Event 50: Victoria Livschitz – 4th Place ($32,500)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 190

Victoria Livschitz
Victoria Livschitz

Victoria Livschitz moved all in from the cutoff for 170,000, and Aaron Gao called from the big blind with 10d5d.

Livschitz turned over 9c7h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KsQd3hAhQc, and Gao won the pot with his ten high to eliminate Livschitz in fourth place.

Aaron Gao  –  1,415,000  (35 bb)
Victoria Livschitz  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($32,500)

With three players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,500 each.

Event 50: Tim Capretta – 5th Place ($24,600)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 190

Tim Capretta
Tim Capretta

With the board showing Kd8c6sQd on the turn, Victoria Livschitz checked from the small blind, and Rick Mechammil bet 125,000 from the hijack. Tim Capretta moved all in from the cutoff for about 500,000, and Livschitz folded.

Mechammil quickly called with AcKh for a pair of kings, and Capretta turned over AdJd for a gutshot straight-flush draw. Capretta needed a diamond or a ten to stay alive.

The river card paired the board with the Qh, and Mechammil won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Capretta in fifth place.

Rich Mechammil  –  2,625,000  (66 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($24,600)

With four players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 1,190,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500 each.

Event 50: Ira Friedman – 6th Place ($18,800)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 190

Ira Friedman
Ira Friedman

Ira Friedman was short-stacked and all in from the button with AhJc, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJh of Rick Mechammil in the small blind.

The board came Kh9s2c9c6s, and the pocket jacks held up for Mechammil to win the pot and eliminate Friedman in sixth place.

Rick Mechammil
Ira Friedman  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($18,800)

With five players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,600 each.

Event 50: Rick Mechammil Leads the Final Six at the Break with 1,720,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

Rick Mechammil
Chipleader Rick Mechammil

The players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000.

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (20 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Tim Capretta  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Gao  –  1,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Victoria Livschitz  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Dylan Kahn  –  695,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Ira Friedman  –  210,000  (5 bb)
Seat 6.  Rick Mechammil  –  1,720,000  (43 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800

7th:  Dylan Linde  –  $14,400
8th:  Luke Graham  –  $11,200
9th:  Josef Snejberg  –  $8,800

Event 50: Tim Capretta Doubles Thru Dylan Kahn

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

Tim Capretta
Tim Capretta

Dylan Kahn raised from the hijack to 65,000, Tim Capretta moved all in from the small blind for 280,000, and Kahn called with KhQs.

Capretta turned over AhQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 6d2h2c5s10d, and Capretta won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  620,000  (31 bb)
Dylan Kahn  –  600,000  (20 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,800 each.

Event 50: Dylan Linde – 7th Place ($14,400)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 190

Dylan Linde
Dylan Linde

Dylan Linde moved all in from UTG+1 for 105,000, and Victoria Livschitz called from the button with AdQs. Linde turned over 8s8c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9s6s4s4d8d, and Livschitz flopped a higher flush draw, but Linde rivered a full house, eights full of fours, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dylan Linde  –  275,000  (11 bb)
Victoria Livschitz  –  575,000  (23 bb)

Two hands later, Rick Mechammil moved all in from the small blind, and Linde called all in from the big blind for 250,000 with 6h6c.

Mechammil turned over 10c2s, and Linde needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kd10s7d10hJc, and Mechammil paired his ten on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Linde in seventh place.

Rick Mechammil  –  1,660,000  (66 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($14,400)

With six players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,800 each.

Event 50: Josef Snejberg – 9th Place ($8,800)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 190

Josef Snejberg
Josef Snejberg

Short stack Josef Snejberg raised UTG+1 to 55,000, leaving himself a single 5K chip behind, and Aaron Gao called from the cutoff.

Both players checked to the river on a board of Qc4s3d2c9h. Snejberg showed KsJs for king high, but Gao turned over Ac7c to win the pot with ace high.

Aaron Gao  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Josef Snejberg  –  5,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Snejberg moved all in under the gun for 5,000, Ira Friedman completed the small blind to 20,000, and Rick Mechammil raised from the big blind to 70,000. Friedman folded.

Snejberg turned over 5c3d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Mechammil’s Kc6s.

The board came 6d5h4d8sJc, and Snejberg flopped a pair and a straight draw, but improved no further. Mechammil flopped a higher pair of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Snejberg in ninth place.

Rick Mechammil  –  1,060,000  (53 bb)
Josef Snejberg  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($8,800)

With eight players remaining from a field of 190, the average chip stack is around 595,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,200 each.

Event 50: Final Table Set to Go

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 190

Aaron Gao leads the Event 50 final table

The $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 190 entries, smashing the $200,000 guarantee, and nine players return at noon today to play it out for the title.

Seat 1.  Josef Snejberg  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Linde  –  295,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Luke Graham  –  290,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Capretta  –  585,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Aaron Gao  –  1,090,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6.  Victoria Livschitz  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Dylan Kahn  –  630,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Ira Friedman  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Rick Mechammil  –  1,035,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $87,800 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $59,000
3rd:  $43,500
4th:  $32,500
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $18,800
7th:  $14,400
8th:  $11,200
9th:  $8,800

10th:  David Moses  –  $8,800
11th:  Abel Gebeyehu  –  $7,000
12th:  Jonah Labranche  –  $7,000
13th:  Eric Firestone  –  $5,800
14th:  Alexander Farahi  –  $5,800
15th:  Caio Sobral  –  $5,800
16th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $4,800
17th:  Carlos Vizoso  –  $4,800
18th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $4,800
19th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $4,800
20th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $4,000
21st:  Fred Goldberg  –  $4,000
22nd:  Joey Weissman  –  $4,000
23rd:  Elvyn Bello  –  $4,000
24th:  Maxime Lenders  –  $4,000

Showdown Day 16 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 50 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 52 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 52 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 53 – $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 54 – $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 54 Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)

  • Benefiting Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Florida
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results