Event 50: Aaron Gao Leads the $2K Final Table

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

Aaron Gao

The final table of Event 50: $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em begins Thursday at 12:00 noon.

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)

With nine players remaining from the field of 190 entries, the average stack is about 530,000 (27 big blinds).

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

Event 50: Caio Sobral and Matthew Lambrecht Lead at the Dinner Break

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $380,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 antre
Players Remaining:  32 of 190

Caio Sobral

The $2K two-day event is approaching the money bubble and Caio Sobral leads with 366,000, followed closely by Matthew Lambrecht with 365,000.

Paly will continue until the final table of nine players is set.

Matthew Lambrecht

Event 50: Prize Pool and Payouts; $87,800 to the Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  190
Prize Pool:  $380,000
April 22-23, 2026

Event 50 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 190 entries produced a prize pool of $380,000, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 24 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $4,000.

Up top for the winner is $87,800.

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-10th:  $8,800
11th-12th:  $7,000
13th-15th:  $5,800
16th-19th:  $4,800
20th-24th:  $4,000

Event 50: Early Friends; Guarantee Gone

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  100

Natasha Mercier (left) and Brian Altman (right)

We have a great start to the $2,200 Deep Stack this afternoon with the $200,000 guarantee reached not long after the first break. With registration open until 5:45 pm, we have a lot of time to run it up.

Some early friends in action include Natasha Mercier, Brian Altman, Landon Tice, Eugene Katchalov, Jessica Dawley, yesterday’s Heads-Up event champ Nick Yunis, Paul Domb, Brian Yoon, David Moses, and Joe McKeehen.

Landon Tice
Eugene Katchalov
Jessica Dawley
Nick Yunis

Event 50: Championship Warmup

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Poker Showdown Championship is only a few days away, and Event 50 is a nice warm-up starting at noon. $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em with a $200,000 guarantee and two-day structure.

They’ll start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes until bumping up to 40 minutes at the final table. Late registration and re-entries are open until the start of Level 11 at 5:45 pm.

Action will continue until they reach the nine-handed final table and those players return for Day 2 tomorrow at noon.

  • $200,000 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 50 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 15 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 49 Day 1 – $1,100 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 49 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 37 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 46 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

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

  • $200,000 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 50 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 51 – $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 Poker Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $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 (3:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $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 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $1,050 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into any Showdown $10K event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 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 (11:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results

Brian Brunner Wins Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 50 Outright for $37,480

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  74
Prize Pool:  $111,000
January 19 – 20, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 50 Champion Brian Brunner

LHPO Event 50 was a $1,700 buy-in Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament and 74 entries created a nice prize pool worth $111,000. After a tough two days, Brian Brunner took the top spot outright for $37,480 plus the LHPO trophy.

Congrats Brian!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BrianBrunner$37,480
2SrikanthGundela$21,645
3StephenGerber$13,540
4RobertMantin$9,160
5HaroldEvans$6,935
6RobKessler$5,585
7ErikSeidel$5,000
8WilliamParker$4,440
9JasonSagle$3,885
10HowardMash$3,330

LHPO Day 15 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 50 – $1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 55 – $400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 55 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 56 – $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 56 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 57 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (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 56 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 58 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 56 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 buy-in Event 56
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 LHPO Schedule and Results

Event 50: Brian Brunner Leads the Remaining 10 Players

$1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 5:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 74

Event 50 will resume Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

Table 7
Seat 1.  Erik Seidel  –  183,500  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  William Parker  –  108,500  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Rob Kessler  –  153,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Harold Evans  –  86,500  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Brian Brunner  –  500,500  (125 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  Jason Sagle  –   64,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Stephen Gerber  –  237,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Robert Mantin  –  143,500  (36 bb)
Seat 4.  Howard Mash  –  35,500  (9 bb)
Seat 5.  Srikanth Gundela  –  339,500  (85 bb)

1st:  $37,480 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,645
3rd:  $13,540
4th:  $9,160
5th:  $6,935
6th:  $5,585
7th:  $5,000
8th:  $4,440
9th:  $3,885
10th:  $3,330

Event 50: Prize Pool and Payouts; $37,480 for the Seniors Champ

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  74
Prize Pool:  $111,000
January 19 – 20, 2026

Registration closed for the $1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 74 entries, creating a prize pool worth $111,000. The last ten players will make the money with $3,330 for a min-cash and $37,480 plus the LHPO trophy to the winner.

In addition to the cash and hardware, the winner will also receive a $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship seat.

1st: $37,480 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $21,645
3rd: $13,540
4th: $9,160
5th: $6,935
6th: $5,585
7th: $5,000
8th: $4,440
9th: $3,885
10th: $3,330