Final Tables Set to Go Side-by-Side

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

It’s a busy busy day in the Grand Ballroom, including two final tables restarting at the same time. We have the $2,200 Deep Stack final table starting alongside the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. and it will keep us on our toes.

Plus the $2,200 Deep Stack final five-handed final table at 1 pm will make things interesting.

Seat 1:  Gregory Back  –  445,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeremy Becker  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  375,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Scott Margereson  –  330,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Artem Metalidi  –  365,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Tim Capretta  –  235,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Mykhail Lendel  –  720,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8:  Jake Cody  –  1,090,000  (55 bb)
Seat 9:  Kevin Eyster  –  1,605,000  (80 bb)

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500
3rd:  $47,500
4th:  $35,500
5th:  $27,000
6th:  $20,500
7th:  $15,800
8th:  $12,300
9th:  $9,600

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 54

Seat 1:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  157,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2:  Tom Koral  –  186,000  (12 BB)
Seat 3:  Jean Gaspard  –  297,000  (19 BB)
Seat 4:  Hal Rotholz  –  201,000  (13 BB)
Seat 5:  John Sill  –  119,000  (7 BB)
Seat 6:  Nitis Udornpim  –  129,000  (8 BB)
Seat 7:  Alexander Orlov  –  144,000  (9 BB)
Seat 8:  Kris Lord  –  260,000  (16 BB)
Seat 9:  William Mattison  –  127,000  (8 BB)

1st:  $19,380 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,525
3rd:  $7,070
4th:  $4,975
5th:  $3,930
6th:  $3,145
7th:  $2,355

Showdown Day 16 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 50 Day 2 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 53 – $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 53 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 54 – $600 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 54 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 36 Day 3 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 55 – $10,000 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 55 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 56 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 56 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 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT 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 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT 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)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Event 50: Jean “Prince” Gaspard Leads the H.O.R.S.E. Final Table

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 54

Day 2 is Thursday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  157,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2:  Tom Koral  –  186,000  (12 BB)
Seat 3:  Jean Gaspard  –  297,000  (19 BB)
Seat 4:  Hal Rotholz  –  201,000  (13 BB)
Seat 5:  John Sill  –  119,000  (7 BB)
Seat 6:  Nitis Udornpim  –  129,000  (8 BB)
Seat 7:  Alexander Orlov  –  144,000  (9 BB)
Seat 8:  Kris Lord  –  260,000  (16 BB)
Seat 9:  William Mattison  –  127,000  (8 BB)

1st:  $19,380
2nd:  $11,525
3rd:  $7,070
4th:  $4,975
5th:  $3,930
6th:  $3,145
7th:  $2,355

Event 50: Prize Pool and Payouts; $19,380 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  54
Prize Pool:  $52,380
April 2-3, 2025

Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 54 entries for a prize pool of $52,380. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,355.

Up top for the winner is $19,380.

1st:  $19,380 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,525
3rd:  $7,070
4th:  $4,975
5th:  $3,930
6th:  $3,145
7th:  $2,355

Event 50: Big HORSE

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

The second H.O.R.S.E. on the Showdown schedule gets underway at noon with a bigger $1,100 buy-in and a two-day structure.

They’ll sit with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 7:30 pm following the 60-minute dinner.

Play will continue through Level 15 and survivors will return tomorrow at noon to play it down to a winner.

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 50 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 15 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 45 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 49 – $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 49 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 50 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 50 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 51 – $5,000 Eight-Handed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 52 – $400 America’s Champions Foundation Charity Event (Re-Entry)

  • Over $15,000 in cash and prizes!
  • 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

11AM: $550 Event 51 Turbo PLO Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

12PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

4PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

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

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Hal Klein Wins his 6th SHRP Major Series Trophy with 2025 LHPO Event 50 Outright Win for $6,780

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  29
Prize Pool:  $15,080
January 21, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 50 Champion Hal Klein

Event 50 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 29 entries generated a prize pool of $15,080 and winning the lion’s share of it was Hal Klein, taking it down outright for $6,780 and his sixth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Klein’s six SHRP major series trophy victories:

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

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1HaroldKlein$6,780
2RonaldWinklevoss$4,075
3YuvalBronshtein$2,565
4CharlesJacoby$1,660

Event 50: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,780 to the O.E. Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  29
Prize Pool:  $15,080
January 21, 2025

Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 29 entries for a prize pool of $15,080. The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,660.

Up top for the winner is $6,780.

1st:  $6,780 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,075
3rd:  $2,565
4th:  $1,660

Event 50: One Last Mix

$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

We have reached the last day of the LHPO series and we couldn’t leave you without a classic mix game. Event 50 is a $600 buy-in Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament that will chops pots along the way until the last hand.

Players start with 25 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 50 Structure Sheet