early position.

Bermudez: 
Heimiller: 

The board ran out , no help to Bermudez, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Dan Heimiller  –  1,010,000  (84 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,640)

With seven players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 471,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,400.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 165

Jeff Dana raised all in for 38,000 on the button and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind with , leading Dana’s .

The board came , not enough help to Dana, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  990,000  (99 bb)
Jeff Dana  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,080)

With eight players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 413,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,640.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 165

Seat 1:  Carlos Bermudez  –  70,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  940,000  (94 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  420,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeff Silverstein  –  180,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  490,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  510,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeff Dana  –  40,000  (4 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420
7th:  $3,400
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  165
Prize Pool:  $85,800
March 20, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ tournament with 165 entries, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $85,800. The last 21 spots will be paid with $1,040 for a min-cash and $20,720 up top for the Showdown Event 5 champ.

1st: $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $13,800
3rd: $10,200
4th: $7,700
5th: $5,800
6th: $4,420
7th: $3,400
8th: $2,640
9th-10th: $2,080
11th-12th: $1,500
13th-15th: $1,240
16th-21st: $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  109

We said the Seniors Event was popular, there’s a reason there are three on the three-week schedule, and the $600 buy-in version already surpassed its $50,000 with plenty of time to spare. There 109 entries in the game so far and the prize pool is near $60K with registration open for another three hours.

Some early entrants include 11-time Hollywood champ Michael Newman, Al Riccobono, Carlos Bermudez, Robert Transue, Solange Lucas, Mike Beasley, Donny Rubinstein, Daniel Pearlman, Emerson Ward, and Thomas Gari.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Seniors’ events are so popular that we put three on the packed Showdown schedule, starting with the first one today at 11 am. This one has a $600 buy-in and a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool to put some big money up for grabs.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $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 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 7 – $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 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: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• 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